{"id":1178,"date":"2020-01-14T16:26:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T16:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-nmwa-2020.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=1178"},"modified":"2025-05-20T08:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T12:39:00","slug":"archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/learn\/library-research\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<section id=\"subheading_block_3820d09d48b07f03e565c159aa72a140\" class=\"subheading wrapper \">\n    <div class=\"subheading_text\">\n        The Library and Research Center (LRC) holds primary-source records in the Archives of Women Artists as well as the historical records of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. \n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-alt-paragraph\">The Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center&#8217;s reading room is open to visitors. If you would like to schedule an in-person research visit, please submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=LtTQ8JNrWUOmXEb4ED9lmiV9fKyzz3tFnSUIIFTZxWxUNFRWQ0QwWk5OVkJNMU5QTFMzMjlYR0kxMy4u\">Researcher Registration Form<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:lrc@nmwa.org\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lrc@nmwa.org<\/a> if you are unable to complete the online form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"text-image-cta_block_793930fe468d6b2a63565e7c03463a51\" class=\"text-image-cta  text-image-cta--right\">\n\n\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cell  large-order-3  large-6 text-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Archives of Women Artists<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Archives of Women Artists is dedicated to collecting and preserving the papers and primary records of women visual artists and organizations that promote women\u2019s contributions to the arts. The archive includes personal papers, correspondence, gallery guides, sketches, photographs and slides, and other unique materials.<\/p>\n<h3>Finding Aids<\/h3>\n<p>Use our detailed finding aids to explore available materials in the Archives of Women Artists.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t  \t\t  class=\"internal cta-button-link cta \"\n\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/learn\/library-research\/archives\/finding-aids\/\"\n      \n      \n      >\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">View the Finding Aids<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\n        <span class=\"cta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" >&nbsp;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cell  large-order-1  large-5 image-side\">\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kahlo_-Isolda-P.-9.9.1940-aspect-ratio-612-540.jpg?fit=1200%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kahlo_-Isolda-P.-9.9.1940-aspect-ratio-612-540.jpg?fit=400%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kahlo_-Isolda-P.-9.9.1940-aspect-ratio-612-540.jpg?fit=800%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kahlo_-Isolda-P.-9.9.1940-aspect-ratio-612-540.jpg?fit=1200%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 400px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, 1200px\"\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n  <script>\n\twindow.ensureStylesheet && window.ensureStylesheet('https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/themes\/nmwa\/dev\/dist\/css\/components\/two-col.css');\n  <\/script>\n  <noscript>\n\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/themes\/nmwa\/dev\/dist\/css\/components\/two-col.css\">\n  <\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"text-image-cta_block_17ce91affa42ba087bd1200a3a2ff69a\" class=\"text-image-cta  large-offset-1 \">\n\n\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cell  large-6 text-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frida Kahlo Papers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Explore a selection of the Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers. Browse over 100 letters from NMWA\u2019s archival collection that includes digitized scans and accessible transcriptions in the original languages, bringing to life the heartfelt letters between the artist and her friends, colleagues, and beloved family.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t  \t\t  class=\"internal cta-button-link cta \"\n\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/learn\/library-research\/archive\/frida-kahlo-papers\/\"\n      \n      \n      >\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">View Frida Kahlo Letters<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\n        <span class=\"cta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" >&nbsp;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cell  large-offset-1  large-5 image-side\">\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Folder-256-Unidentified-1940-3.4.1940_0001_Page_2-aspect-ratio-2025-1300.jpg?fit=1200%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Folder-256-Unidentified-1940-3.4.1940_0001_Page_2-aspect-ratio-2025-1300.jpg?fit=400%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Folder-256-Unidentified-1940-3.4.1940_0001_Page_2-aspect-ratio-2025-1300.jpg?fit=800%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Folder-256-Unidentified-1940-3.4.1940_0001_Page_2-aspect-ratio-2025-1300.jpg?fit=1200%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 400px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, 1200px\"\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n  <script>\n\twindow.ensureStylesheet && window.ensureStylesheet('https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/themes\/nmwa\/dev\/dist\/css\/components\/two-col.css');\n  <\/script>\n  <noscript>\n\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/themes\/nmwa\/dev\/dist\/css\/components\/two-col.css\">\n  <\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Judy-Chicago-portrait-by-Donald-Woodman-2019-DSC02041-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Judy-Chicago-portrait-by-Donald-Woodman-2019-DSC02041-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Judy-Chicago-portrait-by-Donald-Woodman-2019-DSC02041-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Judy-Chicago-portrait-by-Donald-Woodman-2019-DSC02041-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Judy-Chicago-portrait-by-Donald-Woodman-2019-DSC02041-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Judy-Chicago-portrait-by-Donald-Woodman-2019-DSC02041-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Judy-Chicago-portrait-by-Donald-Woodman-2019-DSC02041.jpg 1439w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Donald Woodman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore the Judy Chicago Visual Archives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Judy Chicago, a long-time cultural leader as an artist, writer and art educator, is perhaps best known for her iconic <em>The Dinner Party<\/em> (1974\u20131979), which celebrates women\u2019s history. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/learn\/library-research\/\">Library and Research Center<\/a> holds the Judy Chicago Visual Archives, a comprehensive collection that includes materials related to <em>The Dinner Party<\/em>, slides of artwork from Chicago\u2019s childhood to early career, and lectures on topics such as feminism, Judaism, and art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"tabs tabs-block\" data-tabs id=\"tabs-block_0b315df0025d105944b9cdf27f1f4b9c\">\n                        <li class=\"tabs-title is-active\">\n            <a href=\"#panel1\" aria-selected=\"true\">Visual Archive<\/a>\n             <\/li>\n                               <li class=\"tabs-title\">\n            <a href=\"#panel2\" aria-selected=\"true\">Judy Chicago Portal<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n             <\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"tabs-content tabs-block\" data-tabs-content=\"tabs-block_0b315df0025d105944b9cdf27f1f4b9c\">\n                     <div class=\"tabs-panel is-active\" id=\"panel1\">\n            <h3>Visual Archive<\/h3>\n<p>This collection visually documents the career of artist Judy Chicago and will grow over time with additional deposits from the artist.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to assist researchers, our detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Chicago-Visual-Archive-Finding-Aid-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finding aid<\/a> describes the contents and organization of the Judy Chicago Visual Archive.<\/p>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t  \t\t  target=\"_blank\"\n      class=\"external cta-button-link cta \"\n\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.assetbank-server.com\/assetbank-nmwa\/action\/quickSearch?CSRF=WPgfRG8TvqJZfDizJTnD&#038;newSearch=true&#038;quickSearch=true&#038;includeImplicitCategoryMembers=true&#038;keywords=Judy+Chicago+visual+archive&#038;selectedEntities=-999\"\n      \n      \n      >\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Explore the Visual Archive\n        <span class=\"show-for-sr\">, opens in new tab&nbsp;\n        <\/span>\n      <\/span>\n\n      <span class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<span class=\"cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M432,320H400a16,16,0,0,0-16,16V448H64V128H208a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V80a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H48A48,48,0,0,0,0,112V464a48,48,0,0,0,48,48H400a48,48,0,0,0,48-48V336A16,16,0,0,0,432,320ZM488,0h-128c-21.37,0-32.05,25.91-17,41l35.73,35.73L135,320.37a24,24,0,0,0,0,34L157.67,377a24,24,0,0,0,34,0L435.28,133.32,471,169c15,15,41,4.5,41-17V24A24,24,0,0,0,488,0Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n                     <\/div>\n                             \n          <div class=\"tabs-panel\" id=\"panel2\">\n            <h3>Judy Chicago Portal<\/h3>\n<p>The archives are part of the Judy Chicago Research Portal, which unites the collection at NMWA with the artist\u2019s paper archives at the Harvard Schlesinger Library and her art education archive at the Penn State University Libraries.<\/p>\n\n                         \t\t<div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t  \t\t  target=\"_blank\"\n      class=\"external cta-button-link cta \"\n\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/judychicagoportal.org\/\"\n      \n      \n      >\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Explore the Portal\n        <span class=\"show-for-sr\">, opens in new tab&nbsp;\n        <\/span>\n      <\/span>\n\n      <span class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<span class=\"cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M432,320H400a16,16,0,0,0-16,16V448H64V128H208a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V80a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H48A48,48,0,0,0,0,112V464a48,48,0,0,0,48,48H400a48,48,0,0,0,48-48V336A16,16,0,0,0,432,320ZM488,0h-128c-21.37,0-32.05,25.91-17,41l35.73,35.73L135,320.37a24,24,0,0,0,0,34L157.67,377a24,24,0,0,0,34,0L435.28,133.32,471,169c15,15,41,4.5,41-17V24A24,24,0,0,0,488,0Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n             <\/div>\n\n  <script>\n    window.ensureStylesheet && window.ensureStylesheet('https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/themes\/nmwa\/dev\/dist\/css\/components\/tabs.css');\n  <\/script>\n  <noscript>\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/themes\/nmwa\/dev\/dist\/css\/components\/tabs.css\">\n  <\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"text-image-cta_block_5a1aff83306c936488a321a4706830ba\" class=\"text-image-cta  large-offset-1 \">\n\n\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cell  large-6 text-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Donating Materials to the LRC<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Library and Research Center is not accepting donations of books, archives, or artist file materials until further notice.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cell  large-offset-1  large-5 image-side\">\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1990.108.jpg?fit=1200%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp\" alt=\"A painting of a light-skinned woman standing before a large, shaped piece of metal. She wears a white blouse, a black apron and brown goggles, with her hair tied in a scarf. She holds two welding tools. Sparks fly where her tools touch the metal. Another welder is in the distance.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1990.108.jpg?fit=400%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1990.108.jpg?fit=800%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1990.108.jpg?fit=1200%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 400px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, 1200px\"\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"caption\">Edna Reindel, <i>The Welders at Lockheed Working on the Intake Duct of the P-38<\/i> (from the series, &#8220;Women at War&#8221;), 1943; Oil on canvas, 32 x 28 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of the artist; \u00a9 Edna Reindel; Photo by Lee Stalsworth<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n  <script>\n\twindow.ensureStylesheet && window.ensureStylesheet('https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/themes\/nmwa\/dev\/dist\/css\/components\/two-col.css');\n  <\/script>\n  <noscript>\n\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/themes\/nmwa\/dev\/dist\/css\/components\/two-col.css\">\n  <\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"text-image-cta_block_b0cd7d238a5aea93e65e56c6d1cb46c0\" class=\"text-image-cta  text-image-cta--right\">\n\n\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cell  large-order-3  large-6 text-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Citing Material<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>When citing materials in the LRC collections, patrons should include the following information in the citation: a copyright notice (if the copyright holder is known); 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