This collection contains special exhibition and permanent collection teaching materials / teacher packets. Also included are materials for the creation of the CD-ROM Art of Looking; SPGI [School Partnerships and Gallery Interpretation] departmental files, statistics and reports; and TAG [talented and gifted] materials.

The collection contains 25 small panels depicting copies of paintings and drawings related to Shakespeare and his time, mounted on board for an outreach exhibition in conjunction with Shakespeare: The Globe and the World, 1980-1981.

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 the catalogues or handbooks of the art exhibition installed by the Art Department of the State Fair of Texas for 1905-1934.

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.

Papers of artist Stephen Lapthisophon, including his writing, documentionation of exhibitions he participated and curated, and attended. The bulk of the collection relates to Lapthisophon's career in Chicago, Illinois.

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