Publicity Scrapbook, January-December 1957

The collection contains scrapbooks of news clippings created by the museum's publicity staff to document the DMFA and DMA presence in Dallas newspapers. The scrapbooks cover January 1933-January 1985; the bulk of the scrapbooks are chronlogically based with a few created for a specific topic. The clippings document exhibitions; acquisitions; museum staff and trustees; programs and lectures; concerts and performances; educational activities and classes; museum operations; funding; building and renovation projects; editorials and opinions; political and legal matters; and controversies.