Hi Arwen:
The book just published by ARLIS/NA and Scarecrow
Press, Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship, has a terrific
introduction by Ann Abid that includes some history of art museum
libraries. Part IV is a collection of profiles of 15 art museum
libraries, each of which includes a brief history of the museum and the
library. If you order the book online (www.scarecrowpress.com), you will get
an automatic 15% discount.
Joan