Margy Lee Elspass Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Elspass, Margy Lee, 1925-
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content: Margy Lee Elspass papers relating to Maxwell S. Simpson
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963-1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.elspmarg, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence is with Maxwell Stewart Simpson regarding Elspass's art lessons and their friendship. Additional letters are from Mary Ellen Davison-Truman, Simpson's niece. Five diaries contain entries in which Elspass describes Simpson's art lessons, the school, other students, and her own progress in art. The bulk of the photographs are of Maxwell Stewart Simpson and his artwork, including pieces owned by Elspass. Also found is one portrait of Margy Lee Elspass. Printed materials include clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and flyers for art classes, and concern Simpson and other artists. An article by Elspass describes her memories of Simpson. Also found is a typescript of a poem about Simpson by his mother.