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Type:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
17.1 Linear feet; 6.88 Gigabytes
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as 11 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1983-1993 (Box 1, 7 folders, ER01; 0.758 GB) Series 2: Correspondence, 1972-2014 (Box 1-2, 0.8 linear feet) Series 3: Writings, 1981-2011 (Box 2-4, 2 linear feet) Series 4: Book Projects, 1984-1999 (Box 4-6, 2.5 linear feet) Series 5: Artist Files, 1976-2005 (Box 6-7, 1 linear feet, ER02-ER05; 2.54 GB) Series 6: Exhibition Files, 1979-2003 (Box 7-10, 2.1 linear feet, ER06-ER07; 3.53 GB) Series 7: Professional Files, 1979-2007 (Box 11-12, 1.3 linear feet) Series 8: California State University, Long Beach, Files, 1975-2001 (Box 12-13, 1.8 linear feet, ER08; 0.051 GB) Series 9: Art Inventory and Sales Records, circa 1960s-1980s (Box 13-14, 1 linear feet) Series 10: Printed Material, 1960s-2014 (Box 14-15, 1.8 linear feet) Series 11: Photographs, circa 1960s-2000s (Box 16-17, 2 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Summary:
The papers of writer, art historian, and curator Constance Glenn measure 17.1 linear feet and 6.88 GB and date from the 1960s to 2014. The material documents Glenn's career through correspondence, writings, book project files, exhibition documentation, professional records, research files, printed and digital material, and some photographs. Also well documented is Glenn's tenure as Museum Director and educator at California State University, Long Beach.
Citation:
Constance Glenn papers, 1960s-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
Constance Glenn (1933-) is an art historian, writer, and curator in California. Glenn was the founding director of the University Art Museum at California State University, Long Beach. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Kansas in 1955, and completed her Masters of Arts in Fine Art from California State University as she simultaneously founded the University Art Museum at CSULB in 1973. During her career at CSULB, the University Art Museum grew from a small gallery-sized exhibition space to a nationally-celebrated contemporary art museum. Glenn also founded the Graduate Certificate Program in Museum Studies at CSULB, and taught art history and museum studies courses at the university.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The collection was donated by Constance Glenn in 2016.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
