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Patricia Kirkpatrick Nicholson papers, 1923-1981
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Nicholson, Patricia Kirkpatrick, 1893-1978
- Title
- Patricia Kirkpatrick Nicholson papers
- Dates
- 1923-1981 (inclusive)19231978
- Quantity
- 4.33 cubic feet (9 boxes plus 2 microfilm reels (positive and negative))
- Collection Number
- 2425
- Summary
- Biographical information, correspondence, diaries, financial records and photographs of a painter of the Pacific Northwest
- Repository
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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
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Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Patricia Kirkpatrick Nicholson, 1893-1978, known professionally as P.K. Nicholson, was one of a very few major women painters in the Northwest. Her early study and personal association with Mark Tobey during the forties and fifties, was central to her development as an artist. She worked mostly in tempera and oil, in somber tones. Her use of abstract and semi-abstract imagery, often associated with the Northwest, bordered on the "mystical." Two of her most successful series of paintings dealt with religious themes and totemic symbols, probably derived from the Northwest Indians. A later series of paintings, whose principal motif was large sweeping calligraphic symbols, was influenced by her studies of Japanese calligraphy. P.K. Nicholson was an articulate speaker and writer about the aesthetics and philosophy of art. During much of her career she served as a touring Docent for the Seattle Art Museum.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Biographical information, correspondence, diaries, financial records, photographs, clippings, and ephemera.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions:
- Accession No. 2425-001, Patricia Kirkpatrick Nicholson papers, 1923-1971
- Accession No. 2425-002, Patricia Kirkpatrick Nicholson papers, 1957-1978
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 2425-001: Patricia Kirkpatrick Nicholson papers, 1923-1971Return to Top
Scope and Content: Biographical information, correspondence, diaries, financial records, photographs. Also included are sketches by Madge Tennent, greeting cards by Mark Tobey, microfilm of Mark Tobey letters, color slides.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Archives of NW Art, 11/3/1970.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
1/1 | 2425-001 | Biographical materials 3 items
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1/2 | 2425-001 | A, Miscellaneous incoming letters 13 items
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1953, 1956, 1959-1960, 1963, 1970 |
1/3-4 | 2425-001 | Brenner Setsuko incoming letters 27 items
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1960-1967, 1969 |
1/5 | 2425-001 | Brownlee, Kevin and Shannon incoming letters 19 items
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1967 |
1/6 | 2425-001 | Brownlee, Mickey incoming letters 10 items
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1952-1954, 1959 |
1/7 | 2425-001 | B, Miscellaneous incoming letters 19 items
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1950, 1953-1954, 1960-1961, 1963-1965, 1968-1969 |
1/8 | 2425-001 | Callahan, Kenneth incoming letters 3 items
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undated |
1/9 | 2425-001 | Callarino, Marian incoming letters 10 items
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1948, 1963, 1966, 1968-1969 |
1/10 | 2425-001 | C, Miscellaneous incoming letters 22 items
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1949-1950, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1968-1970 |
1/11 | 2425-001 | D, Miscellaneous incoming letters 18 items
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1959, 1961-1962, 1965-1967, 1971 |
1/12 | 2425-001 | Ford, Marion incoming letters 7 items
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1937, 1940, 1945-1946, 1959, 1963, 1968 |
1/13 | 2425-001 | Grilli, Diana and Elsie incoming letters 29 items
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1961-1964, 1966-1967 |
1/14 | 2425-001 | E-G, Miscellaneous incoming letters 39 items
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1924, 1950-1951, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1965-1968, 1971 |
1/15 | 2425-001 | Hallsten, Pehr (Per) incoming letters 44 items
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1952-1962 |
1/16 | 2425-001 | Halsey, Kay incoming letters 7 items
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1951-1967 |
1/17 | 2425-001 | Harrington, La Mar incoming letters 5 items
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1963, 1965-1967, 1971 |
1/18 | 2425-001 | Henry Art Gallery, Seattle incoming letters 3 items
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1963-1965, 1968, 1970-1971 |
1/19 | 2425-001 | Horiuchi, Paul incoming letters 1 item
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1967 |
1/20 | 2425-001 | H, Miscellaneous incoming letters 21 items
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1944-1945, 1950, 1957, 1963, 1965-1966 |
1/21 | 2425-001 | Kimma, Helen incoming letters 23 items
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1960-1961 |
1/22 | 2425-001 | Koping, James incoming letters 7 items
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1942-1943, 1945 |
1/23 | 2425-001 | I-J, Miscellaneous incoming letters 29 items
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1948-1949, 1953, 1956, 1959-1961, 1965-1967, 1971 |
1/24-25 | 2425-001 | Lewis (Nicholson), Carol incoming letters 8 items
Scope and Content: See also Nicholson, Carol incoming letters
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1947-1948, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1965-1967, 1969-1971 |
2/1 | 2425-001 | Lewis, Christopher incoming letters 6 items
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undated |
2/2 | 2425-001 | Lewis, Nick incoming letters 13 items
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1959, 1962-1963, 1969-1971 |
2/3 | 2425-001 | Lewis, Vicki incoming letters 23 items
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1952-1953, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1970 |
2/4 | 2425-001 | L, Miscellaneous incoming letters 22 items
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1958, 1963-1966, 1968 |
2/5 | 2425-001 | Meyhew, Elza incoming letters 13 items
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1954, 1960-1962 |
2/6 | 2425-001 | M, Miscellaneous incoming letters 34 items
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1949-1950, 1957, 1963, 1965-1967, 1970-1971 |
2/7 | 2425-001 | Nicholson, Carol incoming letters 95 items
Scope and Content: See also Lewis, Carol incoming letters
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1937-1938, 1943 |
2/8-14 | 2425-001 | Nicholson, Joan incoming letters 10 items
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1941, 1956, 1965-1969 |
2/15-16 | 2425-001 | Nicholson, Mil (Mrs. Carroll - Lena) incoming
letters 11 items
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1936, 1938, 1946, 1948-1950 |
2/17 | 2425-001 | Nicholson, Ralph incoming letters 11 items
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1923, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1946, 1949 |
2/18-3/4 | 2425-001 | N-Y, Miscellaneous incoming letters 120 items
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1943-1971 |
3/5-6 | 2425-001 | Unidentified incoming letters 36 items
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1922, 1971 |
3/7 | 2425-001 | Outgoing letters to Nicholson, Ralph 8 items
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1943, 1964, 1968, 1970 |
3/8 | 2425-001 | Outgoing letters to others 36 items
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1943, 1954, 1960 |
3/9 | 2425-001 | Speeches and Writings 1 item
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3/10 | 2425-001 | Speeches and Writings by Henry Broderick 5 items
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3/11-12 | 2425-001 | Speeches and Writings by Seattle Art Museum
Docents 79 items
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3/13 | 2425-001 | Speeches and Writings by Mark Tobey 2 items
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3/14-15 | 2425-001 | Miscellaneous Speeches and Writings by
Others 15 items
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3/16 | 2425-001 | Art History notes |
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3/17 | 2425-001 | Chinese calligraphy notes |
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3/18 | 2425-001 | Color notes |
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4/1 | 2425-001 | First Aid notes |
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4/2 | 2425-001 | Flower Arrangement notes |
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4/3 | 2425-001 | Painting notes |
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4/4 | 2425-001 | Short Story Course notes |
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4/5 | 2425-001 | Mark Tobey notes |
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4/6-10 | 2425-001 | Miscellaneous notes |
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4/11-12 | 2425-001 | Notebook 5 items
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4/13 | 2425-001 | Loan Agreements 7 items
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5/1 | 2425-001 | Lists - Paintings 3 items
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5/2-3 | 2425-001 | Prints 9 items
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5/4 | 2425-001 | Sketches, Watercolor & Ink (Mark Tobey) 5 items
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5/5 | 2425-001 | Sketches by Grace McFarland 14 items
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5/6 | 2425-001 | Sketches by Madge Tennent 8 items
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5/7 | 2425-001 | Patricia Kirkpatrick Nicholson photographs 31 items
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5/8 | 2425-001 | P.K. Nicholson Paintings - photographs 57 items
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5/9 | 2425-001 | Brownlee Family photographs 27 items
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5/10 | 2425-001 | Dawson Family photographs 5 items
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5/11 | 2425-001 | Zoe Dusanne photographs 3 items
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5/12 | 2425-001 | Pehr Hallsten photographs 6 items
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5/13 | 2425-001 | Lewis Family photographs 5 items
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5/14 | 2425-001 | Mark Tobey photographs 12 items
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5/15 | 2425-001 | Mark Tobey - paintings (slides) 35 items
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5/16-17 | 2425-001 | Miscellaneous photographs 40 items
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5/18-20 | 2425-001 | Memorabilia |
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5/21 | 2425-001 | Certificates 8 items
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5/22 | 2425-001 | Newsletters |
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5/23 | 2425-001 | Programs 10 items
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6/1 | 2425-001 | Mark Tobey Notices - Exhibitions |
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6/2-4 | 2425-001 | Miscellaneous Notices - Exhibitions |
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6/5 | 2425-001 | Brochure - Sketches - Madge Tennent 1 item
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6/6 | 2425-001 | Pamphlets and Brochures 2 items
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6/7 | 2425-001 | Art Catalog - Masterpieces from the Berlin
Museum |
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6/8-12 | 2425-001 | Exhibition Catalogs |
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7/1 | 2425-001 | Patricia Kirkpatrick Nicholson clippings |
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7/2 | 2425-001 | Patricia Kirkpatrick Nicholson family
clippings |
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7/3 | 2425-001 | Northwest Art clippings |
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7/4 | 2425-001 | "Oriental" Art clippings |
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7/5 | 2425-001 | Miscellaneous Art clippings |
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7/6 | 2425-001 | Henry Broderick clippings |
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7/7 | 2425-001 | Betty McDonald clippings |
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7/8 | 2425-001 | Matrix Table clippings |
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7/9 | 2425-001 | Philosophy clippings |
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7/10-11 | 2425-001 | Mark Tobey clippings |
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7/12 | 2425-001 | Miscellaneous clippings |
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8/1-4 | 2425-001 | The Tiger's Eye periodical 4 items
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1947-1948 |
8/5 | 2425-001 | Miscellaneous periodicals |
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8/6 | 2425-001 | Henry P. Bowie book - Japanese Painting 1 item
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8/7 | 2425-001 | Japanese Calligraphy book |
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8/8 | 2425-001 | Seattle Art Museum - Japanese Art book 1 item
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1960 |
8/9 | 2425-001 | Miscellaneous books |
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8/10 | 2425-001 | Ephemera |
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8/11 | 2425-001 | Art News 44 items
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1956-1957 |
8/12 | 2425-001 | European Seminar |
1954 |
Box | |||
9 | 2425-001 | European Trips - color slides 600 items
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microfilm reel 1 | 2425-001 | Incoming Letters from Mark Tobey 80 items
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1945-1967 |
Accession No. 2425-002: Patricia Kirkpatrick Nicholson papers, 1957-1978Return to Top
Scope and Content: Biographical features, correspondence, writing, photograph, clippings, ephemera.
Includes two copies, black and white photograph, of a P.K. Nicholson painting owned by the Henry Gallery.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Archives of NW Art, 1/1/1983.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Women artists--Northwest, Pacific
Personal Names
- Nicholson, Patricia Kirkpatrick, 1893-1978--Archives
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Hallsten, Pehr, 1897-1965 (creator)
- Tobey, Mark (creator)