Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation records

Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation records

Collection Overview

Repository:
SRGF Archives
Title:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation records
Identification:
A0033
Dates:
1929-1999 (bulk 1937-1975)
Quantity:
15.75 cubic ft. (24 boxes)
Abstract:
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF), founded in 1937, is dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of art, architecture, and other manifestations of modern and contemporary visual culture; collecting, preserving and researching art objects; and making them accessible to scholars and an increasingly diverse audience through its network of museums, programs, educational initiatives, and publications. The SRGF retains ownership of three museums: the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas. It provides curatorial direction and management services to two museums with which it shares collections and programs: the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin.
Abstract:
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF) records span the years 1929-1999 (bulk 1937-1975), and document the history of the development of the SRGF and the opening of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (SRGM). The records consist of: correspondence with and reports by the Board of Trustees; press releases; press clippings; administrative records documenting policies and procedures; and exhibition information such as brochures, invitations, and press releases. Permanent collection records include inventory lists, insurance information, and acquisitions. Scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine clippings related to the SRGM, are also included.
Location:
OS, CF
Language:
Collection is primarily in English.
Arrangement:
Organized into 5 series: 1. Governance; 2. Administration; 3. Public Affairs; 4. Exhibitions and Objects; and 5. Scrapbooks.
Restrictions:
The collection is partially restricted. Please contact the Manager of the Library and Archives for further information.
Publication Rights:
Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Manager of the Library and Archives.
Preferred Citation:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation records. A0033. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives, New York, NY.
Subjects:
Art, Modern--20th century
Guggenheim, Harry Frank, 1890-1971.
Guggenheim, Solomon R. (Solomon Robert), 1861-1949.
Lawson-Johnston, Peter O.
Museum architecture
Museum of Non-Objective Painting.
Museums--Administration
Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-1986.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.

Historical Note

The mission of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF) is to promote the understanding and appreciation of art, architecture, and other manifestations of modern and contemporary visual culture; to collect, preserve and research art objects; and to make them accessible to scholars and an increasingly diverse audience through its network of museums, programs, educational initiatives, and publications.

The SRGF was founded in 1937 by Solomon R. Guggenheim (SRG), scion of a wealthy American family, in order to preserve his private collection of European and American abstract paintings, and with a desire to make them available for public viewings. Subsequently, it has managed to maintain its international view of New York City and the cultures encompassing it. The SRGF was chartered by the Board of Regents of New York State and set out to "provide for the promotion of art and for the mental or moral improvement of men and women by furthering their education, enlightenment, and aesthetic taste."

Throughout its seventy year history, the SRGF has owned and operated several museums internationally and amassed one of the world's leading collections of modern and contemporary art. With approximately 15 to 20 exhibitions created each year, the SRGF has acquired international prestige. Furthermore, the Associated Publishing Program of the SRGF has produced scholarly volumes appearing in more than a dozen languages.

The SRGF retains ownership of three museums: the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas. It provides curatorial direction and management services to two museums with which it shares collections and programs: the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin. Attendance at the five institutions surpasses 2.5 million visitors annually.

In June of 2000, the SRGF entered into a partnership with the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. In January 2001, the SRGF entered into partnership with the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. The purpose of forming alliances was to share collections, jointly develop exhibitions and educational programs that would benefit a wide, international audience, and to come to an agreement on the construction of new museums in Latin America and Asia.

In July of 2006, the SRGF signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates in the Arabian Gulf, to establish a museum, designed by Frank Gehry and called the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. This contract reflects the SRGF's commitment to international communication and global cultural exchange.

Chronology

1861Solomon R. Guggenheim is born.
1893Harry F. Guggenheim, Solomon's nephew, is born.
1894Solomon R. Guggenheim marries Irene Rothschild.
1898Peggy Guggenheim, Solomon's niece, is born.
1920Eleanor Guggenheim, Solomon's daughter, marries Earl Castle Stewart.
1921Peggy Guggenheim leaves the United States for Europe, where she will meet avant-garde painters and poets.
1925Barbara Guggenheim, Solomon's daughter, marries John Robert Lawson-Johnston.
1927Peter O. Lawson-Johnston, Solomon's grandson, is born; the young German artist Baroness Hilla Rebay arrives in the United States; commissioned by Irene Guggenheim to paint her husband's portrait, Rebay and Solomon become friends; at Rebay's suggestion, Solomon begins to acquire modern paintings for his collection.
1929Hilla Rebay introduces Solomon Guggenheim to Vasily Kandinsky; Solomon purchases several paintings and works on paper, which form the nucleus of his collection of non-objective painting.
1930sSolomon R. Guggenheim's collection is installed in his private apartment at the Plaza Hotel; small exhibitions of newly acquired works are held intermittently for the public.
1936Hilla Rebay organizes the first loan exhibition entitled "Solomon R. Guggenheim Collection of Non-Objective Paintings" at the Gibbes Memorial Art Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina and the Philadelphia Art Alliance.
1937The rapid expansion of the collection leads to the formation of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF); incorporated in the State of New York, the foundation is endowed to operate a museum; Solomon R. Guggenheim is elected first President of the Foundation and Hilla Rebay is appointed its Trustee and Curator.
1938The second loan exhibition of the collection, "Art of Tomorrow: Solomon R. Guggenheim Collection of Non-Objective Paintings," is shown at the Gibbes Memorial Art Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina; Peggy Guggenheim opens Guggenheim Jeune, a commercial art gallery in London representing such artists as Jean Cocteau, Kandinsky and Yves Tanguy.
1939The third loan exhibition of the "Solomon R. Guggenheim Collection of Non-Objective Paintings" is presented at the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Museum of Non-Objective Painting opens in rented quarters in New York City, at 24 East 54th Street; Hilla Rebay is named the first director of the Museum; Peggy Guggenheim conceives of the idea of founding a museum of modern art in London with Herbert Read as its director.
1941Peggy Guggenheim returns to the United States.
1942Peggy Guggenheim and the Surrealist painter Max Ernst marry; Peggy opens Art of this Century, a commercial art gallery on 57th Street in New York, designed by Frederick Kiesler.
1943The SRGF's new Museum, to be designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is commissioned; Peggy Guggenheim and Max Ernst divorce.
1944Fifth Avenue Site, 88th to 89th Streets, is acquired by SRGF; Kandinsky dies.
1945The Museum of Non-Objective Painting organizes a major retrospective of Kandinsky's oeuvre; the first complete set of plans for the new building is finished; a plexiglass model showing the essential structure of the Museum is created and presented to the press in New York.
1947Peggy Guggenheim closes Art of this Century and returns permanently to Europe.
1948Galleries move to six-story private mansion on newly acquired property, formerly the Gardiner School; the SRGF purchases the Karl Nierendorf Estate; Peggy Guggenheim's collection of Cubist, Surrealist and European and American abstract painting and sculpture is exhibited at the Venice Biennale.
1949Solomon R. Guggenheim dies, bequeathing his entire collection to the SRGF; the Board of Trustees of the SRGF is established; Earl Castle Stewart is elected President and Harry F. Guggenheim is appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF; Peggy Guggenheim purchases the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice, installs her collection, and opens it to the public; the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation is established to operate and endow the museum.
1951Castle Stewart resigns and Harry F. Guggenheim is elected President of the Foundation.
1952Hilla Rebay retires from directorship and becomes Director Emeritus and member of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF; the name of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting is changed to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (SRGM); Carl Zigrosser is appointed a trustee of the Foundation; Earl Castle Stewart dies.
October 15, 1952Announcement of the appointment of James Johnson Sweeney as Director of the SRGM is declared by Harry F. Guggenheim (Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF).
1953Wright redesigns the entire complex, streamlining the structure, just as the plans are to be reviewed for the building permit; the traveling retrospective of Frank Lloyd Wright's achievements "Sixty Years of Living Architecture: the Work of Frank Lloyd Wright" is held on the site of the new museum in a specially erected pavilion in front of the townhouse; the model for the SRGM is presented as part of this exhibition; the SRGF receives a bequest from the Estate of Katherine S. Dreier; James Johnson Sweeney organizes an exhibition of emerging talent, "Younger European Painters: A Selection."
1954Wright moves to New York to oversee plans for construction; designs for the building are altered further to comply with New York City's Building Code.
1956The ground is broken for excavation; Guggenheim International Award introduced.
1957Harry F. Guggenheim succeeds Earl Castle Stewart as President of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF.
1958With the excavation complete, construction of the building begins at 1071 Fifth Avenue; James Johnson Sweeney demands several interior changes to accommodate the needs of the growing institution which initiate a long and bitter dialogue between the director and Frank Lloyd Wright.
December 1958Announcement of appointment of Dr. Grace L. McCann Morley as Assistant Director of the SRGM.
1959Frank Lloyd Wright dies.
May 31, 1959Move to new building on 1071 Fifth Avenue (the Frank Lloyd Wright building); staff occupy new quarters.
June 1959Dr. Morley retires from staff.
October 21, 1959The SRGM, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is open to the public.
July 20, 1960Announcement of the resignation of James Johnson Sweeney, effective August 15, 1960.
September 21, 1960Daniel Catton Rich (Director of the Worcester Art Museum) elected member of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF.
November 26, 1960Millionth visitor to galleries.
December 7, 1960H.H. Arnason elected Vice President, Art Administration for the SRGF.
1961Announcement of appointment of Thomas M. Messer as Director of the SRGM.
1963The SRGF receives a major portion of Justin K. Thannhauser's renowned personal collection.
1964Peter Lawson-Johnston becomes a trustee of the SRGF.
1965The Justin K. Thannhauser wing is officially inaugurated at the SRGM.
1966Petter Lawson-Johnston is appointed Vice-President for Business Administration of the SRGF; construction of the annex begins.
1967Hilla Rebay dies.
1968The annex is completed.
1969Carl Zigrosser dies; H.H. Arnason retires; Harry F. Guggenheim relinquishes his position as President of the SRGF to become chairman of the Board; Peter Lawson-Johnston, is elected President of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF; Peggy Guggenheim's private collection is exhibited at the SRGM.
1971Harry F. Guggenheim dies; works of art remaining in the Estate of Hilla Rebay are divided between the SRGF and the Hilla Rebay Foundation.
1972On the occasion of Justin K. Thannhauser's eightieth birthday, the wing containing his bequest to the SRGF is renovated and reinstalled.
1976Daniel Catton Rich dies; Justin K. Thannhauser dies; the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, installed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, is made an Italian National Monument.
1977The SRGF observes its fortieth anniversary with Nina Kandinsky, widow of Vasily Kandinsky, as guest of honor at the celebration.
1978The Aye Simon Reading Room, designed by Richard Meier, opens off the second ramp in the rotunda of the SRGM; art historian Seymour Slive is made a trustee of the SRGF; SRGM initiates the Exxon series of exhibitions devoted to the work of emerging artists.
1979Peggy Guggenheim dies; ownership of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection is transferred to the SRGF; Thomas M. Messer is appointed Director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, in addition to his directorial position in New York.
1980Having been closed the year of Peggy's death, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection reopens in Venice after extensive conservation of the works and their reinstallation; Thomas M. Messer is named a trustee of the SRGF.
1987SRGF celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a suite of special exhibitions.
1988Thomas Krens succeeds Thomas M. Messer as Director of the SRGF.
1989New York City's Landmark Preservation Commission schedules a hearing to consider landmark status for the Wright building, with the full endorsement of the SRGF.
1990The SRGM is closed to the public so that the restoration of the interior and expansion can begin; SRGF acquires three hundred works of art from the collection of Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo and his wife Giovanna through a purchase and gift agreement.
1991Agreements are signed between the Basque Administration and the SRGF to create a Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
1992After a three-year restoration of its interior, the SRGM reopens.
1992The Guggenheim Museum SoHo opens.
1995Ronald O. Perelman succeeds Peter Lawson-Johnston as President of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF; Peter Lawson-Johnston is elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF.
1997The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, designed by Frank Gehry, opens; the SRGF and Deutsche Bank jointly open the Deutsche Guggenheim, designed by Richard Gluckman, in Berlin.
1998Peter B. Lewis is named Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF; Peter Lawson-Johnston is elected the Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF.
2000The SRGF signs an alliance agreement with the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg; Philip Rylands is promoted from Deputy Director to Director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
2001The SRGF and the State Hermitage Museum jointly open the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, designed by Rem Koolhaas, at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas; the SRGF, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, and the State Hermitage Museum sign tri-lateral agreement in Vienna for the development of long-term collaborative; the Guggenheim Museum SoHo closes.
2004William L. Mack is elected President of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF.
2005Restoration of the exterior of the Frank Lloyd Wright building begins; Lisa Dennison is named Director of the SRGM; Jennifer Blei Stockman succeeds William L. Mack as President of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF; William L. Mack is named Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the SRGF.
2006The SRGF signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates in the Arabian Gulf, to establish a Museum, designed by Frank Gehry.

Scope and Content Note

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF) records span the years 1929-1999 (bulk 1937-1975), and document the history of the development of the SRGF and the opening of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (SRGM). Of particular focus are records of early SRGF Board of Trustees members and officers, such as correspondence and reports. Related public affairs records include press notices and copies of all publicity items, such as newspaper and magazine articles, sent to the trustees. Topics covered in the press clippings include the expansion of the SRGF, purchase of the SRGM 88th Street site, and interviews with Frank Lloyd Wright. Other public affairs records track the expansion of the new Museum in the media, through proposals, site purchase, architectural plans, exhibitions, public perception of the Museum, and naming of new trustees. Administrative records contain SRGM procedures and policies, as well as general correspondence and reports by SRGM directors Hilla Rebay and James Johnson Sweeney. The opening of the SRGM in 1959 is documented with newspaper clippings and magazine articles, in addition to press releases and press kits. Of particular interest is a draft of Harry Guggenheim's speech for the opening of the SRGM. Exhibition information including brochures, press releases and invitations, pertaining to various exhibitions at the SRGM and the Museum of Non-Objective Painting are present here. SRGM permanent collection records are comprised of inventory lists and insurance information. Eleven scrapbooks of newspaper and magazine clippings related to the SRGM, SRGF, the Guggenheim family and Hilla Rebay are also included in the collection. The collection is divided into five series: 1. Governance; 2. Administration; 3. Public Affairs; 4. Exhibitions and Objects; and 5. Scrapbooks.

Series Descriptions

Series 1. Governance, 1931-1999 (bulk 1950-1975), 1.75 cubic ft.
Summary: Series 1. Governance documents the activities and policies set forth by members and officers of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF) Board of Trustees. This series consists of correspondence, memoranda and reports that provide information about the SRGF and the building and opening of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (SRGM). General board membership information is provided in several lists outlining names of officers and members and positions held. Press releases and news clippings provide further information on board members and officers, such as appointments, resignations and biographical details. Correspondence sent to board members includes information about SRGM events and exhibitions, as well as recent acquisitions. The incoming and outgoing correspondence of Solomon R. Guggenheim outlines the proposed plans for the SRGM and arrangements made with Frank Lloyd Wright for the design and construction of the new building. Reports submitted to the trustees by SRGM administration are also included. A report to trustees, written in 1946 for the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, outlines information on scholarships awarded, acquisitions, exhibitions, catalogues, lectures, and an extensive description of visitors and their perceptions of the Museum. A second report to trustees, composed in 1961, describes how the newly formed administration of the SRGM had created and continued to refine policies for determining future exhibition and educational programs. Copies of the SRGF charter and by-laws are also present.
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Series 2. Administration, 1937-1994 (bulk 1937-1960), 2.5 cubic ft.
Summary: Series 2. Administration documents the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's (SRGM) general operations with particular focus on policies, financial and legal issues. There is extensive information regarding real estate for the new Museum building, including leases, contracts, construction details and construction photographs. Financial materials cover operating expenses, budgets, stocks and loans. General policies and operations, discussed in correspondence and outlined in reports, reference Museum hours, attendance figures, and donor membership. Several reports by Hilla Rebay describe Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF) activities, connected to the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, such as lectures, gallery records and exhibitions. Also included are SRGM director James Johnson Sweeney's correspondence and reports, as well as information related to both his appointment and resignation as Director.
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Series 3. Public Affairs, 1938-1971 (bulk 1940-1962), 3 cubic ft.
Summary: Series 3. Public Affairs contains documentation of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (SRGM) publicity and press releases. General events and information pertaining to the SRGM are well documented with newspaper clippings and magazine articles. These clippings chronicle the media coverage of the expansion and building of the SRGM, including initial proposals, site purchase, architectural design, and public perception of the SRGM. The opening is additionally chronicled through photographs, press kits, press releases and a commemorative booklet. Press clippings also include information covering the ongoing operations of the SRGM, such as exhibitions and Board of Trustees and staff appointments and resignations. Press releases and publicity for trustees contain copies of all public affairs items sent to Board of Trustees members. This includes information such as the SRGM expansion, purchase of 88th Street site, and general articles about Frank Lloyd Wright. Publicity folders contain correspondence, statements and interview excerpts from SRGM staff to and from various members of both local and national press. Exhibitions and loans are also documented through articles and advertisements.
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Series 4. Exhibitions and Objects, 1930-1980 (bulk 1938-1969), 5.25 cubic ft.
Summary: Series 4. Exhibitions and Objects consists of information pertaining to exhibitions, loans and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF) permanent collection. The information is contained in: brochures; press releases; invitations; catalogues; correspondence; and contracts. Exhibition information covers exhibitions at both the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (SRGM) and the Museum of Non-Objective Painting. Series 4. Exhibitions and Objects consists of information pertaining to exhibitions, loans and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF) permanent collection. The information is contained in: brochures; press releases; invitations; catalogues; correspondence; and contracts. Exhibition information covers exhibitions at both the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (SRGM) and the Museum of Non-Objective Painting. Loans of artwork made to the SRGM are documented with loan agreement contracts. Permanent collection information includes inventory lists, insurance documentation, acquisitions, inventory details, and vouchers. Vouchers which are restricted due to their institutional value contain receipts and various technical logistics of the purchase of works of art by the SRGF as well as select works of art purchased by Solomon R. Guggenheim prior to the establishment of the SRGF.
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Series 5. Scrapbooks, 1929-1974, 2.25 cubic ft. (12 scrapbooks)
Summary: Series 5. Scrapbooks contains records on exhibitions at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (SRGM), Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Guggenheim family, and Hilla Rebay, dated from 1920 to 1974. This series includes newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, photographs, press releases, invitations, and brochures. The majority of articles cover abstract artists and the non-objective collection of the SRGM. These scrapbooks feature the early collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and photographs of exhibition spaces before the construction of the SRGM building by Frank Lloyd Wright. Items in each individual scrapbook are arranged chronologically. Scrapbook numbers were assigned by SRGM staff in years prior to processing with the exception of Scrapbook 12.
Arrangement: Arranged by scrapbook number.

Folder List

Series 1. Governance, 1931-1999 (bulk 1950-1975), 1.75 cubic ft.
BoxFolderTitleDate
Board of Trustees
Committees
1011291General (restricted)1957-1960
1011292-5Art and Museum (restricted)1953-1971
6917541Finance: Proposal (restricted)1950
Correspondence
6917542-6General (restricted)1971-1984
6917547New Museum Building (restricted)1951-1952
6917548Founders Week Program (restricted)1955
Members
6917549-10Lists (restricted)1939, 1973-1980, undated
69175411Milliken, Frank (restricted)1973-1979
69175412Moyers, Bill (restricted)1968
69175413Newlin, Chauncey (restricted)1970-1974
69175414Searle, Dan (restricted)1988
69175415Sennhauser, John (restricted)1952
69175416Ylvisaker, William (restricted)1977-1983
Officers
69175417General (restricted)1937-1968
Arnason, H. Harvard
69175418General (restricted)1960
69175419Biographical (restricted)undated, 1969
69175420Dunker, Ted (restricted)1974-1975
Guggenheim, Harry F.
1011296Acquisitions (restricted)1962
69175421-22Biographical Information (restricted)undated, 1960
1011297Brancusi, Constantin (restricted)1957-1960
Correspondence
69175423-32General (restricted)1950-1973
69175433Art Gallery of Toronto (restricted)1960
69175434-38Castle Stewart, Earl (restricted)1950-1952
69175439Castle Stewart, Eleanor (restricted)1958-1959
69175440Dockum, Charles (restricted)1950-1951
69175441Guggenheim, Solomon (restricted)1949-1950
69175442Hanging Paintings and Lighting (restricted)1958-1960
69175443Philadelphia Museum of Art (restricted)1961-1965
69175444-46Rebay, Hilla (restricted)1944-1954, 1961
69175447-51Sweeney, James Johnson (restricted)1952-1953
69175452Thannhauser, Justin K. (restricted)1965
69175453Wright, Olgivanna (restricted)1959-1964
69175454Essays (restricted)1960
1011298Miro Mural (restricted)1965-1967
69175455Museum Procedures (restricted)1953
69175456Peggy Guggenheim Collection (restricted)1969
1011299Position Paper (restricted)1960-1961
69175457-59Sotheby's Sale of Old Masters Paintings (restricted)1962
69175460Speech: Opening of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (draft) (restricted)1959
10112910Xceron, Jean (restricted)1952-1960
Guggenheim, Solomon R.
Correspondence
69175461-63General (restricted)1935-1949
69175464Burchenal, Elizabeth (restricted)1939
69175465Farlow, Mrs. King (restricted)1939
69175466Guggenheim, Harry (restricted)1931-1932
69175467Rebay, Hilla (restricted)1940
69175468Solomon R. Guggenheim Estate (restricted)1949
69175469Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Site (restricted)1943
69175470-71Wright, Frank Lloyd (restricted)1943-1954
Lawson-Johnston, Peter
6917501Biographical1978, 1985
Correspondence
6917502-14General (restricted)1969-1986
69175015Easton, Glenn (restricted)1968-1970
69175016McKinley, Hazel (restricted)1981
69175017Re-organization of Internal Structure (restricted)1969
691750,
101129		18-21, 11Rich, Daniel Catton (restricted)1960-1977
Thiele, Albert
69175022-24Correspondence (restricted)1938-1948
Museum of Non-Objective Painting: Parking Lot
10112912-13Correspondence and Plans (restricted)1950-1954
10112914Photographs1951
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Building
10112915General (restricted)1951-1954
10112916Display Space (restricted)1952-1954
Zigrosser, Carl
10112917-18General (restricted)1951-1974
69175025Memorandum on the Frank Lloyd Wright Building1951
69175026Operating Exhibition Report by Mary O. Benson (restricted)1939
Report to Trustees
691750271945: Museum of Non-Objective Painting (restricted)1945-1946
691750281961: From Arnason, H.H. (restricted)1961
69175029Resolutions (blank forms) (restricted)undated
69175030-36By-Laws1937, 1961, 1967-1971, 1980, 1988-1990, 1999
69175037Certificate of Good Standing (NY State Education Department)1990
69175038Charter (copy)1937
Series 2. Administration, 1937-1994 (bulk 1937-1960), 2.5 cubic ft.
BoxFolderTitleDate
69175039Attendance, 1953-1959circa 1959
69175040Attendance and Receipts1939-1940
69175041Conservation Department (restricted)1952-1953
69175042Day File1951
Development: Associates
69175043-44General (1 folder restricted)1962, 1965
69175045Biographies (restricted)circa 1960
Directors
69175046Messer, Thomas: Report to the President1963
Rebay, Hilla
69175047-50Correspondence1937-1945
Reports
69175051-55Foundation Activities1942-1949
69175056Museum of Non-Objective Painting Activities1951
69175057To Trustees upon the Tenth Anniversary of the Museumcirca 1949
Sweeney, James Johnson
69175058Appointment1952, 1960
69175059Biographical1959
Correspondence
69175060Board of Trustees (restricted)1952-1959
69175061-64Guggenheim, Harry1952-1960
1009991-2Director's Reports1953-1960
1009993-4Duties of a Director1952-1958
1009995Resignation1960-1966
Finance
1009996General (restricted)1939-1941
1009997Acquisitions and Scholarships (restricted)1937
6917591Budget (restricted)1951
1009998Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation (restricted)1945-1952
1009999Higgins, Esq., Williams: Correspondence (restricted)1938-1939
6917592Hilla Rebay Collection (restricted)1970-1972
Hunt, Clinton
10099910Art-Film Laboratory (restricted)1953
10099911-12Correspondence (restricted)1945-1959
10099913-15Grant, Dwinell (restricted)1941-1953
10099916Rebay, Hilla (restricted)1950-1958
10099917Loan: Bridge Loan (restricted)1989-1990
10099918Operating Expenses (restricted)1952
10099919Peggy Guggenheim Collection (restricted)1989-1994
10099920-21Personnel: Payroll Records (restricted)1939-1940
10099922Ram Press (restricted)1955-1960
6917593Sale of Kandinsky Paintings (restricted)1964
10099923Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Building (restricted)1956-1959
10099924Stocks (restricted)1976
10099925Transport of Works of Art (restricted)1956-1962
Human Resources
10112919Art Administration Art Activities Division (restricted)1968-1969
10112920Policies and Procedures1950
Legal
10099926Accident Reports (restricted)1946-1947
Agreements
10099927-36Dockum, Charles (restricted)1942-1957
10099937Fishinger, Oskar (restricted)1943-1947
10099938Guggenheim Nitrate Corporation1950
10099939Kandinsky Point and Line1946
10099940Amusement License1939-1941
6917594Bill of Sale: Hilla Rebay to Solomon R. Guggenheim (restricted)1938
Cases
100999,
691759		41, 6Guggenheim vs. State National Bank of Connecticut (restricted)1939-1969
10099942Josephine Louise Huber vs. Hilla von Rebay (restricted)1944-1945
10099943Correspondence: Frank Lloyd Wright1946
6917595Green Farms Property (restricted)1948-1950
10099944Insurance Reports: Monthly (restricted)1966-1967
10112921-22Menken, Marie (restricted)1942-1944
10099945New York Steam Corporation: Contract1947
Real Estate
1 East 88th Street
10112923-25General (restricted)1949-1955
10112926Construction Photographs1952
6917597Deed (restricted)1950-1957
101129271-5 East 88th Street (restricted)1953-1954
100999,
691759		46, 8-1224 East 54th Street (restricted)1939-1947
1071 Fifth Avenue
10112928General (restricted)1937-1957
69175913-14Deed and Supporting Materials (restricted)1946, 1950-1951
69175915Lease (restricted)1946-1947
100999,
691759		47-51, 16Rudolf Bauer Trust (restricted)1939-1943, 1953
10099952Museum Closure: Martin Luther King Jr. Funeral1968
10099953Museum Hours1959-1960
10112929-32Organization of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundationundated, 1952-1966
69175917Organizational Chart1959-1960
Personnel
10099954-57Administrative Assistant: Fountaine, George: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Opening: Correspondence1958-1959
Assistant: Rothschild, Clarence
10099958-62Museum of Non-Objective Painting1939-1941
Correspondence
10099963-64General1939-1942
10099965General Electric1939-1941
10099966Solomon R. Guggenheim1939-1942
10099967Finance1939
10099968Newspaper Clipping Service1940
10099969Assistant Director: Morley, Grace L. McCann1958
10099970Deputy Director: Berg, Henry (restricted)1973-1981
10112933Staff Assistant: Sennhauser, John (restricted)1942-1952
6917521Repair of Awning: Museum of Non-Objective Painting1939
Scholarships
10112934Delaunay, Robert (restricted)1941
6917522Students: Policies1939
6917523-12Viewing Program: Applications: J-N1961-1967
Series 3. Public Affairs, 1938-1971 (bulk 1940-1962), 3 cubic ft.
BoxFolderTitleDate
69175213America in Miniature Park1964-1965
69175214American Art Directory1961
69175215Architectural Forum1948
69175216Awards: American Institute of Architects1964
69175217-20Background Information on Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundationundated, 1951, 1957-1961
Correspondence
69175221-33Generalundated, 1937-1938, 1951-1968
69175234Canaday, John (New York Times)1960-1962
69175235Cortissoz, Royal1944
69175236Genaner, Emily (New York Herald Tribune)1960
69175237Goldberg, Vicki1960-1961
69175238Hope Associates1945-1948
69175239Lomask, Milton1962-1963
69175240Markel, Lester1959-1960
69175241New York City Department of Commerce and Public Events: Salute to Spring1959-1960
69175242Photographs Requested1958-1959
69175243Press1960
69175244-46Publications1945-1952, 1960
691752,
101129		47, 35Gallery Talks1953, 1959
69175248Guggenheim International Award1960
69175249-50Hubley, John: Film1955-1965
Museum of Non-Objective Painting
69175251Advertisement1940
69175252Flyerundated
69175253Openingundated
69175254-55Pamphletsundated, 1949
69175256Photographsundated
Newspaper Clippings
691752,
101125		57-63, 1-25Generalundated, 1935-1971
10112526Finance1959-1962
10112527-30Foreign Press1959-1961
10112531Guggenheim, Peggy1961
10112532Messer, Thomas M.1961
10112533Old Masters1962
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
10112534General1944-1950
10112535-36Building Construction1956-1959
10112537Sweeney, James Johnson: Resignation1960
101125,
803333		38, 1Wright, Frank Lloyd1953, 1959
Policies
8033332General1964-1966
8033333Press Clipping Procedures1962
8033334Publications Policy1960
Postcards of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
8033335Correspondence1959-1960
8033336Postcardsundated, 1960
803333,
691759		7-26, 18-20Press Notices and Publicity for Trustees1951-1963
80333327Press Releases: Acquisitionsundated
Publicity
80333328-44Generalundated, 1935-1960
80333345Edson, E.C.1939-1940
80333346"The Shining Brow-Frank Lloyd Wright": Excerpts1958-1960
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Building
80333347-50General1956-1959
Booklet
80333351-52General1959-1960
80333353Acknowledgments1960
80333354Correspondence1959-1960
80333355Planning1959-1960
Opening
6917611-2Newspaper Clippings and Magazine Articles1959-1965
6917613Photographs1959
6917614-5Press Kit1959
6917616Press Releases1959
6917617Photograph of Drawing1959
6917618Photographsundated
Series 4. Exhibitions and Objects, 1930-1980 (bulk 1938-1969), 5.25 cubic ft.
BoxFolderTitleDate
Exhibitions
6917619Art of Tomorrow: Brochures1939
69176110Labels for Artwork: Carnegie Hallundated
Museum of Non-Objective Painting
69176111American Non-Objective Painters, 1949 (#63): Brochure1949
69176112Catalogues: Finance1939-1940
69176113Charlestown1938
69176114Collection shown at Gibbes Art Gallery, 1938 (#4-T)1938
69175921Evolution to Non-Objectivity, 1952 (#74)1952
69176115Invitations (General)1939-1941
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
69176116Acquisitions 1953-1961, 1961 (#127): Press Release1961
69176117Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection, 1962-1963 (#145): Invitation1962
10112936One Hundred Paintings from the G. David Thompson Collection, 1961 (#128)1961
Loan Agreements
691761,
691759,
101129		18-24, 22, 37-40General (restricted)1940-1945, 1952-1966
69176125-26#11-#30 (restricted)1940-1945
69176127Paris Exhibition (Galerie Charpentier) (restricted)1939
69176128World's Fair, 1939 (restricted)1939
Permanent Collection
Acquisitions
691761,
691759,
101129		29-37, 23-24, 41General (restricted)1936-1966
69176138Bauer, Rudolph (restricted)1939
69176139Feneon, Felix (restricted)1938
69175925Policies: Correspondence (restricted)1952
Correspondence
69176140-41General (restricted)1940-1945
69176142-44Solomon R. Guggenheim's Non-Objective Art Collection1936
10112942Dali, Salvador: Jewels (restricted)1956
10112943Daumier, Honore (restricted)undated
69176145Dreier, Katherine: Bequest (restricted)1953
69175926Estate of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: Bill of Sale and Correspondence (restricted)1948
Hilla von Rebay Collection
691761,
691759		46-49, 27-28General (restricted)1938-circa 1968
69176150Carnegie (restricted)1938
69176151Inventory (restricted)1948-1952
69175929Paintings Not Sold to Solomon R. Guggenheim (restricted)undated
Insurance
69176152-53Correspondence (restricted)1939, 1956-1957
69176154-56Values (restricted)1938-1950, 1957-1969
691761,
101129		57-63, 44Inventory (restricted)undated, 1945-1954, 1960-1970
691761,
691759		64, 30Nierendorf (restricted)1947-1948
69176165Not in Foundation's Possession (restricted)1951-1969
Paintings
691761,
691759		66-71, 31-34General (restricted)1939-1969
69176172Bauer, Rudolf (restricted)1937
691761,
691759		73, 35Insurance (restricted)1951-1957
69175936-38Inventory (restricted)1939-1940, 1951
69175939Report on Examination of Records Relating to Pictures (restricted)1939, 1968
69176174Sculpture1959-1972
Solomon R. Guggenheim
69176175-79Collection (restricted)1930-1942, 1948
69175940Donations and Bill of Sale (restricted)1937-1940
691761,
691759		80, 41-42Estate (restricted)1942-1965
10112945-47Sotheby's Sale (restricted)1962-1964
Thannhauser Collection
691761,
101129		81-83, 48-53General (restricted)1963-1980
10112954Agreement (restricted)1963
000577,
000578,
000579,
000580,
000581		Vouchers (47 folders) (restricted)1930-1978
Series 5. Scrapbooks, 1929-1974, 2.25 cubic ft. (12 scrapbooks)
BoxFolderTitleDate
000541Scrapbook 11935-1937
000542Scrapbook 21935-1938
000543Scrapbook 31932-1942
000544Scrapbook 41935-1939
000543Scrapbook 51938-1939
000545Scrapbook 61939-1940
000546Scrapbook 71941-1943
773545Scrapbook 81942-1951
000547Scrapbook 91943-1951
000553Scrapbook 101944-1945
000548Scrapbook 11 (Hilla Rebay Scrapbook)1929-1950
000548Scrapbook 12 (Hilla Rebay Scrapbook)1972-1974