Women Painters of Washington records

Women Painters of Washington records, 1930-2022

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Women Painters of Washington (Organization)

Title

Women Painters of Washington records

Dates

1930-2022 (inclusive)

Quantity

17.34 cubic feet (28 boxes, including 2 CDs,1 DVD, and audio cassettes; and 1 oversize folder)

Collection Number

2572

Summary

Records of an association of professional artists from throughout the State of Washington

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

No restrictions on access.

No user access copy is currently available for DVD, CDs, or audio cassettes but users may obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee by contacting Special Collections.

Languages

English

Sponsor

Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Women Painters of Washington (WPW) grew out of a portrait class for art teachers and professional artists sponsored by the Art Institute of Seattle, a predecessor to the Seattle Art Museum, in 1930. The founding members were Elizabeth Warhanik, Dorothy Dolph Jensen, Lily Norling Hardwick, Myra Albert Wiggins, Anna B. Stone, and Helen Bebb, who joined together on October 6, 1930, to promote their interests and those of other women artists in the region and to stimulate artistic growth through fellowship.

Activities of the organization have included monthly meetings, sketching outings, and sponsorship of local and international exhibits. The group has supported charitable causes, including food banks and donations of art supplies to women's shelters in Seattle. WPW has had a continuous exhibit at the University of Washington's Women's Clinic since 1989. Past members and presidents have included Myra Albert Wiggins, Yvonne Twining Humber, Doris Totten Chase, and Iris Nichols.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Meeting minutes, presidents' binders, newsletters, sound recordings, exhibit files, exhibit catalogs, reports on events and gatherings, scrapbooks, photographic prints, slides, clippings, articles, yearbooks, gallery cards, ephemera, and card files relating to exhibitions, competitions, and various other activities.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Organization's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. The copyright of works and photographs of individual artists reserved. For permission to copy and publish, users must contact the artist

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 11 accessions.

Accession No. 2572-004, Women Painters of Washington records, 1937-1995
Accession No. 2572-005, Women Painters of Washington records, 1948-2003
Accession No. 2572-006, Women Painters of Washington records, 1932-1999
Accession No. 2572-007, Women Painters of Washington records, 1932-1962
Accession No. 2572-008, Women Painters of Washington records, 1936-2012
Accession No. 2572-009, Women Painters of Washington records, 1998-2013
Accession No. 2572-010, Women Painters of Washington papers, 2001-2014
Accession No. 2572-011, Women Painters of Washington records, 2014-2015
Accession No. 2572-012, Women Painters of Washington records, 1953-2018
Accession No. 2572-013, Women Painters of Washington records, 2009-2021
Accession No. 2572-014, Women Painters of Washington records, 2021-2022

Acquisition Information

Received from the Women Painters of Washington in installments beginning in 1976. Additions are ongoing.

Processing Note

Processing levels vary. Contact the repository for details.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 2572-004: Women Painters of Washington records, 1937-1995Return to Top

3.68 cubic feet (8 boxes)

Scope and Content: These records include scrapbooks containing photographs, clippings, exhibition ephemera and other material similar to that found in other record series. The scrapbooks are organized by year. The exhibit files are in original order and contain programs, announcements, correspondence and other material relating to art exhibits and competitions sponsored by the organizations, as well as reproductions and original material used in exhibits documenting the history of the club. Slides of paintings are organized by exhibit.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Organization's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. The copyright of works and photographs of individual artists reserved. For permission to copy and publish, users must contact the artist

Acquisition Info: Received from the Women Painters of Washington, 1976-04-29; 1978-05-17; and 1996-10-31.

Processing Info: This accession is a merger of three earlier accessions: 2572-001; 2572-002; and 2572-003.

Processed in 2001.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	2572-004	Historical Features	1975-1993
1/2-9	2572-004	Minutes	1935-1975
2/1-4	2572-004	Exhibit files:1930 Founders Group exhibit	1937-1939, 1948, 1957
2/5-7	2572-004	Exhibit files: 1941 Historical Exhibit	1937, 1941-1959
2/8-9	2572-004	1967 Exhibit	Exhibit files: 1964-1967
2/10-12	2572-004	Exhibit files: 1960-1970 Shows	1957, 1964-1969, 1974-1979
2/13-15	2572-004	Exhibit files: 50th Anniversary Exhibit	1980-1994
3/1	2572-004	Exhibition Ephemera	1946-1966, 1972-1978
3/2	2572-004	Yearbooks	1976-1992
3/3-6	2572-004	Slides including Northwest Watercolor Society Exhibits and Waterworks Exhibit	1993-1994
3/7	2572-004	Calendars	1979, 1985, 1988
3/8	2572-004	Clippings	1935, 1959-1979
Box
4	2572-004	Card Files - Addresses for Women Artists of Washington State	1966-1967
5	2572-004	Card Files - Entry Cards for the All Women of Washington Show	1966
6	2572-004	Scrapbooks	1950-1966
7	2572-004	Scrapbooks	1966-1974
8	2572-004	Scrapbooks	1984-1995
8	2572-004	Oversized Sign	undated

Accession No. 2572-005: Women Painters of Washington records, 1948-2003 (bulk bulk 1982-2003)Return to Top

1.42 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Yearbooks, reports, newsletters, exhibition materials, photographs, and scrapbooks.

Scrapbooks contain correspondence, newsletters, press releases, exhibition notices and posters, clippings, slides, photographs, and related materials documenting the past twenty years of WPW meetings, events, and exhibitions. One scrapbook also contains a WPW calendar from 1948.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Received from the Women Painters of Washington, 2005-11-18.

Processing Info: Minimally processed.

Arrangement: Arranged in 6 series.

Series 1, Yearbooks
Series 2, Reports
Series 3, Newsletters
Series 4, Exhibition materials
Series 5, Photographs
Series 6, Scrapbooks

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Yearbooks
Box	Accession
1	2572-005	WPW yearbooks	1968-1971, 1974-1998
		Series 2: Reports
Box	Accession
1	2572-005	Washington Centennial Commission annual report	1986
		Series 3: Newsletters
Box	Accession
1	2572-005	WPW newsletters	1998-1999
		Series 4: Exhibition materials
Box	Accession
1	2572-005	Epic Passages exhibition notices and posters	2001
1	2572-005	Exhibition notices	1984-2002
1	2572-005	Millennium Images, Kuwait and America - Admad Al-Adwani Arts Gallery Dhahiat Abdullah AL-Salem, Kuwait	1999 November
		Series 5: Photographs
Box	Accession
1	2572-005	WPW meetings, shows, and luncheons	1998-2000
1	2572-005	Newsletter production materials	1999-2000
		Series 6: Scrapbooks
Box	Accession
2	2572-005	Historical materials 3 folders	1982-1998
2	2572-005	Historical materials 2 folders	1987-2003
2	2572-005	Historical materials 3 folders	1994-1998
2	2572-005	Historical materials 3 folders	1948, 1999-2000

Accession No. 2572-006: Women Painters of Washington records, 1932-1999 (bulk bulk 1970-1999)Return to Top

3.00 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, clippings, constitutions, contracts, directories, financial statements, minutes, photographs, press releases, programs, and other ephemera relating to the organization, its exhibits, and its members.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Donor: David Martin, 2008-01-24

Arrangement: Arranged in 9 series.

Series 1, Administrative
Series 2, Correspondence
Series 3, Miscellaneous
Series 4, Logo
Series 5, Meetings
Series 6, Newsletters
Series 7, Notes
Series 8, Publicity
Series 9, Reports

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Administrative
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	2572-006	Announcements - from other organizations	1980-1981
1/2	2572-006	Budgets	1998-1999
1/3	2572-006	Clippings	1941, 1951, 1958
1/4	2572-006	Committee Lists	approximately 1980
1/5	2572-006	Constitution - Amendments and Drafts	1953-1980
		Series 2: Correspondence
Box/Folder	Accession
1/6	2572-006	Agencies	1985-1989
1/7	2572-006	Historian's File	1952-1960, 1966, 1978-1979
1/8	2572-006	Losey, Blanche Morgan	1980-1981
1/9	2572-006	Members	1973-1986
1/10	2572-006	University of Washington	1975-1978
1/11	2572-006	Miscellaneous	1968-1981
		Series 3: Miscellaneous
Box/Folder	Accession
1/12	2572-006	Gallery Contract Template	undated
1/13-14	2572-006	Handbooks - Exhibition Chair	1993-1997
1/15	2572-006	Historian's File	1944-1987
1/16	2572-006	Historian's Scrapbook	1959, 1967-1973, 1980
1/41	2572-006	Miscellaneous	undated
		Series 4: Logo
Box/Folder	Accession
1/17	2572-006	Designs	undated
1/18	2572-006	Woodblock	undated
		Series 5: Meetings
Box/Folder	Accession
1/19	2572-006	Address by Virginia N. Barnett	1980
1/20	2572-006	Agendas	1980
1/21-22	2572-006	Announcements	1942, 1950, 1970-1979
1/23	2572-006	Board Meetings	1977-1978
1/24	2572-006	Luncheons and Hostessing	1986-1989
1/25	2572-006	Member Meetings	1980-1981
1/26-29	2572-006	Minutes	1975-1992
1/30	2572-006	Planning and Correspondence	1975-1981
1/31	2572-006	Speakers	undated
		Series 6: Newsletters
Box/Folder	Accession
1/32	2572-006	Newsletters	1989-1995
		Series 7: Notes
Box/Folder	Accession
1/33	2572-006	First Vice President	1980-1981
1/34	2572-006	Meeting and Exhibit Protocol	1993
1/35	2572-006	President	1976-1980
1/36-37	2572-006	Show Chairman	1974-1988
		Series 8: Publicity
Box/Folder	Accession
1/38	2572-006	Publicity	1951, 1967-1978, 1984, 1989
		Series 9: Reports
Box/Folder	Accession
1/39	2572-006	Historian	1946, 1976-1978
1/40	2572-006	Treasurer	1980-1984

Accession No. 2572-007: Women Painters of Washington records, 1932-1962Return to Top

0.62 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: 2 scrapbooks. 1 scrapbook (black cover) 1932-1940. The other (red cover) circa 1932-1962.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Donor: David Martin, 2010-08-11.

Accession No. 2572-008: Women Painters of Washington records, 1936-2012 (bulk bulk 1989-2012)Return to Top

4.06 cubic feet (4 boxes, including 2 CDs and audiocassettes; and 1 oversize folder)

Scope and Content: This accession contains WPW presidents' records from 1989 to 1992 and 2000; yearbooks 2005-2012; newsletters 1993-2006 and 2010 - 2012; history binders 2003-2007; slides from early shows of paintings and biographies; unidentified and undated micro cassette recordings (possibly of meetings); and misc. exhibition catalogues and brochures, postcards of WPW shows and individual members shows 1936 to 2012 including the Legacy Anniversary Show highlighting the history of WPW from 1930-2005 and the Millennium Images Show held in Kuwait in 1999.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

No user access copy is currently available for CDs or audiocassettes but users may obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee by contacting Special Collections.

Acquisition Info: Donor: Pamela Harold, August, 2012.

Arrangement: Arranged in 8 series.

Series 1, Exhibitions
Series 2, Members
Series 3, Newsletters
Series 4, Organizational
Series 5, Publications
Series 6, Publicity Materials
Series 7, Slides
Series 8, Miscellaneous

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Exhibitions
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-6	2572-008	Artists' Slides	approximately 2002-2006
1/7-10	2572-008	Brochures	1936-1950, 1970-2010
1/11	2572-008	Catalogs	1989, 1996, 2004
1/12	2572-008	Centrum Residency	2000
1/13	2572-008	Correspondence	2000-2005
1/14	2572-008	Eldercare USA	2005
1/15	2572-008	An Enduring Legacy	2005
1/16	2572-008	Galleries	1998-2004
1/17	2572-008	Gallery Blog Shows	2005-2012
1/18	2572-008	Ireland	1999-2000
1/19	2572-008	Kobe	1987-1990
1/20	2572-008	Mercer Island	2000-2001
1/21-22	2572-008	Millennium Images - Kuwait and America	1998-1999
1/23	2572-008	Newspaper - The Seattle Times	2005
1/24	2572-008	Non-Gallery Shows	1999-2002
1/25	2572-008	Open Show	2007
2/1	2572-008	Open Show	2007
2/2	2572-008	Port of Seattle	1999
2/3	2572-008	Post Cards	1996-2006
2/4	2572-008	Sample Forms	1999-2002
2/5	2572-008	Spring Juried Exhibition	2003
2/6	2572-008	University House	2001-2003
2/7	2572-008	Whatcom Show 1 CD	undated
2/8	2572-008	Miscellaneous	undated
		Series 2: Members
Box/Folder	Accession
2/9-12	2572-008	Artist Biographies	undated
2/13	2572-008	Betty Jo Fitzgerald - Road Tableaux	2002-2004
2/14	2572-008	Biography Forms	undated
2/15	2572-008	Booklet - Yvonne Twining Humber	undated
2/16-17	2572-008	Clippings	1999-2002, undated
2/18	2572-008	Francine Porad	undated
2/19	2572-008	Group Photograph	undated
2/20	2572-008	In Memoriam	undated
2/21	2572-008	Postcards - Personal Shows	2005-2012
2/22	2572-008	Wood Carving	approximately 2007
2/23	2572-008	Miscellaneous 2 CDs	2005-2012
		Series 3: Newsletters
Box/Folder	Accession
2/24-34	2572-008	Newsletters	1990-2005
3/1-7	2572-008	Newsletters	2006-2012
		Series 4: Organizational
Box/Folder	Accession
3/8	2572-008	Central Washington Chapters	2002
3/9	2572-008	Dorothy Arntson Award	1997
3/10	2572-008	Financial Records	2002
3/11	2572-008	Magazine - American Art Review	2005
3/12-14	2572-008	Meeting Programs and Speakers	1988-2006
3/15	2572-008	Minutes	1998-2000
3/16	2572-008	Survey	1998
3/17	2572-008	Thank-You Cards	1992-1993, 2001-2003
3/18-19	2572-008	Yearbooks	1957, 1983-1989, 2000, 2005-2012
3/20	2572-008	Miscellaneous	undated
3/21-26	2572-008	President's Notebook	1989-2007
4/1-7	2572-008	President's Notebook	2005-2011
		Series 5: Publications
Box/Folder	Accession
4/8-9	2572-008	Book - In Watercolor General Notes: Series of books
4/10	2572-008	Booklet - Wind Shows Itself
		Series 6: Publicity Materials
Box/Folder	Accession
4/11-13	2572-008	Publicity Materials	2003-2007
		Series 7: Slides
Box/Folder	Accession
4/14	2572-008	Slides	undated
Box
4	2572-008	Slides - Abstracted Landscape Exhibit	undated
		Series 8: Miscellaneous
Box	Accession
4	2572-008	Micro cassettes	undated
folder:oversize
OS Folder	2572-008	Member's List and Poster	undated

Accession No. 2572-009: Women Painters of Washington records, 1998-2013Return to Top

1.84 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Scope and Content: Binders of newsletters, meeting minutes and agendas, financial records, and other administrative files relating to the Women Painters of Washington.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Donor: Pamela Harold, September 2013.

Processing Info: Processed by A. Demeter.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-5	2572-009	Newsletters	September 1998-May 2003
1/6-7	2572-009	Newsletters	September 2005-May 2007
1/8	2572-009	CD – Newsletters	2001-2008
1/9	2572-009	Newsletters	2006
1/10-16	2572-009	Women Painters of Washington #1	2001-2005
1/17-21	2572-009	Women Painters of Washington #2	2001-2005
1/22-24	2572-009	President's Notebook	2004-2005
2/1-4	2572-009	President's Notebook	2007-2008
2/5	2572-009	President's Notebook	Fall 2008-Spring 2009
3/1-4	2572-009	President's Notebook (cont.)	Fall 2008-Spring 2009
3/5	2572-009	Ellensburg Chapter	2002-2007
3/6	2572-009	Exhibition announcements and cards	1999-2013

Accession No. 2572-010: Women Painters of Washington papers, 2001-2014Return to Top

0.58 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Records pertaining to Women Painters of Washington between the years 2001 and 2014. Materials include President Carole Barrer's president books (notes, financial records, and correspondence), board meeting minutes, newsletters, exhibit guides, member brochures and postcards, and yearbooks.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Women Painters of Washington, 2014-07-11

Accession No. 2572-011: Women Painters of Washington records, 2014-2015Return to Top

0.18 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: One Exhibit Guide, Two Yearbooks, and Ten Newsletters.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Pamela Harold, 2015-09-30

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	2572-011	Yearbooks	2014-2016
1/2	2572-011	Exhibit Guide	2015
1/3	2572-011	Yearbooks	2014-2015

Accession No. 2572-012: Women Painters of Washington records, 1953-2018Return to Top

1.14 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Presidents' binders, newsletters/calendars, yearbooks, postcards and news clippings, exhibition folders, Constitution, and photograph of members.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Acquisition Info: Donor: Helen Drummond for the Women Painters of Washington

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Accession
1	2572-012	Presidents' binders	2012-2017
1	2572-012	Newsletters/calendars	2016-2018
1	2572-012	Yearbook	1988-1989
1	2572-012	Yearbooks	2012-2017
1	2572-012	Postcards and news clippings	1954, 2014-2018
1	2572-012	Exhibition folders	2012-2018
1	2572-012	Exhibitions	1972, 1982
1	2572-012	Constitution	1953
1	2572-012	Photograph of members	undated

Accession No. 2572-013: Women Painters of Washington records, 2009-2021Return to Top

0.63 cubic feet (2 boxes, including 1 DVD)

Scope and Content: Board meeting minutes, yearbooks, gallery cards and slides of artwork.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

No user access copy is currently available for DVD but users may obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee by contacting Special Collections.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Elizabeth Kay on 2021-11-16

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Accession
1	2572-013	Meeting Minutes	2009-2012
1	2572-013	Meeting Minutes	2013-2016
1	2572-013	Meeting Minutes	2017-2019
1	2572-013	Juried Outside Shows	2018-2021
1	2572-013	Gallery Cards	2018-2021
1	2572-013	Yearbooks 5 spiral bound books	2017-2022
1	2572-013	Newsletters	2018-2019
1	2572-013	Newsletters	2020
1	2572-013	Newsletters	2021
1	2572-013	Newspaper clippings and press	2020
1	2572-013	DVD: "Full Focus: Celebration! The Women Painters of Washington" 1 DVD	2013
2	2572-013	Slides Scope and Content: Slides of artworks; artists' names and title of works written on slides

Accession No. 2572-014: Women Painters of Washington records, 1994-2022Return to Top

0.19 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Gallery guides, article reprints, event reports, programs, and pamphlets.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Elizabeth Kiteley, January 2023 and June 2023

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	2572-014	Gallery guides	2021-2022
1/2	2572-014	Art Access	2022
1/3	2572-014	Flyers, pamphlets Scope and Content: Studio maps from Pisces Studio and Edmonds Art Studio Tour 2022, Annual WPW potluck	1994-2022
1/4	2572-014	Printed online newsletters	2022 January-September
1/5	2572-014	Printed online newsletters	2022 October-November
1/6	2572-014	Elizabeth Kiteley articles	1995-2011
1/7	2572-014	Holiday Luncheon Report	2021

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Art, American--Washington (State)
Art, American--Washington (State)--Exhibitions
Painting, American--Washington (State)
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Women art teachers--Washington (State)
Women painters--Washington (State)
Women painters--Washington (State)--Societies, etc

Corporate Names

Women Painters of Washington (Organization)--Archives

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