Museum directors
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
General correspondence -- L, 1932
This file contains correspondence that includes a thank you note written to directory William A. Bryan from the Habitats division.
Giles W. Mead collection
The Giles W. Mead collection documents the activities of Museum Director Giles W. Mead (1928-2003) from 1970-1978 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, budget records, photographs, and press releases and incldues correspondence regarding LACMA, China Lake excavations, exhibitions development, California state fossil selection, Hancock Park and La Brea museum planning, Old Woman Meteorite court proceedings, Proposition 13 (Jarvis-Gann Initiative), and Museum thefts.
Gurdon Woods collection
The Gurdon Woods collection documents the activities of Director of the Otis Art Institute and Deputy Director of the Los ANgeles County Natural History Museum Gurdon Woods from 1977-1980 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, meeting notes, grant proposals, and loan agreements and incldues correspondence regarding exhibitions development, collections policy, Museum library collections, art sales, and transfer of Hancock Park collections.
Herbert Friedmann collection
The Herbert Friedmann collection documents the activities of Los Angeles County Museum Director Herbert Friedmann (1900-1987) from 1961-1970 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, grant proposals, budget records, press releases, and photographs and incldues correspondence regarding Rancho La Brea, Museum job classifications, collections loans, and the "America's Black Heritage" exhibition.
Introductory party for Craig Black, 1982
This file contains guest lists for Craig Black's introductory party.
James H. Breasted, Jr. collection
The James H. Breasted, Jr. Collection documents the activities of Los Angeles County Museum Director James H. Breasted, Jr. (1908-1983) from 1946-1951 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, budget records, newspaper clippings, press releases, and photographs and incldues correspondence regarding exhibitions policies and planning, Hancock Park, habitat group reports, wartime emergency plans, and the 1948 UNESCO conference.
James H. Breasted Trip to East Coast museums, 1950
This file contains correspondence regarding James H. Breasted, Jr.'s trip to East Coast museums for the purpose of comparing museum practices.
James L. Powell collection
Jane Pisano collection
The Jane Pisano collection docuemnts the activities of Museum Director Jane Pisano from 2001-2015 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, budget and financial records, press releases, and meeting notes and incldues correspondence regarding Musuem organization restructuring, fundraising, Museum 90th anniversary celebrations, exhibitions development and openings, and programs planning.
Jean Delacour collection
The Jean Delacour Collection documents the activities of Museum Director Jean Delacour (1890-1985) from 1952-1960 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and exhibition schedules and incldues correspondence regarding Museum publicity, habitat hall construction and collecting expeditions to Alaska, UNESCO, and exhibitions development.