Metropolitan Museum of Art archival collections of interest to Museum Studies students

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives is pleased to announce that two recently processed collections are now open for scholarly research:

 Durr Friedley Records, 1906-1918

Durr Friedley was a staff member of the Department of Decorative Arts of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1911 until 1917, serving as an assistant, Assistant Curator and Acting Curator. Records consist primarily of correspondence regarding prospective Museum acquisitions. Items of special interest include letters concerning the Museum’s acquisition of early American colonial furnishings, later displayed in the American Wing.

Finding aid: http://libmma.org/digital_files/archives/Durr_Friedley_records_b1717476.pdf

 William Church Osborn Records, 1904-1953 William Church Osborn was a longtime trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art who also served as the institution’s Vice President, President and Honorary President. Records consist primarily of correspondence regarding all aspects of Museum operations including acquisitions, exhibitions, fundraising, buildings and trustee affairs.

Finding aid: http://libmma.org/digital_files/archives/William_Church_Osborn_records_b1717230.pdf

 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives

The objective of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives is to collect, organize, and preserve in perpetuity the corporate records and official correspondence of the Museum, to make the collection accessible and provide research support, and to further an informed and enduring understanding of the Museum’s history. Archives holdings include Board of Trustees records, legal documents, Museum publications, office files of selected Museum staff, architectural drawings, press clippings, and ephemera. The Archives is accessible to Museum staff and to qualified scholarly researchers at the graduate level and above. Requests for access should be sent via email, and should include a brief summary of the research project, an outline of sources already consulted and a curriculum vitae or resume. Access is granted at the discretion of Archives staff, and certain materials may be restricted.

Website: http://libmma.org/portal/museum-archives/

Email: archives@metmuseum.org<mailto:archives@metmuseum.org>.