Press Release Packet, 1979

The records of the Director's office remain in original order. Folders are arranged chronologically by each May Show. All of the correspondence is filed alphabetically by correspondent name, with form letters and general information appearing at the beginning of each year. Files are sparse for the 1950s and 1960s, and records from 1951-1956 are nonexistent. Beginning in 1957, the records shift from detailed correspondence to general information about the May Show procedures. Reflecting this change, the files after 1950 are arranged strictly by date. The Director's office maintained copies of the invitation, bulletin, entry form, artist list, press releases, press luncheon, and newspaper clippings. The later files may also include some correspondence with jurors and memoranda. The everyday workings of the May Show, however, shifted to the Department of Modern Art around 1969.