3. Records of the Curatorial Departments

The departmental files document the work of the American Art department, as well as related activities from the 1960s that predate its formal establishment. The American Art Department originated in 1973 with the impetus of America's up-coming Bicentennial and the Museum's Centennial celebrations.

The Costume and Textiles Department Records consist of correspondence, datebooks, ephemera, exhibition records, and research notes by various curators through the years. There are also records pertaining to the annual Crystal Ball galas that were held from 1959 to 1976, including the bicentennial affair.

This collection consists of the records of Ella Schaap, Curatorial Associate for the Garvan Tiles Exhibition (later the Dutch Tiles Collection). The material, consisting of correspondence, reports and draft writings, primarily documents the exhibition and catalogue featuring the gift of Mrs. Francis P. [Mabel Brady] Garvan of more than 230 Dutch tiles to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

This collection contains records of departments that no longer exist at the museum.

This collection comprises of Henri Gabriel Marceau's correspondence, lectures, notes, and photographs related to his time as curator for the Philadelpha Museum of Art.

The Indian Art Department Records consist primarily of general correspondence and exhibition records that document the department's activities during Stella Kramrisch's tenure as curator.

The Medieval Art Department Records represent the tenure of Francis Henry Taylor. Material consists of correspondence, drafts of published and unpublished works, research and photographs.

This collection contains correspondence and research from the Prints Department at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

These records describe the collecting activities and some exhibitions of the Far Eastern Art Department of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, now part of the East Asian Art Department.

This collection documents the activities of related to European Decorative Arts before 1700.