Corcoran Collections Inventories
Above image: František Kupka, (Czech, 1871–1957), Untitled, 1912, Oil on canvas
Corcoran Collections Inventories
The following collections inventories provide details about the contents of the Corcoran Archives so that researchers can identify materials that may answer their questions. For help using these collection inventories or help requesting materials to view on site please contact us at speccoll@gwu.edu.
The Corcoran Archives have been organized in 17 collections by department or unit. Each collection has a unique Record Group number:
COR RG 1.0 Board of Trustees records, 1884-2014
Board minutes and reports
COR RG 2.0 Directors' records, circa 1896-2012
Correspondence, memoranda, and other materials generated by the Director’s office
COR RG 3 Development and Membership, Special Events, Public Programs, Graphics
Inactive donor records, financial reports, program and program files, design records
COR RG 3.1 Art rental records, 1962-1973
COR RG 3.2 Development and membership records, 1896-2010
COR RG 3.3 Public relations and graphics records, circa 1942-2009
COR RG 3.4 Special events records, 1891-2010
COR RG 3.5 Public programs records, circa 1995-2011
COR RG 4.0 Financial records, 1872-1988
Financial activities and concerns
COR RG 5 Curatorial, (museum) Registrar’s office, Conservation, Archives
Exhibition files and catalogues, administrative records for the departments, records on incoming and outgoing loans
COR RG 5.0 Curatorial office records, circa 1921-2009
COR RG 5.1 Gallery registrar's office records, 1869-2007
COR RG 5.2 Conservation department records, circa 1882-2019
COR RG 5.3 Archives department records, circa 1890-2010
COR RG 6.0 Education department records, 1961-1973
Program and exhibition files, docent program records
COR RG 7.0 Buildings and grounds records, 1870-2007
Architectural records including plans and project files for realized and unrealized architectural projects
COR RG 8 Women’s Committee and Friends of the Corcoran
Records relating to the activities of the two supporting groups including programs and acquisitions
COR RG 8.1 Women's Committee records, circa 1960-2001
COR RG 8.2 Friends records, circa 1961-1996
COR RG 9.0 Corcoran School of Art + Design records, circa 1908-2012
Early transcripts, school catalogs, administrative records
COR0001.MS Ruth Porter Ward papers, 1909-1965
Ruth Porter Ward (1900 September 16 - 1936 July 24) was an artist primarily known for her still lifes and portraits done with oil, pastel, and watercolor. Ward was a student at the Corcoran School of art from 1920 through 1928. This collection contains newspaper articles, correspondence, postcards, art work and photographs dating from 1909 through 1965.
COR0003.MS Arthur J. Ellis records, Circa 1940s-2005