University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections2432 (Accession No. 2432-001)Van Hoecke, AllenAllen Van Hoecke papers1952-19752.33 cubic feet (4
boxes)Collection materials are
in English.Drawings and
plans of wood carvings and library projects, as well as clippings and two wood
carvings of a folk sculptorAllen Van Hoecke was born in Belgium on February 22, 1892. After
immigrating to the United States, he served in World War I and worked in
logging camps in Washington and Oregon until the 1950s. For the last twenty
years of his life, he worked nights at the Chehalis Packing Co. and as a wood
carver out of his apartment in Chehalis, Washington. He had been taught the art
of wood carving by his father, a cabinet maker, during his childhood in
Belgium. As one of his projects, he carved four-foot-high wooden carvings for
each of the libraries in Lewis County. He died at the Veteran’s Hospital in
Vancouver on January 23, 1970. Van Hoecke is buried at the Willamette National
Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
Drawings and plans of wood carvings, exhibit publicity and
correspondence, clippings, and two wood carvings. Includes portfolio sketches
for library projects including Chehalis, Morten, and Centralia, sketches of
poles and miscellaneous animal sketches, miscellaneous signs, sketches for the
Chehalis county fair and the VA hospital in Vancouver, Washington.
Open to all users.
Request at UW
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Gift of Isabel Van Hoecke, 1/1/1974.
Material Described Separately:Photographs removed and added to
Weyerhaeuser Camp
McDonald Photograph Collection (PH1392) .
Van Hoecke, Allen, d. 1969--ArchivesCentralia (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etcChehalis (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etcMorton (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etcRaymond (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etcLibrary buildings--Washington (State)--Centralia--Designs and plansLibrary buildings--Washington (State)--Chehalis--Designs and plansLibrary buildings--Washington (State)--Morton--Designs and plansLibrary buildings--Washington (State)--Raymond--Designs and plansPersonal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)Fine Arts
Drawings and Plans1/1Centralia Library, Morton Library, and
unidentified1953, undated1/2Morton Library1955, undated1/3Centralia Library and unidentified1953, undated1/4Morton Library and unidentified1954-19551/5Chehalis Library1958-19591/6Chehalis Library and unidentified1953, undated1/7Centralia and Chehalis Libraries1958-19601/8Raymond Library and unidentified1952, undated1/9Raymond Library, Centralia Library, and
unidentified1952-1953, undated1/10Unidentified1954-1955, undated1/11Unidentified1956, undated1/12Unidentifiedundated1/13Unidentified1953-1956, undated2Chehalis Library and Centralia Library1959-19604Miscellaneous signs4Miscellaneous animal sketches4Library projectsIncludes Chehalis, Centralia, and Morten
4Sketches, Chehalis Fair, VA Hospital 1/14Clippings1953, undated1/15Exhibit Publicity1969, 19751/16Correspondence1969-1975, undated1/17Records of Hours1954-19683Wood carvingsundated2 wood carvings inscribed "Vultery"