Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Western Washington University Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Building 808 25th Street Bellingham, WA 98225-9123 Phone: 360-650-7747 http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/cpnws/
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Collection Number:
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XOE0016hovde
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Creator:
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Hamilton Hovde, Jane; Hovde ,
Annis Jorgen (A.J.)
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Title:
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The Jane Hamilton
Hovde and Annis Jorgen (A.J.) Hovde papers
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Dates:
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1932-2003 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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9.5 Linear Ft. 14 Boxes
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English
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Summary:
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The Hovde Papers document the creative
life of Pacific Northwest artist Jane Hamilton Hovde and her husband, Western
Washington University professor and poet A.J. Hovde. Jane's creative process is
reflected in her writings, sketches, notes, and clippings while A.J.'s is
reflected in his poems and short fiction stories. Also included are
biographical materials in the form of journals and correspondence.
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Biographical Note
Jane Hamilton was born in 1921 on the tugboat “Northwest” in the seas
of Rosario Strait, Washington State. She and her sister and brothers were
raised on Blakeley and Whidbey Islands. Jane traveled a few miles north to
attend Western Washington College of Education in Bellingham. While studying
English and art, she met Annis Jorgen (A.J.) Hovde. A.J. came to Bellingham
from Edmonds, Washington. Born the youngest of eleven children in 1917 in
Alberta, Canada, his family moved to Washington State when he was seven years
old. After high school, A.J. worked in sawmill and lumber employment, including
the Civilian Conservation Corps, until 1939 when he enrolled in Western
Washington College of Education.
In 1942, Jane received her teaching certificate from Western
Washington College. That same year she married A.J. - immediately before his
departure for a three-year tour in World War II. In 1944, she completed her
Bachelor’s of Arts in Creative Writing from University of Washington. After
A.J. reunited with Jane in Seattle, he also finished his degree with a
Bachelor’s in English in 1947. While A.J. studied at the University of
Washington, Jane continued her artistic education. She attended private lessons
with Mark Tobey, the enigmatic Northwest painter, as well as full-time
coursework in the University of Washington's art department. During the winter
of 1947, the couple lived in New York City where she attended the Art Students’
League and he continued work on his Master’s degree. A.J. Hovde received his
M.A. in English from the University of Washington in 1949.
In 1948, the Hovdes settled in Bellingham with employment at Western
Washington State College. However, the Hovdes took several substantial sojourns
from Bellingham. They spent a year in Palo Alto, California while A.J. studied
at Stanford from 1951 to 1952. Then, after hosting W.H. Auden during his visit
to Bellingham, they accepted an invitation to stay as guests at the poet’s
villa on the island of Ischia, Italy, from 1955 to 1956. Other ventures
included hosting students on a study-abroad program to Greece in 1970, and an
artists-in-residence program at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet
Briar, Virginia, in 1980. In Bellingham, A.J. built both the family’s homes
where he and Jane raised their daughters Karen and Kathy.
Jane began exhibiting her work in 1947 with yearly showings in the
Seattle Art Museum’s Annual Exhibition of Northwest Artists. Recognition began
with the 1953 first prize at the Washington Territorial Centennial Show for
“Nets and Driftwood.” The 1950s, 1960s and 1970s were industrious decades,
reflecting her firm establishment as a Northwest artist. Exhibitions continued
through her 1972 Retrospective and the 2000 Exhibit “Picasso’s Eye: A
Subjective Symbolic Process,” both held at Whatcom Museum of Art and History in
Bellingham. Jane’s works appeared nationally with traveling exhibits of the
Seattle Art Museum and the Smithsonian Institution; while living in Italy, she
exhibited in Rome. Her paintings and drawings reside in private collections and
the permanent collections of the Seattle Art Museum, the Whatcom County Museum
of History and Art and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Jane’s early
artistic style reflected a semi-abstract treatment of landscapes and scenes she
observed in the Pacific Northwest and Italy. Many subjects include beach and
fishing images such as fishnets and driftwood. Through the decades, her images
became more abstract and expressionistic, eventually emphasizing her interest
in Jungian symbolic imagery.
A.J. wrote both poetry and fiction from a young age. Publishing as
early as 1947, his acceptance in literary journals and magazines grew to well
over a hundred publications. He began his teaching career at Western Washington
State College in 1948. In 1967, A.J. and other faculty members joined to form
Fairhaven College, an experimental division of Western Washington State
College. In 1968 he and Jane published Hovde Folio 10:10, a combination of
their works. He retired from his professorship in 1981. He kept journals - of
World War II, the family’s various travels, and everyday affairs – until his
death in 1984.
Content Description
The Hovde Papers measure 9.2 linear feet, spanning the dates 1932 to
2003, documenting the creative life of Pacific Nortwest artist Jane Hamilton
Hovde and her husband, Western Washington University professor and poet A.J.
Hovde. Jane’s papers consist of biographical material, journals,
correspondence, notes, writings, subject and project files, business records,
sketches, printed material about the artist and other artists, photographs,
slides of the artist’s works, and a college scrapbook that chronicles the
courtship of Jane and A.J. in the early 1940s. A.J. Hovde’s papers consist
primarily of biographical information, journals, and his writings, including
non-fiction, poetry, short fiction and full-length fiction manuscripts.
Both subseries include informative biographical material. Jane’s
journals devotedly chronicle her adolescence and twenties. Her correspondence
(mostly incoming) demonstrates her interactions with other artists and art
galleries and institutions, educators, and critics. Correspondents include June
Burn, W.H. Auden, Kenneth Callahan, San Francisco art critic Al Frankenstein,
Dolly Connolly, Paul Woodring, poet William Stafford, professor James Jarrett,
and Glenn Wessells (including a copy of his correspondence from Hans Hoffman).
Business records and printed material reveal the exhibitions of her works and
her activities in the art world of the second half of the 20th century. Her
creative process is reflected in her writings, sketches, notes, and clippings.
A collection of dream journals includes Jungian-based interpretations of Jane’s
dreams from 1973 to 2001. These are restricted to academic research by
permission till 2020 A.D.
Both subseries include informative biographical material. Jane’s
journals devotedly chronicle her adolescence and twenties. Her correspondence
(mostly incoming) demonstrates her interactions with other artists and art
galleries and institutions, educators, and critics. Correspondents include June
Burn, W.H. Auden, Kenneth Callahan, San Francisco art critic Al Frankenstein,
Dolly Connolly, Paul Woodring, poet William Stafford, professor James Jarrett,
and Glenn Wessells (including a copy of his correspondence from Hans Hoffman).
Business records and printed material reveal the exhibitions of her works and
her activities in the art world of the second half of the 20th century. Her
creative process is reflected in her writings, sketches, notes, and clippings.
A collection of dream journals includes Jungian-based interpretations of Jane’s
dreams from 1973 to 2001. These are restricted to academic research by
permission till 2020 A.D.
Both Jane’s and A.J.s papers include photographs. The photos in
Jane’s collection include images of her artworks, her at work, and personal
scenes such as wedding and family pictures, ranging from her infancy to 2000
A.D. Photographs of A.J. date from his youth, and span through the 1970s.
Arrangement
The Papers are organized in accordance with the following series and
subseries arrangement:
- Series 1: Jane Hamilton Hovde, 1921-2003 (1940-2003)
- Subseries 1: Biographical Material, 1934-2003
- Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1940-2002
- Subseries 3: Research/Writing, circa 1950-1983
- Subseries 4: Business and Legal, 1950-1998
- Subseries 5: Projects Box, 1972-2003
- Subseries 6: Printed Material, circa 1940-1999
- Subseries 7: Art Work, circa 1968-1979
- Subseries 8: Photographs and Slides, 1921-2000
- Subseries 9: Filmed Interviews, 1972-1978
- Series 2: Annis Jorgen (A.J.) Hovde, circa 1933-1984
- Subseries 1: Biographical Information, 1933-1984
- Subseries 2: Journals, 1942-1984
- Subseries 3: Correspondence, 1954-1980
- Subseries 4: Subject Files, 1960-1981
- Subseries 5: Writings, circa 1960-1980s
- Subseries 6: Photographs, Undated
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Jane Hamilton Hovde donated collection materials to the Center for
Pacific Northwest Studies in March 2003.
Processing Note Sarah Nelson processed the collection for the Center for Pacific
Northwest Studies in 2003.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access A collection of dream journals including Jungian-based interpretations
of Jane Hamilton Hovde's dreams from 1973 to 2001 are restricted to academic
research by permission till 2020 A.D.
Preferred Citation The Hovde Papers; Jane Hamilton Hovde and Annis Jorgen (A.J.) Hovde,
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University Bellingham
WA 98225
Subjects
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.
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| Auden, W. H. -- (Wystan Hugh) -- 1907-1973. |
| Burn, June -- (1893-1979) |
| Callahan, Kenneth, -- (1905-) (creator) |
| Frankenstein, Alfred Victor, --(1906) |
| Hovde, A. J. -- (Annis J.) -- Archives. (creator) |
| Hovde, Jane--Archives. (creator) |
| Stafford, William -- (1914-) |
| Wessells, Glenn A. -- (Glenn Anthony) --
(1895-) |
| Fairhaven
College |
| Seattle Art
Museum--Exhibitions |
| Western
Washington College of Education |
| Western
Washington State College |
| Western Washington
University |
| Whatcom
Museum of History and Art -- Exhibitions |
| Abstract Expressionism -- Northwest,
Pacific |
| Art --
Northwest, Pacific |
| Art, Modern --
Northwest, Pacific |
| Authors, American --
Washington (State) |
| Jungian
Psychology |
| Painters-- Northwest,
Pacific |
| Women Artists
-- Northwest, Pacific |
| Women
Artists--Washington (State) |
| Ischia --
Italy |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series I:
Jane Hamilton Hovde, 1921-2003,
(bulk
1940-2003)
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Subseries
1::
Biographical
Material
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1934-2003 |
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Resumes, C.V.s
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1978-1998 |
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“Hovde: An Epitome of the Life of Styles in Art” by
Tom Sherwood
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1972 |
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“Jane Hovde Exhibit”,write-up by M. Boylan
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1972 |
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“Jane Hovde, Artist”
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1946-1983 |
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Journals
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1934-1939, 1942-1947, 1954 |
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Journals
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circa 1950s |
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Journals
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circa 1970s |
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Journals
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1980s |
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Journals
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1990s |
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Journals
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1998-2003 |
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Subseries
2:
Correspondence
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circa 1940-2002 |
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W.H. Auden
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1954-1955 |
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June Burn
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circa 1950s |
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Al Frankenstein
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1962-1966 |
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James Jarrett
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1998-1999 |
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Paul Woodring
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1994 |
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Correspondence
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circa 1940s |
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Correspondence
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1950-1954 |
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Correspondence
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1955-1959 |
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Correspondence
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1960-1964 |
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Correspondence
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1965-1969 |
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Correspondence
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1970-1974 |
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Correspondence
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1975-1979 |
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Correspondence
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circa 1980s |
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Correspondence
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circa 1990s |
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Correspondence
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2000-2002 |
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Subseries
3:
Research/Writing
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circa 1950-1983 |
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Alphabetical Subject
Files
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Animals, Birds, Creatures
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Undated |
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Asian Motifs
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Undated |
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Human Forms
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Undated |
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Letters, Fonts, Words
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Undated |
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Symbolic Imagery (I)
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Undated |
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Symbolic Imagery (II)
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Undated |
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“The Art of the Japanese Screen”
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circa 1970s |
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“Compound Angles, Shadows, Images"
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circa 1990s |
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“Creativity in Old Age”
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2000 |
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“Death With Daddy, Neat and Tidy” (I)
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1980-1983 |
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“Death With Daddy, Neat and Tidy” (II)
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1980-1983 |
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“Death With Daddy, Neat and Tidy” (I)
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1980-1981 |
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“Death With Daddy, Neat and Tidy” (II)
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1980-1981 |
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Discussions with Glenn Wessells
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circa 1950s-1980s |
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"Dreams"
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Undated |
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“Father Mac and Acrobats”
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1978-1988 |
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"Hands"
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Undated |
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Jimmy Pickett (I)
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1967-1994 |
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Jimmy Pickett (II)
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1967-1994 |
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"Jung Alchemy"
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Undated |
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"Jung and Kinds of Love" audiotape of lecture by Dr.
James Jarrett
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1994 |
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Notes from Mark Tobey Lessons
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1947 |
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“Pennsylvania Dutch designs, peasant designs”
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Undated |
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Printmaking
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circa 1970s |
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Women in Art I
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1960-1990s |
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Women in Art II
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1960-1990s |
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Teaching Art
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"Teaching Ideas"
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Undated |
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"Teaching Ideas for Painting"
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circa 1960s-1980s |
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Writings
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Creative Writing (college)
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1940-1941 |
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Creative Writing (college)
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1940-1941 |
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Notes, lists
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Undated |
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"Return of the Rib,"
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Undated |
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"Cezanne and a Bowl of Mush"
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1960 |
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Writings by
Others
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Draft of William Stafford introduction to Selected
Poems by A.J.Hovde, illustrations by Jane Hamilton Hovde
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1981 |
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Dolly Connolly’s Introduction to Jane Hamilton
Hovde’s Retrospective
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1972 |
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Fairhaven College Students
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1977 |
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Writings: Dream Analysis
(Restricted)
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1973-2001 |
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Dream Analysis
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March-July 1973 |
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Dream Analysis
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January-December 1974 |
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Dream Analysis
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January-July 1975 |
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Dream Analysis
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August-December 1975 |
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Dream Analysis
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January-February 1976 |
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Dream Analysis
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March 1976 |
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Dream Analysis
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April-August 1976 |
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Dream Analysis
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September-December 1976 |
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Dream Analysis
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January-February 1977 |
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Dream Analysis
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March-June 1977 |
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Dream Analysis
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July-December 1977 |
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Dream Analysis
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January-March 1978 |
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Dream Analysis
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April-December 1978 |
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Dream Analysis
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January-March 1979 |
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Dream Analysis
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April-December 1979 |
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Dream Analysis
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January-July 1980 |
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Dream Analysis
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August-December 1980 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1981 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1982 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1983 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1984 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1985 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1986 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1987 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1988 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1989 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1990 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1991 |
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Dream Analysis
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February-May 1992 |
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Dream Analysis
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June-December 1992 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1993 |
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Dream Analysis
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January-April 1994 |
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Dream Analysis
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May-August 1994 |
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Dream Analysis
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September-December 1994 |
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Dream Analysis
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January-July1995 |
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Dream Analysis
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August-December 1995 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1996 |
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Dream Analysis
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January-July 1997 |
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Dream Analysis
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August-December 1997 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year1998 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 1999 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 2000 |
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Dream Analysis
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Entire Year 2001 |
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Subseries
4:
Business and
Legal
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1950-1998 |
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Address Cards
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Artist's Equity Association
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circa 1950s |
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Blank Contracts, Notes
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Undated |
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Henry Art Gallery
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1962-1978 |
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Museum of Northwest Art
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1996-1998 |
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Otto Seligman Gallery
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1961-1964 |
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Parks and Recreation Logo-Bellingham
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1967 |
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Seattle Art Museum
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1955-1979 |
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Solicitations, Sales Contracts, Receipts
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1975-1994 |
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Whatcom Museum
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1966-1998 |
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Subseries
5:
Projects
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1972-2003 |
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Exhibitions
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“Picasso’s Eye: A Subjective
Symbolic Process”
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Artist's Statement
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2000 |
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Portfolio from Exhibit
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October 2000 |
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Artistic Development
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circa 1990s, 2000 |
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Exhibit Preparations, Contract, Notes
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2000 |
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Artist's
Retrospective
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1972 |
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Description, Preparation
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1972 |
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Catalog Development
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1972 |
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KVOS interview with Elaine Horn (transcript)
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1972 |
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Community Arts
Involvement
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