Foundations - Miscellaneous
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records created or received by Director Jay Gates (1993-1998) or maintained by the Director's Office staff on behalf of the Director. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence files, either a straight chronological series documenting all correspondnece going out under the director's signature, or an alphabetical series by correspondent that includes incoming and outgoing correspondence. The chronological correspondence series also includes the correspondence that went out under the interim directors preceeding and following Gates: Clay Johnson (1992-1993) and Charles Venable (1998-1999). The Gates records also include a series of reference or subject files which may contain incoming and outgoing correspondence filed by subject, internal memoranda, or reference materials.
Dates
- 1994
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unprocessed. Access may be permitted at the discretion of the archivist; contact the archives at archives@DMA.org.
Some files in this collection may contain records restricted to museum staff access; contact the archives at archives@DMA.org.
Institution-wide restriction on publicly disclosing the purchase price, appraised value, insurance value of a work of art (DMA Acquisition and Deaccession Policies and Procedures) and anonymous donor or lender information may apply to this collection. This information is only accessible to DMA staff or representatives.
Extent
From the Collection: 13.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Dallas Museum of Art Archives Repository