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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 1948

American Association of Museums, 1940/1951 Box 33863 Box 2, Folder 10, Item RG01.01.1.0080

Subject- Printed materials. [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

American Federation of Arts, 1945/1954 Box 33863 Box 2, Folder 26, Item RG01.01.1.0096

Subject- Cheek on Board of organization. Contains memos, pamphlets, exhibition literature etc. [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

American Institute of Architects, 1947/1958 Box 33863 Box 3, Folder 10, Item RG01.01.1.0109

Correspondence by L. Cheek, Jr. Subject- correspondence with the American Institute of Architects. Dates- 4/47-1/58. [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

Anderson, Henry W., 1947/1948 Box 33863 Box 3, Folder 24, Item RG01.01.1.0126

Correspondence between T.C. Colt, Jr. and Mr. Henry W. Anderson. Subject- Anderson's presidency of the Board of Trustees 1947, trustee and Museum business, Annual Board meeting minutes 1947-8, Museum events and daily operations, Museum investments and gifts to the Museum, a general study of the Museum's collections and suggested plan of development (1947), information about the land occupied by the Museum and its estimated future needs, etc. Dates- 6/47-6/48. [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

Anderson, Henry W., 1948/1954 Box 33863 Box 3, Folder 25, Item RG01.01.1.0128

Subject- President of the Board of Trustees. 1948-53. [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

Anderson, Henry W., 1948/1954 Box 33863 Box 3, Folder 26, Item RG01.01.1.0129

Correspondence between Mrs. J.G. Pollard and L. Cheek, Jr. and Col. Henry W. Anderson. Subject- Anderson's presidency of the VMFA Board of Trustees, Museum events and daily operations, gifts to the Museum, investment of the Museum's A.D. Williams fund, listing of financial condition of endowment and special funds 1952-3, etc. Dates- 5/51-10/54. [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

Annual Report, 1947/1948 Box 33863 Box 4, Folder 8, Item RG01.01.1.0143

Subject- preliminary and final copy: VMFA Annual Report 1947-8. [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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