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1. 50th Anniversary Visitors' Book, 2005 50th Anniversary Visitors' Book, 2005Art museums;Art museums and community;Williamstown (Mass.)This is a Visitors' Book with comments from visitors to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute during the celebration of the Clark's 50th Anniversary in 2005
2. Attendance Journals, 1984-present Attendance Journals, 1984-presentArt museumsThese are attendance ledgers in which the number of people in the upper and lower galleries, and in the auditorium, has been recorded. Also recorded is the dollar amount of receipts and tax collected
3. Blueprints from the Architects Collaborative, 1969-1972 Blueprints from the Architects Collaborative, 1969-1972Architecture;Museum architecture;Art museum architecture;Art museumsThis series contains blueprints sent by the Architects Collaborative to the George A. Fuller Company from 1969-1972. These blueprints were used in the construction of the Manton Research Center at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. In many cases there are several copies and revisions of each blueprint
4. Board Books from the Board of Trustees Meetings, 1992-present Board Books from the Board of Trustees Meetings, 1992-presentArt museums;Williamstown (Mass.)This series contains the Director's copies of board books from the quarterly meetings of the Board of Trustees at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. The books contain copies of departmental and committee reports, the director's report, minutes from the previous meetings, and recent newspaper clippings about the Clark. There are also occasionally loose pages of notes and marginal notations from the director
5. Board of Trustees Meeting Records, 1950-present Board of Trustees Meeting Records, 1950-presentArt museums;Williamstown (Mass.)This series contains the official meeting minutes for meetings of the Board of Trustees at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. The minutes are typed in narrative form and summarize the reports presented at the meetings by the Director, the President of the Board of Trustees, and various committees. The minutes also record votes taken at the meetings on issues such as loans, budgets, and acquisitions. There are typically several meetings for each year including the annual meeting and special meetings. The first volume of records also includes founding documents of the museum such as the articles of organization, an agreement of association, and early tax materials
6. Brian O'Grady's Records of the Long Range Plan, 1991-1998 Brian O'Grady's Records of the Long Range Plan, 1991-1998Art museums;Williamstown (Mass.)This series contains research and planning material for the museum's long range plan of 1996 compiled by Brian O'Grady, manager of the museum shop. The records in this series primarily consist of multiple drafts of the long range plan edited and corrected by various staff members. Other materials include memos and staff questionnaires about the plan
7. CEVA Acoustiguide Transcripts and Recordings for the Permanent Collection, 2000-2005 CEVA Acoustiguide Transcripts and Recordings for the Permanent Collection, 2000-2005Cassin, Michael;Acoustiguide Corporation;Museums -- Educational aspectsThese are the transcripts and recordings of acoustic tours created for the Clark's permanent collection
8. Curatorial Office Records of Charles Cunningham, 1973-1977 Curatorial Office Records of Charles Cunningham, 1973-1977Art museum directors;Art museum curators;Art museums;Art museums -- Exhibitions;Williamstown (Mass.)Born in 1910 in Mamaroneck, NY, Charles C. Cunningham attended Harvard and became a curator at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1935. From 1941 to 1966 he was the director of Hartford's Wadsworth Atheneum. He went on to become director of the Art Institute of Chicago until he retired from this position in 1972. George Heard Hamilton, then director of the Clark, invited Cunningham to become chief curator. Cunningham was responsible for two major exhibits at the Clark, The Elegant Academics in 1974 and Jongkind and the Pre-Impressionists: The Painters of the Ecole Saint-Simeon in 1976. He also initiated the Conservation Laboratory, which opened in 1977. Cunningham retired from the Clark that year and died in 1979;The Curatorial Office Records of Charles C. Cunningham primarily contain correspondence about potential museum acquisitions and discussions of loans with staff at other museums. Due to his long and respected career, Cunningham had many acquaintances and close friends among curators and directors at other art institutions, as well as among art historians and dealers. The correspondence in these records includes numerous exchanges about intellectual and business concerns in the art world. The high esteem and affection his peers felt for him is evidenced in letters that blur the line between professional and personal. Other materials in this series include: class lists and grades, assignments, and correspondence with students from several courses taught by Cunningham CAI memoranda and financial records about costs of exhibits and loans
9. Curatorial Office Records of Exhibition Planning, 1951-1978 Curatorial Office Records of Exhibition Planning, 1951-1978Art museums;Art museums -- Exhibitions;Museum publications;Williamstown (Mass.)These records contain curatorial records of exhibits held at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute between 1951-1978. The materials include exhibition catalogues, invitations to exhibition events, lists of invitees and attendees to exhibition events, press releases, newspaper and magazine articles about the exhibitions and occasionally correspondence about insurance, costs and scheduling with other institutions collaborating on or co-hosting exhibitions
10. Curatorial Office Records of Jennifer Gordon Lovett, 1983-1995 Curatorial Office Records of Jennifer Gordon Lovett, 1983-1995Art museum curators;Art museums;Art museums -- Exhibitions;Williamstown (Mass.)These are the records kept by Jennifer Gordon Lovett during her career at the Clark Art Institute from 1983-1995. These files cover a large spectrum of curatorial office concerns including meeting notes, budgets, exhibition ideas, photo orders, loan records, acquisitions files, business correspondence, and grant applications. There is material concerning the CAI trustees, grad students, interns in the curatorial office, lenders, donors, and staff at other museums. This series contains a great deal of photocopied correspondence that was forwarded to Lovett but not directly addressed to her. Some of the correspondence is addressed to Lovett's assistant, Heather McIntosh
11. Curatorial Office Records of Lisa A. Jolin, 1987-1995 Curatorial Office Records of Lisa A. Jolin, 1987-1995Art museums;Art museum curators;Art museums -- Exhibitions;Williamstown (Mass.)Lisa A. Jolin was the curatorial secretary from 1989 to 1997. Among her files are copies of other staff members' correspondence, including that of Rafael Fernandez, curator of prints and drawings from 1975 until 1994 and Steven Kern, curator of prints from 1989 through 1995. Also contained in her files are records relating to shows at the Clark, including Empires Restored, Elysium Revisited: The Art of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema in 1992 A Golden Harvest: Paintings by Adam Pynacker in 1994 and Facing the Past: 19th Century Portraits from the Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, also in 1994
12. Curatorial Office Records of Steven Kern, 1987-1996 Curatorial Office Records of Steven Kern, 1987-1996Art museums;Art museum curators;Art museums -- Exhibitions;Williamstown (Mass.)The records of Stephen Kern primarily contain correspondence, memoranda, and research materials about painters and paintings represented in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute's collection. The majority of the files contain photocopied articles about particular artists and rough drafts of related exhibition catalogues and labels. There are also several files of loan requests from other museums with accompanying conservation appraisals and exhibition histories of the works in question. Some files contain general curatorial correspondence and departmental budgeting
13. Curatorial Office Records of the American Paintings Catalogue, 1985-1999 Curatorial Office Records of the American Paintings Catalogue, 1985-1999Art museums;Art museums -- Exhibitions;Williamstown (Mass.)This series relates to the 1990 publication of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. The majority of the files contain correspondence and permission forms permitting the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute to reproduce artworks from other museums and collections within this publication. The series also contains research materials such as photocopied articles about artists represented in the collection and bibliographies of artworks found in the publication. Some files in the series contain financial information, such as royalty statements from Hudson Hills Press, Inc. The majority of the material is from 1985-1990
14. Curatorial Office Records of the Prints and Drawings Department, 1952-1996 Curatorial Office Records of the Prints and Drawings Department, 1952-1996Art museum directors;Art museum curators;Art museums;Art museums -- Exhibitions;Williamstown (Mass.)This series contains records of the Prints and Drawings Collection from 1952-1996. These records were primarily created by William Collins, curator from 1958-1960 William Ittman, curator from 1967-1971 and Rafael Fernandez, curator from 1975-1994. In the periods between the tenures of these curators the museum director and/or curators and staff from other departments handled prints and drawings business. Consequently, the series also contains files from the former directors Peter Guille, George Heard Hamilton, and David Brooke, and from curatorial assistants including Tom Fels and Kristen Collins. There is also a group of files from Egbert Haverkamp Begemann, professor of art history at Yale University, related to his 1964 publication of Drawings from the Clark Art Institute. In general the files consist of correspondence about prints and drawings acquisitions, loans, and reproductions, research for catalogues and exhibits, inventories of the collection, bills, student papers, and departmental reports
15. Curatorial Photographic Services Orders, 1989-1998 Curatorial Photographic Services Orders, 1989-1998Williamstown (Mass.)These are carbon copy sheets of the standard form used by Clark staff members to request photographic services. These requests from the Curatorial Department span 1989 through 1998
16. Director's Office Early Financial Records, 1955-1967 Director's Office Early Financial Records, 1955-1967Art museums;Williamstown (Mass.)One box contains invoices from the George A. Fuller Company for construction of the service building. These invoices are arranged by month beginning in April 1963 and ending in March 1964. The second box contains binders that house end-of-year spreadsheets for the Institute's finances, as well as paid invoices from 1955 through 1963. The final box contains invoices from 1966
17. Director's Office Records of David Brooke, 1969-1994 Director's Office Records of David Brooke, 1969-1994Art museums;Art museum directors;Art museums -- Exhibitions;Williamstown (Mass.)This series contains records from the Director's Office created during the tenure of David S. Brooke, the third director of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. The majority of the records are addressed to or from Brooke, but several files include material created by other members of the staff such as department assistants and members of the curatorial department. Similarly, the majority of the files were created between 1980 and 1994, when Brooke served as director, but there are a few files with records spanning back to the late 60s
18. Director's Office Records of Exhibitions, 1980-1999 Director's Office Records of Exhibitions, 1980-1999Art museums;Art museums -- Exhibitions;Art museums -- Public relations;Williamstown (Mass.)The Director's Office records of exhibitions include files of proposed exhibitions, scheduling, and budgets for each year between 1980-1989. There are also files for each exhibition held at the Clark during this time span. The individual exhibition files primarily contain correspondence from the Director to other staff at other museums requesting loans of items needed for the exhibit. Other items commonly found in these files include draft descriptions and summaries of exhibitions, press releases and lists of art works displayed in the exhibitions
19. Director's Office Records of Inquiries, 1955-1967 Director's Office Records of Inquiries, 1955-1967Art museums;Museum stores;Williamstown (Mass.)These records contain inquiries regarding sales items such as catalogues, postcards, photo reproductions, etc., as well as requests for general museum information and lost / found items. There are also receipts and invoices for sales items and acknowledgments of catalogues received from other museums
20. Director's Office Records of Loan Requests, 1980-1998 Director's Office Records of Loan Requests, 1980-1998Art museums;Art museums -- Exhibitions;Williamstown (Mass.)The Director's Office Records of Loan Requests include correspondence about accepted and rejected loan requests from other institutions for CAI artworks. The files primarily contain correspondence between the Director of the Clark and the Directors of the institutions requesting the loans. Several of the folders include reports on the value and condition of the artwork in question, interdepartmental memos between Clark staff members, and facility reports on the institution making the request
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