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Department of American Indian Art Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14
Abstract

The Department of American Indian Art records contain correspondence, exhibit and reinstallation planning, photographs, publicity, and other miscellaneous material. These records document the activities of the department from 2000-2012, after its division from the Department and African, Oceanic, and the Americas (AOA) in the early 2000s and with the arrival of Gaylord Torrence, founding Fred and Virginia Merrill Curator of American Indian Art in 2002.

Dates: 2000-2012

Curator of Exhibitions Management Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-15
Scope and Contents Note

These records contain correspondence, memos, financial records, contracts, meeting minutes, and other materials which document the activities of the office.

Dates: 1999-2005

Chief Curator Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-16
Overview

The Chief Curator Records, dated from 1929-2012; bulk 1990-2009, are materials accumulated by the chief curator of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Deborah Emont Scott, and mostly relate to the planning, development, and promotion of different exhibitions held at the museum.

Dates: 1929-2012; Majority of material found within 1990-2009

Department of Design Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-17
Dates: 1978-1996

Spencer Art Reference Library Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-30
Overview The Spencer Art Reference Library Records, dated from 1927-2018, relate to administration of the library and its collections, exhibitions, initiatives, relationships of the library to the museum, and the library’s move to the Bloch Building in 2007. This collection is largely unprocessed, except for four boxes transferred to the archives after the retirement of Marilyn Carbonell, which were accumulated before and during Marilyn Carbonell’s tenure as the Head of Library Services for the...
Dates: 1927-2018

Education Department Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-32
Scope and Contents Note This collection is comprised of materials reflecting the various educational functions of the Education Department, including programs for children, youth, families, and adults; school and teacher services; tours; and interpretation. The collection includes docent handbooks, tour guides and tour-related files, audio/visual recordings of lectures given at the Museum, departmental histories, reports, clippings, photographs, and materials related to exhibition programming, museum events, and...
Dates: 1950-2014; Majority of material found within 1981-2011

Director of Educational Affairs Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-33
Abstract

This collection contains the records of the Director of the Education Department at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art that date from 1936 to 2001. It consists primarily of monthly reports, annual reports, and departmental reports but also includes files related to the Traditions of European Painting

Dates: 1936-2001

Department of Marketing and Communications Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-44
Scope and Contents Note These records consist primarily of materials related to publicity and advertising for special exhibitions, though general museum activities are also represented. Contents include correspondence, budgets, clippings, press releases, publicity reports, ephemera, and audio-visual recordings of exhibition-related programming, television and radio spots, and staff interviews between the late 1980s and the early 2000s.Some of the larger groups of materials relate to the exhibitions ...
Dates: 1977-2013

Operations and Facilities Department Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-50
Overview

The Operations and Facilities Department Records, dated 1962-2000, are records pertaining to the museum’s general maintenance, improvements, and construction of the museum’s buildings, grounds, and art installations.

Dates: 1962-2000

Museum Renovation and Expansion Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-59
Overview

The records contain materials that document the remodel of the Nelson-Atkins building and the construction of the Bloch Building from initial planning and visioning to architect selection to completion of the Bloch Building, which was designed by Steven Holl and opened in 2007.

Dates: 1980-2010

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