The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Archives



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Current Finding Aids

MS01	Stella Hope Shurtleff Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1916-49, 1952

MS04:05:01	Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston. Office of the Registrar Exhibition Files Finding aid encoded by Tanya Johnson	1977-1988.

MS04:06	Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Department of Education Records Finding aid encoded by Tanya Johnson	1972-1998

MS05	Allied Arts Association Records Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1951-1960

MS08	Emma Richardson Cherry Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1883-1948

MS10	Nina J. Cullinan Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1953-1981

MS16	Hirsch Papers Finding aid encoded by Ana Cox	1880´s - 1990

MS19	Mike and Alice Hogg Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1919-1972 (bulk 1930-1941)

MS21	Ima Hogg Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1888-1991 (bulk 1960s)

MS22:01	River Oaks Garden Club, Board Records Finding aid encoded by Jennifer L. Henderson	1927-2006

MS22:02	River Oaks Garden Club, Annual Events Finding aid encoded by Carol Butler	1935-2006

MS25	Graham Gallery/William A. Graham Archive Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1964-1992 (bulk 1981-1992)

MS28	Frank and Eleanor Freed Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Callahan	1814-1996 (bulk 1950s-1970s)

MS31	Songs of My People Exhibition Archive Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1990-1994

MS32	Masterson Family Papers Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T Jones	1864-1997

MS37	The Art Guys , The Clothes Make the Man Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1997-2000

MS39	Robert C. Joy Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1940-1960

MS40	E.L. Wehner Papers Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1926-1980

MS42	Jack Flanagan Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1938-1998

MS48	William A. Camfield Papers Finding aid encoded by Amy Scott	1966-2002

MS49	Henri Gadbois Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1949-1969

MS50	Sally Walsh Papers Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1955-1985

MS51	James Johnson Sweeney Papers Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1961-1968

MS52	Bob and Tonia Clark Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1959, 1967-2004

MS57	Helen Williams Drutt Oral Histories Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1981-2006 (bulk 2003-2006)

MS58	Manfred Heiting Papers Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T Jones	1965-2008

MS58:01	Manfred Heiting Papers, Artist Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T Jones	1978-2007

MS58:02	Manfred Heiting Papers, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T Jones	1978-2008

MS58:03	Manfred Heiting Papers, Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T Jones	1965-2007

MS58:04	Manfred Heiting Papers, Oversize Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T Jones

MS59	Edward B. Mayo Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1934-2001 (bulk 1960s)

MS61	Garth Clark Gallery Archive Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1980-2005

MS62	Stella Sullivan Papers Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1951—2007

MS78	Laszlo Moholy-Nagy Records Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	undated, 1934-1946

MS79	Edward J. Wormley Collection Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1931-1982, 1940-1969 (Bulk)

RG02:01:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Chillman Radio Announcements and Programs Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1938 -1950

RG02:01:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Chillman Correspondence and Miscellaneous Subjects Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1924—1970 (bulk 1959-1961)

RG02:01:03	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Chillman Bequests and Special Funds Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1923-1970

RG02:02:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Malone Correspondence and Miscellaneous Subjects Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1949-1960

RG02:03:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Sweeney Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1961-1967

RG02:03:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Sweeney Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1961-1968

RG02:04:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Buxton Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1968-1969

RG02:04:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Buxton Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1968-1969

RG02:05:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Montebello Reader Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1969-1973

RG02:05:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Montebello Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1969-1973

RG02:05:03	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Montebello Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1969-1974

RG02:06:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Agee Reader Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	4/1974 — 2/1982

RG02:06:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Agee Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1970-1981

RG02:06:03	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Agee Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1961-1981

RG02:07:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Marzio Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Amy L. Scott	1982-2002

RG02:07:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Marzio Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1982-1999

RG02:07:02.1	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Marzio Subject Files, The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden Finding aid encoded by Amy L. Scott	1979-1986

RG04	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department Records Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T Jones	1947-2009

RG04:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Curatorial Administrative Records Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1947-1998

RG04:02:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department. Curatorial Administrative Records, Karen Bremer Vetter Files, Subject and Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1979-1997

RG04:02:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Curatorial Administrative Records, Exhibitions Declined Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1947-1998

RG04:02:03	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department. Curatorial Administrative Records, Curatorial Meetings Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1985-1996

RG04:03:05.2	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Modern and Contemporary Art, Alison de Lima Green Files, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1984-1998

RG04:03:05.3	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Modern and Contemporary Art, Alison de Lima Green Files, Artist Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1985-2000

RG04:03:05.4	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Modern and Contemporary Art, Alison de Lima Green Files, Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1984-1994

RG04:04	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Decorative Arts Records Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T Jones	1976-1998

RG04:04:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Decorative Arts, Katherine S. Howe Records Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1976-1998

RG04:04:01.1	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Decorative Arts, Katherine S. Howe Records, Reader Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1976-1997

RG04:04:01.2	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Decorative Arts, Katherine S. Howe Records, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1976-1998

RG04:04:01.3	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Decorative Arts, Katherine S. Howe Records, Subjet Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1976-1998

RG04:05:04.1	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Anne-Louise Schaffer Records, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1986-1998

RG04:05:04.2	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Anne-Louise Schaffer Records, Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1986-1998

RG04:06	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Photography Records Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1976-1998

RG04:06:01.1	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Photography, Anne Wilkes Tucker Files, Reader Files Finding aid encoded by Tamara Kemp	1978-1992

RG04:06:01.2	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Photography, Anne Wilkes Tucker Files, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Tamara Kemp	1974-1999

RG04:06:01.3	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Photography, Anne Wilkes Tucker Files, Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1976-1999

RG04:06:01.4	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Photography, Anne Wilkes Tucker Files, Robert Frank Files Finding aid encoded by Tamara Kemp	1950s-88 (Bulk 1985-86)

RG04:07	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, European Art Records Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T Jones	1984-1998

RG04:07:01.1	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, European Art, George T.M. Shackelford Files, Reader Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1984-1990

RG04:07:01.2	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, European Art, George T.M. Shackelford Files, Chronological Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1984-1995

RG04:07:01.3	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, European Art, George T.M. Shackelford Files, Alphabetical Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1984-1995

RG04:07:01.4	Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Curatorial Department, Curatorial Department, European Art, George T.M. Shackelford Files, Interdepartmental Correspondence Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1984-1995

RG04:07:01.5	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, European Art, Georgge T.M. Shackelford Files, Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1984-1994

RG04:07:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, European Art, Emily Neff Files, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T Jones	1989-1993

RG04:08:01.1	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Asian Art, Celeste Adams Files, Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1982-1992

RG04:08:01.2	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Curatorial Department, Asian Art, Celeste Adams Files, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1980-1993

RG04:09:01.2	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Textiles and Costume, Elizabeth Ann Coleman Files, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1990-1998

RG04:09:01.3	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Textiles and Costume, Elizabeth Ann Coleman Files, Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1990-2002

RG04:10:01.1	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Curatorial Department, Prints and Drawings, Barry Walker Files, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1991-1998

RG04:10:01.2	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, Prints and Drawings, Barry Walker Files, Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1991-1998

RG04:12	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, American Painting and Sculpture Finding aid encoded by Lorraine A. Stuart	1989 -

RG04:12:01.1	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, American Painting and Sculpture, Emily Neff Files, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1993-1998

RG04:12:01.2	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curatorial Department, American Painting and Sculpture, Emily Neff Files, Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathyrn T. Jones	1992-1998

RG05:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1924-1998

RG05:01.36	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar. Exhibition Files, Imperial Austria: Treasures of Art, Arms and Armor from the State of Syria Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1989-1993

RG05:01.37	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age, 1987-1996 Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1987-1996

RG05:01.38	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, The Art of John Biggers: View of the Upper Room Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1991-1998

RG05:01.39	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, John Singleton Copley in England Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1992-1997

RG05:01.40	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, Landmarks in Print Collecting: Masterpieces from the British Museum Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1992-1997

RG05:01.41	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, Benin: Royal Art of Africa from the Museum FÃ¼r VÃ¶lkerkunde, Vienna Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1992-1995

RG05:01.42	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, Degas Landscapes Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1991-1994

RG05:01.43	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1994-1999

RG05:01.44	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, Tradition and the Unpredictable: The Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection. Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1991-1994

RG05:01.45	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, Twentieth Century American Sculpture at the White House Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1994-1996

RG05:01.46	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, Brassaï: The Eye of Paris Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1985-1999

RG05:01.47	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar, Exhibition Files, A Gift to American: Masterpieces of European Painting from the Samuel H. Kress Collection Finding aid encoded by Johanna Quinn	1990-1995

RG08:04	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Public Relations Department of Public Relations, Exhibition Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1957-1995

RG09:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of education, Ruth Pershing Uhler Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1954-1971

RG09:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of education, Exhibition Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1970-2003

RG09:03	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Adult Program Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1975-1999

RG09:04	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Family Program Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1970-1999

RG09:05	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, School Program Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1974-2002

RG09:06	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Outreach Program Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1985-2000

RG09:07	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Docent Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1960-2000

RG09:08	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Scheduling Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1979-1991

RG09:09	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Subject Files Archives, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	1980-1999

RG09:09.1	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Subject Files, Grant Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1985-1997

RG09:10	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Correspondence Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1979-1988

RG09:11	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Administrative Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1980-1998

RG09:11.1	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Administrative Files, Interns Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1989-1998

RG09:11.2	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education. Administrative Files, Awards Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1980-2002

RG09:14	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Department of Education, Bayou Bend Files Finding aid encoded by Kathryn T. Jones	1982-1994

RG16:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. School Exhibition Files School Exhibition Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1956 - 2005

RG16:05	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Glassell School of Art, Registration/Curriculum/Scholarship Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1928-1981

RG16:06	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Glassell School of Art, General Correspondence Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1957/58-1980/81

RG16:07	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Glassell School of Art, Miscellaneous Administrative Files Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1935-82

RG17	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Records Finding aid encoded by Lorraine A. Stuart, C.A.	1960-1997

RG17:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Office of the Director Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1967-1999

RG17:01:01:01:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Office of the Director, David Warren Files, Correspondence, Reader Files Finding aid encoded by Casey K. Monahan	1987-1994

RG17:01:01:02	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Office of the Director, David Warren Files, Subject Files Finding aid encoded by Casey K. Monahan	1987-1993

RG19:01	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston Art League, Historical Records Scrapbook Finding aid encoded by Sarah Shipley	1900-1938