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| Creator: | Chamberlain, Betty | |
| Title: | The History of MoMA by Betty Chamberlain | |
| Bulk Dates: | 1953-1954 | |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1953-1983 | |
| Quantity: | 1.46 linear feet Three 5" document boxes, one 2.5" document box |
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| Abstract: | Two drafts of Betty Chamberlain's unpublished manuscript, The History of MoMA. | |
The History of MoMA was a book project envisioned by the Director of the Museum, René d'Harnoncourt, on the occasion of the Museum's 25th anniversary. It was never published.
Betty Chamberlain was Director of Publicity at The Museum of Modern Art from 1948 to 1953. Prior to her employment at the Museum, she worked on the editorial staffs of Time, Art News, The Magazine of Art, the Office of War Information (O.W.I.), and the United States Maritime Commission.
Two drafts of The History of MoMA, an unpublished manuscript by Betty Chamberlain written between 1953 and 1954, are contained in three 5" document boxes and one 2.5" document box. The drafts include typed and handwritten text, as well as annotations. The book was planned in four sections, with six chapters each. The format of each chapter is duplicated in each of the four sections, i.e., The People Involved, The Policies, Working Assets, Activities, Methods, and Public Response & Press Reaction. A Table of Contents precedes the manuscript.
The four sections are as follows:
Part I. The First Years - The Trial Period, 1929-1934
Part II. A Permanent Basis, 1934-1939
Part III. The War, May 1939-October 1945
Part IV. 1945-25th Anniversary, 1945-1954
The records are open for research and contain no restricted materials.
The History of MoMA by Betty Chamberlain is the physical property of The Museum of Modern Art. Literary rights, including copyright belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with The Museum of Modern Art. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the staff of the MoMA Archives.
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| This collection is indexed under the following headings in the library catalog of The Museum of Modern Art. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings. | ||
| Persons and Organizations: | ||
| Chamberlain, Betty | ||
| Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Anniversaries, 25th | ||
| Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) -- History | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Anniversaries, 25th | ||
| Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) -- History | ||
Published citations should take the following form:
Long version: The History of MoMA by Betty Chamberlain, [series.folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
Short version: Chamberlain, [series.folder]. MoMA Archives, NY.
The MoMA Library transferred Series I of The History of MoMA by Betty Chamberlain to the MoMA Archives in the early 1990s. It was originally part of the Reports and Pamphlets collection. Series II was added to the collection in 2023.
The collection as a whole is in good condition. In processing, staples and other metal fasteners were removed; folders were replaced with acid-free equivalents. Original order and folder titles were maintained.
Series I: Handwritten, Typed, and Annotated Draft |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| I.1 | "Memos from Betty Chamberlain" | 1953-1954 |
| I.2 | "Table of Contents, Outlines, Notes" Includes handwritten notes by Betty Chamberlain |
1960-1983 |
| I.3 | "Expanded but Incomplete Introduction to Parts III, IV, and part of II, pp. 61-136, No Location for these Pages" Subjects incl. film library, lectures, and war years |
undated |
| I.4 | "Introduction pp. 1-21" Incl. handwritten outline, founding of MoMA and departmental plan |
undated |
| I.5 | "Part I Chapter I: The People Involved (pp. 1-8), Chapter II: The Policies are Established, pp. 9-23a," b1929-1934 | undated |
| I.6 | "Part I Chapter III: Working Assets, pp. 24-32, Chapter IV: Activities-The Program Develops, pp. 33-61," 1929-1934 | undated |
| I.7 | "Part I Chapter V: Methods; How the Activities were Executed, pp. 62-78, Chapter VI: Public Response & Press Reaction, pp. 78-88," 1929-1934 | undated |
| I.8 | "Part II Chapter I: The People Involved, pp. 1-13," 1934-1939 | undated |
| I.9 | "Part II Chapter II: The Policies Develop, pp. 14-48," 1934-1939 | undated |
| I.10 | "Part II Chapter III: Working Assets, pp. 49-71," 1934-1939 | undated |
| I.11 | "Part II Chapter IV: Activities pp. 72-134," 1934-1939 | undated |
| I.12 | "Part II Chapter V: Methods, pp. 135-165, Chapter VI: Public Response & Press Reaction, pp. 166-175," 1934-1939 | undated |
| I.13 | "Part III Chapter I: The People Involved, pp. 176-192," May 1939-October 1945 | 1960 |
| I.14 | "Part III Chapter II: Policies, etc., pp. 193-262," May 1939-October 1945 | 1960 |
| I.15 | "Part III Chapter III: Working Assets, pp. 263-288," May 1939-October 1945 | undated |
| I.16 | "Part III Chapter IV: Activities, pp. 289-366," May 1939-October 1945 | undated |
| I.17 | "Part III Chapter V: Methods, pp. 367-418," May 1939-October 1945 | undated |
| I.18 | "Part IV Chapter I, Chapter II, pp. 419-471," 1945-1954 | undated |
| I.19 | "Part IV Chapter III, Chapter IV, pp. 472-600," 1945-1954 | undated |
| I.20 | "Part IV Chapter IV, pp. 601-658," 1945-1954 | undated |
| I.21 | "Part IV Chapter V: Activities, pp. 659-808," 1945-1954 | undated |
| I.22 | "Part IV Chapter VI: Methods, pp. 809-903," 1945-1954 | undated |
| I.23 | "Appendix Material" Minutes of the Meeting of the Coordination Committee on November 14, 1950 were removed from this folder and re-filed in the collection Committee Minutes. |
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Series II: Xeroxed and Annotated Draft |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| II.1 | "Outlines, Table of Contents, Notes" | 1953-1983 |
| II.2 | "Expanded, but incomplete INTRODUCTION to overall work; part of sect II, sect III and sect IV, pp. 61-136" | undated |
| II.3 | "Introduction" | undated |
| II.4 | "Part One, chap. one & two: People Involved, Policies Established, pp. 1-23, 1929-1934" | undated |
| II.5 | "Part One, chap. three & four: Working Assets, Activities, pp. 24-61, 1929-1934" | undated |
| II.6 | "Part One, chap. five & six: Methods, Public Response, pp. 62-88, 1929-1934" | undated |
| II.7 | "Part Two, chap. one & two: People, Policies, pp. 1-48, 1934-1939" | undated |
| II.8 | "Part Two, chap. three & four: Assets, Activities, pp. 49-134, 1934-1939" | undated |
| II.9 | "Part Two, chap. five & six: Methods, Public Response, pp. 135-175, 1934-1939" | undated |
| II.10 | "Part Three, chap. one & two: People, Policies, pp. 176-262, 1939-1945" | undated |
| II.11 | "Part Three, chap. three & four: Working Assets, Activities of the Museum, pp. 263-366, 1939-1945" | undated |
| II.12 | "Part Three, chap. five: Methods, pp. 367-418, 1939-1945" | undated |
| II.13 | "Part Four, chap. one, two: Trustees, Staff, pp. 419-471, 1945-1954" | undated |
| II.14 | "Part Four, chap. three: Policies & Aims, pp. 472-600, 1945-1954" | undated |
| II.15 | "Part Four, chap. four: Working Assets, pp. 601-658, 1945-1954" | undated |
| II.16 | "Part Four, chap. five: Activities, pp. 659-808, 1945-1954" | undated |
| II.17 | "Part Four, chap. six: Methods, pp. 809-903, 1945-1954" | undated |
| II.18 | "Appendix Material" | undated |
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| Series | Folder Range | Box |
| I | 1-14 | 1 |
| I | 15-23 | 2 |
| II | 1-13 | 3 |
| II | 14-18 | 4 |