Box 207
Container
Contains 25 Results:
City appropriations. Budget for 1943. Payroll plan. Chart and other papers, 1943
File — Box: 207, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These files consist of material regarding the museum's financial planning, general accounting practices and a few funding projects. The two sets of budget files comprise the bulk of material and reflect the museum's dual role as a private corporation as well as a City-funded entity. The first set of "Budget estimates and reports" primarily represents the museum's budget calculated on its fiscal year, which ran from June 1 of the first year to May 31 of the following year. With the exception...
Dates:
1943
Art Week. November 17-23, 1941. "A Review of Art Week." Complimentary newspaper, November 25, 1941
File — Box: 207, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries describes various national and state projects. Although these projects did not involve the museum, Kimball or other staff members participated in them in an advisory capacity. Projects documented here include the Federal Art Project, which included the preparation of the Index of American Design, and the Federal Writers Project, specifically its American Guide Series. The file pertaining to "This Work Pays Your Community" Exhibitions Week does contain a small amount of...
Dates:
November 25, 1941
Cedar Grove (Philadelphia, Pa.). Drawing of arched canopy to Elizabeth Paschal's field bed, undated
File — Box: 207, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
During Kimball's directorship, the museum took an active role in the restoration of many of the historic homes in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. Erling H. Pedersen, Kimball's assistant during the early 1930s, oversaw most of the work. The most extensively documented house is Mount Pleasant, also known as the Benedict Arnold house. Its restoration and furnishing was planned to coincide with the 1926 Sesquicentennial. There are numerous revised lists of the objects loaned or gifted for the...
Dates:
undated
Sudler and Hennessey, Inc., 1953
File — Box: 207, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Comprising the largest portion of the Fiske Kimball Records, this series clearly documents Kimball's extensive contact with the institutions, individuals, and businesses that collectively directed and promoted art and artists, and a public appreciation for both. Kimball cultivated a variety of correspondents, from dealers and donors to museums, educational institutions and professional organizations. Throughout the three decades documented, antiques and art dealers appear to be Kimball's...
Dates:
1953
Philadelphia Inquirer. "Our Modern Wing", 1954 September 26
Object — Box: 207, Folder: 9
Identifier: FKR_B207_F009_001
Scope and Contents
Philadelphia Inquirer. "Our Modern Wing."
Dates:
1954 September 26