Bulletins / Calendars / VMFA Magazines (PB-03) Finding Aids to the Institutional Records of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in the VMFA Archives | Bulletins / Calendars / VMFA Magazines PB-03 Publications Archive 03 (PB-03)

Finding Aids to the Institutional Records of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in the VMFA Archives | Bulletins / Calendars / VMFA Magazines PB-03

Publications Archive 03 (PB-03)


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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives

Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007
Business Number: 804-340-1495
library@vmfa.museum
URL: https://vmfa.museum/library/special-collections-archives/

Courtney Yevich Tkacz, VMFA Archivist

Repository
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives
Identification
PB-03
Title
Bulletins / Calendars / VMFA Magazines (PB-03) 1940-2024
URL:
https://archives.vmfa.museum/repositories/2/resources/59
Quantity
12 Linear Feet, 2,595 items
Creator
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
source
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Language
English .
Abstract
The collection is part of the Publications Archive, and is comprised of archival copies of all Bulletins / Calendars / VMFA Magazines published by the museum since 1940. The publishing frequncy has changed many times (monthly, quarterly, bi-monthly) and the title changed three times, but the publication has always served to document the daily activities at the museum, including exhibitions, tours, programs, lectures, and more.

Administrative Information

Publication

The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.

Access

The collection is open for research.

Provenance

The collection was transferred from the Library. Accretions are added regularly when new materials are published.

Preferred Citation

Bulletins / Calendars / VMFA Magazines (PB-03). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.

Processing Information

The archives strives to retain a minimum of 5 copies of Bulletins / Calendars / VMFA Magazines.

Scope and Contents

The collection's inclusive dates are 1940-present. The publishing frequncy changed many times, as did the numbering, and the title, which changed from Bulletin to Calendar in 1995, and then to VMFA Magazine in 2009.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into three series, and items are arranged chronologically within each series.

Series 1
Bulletins, 1940-1995
Series 2
Calendars, 1995-2008
Series 3
VMFA Magazine, 2009-2018

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Related Materials - VMFA Library

Bound volumes of the Bulletin / Calendar are available in the Reading Room

Container List

PB-03-01
Series 1: Bulletin
1940-1995
Series Description

This series is comprised of Bulletins, which were published from October 1940 to August 1995. They were published monthly, except for June, July, and August, from 1940 until 1984. From 1985 on, the Bulletin was published bi-monthly. The format and size of the Bulletin changed frequently over the years. Two-color printing was introduced in 1982, and full color printing (cover only) was introduced in the May-June 1995 issue.

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PB-03-02
Series 2: Calendar
1995-2008
Series Description

This series is comprised of Calendars, which were published bi-monthly from September 1995 to December 2008. For the duration of its print run, only the cover was printed in full color.

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PB-03-03
Series 3: VMFA Magazine
2009-2024
Series Description

This series is comprised of VMFA Magazine issues, which has been published since January 2009 and is still in print. The issues are published in full-color, but the publication frequency has changed many times over the years.

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