Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over Organization Philadelphia Museum of Art Year 1955 to 1959

R. Sturgis Ingersoll Records, 1941-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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Julius Zieget Records, 1892-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7.5 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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Financial Records, 1875-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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Indian Art Department Records, circa 1896-1999, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 36.75 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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Conservation Department Records, 1957-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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Development and Membership Department Records, 1927, 1940-1989 (bulk 1967-1981) (inclusive)

Extent:: 24.5 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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Photography Department Records, 1925-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear foot
Abstract:: None available.

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Schools Records, 1879-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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Special Format Records: Architectural Drawings, 1911-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 flat drawers
Abstract:: None available.

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Community Programs and Urban Outreach Records, 1970-1980 (bulk) 1951-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:: 18.0 linear feet (18 containers)
Abstract:: The Department of Urban Outreach (DUO) of the Philadelphia Museum of Art was established in 1970 as an effort to reach new audiences by bringing art and art programs directly into Philadelphia’s inner city neighborhoods. In 1977, it became the Department of Community Programs, hereafter referred to as the Department. This collection documents the activities of the Department. The records date from 1951 to 1984, the bulk dating from 1970 to 1980, and include correspondence, exhibit planning documentation, photographs and scrapbooks, information concerning artists involved in various projects, and some general research files concerning related events and initiatives in the art community. While the collection does not provide comprehensive documentation of all aspects of the Department, it does include a wide variety of resources that demonstrate the Department’s intentions of appealing to culturally, economically and ethnically diverse communities. Of particular interest are the...(see more)

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