Exhibition Records of the Harvard Art Museums, 1905-2008
Overview
These records were created by museum staff in the course of planning and installing exhibitions. They pertain primarily to exhibitions held in the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, but they also include materials related to traveling or off-site exhibitions. The records date from 1905-2008 and include correspondence on a wide range of topics, exhibition proposals, photographic prints and negatives, object lists, loan forms, press releases, clippings, invitations, posters, printed labels and wall text, memoranda, exhibition catalogues, and drafts of catalogue essays.
Dates
- Creation: 1905-2008
Conditions on Access
Access to most of the records is unrestricted. Access to files containing materials deemed confidential, including recent institutional correspondence, is restricted.
Copyright: The President and Fellows of Harvard College hold any copyright in the Archives' Exhibition Records. Copyright in some papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the Harvard Art Museums Archives before publishing any material in the collection.
Conditions on Use:
Copying: Papers may be copied in accordance with the Harvard Art Museums Archives' usual procedures.
Extent
73 linear feet (172 file boxes, oversize materials)These records were created by museum staff in the course of planning and installing exhibitions and subsequently collected by the Archives. They pertain primarily to exhibitions held in the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, but they also include materials related to traveling or off-site exhibitions. The records range in date from 1905 to 2008 and include correspondence on a wide range of topics, exhibition proposals, photographic prints and negatives, object lists, loan forms, press releases, clippings, invitations, posters, labels and wall text, memoranda, exhibition catalogues and drafts of catalogue essays. The records include materials created by students enrolled in the course "Museum Work and Museum Problems,"who organized exhibitions as part of their studies. Some correspondence with artists, related to their works on exhibition, is included.
The folders have been re-housed into archival folders and boxes. Folders and their contents have been kept in their original order, and overstuffed folders have been divided among several folders for the sake of preservation and numbered to indicate that they represent a part of a larger whole (for example: "folder 1 of 2"). The original folder titles have been retained; any added information has been enclosed in square brackets by the processing archivist. The folders are filed alphabetically by title and in most instances the papers within each folder are filed in either chronological or reverse chronological order.
Acidic documents have been isolated with archival paper and in some cases enclosed in mylar. Fragile materials have been enclosed in mylar. Oversize materials have been filed in oversize storage; separation sheets indicate their removal. These oversize materials may be consulted upon request, and their location is indicated in the detailed container list that follows. Some of the collection suffered water damage in a flood of the archives in 1998; as a result, many of the papers are wrinkled, some ink has run, and some are stuck together and in need of treatment by conservators.
It should be noted that the titles and dates of exhibitions, as provided in folder names, are not always complete or accurate. In many instances exhibitions were known by several different titles and there are discrepancies among various sources (correspondence, posters, catalogues and invitations) as to the correct title. The opening and closing dates of many exhibitions also differ from what is indicated by the folder titles. Often exhibitions were extended and lasted longer than originally planned. In some instances exhibitions occurred in several stages, with some or all of the objects on view being exchanged for other objects in the course of the exhibition.
Arrangement
The records are arranged alphabetically by keyword (not always the first word in the folder title), in one series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These records were created by museum staff in various departments and capacities as they planned and installed exhibitions. They were subsequently collected in the Archives.
Box and Folder Locations
- Box 1: Folders 1-28
- Box 2: Folders 29-47
- Box 3: Folders 48-66
- Box 4: Folders 67-88
- Box 5: Folders 89-113
- Box 6: Folders 114-132
- Box 7: Folders 133-165
- Box 8: Folders 166-182
- Box 9: Folders 183-207
- Box 10: Folders 208-223
- Box 11: Folders 224-243
- Box 12: Folders 244-269
- Box 13: Folders 270-286
- Box 14: Folders 287-312
- Box 15: Folders 313-333
- Box 16: Folders 334-362
- Box 17: Folders 363-375
- Box 18: Folders 376-399
- Box 19: Folders 400-416
- Box 20: Folders 417-433
- Box 21: Folders 434-452
- Box 22: Folders 453-465
- Box 23: Folders 466-483
- Box 24: Folders 484-499
- Box 25: Folders 500-517
- Box 26: Folders 518-536
- Box 27: Folders 537-549
- Box 28: Folders 550-563
- Box 29: Folders 564-575
- Box 30: Folders 576-588
- Box 31: Folders 589-603
- Box 32: Folders 604-624
- Box 33: Folders 625-645
- Box 34: Folders 646-664
- Box 35: Folders 665-688
- Box 36: Folders 689-708
- Box 37: Folders 709-736
- Box 38: Folders 737-752
- Box 39: Folders 753-776
- Box 40: Folders 777-797
- Box 41: Folders 798-812
- Box 42: Folders 813-827
- Box 43: Folders 828-843
- Box 44: Folders 844-857
- Box 45: Folders 858-876
- Box 46: Folders 877-899
- Box 47: Folders 900-914
- Box 48: Folders 915-937
- Box 49: Folders 938-958
- Box 50: Folders 959-981
- Box 51: Folders 982-993
- Box 52: Folders 994-1005
- Box 53: Folders 1006-1019
- Box 54: Folders 1020-1051
- Box 55: Folders 1052-1070
- Box 56: Folders 1071-1093
- Box 57: Folders 1094-1104
- Box 58: Folders 1105-1118
- Box 59: Folders 1119-1132
- Box 60: Folders 1133-1146
- Box 61: Folders 1147-1160
- Box 62: Folders 1161-1172
- Box 63: Folders 1173-1192
- Box 64: Folders 1193-1217
- Box 65: Folders 1218-1234
- Box 66: Folders 1235-1248
- Box 67: Folders 1249-1271
- Box 68: Folders 1272-1289
- Box 69: Folders 1290-1305
- Box 70: Folders 1306-1324
- Box 71: Folders 1325-1342
- Box 72: Folders 1343-1358
- Box 73: Folders 1359-1379
- Box 74: Folders 1380-1408
- Box 75: Folders 1409-1425
- Box 76: Folders 1426-1436
- Box 77: Folders 1437-1454
- Box 78: Folders 1455-1482
- Box 79: Folders 1483-1509
- Box 80: Folders 1510-1529
- Box 81: Folders 1530-1543
- Box 82: Folders 1544-1557
- Box 83: Folders 1558-1575
- Box 84: Folders 1576-1599
- Box 85: Folders 1600-1617
- Box 86: Folders 1618-1638
- Box 87: Folders 1639-1652
- Box 88: Folders 1653-1668
- Box 89: Folders 1669-1683
- Box 90: Folders 1684-1694
- Box 91: Folders 1695-1713
- Box 92: Folders 1714-1732
- Box 93: Folders 1733-1755
- Box 94: Folders 1756-1777
- Box 95: Folders 1778-1794
- Box 96: Folders 1795-1812
- Box 97: Folders 1813-1828
- Box 98: Folders 1829-1845
- Box 99: Folders 1846-1863
- Box 100: Folders 1864-1884
- Box 101: Folders 1885-1902
- Box 102: Folders 1903-1917
- Box 103: Folders 1918-1935
- Box 104: Folders 1936-1951
- Box 105: Folders 1952-1973
- Box 106: Folders 1974-1992
- Box 107: Folders 1993-2016
- Box 108: Folders 2017-2036
- Box 109: Folders 2037-2060
- Box 110: Folders 2061-2090
- Box 111: Folders 2091-2120
- Box 112: Folders 2121-2155
- Box 113: Folders 2156-2184
- Box 114: Folders 2185-2201
- Box 115: Folders 2202-2213
- Box 116: Folders 2214-2226
- Box 117: Folders 2227-2239
- Box 118: Folders 2240-2268
- Box 119: Folders 2269-2281
- Box 120: Folders 2282-2293
- Box 121: Folders 2294-2306
- Box 122: Folders 2307-2319
- Box 123: Folders 2320-2336
- Box 124: Folders 2337-2359
- Box 125: Folders 2360-2386
- Box 126: Folders 2387-2408
- Box 127: Folders 2409-2424
- Box 128: Folders 2425-2443
- Box 129: Folders 2444-2465
- Box 130: Folders 2466-2487
- Box 131: Folders 2488-2508
- Box 132: Folders 2509-2528
- Box 133: Folders 2529-2548
- Box 134: Folders 2549-2572
- Box 135: Folders 2573-2600
- Box 136: Folders 2601-2614
- Box 137: Folders 2615-2630
- Box 138: Folders 2631-2651
- Box 139: Folders 2652-2671
- Box 140: Folders 2672-2690
- Box 141: Folders 2691-2707
- Box 142: Folders 2708-2723
- Box 143: Folders 2724-2738
- Box 144: Folders 2739-2756
- Box 145: Folders 2757-2771
- Box 146: Folders 2772-2784
- Box 147: Folders 2785-2798
- Box 148: Folders 2799-2818
- Box 149: Folders 2819-2836
- Box 150: Folders 2837-2854
- Box 151: Folders 2855-2871
- Box 152: Folders 2872-2893
- Box 153: Folders 2894-2923
- Box 154: Folders 2924-2944
- Box 155: Folders 2945-2966
- Box 156: Folders 2967-2995
- Box 157: Folders 2996-3043
- Box 158: Folders 3044-3080
- Box 159: Folders 3081-3113
- Box 160: Folders 3114-3134
- Box 161: Folders 3135-3151
- Box 162: Folders 3152-3169
- Box 163: Folders 3170-3185
- Box 164: Folders 3186-3203
- Box 165: Folders 3204-3223
- Box 166: Folders 3224-3246
- Box 167: Folders 3247-3268
- Box 168: Folders 3269-3287
- Box 169: Folders 3288-3301
- Box 170: Folders 3302-3318
- Box 171: Folders 3319-3333
- Box 172: Folders 3334-3352
- Box 173: Oversize materials
- Box 174: Oversize materials
Processing Information
The collection was processed from May to October 2009 by Laura Morris.
Topical
- Art museums--Educational aspects
- Art Museums--Massachusetts
- Art Patronage--Massachusetts
- Art in universities and colleges
- Art objects, African--Exhibitions
- Art objects, Byzantine--Exhibitions
- Art objects, Indian--Exhibitions
- Art objects, Ancient--Exhibitions
- Art objects, Asian--Exhibitions
- Art objects, European--Exhibitions
- Art objects, German--Exhibitions
- Art objects, Islamic--Exhibitions
- Art objects, Medieval--Exhibitions
- Art objects--Conservation and Restoration--Exhibitions
- Art objects--United States--Exhibitions
- Art, American--Exhibitions
- Art, Modern--20th Century--Exhibitions
- Art, Modern--21st Century--Exhibitions
- Art--Collectors and collecting
- Art--Criticism and Interpretation
- Art--Exhibition Techniques--History--20th Century
- Art--Exhibitions
- Art--Exhibitions--Catalogs
- Art--Exhibitions--history
- Art--History
- Art--Study and teaching--Massachusetts
- College art museums--Massachusetts--Cambridge
- Drawing--Exhibitions
- Exhibitions
- Exhibitions--Massachusetts--Cambridge
- Harvard University--Museums
- Museum loans
- Museum exhibits--Planning
- Museum exhibits--United States--History
- Museums--Massachusetts
- Photography--Exhibitions
- Prints--Exhibitions
- Sculpture--Exhibitions
Subject
- Forbes, Edward W. (Edward Waldo), 1873-1969 (Person)
- Mongan, Agnes (1905-1996) (Person)
- Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965 (Person)
- Alsdorf, Marilynn, 1926-2019 (Person)
- Askew, Constance Atwood, 1895-1984 (Person)
- Beale, Marie Oge, 1880-1956 (Person)
- Chagall, Ida, 1916-1994 (Person)
- Cameron, Elizabeth R. ((Elizabeth Ripley)), 1907- (Person)
- Duchamp, Alexina, 1906-1995 (Person)
- Gannett, Ann Cole (Person)
- Higgins, Jeanne Glidden , 1921-2008 (Person)
- McDermott, Margaret Milam (Person)
- Menil, Dominique de (Person)
- Middendorf, Isabelle (Person)
- Paine, Susan Woods (Person)
- Sachs, Eleanor B. Saxe (Person)
- Smith, Louise Reinhardt (Person)
- Victor, Joan Berg, 1937- (Person)
- Willard, Marian, 1904- (Person)
- Wertheim, Ceclie Berlage, 1901-1974 (Person)
- Zadok, Genia (Eugenia Balkin), 1900-1988 (Person)
- Title
- Exhibition Records (HC 6), 1905-2008: A Guide
- Author
- Harvard Art Museums Archives
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- These records were processed with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Getty Foundation
- EAD ID
- art00018
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Art Museums Archives Repository
The Harvard Art Museums Archives is the official repository for institutional records and historical documents in all formats relating to the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 1895 to the present. Its collections include papers of individuals and groups associated with the museums' history, including records of past exhibitions, architectural plans, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia, as well as correspondence with collectors, gallery owners, museum professionals, and artists throughout the twentieth century. Its holdings also document the formation of the museums' collections and its mission as a teaching institution.
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