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Philadelphia Museum of Art
Museum Archives
2525 Pennsylvania Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19130

(215) 684-7659

archives@philamuseum.org

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Hours: Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 5:00 by appointment only

Collections

Includes records of the corporation; the Directors of the museum; the curatorial departments; the service divisions; the administrative services; the schools; and records of related institutions and organizations. Includes also personal papers of Edwin Atlee Barber, Fiske Kimball and George Grey Barnard; and the Archives of American Art/Carl Zigrosser Collection of artists' letters, papers, signatures and photographs. Special format records include scrapbooks, bound volumes and photographs.

For architectural drawings, see also Philadelphia Museum of Art--Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Department. Entry call numbers include David Brownlee's inventory card numbers (cards available in the Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Department).

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