William Schock and Hazel Janicki papers
name: label: Creator
content: Schock, William, 1913-1976
label: Creator
content: Janicki, Hazel, 1918-1976
topic: label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Ohio -- Kent
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Ohio -- Cleveland
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Ohio
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Ohio -- Cleveland
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Ohio -- Kent
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming in 1978, by Rae R. Grotenrath, William Schock's sister, and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Schock, William, 1913-1976
label: Creator
content: Janicki, Hazel, 1918-1976
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content: William Schock and Hazel Janicki papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painters and educators William Schock and Hazel Janicki date from 1936 to 1976. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, prints by Schock, photographs, printed material, and financial records.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Hazel Janicki (1918-1976) was a painter and educator in Cleveland and Kent, Ohio. She studied at the Cleveland School of Art and exhibited her works throughout Northeast Ohio. Frequently, she was included in the annual May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art. She is known for surrealist oil paintings and was a longtime educator at Kent State University.

William Schock (1913-1976) was a painter, printmater and educator in Cleveland and Kent, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, he studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School through the G.I. Bill. Schock returned to Ohio and taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Kent State University.

Married in 1951, Hazel Janicki and William Schock traveled extensively. They died in 1976 in a car accident in Florida.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schowill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel 1364 and was returned to Rae R. Grotenrath after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel 1364. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals were returned to the lenders, Rae R. and Joseph Grotenrath, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painters and educators William Schock and Hazel Janicki date from 1936 to 1976. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, prints by Schock, photographs, printed material, and financial records.