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American University Fine Arts Department records, 1946-1980

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Creator:
American University (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Subject:
Watkins Art Gallery (American University)  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
10 Microfilm reels, circa 9,000 items on 10 microfilm reels
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
The microfilmed American University Fine Arts Department records contain departmental files on faculty, visiting artists, students, fundraising events, and building projects. Also included are files on exhibitions held in the Watkins Gallery; photographs of exhibitions; collection files on permanent acquisitions and memorial gifts, containing photographs and insurance records; five scrapbooks and four guestbooks; and a bound volume of <em>Right Angle</em> (1947-1949). Researchers should note that this finding aid does not include an entry for every name found in the collection and that reels 2217-2219 are not represented in the finding aid.
Citation:
American University Fine Arts Department records, 1946-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 2210-2219 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals in American University Fine Arts Department, Washington, D.C.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
American University is a private university in Washington, D.C. The Fine Arts Department (now the Department of Art) is part of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1981 by American University Fine Arts Department.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Study and teaching -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Theme:
Art instruction and services  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6986
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209118
AAA_collcode_ameruniv
Theme:
Art instruction and services
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209118