Brief Description:

Subject File of Presidents William B. Walker (1975), John Murchie (1976), Katharine Martinez Ratzenberger (1978), Joyce Pellerano Ludmer (1979), Wolfgang M. Freitag (1980), Karen Muller (1981), Caroline Backlund (1982), Nancy Allen (1983), Mary Ashe (1984), Betty Jo Irvine (1992), Deirdre Stam (1993), Janis Ekdahl (1994), Edward Teague (1995), Jack Robertson (1996) contains agendas, contracts, correspondence, flyers, guidelines, notes, reports, surveys, minutes, motions, newsletters, proposals, balance sheets and statements of operations concerning the president's oversight of the governance and operation of ARLIS/NA executive board, constituent groups and chapters, including establishing the first constitution and bylaws (1973) and their subsequent revisions (1979, 1983); selecting a management firm to oversee ARLIS/NA's operations; devising staffing standards for art libraries; recruiting and surveying members; historical recollections on the founding of ARLIS/NA; and managing the publications of ARLIS/NA, including ARLIS/NA Newsletter, Art Documentation, and the Occasional Papers series.

THIS SERIES HAS ACCESS RESTRICTIONS; PLEASE CONTACT AN ARCHIVIST.

Record Series Number: 85/50/48

Created by: Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)

Volume: 4.3 Cubic Feet

Acquired: 03/12/2009.

Arrangement: Chronological and alphabetical thereunder

Access Restrictions: Documents determined to be of a confidential or sensitive nature have been marked "Restricted" on the folder and the finding aid. Persons wishing to examine these documents must have the written permission of the person to whom the material refers. After the death of that person, access is available without restriction subject to the established user regulations of the ARLIS/NA Archives; after 20 years from the date of the most recent document in the folder, access is available subject to Archivist's review, with the exception of the OMG Correspondence folder, which is not available until 2026 with Archivist's review, and the Distinguished Service Award folder, which is not available until 2032 with Archivist's review.

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Acquisition Notes: <p>Art Libraries Society of North America