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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

VMFA Archives
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007
Primary Collecting Areas:
VMFA institutional records, Donor papers, Virginia Artists Archives, Oral histories, Artist subject files, Analog, and digital audiovisual collections
Description:

The Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library provides access to a wealth of rare and unique primary source materials for scholars, researchers, and the public.

The Archives consists of a diverse and growing collection of permanent materials, covering museum history from its beginnings in the 1930s until today. The Archives includes institutional records from over 25 museum departments, thousands of artist and subject files, as well as donated collections related to the museum and the history of art in Virginia. The Archives also recently launched the Virginia Artists Archives, a collecting initiative that aims to create a rich, diverse, and unprecedented collection of Virginia artists’ papers to increase awareness about the contributions of Virginia artists, both past and present.

POC: Roxanne Winfield
Phone: (804) 340-1497
Phone: (804) 340-1495
Start Over Repository Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Date range 1942

Extension Department: University of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1934/1949 Box 33863 Box 32, Folder 65, Item RG01.01.1.1581

Correspondence between T.C. Colt, Jr. and University of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Subject- checklists for traveling exhibitions sponsored by VMFA and UVA, the following publications by UVA: "Twenty-five Contemporary Artists of Cleveland, Ohio", "Hugh Breckenridge", "Contemporary Artists of Virginia", "Contemporary Artists of Albemarle County and The University", "Alexander B. Trowbridge and Olin Dows" and "Elinor F. Hopkins". Dates- 4/34-3/49. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Extension Department: Valentine Museum, 1935/1946 Box 33863 Box 32, Folder 67, Item RG01.01.1.1584

Correspondence between T.C. Colt, Jr., Mrs. J.G. Pollard and Valentine Museum. Subject- information about becoming organization members of VMFA, a loan to VMFA from the Valentine, listing of the Valentine's activities, etc. Dates- 10/35-9/46. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Fellowship Committee: General, 1942/1951 Box 33863 Box 33, Folder 20, Item RG01.01.1.1638

Correspondence by Mrs. J.G. Pollard and L. Cheek, Jr. Subject- Trustee/Museum business, VMFA Fellowship Committee minutes 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, Fellowship Committee agendas 1950, 1951, committee report 1949/50, Fellowship Committee announcements and replies, listing of fellowships given by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 1940-51, etc. Dates- 1942-51. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Finance Committee: Pending, 1939/1949 Box 33863 Box 34, Folder 9, Item RG01.01.1.1658

Correspondence by Mrs. J.G. Pollard. Subject- Trustee/Museum business, VMFA Finance Committee resolutions 1948/9, excerpts from Finance Committee meeting minutes 1939, 1951, Date- 3/49. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Fogg Art Museum, 1935/1943 Box 33863 Box 34, Folder 20, Item RG01.01.1.1672

Correspondence between VMFA staff and Harvard University's Fogg Art Museum, mostly regarding the loan of a Copley portrait for the Museum's inaugural exhibition, 1935-42. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

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