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PNAA. Pacific Northwest Artists Archive

 Collecting Area
Identifier: PNAA
A collaborative project of the Willamette University Archives and the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, the Pacific Northwest Artists Archive (PNAA) is a collection of materials related to the careers of artists who are or were active in Oregon and Washington for the major portion of their careers.

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

Jack Eyerly collection on Pacific Northwest Art

 Collection
Identifier: WUA097
Overview

The Jack Eyerly collection consists of seven decades of notes, correspondence, artists’ papers, gallery showcards, posters, artworks, sketchbooks, and other assorted pieces of historical material exchanged between Eyerly and artists from across the Northwest and beyond. Over 200 artists are represented in the collection.

Dates: 1903-2014; Majority of material found within 1951-2014

Eunice Parsons papers

 Collection — Box R01
Identifier: WUA100
Overview

The Eunice Parsons papers consist of artworks, professional papers, letters, Christmas cards, photographs, and other material related to her life from 1931 to 2016.

Dates: 1931-2016

Betty LaDuke papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WUA108
Overview

The Betty LaDuke papers document her prolific career as a painter, including her creative process using photography and sketchbooks, from 1950 to 2018. This collection also includes materials related to LaDuke's commitment to advocate for and represent women and women artists around the world as well as personal documents concerning her family and friends.

Dates: 1930-2018; Majority of material found within 1935-2018

Stella Douglas papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA111
Overview The Stella Douglas papers document the personal life and career of artist Stella Douglas from 1927 to 1993. This collection includes substantial documentation of Douglas’s involvement in the Moral Re-Armament Movement as well as personal writings and materials related to her work in community activism including the anti-war movement, black rights activism, psychedelia, and the neo-feminist movement. This collection also includes correspondence between Douglas and artist Helen Blumenstiel as...
Dates: 1912-2014; Majority of material found within 1927-1993

Robert Bibler and Carol Hausser papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA117
Overview The Bibler-Hausser collection contains art career documentation, newspaper articles, photographs, sketchbooks, sketches and drawings, mail art, digital files, promotional fliers, brochures and correspondence. The collection includes a digital portfolio of high-resolution images depicting all major artworks produced by each artist, accompanied by a comprehensive studio production inventory with a descriptive page for each artwork, a resume, a biography, exhibition reviews, and an artist’s...
Dates: 1972-2024

Claudia Cave papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA118
Overview

The Claudia Cave papers consist of mail art, sketchbooks, slides of drawings and paintings, photographs, promotional fliers, newspapers, books, digital files, t-shirts, a cardboard cutout of Cave, and correspondence related to Cave’s art career during the years 1974 to 2016.

Dates: 1974-2016

Nicholsloy Studio collection

 Collection
Identifier: WUA119
Overview The Nicholsloy Studio collection documents the careers of Sandra and Dave Nichols during the years 1960 to 2018. The materials provide insight into relationships among artists and writers and document the unique art scene of Salem, Oregon. This collection includes mail art, original art, photographs, art gallery promotional fliers and posters, notebooks, digital files, correspondence with artists and writers, original prints and layouts of rebeat (a zine created by Nicholsloy Studio), a...
Dates: 1960-2018

Mark Sponenburgh papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA120
Overview

The Mark Sponenburgh papers include materials related to Sponenburgh’s careers as an artist, educator, and scholar from 1940-2017.

Dates: circa 1940-2017

Nelson and Olive Sandgren papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA121
Overview

The Nelson and Olive Sandgren papers document the art and teaching careers of Nelson Sandgren and contains extensive personal records of the Sandgren family from 1936 to 2016.

Dates: 1936-2016

Tom Cramer papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA122
Overview

The Tom Cramer papers documents the art career of Tom Cramer during the years 1964-2017. It also includes an extensive collection of family correspondence from 1943 to 2012. This collection contains original art, art gallery promotional fliers and posters, photographs and slides, sketchbooks, newspapers and clippings, and daily planners and journals.

Dates: 1964-2017