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Curatorial Correspondence, 1967-2005

Catalog Data

Creator:
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Product Design and Decorative Arts Department  Search this
Subject:
Thorpe, Janet  Search this
Lynn, Catherine  Search this
McFadden, David Revere  Search this
Shinn, Deborah  Search this
Miller, Emily  Search this
Physical description:
8 cu. ft. processed holdings
6 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Manuscripts
Date:
1967
1967-2005
Category:
Series Level Description
Notes:
To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.
Organization:
Chronologic, alphabetic, and unarranged
Summary:
Consists of records documenting letters exhanged between department staff and the general public, other museums, object donors, and professional associates regarding the collections and exhibitions of the museum during the tenures of Janet Thorpe, Assistant Curator, 1967-1969, and Associate Curator, 1969-1973; Catherine Lynn, Assistant Curator, 1969-1974; David Revere McFadden, Curator, 1978-1993; Deborah Shinn, Curator in Charge, 1995-1996, and Assistant Curator, 1997-2002; and Emily Miller, Assistant Curator, 2003-2005. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence, including printed emails, as well as enclosures associated with the correspondence.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Decorative arts  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Museums--Administration  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Local number:
SIA RS00868
Restrictions & Rights:
Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Curatorial Correspondence 1967-2005 [Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Product Design and Decorative Arts Department]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_226447