MA. Museum Archives

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This collection contains records created or received by Tom Livesay, Assistant Director for Administration 1980-1984. Livesay's records consist of correspondence files, a chronological series for 1981 and an alphabetical series of correspondence and subject files. Livesay was Assistant Director during the construction of and move to the New Museum and many files relate to that in some way. The collection also includes Board of Trustees and Board committee meeting files.

Scope and Contents This collection contains exhibition records transferred to archives from an exhibitions file room. The exhibitions department is the primary creator of the records in this collection, though they may also contain records created by the curator in charge of the exhibition. Records may include but are not limited to: attendance, checklists, contracts, planning, budget, funding and sponsorship, correspondence and memoranda, loans, insurance, shipping, tour venues, catalogue, programming, audio...

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This collection is an artifical collection created by the archives to contain reference material on the museum and people connected to it.

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This collection contains various documents related to the DMA and its exhibitions and programs. It includes City of Dallas proclamations and letters of recognition from govenors and presidents. It also contains other significant items.

Scope and Contents This collection contains records created by Slide Library / Visual Resources Library staff from 1981-2001. Staff creators include Eileen W. Coffman, Mary H. Mills, Rita Lasater, Kevin ComerfordThe collection includes department policy and procedure manuals, VRL status and project reports, memoranda to staff regarding policy and procedures for usage of the slide library / VRL, project proposals and plans, slide library evaluation, ARCH, digital imaging, and Texas issue of VRA...

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This collection contains the records of William B. "Bill" Jordan, Adjunct Curator of European Paintings, 1976-1980. Records consist primarily of correspondence and memoranda with some topical/subject files