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 1961

Harrison, Albertis S., Jr., 1961/1966 Box 33863 Box 36, Folder 30, Item RG01.01.1.1787

Correspondence from L. Cheek and S. Robertson. Subject- AAM meeting in Williamsburg, increase in security staff at VMFA, Artmobile, Executive order from the Governor's office to divide the Board of Trustees into five divisions. Request for authority to prepare Capital Outlay Plans for South Wing, invitations to serve on various committees, presentation of Webster S. Rhoads award to Gov. Harrison, newspaper clippings. Dates- 5/61 - 11/66 [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

Hi-Hy: General, 1955/1972 Box 33863 Box 37, Folder 12, Item RG01.01.1.1800

Correspondence from L. Cheek and J.M. Brown. Subject- Travel Itinerary, loans , VMT productions, collectors circle, LOAS (Loan-Own Art Service), search for prospective jurors, letter to Helen Hayes to address VMT, biographical data, gallery plans, invitations to preview Hogarth exhibition. Dates- 9/55 - 11/72 [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

Hofheimer, Henry Clay II, 1959/1963 Box 33863 Box 37, Folder 21, Item RG01.01.1.1812

Correspondence from L. Cheek. Subject- Term as a Trustee and Fellow at VMFA and as a Trustee at Norfolk Museum, Exhibition: Treasures from the Norfolk Museum. Gifts and donations. Dates- 9/61 - 4/3 [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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