The collection is arranged as eight series. Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1922-1992 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, 1914-2015 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-2) Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1949-1980 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 2-3, 8) Series 4: Professional Activity Files, circa 1950-2014 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2, OV 10) Series 5: Personal Business Records, 1946-2011 (2.0 linear feet; Boxes 2-4) Series 6: Printed Materials, 1948-2001 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 4-5, 8) Series 7: Photographic Materials, circa 1939-circa 1980 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 5-6, 8) Series 8: Artwork, 1929-1979 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 6-7, OV 9)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Summary:
The papers of ceramicist, educator, and sculptor William Wyman measure 6.8 linear feet and date from 1914 to 2015 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1946 to 1992. The collection documents Wyman's career through biographical materials, including a sound recording, personal and professional correspondence, writings and notes including notes on Wyman's glaze formulas, professional activity files documenting Wyman's exhibitions, projects, and teaching, personal business records documenting sales and consignments, printed material about Wyman's career, personal photographs and photos of works of art, and some artwork including sketchbooks.
Citation:
William Wyman papers, 1914-2015, bulk 1946-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Also in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview of Michael Cohen, cofounder of Herring Run Pottery, conducted August 11, 2001 at his home in Pelham, M.A. by Gerry Williams for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
Biography Note:
William Wyman (1922-1980) was a ceramicist, educator, and sculptor active in Massachusetts.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The William Wyman papers were donated in 1982, 1983, and 2017 by Marilyn R. Pappas, Wyman's friend and partner.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
