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This collection contains the records of the Office of the Registrar at the Clark Art Institute beginning in 1968. The bulk of the material corresponds to Martha Asher, who held the position from 1970 until 1999. Asher’s records contain exhibition files ranging from 1968 to 1995. Included among them are summaries, inventories, and labels for exhibitions at the Clark, as well as print lists from 1972. Asher’s material also includes correspondence and floor plans of galleries, reference materials and documents regarding the establishment of institutional guidelines and policies, legal documents, and instruction manuals and warranties for office equipment.

A 2012 accrual contains additional material from 1971 to 1980, including correspondence from Clark Directors George Heard Hamilton and David Brooke.

The 2026 Accrual consists of files and records of Mattie Kelley, who was the Registrar of the Clark Art Institute. Subseries A include correspondence and records of exhibitions, conferences, and symposia between 1995-2002. Series B include meeting notes, floor plans and inventories related to the expansion project of the Clark Art Institute that took place between 2008-2016.

This is an ongoing departmental collection and subject to future additions. Materials will be periodically added in accordance with the Office of the Registrar’s records retention schedule.