Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Record Unit 401
Archives of American Art,
Records, 1954-1985, with related records from 1919


Descriptive Entry


DESCRIPTIVE ENTRY

Records include correspondence of Edgar P. Richardson, the first Director, 1954-1964; his successor, William E. Woolfenden, 1964-1983; Richard N. Murray, 1983- ; and other staff members; minutes and records of the Board of Trustees; financial records; manuscripts, correspondence, and other records of the Archives of American Art Journal; and files of various projects in which the Archives participated. These include the correspondence of Sandra J. Levy, area director for the Texas project, 1979-1985; correspondence of Sharyn Udall, AAA representative, about the Southwest Project, 1969-1975; correspondence of Paul Cumming, Boston area office; and records related to the Treasury Relief Art Project and other Depression-era relief programs for artists, surveyed and filmed in 1963-1964. Correspondents include William E. Woolfenden, Edgar P. Richardson, Garnett McCoy, Sharyn Udall, Sandra J. Levy, Paul Cumming, Richard J. Nicastro, Sylvia Loomis, Gilbert H. Kinney, Regina Soria, and Eloise Spaeth.

Boxes 1-6 of 25

Texas Project, 1979-1985.

Boxes 7-9 of 25

William E. Woolfenden's Files, 1971-1982.

Box 10 of 25

Miscellaneous Records, 1973-1982.

Box 11 of 25

Woolfenden's Files, 1958-1979.

Box 12 of 25

Woolfenden's Files, 1955-1981.

Box 13 of 25

Woolfenden's Files, 1954-1983.

Box 14 of 25

Southwest Project Files, 1934-1984.

Box 15 of 25

Southwest Project Files, 1961-1970s.

Box 16 of 25

Woolfenden's Files, 1961-1983.

Box 17 of 25

Miscellaneous Files, 1966-1982.

Box 18 of 25

Journal Files, 1962, 1982-1983.

Box 19 of 25

Journal Files, 1979-1981.

Box 20 of 25

Journal Files.

Box 21 of 25

Slides, 1975-1981.

Box 22 of 25

Miscellaneous Files, 1944, 1961.

Box 23 of 25

Garnett McCoy Administrative Files, 1919-1929, 1960-1974

Box 24 of 25

Miscellaneous Files, 1954-1981.

Box 25 of 25

Woolfenden's Files, 1972-1983.


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