Exhibition and Competition Files
name: label: Collection Creator
content: National Society of Mural Painters (New York, N.Y.)
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content: National Society of Mural Painters records
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Linear Feet (Boxes 5-7)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1917-1998
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.natimurp, Series 5
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This series is arranged in chronological order according to the earliest document found for a project.  Folders containing material relating to the Bicentennial competitions likely include documents relating to all three projects.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The bulk of this series consists of material relating to the three NSMP projects celebrating the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial, including the "Freedom Murals", "The Caravan of Freedom", and "Momentous Events in American History".  Files include correspondence, printed material, plans, itineraries, scattered financial documents, applications, and some photographs documenting planning, execution of work by members, fundraising, and publicity. Included is an audio cassette recording entitled "Momentous Events at Nabisco." A file for the Mural Night Forum includes a letter and typed remarks given by Elizabeth McCausland. There is a videocassette recording of a dedication of a mural by David Garrison in Fort Madison, Iowa.