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Records from the Office of the Registrar, 1968-

 Collection
Identifier: CAI ARC 2007.51

Scope and Contents of the Records

This collection contains the records of the Office of the Registrar at the Clark Art Institute beginning in 1968. The bulk of the material corresponds to Martha Asher, who held the position from 1970 until 1999. Asher’s records contain exhibition files ranging from 1968 to 1995. Included among them are summaries, inventories, and labels for exhibitions at the Clark, as well as print lists from 1972. Asher’s material also includes correspondence and floor plans of galleries, reference materials and documents regarding the establishment of institutional guidelines and policies, legal documents, and instruction manuals and warranties for office equipment.

A 2012 accrual contains additional material from 1971 to 1980, including correspondence from Clark Directors George Heard Hamilton and David Brooke.

This is an ongoing departmental collection and subject to future additions. Materials will be periodically added in accordance with the Office of the Registrar’s records retention schedule.

Dates

  • 1968
  • Majority of material found within 1970 - 2014

Restrictions on Access

The material in this collection is open to research.

Extent

2 Linear feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains records from the Office of the Registrar of the Clark Art Institute.

Arrangement of the Records

The collection is divided into three series:

• Series I: Papers of Martha Asher, 1968-1998 is arranged into Subseries A: Exhibition Files and Print List, arranged chronologically by subject; Subseries B: Policies and Guidelines, arranged alphabetically; Subseries C: Building Documents and Floor Plans, arranged alphabetically; Subseries D: Legal Records, arranged alphabetically; and Subseries E: Working Files, arranged alphabetically.

• Series II: Installation and Collection Photographs

• Series III: 2012 Accrual is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

These records were housed in the Office of the Registrar until December 2007.

Processing Information

These items were processed in December 2007. Staples were removed and items were place in acid-free folders and boxes.

Mario Cesareo revised this collection in February, 2023. Folders were renumbered and placed into series, and CAI ARC 2012.03 Preliminary Inventory of the Office of the Registrar's Records was added to this collection as Series II: 2012 Accrual.

Title
Records from the Office of the Registrar, 1968-
Status
Under Revision
Author
Finding aid prepared by Inventory prepared by Dani Ryan. Revised by Mario Cesareo in February, 2023.
Date
March 31, 2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Archives Repository