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Wood, William P.

 Person

Biography

William P. Wood was President of the Corporation from 1977 to 1981. Earlier he had served as Chairman of the Board and on several Board committees.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from Evan H. Turner to William P. Wood, 1969 July 3

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50
Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_032
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to William P. Wood.

Dates: 1969 July 3

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Duchamp Committee, 1969 July 29

 Object — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: EDR_B001_F019_001
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Duchamp Committee about public reception of Étant donnés.

Dates: 1969 July 29

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Duchamp Committee, 1969 July 3-7

 Object — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Identifier: EDR_B001_F027_001
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Duchamp Committee with letter from George Culler about his reaction to seeing Étant donnés.

Dates: 1969 July 3-7

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Duchamp Committee, 1969 July 29

 Object — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: EDR_B002_F011_001
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Duchamp Committee about public reception of Étant donnés. Includes article "Art Notes: Duchamp Explodes a Myth" by Barbara Gold of the Baltimore Sun.

Dates: 1969 July 29

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to William T. Coleman, Jr., Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield, and William P. Wood, 1969 July 7

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50
Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_029
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to William T. Coleman, Jr., Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield, and William P. Wood

Dates: 1969 July 7

Presidents' Office Records

 Collection
Identifier: PRE
Abstract

From the terms of Bernice McIlhenny Wintersteen to that of Robert Montgomery Scott, some of the Presidents' special files were set aside and carried forward with additions made to them.

Dates: 1962-1982

William P. Wood Records

 Collection
Identifier: WOO
Abstract William P. Wood was President of the Corporation from 1977 to 1981. Earlier he had served as Chairman of the Board and on several Board committees. These records are mostly correspondence, often of a political and administrative nature. Subjects include the transition of officers, lobbying, development, introduction of the new Director, and development and organization of the Irish and Second Empire Exhibitions. Also included is a series of recent bequests to the Philadelphia Museum of...
Dates: 1952, 1970-1980

Wood, William P., and Mia, 1958-1963

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: As the correspondents in this sub-subseries make evident, McIlhenny cultivated a social network that reached across noted names in all the arts, as well as titled gentry, royalty and political figures. Whenever celebrities of the stage, screen or concert hall were performing in Philadelphia, McIlhenny would invite them to his home at Rittenhouse Square, just a stone's throw away from the major theatres and hotels. Although they could not always accept the offer, invitees included Noel...
Dates: 1958-1963

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Archival Object 6
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Subject
Philadelphia, United States 5
memorandums 4
correspondence 2