General records of the Section of Fine Arts
name: label: Creator
content: United States. Public Buildings Administration. Section of Fine Arts
label: Names
content: United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts
label: Names
content: United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Painting and Sculpture
label: Names
content: Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946
label: Collection Creator
content: United States. Public Buildings Administration. Section of Fine Arts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The materials microfilmed are 2 selected series from the National Archives record group 121 and have been microfilmed in their entirety.
creator: label: Creator
content: United States. Public Buildings Administration. Section of Fine Arts
setName: label: See more items in
content: Section of Fine Arts selected administrative records and correspondence
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8 Linear feet ((on 6 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1943
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: General records of the Section: arranged alphabetically by subject or name of correspondent.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels DC38-DC43 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in the National Archives, Washington, D.C., Public Buildings Administration records (record group 121), entry 122 of Preliminary Inventory 110.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Textual records of the Section of Fine Arts, and its predecessor organizations in the Dept. of the Treasury. Included are correspondence, memoranda, reports, processed administrative orders, press releases and clippings, and photographs, all concerning the administration and activities of the Section and various art programs of the Federal government. Also included is some correspondence (marked "Personal") of Edward Rowan with various other individuals and organizations concerned with the Section and its activities (reel DC43). A few scattered documents bear dates later than 1943.