The Boards and Committees Records, 1987-2009 contains records pertaining to the various boards, committees, and organizations that have served the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. The earlier records, prior to the name change in 1969, refer to the John Herron Art Institute. However, a large portion of the records in this collection were created after 1975. A majority of the records within this collection are agendas, minutes, and notes from various meetings. Other records include correspondence, reports, rosters, and plans. Most of the meeting records are arranged in chronological order. Early records created by the Art Association, beginning in 1897, may be of particular interest.

The Kurt F. Pantzer Collecting Papers document the fine art and book collecting of the Indianapolis businessman and civic leader who was known for having the largest collection in America of artworks by British artist Joseph William Mallard (J.M.W.) Turner (1775-1851). The archival collection was given to the Curatorial Department of the Indianapolis Museum of Art with Pantzer's art collection in the 1970s and was transferred to the archives in October of 2014.