Association and Membership Records
name: label: Collection Creator
content: McLanathan, Richard B. K.
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content: Richard McLanathan papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.5 Linear Feet (Boxes 11-14; FC 33)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.mclarich, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Records are are arranged by name of association or organization.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Series is comprised of printed material, correspondence, reports and meeting minutes, photographs, writings, and some audio recordings related to McLanathan's involvement with various professional and cultural associations. 

The records document McLanathan's membership on the art and executive committees of the Boys' Club of Boston; his work as a consultant and committee member for the New York State Council on the Arts; and his work as a consultant and honorary trustee for the National Museum of Sport. Also documented is McLanathan's service as a trustee for the Brandywine Museum and Tri-County Conservancy, where he worked on exhibition catalogs and authored the book Introduction to the Brandywine Heritage (1971). Papers related to McLanathan's service as director of the Association of American Museums from 1976-1978 are also present, as is his work for other associations including the Associated Council on the Arts, International Institute for the Conservation of Museum Objects, Association for American Studies, and the Life Society.