Research Files
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Murray, Richard N., 1942-2006
setName: label: See more items in
content: Richard Murray research material regarding Abbott Handerson Thayer
physdesc: label: Extent
content: (Box 2-8; 6.1 linear feet)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1948-2004
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.murrrich2, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Folders are arranged alphabetically. There is also a grouping of unsorted research material which may relate to or duplicate material in other files. General research files are followed by a separate arrangement of files on specific works of art which are arranged alphabetically by title. In most cases folder headings have been transcribed from Murray's original folder labels.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Research files contain documentation on archival collections regarding Thayer, subject files on family members, models, and friends of Thayer, private and museum collections of his artwork, and other subject's relevant to Thayer's career as an artist. Of note is a group of research files on concealing coloration, and files on the "Centennial Exhibition of Paintings by Abbott Handerson Thayer." Files may include Murray's correspondence and notes. However, the bulk of the material consists of photocopies or microfilm print-outs of archival documents, newspaper clippings, and other printed material.

 Murray also maintained a set of research files on specific works of art by Thayer. Folder headings for these files he included the title of the work and in most cases the gallery, museum, or private owner of the work. Some files do not include owner information. The files may contain catalog descriptions, provenance information, correspondence, and images of the work of art.