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4. Records of the Support Departments

 Record Group
Identifier: 4

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

External Affairs Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: EXT
Abstract

These records document activities held within and outside of the museum to further the department's on-going development and promotion of collaboration, outreach, diversity and government relations.

Dates: 1981-2004

Facilities and Operations Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: FAC
Abstract

These records document the activities of Facilities and Operations at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1999-2004

Information Services Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: IS
Abstract

This collection contains records from Jenny Wilker, who was the manager of the Collections Information Systems Project.

Dates: circa 2001, undated

Library Records

 Collection
Identifier: LIB
Abstract

The records include correspondence, arranged alphabetically, generated from 1940 to 1979, as well as memoranda written by Anita Gilden during her tenure as librarian from 1989 to 1993.

Dates: 1940-2004

Marketing and Public Relations Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: MPR
Abstract The Marketing and Public Relations Department records houses photographs and documents created and used by the marketing team at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to promote exhibits, events and other activities of the Museum and its various departments. The records were used for external advertising as well as for publication in the Museum’s internally produced and distributed publications, like the annual report or the Bulletin. The collection includes a...
Dates: 1927-2006; Majority of material found within 1960-1995

Museum Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSC
Dates: Majority of material found within 1876-2004

Photography Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: PHO
Abstract

This small record group consists of a file of general correspondence, followed by subject folders arranged alphabetically, from the Photography Department.

Dates: 1925-1974

Public Relations Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: PR
Abstract

These records consist of press releases and newspaper clippings as well as some general files related to the activities of the Public Relations Department.

Dates: 1922-1986

Publications Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: PUB
Abstract

This record group pertains to publications produced by the museum during the 1970s and early 1980s.

Dates: 1966-1983, undated

Records of Administration/Management

 Collection
Identifier: ADM
Abstract

The Records of Administration/Management consist of chronological files and special exhibition files.

Dates: 1982, undated