Hazle Chapman photograph collection

Hazle Chapman photograph collection, circa 1940s-1950s

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Chapman, Hazle M
Title: Hazle Chapman photograph collection
Dates: circa 1940s-1950s (inclusive)
19401959
Quantity: 57 photographic prints (1 box) ; sizes vary
28 negatives (1 box)
Collection Number: PH0265
Summary: Photographs of Olympic Mountains and camp program activities of a camp counselor, teacher and administrator
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Additional Reference Guides
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Hazle Chapman was a camp counselor, teacher and administrator who championed the benefits of camping to education, schools and the community. She received her master of education in 1946 from the University of Washington and went on to become the director of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) camp, Friends Camp starting in 1952, as well as an executive officer in the American Camping Association and the Executive Director of Caravan Camps, Inc. She later taught health and physical education at Glacier High School in Highline District 40. In 1955 she became the director of the Highline School Districts "outdoor school" where classes were held in the University of Washington's Pack Demonstration Forest in Pierce County, Washington.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of Hazle Chapman and friends in the Olympic Mountains and at Herb and Lois Crisler's Humes Ranch near the Elwha River circa 1944-circa 1946. Also includes photographs of camping activities at Friends Camp on Orcas Island, Washington.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the digital version of the collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Preferred Citation

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Hazle Chapman and Raymond J. Gambill, December 21, 1981.

Processing Note

Processed by Jaki Parsons and Stefanie Terasaki, 2013; processing completed 2013.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Trips to the Olympic Mountains and the Elwha RiverReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Elwha River
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1	Hazle Chapman taking pictures of Olympic Elk on the Elwha River	1945
1/1	2	Herb Crisler and Hazle Chapman on a raft on Elwha River	1945
1/1	3	Herb Crisler on a raft on Elwha River	1945
		Herb and Lois Crisler
Box/Folder	item
1/1	4	Herb and Louis Crisler in front of a car	1947
1/1	5	Herb Crisler sitting with a pile of vegetables at the Humes Ranch	1945
1/1	6-9	Lois Crisler in a dress in front of building	1945-1947
1/1	10	Louis Crisler in garden at the Humes Ranch	1945
		Humes Ranch, Elwha, Washington The Humes Ranch was built as a homestead around the 1900s by William Humes around the Elwha River. In the early 1940s Herb and Louis Crisler moved into the ranch to continue their filming and photography of the Olympic Peninsula. Hazle Chapman, along with various friends including Carol Preston, a former teacher at the University of Washington, frequented the ranch.
Box/Folder	item
1/2	11	Close-Up of cider mill	1945
1/2	12	Deer at Humes Ranch	1946
1/2	13	Elk in a meadow at Humes Ranch	1944
1/2	14	Group sitting under wood structure Written on verso: Chapman, Carol, Edna Faggerberg.	1944
1/2	15	Hazle Chapman working a cider mill	1946
1/2	16	Herb Crisler working a cider mill	1946
1/2	17	Humes Ranch barn	1945
1/2	18	Man looking at bear standing on its hind legs Written on verso: Chris and robber.	1946
1/2	19-20	Skunk at the Humes Ranch	1945-1946
		Hurricane Ridge
Box/Folder	item
1/2	21	Carol Preston, Hazle Chapman and Louis Crisler on Hurricane Ridge	1947
1/2	22	Shelter on Hurricane Ridge	undated
		Olympic Mountains
Box/Folder	item
1/3	23	Mountains near Lake Oyster	1944
1/3	24	Mount Olympus	1945
1/3	25-26	View of the Olympics	undated
		Various Locations around the Olympic Peninsula
Box/Folder	item
1/3	27	Carol Preston and a man identified as Uncle Billy standing near creek	1945
1/3	28	Carol Preston, Hazel Chapman and a man identified as Uncle Billy with mountains in background	1945
1/3	29	Herb Crisler and Carol Preston in one of the Crisler's shelters in the Olympics	1944
1/3	30	Pool and high jump at Olympic Hot Springs	undated

American Friends Service Committee Camp, Orcas Island, WashingtonReturn to Top

On August 1, 1945 the American Friends Service Committee started Friends Camp, "An Interracial Children's camp" with thirty-nine children in attendance from varying racial and religious backgrounds at Quaker Cove on Fidalgo Island. The following year the campsite would change to Deception Pass, Washington. Friends Camp was held at Moran State Park on Orcas Island, starting in 1948, with the goal of providing a low-cost camping program for children ages 8-13. The camp encouraged families of all races, nationalities and religions to apply and wanted to promote interracial understanding through planned educational programs. Camp programs and activities included hiking, overnight trips, boating, swimming, sports and games, crafts, fishing and campfires. Hazle Chapman became director of the camp in 1952.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Fishing
Box/Folder	item
1/4	31	Children holding fishing rods and sticks	circa 1950s
1/4	32	Man holding large salmon	circa 1950s
		Hiking and Camping
Box/Folder	item
1/4	33-36	Boys gathered with camping backpacks and counselors, preparing for hike	circa 1950s
1/4	37	Boy holding binoculars	circa 1950s
1/4	38	Boys holding paper bags in field	circa 1950s
1/4	39	Line of campers following counselor and starting hike	circa 1950s
		Premium Grain Belt Truck
Box/Folder	item
1/5	40	Children exiting Premium Grain Belt truck	circa 1950s
1/5	41	Girl unloading camping goods and food from Premium Grain Belt truck	circa 1950s
1/5	42	Premium Grain Belt truck in front of cabin	circa 1950s
1/5	43	People on side of road with car and Premium Grain Belt truck	circa 1950s
1/5	44	People eating on side of road	circa 1950s
		Swimming and Water Activities
Box/Folder	item
1/5	45	Boy sitting on log on a shore	circa 1950s
1/5	46	Boys sitting on log near water	circa 1950s
1/5	47	Children in towels and bathing suits around the "Friends Camp" bulletin board	circa 1950s
1/5	48	Children playing in swimming area	circa 1950s
1/5	49	Children sitting and standing on large log on the seashore	circa 1950s
1/6	50	Children walking and sitting on dock	circa 1950s
1/6	51	Girl putting in swimsuit putting shoes on	circa 1950s
1/6	52	Group of boys sitting in shallow water	circa 1950s
		Miscellaneous Camp Activities
Box/Folder	item
1/6	53	Boy in sunglasses sitting with craft supplies	circa 1950s
1/6	54	Friends Camp bulletin board with assorted pictures, crafts, flyers for events and constellation map	circa 1950s
1/6	55	Girl sitting in grass	circa 1950s
1/6	56	Group of children talking to camp counselors outside cabins	circa 1950s
1/6	57	Two girls sitting in grass in front of cabin	circa 1950s

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