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Glen Alps papers, 1940-1999
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Alps, Glen
- Title
- Glen Alps papers
- Dates
- 1940-1999 (inclusive)19401999
- Quantity
- 3 linear feet, (7 boxes)
- Collection Number
- WUA073
- Summary
- The Glen Alps papers include photographs, letters, invoices, advertisements, and brochures relating to the artist, professor, and business owner Glen Alps.
- Repository
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Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR
97301
Telephone: 5033706866
Fax: 5033706141
archives@willamette.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is available to researchers.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Glen Alps was born in Colorado in 1914. He attended Colorado State College of Education (now known as the University of Northern Colorado) and received a Bachelors of Arts in 1940. He began attending the University of Washington in 1945 and earned his Masters of Fine Arts in 1947.
In 1956, Alps started experimenting with and developing a style of printing which he named "collagraphy." This method of printing combined printmaking with aspects of collage, often incorporating torn up paper, string, and other objects to provide additional texture to prints.
Alps taught as a member of the University of Washington Art Department until his resignation in 1984. In addition to exploring collagraphy, he also designed and sold his own line of printing presses. These machines were recognized for their utilitarian design and versitility. He died in 1996.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Glen Alps papers contain letters and writings related to Glen Alps as an artist. Also included are invoices, photographs, advertisements, and blueprints from Alps' time as proprieter and distributer of the Glen Alps Press.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.
For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Willamette University Archives and Special Collections.
Copyright Information: Before material from collections at Willamette University Archives and Special Collections may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in any collections held by University Archives and Special Collections should consult the University Archivist. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Glen Alps papers, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The papers are arranged into two series: I. Artwork; II. Glen Alps Press. Items within this collection maintain original order.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Artwork, 1940-1999Return to Top
This series contains papers, photographs, brochures, and transcripts relating to Alps' artwork. Included are several photocopied segments of texts which describe his influence in development of collagraphy.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Interview Transcript August 11 1986 #1-A |
1986 August 11 |
| 1 | 2 | Interview Transcript August 3 1986 #1-B |
1986 August 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Interview Transcript August 11 1986 #2-A |
1986 August 11 |
| 1 | 4 | Interview Transcript August 11 1986 #2-B |
1986 August 11 |
| 1 | 5 | Interview Transcript September 8 1986 #4-A |
1986 September 8 |
| 1 | 6 | Interview Transcript September 8 1986 #4-B |
1986 September 8 |
| 1 | 7 | Interview Transcript September 16 1986 #5-A |
1986 September 16 |
| 1 | 8 | Interview Transcript September 15 1986 #5-B |
1986 September 15 |
| 1 | 9 | Interview Transcript September 15 1986 #5-C |
1986 September 15 |
| 1 | 10 | Photograph with String
Photograph portrays Alps holding a tangled length of string.
|
undated |
| 1 | 11 | Clippings Mounted, photograph with string |
undated |
| 1 | 12 | North West Print Council talk |
1997 November |
| 1 | 13 | Photograph, Self Portrait |
1940s |
| 1 | 14 | Memorial Service Cards |
1996 November 13 |
| 1 | 15 | Newspaper Clippings |
1973-1986 |
| 1 | 16 | Curriculum Vitae |
circa 1994 |
| 1 | 17 | Biographical information |
undated |
| 1 | 18 | Glen Alps Collection Documents
Folder removed to Administrative files.
|
1999 July 30 |
| 1 | 19 | Catalogs |
1979-1994 |
| 1 | 20 | Catalog-Prints/Multiples Henry Gallery |
1969 |
| 1 | 21 | Catalog |
1958 |
| 1 | 22 | Catalog 1978 Governor's Invitational Art Exhibit |
1978 |
| 1 | 23 | Catalog-The Collograph: A new Print Medium |
1970s |
| 1 | 24 | Collagraph History Articles mentioning Alps |
1980-1994 |
| 1 | 25 | Collagraph History Articles Mentioning Alps-"Collagraphy and other Printing Techniques" from Polymer Painting Book |
1969 |
| 1 | 26 | Collagraph History Mentioning Alps-Print Making Today |
1972 |
| 1 | 27 | Collagraph History mentioning Alps-The Complete Printmaker |
1991 |
| 1 | 28 | Collagraph Articles |
1979-1999 |
| 1 | 29 | Articles by Glen Alps |
1969 |
| 1 | 30 | Graphics, Spring '75 The Collagraphic Idea |
1975 |
| 1 | 31 | Collagraph Booklet |
1994 |
| 1 | 32 | The Collagraph Film Script, 47pp. Related Articles |
1979-1999 |
| 1 | 33 | Programs including Glen Alps |
1992 |
| 1 | 34 | Supply Photographs |
undated |
| 1 | 35 | Labels |
1999 |
| 1 | 36 | Exhibition Statements |
1989 |
| 1 | 37 | Highline Community College Trial |
1974 |
Series II: Glen Alps Press, 1969-1988Return to Top
This series includes papers, photographs, advertisements, blueprints and ephemera relating to Glen Alps as a business owner.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Photographs of Presses
Includes slides, contact prints and information on the Glen Alps Hand Operated Model A printing press.
|
1973 |
| 2 | 2 | Press Photoraphs by Tom Northington and Brochure text |
1973 |
| 2 | 3 | Adjustment and Levelling and Operating Brochure Elements |
undated |
| 2 | 4 | Adjustment and Leveling Brochure
Includes photographs of the leveling procedure.
|
1973 |
| 2 | 5 | Saga Advertisements |
1970-1971 |
| 2 | 6 | Brochure and Advertising information |
1971-1975 |
| 2 | 7 | Logo
Includes elements of the Glen Alps Press logo.
|
undated |
| 2 | 8 | Finished Brochures and Layouts
Includes slides, contact prints and information on the Glen Alps Hand Operated Model A printing press.
|
undated |
| 2 | 9 | Press Photograph
Includes slides, contact prints and information on the Glen Alps Hand Operated Model A printing press.
|
undated |
| 2 | 10 | Black and White photographs of press by William Eng |
1969 |
| 2 | 11 | Photographs of Alps with press |
undated |
| 3 | 1 | Equipment: Presses, Rollers, Inks
Includes equipment catalogs for different presses on the market.
|
undated |
| 3 | 2 | Business Mailings |
undated |
| 3 | 3 | Durango Bid |
1971 |
| 3 | 4 | Complaints |
1987 |
| 3 | 5 | Press Accidents - Ohio University |
1969 |
| 3 | 6 | Press Accidents - Rita Dold
Includes equipment catalogs for different presses on the market.
|
1975 |
| 3 | 7 | Presses, Business Transactions
Empty folder.
|
undated |
| 3 | 8 | Business Papers |
undated |
| 3 | 9 | Business Papers |
1969-1972 |
| 3 | 10 | Business Papers |
1973-1979 |
| 3 | 11 | Business Papers |
1980-1988 |
| 3 | 12 | Press Orders |
1978-1979 |
| 3 | 13 | Press Orders |
1979-1981 |
| 3 | 14 | Manufacturing and Press Information |
1969-1973 |
| 3 | 15 | Rainier Machine and Manufacturing Records |
1971 |
| 3 | 16 | Medicine hat College Transaction |
1984-1985 |
| 3 | 17 | University of Montana - Donald Bunse |
1966 |
| 3 | 18 | Seattle Welding |
1976-1981 |
| 4 | Photographs of The Glen Alps Press
Binder includes photographs, slides, and contact sheets originally grouped under the following headings: Presses, Tim Northington's Press, My Work, Photographs of Press, Model B, Photographs of My Press, Trade Marks for Nameplate, Photographs/Press.
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1972 | |
| object | |||
| 5 | 1 | Oversized Glen Alps Press trademark |
undated |
| 5 | 2 | Oversized Photograph of the Glen Alps Press |
undated |
| 5 | 3 | Glen Alps Press
Includes printing plates for the Glen Alps Press Adjustment brochure.
|
undated |
| 6 | Glen Alps Press blueprints |
1972 | |
| 7 | Glen Alps Press logos
Box includes both metal plates and rubber stamps of the Glen Alps Press logo.
|
undated | |
| 8 | Rubber stamps and metal plates |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Arts--Northwest, Pacific
- Fine Arts
- Washington
- printing and printmaking equipment
Form or Genre Terms
- black-and-white photographs
- printing plates
Finding aid processed by Christopher McFetridge.
2014
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