HUBERT H. HUMPHREY:

An Inventory of His Vice Presidential Arts and Humanities Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978, creator.
	Title:	Vice Presidential arts and humanities [ARH] files.
	Dates:	1960-1968.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Quantity:	1 box and 2 partial boxes.
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Files pertaining to the fine arts, such as painting, sculpture, music, poetry, prose, and the theater; and to various Washington cultural organizations, including the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, the National Council on the Arts, the Smithsonian Institution and its several affiliates, and the Frederick Douglass Institute.

There are some materials on the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an American Indian art exhibit, the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, and poverty and the arts. The majority of the files were kept by Humphrey staff members Neal Peterson, John G. Stewart, and Eiler Ravnholt.

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ARRANGEMENT

Organized by office file code number, preceded by a set of unnumbered general files.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hubert H. Humphrey Papers. Vice Presidential Arts and Humanities Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: Many, see separate Humphrey, Hubert H. accession file.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Note to Researchers: Materials in these files were coded according to two different VP office file manuals, one prepared ca. late 1965 and one in 1968. In some cases, the same file code number was applied to two different topics. In the list below, where there are duplicate code numbers the earlier one is indicated by an asterisk. The box number as assigned to these files during initial processing has been retained. To request materials, please note both the location and box number shown below.


Location	Box
150.D.19.9B	782	General Files:
			John Stewart, Correspondence and Miscellany, 1963-April 1965.
			Eiler Ravnholt, Correspondence and Miscellany, January-October 1966.
			Julius Cahn, Correspondence and Miscellany, January 1967-May 1968. 3 folders.


		General Subject Files (correspondence and miscellany):
			American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Julius Cahn), July 1966-January 1967.
			American Indian Art Exhibit (John Stewart), 1963-1966.
			American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (John Stewart?), September 1966.
			Poverty and the Arts (John Stewart), November 1965-July 1966.
				Other materials on this topic may be in the PVY files.
			Statutory Authority for Cultural Activities by the U.S. Government, pp. 1-286, (Julius Cahn), 1960. 2 folders.
				Prepared by the Library of Congress Legislative Service.
			Materials deleted from above and miscellany (Julius Cahn), 1960, 1962.
Location	Box
150.D.19.10F	783		U.S. Capitol Historical Society (Eiler Ravnholt), undated, 1963- 1968 (bulk 1966-1968). 9 folders.


		1* Dramatic Arts (Neal Peterson): General Correspondence, January-August 1966; May, September 1968.


		1 Arts Council and Foundation (Neal Peterson): General Correspondence, February 1965-October 1968. 3 folders.
			The correct title of this group is the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. It was established by the 89th Congress under PL 89-209, s.1483, on September 29, 1965, and is organized as follows: The Foundation, established as an independent agency, has two major branches: a National Endowment for the Arts and a National Endowment for the Humanities. Each Endowment is given guidance and advice by Councils of private citizens appointed by the President. In the case of the Arts Endowment, the advisory body is the National Council on the Arts, established under PL 88-579. The new act (1965) increases the membership of this council to 26 private citizens plus its chairman.


		3 Language Arts (Neal Peterson): General Correspondence, October 1966; February 1968.


		4 Museums, General (John G. Stewart, Neal Peterson), January, June 1966; November 1968.


		4.1 Museums: Smithsonian Institution:
			Correspondence: John Stewart, Neal Peterson, June, November 1964; March-December 1965.
				Includes a few items relating to the National Armed Forces Museum and the National Air Museum, also administered by the Smithsonian Institution.
			Booklets (Eiler Ravnholt), 1965. 3 folders.
			Correspondence Neal Peterson, January 1966-November 1968. 5 folders.
Location	Box
147.D.2.9B	784		Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, September 1965-September 1967.
			Minutes of Meetings, Board of Regents:
				January 28, May 19, 1965.
				January 27, May 17, 1966.
				January 27, May 24, 1967.
				January 25, 1968.
					First copy.
				January 25, May 8, 1968.
					January 25 (first copy). May 8 (incomplete).
				Miscellaneous, 1965-1967.
			Photographic and Portrait Gallery, 1965-1968.
				John Stewart, Julius Cahn, Neal Peterson.
			Venice Biennale (Neal Peterson), undated, February-August 1966.


		4.2 Museums: Frederick Douglass Institute:
			Correspondence and Miscellany (Neal Peterson), April-December 1965.
			Correspondence and Miscellany (John Stewart), undated; January-November 1966; May 1967; April 1968. 3 folders.


		5 Music (Neal Peterson): General Correspondence and Miscellany, 1966; January-February 1968.


		6 Painting (Neal Peterson): General Correspondence and Miscellany, 1966; January 1967; August 1968.


		7 Sculpture (Neal Peterson):
			Correspondence and Miscellany regarding Recognition of Oskar J. W. Hansen (H.R. 18137), 1933-1967.

HUBERT H. HUMPHREY:

OVERVIEW

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION