Collections : [Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]

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 1952

Eda Carter Williams Personal Papers (SC-12), 1940/1993 0.1 Linear Feet 1 box; 4 folders

Williams, Eda Carter
The collection documents the service of Eda Carter Williams to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Williams was nominated to be a Trustee of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 1954, and served for 11 years until 1965. She was also a founding member of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Council in 1955 and served on the Council for 45 years, until 2000.
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Education and Outreach Photo Archives, 1950/2010 97 boxes 97 binders

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
This collection documents the history of the various Education and Outreach initiatives, comprising everything from the VMFA's Artmobile program to art classes, lectures and symposia to family open houses, and includes photographic prints, slides, programs, and related ephemera.
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E: General, 1945/1972 Box 33863 Box 26, Folder 19, Item RG01.01.1.1058

Correspondence from T. Colt, Mrs. J.G. Pollard and L. Cheek. Subject- Exhibitions, Artmobile, VMT, Va. Fellowships, search for potential jurors, work schedules invitations, newspapers, postcards, etc. Accessions and gifts: "Autumn Leaves", A. Palmer. Dates- 5/46-5/70 [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.]

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

Egyptian Art, 1951/1954 Box 33863 Box 26, Folder 27, Item RG01.01.1.1067

Correspondence between L. Cheek and B. Bothmer (Egyptologist, BMFA). Subject- Invitations, list of Egyptian art objects available for purchase. Dates- 9/54 - 11/51 [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.]

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

Entertainment Committee, 1950/1954 Box 33863 Box 26, Folder 37, Item RG01.01.1.1080

Correspondence by T.C. Colt, Jr., L. Cheek, Jr. and Mrs. J.G. Pollard. Subject- Trustee/Museum business, VMFA Entertainment Committee schedule 1946/7, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, Entertainment Committee rosters 1950/1, 1951/2, 1952/3, proposed Friday evening events 1950/1, committee meeting minutes 1952, biographical information about George T. Hamilton, etc. Dates- 1946-54. [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.]

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

Entertainment Committee, 1950/1956 Box 33863 Box 26, Folder 39, Item RG01.01.1.1082

Subject- Trustee/Museum business, VMFA Entertainment Committee schedule 1954, 1955, 1956, announcements and minutes of Entertainment Committee meetings 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, etc. Dates- 1951-6. [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.]

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  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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