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Director's Office Records of Loan Requests, 1980-1998

 Collection
Identifier: CAI ARC 2007.07

Scope and Contents of the Records

The Director's Office Records of Loan Requests include correspondence about accepted and rejected loan requests from other institutions for CAI artworks. The files primarily contain correspondence between the Director of the Clark and the Directors of the institutions requesting the loans. Several of the folders include reports on the value and condition of the artwork in question, interdepartmental memos between Clark staff members, and facility reports on the institution making the request.

Dates

  • 1980-1998

Restrictions on Access

This material is restricted.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

These records contain the Director's Office files relating to loan requests from other museums for CAI artworks during 1980-1998.

Arrangement of the Records

This collection is arranged chronologically by year and by loans accepted and loans rejected within each year.

Custodial History

The material in the collection was transferred from the Director's Office to the Archives.

Location of Originals

The collection is held in the Clark Art Institute Archives.

Related Materials

Related or similar material can be found in the following collections:

CAI ARC 2007.06 Records and Papers of David Brooke

Processing Information

Lacy Schutz, archivist, and Dani Ryan, archives assistant, processed these records in April and May 2007. Staples were removed and materials were re-housed in acid free folders and boxes.

Mario Cesareo revised this collection in May of 2022. Folders were relabelled.

Title
A Guide to the Director's Office Records of Loan Requests, 1980-1998
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Inventory prepared by Dani Ryan
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