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Eda Carter Williams Personal Papers (SC-12) 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 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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Events Photo Archives 10 Linear Feet 44 binders

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
This collection documents the various events held at and hosted by the VMFA from the years 1939-2012, including Fine Arts and Flowers, Jumpin in July, and Fast Forward. Materials include event programs, photographs, slides, and negatives.
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Exhibitions Photo Archives 52 Linear Feet 210 binders

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
This collection documents the visual history of various VMFA exhibitions for the years 1936-2010, comprising photographic prints, slides, programs, and related ephemera.
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Leslie Cheek, Jr. Personal Papers (SC-02) 19.4 Linear Feet 16 boxes; 596 folders and 48 oversized items

Cheek, Leslie, 1908-
This collection documents a portion of the life of Leslie Cheek, Jr., the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' second and longest-tenured Director (1948-1968). One series includes material from his early career and activities before the VMFA, as well as his tenure at the museum, and through his retirement. Two series document the publication of two photobiographies about Cheek, "Living by Design" and "Designing for the Arts." Another series is comprised of materials about Skylark Farm, the house and tree farm located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, owned, designed and furnished by the Cheeks between 1967 and 1977 when it was donated to Washington and Lee University. Other series document the Cheeks' personal world travels in the 1950s-1980s, some of Cheek's awards, and finally, a number of framed architectural drawings done by Cheek as a student in the 1930s.
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Records of the Buildings and Grounds Department (RG-06) 46.25 Linear Feet 54 boxes; 935 folders and 7 non-inventoried boxes; 51 binders (photo)

Galleries include: -Lobby -Recent Acquisitions Gallery -Evans Court -Entrance Hall -Bryan -Branch -Reed -Assembly Hall -Sculpture Hall -Kreuzer -Thalimer -Deane Gallery -Theatre lobby gallery -Miscellaneous smaller areas

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Records of the Exhibitions Department (RG-23) 193.0 Linear Feet 265 boxes

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The collection's inclusive dates are 1936-2015, with the bulk of the material dating from 1979-2004. The collection is comprised of correspondence, exhibition schedules, budgets, grant applications, photographs, object lists, notes, collection statements, planning documents, project files, policies, loan arrangements and decisions, and other materials.

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Series 15: The Virginia Museum Theatre 8 boxes 8 binders Binder PH-01-15 Binder 1, Binder 1, Binder PH-01-15 Binder 2, Binder 2, Binder PH-01-15 Binder 3, Binder 3, Binder PH-01-15 Binder 4, Binder 4, Binder PH-01-15 Binder 5, Binder 5, Binder PH-01-15 Binder 6, Binder 6, Binder PH-01-15 Binder 7, Binder 7, Binder PH-01-15 Binder 8, Binder 8

This series documents the various performances held at the Virginia Museum Theatre from 1955-1989 and includes photographic prints of the theatre interior and performances, contact sheets, newspaper clippings, and playbills.

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Series 1: Artmobile 14 boxes 14 binders Binder PH-01-01 Binder 1, Binder 1, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 2, Binder 2, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 3, Binder 3, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 4, Binder 4, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 5, Binder 5, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 6, Binder 6, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 7, Binder 7, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 8, Binder 8, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 9, Binder 9, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 10, Binder 10, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 11, Binder 11, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 12, Binder 12, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 13, Binder 13, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 14, Binder 14

This series documents the history, construction, and various exhibitions of the VMFA's Artmobile program, and includes graphic materials along with exhibition information.

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