Office of Military Government for Germany
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Constable, W. G. (William George), 1887-1976
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content: W.G. Constable papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet (Box 15)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1947-1952
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.conswmgp, Series 6
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Materials are arranged by document type and chronologically within each folder.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of this series has been scanned. In some cases publications have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages scanned.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Office of Military Government for Germany comprises of materials related to Constable's work surveying the state of German and Italian art institutions after World War II.  Correspondence includes memoranda and fact sheets from the U.S. Army to Constable, letters arranging visits to and from German cultural institutions, and updates on the logistics of travel and salary.  The series also includes a transcript of a radio interview with Constable in 1949, Constable's notebook "Visits in Germany" (1949), a copy of his report Art and Reorientation: Status and Future of Museums and the Teaching of Art in Western Germany, and additional notes, miscellanous reports, and printed material tangentially related to the project.