Memorial Union Art Gallery Records, 1970-2008

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Summary

Creators:
Memorial Union Art Gallery
Abstract:
The Memorial Union Art Gallery began as "The Painting of the Month" in the 1950s featuring the work of the Art Department faculty and students. An enclosed gallery was established on the fourth floor of the expanded Memorial Union Tower in 1966. The collection contains exhibit files which include artist information, press releases, correspondence between artists and the Gallery Manager, installation notes, publicity materials, exhibit catalogs, and slides.
Extent:
14 linear feet
Language:
Collection materials in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], AR-132, Memorial Union Art Gallery Records, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains exhibit files which include artist information, press releases, correspondence between artists and the Gallery Manager, installation notes, publicity materials, exhibit catalogs, and slides.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Biographical / historical:

The Memorial Union Art Gallery began as "The Painting of the Month" in the 1950s featuring the work of the Art Department faculty and students. An enclosed gallery was established on the fourth floor of the expanded Memorial Union Tower in 1966. In 2008 the Art Gallery was transformed into the Art Lounge.

Processing information:

Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michele Ko. This collection was processed under the Guidelines for Efficient Archival Processing in the University of California Libraries.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], AR-132, Memorial Union Art Gallery Records, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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