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Call Number:
0033
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives
Extent:
11.0 cubic feet
Language:
English
Date:
1983-2001 (inclusive)
Creator:
Grabowski, Kathryn
Abstract:
The Penn Museum is a renowned center for archaeological exploration, teaching and display of artifacts from around the world. Since 1887, scholars and explorers have dedicated their lives to interpreting cultures from many areas. As a part of its mission the museum is also a sponsor of cultural, educational and social programs to bring exhibits of interest to audiences in the United States and around the world. In 1985, the museum inagurated a Traveling Exhibitions Program under the auspices of the Museum Services Division in an effort to expose the collections of the museum to a wider national and international audience. The Traveling Exhibits collection is composed of exhibition records from the inception of the program through the early 2000s. There are records from fifteen exhibitions plus the administrative and financial records of Kathryn Grabowski held in twelve archival cartons.

The Penn Museum is a renowned center for archaeological exploration, teaching and housing of artifacts from around the world. Since 1887, scholars and explorers from the museum have dedicated their lives to interpreting cultures from many areas of the world. As a part of its mission the museum is also a sponsor of cultural, educational and social programs to bring exhibits of interest to audiences in the United States and around the world. In 1985, the museum inagurated a Traveling Exhibitions Program under the auspices of the Museum Services Division in an effort to expose the collections of the museum to a wider national and international audience.

Initially conceived as able to provide two exhibits annually, exhibits from the museum's collection as well as specially commissioned exhibitions were made available to other museums and organizations. The exhibitions were research oriented, entirely composed of objects from the museum's own collections and relied on information from the museum's rich history, curatorial knowledge and the explorer's unique interpretaton. The museum packages included materials to assist institutions to publicize, interpret and program their individual exhibit.

The initial traveling exhibition, "Life and Culture in Ancient Egypt" presented nearly 200 archaeological artifacts and art objects dating from all periods of ancient Egyptian history.

The Penn Museum is a renowned center for archaeological exploration and teaching. It houses artifacts from around the world. Since 1887, scholars and explorers from the museum have dedicated their lives to interpreting cultures from many areas. As a part of its mission the museum is also a sponsor of cultural, educational and social programs to bring exhibits of interest to audiences in the United States and around the world. In 1985, the museum inagurated a Traveling Exhibitions Program under the auspices of the Museum Services Division in an effort to expose the collections of the museum to a wider national and international audience.

Initially conceived as able to provide two exhibits annually, programs from the museum's collection were combined with specially commissioned exhibitions from other collections. The exhibitions were research oriented, composed of objects from the museum's own collections and relied on information from the museum's rich history, curatorial knowledge and the explorer's unique interpretation. The museum packages included materials to assist institutions to publicize, interpret and program their individual exhibit.

The Traveling Exhibits Collection is composed of exhibition records from the inception of the program through the early 2000s. There are records from fifteen exhibitions plus the administrative and financial records of Kathryn Grabowski held in twelve archival cartons. While not every exhibit has the same titled folders, most contain information about the contract, correspondence with the individual museums booking the show and some design elements such as labels, text or panels. Some shows were backed by grants and the information related to that is available. Budget and receipts are often present. Object lists are frequently included as are marketing/PR/publicity records. Important receipts related to shipping and packing can be found with most exhibits and the Grabowski files contain a reference folder of packing information from various sources with pictures of containers.

The Kathryn Grabowski files are those maintained by the coordinator of the traveling exhibits program. Most files contain items of correspondence, lists of objects, internal memos and some agreements. The "Packing Specifications" file holds some drawings of containers. Five of the Grabowski files relate to exhibits planned but not produced by the Museum and five files have information on exhibits from other sources that were not viable for the museum at that time.

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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Jody Rodgers
Finding Aid Date
1/6/15

Collection Inventory

General Information.
Box 1
IRS Correspondence.
Box 1
Exhibition Proposals.
Box 1
Budgets.
Box 1
Misc. Billing and Shipping.
Box 1
Packing Specifications.
Box 1
Administrative-Strategic Plan.
Box 1
Administrative-Task Force on Exhibits and Collections.
Box 1
Man and Animal Exhibit plans.
Box 1
Myth, Culture, Superstition Exhibit plans.
Box 1
Northwest Coast Exhibit plans.
Box 1
Samurai Armour Exhibit plans.
Box 1
Women in Ancient Egypt Exhibit plans.
Box 1
Jansen Mohenjo Daro Exhibit (1 of 2).
Box 1
Jansen Mohenjo Daro Exhibit (2 of 2).
Box 1
Frater-Raboris of India Exhibit.
Box 1
Egypt's Ramses II Exhibit.
Box 1
Fogg Traveling Sardis Exhibit.
Box 1

PR.
Box 1
Grant.
Box 1
Secrets/Science.
Box 1
Labels.
Box 1
Exhibit Set-Up.
Box 1

Taiwan-Life and Culture of Ancient Egypt.
Box 1
Contracts/Insurance/Facilities Reports.
Box 1
Shipping/Crating/Customs.
Box 1

Tikal 87-90.
Box 2
Receipts of Purchase-Construction.
Box 2
Info./Program.
Box 2
Contracts/Facility Reports.
Box 2
Labels/Text/Panels.
Box 2
PR.
Box 2

Budgets/Receipts/Miscellaneous.
Box 2
Catalogue Information.
Box 2
Cleveland Museum of Art.
Box 2
Miscellaneous.
Box 2
Montgomery Museum of Fine Art.
Box 2
Object List.
Box 2
Packing and Crating.
Box 2
Philadelphia Museum of Art (1 of 2).
Box 2
Philadelphia Museum of Art (2 of 2).
Box 2
Publicity.
Box 2
J.B. Sped Art Museum.
Box 2
Text Panels and Labels.
Box 2
Allen Wardell-Correspondence.
Box 2
Yale University Art Gallery.
Box 2

IBM (Correspondence/Memoranda).
Box 2
Contract/Insurance.
Box 2
Curatorial.
Box 2
Exhibit Design.
Box 2
Labels.
Box 2
Object Lists.
Box 2
Printing/PR.
Box 2

Articles about Beauty.
Box 2
Borrower's Agreement.
Box 3
Carlos Museum-Emory University.
Box 3
Catalogue Information.
Box 3
Condition Report and Drafts.
Box 3
Crating Information.
Box 3
Docent Office Background Packet Contents.
Box 3
Crating Information-Atelier Art Service, Inc.
Box 3
Docent Office Packet.
Box 3
Education Resources Packet Contents.
Box 3
Events Information Packet Contents.
Box 3
Exhibit Floor Plans and Case Layouts.
Box 3
Grant Information.
Box 3
Marketing Package.
Box 3
Maxwell Museum.
Box 3
Press Releases.
Box 3
Shipping Info.-McCollister's.
Box 3
Shop Product Packet Info.
Box 3
C-233 Lotus Flower Vase.
Box 3
Tacoma-Exhibit Floor Plans and Case Layouts.
Box 3
Text Panels and Labels.
Box 3

General Information.
Box 3
Conservation.
Box 3
Marketing.
Box 3
Packing and Crating.
Box 3
Shipping.
Box 3
Case Information and Case Listings.
Box 3
California Academy of Sciences.
Box 3
Munsen-Williams Proctor Institute.
Box 3
Mint Museum of Art.
Box 3
Walters Art Gallery.
Box 3
Michael C. Carlos Museum.
Box 4
The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art.
Box 4
Philbrook Museum.
Box 4
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Box 4

Borrower's Agreement.
Box 4
General Information.
Box 4
Marketing Package.
Box 4
Newark Museum.
Box 4
Rochester Museum and Science Center.
Box 4
Publicity.
Box 4
Text Panels and Label Copy.
Box 4

Photography.
Box 4
Marketing Packet.
Box 4
Folders and Stationery.
Box 4
Rejections.
Box 4
Condition Reports.
Box 4
Floor and Case Plans.
Box 4
Contracts.
Box 4
Packing Lists and Crating.
Box 4
Elizabeth Benson.
Box 4
Marketing.
Box 4
Object Lists and Mounts.
Box 4
University of Pennsylvania Museum.
Box 4
California Academy of Sciences.
Box 4
Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Box 4
Florida Museum of Natural History.
Box 4
Press Info.
Box 4
Mailing Info. and Labels.
Box 4
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History.
Box 4
Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis.
Box 4
Houston Museum of Natural History.
Box 5
Shipping Bids.
Box 5
Budget Information.
Box 5
Object Lists.
Box 5

Ancient Treasures.
Box 5
Case Drawings.
Box 5
Education.
Box 5
Grant Information.
Box 5
Marketing.
Box 5
Packing/Crating.
Box 5
Publicity.
Box 5
Shipping.
Box 5
Text Information and Labels.
Box 5
Newark Museum.
Box 5
The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art.
Box 5
Lowe Museum.
Box 5
Rochester Museum of Art.
Box 5
National Museum of African Art.
Box 5
Kelsey Museum of Art and Archaeology.
Box 6
Baltimore Museum of Art.
Box 6
Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Box 6

General Information.
Box 6
Art Space Gallery Contract.
Box 6
Marketing.
Box 6
Canadian Embassy in D.C.
Box 6
Photographs and Negatives.
Box 6
Raven Discovering Mankind in the Clamshell.
Box 6
Meeting List.
Box 6
Rejection Letters.
Box 6
Crating.
Box 6
Shipping.
Box 6
Text Panels.
Box 6
Labels.
Box 6

Mexico Fine Art Center-Chicago.
Box 6
Marketing Information.
Box 6
Orozco Gallery-Mexican Cultural Institute.
Box 6
Tohomo Chul Park Gallery.
Box 6
Puerto Rico.
Box 6
Rejections.
Box 6
Photographs.
Box 6
Meeting Lists.
Box 6
General Information/Venue Lists.
Box 6
Object List.
Box 6
Packing.
Box 6
Publications.
Box 6

Searching for Ancient Egypt.
Box 6
Return to Egypt.
Box 6
Egypt Exhibit Extended.
Box 6
Dallas General Information.
Box 6
Dallas Contract.
Box 6
Dallas Shipping.
Box 7
Dallas Museum of Art.
Box 7
SFAE Conservation Invoices.
Box 7
Denver Art Museum.
Box 7
Denver Art Museum-Press.
Box 7
Seattle Museum of Art.
Box 7
Joslyn Museum.
Box 7
Birmingham Museum.
Box 7
Bass Museum.
Box 7
Honolulu Academy of Fine Arts.
Box 7

General Information.
Box 7
Interim Report 11/30/99.
Box 7
Incident Report.
Box 8
Baskets-Object List.
Box 8
Case Lists.
Box 8
Baskets-Graphic Information.
Box 8
Budget.
Box 8
Budget/Expenses.
Box 8
Copies of Bills Paid.
Box 8
Packing.
Box 8
Baskets-Packing/Crating.
Box 8
Photography.
Box 8
Baskets-Marketing.
Box 8
Press Info.
Box 8
Baskets-Text Panels.
Box 8
Design.
Box 8
Shipping.
Box 8
Stuff.
Box 8
Color Xerox/Other Images.
Box 8
Weaver's Booklet.
Box 8
Teacher's Guide.
Box 8
Weaver's Album.
Box 8
Expenses.
Box 8
Original and Revised Implementation-Grand Budget.
Box 8
NEH Reports.
Box 8
NEH Official Notification GM 25633-96.
Box 8
NEH Interim Report.
Box 8
NEH (1 of 3).
Box 8
NEH (2 of 3).
Box 8
NEH (3 of 3).
Box 8
NEH Budget.
Box 8
Symposium Abstracts.
Box 8
Grant-Conservation Concerns.
Box 8
Sally Draft and Correspondence.
Box 8
Sally McClendon's Salary.
Box 8
Sally Receipts.
Box 8
California Indian Museum.
Box 8
Baskets-Loans.
Box 8
Brooklyn Museum-Loan.
Box 8
Field Museum-Loan.
Box 8
NMNH Smithsonian Museum Loan and Photos (Copy).
Box 9
NMAI.
Box 9
P.A. Hearst Museum Loan.
Box 9
Lake County Museum Loan.
Box 9
DAM Loan.
Box 9
SW Museum Re: Lucy's Pony Beaded Basket.
Box 9
NMNH Smithsonian Museum Loan and Photos.
Box 9
Teacher's Guide.
Box 9
Curator's CVs.
Box 9
Education.
Box 9
Expedition Magazine.
Box 9
Press Release.
Box 9
Opening Day Photos.
Box 9
White Wolf's Album.
Box 9
Correspondence with Borrowing Institutions.
Box 9
Ukiah Opening and Publicity.
Box 9
Video.
Box 9
New Liberty.
Box 9
California Council for the Humanities-Video.
Box 9
Correspondence.
Box 9
Show Requests-General Information.
Box 9
UPMAA Photo Archives-Graphic Correspondence.
Box 9
Basket Weavers-Mashantucket Pequot Museum.
Box 9
Mashantucket Pequot Museum.
Box 9
Basket Weavers-Field Museum.
Box 9
National Museum of American Indians.
Box 9
National Museum of Natural History.
Box 9
Storage.
Box 9
Crate/Storage Information.
Box 9
Grace Hudson Museum.
Box 9

General Information.
Box 9
Object Lists.
Box 9
Photography.
Box 9
Case Drawings.
Box 9
Marketing Packet Information.
Box 10
Marketing Package.
Box 10
Inquiries.
Box 10
Rejections.
Box 10
Text Panel Information.
Box 10
Exhibit Manual Components.
Box 10
Packing/Crating.
Box 10
Shipping.
Box 10
Frank H. McClung Museum.
Box 10
Bard Institute.
Box 10
The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art.
Box 10
Review.
Box 10

General Information.
Box 10
MOA with John.
Box 10
Incident Reports.
Box 10
Chinese Scholar.
Box 10
Object Values.
Box 10
Mounts.
Box 10
PIO.
Box 10
Object Lists.
Box 10
Marketing.
Box 10
Packing.
Box 10
Travel Condition Reports.
Box 10
Shipping.
Box 10
Return to John Fong.
Box 10
Loan to Joslyn.
Box 11
Budget.
Box 11
Slides in Case Order-Working Copy.
Box 11
Slides-Incomplete Set.
Box 11
Exhibit Design.
Box 11
Photos.
Box 11
Frank H. McClung Museum.
Box 11
Naples Museum of Art (1 of 2).
Box 12
Naples Museum of Art (2 of 2).
Box 12
Joslyn Art Museum.
Box 12
Michael C. Carol's Museum.
Box 12

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