Scope and Contents Records concerning the operation of the office of Decorative Arts, which began to emerge as a distinct section of the Curatorial Department in 1969-1970, and the care and installation of the period rooms and the decorative arts collections. Includes: correspondence; research on the collection; acquisition considerations; background for bulletin articles; conservation issues; activities of the Decorative Arts Society; files on reinstallation of the period rooms; grant information;...

Scope and Contents

Document files are maintained for works of art acquired by the museum. They may contain any relevant information concerning acquisitions such as: correspondence relating to the object; comments by scholars; articles; photographs; conservation reports; documentation on the purchase; appraisals; information on installations, provenance, etc.