Betty Jones Collection
Scope and Contents Note
The Betty Jones Collection, dated 1972 to 2002, contains docent handbooks, lecture notes, tour scripts, and other materials that relate to Betty Jones’s twenty years as a Museum docent. Most of the collection consists of information that the docents use to conduct school tours of special exhibitions and the permanent collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1972-2002
Restrictions on Access
Open to researchers. Appointments are necessary for the use of manuscript and archival collections.
Conditions Governing Use Note
Notification of intent to publish, quote, or cite archival materials is required. Contact the archives via https://nelson-atkins.org/library/.
Extent
2.45 Linear Feet (In 1 record center carton and 3 legal document boxes.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Betty Jones Collection, dated 1972 to 2002, contains docent handbooks, lecture notes, tour scripts, and other materials that relate to Betty Jones’s twenty years as a Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art docent.
Organization
This collection has been broken into two series: Research and Reference Materials, 1975-1992 and Museum Lectures - Cassettes, 1992-2002.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note
Transfer; accession number associated with this collection is 1994-10.
Accruals Note
Additions to the collection are not anticipated.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Betty Jones Collection, MSS 010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Archives Repository