Museum Shop Records, 1959-1998
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains records from the Clark Institute’s shop. The bulk of the material consists of logistical documents covering attendance and finances, inquiries, and plans for renovations and the establishment of a satellite shop in Lennox, Massachusetts. The inquiries are comprised of correspondence to individuals and other institutions. Most of the requests are in reference to materials sold by the shop such as catalogues, postcards, and photo reproductions, as well as requests for general museum information, invoices, and lost / found items.
Other records include mail order catalogues, product development, planning for the Clark Café, and administrative records collected by Brian O’Grady regarding other departments and the Clark as a whole.
Dates
- 1959 - 1998
Restrictions on Access
This material is currently open for research.
Extent
3.5 Linear feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the records of the Clark Art Institute's museum shop from 1959-1998.
Arrangement of the Records
This collection is divided into seven series.
• Series I: Financial Records, is arranged chronologically.
• Series II: Renovation and Expansion, is arranged alphabetically.
• Series III: Mail Order Catalogues, is arranged chronologically.
• Series IV: Product Development, is arranged chronologically.
• Series V: Administrative Records, is arranged alphabetically.
• Series VI: Café, is arranged chronologically.
• Series VII: Inquiries, is arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
These records were accessioned from Storage A in in July 2007.
30 boxes of materials from the museum shop were found in Storage A. Much of this material was discarded after assessment by Lacy Schutz, archivist, Susan Roeper, librarian, and Bob Gniadek, director of finance. The archives team processed the remaining records. The records were organized, staples were removed, and the items were placed in acid-free folders and boxes.
Some of the records were acrued at a later date and are arranged roughly by topic as they were originally found.
In November 2022 Mario Cesareo revised this collection.
- Title
- A Guide to the Records of the Museum Shop, 1959-1998
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Finding aid and inventory prepared by Dani Ryan. Revised by Mario Cesareo in November 2022.
- Date
- March 31, 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Archives Repository