MA. Museum Archives

The collection contains records for the Silver Supper, the annual fundraising event for the Decorative Arts Department. The records consist of materials from the Silver Supper chairs for each year with varying levels of detail, and from Charles Venable and Stephen Harrison of the Decorative Arts department and "owner" of the event. Some later records are from the Office of Special Events. It is unclear which records are from which creator.

This collection consists of engraving and printing plates for special events, including invitations, reply cards, envelopes, menu and logo. Events represented in the collection are: Women in Classical Greece: Pandora's Box Lenders Dinner (1996); Grand Benefactor Dinner (2003); Silver Supper (2004, 2005, 2006).

This collection consists of invitations to special member and circle events between 2004-2009 including exhibition openings, programs, receiptions and other events.

This collection consists of invitations and other printed materials for special events primarily between 2009-2010. Event types include member and circle exhibition openings, programs, receiptions and annual fundraising events.

This collection contains records created or received by Stephen Harrison, Assistant Curator of Decorative arts from 1996-2002. The collection primarily features Harrison's correspondence and lectures.

The collection contains the records of Steven Nash, Deputy Director / Chief Curator, 1980-1988. Records document adminstrative activities of the curatorial department.

This collection consists of the 1992 chronological correspondence of Susan Barnes, Senior Curator of Western Art, and Emily Sano, Senior Curator of Non-Western Art. Sano also served as Deputy Director in this period. Chronological correspondence files contain copies of every piece of external correspondence that went out under either Barnes' or Sano's signature. The collection may also contain copies of internal memos.

This collection contains records created or received by Susan Barnes, Senior Curator of Western Art 1989-1994. Barnes also served as Deputy Director. Records include exhibition proposals, chronological correspondence December 1992-July 1994, dealer correspondence, and museum/insitutional correspondence.

This collection contains the record of Susan Diachisin, the first Director of the Center for Creative Connections, or C3. Records document the planning for C3 exhibitions and programs, fundraising, administration, evaluation, and partnerships.

This collection contains records created or received by Suzanne Weaver, Nancy and Tim Hanely Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art until 2008. Records include Concentrations Series exhibition files, Texas and other contemporary artist files, correspondence, and acquisitions.