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Cleveland Museum of Art construction records for the 1916 building
Collection
Identifier: 1111.064
Scope and Contents note
This is an artificial collection comprised of records pertaining to the construction of the Cleveland Museum of Art 1916 building, including the records of the temporary committees formed to plan the building and the records of the department that would evolve into buildings and grounds. The collection reflects the contributions of four different corporate entities, two of which were associated with the museum only during the initial construction. Buildings and Grounds records consist of...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1915-1917; 1905-1923
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art construction records for the 1958 building
Collection
Identifier: 1111.065
Scope and Contents note
The collection of materials was artificially brought together from materials gathered by Harold T. Clark, the buildings and grounds department, the director's office, and possibly other departments as well. Over time the original provenance and order of the of the records was lost. Clark stored many of the records in his office in downtown Cleveland, possibly because the museum was closed and had no where else to keep them, not necessarily because he was the records creator. These records...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1956-1958; 1951-1962
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Horace Kelley Art Foundation records
Collection
Identifier: 1111.101
Scope and Contents note
This small collections includes the earliest records of the Horace Kelley Art Foundation, originally incorporated as The Cleveland Museum of Art according to the terms of Horace Kelley's will fo 1890. The foundation changed its name in 1913 when the Cleveland Museum of Art was incorporated.
Dates:
1882-1921
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Records of the Director's Office: Sherman E. Lee, 1958-1983
Collection
Identifier: 1111.002
Scope and Contents note
The records of Sherman Lee document his tenure as director from 1958 to1983. Because he was also chief curator of Oriental art during his directorship, these records document many of the activities in the Oriental art department, particularly during the 1950s and 1960s. During Lee's administration the museum grew in size and complexity, so the director's office records do not document all of the museum's activities as they did in previous administrations, but still serve as the central point...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1958-1983; 1952-1983
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
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