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Allen Van Hoecke papers, 1952-1975
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Van Hoecke, Allen
- Title
- Allen Van Hoecke papers
- Dates
- 1952-1975 (inclusive)19521975
- Quantity
- 2.33 cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 2432 (Accession No. 2432-001)
- Summary
- Drawings and plans of wood carvings and library projects, as well as clippings and two wood carvings of a folk sculptor
- 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
Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Allen Van Hoecke was born in Belgium on February 22, 1892. After immigrating to the United States, he served in World War I and worked in logging camps in Washington and Oregon until the 1950s. For the last twenty years of his life, he worked nights at the Chehalis Packing Co. and as a wood carver out of his apartment in Chehalis, Washington. He had been taught the art of wood carving by his father, a cabinet maker, during his childhood in Belgium. As one of his projects, he carved four-foot-high wooden carvings for each of the libraries in Lewis County. He died at the Veteran’s Hospital in Vancouver on January 23, 1970. Van Hoecke is buried at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Drawings and plans of wood carvings, exhibit publicity and correspondence, clippings, and two wood carvings. Includes portfolio sketches for library projects including Chehalis, Morten, and Centralia, sketches of poles and miscellaneous animal sketches, miscellaneous signs, sketches for the Chehalis county fair and the VA hospital in Vancouver, Washington.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of Isabel Van Hoecke, 1/1/1974.
Separated Materials
Material Described Separately:Photographs removed and added to Weyerhaeuser Camp McDonald Photograph Collection (PH1392) .
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Drawings and PlansReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Centralia Library, Morton Library, and
unidentified |
1953, undated |
| 1/2 | Morton Library |
1955, undated |
| 1/3 | Centralia Library and unidentified |
1953, undated |
| 1/4 | Morton Library and unidentified |
1954-1955 |
| 1/5 | Chehalis Library |
1958-1959 |
| 1/6 | Chehalis Library and unidentified |
1953, undated |
| 1/7 | Centralia and Chehalis Libraries |
1958-1960 |
| 1/8 | Raymond Library and unidentified |
1952, undated |
| 1/9 | Raymond Library, Centralia Library, and
unidentified |
1952-1953, undated |
| 1/10 | Unidentified |
1954-1955, undated |
| 1/11 | Unidentified |
1956, undated |
| 1/12 | Unidentified |
undated |
| 1/13 | Unidentified |
1953-1956, undated |
| Box | ||
| 2 | Chehalis Library and Centralia Library |
1959-1960 |
| 4 | Miscellaneous signs |
|
| 4 | Miscellaneous animal sketches |
|
| 4 | Library projects Includes Chehalis, Centralia, and Morten
|
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| 4 | Sketches, Chehalis Fair, VA Hospital |
Clippings, 1953, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/14
Exhibit Publicity, 1969, 1975Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/15
Correspondence, 1969-1975, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/16
Records of Hours, 1954-1968Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/17
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Library buildings--Washington (State)--Centralia--Designs and plans
- Library buildings--Washington (State)--Chehalis--Designs and plans
- Library buildings--Washington (State)--Morton--Designs and plans
- Library buildings--Washington (State)--Raymond--Designs and plans
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Van Hoecke, Allen, d. 1969--Archives
Geographical Names
- Centralia (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc
- Chehalis (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc
- Morton (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc
- Raymond (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc
