Corcoran Gallery of Art records
name: label: Creator
content: Corcoran Gallery of Art
label: Names
content: Corcoran, W. W. (William Wilson), 1798-1888
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Exhibitions -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Art -- Marketing
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1971-1982 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
creator: label: Creator
content: Corcoran Gallery of Art
function: label: Function
content: Art museums -- Washington (D.C.)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 44 Linear feet ((microfilmed on 19 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1860-1947
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.corcgall
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 246-264, 2679, 702-721, 1473, and 830-832 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in the Corcoran Gallery of Art Archives.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: An index to letters on microfilm reels 702-721 appears on microfilm reel 1473. A finding aid for microfilm reels 246-264 is available at Archives of American Art offices.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; letterpress books; journals; and an account book.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 246-264: Letterpress books, 1869-1945, containing copies of letters sent and each containing an alphabetical index, 1869-1908; a letterpress book of treasurer's reports; a journal of official proceedings of the trustees, continued as minutes; and a curator's journal.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 702-721: ca. 20,000 letters received, 1870-January 1908.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 830-832: Letters to William Wilson Corcoran and members of the board of trustees, regarding the formation of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1860-1874. The letters concern the design and construction of the building, the acquisition of works of art, appointment of staff, and shipment of works. Also included are correspondence and minutes of meetings, 1906-1907, regarding the 1907 painting exhibition.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1473: Register of letters received, 1869-1908, listing the name and place of the correspondent, the date the letter was written, received, and answered, and the subject of the letter.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 2679 (fr. 1068-1109): An account book with records of American paintings sold in Corcoran's biennial exhibitions, 1907-1947, including titles of the works, the artist's name, catalog numbers for the paintings, the entry price, the purchase price and buyer's name.