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Lillian Immig Gallery Correspondence and Records Finding Aid: Collection Overview

Title:Lillian Immig Gallery Correspondence and Records

Date(s): 1980-2007

Repository I.D.: US: MBEmm: AD-2019-2

Collection Call No.: AD-2019-2

Author/Collector/Creator: Emmanuel College (Boston Mass.). Department of Art.

Location: Emmanuel Archives—Cardinal Cushing Library, 202

Extent: 1.42 Linear Feet (4 boxes and 49 folders)

Language(s): Material is in English  

Abstract: This collection contains correspondences and records from the Lillian Immig Gallery between 1980 through 2007.  

Access Restrictions: 1) The collection is not restricted. 2) Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the College Archivist. 

Preferred Citation: [Item Title]. [Box Number]. Lillian Immig Gallery Correspondence and Records. Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA.

Provenance: Created and overseen by Emmanuel Art Department until transfer to Archives in 2019.

Processed By: This collection was processed by Meghan Osmolski in 2019

Biography/History: The Lillian Immig Gallery opened on February 2, 1981 and named after Lillian Immig, an art student who died in the autumn of the previous year. It was originally located on the first floor of the Administration Building as an instructional  gallery  to further the education of the students and the College community. Around 1992, the Lillian Immig Gallery was moved from the Administration Building to the second floor of the Cardinal Cushing Library. Then around 2010 the Immig Gallery was closed to allow for the creation of a College Archives. The gallery was replaced by Gallery 5, located in the Administration Building.

Scope and Content: The Lillian Immig Gallery Correspondence and Records at Emmanuel College includes gallery exhibition programs, postcards, artist resumes and correspondence. There are also documents from the administration of the Lillian Immig Gallery and correspondence. In addition, there are records from the Art Department at Emmanuel including administration records and course records.  

Collection Arrangement: The collection is arranged into three series. Each series is then arranged chronologically and then alphabetically. The series include: 1) Artist’s Material, 2) Art Department Records, and 3) Outreach. This arrangement was imposed by the Archives Librarian in the absence of an original order.