6. Related Institutions and Organizations

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69th Street Branch Records documents the short-lived 69th Street Branch of the Pennsylvania Museum from its inception to its closure.

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These are the minutes and correspondence of Collab, a group focused on the collecting of contemporary design for the museum.

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Fairmount Park Commission Records document the museum's early years through to the opening of the new building and includes bequest records.

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This collection consists of scrapbooks documenting the activites of the Faith and Fine Arts group.

Abstract The Rodin Museum houses Philadelphia movie theater magnate and philanthropist Jules E. Mastbaum's exceptional collection of works by French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Mastbaum amassed the collection between 1923 and 1926 for the expressed purpose of founding a museum for the citizens of Philadelphia. The building was designed by noted architects Paul Philippe Cret and Jacques Greber between 1926 and 1929. The Rodin Museum is administered by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Records in this...

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The records are early documentation of the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial as it came under the management of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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This small collection documents the care of the Wilstach collection in Memorial Hall.

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The collection documents the role of the Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in support of the museum, its affiliates, and the Philadelphia arts community. The records illustrate approximately one hundred and twenty five years of various events and programs. The collection consists of minute books, scrapbooks, financial records, reports, and plans of events, marketing strategies, public relations, and special projects such as publishing a cookbook.