ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY
Reference photo for: Going and Coming 1947
Reference photo for: Murder in Mississippi
INTRODUCTION
The Archive preserves and makes accessible collections relating to the life and art of legendary American illustrator, Norman Rockwell, as well as materials bringing to light the work of other noted illustrators, whose contributions reflect the evolution of this vibrant and ever-changing American art form.
GENERAL ACCESS
The Archive is accessible by appointment only. Access to the Archive is granted upon completion of the Application for Access to the Archival collections form describing the research project and indicating the collection to be consulted. The application form is available on the Museum’s web site, www.nrm.org. The Museum will consider requests for access on a case-by-case basis. Response to requests for access will be made within 60 days.
REFERENCE AND RESEARCH SERVICES
The Archive is a repository for the historical records of Norman Rockwell. Its primary purpose is to document the history of Norman Rockwell and the Norman Rockwell Museum, as an institution, while providing source material for staff, the museum community, scholars, authors, artists, educators, and other interested persons who seek to evaluate the impact of published imagery on the history of art, society, and culture.
Archive staff will provide to the fullest extent possible collection guides, finding aids, and indexes as well as personal assistance to facilitate the research process.
Archive staff can assist the researcher by providing:
—Information about archive holdings
—Instruction and advice in locating and handling material
—Document duplication services
Archive staff will be unable to provide:
—Extensive, specialized or evaluative research
—Monetary appraisal of collections of documents, books or memorabilia
—Critical review of manuscripts or fact-checking
Researchers requesting extensive research and reference service may find it necessary to hire an independent researcher. For extensive projects, research fees may apply.
ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS
The Archive comprises the following types of materials:
- Photographic prints, film-based materials, and digital files
- Correspondence, including business and personal correspondence and fan mail
- Ephemeral materials, including published first uses of Norman Rockwell’s imagery in magazines, books and periodicals
- Sound recordings, including an extensive collection of oral histories, and motion picture film
- Personal manuscripts
- Authentic costumes and props
Reference photo for Murder in Mississippi
Norman Rockwell Museum Art Collection Trust, Norman Rockwell Museum,
© 1965 Norman Rockwell Family Agency
FINDING AIDS
- Afloat and Ashore periodical collection
- Al Parker Collection
- American Artist periodical collection
- American Boy periodical collection
- American Magazine Periodical Collection
- Betsy Holtzinger collection
- Bill Cohn collection
- Boy’s Life Periodical collection
- Thomas Buechner collection
- Business papers,Norman Rockwell
- Cameron O. Smith Collection
- Country Gentleman periodical collection
- Henry H. Williams collection
- Illustrative Ephemera collection, Norman Rockwell
- Institutional Archives collection, Norman Rockwell Museum
- Ladies’ Home Journal periodical collection
- Louis J. Lamone Slide Collection
- J.C. Leyendecker collection
- Life Magazine periodical collection
- Linwood House Collection
- Literary Digest periodical collection
- Look Magazine periodical collection
- Louis J. Lamone Slide Collection
- Lovell, Tom collection
- McCall’s Periodical collection
- Molly Rockwell Slide collection
- Norman Rockwell Museum Audio recording collection
- Norman Rockwell Museum Costume and Clothing collection
- Norman Rockwell Museum Moving Image Collection
- Norman Rockwell Collected Correspondence: fan, personal, business, Molly Rockwell, 1919-2009
- Norman Rockwell Collected Business Correspondence Collection, 1935-1983
- Norman Rockwell Collected Correspondence: fan, personal, business, Molly Rockwell, 1919-2009
- Norman Rockwell Ephemera
- Norman Rockwell Fan Correspondence, 1923-1978
- Norman Rockwell Writings Collection
- Norman Rockwell Donated Scrapbook Collection
- Periodical illustrations: Non-Rockwell collection
- Photographic print collection, Norman Rockwell
- Ramparts; Recreation; Rotarian Periodical collection
- Record Albums: 1st and 2nd uses, Norman Rockwell
- Red Cross Periodical collection
- Robert Horvath collection
- Bill Scovill collection
- Saturday Evening Post periodical collection
- Separated Correspondence, 1918-1978, Norman Rockwell
- St. Nicholas periodical collection
- Traveling Exhibitions: SEP Magazines and Tearsheets
- Youth’s Companion periodical collection