{"id":745,"date":"2026-01-11T23:02:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T23:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberlytoms.com\/kitty-arnold-pittman-collection\/?page_id=745"},"modified":"2026-03-16T23:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T23:22:06","slug":"institutional-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kimberlytoms.com\/kitty-arnold-pittman-collection\/institutional-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutional Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"745\" class=\"elementor elementor-745\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc13475 e-flex e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6dc13475\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a26873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74a26873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hagley.org\/\">The Kitty Arnold Pittman Collection is now preserved as a permanent archive at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf1a295 e-grid e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bf1a295\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b7a65d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"18b7a65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c17a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52c17a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Institutional Engagement<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280a3dcb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"280a3dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539e0fa e-flex e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"539e0fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3c957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b3c957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><em>The Kitty Arnold Pittman Collection: <\/em><em>Door-to-Door Sales Ecosystem for Children\u2019s Religious and Moral Publishing, 1894-1904<\/em><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9041632 e-grid e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9041632\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2731350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2731350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"1123\">The Kitty Arnold Pittman Collection is prepared for <strong data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"921\">institutional acquisition or long-term stewardship<\/strong> within a museum, archive, or research library context. Materials are documented, organized, and preserved to support curatorial evaluation, collection development review, and acquisition consideration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a6573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a6573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"1123\">Engagement with institutions is approached with care to ensure that the integrity, coherence, and evidentiary value of the collection are maintained.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352a8800 e-grid e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"352a8800\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe994d 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75950d92 e-grid e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75950d92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a8e166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19a8e166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1371\">The collection is offered for institutional review by museums, archives, libraries, and academic institutions with relevant collecting, research, or exhibition missions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249ea661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"249ea661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1690\">Supporting materials, including item-level inventories, contextual documentation, and provenance records, are available to facilitate acquisition review, appraisal, and curatorial assessment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11925ba6 e-grid e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11925ba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736eb72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"736eb72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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Documentation can be provided to assist with interpretive planning, condition assessment, and alignment with institutional narratives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271c5f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"271c5f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any exhibition-related use would be evaluated to ensure that original materials, inscriptions, and retained ephemera are preserved and protected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338147c5 e-grid e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"338147c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa299a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3aa299a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174ae810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"174ae810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Access<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ebee95a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4ebee95a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5850173a e-grid e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5850173a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c92090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64c92090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1654\">Scholarly access may be considered in coordination with institutional review or stewardship discussions. Research access is not open-ended and is evaluated in relation to preservation requirements, scope alignment, and collection integrity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf4116 e-grid e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edf4116\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2d2c04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a2d2c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c5294e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54c5294e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inquiries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d51b91 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78d51b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986858b e-grid e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"986858b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11acf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a11acf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"797\">Institutions seeking further information regarding <strong data-start=\"2491\" data-end=\"2541\">acquisition, stewardship, or curatorial review<\/strong> are invited to initiate contact to discuss scope, documentation, and next steps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c9d129 e-flex e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76c9d129\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296da4ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"296da4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kitty Arnold Pittman Collection is now preserved as a permanent archive at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware. 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