Vladimir Dupre collection, 1942-2018

Vladimir Dupre, (1920- ) is pacifist from the Presbyterian church. Dupre who is originally from Lexington, Kentucky graduated from Oberlin College, Ohio with MA in Psychology. He met his wife Elizabeth Dupre (Ibby) at the college. He transferred from CPS Camp no. 121 at Bedford, Virginia to Camp no. 56 in Waldport, Oregon. Although, he was not an artist himself, he was an important member of the Fine Arts Group at Waldport. He served as Executive Secretary of the Fine Arts at Waldport. He worked closely with the Fine Arts at Waldport members including William Everson, William Eshelman, Kermit Sheets, Adrian Wilson, Kemper Nomland and Glen Coffield. His then fiance, Ibby Dupre joined the theatre group as an actress and was the main reason for his transfer to Waldport. After his release from Waldport, he worked as psychology professor at Grinnell College and the University of Kansas. He served as president of the National Training Laboratories in Washington, D.C., and ran a private psychotherapy practice.