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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

VMFA Archives
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007
Primary Collecting Areas:
VMFA institutional records, Donor papers, Virginia Artists Archives, Oral histories, Artist subject files, Analog, and digital audiovisual collections
Description:

The Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library provides access to a wealth of rare and unique primary source materials for scholars, researchers, and the public.

The Archives consists of a diverse and growing collection of permanent materials, covering museum history from its beginnings in the 1930s until today. The Archives includes institutional records from over 25 museum departments, thousands of artist and subject files, as well as donated collections related to the museum and the history of art in Virginia. The Archives also recently launched the Virginia Artists Archives, a collecting initiative that aims to create a rich, diverse, and unprecedented collection of Virginia artists’ papers to increase awareness about the contributions of Virginia artists, both past and present.

POC: Roxanne Winfield
Phone: (804) 340-1497
Phone: (804) 340-1495
Start Over Repository Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Date range 1936

Virginia Governor: Peery, 1935/1938 Box 33863 Box 65, Folder 27, Item RG01.01.1.3131

Correspondence with Gov. George C. Peery. Dates- 1935-38. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Virginia State Library, 1935/1944 Box 33863 Box 71, Folder 4, Item RG01.01.1.3272

Subject- Cleaning and treatment reports of portraits owned by the Virginia State Library and Archives. Also correspondence regarding the wartime protection of Virginia's cultural materials, 1935-42. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Von Keller, Beatrice, 1935/1944 Box 33863 Box 71, Folder 16, Item RG01.01.1.3287

Correspondence between T.C. Colt, Jr. and Mrs. von Keller. Subject- appointment of von Keller as Acting Director of VMFA in absence of Colt, biographical information, etc. Dates- 4/35-6/42. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Walker, Clifford L., 1935/1941 Box 33863 Box 72, Folder 3, Item RG01.01.1.3302

Correspondence between T.C. Colt and Mr. Clifford L. Walker. Subject- inscribed plates for paintings in Museum collection, bronze busts and tablets for founders. Dates- 11/35-8/41. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Weddell, Alexander W., 1935/1945 Box 33863 Box 72, Folder 12, Item RG01.01.1.3312

Correspondence between T.C. Colt, Jr., Mrs. J.G. Pollard and Mr. Alexander W. Weddell. Subject- Weddell's presidency of the VMFA Board of Trustees, Museum events and daily operations, Museum investments and gifts to the Museum, gifts from Weddell, listing of Trustees 1942, listing of Trustees committee assignments 1945. Dates- 9/35-6/45. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

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