Member Travel Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records for special member benefit trips for Associates and Circle members, Friends/affinity groups, and Museum League. Files for each trip may include: itinerary, promotional flyer, attendees, correspondence, budget, photos, hosts. Records extant for each trip vary, and it is not always clear if trip took place; if records include notes on cancellation, it is so noted. Also included are the groups invited on the trip if known.
The collection also includes some general information on the travel program and travel surveys.
Records were created by various membership staff over the years, including Ryland Stacy, Elaine Gantz Wright, Jean Coleman, Cathy Doyle, and Kim Bryant.
Dates
- 1977 - 2013
- Majority of material found within 1985 - 2008
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for public research.
Researchers must make an appointment to view this collection; contact the archives at archives@DMA.org.
Extent
2.08 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains records for special member benefit trips. Files for each trip may include: itinerary, promotional flyer, attendees, correspondence, budget, photos, hosts.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically by start date of the trip.
Custodial History
Records were housed in filing cabinets in the office of Kim Bryant, former Donor Circle/Partners Program director.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Departmental transfer from Edwina Gonzalez, Manager of Special Events, received in summer 2014.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Hillary Bober; processing completed on 2 September 2014. was originally processed in September 2014 containing a small transfer of travel records from the development department. Another group of travel files was transferred shortly after. This transfer was processed and incorporated into the first collection in December 2014. As travel files were being processed, three boxes from 200X.011 labeled as membership travel files were also processed; these boxes contained few travel files, but those that were present were incorporated in the primary collection. See the processing info for 200X.011 for more information on the three processed boxes. Date acquired: 09/02/2014
A second transfer of travel files was received from the Development Department shortly after processing of the first collection was completed. This transfer was processed and incorporated into the first collection in December 2014.
As travel files were being processed, three boxes from 200X.011 labeled as membership travel files were also processed; these boxes contained few travel files, but those that were present were incorporated in the primary collection. See the processing info for 200X.011 for more information on the three processed boxes.
Additional description/notes were added for DACS compliance and ArchivesSpace local usage guidelines in 2022.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Member Travel Records
- Author
- Hillary Bober
- Date
- 2022-04-26
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022-04-26: Museum Archives collection number assigned as identifier following new protocol. Accession number was 2014.012.
Repository Details
Part of the Dallas Museum of Art Archives Repository