Guide to the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Institutional Archive




Repository: National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Dates: 1930-2016
Quantity: 5 linear feet
Language(s): English

Scope and Content of the Collection

The National Czech & Slovac Museum & Library (NCSML) Institutional Archive has been curated by the staff at the NCSML. Materials in the collection document the business, correspondence, and publications of the Czech Fine Arts Foundation (CFA), the predecessor of the NCSML, and its transition to the NCSML. The collection is divided into two series: Institutional Records and Promotional/Exhibits/Events materials.

The collection is open for research use. Researchers interested in consulting the archives of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library are encouraged to contact the librarian at 319-362-8500 before visiting. Many processed and nearly all unprocessed collections require advance notice in order to be retrieved.

Accruals to the Collection

The repository continues to add materials to this collection on a regular basis. The finding aid for this collection will be updated annually.

Processing Information

The original collection was accessioned and processed in June 2016.

Copyright Statement

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Prefered Citation

Box #, File #, NCSML Institutional Archive, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library


Description of Materials

SC 9.31.1 - Box 1: CFA Institutional Records, BOD, Papers, 1930s-October 1993

Documents in this collection are institutional records related to CFA.

SC 9.31.2 - Box 2: CFA/NCSML Committees, 1990-1996

Documents in this collection are records related to the Museum Planning Committee, Museum Building Committee, and the Fundraising Committee.

SC9.31.3 - Box 3: CFA/NCSML Institutional Records, BOD, Papers, October 1993-2016

Documents in this collection are are institutional records related to CFA and NCSML.

SC9.32.1 - Box 4: Promotional, Exhibits, and Events, 1970s-1995

Documents in this collection are records related to promotion of events and exhibits at NCSML.

SC9.32.2 - Box 5: Promotional, Exhibits, and Events, 1996-2016

Documents in this collection are records related to promotion of events and exhibits at NCSML.