Woods Family, Art Donation Records
Title: Woods Family, Art
Donation Records
Creator: Woods, Sarah
L.
Creator: Woods, Thomas
C.
Creator: Nebraska Art
Association
Dates: 1947-1975
Quantity: 2
boxes (1 linear foot)
Collection Number: RG 54-05-00
Language: English
Restrictions: None
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Preferred Citation: Woods Family, Art Donation Records (RG 54-05-00). Archives & Special Collections,
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History:
The F.H. and Nelle Cochrane Woods family provided significant support to the University of
Nebraska–Lincoln, particularly in regard to the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the
Nebraska Art Association. The family donated both art work and financial support to the
University. Through the Woods Charitable Fund, the Thomas C. Woods Fund, and the Nelle
Cochrane Woods Fund, significant resources have been available to promote the arts and the
activities and mission of the museum, now operating as the Sheldon Museum of Art.
Scope and Content:
The collection includes a history of the Woods family, correspondence regarding works of
art, donations, fund development, and oversight. Appraisal and valuation documents provide
information on the art work collected by the Woods family and those pieces donated to the
University. The materials also document the process and resolutions proposed to accept the
donations and contributions from the charitable gifts of the family.
Subjects:
Nebraska Art Association
Art -- Nebraska -- Lincoln -- History
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
Container List:
Box 1. Folder 1. History typescript, pgs. 4-78, 1947-1949
Box 1. Folder 2. History typescript, pgs. 79-178, 1950-1953
Box 1. Folder 3. History typescript, pgs. 198-265, 1954-1955
Box 1. Folder 4. History typescript, additional pages, 1954-1955
Box 1. Folder 5. History notes, unidentified
Box 1. Folder 6. Correspondence, 1949-1953
Box 1. Folder 7. Correspondence, 1954-1955
Box 1. Folder 8. Correspondence, 1956-1958
Box 1. Folder 9. Correspondence, 1959-1960
Box 1. Folder 10. Correspondence, 1961-1963
Box 1. Folder 11. Correspondence, 1964
Box 1. Folder 12. Correspondence, 1965
Box 1. Folder 13. Correspondence, 1966-1969
Box 1. Folder 14. Correspondence, 1970-1971
Box 1. Folder 15. Correspondence, 1972
Box 1. Folder 16. Correspondence, 1973
Box 1. Folder 17. Correspondence, 1975, 1977, undated
Box 1. Folder 18. Nelle Cochrane Woods, agreement, 1953
Box 1. Folder 19. Nelle Cochrane Woods, collection lists, undated
Box 1. Folder 20. Charitable fund 1955, 1964
Box 1. Folder 21. Charitable fund, agreement, 1958-1959
Box 1. Folder 22. Thomas C. Woods fund purchases, 1958, 1971
Box 2. Folder 1. Sarah L. Woods, gift agreement, 1964
Box 2. Folder 2. Sarah L. Woods, appraisal, 1964, June-July
Box 2. Folder 3. Sarah L. Woods, appraisal, 1964, Oct.-Dec.
Box 2. Folder 4. Woods valuation, 1971, 1975
Box 2. Folder 5. Sarah L. Woods, valuation, 1975
Box 2. Folder 6. Woods memorial, Lincoln Telephone Notes, 1958
Box 2. Folder 7. Exhibition catalog, 1965, Mar.
Box 2. Folder 8. NAA board resolutions, 1964, undated
Box 2. Folder 9. Woods commemorative dinner, speech, 1965, Mar.
Box 2. Folder 10. Insurance on paintings, 1971-1972, undated
Box 2. Folder 11. Woods special committee minutes, 1972
Box 2. Folder 12. Examined art lists, 1972
Box 2. Folder 13. Financial data, 1972
Box 2. Folder 14. Fund, financial records, undated
Box 2. Folder 15. Event guest lists, 1973, Mar.
Box 2. Folder 16. Remarks, Martha Greer, undated
Box 2. Folder 17. Resume, holdings, desired additions, undated
Box 2. Folder 18. News clippings
Related Material and Resources: Please see the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Records (RG 54-01), the Sheldon Memorial Art
Gallery, Exhibition Records (RG 54-01-01), the Nebraska Art Association, Records (RG 54-04),
the Nebraska Art Association, Exhibition Records (RG 54-04-01), the Sheldon Museum of Art,
Records (RG 54-07), the Sheldon Museum of Art, Exhibition Catalogs (RG 54-07-01), and the
Sheldon Art Association, Records (RG 54-08). |