AHJ_ah10438 Inventory of the Eva Behn Chapline papers, 1880-2013 (bulk 1920-1965) Chapline (Eva Behn) papers Processed by Emily Christopherson in April 2012 University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/

2012

University of Wyoming

Finding aid encoded by Emily Christopherson April 2012 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Chapline, Eva Behn Eva Behn Chapline papers 1880-2013 (bulk 1920-1965) 10438 14.64 cubic ft. (21 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The papers of Eva Behn Chapline, who created colored motion picture film travelog lectures from her travels in the American West; Washington, D.C.; Europe; and South America in the late 1930s-1950s. Biography of Eva Behn Chapline

Eva Behn Chapline (Eve) was born in 1895 in Prescott, Arizona where her father was a businessman and gold prospector in the Arizona Territory. Both Eva and her husband, William Ridgley Chapline, worked for the U.S. Forest Service. She was a photographer and traveler and made numerous films of her travels throughout the world, particularly while her husband worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome. She presented travelog lectures with her 16mm motion pictures to a wide range of audiences, mainly in the Washington, D.C. area, where she lived with her husband, and on the east coast. She was a member of the Arts Club of Washington and the Society of Women Geographers. She died in 1965.

Scope and Content

The Eva Behn Chapline papers contain correspondence, photographs, 16mm color motion picture film, personal files, and audio materials. The correspondence includes letters written between her and her husband, notes and invitations regarding her travelog lectures, and other general correspondence. The bulk of the photographs depict friends and family, including some dating to the late 1800s. Most of the film was shot by Chapline between 1937 through the 1950s while she and her husband traveled throughout the United States and the world, including the American West; Washington, D.C.; Europe; and South America. The collection also contains other personal files, as well as some audio materials.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Eva Behn Chapline at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Eve Ridgely Chapline Peterson (daughter) in 1987, Martha P. Gonzalez (granddaughter) from 2001-2019, and Barbara Chapline Waldner (daughter) in 2012.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Emily Christopherson in April 2012 and updated by Jamie J. Greene in August 2021.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Eva Behn Chapline papers, 10438, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Access Terms Chapline, W.R. (William Ridgely), b. 1891. Women geographers. Adventure travel. Travelogues (Motion pictures) West (U.S.) -- Description and travel. South America -- Description and travel. Europe -- Description and travel. Travelogs. Expeditions and Adventure Social Life and Customs People, Ethnicity, and Culture Diaries Container List Series I. Personal files 1912-1981

Arranged alphabetically. Contains correspondence between Chapline and her husband, letters and invitations regarding Chapline’s film lectures, and other general correspondence. Also present are notes, descriptions, and programs regarding Chapline’s film and slide lectures. The series also contains school work and other personal files.

5 Biographical file - Eve Behn Chapline undated 5 Biographical file - William Ridgely Chapline circa 1955-1977 6Books: "Richard Arnold Peterson and Eve Ridgely Chapline Peterson" by Martha Peterson Gonzalez2013 6Books: "Chapline Family Christmas Memories" by Martha Peterson Gonzalez2013 5 Business cards undated 6 Calendars, diaries, and daybooks 1916-1961 5 Certificates 1954, undated 5 Christian Science materials 1934-1961 4 Correspondence - Christmas cards undated 1 Correspondence - from Eve to William (husband) 1915-1947 2 Correspondence - from Eve to William (husband) 1948-1959, undated 4 Correspondence - from William (husband) to Eve 1920-1957 2 Correspondence - general 1919-1947 3 Correspondence - general 1948-1981, undated 4 Correspondence - general circa 1936-1957, undated 4 Correspondence - regarding Eve Chapline's death 1965 4 Correspondence - with family members circa 1925-1965 6 Diploma - Normal School of Arizona 1913 5 English Speaking Union 1949-1950 5 Farm and Garden Association 1955-1957 5 Film descriptions (lectures and slides) undated 4 Financial files circa 1940-1960 5 Invitation to Charles Lindbergh reception 1927 5 Lectures and slides - correspondence circa 1939-1965 5 Lectures and slides - notes undated 5 Lyrics and poems undated 5 Membership cards undated 4 Miscellaneous circa 1920-1965 6 Miscellaneous personal artifacts undated 5 "Movies Are Not a Man's World," by Eve Chapline undated 5 Newspaper clippings circa 1935-1965 5 Newspaper clippings - H.K. Behn 1927-1931 5 Notebook undated 19 Poster for "Around the Seasons in Washington" - film by Eve Chapline undated 5 Programs and pamphlets circa 1930-1965 5 Programs and pamphlets featuring Eve Chapline's films 1939-1964 6 School science notebooks 1912, 1921-1924 5 School work 1912 5 William Ridgely Chapline business card printing plate undated 5 Writing by Eve Chapline [?] undated Series II. Photographs circa 1880-1965

Arranged alphabetically. Contains primarily black and white photographs of Eva Behn Chapline’s family and friends, her husband William Ridgely Chapline’s family, and some photographs depicting agricultural and forestry work. Not all photographs are labeled or identified. Some color prints and negatives are also present.

18 Agriculture/Forestry conference in the Netherlands [?] undated 18 Agriculture/Forestry work - Spain undated 18 Agriculture/Forestry work 1910, 1951, undated 20 Alphabetically filed color photographs and negatives - miscellaneous undated 19 Arizona delegation to christen the Battleship Arizona at the White House 1915 18 Bull fight in Cadiz undated 17 Eve Chapline circa 1900-1965 17 Eve Chapline in middle school undated 16 Eve, Barbara, and Ridgely Chapline (daughters) (tintype) undated 17 Eve Chapline's 5th grade class undated 16 Family circa 1880-1965 19 Family circa 1880-1965 21 Family (nitrate negatives) circa 1930s-1940s 17 Miscellaneous contact prints circa 1940s-1950s 21 Navajo women at Fort Wingate (nitrate negatives) 1941 18 Panama Canal - first battleship to pass through 1915 16 Postcards from family circa 1905-1911 18 Prints made from Eve's movies circa 1940-1950 18 Rodeo in Prescott, Arizona 1921 16 Unidentified baby undated Series III. Films circa 1930-1962

Arranged alphabetically. Contains 16mm color film reels shot by Eva Chapline depicting her travels around the world and the United States. Prominent locations include the American West; Washington, D.C.; Europe; and South America. Many of these films were made into lectures that Chapline gave to many organizations and groups. Not all reels are well-labeled. Some films are given a tentative title based upon what was written on the film canister and the film titles and descriptions that are found within the collection. A number of family films are also present.

9 Alps (Italy) undated 9 Alps [Mountain Climbing By Jeep?] (2 reels) undated 9 Alps to Biarritz (Austria, Germany) undated 7 America Is Beautiful - Canadian Rockies 1940 7 America Is Beautiful - Wisconsin Dells 1940 7 America Is Beautiful - Wisconsin Dells, Cook City Hwy, Grand Coulee, Utah, Great Basin 1940 7 America Is Beautiful - Yellowstone and Glacier 1940 10 Arizona - Fort Apache undated 10 Arizona - Grand Canyon undated 7 Autumn undated 7 Autumn through inaugural undated 13 Autumn, Col. C. Club windows 1956 13 Barbara, WW I [?] 1942 13 Barbara's high school graduation (daughter); sunset over Watergate 1945 9 Benelux, the Low Countries [Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg] (4 reels) undated 8 Brice undated 9 By-Ways of Britain (4 reels) undated 12 California undated 12 California coast undated 13 California to Nevada undated 12 Camp Topridge 1955 9 Canister reads "Europe '37" / leader tape reads "D.C." undated 10 Canister reads "Nevada through Shasta, 1941" / leader tape reads "Karachi, Bangkok to Cairo," circa 1941 13 Chapline family - Washington, D.C. 1930 9 Chapline official undated 10 Colonial Virginia undated 12 Covenant church, Biden Gardens [?] undated 13 D.M.R., K.C. undated 8 Dem. Lunch undated 10 East coast undated 10 Eastern vacation, January Journey [Maryland shore?] undated 8 Edison (Huron River appears at end of reel) undated 7 Fairfax gardens [When It's Springtime In the Gardens?] undated 10 Family tree (south and north banks of James River; Jamestown estates along the river) undated 8 Family undated 13 Fashion show 1950 12 Georgia undated 12 Girl Scout film undated 7 Girl Scouts at cathedral, Bonnie Brae, Ben Murch undated 10 Great Basin to D.C. undated 9 Greece undated 8 Gunewardene wedding (daughter of Ambassador to Ceylon/Sri Lanka) undated 10 Heading East 1962 12 Iguazu undated 8 Italy (3 reels) undated 8 Italy - Sicily, Paestum, Pompeii undated 8 Italy and Rome extras undated 7 Japanese garden to tree planting undated 8 Jeffrey [?] undated 10 Jerome? [Western Wanderings?] 1941 12 Johnson cabin undated 12 Juanita undated 12 K-11, post-college undated 8 Leaving New York to Rome undated 10 Marfa to Tucson [Western Wanderings?] 1941 12 Margarita, Ridgely, and Barbara undated 12 Mariners undated 9 Morocco and Algeria undated 10 Mount Vernon, seminary undated 13 Mrs. K.'s Christmas undated 13 Munger Hall [?] undated 10 N.E. undated 10 NY Fair, Indian's pottery, New Mexico, Great Basin, Tucson [From Coast to Coast and Home Again?] undated 13 NY 1950 10 NY, NE undated 10 Oak Creek, S.F. peaks [Western Wanderings?] 1941 10 Oregon [Western Wanderings?] undated 12 Oregon coast, Eureka parade, Sequoia Park, Yosemite, Salt Lake, Ogden undated 12 Phoenix desert undated 10 Phoenix to Laguna undated 12 Pierce church, [?] bride undated 12 Pink dogwood, lilac for wedding undated 13 Pipe laying in Iowa, home 1941 10 Potomac Hunt undated 12 Pres. House undated 12 Pussy willow in snow undated 12 Queen's carpet undated 12 Ridgely (daughter) at Leila's reception undated 13 Ridgley's birthday (daughter) undated 8 Rome [Rome Mosaic?] (4 reels) undated 13 Rome, Swedes on FAO undated 8 South America [By-Ways of South America?] (4 reels) undated 12 South America undated 10 South East [West By South East?] 1941 7 Spring - Mrs. Ike at cathedral undated 7 Spring to autumn undated 7 Summer 1938 13 Tower - Little Washington 1944 13 Tregaron midseason 1950 12 Tregaron spring, tea undated 7 Troop activities [Girl Scouts?] undated 7 Truman inauguration, cherry blossom show, Washington sesquicentennial 1952 11 Unlabeled small reel-to-reels (68 reels) undated 13 Unlabeled 1937 13 Unlabeled undated 9 Unlabeled undated 13 W. Wilson play 1942 13 W.W. 43 1945 7 Washington, D.C. (2 reels) undated 7 Washington, D.C. - spring [Around the Seasons In Our Nation's Capital?] undated 12 Washington, D.C. - White House undated 7 Washington, D.C. - winter odds and ends [Around the Seasons In Our Nation's Capital?] undated 7 Wellesley graduation 1945 7 Winter undated 9 World tour undated Series IV. Audio materials 1957-1958, undated

Arranged alphabetically. Contains reel-to-reel audiotapes and phonograph records of popular and classical musical arrangements. Also present is a recording of a lecture by Jules Cern on Christian Science. All materials are reel-to-reel unless listed otherwise.

14 Concerto de Aranjuez - National Orchestra of Spain undated 15 Cugat Cavalcade undated 14 Easter Parade, water lilies, wedding march undated 14 Guitars undated 14 Gypsy! - Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and Carmen Dragon 1957 14 Hymns - Mary Baker Eddy, Hymns from the Christian Science Hymnal undated 14 Jules Cern lecture - Christian Science: The Understanding and Practice of God's Allness undated 15 Mambos and cha chas undated 14 Nights in the Gardens of Spain undated 15 Roger Wagner Chorale - House of the Lord undated 14 Rossini - William Tell Overture - Vienna State Opera Orchestra 1958 14 Starlight Chorale - Roger Wagner Chorale with Hollywood Symphony Orchestra 1958 15 Strauss Sparkles in Hi-Fi undated 14 Symphonium Music Box 1957 15 Ted Heath music undated 14 Unlabeled undated 14 Viennese Waltzes - Harry Horlick and His Orchestra 1958 15 Phonograph records - Billy May undated 15 Phonograph records - cha chas undated 15 Phonograph records - dance music undated 15 Phonograph records - Dick Contino undated 15 Phonograph records - fox trots undated 15 Phonograph records - Lawrence Welk undated 15 Phonograph records - mambos undated 15 Phonograph records - Mills Brothers undated 15 Phonograph records - rhumbas undated 15 Phonograph records - sambas undated 15 Phonograph records - swing undated 15 Phonograph records - tangos undated