Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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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
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Collection Number:
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OLPb013NOM
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Creator:
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Nomland,
Kemper
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Title:
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Kemper Nomland Collection
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Dates:
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1942-1994 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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seven framed paintings and
several books and publications
paintings approximately 3 feet x 4
feet
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Languages:
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English
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Summary:
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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.
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Location of Collection:
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Special Collections
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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.
Arrangement
These collection is organized in two series series: 1) Paintings; 2)
Publications.
Administrative Information
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.
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.
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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| Coffield,
Glen, 1917- |
| Nomland,
Kemper |
| Conscientious Objectors
World War 1939 1945 United States |
| Painting |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series 1:
Paintings
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Description
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Dates
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Glen Coffield
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1944 |
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by Kemper Nomland oil painting on
canvas
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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.
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Windsor Utley
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1944 |
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Kemper Nomland oil painting on
canvas
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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.
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Bill Webb
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unknown |
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Kemper Nomland oil painting on
canvas
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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.
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Waterfall in the Columbia River
Gorge
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June 1942 |
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Kemper Nomland watercolor
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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.
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The Concert
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1992 |
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Kemper Nomland
pastel
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18 x 24 inches
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Acoma II
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1994 |
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Kemper Nomland
pastel
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18 x 24 inches
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Antiwar Rally 1968 Westlake
Park
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1994 |
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Kemper Nomland
pastel
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18 x 24 inches
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Series 2:
Publications
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.
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Description
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Dates
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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)
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1951 |
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PACIFISM PS3505.O22 U4 1943:
Ultimatum by Glen Coffield
(Waldport, Ore. : Untide Press, 1943)
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1943 |
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PACIFISM PS3505.O22 S45 1967:
Selected Poems 1936-1966 by Glen
Coffield (Carthage, Mo. : G. Coffield, 1967)
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1967 |
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PACIFISM PS3505.O22 T447
1963:
Thirty poems : The return and
other poems by Glen Coffield (Eugene, Or. : Coffield, 1963)
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1963 |
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PACIFISM PS1.155:
The Illiterati #6
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1955 |
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PACIFISM PS1.155:
The Illiterati #6
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1955 |
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PACIFISM PS3505.O22 T443 1975:
Thinking (Poems) by Glen Coffield
(Carthage, MO: Glen Coffield, 1975).
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1975 |
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PACIFISM PS3505.O22 R38 1955:
Rational Power by Glen Coffield
(Portland, OR: Glen Coffield, 1955).
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1955 |
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Soul Flowers (Poems) by Glen
Coffield (Carthage, MO: Glen Coffield, 1974).
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1974 |
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Homage to King Lear by Glen
Coffield (Carthage, MO: Glen Coffield, 1971).
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1971 |
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PACIFISM PS3505.O22 M47 1969:
The Merry-Go-Round (Poems) by
Glen Coffield (Carthage, MO: Glen Coffield, 1969).
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1969 |
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The Bridge edited by Glen
Coffield (Portland, Or: Glen Coffield).
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1947-1957 |
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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.
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The Creative Advertiser edited by
Glen Coffield (Portland, Or: Glen Coffield).
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1954- |
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Copies include: 1:2 Summer 1954, 2:1 Spring 1956, and 2:2 Summer
1956.
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The Creative Review: A Quarterly
of the Creative edited by Glen Coffield (Klamath Falls, OR; Carthage, MO: Glen
Coffield).
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1965-1978 |
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Copies include: 5:2-5:3, 6:1-7:4, 10:2, 12:2-14:2, 14:4-15:4,
17:4, 18:4.
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Creativity Newsletter (published
every 15 days) edited by Glen Coffield (Carthage, MO: Glen
Coffield).
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1965-1973 |
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Copies include #s: 57-80, 87-88, 127, 152, 154, 188-89, 195-97,
205, 208-213.
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The Compass: An Instrument of
Direction published by Men in Civilian Public Service
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1944-1946 |
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Copies include: 1:6, 2:1-2, 2:5-6.
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The Untide: What is not tide is
untide [unofficial camp newsletter for CPS camp 56, Waldport]
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1943 |
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Copies include: 1:7, 1:8, 1:9.
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The Columbian: News and Views of
CPS Camp 21 on the Columbia River
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1942- |
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Copies include: 1:1, 1:3-1:11, 1:13-1:15, 1:17-1:18.
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Mimeographed Prints No. 1 in
Series, by Glen Coffield
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ca. 1946 |
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Image printed on a single sheet titled "Inland Seaport."
Includes listing of Coffield's other publications for sale on back.
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one letter from Glen Coffield to
Kemper Nomland
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September 15, 1948 |
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This letter discusses Coffield Grundtvig Folk School. It
includes three photographs of the artistic aspects of his hand made home.
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