Collections : [Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]

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 1952

Brooklyn Museum Box 33863 Box 10, Folder 10, Item RG01.01.1.0392

Correspondence by L. Cheek, Jr. Subject- loaning objects to Brooklyn Museum, correspondence about museum practices, exchange publications, etc. Dates- 2/48-1/60. [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)
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors

Bruce, David K.E. Box 33863 Box 10, Folder 17, Item RG01.01.1.0401

Correspondence by L. Cheek, Jr. Subject- Mr. David K.E. Bruce as a Trustee, Board of Trustees business, gifts to VMFA, etc. Dates- 5/48-3/63. [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)
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors

Bryan, D. Tennant Box 33863 Box 10, Folder 25, Item RG01.01.1.0415

Correspondence by T.C. Colt, Jr., Mrs. J.G. Pollard and L. Cheek, Jr. Subject- D. Tennant Bryan as a Trustee, Board of Trustee and Membership Committee business, etc. Dates- 10/47-6/57. [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)
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors

Bryan, D. Tennant Box 33863 Box 10, Folder 26, Item RG01.01.1.0416

Correspondence between Mrs. J.G. Pollard and Mr. D. Tennant Bryan. Subject- Trustee/Museum business, membership to the Museum, etc. Dates- 5/51-9/54. [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)
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors

Buchholz Gallery Box 33863 Box 11, Folder 1, Item RG01.01.1.0422

Correspondence by T.C. Colt, Jr. to Buchholz Gallery. Subject- proposed purchases, loans, exchange publications, etc. Dates- 4/47-8/47. [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)
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors

Building: Additions and Alterations Box 33863 Box 11, Folder 16, Item RG01.01.1.0438

Subject- working papers and news releases about the addition to the Museum. Dates- 6/49-6/50. [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)
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors

Building: Architects Box 33863 Box 11, Folder 19, Item RG01.01.1.0444

Correspondence by L. Cheek, Jr. Subject- addition and renovation to the Museum, proposals and preliminary studies by Mr. Merrill Lee, Architect, copy of a Architects and Consulting Architects Contract, etc. Dates- 12/49-8/52. [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)
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors

Building: Architects Box 33863 Box 11, Folder 20, Item RG01.01.1.0445

Correspondence by L. Cheek, Jr. and Mrs. J.G. Pollard primarily with Architects M.C. Lee and Eggers and Higgins. Subject- schedule of interior installation, list of architects bills, building inspection, review work/progress, photographs of progress of additions to the Museum 1953, etc. Dates-12/48-4/55. [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)
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors

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