Archives of American Art This link opens in a new windowThe Archives of American Art collects and makes accessible documents surrounding works of art such as artist's scrapbooks, letters, and dealer files. While some private musuems have also collected dealer records (most notably, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY), the AAA, part of the Smithsonian, will list collection-level records. They also attempt to microfilm and lend via interlibrary loan the records they hold.