13 10 274 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/70a78d44dcf88ba84d2400f615a65420.jpg fcc30645eeee719f32943c0626a2764e Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/">Main Reading Room, Library of Congress</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1198/#geolocation">101 Independence Avenue, SE Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 100 Washington, DC 20540</a> <a>+1 (202) 707-3399</a> Description The Main Reading Room houses a large general reference collection emphasizing humanities, social sciences, and bibliography. The mission of the Main Reading Room Reference Collection is to provide comprehensive reference and research materials in the humanities, especially religion, philosophy, language, literature, art, and history, as well as in biography, bibliography, and library science. The collection also covers the social sciences, especially psychology, sociology, political science, and education. This collection contains almost 20,000 titles in about 70,000 volumes. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/bibguide.html">Bibliographies & Guides</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Main Reading Room, Library of Congress art books District of Columbia library religious records sciences Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/0b4ddeb2fe87fd60fb7dbf26833d3b37.jpg 258a5156875f960c3fb73afb2bd7be6a Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/">Manuscripts Reading Room, Library of Congress</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1199/#geolocation">101 Independence Avenue, SE James Madison Building, LM 101 Washington DC 20540</a> <a>+1 (202) 707-5387</a> Description The collections include presidential papers, papers of government officials, organizational records, a number of special collections formed by individual or institutional collectors, and foreign sources relating to American history that are located in foreign repositories. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/f-aids/mssfa.html#">Finding Aids</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manuscripts Reading Room, Library of Congress District of Columbia governmental records international library Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/313a896b9489cd347e800160d05da1d4.jpg 258a5156875f960c3fb73afb2bd7be6a Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/microform/">Microform Reading Room, Library of Congress</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1200/#geolocation">101 Independence Avenue, SE Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 139 Washington, DC 20540</a> Description The materials in microform vary widely, not only in the nature of the original materials microfilmed – books, pamphlets, periodicals, manuscripts, dissertations, dramatic works, government documents, and etc. – but also in date, place of publication, language, and subject matter. While a number of these items duplicate items in the Library’s print collections, most are available only in microform. Among the collections, the City Directories of the United States, representing more than 1200 cities, towns, and counties primarily from 1861 through 1960, is an invaluable resource. <a href="http://loc.gov/rr/microform/bibguide.html">Bibliographies & Guides</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Microform Reading Room, Library of Congress 19th century 20th century 21st century books city directories counties District of Columbia library manuscripts microform pamphlets periodicals Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/be050a35e7addc6c64819425c549ec02.jpg c872bc08ecbb417dfab4d6f6f3a56fb0 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/general-info-leaflets/26-cartographic.html#mapping">Cartographic and Architectural Records</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1201/#geolocation">8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001</a> <a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3Acarto@nara.gov%E2%80%9D">carto@nara.gov</a> <a>+1 (301) 837-3200</a> Description The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 2%-5% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. In a democracy, records belong to the people, and for more than seven decades, NARA has preserved and provided access to the records of the United States of America. The holdings of the Cartographic and Architectural Section in College Park, Maryland, include over 15 million maps, chars, aerial photographs, architectural drawings, patents, and ships plans, constituting one of the world's largest accumulations of such documents. These holdings are arranged in 190 record groups, which reflect the origins of the records in specific federal departments and agencies. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cartographic & Architectural Section (NWCSC), National Archives & Records Administration architecture archives cartography College Park drawings governmental records maps Maryland military history patents photographs records https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/d6bddbc7ab35673f158bb8f733d738f9.jpg c872bc08ecbb417dfab4d6f6f3a56fb0 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/photographs-dc.html">Still Pictures Division</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1202/#geolocation">8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001</a> <a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3Astillpix@nara.gov%E2%80%9D">stillpix@nara.gov</a> <a>+1 (301) 837-0561</a> Description The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 2%-5% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. In a democracy, records belong to the people, and for more than seven decades, NARA has preserved and provided access to the records of the United States of America. The estimated 14 million analog and one million born-digital photographs and graphic images in the Still Picture holdings at the National Archives at College Park, attract a wide variety of researchers: documentary filmmakers, print and electronic publishers, media representatives, military veterans, museum curators, social and cultural historians, and the general public. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Still Picture Division, Special Media Archives Services, National Archives & Records Administration archives audiovisual College Park governmental records Maryland photographs https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/13b863755f03d98a8999b264704f0aeb.jpg c872bc08ecbb417dfab4d6f6f3a56fb0 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/order/textual-records-dc.html">Textual Archives</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1203/#geolocation">8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001</a> Civil Reference: <a>+1 (301) 837-3480</a> Military Reference: <a>+1 (301) 837-3510</a> <a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3Aarchive2reference@nara.gov%E2%80%9D">archive2reference@nara.gov</a> Description The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 2%-5% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. In a democracy, records belong to the people, and for more than seven decades, NARA has preserved and provided access to the records of the United States of America. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Textual Archives, National Archives & Records Administration archives College Park governmental records Maryland https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/f9ec38d12fdabc5c990da9615514591b.jpg c536c73db74c00a39a4d1caf42785097 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/research/gallery-archives.html">Gallery Archives Research Room, National Gallery of Art, West Building</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1204/#geolocation">6th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20565</a> <a>+1 (202) 842-6615</a> <a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3Agallery-archives@nga.gov%E2%80%9D">gallery-archives@nga.gov</a> Description The Gallery Archives collects, preserves and makes available historical records relating to the history of the National Gallery of Art. Consult the Archives for information regarding all aspects of the museum's history and development including its exhibitions, acquisitions, scholarly and educational programs, and the design and construction of the West and East Buildings and Sculpture Garden. <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/research/gallery-archives/finding-aids.html#">Finding Aids</a> Resource National Gallery of Art Records: "The archives holds records and documents that the museum created or received in the course of its programs, acquisitions, and activities, including: - Subject-classified Central Files, 1939–c. 1970 - Press releases, 1939–present - Calendars of events, annual reports, and other National Gallery of Art publications - Architectural design drawings and models for the West Building, East Building, and National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden - Photographs of Gallery events, architecture, and personalities - Records concerning museum activities during World War II and the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas (the Roberts Commission) - Records of exhibitions held at the National Gallery of Art, 1941–present" Donated Materials: "Over time the Gallery Archives has acquired or received materials from other sources that relate closely to the mission, programs, and interests of the museum, including: - Papers of art historian John Rewald - World War II files of Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives officers Edward Adams, S. Lane Faison Jr., Walter I. Farmer, Frederick Hartt, E. Parker Lesley Jr., Charles Parkhurst, Craig Hugh Smyth, Edith A. Standen, and James J. Rorimer - Scrapbooks and related papers of donor Chester Dale and his wife Maud - Artist postcards and other materials associated with the collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel - Papers of directors, curators, and others relating to the National Gallery of Art" Index of American Design: The Index of American Design is a collection of approximately 18,000 watercolor renderings, now in the department of Modern Prints and Drawings, of the crafts and folk arts of the United States. Related records in the Gallery Archives reflect the activity and interest in the Index between its beginning as a federal arts program in 1935 and termination in 1942, to its subsequent deposit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art between 1942 and 1943, and to its final transfer to the National Gallery of Art in 1944. These records consist of files, research note cards, an extensive collection of prints and negatives, color notes, pencil drawings, and ink sketches. Oral Histories: "The National Gallery of Art established its oral history program in 1987 to record the recollections and insights of participants and observers of the Gallery’s past. Interviews range from in-depth life histories recorded in several sessions to shorter interviews relating to a single significant aspect of an individual’s career or a single phase of the history of the National Gallery of Art. Interviewees include: - Trustees and donors to the Gallery - Former executive officers, curators, and administrators - Architects and others associated with the design and construction of the West and East Buildings and the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Individuals and groups of staff members" Other Resources: Subject reference files, chronologies, and related factual information about the National Gallery of Art and the development of its collections also are available in the archives. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gallery Archives Research Room, National Gallery of Art, West Building 20th century 21st century Adams, Edwards architecture archives art buildings Dale, Chester Dale, Maud design District of Columbia drawings Faison Jr., S. Lane Farmer, Walter I. folk arts garden Hartt, Frederick Lesley Jr., E. Parker oral history Pankhurst, Charles photographs records reports Reward John Rorer, James J. sculptures Smyth, Craig Hugh Standen, Edith A. Vogel, Dorothy and Herbert Washington World War II https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/4ef17b354bf6feb22822fcc3e5395c0c.jpg 1f5e777c4dd390171aeb0d01ae0c3bad Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/research/library.html">Library, National Gallery of Art, East Building</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1205/#geolocation">4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20565</a> Library: <a>+1 (202) 842-6511</a> Image Collections: <a>+1 (202) 842-6026</a> Description The National Gallery of Art Library is a major national art research center serving the Gallery's staff, members of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, visiting scholars, and the scholarly community at large. The library contains a wide-ranging collection of more than 400,000 books and periodicals on the history, theory, and criticism of art and architecture. The emphasis is on Western art from the Middle Ages to the present—particularly Dutch, English, Flemish, French, German, Italian, and Spanish schools—and American art from the colonial era to the present. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Library, National Gallery of Art, East Building 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century American art architecture art books colonial america District of Columbia Dutch English Flemish French German Italian library Middle Ages periodicals Spanish Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/7d885b739b1aa75384858b6769c48883.jpg 1278a6407cb9aa3cbfde3b9f1f4602c3 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/photographs.html">Photograph Study Room, National Gallery of Art, West Building</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1206/#geolocation">6th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20565</a> <a>+1 (202) 842-6144</a> Description The National Gallery of Art’s collection of photographs comprises more than 12,000 works spanning the entire history of photography, from the beginnings of the medium in 1839 to the present. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph Study Room, National Gallery of Art, West Building 19th century 20th century 21st century District of Columbia museum photographs Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/41d310336c30be753c649763df6507f5.jpg 2f5ad0fbebb0b8540ee52e006c3aa1fb Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/prints/european-prints.html">European Print and Drawing Study Room, National Gallery of Art, East Building</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1207/#geolocation">4th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20565</a> <a>+1 (202) 842-6380</a> <a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3Aprintstudyrooms@nga.gov%E2%80%9D">printstudyrooms@nga.gov</a> Description The Gallery's collection of prints, drawings, miniatures, and illustrated books contains over 100,000 European and American works on paper and vellum, dating from the eleventh century to the present day. In addition to its strengths in western art, the Gallery also has a small selection of works on paper from Asia, Latin America, Russia, and the Near East. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource European Print and Drawing Study Room, National Gallery of Art, East Building 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century archives art Asian art books District of Columbia drawings European art Latino art museum prints Russian art Washington