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Betty Jones Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-010

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

Contact:
4525 Oak St.
Kansas City MO 64111 United States
816-751-1354