William Warmus Papers
Scope and Contents
The William Warmus Papers document the work of a curator, writer, and appraisal expert who specializes in glass art objects. This collection consists of 12 series:
(1) Planners and Appointment Books, 1977-2004
(2) Notebooks and Journals, 1976-2014
(3) Exhibitions, Conferences, and Projects, 1968-2014
(4) Notes, Lectures, and Writing, 1885-2016
(5) Board Service Records, 1980-2013
(6) Personal, Circa 1970-2012
(7) Editorial Work and Publishing, Circa 1970-1994
(8) Appraisals and Legal Proceedings, 1906-2014
(9) Photographic Materials, Circa 1955-2004
(10) Audiovisual Materials, 1984-2003
(11) Posters and Artwork, 1979-1998
(12) Miscellaneous, Circa 1970-2001
Dates
- 1885-2016
- Majority of material found within 1975-2014
Creator
- Warmus, William, 1953- (Person)
Language of Materials
The majority of materials are in English. Some Czech, Dutch, German, Japanese, and Spanish items are included in the collection.
Conditions Governing Access
Most of this collection is restricted from all research until January 1, 2051.
Series open for research include:
Series 03: Exhibitions, Conferences, and Projects, 1968-2014
Series 04: Notes, Lectures, and Writing, 1885-2016
Series 09: Photographic Materials, Circa 1955-2004
Series 11: Posters, 1979-1986
Conditions Governing Use
The Copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. The user agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Corning Museum of Glass and the Rakow Research Library against all claims, demands, costs and expenses incurred by copyright infringement or any other legal or regulatory cause of action arising from the use of Library materials.
Biographical / Historical
William Warmus is best known for his work as an art critic, author, and glass curator and appraiser. Born in 1953, Warmus studied at the University of Chicago, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in art history in 1975. He was curator of modern glass at The Corning Museum of Glass from 1978 to 1984 and editor of Glass Quarterly magazine from 1986 to 1989. Warmus was also the founding editor of New Glass Review (1979). He is the author or co-author of more than 15 books on glass artists and the history of glassmaking.
Extent
35.5 Linear Feet (57 Hollinger boxes, 3 half Hollinger boxes, 3 flat boxes, 2 card file boxes)
3.5 Terabytes (21 discs)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from William Warmus in 2016 and 2018. 2016.001, 2018.020
Processing Information
Processed by Joe Schill in 2019.
- Warmus, William, 1953- -- Archives
- Title
- William Warmus Papers, 1885-2016
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Joe Schill
- Date
- October 31, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- A donation from Alan Berk funded the processing of the William Warmus Papers.
Repository Details
Part of the The Rakow Research Library Manuscript Collection Repository
The Rakow Research Library
The Corning Museum of Glass
Five Museum Way
Corning NY 14830 USA
607.438.5318
archives@cmog.org
