Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley records
Collection 2083
( Bulk, 1939-1998 ) 1939-2004, undated(12.3 Linear feet ; 31 boxes)
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Creator
- Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley.
- Title
- Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley records
- ID
- 2083
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1939-1998
- Date [inclusive]
- 1939-2004, undated
- Extent
- 12.3 Linear feet ; 31 boxes
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Arek Torosian and James R. DeWalt
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- The Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley is a regional association of museums founded in 1939 in order to promote Philadelphia museums and tourism. In addition to supporting its member institutions and their collections, the council has served as a resource and networking organization for museum professionals and as a forum to present issues of public interest. It has been especially active in promoting school-museum cooperation and the preservation and conservation of cultural heritage through collection care seminars and disaster preparedness. It has served on four occasions as host to the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums. The collection consists of 12.3 linear feet of textual and graphic documentation produced by or related to the council from 1939 to 2004, including administrative, financial and committee records, as well as documentation of various projects and affiliations with other cultural organizations in the Philadelphia region.
Preferred citation
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley records (Collection 2083), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Background note
The Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley is the oldest and one of the largest regional associations of museums in the United States. The council was formed in 1939 by a group of thirteen institutions meeting to discuss a cooperative plan to promote Philadelphia museums and tourism in conjunction with the New York World’s Fair, which was held that year. It was to be composed of “those cultural and scientific institutions within the City of Philadelphia that have for the general public exhibits of permanent and cultural interest. It will serve its members as a medium through which their mutual interests may be unified and will further serve to bring to the attention of the world at large the invaluable resources that its members possess.” The Philadelphia Council of Museums, as it was first known, appointed an executive committee with the responsibility of producing and distributing a pamphlet describing museums in the city.
The council was active in promoting local institutions and their collections through public relations and outreach, notably through museum education partnerships with schools, and through the early use of radio and television, as well as the publication of directories relating to member activities. It promoted the preservation and storage of museum collections during World War II, and was an early advocate of conservation, collection care training, and disaster preparedness for member and affiliated institutions. Over time, the council’s mission became more inclusive and focused on the networking opportunities of museum professionals. Articles of Incorporation (1975) stated that the purpose of the council was to promote “communication between its member institutions; to act as a collective voice on matters affecting museums; to provide counseling service to museums and other educational institutions, and to individual persons contemplating museum careers; and to provide a forum for confraternity…” In this respect, the Council has recognized the accomplishments of individuals and organizations by the presentation of its annual Museum Service Award. The Council has also supported an ongoing discussion of issues facing museums in the areas of inheritance law, non-profit status, and the responsibility of museums to protect cultural heritage.
The council has continued to promote the resources and collections of museums and related cultural institutions to educators through the publication of school-related directories such as “Key to Discovery,” and its biennial seminar and guide, “Beyond the Blackboard.” It has mounted a series of public awareness campaigns through city-wide promotional efforts such as “Warm-Up to Museums.” The Council was host to the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums in 1951, 1965, 1982, and 1995. During its 50th anniversary celebration in 1989, the council, now the Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, boasted sixty-eight member institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Current information concerning the Museum Council of Greater Philadelphia, as it is known today, can be found at http://philadelphiamuseumcouncil.com/
Scope and content note
The records of the Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley consist of 12.3 linear feet of textual and graphic documents produced by or related to the council from 1939 to 2004 (bulk date to 1998). The collection is divided into four series: Series 1. Administrative, including meeting notes, correspondence, executive files and related subjects dealing with the administration and operation of the council; Series 2. Financial, containing records related to budgets, income and expenses, and financial accounts; Series 3. Committees, comprising records of the larger standing committees and also subject files related to these committees; and Series 4. Projects and Affiliations, containing documentation of projects undertaken by the council as a whole, or in cooperation with outside institutions.
The individual files retain the original content and arrangement maintained by the council officer or committee responsible for the file, with only minor excisions for duplication and sometimes reordering of documents in chronological order. Some duplication of subject matter will necessarily be found throughout the collection. Researchers should note that even where there are dedicated files for specific topics or projects, related material can usually be found in other files, especially files related to correspondence, meeting minutes, and general executive files. The best introduction to any council project can often be found in the business and executive meeting minutes covering the period directly preceding and during the project.
Council files from 1939-1976 tend to consist mainly of documents determined to be of permanent value such as meeting minutes, final reports, official correspondence. Files from 1977-1990 are more likely to contain, in addition, planning and meeting notes, and various kinds of extraneous material gathered because of its relation to a topic or project, often undated. Files after 1990 begin to show significant gaps in the official record. Names of committees and other entities within the council have changed frequently from 1939-2004. For labeling purposes, the most common names in use during the last years of bulk records for the collection have been used.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; 2012, 2016
1300 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200
Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Gift of Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, 1981-1983, 1992, 2010, 2014.
Accession numbers A1992.15, 2010.029, and 2014.046.
Processing note
The original processed records of the Museum Council of Philadelphia consisted of about 16 boxes (6.4 linear feet) of administrative, financial, committee and program documents from 1939 through 1976. In 2014 additions to this collection of five Hollinger boxes (6 linear feet) of new documents as well as two volumes, were added to the collection and minimally processed. One of the boxes contained almost entirely records of the early Council from about 1939 to 1945; the rest covered the period from 1976 to 2004. In 2016 the 2014 additions were incorporated into the original collection and this collection was organized into four series. The volumes were disbound and incorporated into the text files. For the most part, the filing scheme of the original collection was maintained when the additions were added. Two professional-grade videotapes from the Warm-Up to Museums campaign, Projects and affiliations series, are closed to researchers until they can be reformatted.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Philadelphia Area Council on Tourism.
Personal Name(s)
- Carter, John S.
- Diethorn, Karie
- Dyson, Robert H.
- Esler, Jennifer
- Worden, Gretchen
Subject(s)
- Disaster planning.
- Education--20th century.
- Museums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Tourism--20th century.
- Public history.
Collection Inventory
Series 1. Administrative 1939-2001, undated (Bulk, 1939-1998)Scope and content noteThe Administrative series contains meeting minutes, correspondence, executive files of council officers, and various other documents related to council organization and operations. Meeting minutes from 1939 to 1976 are essentially business meeting minutes, with occasional insertions related to a meeting topic or speaker. Beginning in 1973, minutes of the executive committee are interfiled. From 1976 there are separate files for business and executive minutes. The executive committee was variously known as the executive board and the board of directors. Minutes followed a calendar year until about 1974, thereafter a fiscal year, July to June. In later years the June business meeting was known as the annual meeting, but this meeting differed from the others only in that an effort was made to have all members present, a sort of annual report or annual message was delivered by the president, and an unusual speaker or venue was chosen. Meeting locations were shared among council members. The annual report or message is usually not present in full text. What appears in this series as annual reports, 1979-1985, was a brief attempt to offer promotional and informational published reports. Later meeting minutes tend to contain more supplemental material. There are working files in preparation for meetings, preliminary notes and drafts of minutes, and additional documents relating to the meeting. Correspondence files from 1939 to 1976 include most of the council’s executive correspondence. After this date correspondence tends to be distributed throughout the collection. Executive files, starting in 1980, contain correspondence and other documents from the files of council officers, secretaries and presidents. The content of these files overlaps significantly with other files in the collection dedicated to various committees and projects. The series also contains files dealing with council history, by-laws, organization, planning, legal matters, and samples of graphics and stationery. |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Meeting minutes 1939-1976 |
1 | 1-46 | ||
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Business meeting minutes 1976-1986 |
2 | 1-13 | ||
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Business meeting minutes 1986-2001, circa 2003 |
3 | 1-14 | ||
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Executive board minutes 1976-1989 |
4 | 1-14 | ||
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Executive board minutes 1989-1995, 1998 |
5 | 1-12 | ||
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Executive board minutes, unidentified notes circa 1988-1994 |
5 | 13 | ||
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Correspondence 1939-1955 |
6 | 1-20 | ||
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Correspondence 1956-1964 |
7 | 1-35 | ||
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Correspondence 1965-1985, 1987 |
8 | 1-37 | ||
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Executive files - Secretary Wint, President Bolan 1980-circa 1982, undated |
9 | 1 | ||
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Executive files - President Dyson 1983-1985 |
9 | 2-3 | ||
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Executive files - Secretary Worden 1984-1986 |
9 | 4 | ||
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Executive files - Secretary Diethorn 1991-1992, undated |
9 | 5 | ||
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Executive files - President Carter 1991-1993, undated |
9 | 6 | ||
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Executive files - President Esler 1993-1994, undated |
9 | 7 | ||
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Executive files - Secretary Diethorn 1993-1994, undated |
9 | 8 | ||
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Executive files - President Esler - Advocacy 1993-1995, undated |
9 | 9 | ||
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Executive files - President Esler 1994-1995, undated |
10 | 1 | ||
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Executive files - President Esler - Letters of support 1995 |
10 | 2 | ||
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Executive files - President Diethorn 1995-1999, undated |
10 | 3-5 | ||
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Annual reports 1979-1985 |
10 | 6 | ||
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Annual report working file 1989-1992, 1996, undated |
10 | 7-8 | ||
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By-Laws 1975, 1976, 1984, 1993, undated |
10 | 9 | ||
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Constitution, articles of incorporation and related documents circa 1939, 1955, 1962, 1975, 2000, undated |
11 | 1 | ||
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Administrative and program records binder (disbound) compiled circa 1951-1960 |
11 | 2 | ||
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Museum Council history 1974 |
11 | 3-4 | ||
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Duties of officers 1978, undated |
11 | 5 | ||
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Election of officers 1983 |
11 | 6 | ||
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Long-range plan 1984 |
11 | 7 | ||
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Insurance 1986-1987 |
11 | 8 | ||
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Non-profit status and taxes - Pennsylvania Senate Bill 877 1990, 1993-1994 |
11 | 9 | ||
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Non-profit status and taxes - Responding to a Property Tax Challenge 1994 |
11 | 10 | ||
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Graphics and stationery 1944, circa 1960 |
11 | 11 | ||
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Graphics and stationery circa 1981-1982 |
11 | 12 | ||
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Graphics and stationery 1986-circa 1988 |
11 | 13 | ||
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Graphics and stationery circa 1989 |
11 | 14 | ||
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Series 2. Financial 1939-1995, undatedScope and content noteThe Financial series contains documents relating to business records of the council: budgets, checking and savings account records, receipts, disbursement vouchers. Starting about 1980, the minutes of the executive board begin to include periodic financial reports to officers, but this is not consistent. Financial reports include both internal reports and audits by outside accountants. Some of the files in this series relate to specific programs and projects of the council and its committees; at other times these files are found with documents relating to the project. The decision of where to place these files was determined by their location in the original collection. Researchers should look in both the Financial series and the Committee and Projects series for these records. |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Treasurer's file 1939-1942, 1944-1947 |
12 | 1-2 | ||
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Treasurer's reports and financial statements 1949-1971 |
12 | 3 | ||
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Account and checkbooks 1952-1957 |
12 | 4 | ||
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Receipts, statements and invoices 1947-1966, 1970-1975, undated |
12 | 5-6 | ||
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Bank statements 1954-1958 |
12 | 7-11 | ||
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Bank statements 1970-1977 |
12 | 12-16 | ||
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Bank statements 1978-1979 |
13 | 1 | ||
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Receipts and related 1976-1978 |
13 | 2-3 | ||
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Treasurer's file 1975-1980, undated |
13 | 4 | ||
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PAFA cancelled meeting - Cash return and correspondence 1978 |
13 | 5 | ||
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Checking account 1978-1983 |
13 | 6 | ||
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Checking account, alternate 1980-1981 |
13 | 7 | ||
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Savings account 1979-1980 |
13 | 8 | ||
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Bills due/paid 1978-1981 |
13 | 9 | ||
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Museum Council projects, matching funds 1980-1981 |
13 | 10 | ||
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Financial reports and statements 1980-1982 |
13 | 11 | ||
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Financial reports, accountant 1979-1982 |
13 | 12 | ||
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Key to Discovery records 1980-1981, undated |
14 | 1 | ||
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Dues correspondence 1980-1982 |
14 | 2 | ||
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American Association of Museums annual meeting 1982 - Financial statements and budgets 1981-1982, undated |
14 | 3 | ||
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Bills paid/receipts/invoices 1981-1983 |
14 | 4-5 | ||
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Bills paid/outstanding 1982 |
14 | 6 | ||
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Expense estimates 1981-1983 |
14 | 7 | ||
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Provident checking account 1982 |
14 | 8 | ||
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Girard checking account 1981-1983 |
14 | 9 | ||
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Girard savings account 1981-1983 |
14 | 10 | ||
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Delaware Cash Reserve account 1982-1983 |
14 | 11 | ||
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Bills paid/receipts 1983-1984, undated |
15 | 1 | ||
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Financial correspondence 1983-1985 |
15 | 2 | ||
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Financial reports, accountant 1983-1985 |
15 | 3 | ||
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Reports and budgets 1983-1989 |
15 | 4 | ||
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Disbursement vouchers 1987-1989 |
15 | 5 | ||
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Cash receipts and disbursement books 1987-1988 |
15 | 6 | ||
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Federal tax return 1990 |
15 | 7 | ||
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What Every Charity Should Know about the New Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act 1991 |
15 | 8 | ||
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Invoices/checks/receipts 1991 |
15 | 9 | ||
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Disbursement vouchers 1991 |
15 | 10 | ||
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Financial statements and report 1991 |
15 | 11 | ||
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Disbursement vouchers, consultant 1991 |
15 | 12 | ||
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Disbursement vouchers, public awareness 1991 |
15 | 13 | ||
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Disbursement vouchers, travel 1991 |
15 | 14 | ||
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Disbursement vouchers, salary 1991-1992 |
15 | 15 | ||
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Disbursement vouchers, material/supplies 1991-1992 |
15 | 16 | ||
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Disbursement vouchers, services 1991-1992 |
15 | 17 | ||
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Collection Care Training Program 1991-1992 |
15 | 18 | ||
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Financial reports, accountant 1993-1995 |
15 | 19 | ||
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Series 3. Committees 1939-2004, undated (Bulk, 1939-1998)Scope and content noteThe Museum Council supported a number of both standing and ad hoc committees throughout its history, with frequent changes in name and responsibility. For purposes of organization, this series reflects the major standing committees as they existed in the 1990s: membership, public relations, program, educators, and curators and registrars, with some brief files representing other committees following these. These files contain not only documentation related to the committee itself, but also the work of the council in these areas, whether or not it can be assigned to any specific committee. There were several committees, such as nominating, that have little or no documentation in the collection despite early and frequent mention in council literature. The executive board was originally designated the executive committee; its files are located in the Administrative series. The membership committee files begin in 1939, even though a formal committee did not exist until 1942. Most of the documentation concerning early membership can be found in the Administrative series correspondence and meeting minutes files. This section contains material related to membership application, council directories, mailing lists, dues, and change of address, as well as specific committee minutes and business. The council directories are the easiest way to determine the officers, members and various committees of the council in any given year. Included under this committee are also files pertaining to council members, both individual and institutional. The public relations committee files document efforts by the council to promote and publicize the council and its members, including news and press clippings. Much of the work of this committee was related to the publication of a calendar of events or a special event calendar, as well as various efforts to promote member institutions. These projects were undertaken in the early years of the council by various ad hoc committees with titles such as publicity, or calendar of events. The program committee was devoted almost exclusively to securing speakers and related programs to be presented at the monthly business meeting. Files frequently contain personal background information on speakers, as well as transcripts of the presentation. The educators committee, sometimes referred to as the education committee, was concerned with museum-school engagement and promotion of museum resources to educators. Over the years the committee oversaw the production and publication of several guides to museum collections for educators, including “Educators Guide to Museum Resources in the Delaware Valley,” “Key to Discovery,” and “Beyond the Blackboard,” which included a biennial seminar. The curators and registrars committee worked in several capacities to promote collection care and conservation through seminars and other workshops. Its most important accomplishment was the publication of “Disaster Preparedness: A Resource Guide and Manual” in 1989 and 1994. |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Membership - Miscellaneous circa 1939-1945, undated |
16 | 1 | ||
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Membership - Membership lists 1941-1970, 1972-1976, undated |
16 | 2-5 | ||
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Membership - Dues 1970-1972 |
16 | 6 | ||
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Membership - Board and membership lists 1976-1980, undated |
16 | 7 | ||
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Membership - Tributes to members 1964-1972, 1983, undated |
16 | 8 | ||
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Membership - Personal vitae 1973-1976, undated |
16 | 9 | ||
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Membership - Correspondence 1977-1979 |
16 | 10-11 | ||
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Membership - Minutes and reports 1977-1979, undated |
16 | 12 | ||
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Membership - Application draft circa 1979 |
16 | 13 | ||
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Membership - Institutional applications 1978-1983 |
16 | 14 | ||
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Membership - Rejected applications 1978-1982 |
16 | 15 | ||
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Membership - Meeting minutes and memoranda 1979-1981, undated |
17 | 1 | ||
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Membership - Associate representative elections and correspondence 1979-1983 |
17 | 2 | ||
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Membership - Update and changes 1980-1981, undated |
17 | 3 | ||
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Membership - Directories 1980-1981 |
17 | 4 | ||
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Membership - Address labels 1981, undated |
17 | 5 | ||
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Membership - Update questionnaire 1981, undated |
17 | 6 | ||
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Membership - Roster of museums 1981-1982, undated |
17 | 7 | ||
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Membership - Address changes 1981-1982 |
17 | 8 | ||
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Membership - Representative changes and memoranda 1981-1983, undated |
17 | 9 | ||
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Membership - Directory and roster of museums 1982-1983 |
18 | 1 | ||
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Membership - Address changes 1982-1983 |
18 | 2 | ||
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Membership - Directories 1983-1986 |
18 | 3 | ||
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Membership - Mailing list changes 1983-1989 |
18 | 4 | ||
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Membership - Mailing lists 1983-1987, undated |
18 | 5 | ||
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Membership - Associate and honorary memberships accepted 1987-1993 |
18 | 6 | ||
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Membership - Applications - Awbury Arboretum 1982, 1988-1989, undated |
18 | 7 | ||
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Membership - Applications - Daniel Boone Homestead 1991-1992, undated |
18 | 8 | ||
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Membership - Applications - Carpenters' Hall 1984, 1987, undated |
18 | 9 | ||
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Membership - Applications - Elfreth's Alley Association 1985, 1988-1989, undated |
18 | 10 | ||
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Membership - Applications - The Highlands Historical Society 1988, undated |
18 | 11 | ||
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Membership - Applications - Hope Lodge 1987, undated |
18 | 12 | ||
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Membership - Applications - Institute of Contemporary Art 1983-1984, 1987, undated |
18 | 13 | ||
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Membership - Applications - Mennonite Heritage Center 1986-1988, undated |
18 | 14 | ||
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Membership - Applications - James A. Michener Arts Center 1989-1990, undated |
18 | 15 | ||
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Membership - Applications - Pennypacker Mills 1982, 1987-1988, undated |
19 | 1 | ||
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Membership - Applications - Walt Whitman Association 1987, undated |
19 | 2 | ||
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Membership - Applications - Wharton Esherick Museum 1984, 1988, 1990, undated |
19 | 3 | ||
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Membership - Information for applicants 1987-1988, 1997, undated |
19 | 4 | ||
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Membership - Museum Service Award - Martha Gable 1986-1987, undated |
19 | 5 | ||
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Membership - Directories 1987-1989, 1991-1993 |
19 | 6 | ||
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Membership - Member institution photographs 1964, circa 1987-1990 |
19 | 7 | ||
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Membership - Proposed dues structure 1988 |
19 | 8 | ||
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Membership - Dues invoices 1991-1995 |
19 | 9-12 | ||
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Membership - Correspondence 1995-1998, undated |
19 | 13 | ||
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Membership - Duties of membership chair 1988, 1994 |
19 | 14 | ||
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Membership - Associate member applications 1996 |
19 | 15 | ||
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Membership - Directories 1995-1996, 1997, 1999-2000 |
20 | 1 | ||
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Membership - Gretchen Worden obituaries 2004 |
20 | 2 | ||
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Membership - Member institution brochures and guides 1939-circa 1990 |
20 | 3-4 | ||
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Public Relations - Publicity circa 1939-1940 |
20 | 5 | ||
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Public Relations - War related activity 1943, undated |
20 | 6 | ||
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Public Relations - Newspaper clippings 1947-1975 |
20 | 7 | ||
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Public Relations - Museum leaflet 1950-circa 1957 |
20 | 8 | ||
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Public Relations - Museum brochure, correspondence 1960-1963 |
20 | 9 | ||
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Public Relations - Museum brochure 1961, undated |
20 | 10 | ||
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Public Relations - Calendar of events, correspondence 1963-1966 |
20 | 11 | ||
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Public Relations - Calendar of events 1963-1965, undated |
20 | 12-13 | ||
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Public Relations - Calendar of events, expenses and mailing 1963-1965 |
20 | 14 | ||
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Public Relations - Calendar of events, reports 1965 |
20 | 15 | ||
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Public Relations - Directory of Philadelphia Cultural Organizations 1975-1976 |
20 | 16 | ||
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Public Relations - Promoting Philadelphia's museums, proposals 1982-1983 |
20 | 17-18 | ||
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Public Relations - "Collaborative Ventures" study 1983, undated |
21 | 1 | ||
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Public Relations - "Collaborative Ventures" final report 1983 |
21 | 2 | ||
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Public Relations - "Museums for a New Century" report 1984 |
21 | 3 | ||
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Public Relations - Meeting minutes 1984-1985, undated |
21 | 4 | ||
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Public Relations - Meeting minutes and correspondence 1985-1989, undated |
21 | 5-8 | ||
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Public Relations - Mailing list 1980, 1988, undated |
21 | 9 | ||
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Public Relations - Member survey 1988 |
21 | 10 | ||
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Public Relations - Special events calendar, correspondence 1989 |
21 | 11 | ||
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Public Relations - Special events calendar, events lists submitted 1989, undated |
21 | 12 | ||
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Public Relations - Special events calendar, drafts and final 1989 |
21 | 13 | ||
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Public Relations - Correspondence 1999 |
21 | 14 | ||
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Program - Speaker transcripts 1943, undated |
22 | 1 | ||
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Program - Pennsbury trip 1946 |
22 | 2 | ||
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Program - Speaker transcripts 1976-1978, undated |
22 | 3 | ||
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Program - Correspondence and survey 1979-1980 |
22 | 4 | ||
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Program - Correspondence 1980-1984, undated |
22 | 5-8 | ||
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Program - Meeting schedule 1984-1985 |
22 | 9 | ||
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Program - Correspondence 1985-1987, undated |
22 | 10-11 | ||
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Program - Correspondence 1992-1993, undated |
22 | 12 | ||
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Program - Program schedules 1991-1995 |
22 | 13 | ||
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Program - Program announcements 1999, 2001, undated |
22 | 14 | ||
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Educators - Minutes and correspondence 1978-1980 |
23 | 1 | ||
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Educators - "The Educator's Guide to Museum Resources in the Philadelphia Area" proposal |
23 | 2 | ||
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Educators - "The Educator's Guide to Museum Resources in the Philadelphia Area" correspondence 1978-1979 |
23 | 3 | ||
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Educators - "The Educator's Guide to Museum Resources in the Philadelphia Area" distribution and publicity 1977-1978, undated |
23 | 4 | ||
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Educators - "The Educator's Guide to Museum Resources in the Philadelphia Area" distribution requests 1978-1979, undated |
23 | 5 | ||
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Educators - "The Educator's Guide to Museum Resources in the Philadelphia Area" finances 1977-1978 |
23 | 6 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" advisory board and planning 1979-1981, undated |
23 | 7 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" grant proposal and reports 1979-1980 |
23 | 8 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" Public Committee for the Humanities and other funding sources 1979-1981, undated |
23 | 9 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" mailing lists 1979-1981, undated |
23 | 10 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" publication estimate 1979 |
23 | 11 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" correspondence with Council members 1980 |
23 | 12 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" publicity and related conference planning 1980, undated |
23 | 13 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" thank-you letters 1981, undated |
23 | 14 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" form letters 1980-1981 |
23 | 15 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" evaluation and press release form letters 1981 |
23 | 16 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" press releases undated |
23 | 17 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" publicity planning 1981, undated |
23 | 18 | ||
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Educators - "Key to Discovery" publication mock-up circa 1980 |
23 | 19 | ||
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Educators - "Museum Education Resource Book" 1986, undated |
24 | 1 | ||
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Educators - "Beyond the Blackboard" conference and planning 1986, undated |
24 | 2 | ||
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Educators - "Beyond the Blackboard" publications 1986, 1988 |
24 | 3 | ||
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Educators - "Beyond the Blackboard" 1988 conference 1987-1988, undated |
24 | 4 | ||
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Educators - "Beyond the Blackboard" 1988 conference workshop applications 1988, undated |
24 | 5 | ||
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Educators - "Beyond the Blackboard" 1988 conference evaluations undated |
24 | 6 | ||
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Educators - "Beyond the Blackboard" orders 1988-1993, undated |
24 | 7 | ||
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Educators - Budget information 1987-1994 |
24 | 8 | ||
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Educators - Meetings and programs 1987-1991, undated |
24 | 9 | ||
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Educators - Outreach activities 1987-1989 |
24 | 10 | ||
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Educators - Philadelphia Daily News Newspaper in Education Program 1988, undated |
24 | 11 | ||
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Educators - Administrative 1988, 1990, undated |
25 | 1 | ||
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Educators - Mailing lists circa 1988 |
25 | 2 | ||
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Educators - Meetings and programs 1992-1994, 1997, undated |
25 | 3 | ||
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Educators - "Excellence and Equity" report 1992, undated |
25 | 4 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Meetings 1981-1992, 1999, undated |
25 | 5 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Administrative 1990, undated |
25 | 6 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Disaster planning manual 1982-1983 |
25 | 7 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Disaster preparedness manual - Fels Fund grant 1988-1990, undated |
25 | 8 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - "Disaster Preparedness: A Resource Guide and Manual" 1989 |
25 | 9 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Disaster preparedness manual, publication and distribution 1990-1991, undated |
25 | 10 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Disaster preparedness manual, second edition planning 1992-1994 |
25 | 11 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Disaster prepardness manual, second edition survey questionnaire 1993 |
25 | 12 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Disaster Preparedness manual, second edition, other organization manuals 1992-1993, undated |
25 | 13 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Disaster preparedness, second edition notes and drafts undated |
25 | 14 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - "Disaster Preparedness: A Resource Guide and Manual" Second Edition 1994 |
25 | 15 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Disaster preparedness manual, second edition publication and distribution 1994-1998, undated |
25 | 16 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Conservation Center disaster preparedness grant proposal and workshop 1993-1996 |
25 | 17 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Collection Care Training Program 1988-1993 |
26 | 1 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Collection Care Training Program, draft proposal 1990 |
26 | 2 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Collection Care Training Program, program materials 1990-1991, undated |
26 | 3 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Collections Management Workshop 1991 |
26 | 4 | ||
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Curators and Registrars - Conservator/Collection Care Network 1994, undated |
26 | 5 | ||
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School Museum Relations Committee 1947 |
26 | 6 | ||
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Ad Hoc Committee on Cultural Institutions 1969-1970, undated |
26 | 7 | ||
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Long-Range Planning Committee 1983-1984, undated |
26 | 8 | ||
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Safety and Security Committee 1995 |
26 | 9 | ||
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Series 4. Projects and affiliations 1939-1995, undatedScope and content noteThe Projects and affiliations series contains files related to projects that the Museum Council undertook as a whole (not restricted to one individual or committee), or that relate to joint projects with other organizations. Major council projects included International Museum Week (1955-1956), the Warm-Up to Museums promotional campaign (1986-1988), and the public forum “Earning Their Keep: Alternative Uses for Museum Collections” (1995). Significant collaborations and affiliations included support for the Philadelphia Council on Tourism (1961-1969), and the 1976 Bicentennial celebration. The council also hosted the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums (now American Alliance of Museums) on four occasions. The 1982 annual meeting is particularly well documented. The series includes a professional grade videotape public service announcement related to the Warm-Up to Museums campaign. |
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New York World's Fair 1939, undated |
26 | 10 | ||
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The Junto: Philadelphia's Adult School 1941, undated |
26 | 11 | ||
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War and post-war planning 1942, 1944, undated |
26 | 12 | ||
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Philadelphia tourism guides 1947, undated |
26 | 13 | ||
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International Museum Week 1956 - Correspondence 1956 |
26 | 14-19 | ||
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International Museum Week 1956 - Bills paid 1956 |
26 | 20 | ||
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International Museum Week 1956 - Poster 1956, undated |
26 | 21 | ||
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International Museum Week 1957 - Publicity 1957 |
26 | 22 | ||
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International Museum Week 1957 - Correspondence and poll 1956-1957 |
26 | 23 | ||
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International Museum Week 1956/1957 - Photographs 1956-1957 |
26 | 24 | ||
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People-to-People Program 1956-1957 |
26 | 25 | ||
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Delaware Valley Industrial Editors 1957-1958 |
26 | 26 | ||
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"The World of Books" poster circa 1957 |
26 | 27 | ||
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Philadelphia Area Council on Tourism - Minutes 1961 |
27 | 1 | ||
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Philadelphia Area Council on Tourism - News releases 1961 |
27 | 2 | ||
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Philadelphia Area Council on Tourism - Correspondence 1961-1962 |
27 | 3 | ||
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Philadelphia Area Council on Tourism - Minutes 1968-1969 |
27 | 4-5 | ||
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Philadelphia Area Council on Tourism - Reports and rules 1967-1969 |
27 | 6 | ||
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Philadelphia Area Council on Tourism - Committee reports 1968-1969 |
27 | 7 | ||
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Philadelphia tourism brochures 1958, 1964, undated |
27 | 8 | ||
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Philadelphia Convention and Tourist Bureau - Annual report 1968 |
27 | 9 | ||
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Tourism outside of Philadelphia 1956, 1961-1962, 1975, undated |
27 | 10 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1965 annual meeting 1964-1965 |
27 | 11 | ||
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Philadelphia 1976 Bicentennial - Planning 1966-1967 |
27 | 12 | ||
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Philadelphia Festival of 1976 - Planning report 1975 |
27 | 13 | ||
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American Studies Association proposal circa 1975 |
27 | 14 | ||
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Philadelphia Area Cultural Consortium 1975-1978, 1980, undated |
27 | 15 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1982 annual meeting - Planning 1976, 1978 |
27 | 16 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1982 annual meeting - Executive Planning Committee minutes 1980-1982, undated |
27 | 17 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1982 annual meeting - Grant support 1982 |
27 | 18 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1982 annual meeting - Program binder 1981-1982 |
27 | 19 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1982 annual meeting - Hospitality and Information Committee report 1981-1982 |
27 | 20 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1982 annual meeting - Information book 1982, undated |
28 | 1-3 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1982 annual meeting - Final report 1982 |
28 | 4 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1982 annual meeting - Individual reports and budget 1982, undated |
28 | 5 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1982 annual meeting - Letters of congratulation, thank-you 1982 |
28 | 6 | ||
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Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance - Cable television proposal 1982 |
28 | 7 | ||
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The Children's Repertory Company, Inc. - Museum outreach play 1983 |
28 | 8 | ||
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Museum travel symposium 1983 |
28 | 9 | ||
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Museum Marketplace II 1983, undated |
28 | 10 | ||
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Fire prevention workshop 1984-1985 |
28 | 11 | ||
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Women for Greater Philadelphia - "Museum Showcase" 1981-1985 |
29 | 1 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1986 - Planning and participation 1985-1986, undated |
29 | 2 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1986 - Publicity 1985-1986, undated |
29 | 3 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1986 - Flyer and poster 1985, undated |
29 | 4 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1986 - Public service announcement 1985 Additional folder informationMaterials in this folder refer to a televised public service announcement made by WPHL Productions. Videotape of the PSA is held in Box 31 of this collection. |
29 | 5 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1986 - Finances 1985-1986 |
29 | 6 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1986 - Warm-Up Willie mascot 1985-1987, undated |
29 | 7 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1986 - Kick-off event 1985-1986, undated |
29 | 8 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1986 - Critique and evaluation 1986, undated |
29 | 9 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1987 - Planning and publicity 1986-1987, undated |
29 | 10 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1987 - Finances 1986-1987 |
29 | 11 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1987 - Flyer/poster 1986, undated |
29 | 12 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1987 - Bus shelter posters 1986-1987 |
29 | 13 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1987 - Publicity photographs, Philadelphia Zoo circa December 1986 |
29 | 14 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1987 - Publicity photographs, Franklin Institute circa January 1987 |
29 | 15 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1987 - Report 1987 |
29 | 16 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1988 - Planning and pubicity 1987-1988, undated |
29 | 17 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1988 - Press releases 1987-1988, undated |
29 | 18 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1988 - Kick-off party photographs, Philadelphia Zoo 1987-1988, undated |
29 | 19 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1988 - Press clippings 1987-1988, undated |
30 | 1 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1988 - Flyers and graphics 1988, undated |
30 | 2 | ||
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Mayor's Cultural Advisory Council circa 1987-1988 |
30 | 3 | ||
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"The World at your Doorstep" essay contest 1987-1989 |
30 | 4 | ||
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50th anniversary celebration and essay contest winners 1988-1989, undated |
30 | 5 | ||
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American Assocition of Museums publications competition 1989, undated |
30 | 6 | ||
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Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance 1989, undated |
30 | 7 | ||
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American Association of Museums 1995 annual meeting - Planning 1991-1994, undated |
30 | 8 | ||
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"Earning Their Keep" public forum - Correspondence 1995 |
30 | 9 | ||
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"Earning Their Keep" public forum - News articles and editorials 1995 |
30 | 10 | ||
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"Earning Their Keep" public forum - Media relations, J.H. Communications 1994-1995 |
30 | 11 | ||
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"Earning Their Keep" public forum - Planning notes 1995, undated |
30 | 12 | ||
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"Earning Their Keep" public forum - Flyer 1995, undated |
30 | 13 | ||
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"Earning Their Keep" public forum - Reservation forms 1995 |
30 | 14 | ||
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Warm-Up to Museums 1986 - Public service announcement videotape Additional item informationBox 31 contains two professional grade (1" C format) public service announcement videotapes made at the Balch Institute on December 16, 1985 by WPHL Productions for the Warm-Up to Museums project. Additional information concerning these PSA's is contained in Box 29, Folder 5 of this collection. These videotapes are closed to researchers until they can be reformatted. |
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