Minutes of the New-York gallery of the fine arts records
name: label: Creator
content: New York Gallery of the Fine Arts
label: Creator
content: New-York Historical Society
label: Names
content: Reed, Luman, d. 1836
topic: label: Topic
content: Art collections -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1981 by the National Academy of Design.
creator: label: Creator
content: New York Gallery of the Fine Arts
label: Creator
content: New-York Historical Society
function: label: Function
content: Art museums -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Volume ((on 1 microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1844-1858
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.nygalfam
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Volumes
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 2209 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, the National Academy of Design, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contains abbreviated record, 28 p., of the meetings of an association formed to purchase art collection of Luman Reed with intention of forming a permanent art museum, The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts. In 1858 the association was dissolved and the art collection transferred to the New York Historical Society. Also included are 4 additional loose pages of minutes, and a New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts Life Membership card for F.B. Elliot.