Directors’ papers contain more personal records of the Whitechapel gallery directors, sometimes their diaries and agendas, and correspondence with the artists. Mostly these papers cover unrealised exhibitions or projects not directly related to the exhibitions. For the period 1901-1948, such papers are included in the ‘Early Records’. The documents produced from 1948 to the present and related to the realized exhibitions have been mostly moved to the ‘Exhibition files’. The documents related to the educational activity, community projects, different art awards, and committees for 1948-1979 are kept here, in the Directors’ papers. Since the creation of the Education Department in 1979, part of them, but not all, are kept with ‘Education Files’.
You can see the Catalogue of the Archive Holdings for Directors’ papers HERE.
The gallery manager’s records relate to the management of the gallery building. The later files are those of the gallery management team. Earlier files may be those of the director or secretary
You can see the Catalogue of the Archive Holdings for Gallery manager’s records HERE.
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