A letter from Julie Anne Abel, assistant and program associate for Vicki Rosenberg, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Maria Cicciarelli, program manager, Cultural Arts, City of Austin. The letter is in regards to Cicciarelli's request for information on the Getty Center for Education in the Arts' Regional Institute Grant Program. The letter details what the Getty Center and their institutes are about, developing and implementing discipline-based art education in the public school curriculum, and activities that promote comprehensives, approaches to visual arts. cc'd on the letter, Jack Davis, William McCarter and Vicki Rosenberg.

A letter from Julie Anne Abel to Mark Elder about enclosing a grant check from The Getty Center for Education in the Arts to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The check is not attached with the document.

A clipping from The North Texas Daily that was written by Amir Alobaidi about Bader Alruwais who received the Price Bandar ibn Sultan Annual Award for Cultural and Scientific Research. The article also features a quick history of Alruwais' previous education.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Bader Alruwais of Saudi Arabia, a Denton graduate student who has received the Prince Bandar ibn Sultan Annual Award for Cultural and Scientific Research. Alruwais who has been studying at UNT for two years, won the award, a cash prize and an audience with the Prince for his proposal of an approach to teaching art inside Saudi Arabia.

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus to Jeannine Sellmeyer, Director of Education at the Denton Co. Historical Museum, appreciating how much enthusiasm Sellmeyer has for arts education in Denton County and her work at the Historical Museum playing an important role in the education of people. Broadus writes that she is looking forward to meeting with Sellmeyer on February 12 at 10:30 am at the museum to brainstorm ideas to incorporate into her tour.

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Mari Jo Wilson, Pilot Point Elementary School. Broadus writes that she has heard from Sylvia Russell the support and hard work Wilson has done with the discipline-based art education program in Pilot Point and that the representatives of NTIEVA appreciate it. Broadus had the opportunity of seeing the art resource shelf that Wilson has given to Russell and hopes that in the future the area will grow with sufficient resources. If Wilson needs any assistant she could reach out to Broadus at any time.

A letter from Sheila Brown, director of Prairie Visions, to Vicki Rosenberg, program officer at the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. The letter is in regards to a statement of goals for the SERC Teleconference, "Schools, Museums, Art and Children: A Dialogue of States," a project summary that outlines the program, and a budget summary.

A letter from Sheila Brown, director of Prairie Visions, to Vicki Rosenberg, program officer at the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. The letter is in regards to a statement of goals for the SERC Teleconference, "Schools, Museums, Art and Children: A Dialogue of States," a project summary that outlines the program, and a budget summary.

Photocopy of a letter from Bruce M. Burton, Office of Advancements, University of North Texas, to colleague Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to the Davis's work towards the education reform program, and Burton providing Davis with information to foundation profiles from the Directory of Foundations that are potential gifters towards their program. Attachments are missing from letter.

Photocopy of a letter from Bob J. Crow, Executive Director of the Amon G. Carter Foundation to Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to the enclosed check from the foundation for $40,000 in continued support for NTIEVA and the art education reform program.

A newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News, Metro Report, featuring a snippet about UNT being granted a $625,000 grant for their visual arts educational reform program, to promote new methods of teaching visual arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Bev Dana to Dr. Bill McCarter about re-selecting items for an order from Dale Seymour Publications and purchasing books about drama from depositories in Texas.

A letter from D. Jack Davis, Vice Provost of the University of North Texas and Co-Director of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Harriet Laney, Office Manager, NTIEVA, about how to deal with the NTIEVA business card issue. Davis request an email from Amy Layton. The second document is a letter from Laney about following a previous Deans' meeting, it is the understanding that the NTIEVA logo has always been in accordance to the UNT's Publication Policy.

A letter from D. Jack Davis to Vicki Rosenberg about enclosing copies of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts second report. Attached is the NTIEVA second report and respected appendix's.

A letter from D. Jack Davis, Vice Provost and Co-Director of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Robert Lensford, TeamBank Trust, thanking Lensford for meeting with him and his group in regards to the Getty project. Davis mentions he will be calling Lensford in the next few days to set up appointments to discuss possible trusts colorations in the project.

A draft letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter about inviting individuals to participant in a planning council and planning committee for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

A letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter to Allison Perkins about inviting them to become a member of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts planning council and planning committee.

A letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter to M'Lou Bancroft about introducing Bancroft to the new fellowships for the Marcus Fellows Program

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Julie Abel, the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. Discussing the current and future budgeting of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts with the Getty Center and the use of the left over funding from the FY96 year to be used in the FY97 year. Attached to the letter is a revised budget including the request to carryover the remaining funding.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to Thomas F. Beech, executive vice president of the Anne Burnett and Charles D. Tandy Foundation. The letter is in regards to the meeting Davis and McCarter had with Beech hosted by John Stevenson at the Fort Worth Club and how North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts will be submitting a formal proposal to the trustees of the Tandy Foundation for a four-year grant of $145,000. Attached to the letter is the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts proposal to the Tandy Foundation.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to Bob J. Crow, Executive Director at the Amon G. Carter Foundation. In regards to, Crow's continued support and interest with the NTIEVA program.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Carol Alexander of the Fort Worth / Tarrant County Arts Council. In regards to joining them at a meeting on January 26th to listen to a presentation about the Getty Center's project in arts education. Davis writes that he is pleased that so many leaders in the Fort Worth community has come out to listen to the impact the project has on the art education curriculum.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Clay Hooper, Regional Manager, Public Affairs of Chevron. The letter is in regards to a proposal Davis is making to Hooper, hoping that Chevron will give a grant worth $10,000 to North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts in support of their discipline-based art education movement to reform elementary and secondary schooling. Written within the letter Davis goes into details about the $600,000 grant from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts and they are required to raise $400,000 in matching grant through outside support. Enclosed with the letter is an abstract about what NTIEVA hopes to achieve.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, North Texas State University, to Edith O'Donnell, of the O'Donnell Foundation. In regards to Davis having completed the proposal for the Center for Study of Arts in Education at NTSU. Davis writes that the strong leadership of the arts education faculties at NTSU and the establishment of the Center will put them in a position to effect the quantity of the arts education programs they hope to implement. Davis ends the letter hoping that O'Donnell with review his proposal and get together to discuss any further ideas.