William and Leza McVey papers
name: label: Creator
content: McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995
label: Creator
content: McVey, Leza
label: Names
content: Canaday, John, 1907-1985
label: Names
content: Gonzales, Boyer
label: Names
content: Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991
label: Names
content: Sepeshy, Zoltan, 1898-1974
label: Names
content: West, Clifford B.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Ohio -- Cleveland
label: Occupation
content: Ceramicists -- Ohio -- Cleveland
label: Occupation
content: Weavers -- Ohio -- Cleveland
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women ceramicists
label: Topic
content: Women textile designers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels 869-870 lent for microfilming by William McVey. He subsequently donated the originals to Rice University in Houston, Texas. Material on reels 5439-5460 was donated in 1998 by the McVey estate via executor Seth C. Taft.
creator: label: Creator
content: McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995
label: Creator
content: McVey, Leza
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William McVey: Sculptor, educator; Cleveland, Ohio; Leza McVey: Ceramist, weaver, Cleveland, Ohio.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 22.8 Linear Feet ((microfilmed on 22 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1932-1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.mcvewill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 869-870 and reels 5439-5460 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 869-870: Originals at Rice University, Houston, Texas.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers regarding sculptor William McVey and to a lesser extent his wife, ceramist and weaver, Leza McVey.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 869-870: Files on 26 commissions executed between 1938 and 1973; 2 scrapbooks; printed articles by McVey; sketches and drawings; clippings; and photographs. Correspondents include Chaim Gross, Zoltan Sepeshy, Boyer Gonzales, Clifford West, John Canaday, and others.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 5439-5460: Correspondence, writings, art work by the McVey's and others, photographs, and printed material.