seven framed paintings and
several books and publications
;
paintings approximately 3 feet x 4
feet
Location of Collection:
Special Collections
Collection Number:
OLPb013NOM
Summary:
Kemper Nomland was an architect and
conscientious objector during World War II. This collection includes paintings
by Nomland, as well as books related to the World War II Civilian Public
Service camps.
Repository:
Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives Aubrey R. Watzek Library 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd. Portland, OR 97219 archives@lclark.edu 503-768-7254
Languages:
English
Biographical Note
Content Description
This collection includes: four paintings by Nomland made in the World
War II CPS camps or with CPS subject matter; three later paintings; various
publications by Glen Coffield; various publications printed by Nomland in the
CPS camps; and a letter from Coffield to Nomland.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
Restrictions on Use :
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in
the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written
permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation :
The Kemper Nomland Collection, OLPb013NOM, Lewis & Clark College
Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
These collection is organized in two series series: 1) Paintings; 2)
Publications.
Custodial History :
This collection was assembled by Kemper Nomland.
Acquisition Information :
The collection was given to Lewis & Clark College by Kemper
Nomland in 2006.
Processing Note :
Processed in 2006.
Related Materials :
Other related collections include:
other World War II Pacifism collections at Lewis & Clark
College Special Collections,
http://library.lclark.edu/specialcollections/pacifismcollection.html
Civilian Public Service records in the Swarthmore College Peace
Collection, http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/.
Conscientious Objectors collection, including material on
C.P.S. Camp No. 56, Camp Waldport, Waldport, Oregon, at the University of
Oregon Special Collections,
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/guides/waldport.html
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series 1: Paintings
Description
Dates
Glen Coffield
by Kemper Nomland
oil painting on
canvas;25 x 30 inches
While in the Cascade Locks, Oregon, Civilian Public Service Camp
21, Kemper Nomland painted this portrait of Glen Coffield, which was later
published in two of Coffield's books "The Horned Moon" and "3 Songs," as well
as in the literary magazine "The Illiterati" (#3). Coffield served as education
director for the Fine Arts program at Cascade Locks and Waldport.
1944
Windsor Utley
Kemper Nomland
oil painting on
canvas;24 x 20 inches
While in the Cascade Locks, Oregon Civilian Public Service Camp
21, Kemper Nomland painted this portrait of fellow artist Windsor Utley.
1944
Bill Webb
Kemper Nomland
oil painting on
canvas;24 x 20 inches
Kemper Nomland met Bill Webb while at the Cascade Locks and
Waldport CPS camps. Nomland completed this painting after the war.
unknown
Waterfall in the Columbia River
Gorge
Kemper Nomland
watercolor;21 x 15 inches
While in the Cascade Locks, Oregon Civilian Public Service Camp
21, Kemper Nomland painted this landscape of one of the waterfalls near the
camp.
See Watzek online catalog for Special Collections call number and
location for each title. Items without call numbers are housed in a single
Nomland Collection box.
Description
Dates
PACIFISM PS3505.O22 T45 1951 : 3 Songs by Glen Coffield (
[Pasadena, CA] : Printed by the Untide Press for members of the Rounce &
Coffin Club, 1951)
Homage to King Lear by Glen
Coffield (Carthage, MO: Glen Coffield, 1971).
1971
PACIFISM PS3505.O22 M47 1969: The Merry-Go-Round (Poems) by
Glen Coffield (Carthage, MO: Glen Coffield, 1969).
1969
The Bridge edited by Glen
Coffield (Portland, Or: Glen Coffield).
Copies include: 7:1 January 1953; 7:2 February 1953; 7:3 March
1953; 7:4 April 1953; 7:5 Many-June 1953; 7:6 July/August 1953; 8:1
January/February 1954; Recent Announcements No. 1, January 15, 1954; 9:6 June
1955; 10:1 January 1956; 10:2 February 1956; 10:3 March 1956; 10:4 April 1956;
10:5 May 1956; 10:6 June 1956; 10:7 July 1956; 10:8 August 1956; 10:9 September
1956; 10:10 October 1956; 10:11 November 1956; 10:12 December 1956.
1947-1957
The Creative Advertiser edited by
Glen Coffield (Portland, Or: Glen Coffield).
Copies include: 1:2 Summer 1954, 2:1 Spring 1956, and 2:2 Summer
1956.
1954-
The Creative Review: A Quarterly
of the Creative edited by Glen Coffield (Klamath Falls, OR; Carthage, MO: Glen
Coffield).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Personal Names :
Coffield,
Glen, 1917-
Nomland,
Kemper
Subject Terms :
Conscientious Objectors
World War 1939 1945 United States
