Correspondence which documents administrative activities of the Director's office. Includes correspondence with individuals, institutions, galleries, and artists concerning museum collections and operations.

Halsey C. Ives - Director, St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts (1881-1909), Director (1909-1911)

Robert A. Holland - Acting Director (1911-1912), Director (1912-1922)

Samuel L. Sherer - Administrator (1921-1922), Director (1922-1928)

Charles P. Davis - Acting Director (1928-1929)

Meyric R. Rogers - Director (1929-1939)

James B. Musick - Acting Director (1939-1940)

Perry T. Rathbone - Director (1940-August 1942), Director (1945-1955)

Charles Nagel, Jr. - Acting Director (August 1942-November 1945), Director (1955-1964)

William N. Eisendrath, Jr. - Acting Director (May-June 1955), Acting Director (July-October 1964)

Charles E. Buckley - Director (1964-1975)

Mary-Edgar Patton - Acting Director (August-November 1975)

James N. Wood - Director (1975-1980)

James D. Burke - Director (1980-1999)

Brent Benjamin - Director (1999-2021)

Carolyn J. Schmidt - Interim Director (July 2021-August 2021)

Min Jung Kim - Director (2021- Present)