Curatorial (RG-03) Finding Aids to the Institutional Records of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in the VMFA Archives | Records of the Curatorial Department RG-03 Record Group 03 (RG-03)

Finding Aids to the Institutional Records of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in the VMFA Archives | Records of the Curatorial Department RG-03

Record Group 03 (RG-03)


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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives

Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007
Business Number: 804-340-1495
library@vmfa.museum
URL: https://vmfa.museum/library/special-collections-archives/

Courtney Yevich Tkacz, VMFA Archivist

Repository
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives
Identification
RG-03
Title
Records of the Curatorial Department (RG-03) 1928-2019 [minimally processed; subject to change]
URL:
https://archives.vmfa.museum/repositories/2/resources/24
Quantity
215 Linear Feet, 164 boxes; 4,402 folders
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Publication

The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is minimally unprocessed. Requests to perform research must be submitted to the VMFA Archives at least three business days in advance.

As custodians of public records, VMFA only restricts access to public records when sensitive information is present. Such restrictions are applied in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia, § 2.2-3700 thru § 2.2-3714) and the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (Code of Virginia, § 2.2-3800 thru § 2.2-3809).

Provenance

The collection was transferred from the Curatorial Department through periodic deposits since 1987.

Preferred Citation

Records of the Curatorial Department (RG-03). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.

Processing Note


Arrangement

The collection is organized into five series. Series 1 is divided into sub-series by curator, arranged chronologically by when the curator joined the museum staff. Series 2 is divided into sub-series by collection, arranged chronologically by when the collection was accessioned.

Series 1
Curator Files, 1962-2014, undated
Series 2
Collection Files, 1963-1996, undated
Series 3
Subject Files, 1928-2009, undated
Series 4
Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), 1976-1999, undated
Series 5
Declined Accessions, undated

Container List

RG-03-01
Series 1: Curators
1962-2019
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RG-03-02
Series 2: Collection Files
1963-1996
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RG-03-03
Series 3: Subject Files
1928-2009
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RG-03-04
Series 4: Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA)
1976-1999
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RG-03-05
Series 5: Declined Accessions
undated
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