Sid White Papers, 1970-1990

Presenting briefly written introductions to each of the 31 below listed volumes, along with commentary on special components within each volume.

Sid was born in Detroit and during this time period he lived in Detroit, Manhattan, Russia, Monroe, Michigan, Chicago, and Brooklyn. There are photos of family and friends, including those taken when he was on leaves during the early years in the Army. Information on the principal of his high school in Brooklyn and his mentor/graphic design teacher, Leon Friend. Accompanying this volume is a copy of Leon Friend’s book on graphic design.

Sid was able to specialize in graphic design in high school.

Sid lived in Brooklyn, Belmar, NJ and then voluntarily inducted into the Army and was stationed at Ft. Dix, Waynesville, Lexington, Boise, Spokane, Newport News, India, Burma. He then came back to Brooklyn, followed by art school in Wellfleet on Cape Cod.

There are photos of his days in the Army and of the places he was stationed. This volume also includes information as a result of his research on his Army experiences.

While Sid was living in Wellfleet he contracted tuberculosis and spent a year in a sanatorium run by the Sisters of Mercy in Gabriels in upstate New York. This volume has photos and documentation on the sanatorium, as well as his writings that were stimulated by his discussions with a deacon who was also a patient at Gabriels.

Bill was a very close friend that he met when he was in the Army. They were intellectual compatriots during the war and carried on a lively correspondence for a number of years from 1947 to 1957. They resumed writing to each other in the early 1990s.

Sid lived in Wellfleet, Brooklyn, Albuquerque, Madison, Raton, NM, Menlo Park, Eugene, Corvallis and Italy during this time.

There are photos of family and friends as well as transcripts from the University of New Mexico and the University of Wisconsin.

More of the documentation of this time period is in other volumes.

Sid graduated with honors with his bachelor’s degree in art education from the University of New Mexico. Some of the highlights of his numerous writings at this time include: “Symbolism in Art.” April 8, 1949.

“A Proposed Humanities Course.” October, 1949. See the following volumes for other highlights.

Sid developed this method of teaching students to create with “controlled freedom.”

There are a number of examples of student work as well as Sid’s.

This was a well-developed method of thinking and teaching that was written in response to a proposal for an Honors Program at UNM.

Sid was fortunate to study with Max Otto, a scientific humanist. He received his master’s degree in philosophy and aesthetics.

One of the key papers that he wrote was “Emerson and the War.” 1953

Sid and his mentor corresponded for a few years after Sid got his degree.

Accompanying this volume are copies of Max Otto's books.

Sid went back to UNM to do his doctoral work in American Studies. A highlight of his writings was “Proverbial’s Quest for Objectivity.”

Sid’s first teaching experience after leaving UNM was in the high school in Raton, New Mexico.

He publishes “Epidemic in Raton” New Mexico School Review. Vol. 35, No. 7 (March 1956): 15 and his organization of “Good Government Day,” a town and gown event was documented in the local newspaper.

After teaching one year in a high school in Menlo Park, CA, Sid was fortunate to get a teaching appointment at the University of Oregon.

Important published articles were: “Why You Can’t Teach Art to Children.” 1957.

“Collegiate Inventors,” Old Oregon. Vol. 38, No, a (August-September 1957): 12.

“Symbolism in Children’s Art,” Journal of the National Art Education Association. Vol. 10, No. 4 (April 1957): 7-10.

A tape of a lecture at the University of Oregon.

A published article included in this volume: “The Nightmare,” Oregon Art Association Bulletin. Spring, 1959.

A student Publication

Important published works were: “What is This Child?” School Arts. Vol. 61, No. 10 (June 1962):6. “Some Problems in Communication in Art Education,” Oregon Art Association Bulletin. Fall, 1962.

“On Questions and Answers” Guest Editorial printed in the Opinions From The Hill column, The Corvallis Gazette Times. July 2, 1964.

“Art as A Way of Life,” School Arts. Vol. 64, No. 6 (February 1965): 5-8.

"Toward a Theory of Transformational Thinking" (unpublished manuscript).

Russell Day recruited Sid to be the Editor of the PAA Review, the publication of the Pacific Arts Association.

Sid directed the Junior Year Abroad program for the Oregon System of Higher Education at this time. The whole family lived in Pavia for two years. They also traveled around Europe in their VW van.

This volume includes correspondence and documentation of various production projects.

This tape is the soundtrack for a production, “Pop Art,” that was broadcast on KOAC, the Oregon Public Broadcast station.

This volume contains correspondence and documentation on projects and teaching.

This volume documents Sid’s teaching and presentations, and his job search for a new interdisciplinary teaching environment.

Presenting briefly written introductions to each of the 60 below listed volumes, along with commentary on special components within each volume.

Planning Year Photos,

Position Paper on the Arts At Evergreen

Evergreen Teaching Chronology:

Space, Time and Form, 1971-72;

Image and Idea, Fall 1972-Winter, 1973;

Multi-Media and Video Production Group Contract, Spring, 1973;

Freud and Jung, Fall 1973, Winter 1974;

Public Information Group Contract, Spring 1974;

Public Information and Minority Affairs Group Contract, 1974-1975;

Multi-Media Cluster Contracts, 1975-1976.

Audiotapes for: Space, Time and Form, 1971-72;

Image and Idea, Fall 1972-Winter, 1973.

Recent Art History/Painting & Photography Group Contract, Spring, 1977;

Collaborative Arts Consortium, 1977-1978.

Images in Sequence Group Contract, 1978-1979;

Scott Miller Records, 1977-1980;

Looking at Images Module, Fall 1978-Winter 1979.

Audiotapes for: Chuck Close Interview;

Recent Art History/Painting & Photography Group Contract, Spring, 1977.

Audiotapes for: Looking At Images Module, Fall 1978-Winter 1979 Summer Photo Institute, 1979

Individual Contracts and Internships, 1974-1990;

Gallery Management and Exhibition Design Internships, 1979-1990.

Please note: A number of exhibit catalogs, too large to fit into the EG Volumes, are stored in a separate container.

Early regional and cultural diversity exhibits:

Evergreen and Photography, 1981;

Alfredo Arreguin and Sudan Lytle, 1982;

Latin America: Women as Artists and Artisans, 1983;

Chicano Poster Exhibit, 1983.

Chicano and Latino Artists in the Pacific Northwest

Audiotapes for: Mexicano/Chicano Culture Discussions and other Chicano and Latino Artists exhibit events.

Planning and Correspondence

Evergreen Peoples of Washington Weekend

Exhibit Touring Records

Special Responses, Reviews and Evaluations

Audiotapes for project events

Regional Photography and Printmaking, 1979 Washington State Arts Commission, $2,000

Roots of Third World Art (Seed Grant), 1980 The Evergreen State College, $1,500

Evergreen and Photography, 1980 Washington State Arts Commission, $750, The Evergreen State College Foundation, $500

Goya/Scholder Exhibit, 1981 The Evergreen State College Foundation, $500

Community Art Project, 1981 POSSCA, $1,000

Martin Luther King Exhibit, 1984 The Evergreen State College, $2,500

Washington State Arts Commission, $2,795 (with Gifts and Matching form Oregon Arts Commission, Pierce County, Museum of History and Industry, Tacoma Cultural Pluralism Center)

Washington State Arts Commission, $270,670; Washington Commission for the Humanities and other sources, $101,089.

National Endowment for the Humanities, $99,534

Mexican/Chicano Art and Cultures in the Pacific Northwest, 1982 National Endowment for the Humanities, $98,928

National Endowment for the Humanities, $15,000

Washington Commission for the Humanities, $6,050 (with Gifts and Matching from First Interstate Bank)

World of Sichuan’s Children, 1983 Superintendent of Public Instruction, $15,485 (with Support from ALPAC Corp.)

Washington Commission for the Humanities, $8,565 Washington State Arts Commission, $5, 000 Idaho Arts Commission, $1,500 Spokane Arts Commission, $150 King County Arts Commission, $700

Washington Commission for the Humanities, $10,481 Oregon Commission for the Humanities, $3,500 King County Arts Commission, $2,500

Washington Centennial Commission, $70,339 (with Gifts and Matching from Great American Bank)

Washington Commission for the Humanities, $31,443

Washington State Centennial Commission/Washington State University, $35,000

Fiscal Grant Records

King County Arts Commission, $27,950

Planning documents including Exhibits USA. This exhibit was not funded

Audiotapes of an interview with Sid on the history of Evergreen

Betty LaDuke Project

This volume is accompanied by a container of his drawings.