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Kemper Nomland Collection, 1942-1994
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Nomland, Kemper
- Title
- Kemper Nomland Collection
- Dates
- 1942-1994 (inclusive)19721991
- Quantity
- seven framed paintings and several books and publications ; paintings approximately 3 feet x 4 feet
- 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
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
-
This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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 CollectionReturn to Top
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 InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
These collection is organized in two series series: 1) Paintings; 2) Publications; 3) Cards and other printing projects.
Location of Collection
Special CollectionsCustodial 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.htmlCivilian 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 CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series 1: PaintingsReturn to Top
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.
|
June 1942 |
The Concert
Kemper Nomland
pastel
;
18 x 24 inches
|
1992 |
Acoma II
Kemper Nomland
pastel
;
18 x 24 inches
|
1994 |
Antiwar Rally 1968 Westlake
Park
Kemper Nomland
pastel
;
18 x 24 inches
|
1994 |
Series 2: PublicationsReturn to Top
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) |
1951 |
PACIFISM PS3505.O22 U4 1943: Ultimatum by Glen Coffield
(Waldport, Ore. : Untide Press, 1943) |
1943 |
PACIFISM PS3505.O22 S45 1967: Selected Poems 1936-1966 by Glen
Coffield (Carthage, Mo. : G. Coffield, 1967) |
1967 |
PACIFISM PS3505.O22 T447
1963: Thirty poems : The return and
other poems by Glen Coffield (Eugene, Or. : Coffield, 1963) |
1963 |
PACIFISM PS1.155: The Illiterati #6 |
1955 |
PACIFISM PS1.155: The Illiterati #6 |
1955 |
PACIFISM PS3505.O22 T443 1975: Thinking (Poems) by Glen Coffield
(Carthage, MO: Glen Coffield, 1975). |
1975 |
PACIFISM PS3505.O22 R38 1955: Rational Power by Glen Coffield
(Portland, OR: Glen Coffield, 1955). |
1955 |
: Soul Flowers (Poems) by Glen
Coffield (Carthage, MO: Glen Coffield, 1974). |
1974 |
: 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).
Copies include: 5:2-5:3, 6:1-7:4, 10:2, 12:2-14:2, 14:4-15:4,
17:4, 18:4.
|
1965-1978 |
Creativity Newsletter (published
every 15 days) edited by Glen Coffield (Carthage, MO: Glen
Coffield).
Copies include #s: 57-80, 87-88, 127, 152, 154, 188-89, 195-97,
205, 208-213.
|
1965-1973 |
The Compass: An Instrument of
Direction published by Men in Civilian Public Service
Copies include: 1:6, 2:1-2, 2:5-6.
|
1944-1946 |
The Untide: What is not tide is
untide [unofficial camp newsletter for CPS camp 56, Waldport]
Copies include: 1:7, 1:8, 1:9.
|
1943 |
The Columbian: News and Views of
CPS Camp 21 on the Columbia River
Copies include: 1:1, 1:3-1:11, 1:13-1:15, 1:17-1:18.
|
1942- |
Mimeographed Prints No. 1 in
Series, by Glen Coffield
Image printed on a single sheet titled "Inland Seaport."
Includes listing of Coffield's other publications for sale on back.
|
ca. 1946 |
one letter from Glen Coffield to
Kemper Nomland
This letter discusses Coffield Grundtvig Folk School. It
includes three photographs of the artistic aspects of his hand made home.
|
September 15, 1948 |
Series 3: Cards and Other Printing ProjectsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
File | ||
1.1 | Christmas cards, Nomland's wedding invitation, birth announcements and other print jobs by Nomland |
1947-2008 |
1.2 | undated materials printed by Nomland |
undated |
1.3 | advertising materials for Untide Press publications
Includes postcards and flyers.
|
1943-1951 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Conscientious Objectors World War 1939 1945 United States
Personal Names
- Coffield, Glen, 1917-
- Nomland, Kemper
Form or Genre Terms
- Painting