Constance Glenn papers
name: label: Creator
content: Glenn, Constance, 1933-
label: Names
content: California State University, Long Beach
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art museum curators -- California
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- California
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- California
label: Topic
content: Women authors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Constance Glenn in 2016.
creator: label: Creator
content: Glenn, Constance, 1933-
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content: Constance Glenn papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of writer, art historian, and curator Constance Glenn  measure 17.1 linear feet and 6.88 GB and date from the 1960s to 2014. The material documents Glenn's career through correspondence, writings, book project files, exhibition documentation, professional records, research files, printed and digital material, and some photographs. Also well documented is Glenn's tenure as Museum Director and educator at California State University, Long Beach.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Constance Glenn (1933-) is an art historian, writer, and curator in California. Glenn was the founding director of the University Art Museum at California State University, Long Beach. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Kansas in 1955, and completed her Masters of Arts in Fine Art from California State University as she simultaneously founded the University Art Museum at CSULB in 1973. During her career at CSULB, the University Art Museum grew from a small gallery-sized exhibition space to a nationally-celebrated contemporary art museum. Glenn also founded the Graduate Certificate Program in Museum Studies at CSULB, and taught art history and museum studies courses at the university.

Exhibitions curated by Glenn include Frances Benjamin Johnson: Women of Status and Station (1979); Eric Fischl: Scenes Before the Eye (1986-1987); James Rosenquist: Time Dust/The Complete Graphics (1962-1992); The Great America Pop Art Store: Multiples of the Sixties (1997); and Candida Hofer: Architecture of Absence (2004). In addition, Glenn served as a consulting curator for A Happening Place (2003), curated by Cheryl Harper for the Gershman Y in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

As an art historian and writer, Glenn participated in lectures and panel discussions as well as published essays, articles, and books. Glenn was an editor and feature writer for Antiques & Fine Art, Angeles Magazine, and Architectural Digest; contributed biographical articles to the Dictionary of Art and Encyclopedia Americana; and was involved with professional associations such as the J. Paul Getty Trust Fund for the Visual Arts, Art/LA, Association of Art Museum Directors, and the Archives of American Art.

Glenn was married to art dealer Jack Glenn (1933-2014).
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 17.1 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 6.88 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1960s-2014
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.glencons
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged as 11 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1983-1993 (Box 1, 7 folders, ER01; 0.758 GB)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1972-2014 (Box 1-2, 0.8 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1981-2011 (Box 2-4, 2 linear feet)

Series 4: Book Projects, 1984-1999 (Box 4-6, 2.5 linear feet)

Series 5: Artist Files, 1976-2005 (Box 6-7, 1 linear feet, ER02-ER05; 2.54 GB)

Series 6: Exhibition Files, 1979-2003 (Box 7-10, 2.1 linear feet, ER06-ER07; 3.53 GB)

Series 7: Professional Files, 1979-2007 (Box 11-12, 1.3 linear feet)

Series 8: California State University, Long Beach, Files, 1975-2001 (Box 12-13, 1.8 linear feet, ER08; 0.051 GB)

Series 9: Art Inventory and Sales Records, circa 1960s-1980s (Box 13-14, 1 linear feet)

Series 10: Printed Material, 1960s-2014 (Box 14-15, 1.8 linear feet)

Series 11: Photographs, circa 1960s-2000s (Box 16-17, 2 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2019. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2020 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of writer, art historian, curator and museum director Constance Glenn  measure 17.1 linear feet and 6.88 GB and date from the 1960s to 2014. The papers consist of material related to Glenn's writings and book projects, curated exhibitions, professional associations, research, involvement with California State University, Long Beach, and printed and digital material. Exhibition openings, panel discussions, and interviews are present in the format of sound and video recordings. Also included are correspondence,  photographs, and a small series related to Glenn's interest and experience in art collecting, including price lists, inventories, and provenance records.