Tom Livesay Records
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1980 - 1981
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.
Board of Trustees and Board Committee records are restricted to museum staff: Director’s Office and relevant contact department.
Extent
3.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series: chronological correspondence arranged by date, and alphabetical correspondence containing correspondence and subject files arranged alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Departmental transfer prior to 2009.
Collection was re-accessioned in 2022 during the ArchivesSpace migration to incorporate a revised collection number.
Collection accessioned by Hillary Bober on 21 April 2022.
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Hillary Bober
- Date
- 2022-04-21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022-04-21: Accession number updated per revised protocol. Previous accession number was 200X.025.
Repository Details
Part of the Dallas Museum of Art Archives Repository