A letter from Thomas F. Beech, executive vice president of the Tandy Foundation, to Elaine Stearns, research assistant at the Office of Advancement, University of North Texas. Beech has given Stearns a copy of the information that she has requested, attached to the letter is the grant application information for the Tandy Foundation.

A thesis, Assessing Student Achievement in Art, A Study of The Feasibility of Achievement Testing in Art. Submitted to: The Getty Center for Education in the Arts, The J. Paul Getty Trust by Ralph Hoepfner, Ph.D. The report on feasibility of developing curriculum-fair achievement tests the art on both positive and negative notes. During the 1983-84 school year an achievement test was developed to assess the school children's knowledge.

A financial data report from the Kimbell Art Foundation for the tax year starting from 1984 to 1988. The data is tallied by how much assets the museum had at the end of the year and the amount they've awarded in grants.

A letter from Jan Keene Muhlert to Alfred F. Hurley informing Hurley that they will be unable to attend the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts lunch briefing and William Howze will go in their place.

A letter from Mark Elder to Vicki Rosenberg about enclosing a report of expenditures and encumbrances for the North Texas Regional Institute planning grant.

A letter from William Howze to Mrs. John Write about sending them discipline-based art education booklets.

A proposal to the Amon G. Carter Foundation by the University of North Texas, DFW public schools, DFW museums, and regional and state art councils, inviting Amon G. Carter to participate in the establishment of the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts through a three-year grant. The grant will be devoted to leadership training, staff development, and the implementation of a discipline-based visual arts program at the elementary school level. Included in the proposal is a broken down budget about the division of money through NTIEVA's consortia. The authors believe that the arts are an important component of a well-balanced educational program after studying educational reform.

A proposal sent to the J.C. Penny company from the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, University of North Texas. A consortia made of metroplex school districts, museums and art councils. The proposal goes into details about the the primary goals and purpose of the institute.

A proposal sent to the J.C. Penny company from the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, University of North Texas. A consortia made of metroplex school districts, museums and art councils. The proposal goes into details about the the primary goals and purpose of the institute.

Photocopy of a letter from Bruce M. Burton, Office of Advancements to his colleague, James "Jim" J. Muro. In discussion of the five-year grant from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts and that their grant outline specifically requires an annual match from the University of North Texas. UNT must come up with $397,000 in cash and $133,000 in gifts over the five-year grant period. Burton writes that the Getty Foundation is more than willing to help UNT raise the matching funds, as they are interested in seeing this project be successful. Burton expresses that Muro and Jack Davis hold a meeting with Bob Crow, of the Amon Carter to discuss Carter's participation in the project and hopefully become a contributor.

A document containing an unaudited budget report for a planning grant, including expenses associated with conferences, committee meetings, research assistance, operations, Getty Institute attendance, and consultants. Handwritten changes have been made to the document.