The following is a list of collections held by the MoMA Archives.
If the desired collection is known, researchers may click on a collection’s title to access its finding aid. Finding aids serve to assist the researcher in requesting items from the collection by providing a summary of a collection’s history and arrangement, information about its creator, and an inventory of its contents.
To search across all finding aids for a specific name, term, or phrase, use the search box below.
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Administrative Records and Papers
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Annual Reports, 1931–1940
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Department of Architecture and Design Charette Materials
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Art Lending Service and Art Advisory Service Records, 1948–1996
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Lillie P. Bliss Scrapbook, 1920–1930
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Contemporary Arts Council Annual Reports, 1986–1998
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Early Ledger Books, 1929–1936
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Department of Education Records, 1967–1982
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Film Exhibition Files, 1936–1990
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Guestbook, 1929–1943
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International Council and International Program Records Subseries I.A: ICE-F Exhibition Files
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Jasper Johns Drawings
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John McAndrew Garden Plans
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Miscellaneous Awards, 1979–Present
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MoMA PS1 Archives Series I: Curatorial and Exhibition Records
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MoMA PS1 Archives Series II and III: Press and Publications Records
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MoMA Retail, Publications, and Other Sales Catalogs, 1934–Present
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Original Charters, 1929
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Department of Painting and Sculpture Artists Records, 1935–1972
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Photographic Archive, 1929–Present
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Press Office (Public Information / Communications) Records, 1927-2010
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Private Collection Card File
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Strikes by MoMA Union (PASTA) and Protests by Outside Groups, 1968–2001
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John Rewald Matisse Correspondence, 1950–1951
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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Print Collection Inventory
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Department of Publications Collection on Proposed David Smith Monograph
Records of Outside Organizations and Individuals
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Artists Call Against U.S. Intervention in Central America Archive, 1983-1984
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Joseph Beuys Eurasia Siberian Symphony (1963) Documentary Photographs
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Umberto Boccioni Correspondence with Vico Baer, 1911–1915
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Constantin Brancusi Correspondence and Research Material Collected by Sidney Geist, 1910–1968
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Chase Manhattan Art Collection Inventory, 1970
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Katherine Dreier Papers, 1928–1929
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Aline Farrelly Scrapbook on Modern Art in America, 1912–1941
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Roger de la Fresnaye Research Photograph Collection, 1960–1969
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Naum Gabo Papers
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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders “Art World” Collection
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Harvard Society for Contemporary Art Scrapbooks, 1929–1933
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Thilo Hoffmann Photographs from “30 SECONDS” at The Museum of Modern Art, 2008
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Ray Johnson Correspondence to Robert Rauschenberg, 1952–1965
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Wassily Kandinsky Correspondence with William Grohmann, 1923–1943
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Paul Klee Inventory Compiled by William Grohmann
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Werner H. Kramarsky Papers, 1977–2006
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The Dedalus Foundation’s Robert Motherwell Recordings, 1972–2004
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The Dedalus Foundation’s Robert Motherwell Scrapbooks, 1944–2000
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Elie Nadelman: Letters on Cubism, 1922–1925
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Howardena Pindell Correspondence and Research Materials, 1977–1984
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Donald Richie Papers, 1946–1969
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Léonce Rosenberg Papers: Correspondence Relating to Cubism, 1918–1932
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Carolee Schneemann Papers on Up to and Including Her Limits, 1974–2002
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Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Lecture Archive, 1952–Present
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John Sloan Archives
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U.N.E.S.C.O Book
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F. Valentine Dudensing Gallery Ledger Books
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Max Weber’s Cézanne Prints by Druet
Unprocessed Records
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Gordon Bunshaft Papers
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International Study Center Records, 1960–1980
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William S. Rubin Papers, 1973–1997
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Department of Visitor Services Brochures, 1984–Present
Restricted Records
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Bank Books, 1934–1981
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Cashier’s Safe Records, 1929–1977
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Committee Minutes, 1931–1986
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Sue B. Dorn Papers: Department of Development and Public Affairs, 1987–1994
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General Counsel Documents
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Porter McCray Papers
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MoMA Archival Survey
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Trustee Minutes, 1929–Present