15 10 274 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/361aa7ac1869b86bd3b5dbf87921464c.jpg 25cc171ec01a9349037de8e59039492b Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/">Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1211/#geolocation">750 9th Street, NW Victor Building, Suite 2200 Washington, DC 20001</a> <a>+1 (202) 633-7950</a> Description With over 20 million items in its continually growing collections, the Archives is the world’s largest and most widely used resource dedicated to collecting and preserving the papers and primary records of the visual arts in America. The vast holdings—more than 20 million letters, diaries and scrapbooks of artists, dealers, and collectors; manuscripts of critics and scholars; business and financial records of museums, galleries, schools, and associations; photographs of art world figures and events; sketches and sketchbooks; rare printed material; film, audio and video recordings; and the largest collection of oral histories anywhere on the subject of art—are a vital resource to anyone interested in American culture over the past 200 years. <a href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections#">Research Collections</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 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century American art archives audiovisual business records District of Columbia financial records letters manuscripts oral history photographs scrapbooks Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/0377b83ec964cd1a4cd5b4e5d59aebbc.jpg b2d88aadf6272e19df30fd62a263728a Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/">Archives, Smithsonian Institution</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1210/geolocation">Capital Gallery Building, Suite 3000 600 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20024</a> <a>+1 (202) 633-5870</a> <a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3Aosiaref@si.edu%E2%80%9D">osiaref@si.edu</a> Description The Smithsonian Institution Archives collects, preserves, and makes available the official records of the Smithsonian’s nineteen museums, nine research centers, and the National Zoo that document Smithsonian staff, artifacts, benefactors, events, exhibits, buildings, and research. Personal papers, special collections, records of professional societies, and oral/video histories supplement these records. <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/collections#">Collections Guide</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 Archives, Smithsonian Institution architecture archives art buildings District of Columbia oral history personal papers records Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/23c0019ac0b2384a9ef287b80be3f09b.jpg 32966b2494a5faf81b3332f38479ef0f Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.si.edu/ahhp">Architectural History & Historic Preservation, Smithsonian Institution</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1209/#geolocation">PO Box 37012, MRC 511 Suite 5001 600 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20013-7012</a> <a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3Apreservation@si.edu%E2%80%9D">preservation@si.edu</a> Description Architectural History & Historic Preservation Division was organized in 1986 to act as curator of the Smithsonian's diverse campus of buildings. In this role, AHHP strives to foster a superior understanding of the heritage of the Smithsonian buildings through preservation, research, and education. The many activities of this division can be separated into three primary areas of responsibility: - Architectural History--maintaining a collection of archival records related to the Institution's architectural history. - Historic Preservation--using the architectural history as a base, the division is responsible for preservation of the Smithsonian's historic structures, many of which are local and national landmarks. - Collections Management--supervising the maintenance of the Castle Collection of antique furnishings and art objects in use throughout many of the public spaces of the Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle (MRC 047). Resource <a href="http://www.si.edu/ahhp/webresources">Web resources:</a> Arts & Industries Building Historic Structure Report Executive Summary & Building History The Smithsonian Building Historic Structure Report Executive Summary The Carnegies at Home Steel Magnate & Philantropist Historic Preservation & Historic Landmarks Useful Websites Smithsonian Directive 418:Smithsonian Institution Historic Preservation Policy Historic Preservation Policy Standards Historic Preservation Terms Qualifying Smithsonian Structures And Sites Smithsonian Preservation Quarterly Guide to Smithsonian Architecture Holt House, National Zoological Park Archaeological Investigations, National Museum of the American Indian Site, Washington, D.C. NASM Dulles Center Reports U.S. Patent Office Building Nat'l Museum of African Amer. History & Culture Sec. 106 & Environmental Impact Statement The History of the Smithsonian's Front Royal Research Center, Front Royal, VA 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 Architectural History & Historic Preservation, Smithsonian Institution 20th century architecture archives art buildings District of Columbia furniture historic preservation historic site Holt House landmarks objects reports structures Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/ae6c2cce9a4f75004c389b3b44d761cc.jpg e0b278e270ea1a1115d70d4b33c9d48b Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/prints/american-prints.html">American Print and Drawing Study Room, National Gallery of Art, West Building</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1208/#geolocation">6th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20565</a> <a>+1 (202) 842-6605</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 American Print and Drawing Study Room, National Gallery of Art, West Building 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century American art archives art Asian art books District of Columbia drawings Latino art museum prints Russian art 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 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/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/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/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/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