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1.4: President's Records,

Found here are correspondence, grant and project proposals, lists, memoranda, and miscellaneous notes from the files of the WGMA'ts three Board of Trustee Presidents - Julian Eisenstein, Carleton B. Swift Jr., and Helen Stern. The Julian Eisenstein files are made up exclusively of correspondence. Many of the materials created by Eisenstein, one of the WGMA founders and the first Trustee President, are located in the WGMA Trustee records. The Carleton B. Swift Jr. records contain correspondence as well as files concerning the selection of a new director for the gallery in 1966. The Helen "Leni" Stern records make up the bulk of the President's records. Materials include chronological files; miscellaneous correspondence, including, letters from Robert F. Kennedy and George McGovern; and such subject files as the Adams-Morgan Neighborhood Festival, the merger proposal with American Univeristy, the Meyer Foundation grant proposal, and the resignations of a majority to Trustees in June 1967.
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Eisenstein: Correspondence, 1962-1965
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Swift: Correspondence, 1965-1967
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8
Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Lawrence Alloway, 1966
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Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Edward Bryant, 1966
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10
Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Wilson Burdett, 1966
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Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Jerome Donson, 1966
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12
Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Raymond J. Entenmann, 1966
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13
Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, William Gerdts, 1966
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14
Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Donald Halley, 1966
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15
Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, John Kerr, 1966
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16
Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Frank McEwen, 1966
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Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Waldo Rasmussen, 1966
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Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, William Saltzman, 1966
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Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Russell Thornton, 1966
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Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Maurice Tuchman, 1966
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Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Samuel Wagstaff, 1966
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Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Miscellaneous, 1966
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23
Swift: New Director Selection, Candidates, Suggested Candidates, 1966
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24
Stern: Correspondence, A-C, 1966-1968
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25
Stern: Correspondence, Julian Eisenstein, 1967-1968
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Stern: Correspondence, Lloyd Elliott, 1967
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Stern: Correspondence, D-E, 1967-1968
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Stern: Correspondence, Mrs. George A. Garrett, 1967-1968
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Stern: Correspondence, F-H, 1967
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Stern: Correspondence, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, 1967
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Stern: Correspondence, J-K, 1967-1968
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Stern: Correspondence, L, 1967-1968
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Stern: Correspondence, Senator George McGovern, 1967
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Stern: Correspondence, M, 1962, 1967
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Stern: Correspondence, N-P, 1967-1968
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Stern: Correspondence, R, 1967
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Stern: Correspondence, S, 1967-1968
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Stern: Correspondence, T, 1967
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Stern: Correspondence, W, 1967-1968
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Stern: Chronological File, September-November 1967, 1967
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Stern: Chronological File, December 1967, 1967
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Stern: Chronological File, January-June 1968, 1968
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Stern: Subjects, Adams Morgan Day, Correspondence, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Adams Morgan Day, Program Proposal, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Adams Morgan Day, Miscellaneous, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, American University Merger Proposal, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Antioch College, 1967-1968
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Stern: Subjects, Architectural Tours, 1967-1968
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Stern: Subjects, Art and Architecture Center, undated
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Stern: Subjects, Art Rental, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Automobile Insurance Policies, 1964-1968
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Stern: Subjects, Fundraising Benefits, 1968
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Stern: Subjects, "Blitz" Membership Campaign, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Clubs, 1967-1968
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Stern: Subjects, Curtains for Gallery, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Film Program, 1967-1968
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Stern: Subjects, Glen Echo Park Benefit, 1968
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Stern: Subjects, Gottlieb Print Sales, 1967-1968
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Stern: Subjects, High School Student Tours, 1967-1968
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Stern: Subjects, Hillcrest Children's Center, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Hospitality Information Service, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Andrew Hudson, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Indiana Love Banners, 1968
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Stern: Subjects, Institute for Policy Studies, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Lists, Miscellaneous, undated
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68
Stern: Subjects, Membership Brochure, Content and Design, 1967
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69
Stern: Subjects, Meyer Foundation, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Charles W. Millard III, 1966
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Stern: Subjects, Music Programs, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Ruben Nakian Exhibition, 1963
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Stern: Subjects, National Endowment for the Arts, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Resignation of Trustees, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Survey of Membership for Suggestions, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, Robert Tannen "Lazy Eight" Proposal, 1967
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Stern: Subjects, TNT: The New Theater, 1967
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78
Stern: Subjects, Barry Weisberg Proposal, Institute of Contemporary Art, undated
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79
Stern: Subjects, Miscellaneous Notes, undated
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80

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