The collection is arranged as 12 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1947-circa 1983 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1, 11) Series 2: Correspondence, 1953-1996 (1.5 linear feet; Box 1-2) Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1962-1983 (1.7 linear feet; Box 2-4) Series 4: Writing Project Files, 1958-1997 (1.0 linear feet; Box 4-5) Series 5: Travel Files, 1959-1994 (1.8 linear feet; Box 5-7) Series 6: Committees and Organization Files, 1971-1997 (1.8 linear feet; Box 7-8) Series 7: Consulting Files, 1960-1993 (1.1 linear feet; Box 8-9) Series 8: Teaching Files, 1963-1977 (0.1 linear feet; Box 9) Series 9: Personal Business Records, 1958-1995 (0.3 linear feet; Box 9) Series 10: Printed Material, 1962-1987 (0.9 linear feet; Box 10-11) Series 11: Photographs, circa 1952-1993 (0.2 linear feet; Box 10-11) Series 12: Artwork, circa 1960s (1 folder; Box 10)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Conract Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
The papers of Cleveland museum director and art historian Sherman E. Lee measure 10.3 linear feet and date from 1947-1997. The records document Lee's extensive career as an art historian, curator and expert on Asian art, director of the Cleveland Museum of Art, writer, educator, and consultant. His papers include scattered biographical materials, correspondence, writings, travel files, committees and organizations files, consulting files, teaching files, personal business records, printed material, photographs, and one pencil drawing.
Citation:
Sherman E. Lee papers, 1947-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Sherman Emery Lee (1918-2008) was an recognized expert on Asian art and director of the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1958-1983.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Sherman E. Lee donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 1997.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
