A Guide to Curatorial Office Records of Beth Carver Wees, 1977-2001
Scope and Contents of the Records
These records are Beth Carver Wees's working files. Wees first began working on the curatorial staff in 1977 and served as Curator of Decorative Arts from 1986 until 2001, when she left the Clark to be come the Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her files include records relating to items under consideration for purchase by the Clark; gifts; her work on the catalog, English, Irish and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, published in 1997; and other matters pertaining to the Clark's decorative arts collection.
Dates
- 1977 - 2001
Restrictions on Access
This material is currently restricted.
Restrictions on Use
This material is currently restricted.
Extent
2.75 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
These are the records of Beth Carver Wees, documenting her tenure on the curatorial staff beginning in 1977 and as the Curator of Decorative Arts from 1986 to 2001.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged in roughly alphabetical order.
Custodial History
This collection was in the filing cabinets of the Senior Curator, where they'd been left at the end of Beth Carver Wees's tenure.
Acquisition Information
This material was transferred to the Archives in late 2008. It was believed to be part of Brian Allen's records, but was separated when identified as a separate run of files.
Location of Originals
This collection is kept in Storage A.
Processing Information
This material was placed in acid-free folders and boxes. Staples were not removed and photographs were not rehoused.
- Title
- Curatorial Office Records of Beth Carver Wees, 1977-2001
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Inventory prepared by Lacy Schutz
- Date
- July 17, 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Archives Repository