Found amongst the files was a draft of a brief history of the University Gallery. No author is identified, and while the tattered edges and coloring of the paper can give clue to its age, the final paragraph draws attention to the tentative list of exhibitions scheduled for the 1959-1960 season, providing an indication of when the draft may have been created.

Following Ruth Lawrence's retirement in 1957, Sidney Simon, assistant professor of art, was hired as the next director of the University Art Gallery.

Inspired by the photographs found of the 1947 exhibit, "Materials and Tools of Art" I thought it would be of interest to share the Materials and Tools of Archives - as related to the WAM Files project.

In the 1950-1952 Biennial President's Report (Digital Conservancy), Ruth Lawrence shares an appraisal of how the concepts of museums and art have changed since becoming Director in 1934:

The concepts of museums, the methods of teaching art, and the attitudes of art have changed completely since WWI. Our 19th century patterns were deliberate and unhurried; speed is today's yardstick. Therefore, what is presented must meet the demands of rapid appraisal, coupled with maximum interest.