ohy_mss2802.xml Guide to the Eunice C. Brandt papers 1888-1995 Brandt (Eunice C.) papers Jeffrey A. Hayes Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2019
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-05-10. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
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Eunice C. Brandt papers Brandt, Eunice C. (Eunice Cottrell), 1917-2000 Mss 2802 2.31 cubic feet 1 Paige carton; 2 legal document cases; 1 flat box (13x16) 1888-1995 1942-1995 Papers of Eunice C. Brandt (1917-2000), an Oregonian who was an artist, landscape architect, and writer. The collection includes correspondence, story manuscripts, property and business records, and designs. English .

Collection is open for research.

Gifts of Eunice C. Brandt made from 1988-1995 (Lib. Accs. 18883, 18921, 19044, 21049, 21751, 22130).

The collection is arranged in three series: Series 1. Education and landscaping career; Series 2. Artwork and writings; Series 3. Personal, family, and property papers.

Eunice Cottrell Brandt was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1917. She studied art and landscape architecture at the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts in Eugene; Oregon State University in Corvallis; and the Carmel Art Institute in Carmel, California. She worked as a landscape architect from the 1950s to the 1970s. She also worked for the Parks Department in Salem, Oregon. In that role she helped to save the Deepwood Estate, a Queen Anne mansion and gardens built in 1894.

While working as a landscape architect, Brandt also painted and drew, and she exhibited her works throughout Oregon. She began working full-time as an artist in the 1970s, and exhibited nationally and internationally. During the 1970s, she spent significant amounts of time in Afghanistan, India, Iran, and Nepal. In 1973, she became an illustrator for magazines in India. She also wrote short stories, some of which were published in Indian magazines.

Brandt married Philip M. Brandt in 1937. The couple had three children: Philip "Jesse," William, and Lark. Eunice and Philip divorced in 1967. Eunice C. Brandt died in 2000.

Eunice C. Brandt papers, Mss 2802, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

The collection consists of the papers of Eunice C. Brandt, including correspondence; manuscripts and published copies of her stories; and records relating to properties and businesses with which she was connected, such as the Deepwood Estate in Salem, Oregon. Other materials of note are sketches and designs, and a two-volume scrapbook documenting Brandt's contact with her son Philip "Jesse" Brandt while he was living in southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s. The scrapbook is titled, "The Draft Dodger, by a Gold Star Country That Lost a Son."

Photographs relating to Eunice C. Brandt are designated Org. Lot 504, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

 Brandt, Eunice C. (Eunice Cottrell), 1917-2000 Asia--Description and travel Authors--Oregon Artists--Oregon Landscape design--Oregon Women Literature writings (documents) Education and landscaping career Series 2 1950-1974 English. University of Oregon education records 1968-1969 English. 1 1 Records from Oregon State College Extension 1950-1952 English. 1 2 Records relating to Deepwood Estate, Salem, Oregon, while Brandt was Salem Assistant Park Planner 1969-1976 English. 1 3 Records from career as landscape architect in the Mid-Willamette Valley 1969-1970 English. 1 4 Records from landscape career in Nepal 1970-1971 English. 1 5 Business papers from time in Afghanistan 1973-1974 English. 1 6 Worker's compensation records 1974 English. 1 7 Artwork and writings Series 1 circa 1970-1987 English. Sketches and designs undated English. 1 8 Manuscript of story, "Bombay Steamer" undated English. 1 9 Unpublished manuscript, "When Mother Asks About Art" undated English. 1 10 Copies, excerpts, and drafts of manuscript, "The Complete Mother-in-Law" 1979-1980 English. 1 11-16 Miscellaneous manuscripts, articles, and poetry 1973-1987; undated English. 1 17-23 Personal, family, and property papers Series 3 1888-1995 1942-1995 English. Personal and family papers Subseries 1 1942-1994 English. Diary account of the wedding of Eunice Cottrell Brandt's grandparents Clara Eunice Ross and George John Fulmer Foster 1888 July 17-22 English. 1 24 Newspaper and public service articles 1957-1988 English. 1 25 Biographical and publicity materials; examples of sketches and poetry 1978-1990 English. 1 26 Address book, notebooks, and diaries 1988 English. 2 1 Philip "Jesse" Brandt papers 1966-1982 English. 2 2 Correspondence relating to medical issues 1969-1989 English. 2 3 Correspondence with William "Bill" Brandt 1971-1976 English. 2 4 Correspondence with Lark Brandt 1970-1981 English. 2 5 Correspondence with Philip "Jesse" Brandt 1967-1993 English. 2 6-7 Correspondence with and legal documents relating to Mardi Gleason and George Gleason 1976-1989 English. 2 8 Correspondence from Phuntsok Kongtso 1973-1978 English. 2 9 Incoming correspondence, A-L 1979-1984 English. 2 10 Incoming correspondence, M-Z 1971-1990 English. 2 11 Miscellaneous incoming correspondence 1979-1983 English. 2 12 Outgoing correspondence 1969-1983 English. 2 13 Clippings, bills, and employment papers 1981-1983 English. 2 14 Divorce and settlement papers 1967 English. 3 1 Materials relating to Marquam/Ross family histories and reunions 1942-1992 English. 3 2 Notebooks: Nepal; "Tales from Xanadu" 1970; undated English. 3 3 Scrapbooks relating to Philip "Jesse" Brandt, "The Draft Dodger" (2 volumes) 1960-1971 English. 4 Unsorted papers and memorabilia 1969-1994 English. 3 4 Property and business papers Subseries 2 1956-1995 English. Records relating to Boondock Tavern, Falls City, Oregon 1964-1989 English. 3 5 Cottrell Estate records 1965 English. 3 6 History of Imbrie farmstead, Hillsboro, Oregon 1988-1994 English. 3 7 Deeds and property papers relating to Jefferson County, Oregon 1981-1985 English. 3 8 Correspondence and memorabilia relating to Overtime Tavern, Eugene, Oregon 1982-1995 English. 3 9 Real estate contracts 1956-1968 English. 3 10 Spring Valley Land Company: board meetings, taxes, sale of property 1958-1976 English. 3 11