Descriptive Entry

DESCRIPTIVE ENTRY

These records focus almost exclusively on the operations of the Archives of American Art after its transfer to the Smithsonian Institution in 1970, with only a few inclusions from its earlier days.

Records document the work of the central AAA office in Washington, D.C., and include records of Richard N. Murray, Director, 1983-1987, and records of Susan W. Hamilton, Deputy Director, 1982-____, and Acting Director, 1988. Correspondents include Robert F. Brown, Director of the New England region, 1970-____; William P. McNaught, Director of the New York region, 1976-1990; Sue Ann Kendall, Director of the Midwest Regional Center, 1984-1987; Paul J. Karlstrom, Director of the West Coast Regional Center, 1973-1992; and Stella Paul, Area Collector for the Southern California Center, 1984-1988.

The records also contain budgets, fund-raising reports, information on AAA-sponsored tours, and minutes of the AAA's Board of Trustees as well as photographs and videotapes.

Box 1 of 31

• Paul Cummings, 1971-1972
• Monthly Report: Private Funds, 1971
• Ledger: Private Funds, 1972
• Monthly Report: Federal Funds, 1971
• Budget Records, 1972
• Membership Finances, 1972
• Membership Report, 1970
• Private Funding, 1974
• Detroit Financial Report, 1974
• Federal Funding, 1978
• Personal Service Contracts, 1981
• Emily Nathan, 1982

Box 2 of 31

• Symposia, 1988
• Helen Lundeberg
• Lora Hershal Browning
• US ART Fundraising Records, 1989-1990

Box 3 of 31

• US ART Fundraising Records, 1990
• Stella Paul
• Kimberly Crosman
• Ardis Ingrid Campbell, 1985
• Claudia Canale-Parola
• Mona Ellison
• Kathrine Millar
• Barbara Bither
• Lauren D. Mellon
• Weston LaFountain
• Jack von Euw: Personnel (confidential)
• Victoria E. Ricciarelli, 1988-1990
• Stella Paul
• Heather Putnam
• Anne Davis
• Susan McBaine
• Karen Jackson
• Lane Looze
• Barbara Hoddy
• Internships and Volunteers

Box 4 of 31

• Washington D.C. Area Collectors Records, 1978-1983

Box 5 of 31

• Susan Hamilton: Acknowledgment Letters, 1989-1991
• AAA Sponsored Trips: "Airlift" Slides, c. 1950s-1980s

Box 6 of 31

• William McNaught: Lehman Grant Files, 1984-1985 (Lisa Peters, New York Survey)

Box 7 of 31

• AAA Tours: Planning Information, 1961-1981 (includes photographs)

Box 8 of 31

• Airlift Slides, 1961-1967 (metal cases)

Box 9 of 31

• Airlift Slides, 1964-1967 (metal cases)
• Hockney: Reliable Sources (two video cassettes)
• AAA Armory Show Exhibition: Installation Plans, 1988

Box 10 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours: Proposals, 1961-1985

Box 11 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours: Proposals, 1961-1983

Box 12 of 31

• New York Committee: Events and Tours, 1963-1983

Box 13 of 31

• New York Committee: Events and Tours, 1963-1983

Box 14 of 31

• New York Committee: Events and Tours, 1963-1983

Box 15 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours, 1960-1966 (includes photographs)

Box 16 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours, 1965-1966 (includes photographs)

Box 17 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours, 1967-1969 (includes photographs)

Box 18 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours, 1969-1972

Box 19 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours, 1973-1975

Box 20 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours, 1975-1976 (Bicentennial tours)

Box 21 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours, 1977-1978

Box 22 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours, 1979-1981

Box 23 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours, 1982-1984

Box 24 of 31

• AAA Sponsored Tours, 1985

Box 25 of 31

• Joan Stickley: Membership Files, 1980-1988
    Washington Support Committee Events
    Regional Center Events

Box 26 of 31

• AAA Journals, 1981-1984
• Support Committee Files
• AAA Newsletters
• Membership Reports

Box 27 of 31

• Personnel Records, 1979-1984

Box 28 of 31

• Financial Records, FY 1984 through 1986
• Membership Records, 1982-1985
• Development Records, 1983-1986

Box 29 of 31

• Director's Office: Correspondence, 1982-1984
• Executive Committee: Correspondence, 1980-1983
• Board of Trustees: Meetings, 1981-1983

Box 30 of 31

• AAA Records, 1981-1985
    Correspondence with other archives
    Smithsonian Council files
    Fiscal reports

Box 31 of 31

• General Correspondence, Operations, 1984-1986
    Richard N. Murry
    Susan Hamilton
    Ilene Rubin
    Sherrill Burger
    Robert F. Brown
    William P. McNaught
    Sue Ann Kendall
    Paul J. Karlstrom
    Stella Paul

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