Kevorkian Foundation

Letters of acknowledgement. Correspondence with individuals; foundations, including Kress Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, A and S, Kevorkian Foundation. Lists of unrestricted contributions.

Principal respondent: Bothmer, Bernard V. Correspondence and memos regarding Wilbour Library staff; models; volunteers; Wilbour fellows; damages; travels to Egypt; Kevorkian Foundation collections; Smithsonian Institution grant; Pomerance Collection exhibition; Greek Gold exhibition; gallery lighting; Greek Study Tour; Temple of Dendur; Masterpieces handbook; Mendes excavation.

Principal respondent: Wilkinson, Charles K. Correspondence and memos regarding installation, Islamic Galleries; Kevorkian Foundation funding; establishment of Kevorkian curatorship.

Correspondence with donors, including Kevorkian Foundation, Avalon Foundation.

Correspondence regarding inventory of Kevorkian Collection by B.V. Bothmer; Kevorkian Estate.

Correspondence regarding maintenance and renovation of Kevorkian Gallery; loan exhibition of rugs; proposed publication on Assyrian reliefs, S.M. Paley; Coptic objects; grants.

Correspondence regarding bequest; legal actions; establishment of Middle East curatorship; acquisition of Kevorkian Foundation objects. Lists of objects. Extracts from will. Biographical information, Charles K. Wilkinson.

Principal respondent: Kevorkian, Hagop. Correspondence regarding donation for installation; purchase of Assyrian reliefs from New York Historical Society; use of extra money for celebration; proposed bill of sale, Lenox Collection of Assyrian reliefs; resolution.

Correspondence regarding installation of Assyrian reliefs, including with E.M. Forbes of Brown, Lawford and Forbes, Architects; moving of reliefs, including weights; placque wording and placement approval. Includes memos from John D. Cooney, Curator of Egyptian Art.

Correspondence regarding opening of gallery, including press release; loan of rugs for temporary exhibition; gallery expansion; includes memos from John D. Cooney, Curator of Egyptian Art.