Moes, Robert

Principal respondent: Poster, Amy G. Correspondence and memos regarding proposed Friends group; loans; damages; gifts; A. Martin bequest; policy on gifts and deaccessioning; Moes appointment; exhibitions; Manheim loans; Weissenberger gifts.

Principal respondent: Moes, Robert. Correspondence and memos regarding purchases; loans; Erickson Collection; Lester Wolfe loans; A. Poster trip to London and Paris; storeroom. Budget, terracotta exhibition. National Endowment for the Arts proposal, Japanese and Korean installation.

These tapes document an in-person training event for docents. Curators and other museum professopnals gave tours and suggested themes and topics for docents to include in their own tours. Diana Fane gave a tour of the first floor, Robert, or Bob, Moes gave a tour of Chinese art and specifically jade and bronze. Patricia Sarro gave a tour of the Andean art. Northwest coast indigenous art was discussed by Ira Jacknis. Oceanic art was also discussed.

Memos regarding exhibitions; objects, including accessions; installation; collection; major lenders; donors, including Miriam Stein Bequest, Paul F. Walter, Nancy Wiener. Draft of acquisitions policy.

Memos regarding objects; conservation; installations; accession numbers and records; exhibitions; storage; assistance requests. Notice of Arrival forms. Checklists. Floor plans. Accession forms. Work Order forms regarding objects.

Letter, memos regarding damages; conservation, including recommendations and needs, treatment proposal, fumigation; condition reports; loans; objects; installations; maintenance. Reports, memos regarding objects on loan to Exxon. Notice of Arrival form. Records of restoration. Checklists, including loans to Exxon.

Letters, memos regarding installations; examinations of objects; condition reports; conservation, including recommendations, costs, permission; treatment, including proposal for Tibetan tankas; damages; loan. Notice of Arrival form. Records of restoration. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant proposal for visiting specialist in Islamic Art. Checklists, including "From Indian Earth" exhibition. Notes.

Correspondence, memos regarding administration; inquiries; objects, including offers, transfers between departments; exhibitions; loans; textile fragments album from Harry Friedman (1965); gifts, including from Ruth Friedman, Phyllis Newman Milstein (Hirado ware blue and white porcelain vase, white porcelain vase), Kaywin Lehman, Nat Bass, Dr. Bertram Schaffner, Max Adler. Exhibition worksheet. Accession forms. Notes.

Memos regarding installations; administration; printing requests; budgets; labels; didactics; checklists; photography; exhibitions.

Restricted material: [donor information]. Letters, memos regarding donors, including Bertram Schaffner, Thor and Martha W. Ramsing (48.34.1 – .2, 48.34.3); fundraising; events; meetings; objects; staff; prospective supporters; budget; contributions; thank yous. Department description. Lists: major donors with gift amounts; Oriental Art Council gifts.