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Creator:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Office of the Director  Search this
Subject:
Lawton, Thomas 1931-  Search this
Beach, Milo Cleveland  Search this
Sackler family  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art  Search this
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this
Arthur M. Sackler Foundation  Search this
Physical description:
3.5 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Manuscripts
Clippings
Floor plans
Date:
1979
1979-1999
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:
Unarranged
Summary:
Consists of records documenting relations between the Sackler Family and the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery through the Director, acquisitions to the Sackler collection, the Sackler/Smithsonian agreement, Sackler events, donations and gifts, the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation/Gallery development, and trips, during the tenures of Thomas Lawton, Director, 1977-1987, and Milo Cleveland Beach, Director, 1987-2001. Materials include press releases, correspondence, memoranda, press clippings, biographical information, meeting agendas, agreements, floor plans, lists of objects, photocopies of photographs of objects, transmittal forms for gifts and grants, copies of checks, financial transaction lists, lists of gift and non-gift honorariums, input vouchers, requests for building services, statistical summaries of collections, and copies of articles.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Art museums  Search this
Local number:
SIA RS00986
Restrictions & Rights:
Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Files 1979-1999 [Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Office of the Director]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_226882