Overview
| Repository: |
Manuscripts and
Archives
Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. BOX 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Email: mssa.reference@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 |
| Call Number: | RU 796 |
| Creator: | Yale University. Dept. of the History of Art. |
| Title: | Department of the History of Art, Yale University, records |
| Dates: | 1938-2008 |
| Physical Description: | 20.5 linear feet (19 boxes) and 1326 megabytes |
| Language(s): | The materials are in English. |
| Summary: | The records consist of department meeting minutes, course evaluations, student handbooks, notes on the Frick symposium, critiques of the graduate program, and correspondence, memoranda and notes of Henri Focillon and Everett V. Meeks regarding the establishment of the Yale Department of the History of Art. The records also contain the Annals of the Department of History of Art (1950-1991). The annals, a rich source of historical data, include lists and statistics on faculty, students, fellowships, prizes and courses. |
| Note: | Forms part of Yale Record Group 14-B (YRG 14-B), Records of academic departments and programs of the Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences. |
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| Finding Aid Link: | To cite or bookmark this finding aid, use the following address: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0796 |
| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
Provenance
The records were transferred from the Department of the History of Art, 1992, 2008.
Information about Access
Access to the records is partially restricted. See Collection Contents for details.
Cite As
Department of the History of Art, Yale University, Records (RU 796). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
Information About Creators
The Department of the History of Art was established at Yale in 1940. Its organization and mission were developed by Henri Focillon, a visiting professor from the Sorbonne, at the request of President Charles Seymour. Everette V. Meeks served as the first chair of the department. Organizationally part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Yale College and the Graduate School, the department offers graduate and undergraduate courses.
Description of the Collection
The records consist of department meeting minutes; student handbooks; course evaluations; notes on the Frick symposium; critiques of the graduate program; and correspondence, memoranda and notes of Henri Focillon and Everett V. Meeks regarding the establishment of the Yale Department of the History of Art. The records also contain the Annals of the Department of History of Art (1950-1991). The annals, a rich source of historical data, include lists and statistics on faculty, students, fellowships, prizes and courses.
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession.