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RG. Institutional Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG
Institutional records created by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Records of the Collectors' Circle (RG-19)

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-19

Records of the Community Affairs Department (RG-27)

 File
Identifier: RG-27
Dates: 1985-1999 [minimally processed; subject to change]

Records of the Curatorial Department (RG-03)

 File
Identifier: RG-03
Dates: 1928-2019 [minimally processed; subject to change]

Records of the Exhibition Design Department (RG-32)

 File
Identifier: RG-32
Dates: 1990-2000 [minimally processed; subject to change]

Records of the Exhibitions Department (RG-23)

 File
Identifier: RG-23
Scope and Contents

The collection’s inclusive dates are 1936-2012, with the bulk of the material dating from 1979-2004. The collection is comprised of correspondence, exhibition schedules, budgets, grant applications, photographs, object lists, notes, collection statements, planning documents, project files, policies, loan arrangements and decisions, and other materials.

Dates: 1936-2012 [minimally processed; subject to change]

Records of the Fischer Collection (RG-31)

 File
Identifier: RG-31
Abstract

The collection was artifically created in order to bring together records about the Fischer collection residing in multiple collections in the VMFA Archives, as well as in the museum's records at the Library of Virginia. As such, the collection is entirely comprised of photocopies of records from the 1960s to the 2010s. To date, the museum has not located a collection of contemporaneous Fischer family records within its collections.

Dates: 1967-2013

Records of the Friends of Art (RG-18)

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-18

Records of the Library (RG-29)

 Collection
Identifier: RG-29

Records of the Media Services Department (RG-26)

 Collection
Identifier: RG-26
Dates: 1952-2017 [minimally processed; subject to change]

Records of the Publications Department (RG-10)

 File
Identifier: RG-10
Dates: 1940-2011 [minimally processed; subject to change]

Records of the Registration Department (RG-08)

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-08
Abstract

The collection documents the work of the Registration Department from 1919-1994, including management of the permanent art collection, loans, and exhibition documentation.

Dates: 1919-1994

Records of the Staff Association (RG-30)

 File
Identifier: RG-30
Abstract

The collection documents the work of the Staff Association from 1996-2009, including the group's by-laws, meeting minutes, and event files. The Staff Association was comprised of employees from across the museum's various departments and was founded to provide support for the staff through different activities and staff events.

Dates: 1996-2009

Records of Virginia Museum Theatre / TheatreVA (RG-04)

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04
Dates: 1955-2003 [minimally processed; subject to change]

Records of the Tour Services Department (RG-20)

 File
Identifier: RG-20
Dates: 1969-2017 [minimally processed; subject to change]

Records of the Trustees (RG-02)

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-02
Abstract

The collection documents the work of the Trustees from 1933-2010, including committee files, signed minutes, meeting files, rosters, and records from Trustee Presidents and the Secretary of the Museum.

Dates: 1933-2010