Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Correspondence
- Artist's statements, Autobiographical statement, Resumes, Letter of recommendations
- Miscellaneous Writings
- Gallery Publicity
- Gallery Comments
- Press Clippings
- Art Records
- Commissions
- Art Portfolios
- Sketchbooks, Notebooks and Art Clips
- Academic Course Work: Outside The Evergreen State College
- Academic Programs: The Evergreen State College
- Evaluations
- Names and Subjects
Louise Williams Papers, 1966-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Williams, Louise, 1947-2004
- Title
- Louise Williams Papers
- Dates
- 1966-2004 (inclusive)19662004
- Quantity
- 3.74 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- PP.W555
- Summary
- This collection documents the professional and teaching activities of the artist Louise Williams, from 1966 to 2003.
- Repository
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The Evergreen State College, Malcolm Stilson Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Daniel J. Evans Library
L2309
The Evergreen State College
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia, WA
98505
Telephone: 3608676126
Fax: 3608676790
archives@evergreen.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funded through a National Endowment for the Humanities “We the People” grant for Washington Women’s History to the Washington Women’s History Consortium, a part of the Washington State Historical Society. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Louise Williams was born in 1947 in Phoenix, Arizona. When Louise was only two weeks old the family moved to Denver, Colorado. Both her mother and grandmother were seamstresses and her father was a lineman for the telephone company. She went to the University of Northern Colorado from 1965-1967 directly after high school with a focus in Art Education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with a Design Concentration with Great Distinction and Honors in Art from San Jose University in 1969. She received her second Bachelor of Arts from The Evergreen State College in 1979 with an emphasis in Fine Metals, Painting, and Art History. She received her Masters of Fine Arts from Central Washington University in 1985 with a focus in drawing and painting. She taught at various colleges, including: The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, visiting faculty from 1988 to 1989, adjunct faculty from 1994 to 1998 and full faculty member from 1998 to 2001, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, Assistant Professor from 1989 to 1990, South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, Washington from 1988 to 1989, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, Adjunct faculty from 1985 to 1986, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, Washington in 1984, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, Graduate Assistant from 1982 to 1985, and Centralia Community College, Centralia, Washington, faculty from 1973 to 1974 and again in 1993, and as Assistant to the Coordinator of the Indochinese Refugee Program from 1980 to 1981. She had two artist residencies; Ucross Foundation, Artist in Residence, 1987 and Centrum Foundation, Printmaker in Residence, 1995. In addition, she was a guest lecturer in many places across Washington state. She also exhibited in over 200 one person, group and juried shows. She has won various awards and her work is featured in many public collections. She was married at age twenty, and had two children though she divorced and many of her years as an artist she was a single parent. She later married Tom Lineham. Louise Williams was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2000. She lost the battle with cancer in 2004.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of correspondence, employment applications, letters of interest, letters of recommendation, resumes, autobiographical statements, artist's statements, stories, academic papers, presentations, slides, fliers, gallery announcements, gallery programs, releases, awards, comment books, pages from comment books, newspaper clippings, lists of artwork, consignment agreements, agreements of sales, receipts, contracts for purchase, invoice vouchers, exhibit inventories, portfolios, notebooks, sketchbooks, copies of art, slides, sketches, photographs, compact discs, gallery posters, original artwork, handouts, registration forms, notes, syllabi, program materials and evaluations documenting the professional career of Louise Williams from 1966 to 2003. For images of artwork, please see Series IX:Portfolios.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Duplication by the archives in no way transfers either copyright or property right, nor does it constitute permission to publish in excess of "fair use" or to display the materials.
Preferred Citation
In all cases, publication or display of our materials must carry the credit line: "From The Evergreen State College Archives". Citations of specific materials should include the accession number, provenance and series title, file folder heading (if any) followed by the specific item's identification (title or description).
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is divided into thirteen series: Series I: Correspondence; Series II: Artist's statements, Autobiographical statements, Resumes, Letters of recommendation; Series III: Miscellaneous Writings; Series IV: Gallery Publicity; Series V: Gallery Comments, Series VI: Press Clippings; Series VII: Art Records; Series VIII: Commissions; Series IX: Art Portfolios; Series X: Sketchbooks, Notebooks and Art Clips; Series XI: Academic Coursework: Outside the Evergreen State College; Series XII: Academic Programs: The Evergreen State College; and Series XIII: Evaluations.
Series I: Correspondence is further subdivided into three subseries: Subseries I: Correspondence: Personal; Subseries II: Correspondence: Gallery, etcetera responses; and Subseries III: Correspondence: Letters of interest, Project proposals, Applications.
Original order was maintained with the exception of four folders which were removed from Series X: Sketchbooks, Notebooks and Art Clips to other series with like content.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Correspondence, 1980-2003Return to Top
This series consists of correspondence, employment applications and letters of interest from 1980 to 2003.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries I: Correspondence: Personal 0.25
This subseries consists of personal correspondence from 1980 to 2003.
|
1980-1990 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Correspondence, to |
Circa 1980's |
| 1/2 | Correspondence, to |
Circa 1990's |
| 2/1 | Correspondence, to |
Undated |
| 2/2 | Correspondence, to |
1991-1995 |
| 2/3 | Correspondence, to |
2000-2002 |
Subseries II: Correspondence: Gallery, ECT. responses 0.125
This subseries consists of correspondence regarding galleries and the AIDS Housing of Washington project from 1983 to 2003.
|
1983-2003 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Gallery, ECT. responses |
1983-1985 |
| 1/2 | Gallery, ECT. responses |
1986-1989 |
| 1/3 | AIDS Housing of Washington |
1991 |
| 1/4 | Gallery, ECT. responses |
1990-2000 |
Subseries III: Correspondence: Letters of interest, Project proposals, Applications 0.125 cubic feet
This subseries consists of employment applications and letters of interest from 1981 to 2003.
|
1981-2003 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Employment Applications |
1981-1997 |
| 1/2 | Letters of interest |
1986-1987 |
| 1/3 | Letters of interest |
1993-2003 |
Series II: Artist's statements, Autobiographical statement, Resumes, Letter of recommendations, 1981-2003Return to Top
This series consists of letters of recommendation, resumes, autobiographical statements, artist's statements, and stories documenting the professional career and artwork of Louise Williams from 1980 to 2003.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Letters of recommendation |
1981-1997 |
| 1/2 | Resumes |
Circa 1980's to 2000's |
| 1/3 | Autobiographical statements |
Circa 1980's-1990's |
| 1/4 | Artist's statements |
1988-2003 |
| 1/5 | “Collected Stories” |
2002-2003 |
Series III: Miscellaneous Writings, 1966-1992Return to Top
This series consists of academic papers, presentations and slides mostly documenting academic work with the remainder documenting a professional presentation and other professional writings from the 1966 to 1992.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | School Paper |
|
| 1/2 | “Ritual Artist confesses all” |
|
| 1/3 | “Dream and Art,” notes and slides |
|
| 1/4 | Washington Artists Talk |
|
| 1/5 | School art projects |
1966 |
| 1/6 | School Paper "The First Episode of Oedipus Rex" |
1966 |
| 1/7 | “Alaskan Eskimo Art” |
1978 |
| 1/8 | “Four Wisconsin Photographers: A Review” |
1982 |
| 1/9 | “Artist's Use of the Bed as Image and Object in this Century” |
1984 |
| 1/10 | Other writings |
1986-1991 |
| 1/11 | Selected Excerpts from Daily Log |
1985-1992 |
Series IV: Gallery Publicity, 1983-2003Return to Top
This series consists of fliers, gallery announcements, gallery programs, releases, and awards documenting gallery and juried shows from 1983 to 2003.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Gallery Publicity |
|
| 1/2 | Awards |
1986-1988 |
| 1/3 | Gallery Publicity |
1983-1989 |
| 1/4 | Gallery Publicity |
1990-2003 |
Series V: Gallery Comments, 2003, 2006 Return to Top
This series consists of a comment book from “Louise Williams Retrospective 2003 Guest Book,” pages from “The Art of Louise Williams” comment book from 2006, and several undated pages from comment books.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Comment book pages |
|
| 1/2 | “Louise Williams Retrospective 2003 Guest Book” – complete book |
2003 |
| 1/3 | Comment book pages from “The Art of Louise Williams” |
2006 |
Series VI: Press Clippings, 1983-2006Return to Top
This series consists of newspaper clippings documenting Louise Williams' artistic career from 1983 to 2004 and retrospectives after death.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Articles about |
1983-2006 |
Series VII: Art Records, 1986-2000Return to Top
This series consists of lists of artwork, consignment agreements, correspondence, agreements of sales, and receipts documenting the donated and sold artwork from 1986 to 2000
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Donated art work |
1990-1994 |
| 1/2 | Sold art work |
1986-1999 |
Series VIII: Commissions, 1994-2004Return to Top
This series consists of correspondence, lists of artwork, contracts for purchase, invoice vouchers, and exhibit inventories the majority of materials documents Louise Williams activities with the Washington State Arts Commission from 1995 to 2004 with some materials documenting her activities with the King County Arts Commission in 1994.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | King County Arts Commission |
1994 |
| 1/2 | Washington State Arts Commission |
1995 |
| 1/3 | Washington State Arts Commission |
1996 |
| 1/4 | Washington State Arts Commission |
1998 |
| 1/5 | Washington State Arts Commission |
1999 |
| 1/6 | Washington State Arts Commission |
2000 |
| 1/7 | Washington State Arts Commission |
2001 |
| 1/8 | Washington State Arts Commission |
2002 |
| 1/9 | Washington State Arts Commission |
2004 |
Series IX: Art Portfolios, Post-1999Return to Top
This series consists of two portfolios, one documenting "Something About Angels" exhibit and the other documenting various exhibits. To view image index click here.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | “Something about Angels” – hand made folder |
|
| 1/2 | Untitled - binder |
Series X: Sketchbooks, Notebooks and Art Clips, Circa 1980 to circa 2000Return to Top
This series consists of notebooks, sketchbooks, copies of art, slides, sketches, photographs, compact disc with digital images of artwork, compact disc with oral history, galley posters, and original artwork documenting the art of Louise Williams from the 1980's to the 2000's.
Series XI: Academic Course Work: Outside The Evergreen State College, 1982-1993Return to Top
This series consists of handouts, fliers, registration forms, and notes documenting workshops and classes outside of The Evergreen State College led by Louise Williams from 1982 to 1993.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Design 106, 107, 108 |
1982 |
| 1/2 | Art 101 |
1983 |
| 1/3 | The Artist Journal |
1985 |
| 1/4 | Drawing the Fantastic |
1985 |
| 1/5 | Pastel Making |
1993 |
| 1/6 | Work Shops |
1993-1994 |
Series XII: Academic Programs: The Evergreen State College, 1986-2000Return to Top
This series consists of correspondence, class handouts, syllabi, program materials, photographs, and notes documenting the programs and classes that Louise Williams taught while at The Evergreen College from 1986 to 2000.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Notes on teaching |
|
| 1/2 | Class handouts, unknown classes |
|
| 1/3 | Ecology Art |
|
| 1/4 | Artist Books |
Circa 1996 |
| 1/5 | Intensive Studio |
1988 |
| 1/6 | Figure/Ground |
1989 |
| 1/7 | Foundations in Art |
1989 |
| 1/8 | Drawing I |
1989 |
| 1/9 | Watercolor |
1990 |
| 1/10 | Painting II |
1990 |
| 1/11 | Intensive Studio |
1991 |
| 1/12 | The Awaking Mind - Spirit |
1991-1992 |
| 1/13 | Vitality |
Circa 1992 |
| 1/14 | Works on Paper |
Circa 1992 |
| 2/1 | The Painter's Work |
1993 |
| 2/2 | Good Life |
1994-1996 |
| 2/3 | Autobiography |
1993-1994 |
| 2/4 | Studio Project, Printmaking |
1995 |
| 2/5 | Group contracts |
1994-1995 |
| 2/6 | Dreams |
1996 |
| 2/7 | Awakening Mind-Spirit |
1996-1997 |
| 2/8 | Life Drawing, summer |
1997-1999 |
| 2/9 | Healing Arts |
1997-1999 |
| 2/10 | Beginning Drawing |
1999-2000 |
| 2/11 | Letters from THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE |
Circa 1990's-2000's |
Series XIII: Evaluations, 1985-2001Return to Top
This series consists of student evaluations of faculty and programs, dean's evaluations of faculty, faculty self evaluations, and peer evaluations documenting the professional activities of Louise Williams at The Evergreen State College from 1985 to 2001.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Student Evaluations of The Artist's Journal |
1985 |
| 1/2 | Student Evaluations, Studio Project |
1988 |
| 1/3 | Student Evaluation of Figure/Ground |
1989 |
| 1/4 | Student Evaluations, Watercolor Workshop |
1990 |
| 1/5 | Student Evaluations of Works on Paper |
1991 |
| 1/6 | Student Evaluations of Awakening Mind-Spirit |
1992 |
| 1/7 | Student Evaluations of Painter's Work |
1993 |
| 1/8 | Student Evaluations of Drawing |
1994 |
| 1/9 | Student Evaluations of Printmaking |
1995 |
| 1/10 | Student Evaluations of Good Life |
1995 |
| 1/11 | Student Evaluations of Works on Paper |
1995 |
| 1/12 | Student Evaluations of Good Life |
1996 |
| 1/13 | Student Evaluations of Imaging the Environment |
1996 |
| 1/14 | Student Evaluations, contracts |
1996 |
| 1/15 | Student Evaluations of Life Drawing |
1997 |
| 1/16 | Student Evaluations of Awakening Mind-Spirit |
1997 |
| 1/17 | Student Evaluations of Healing Arts |
1997 |
| 1/18 | Dean Evaluations of faculty |
1995-1998 |
| 1/19 | Student Evaluations of Healing Arts |
1998 |
| 1/20 | Student Evaluations of Life Drawing |
1998 |
| 1/21 | Student Evaluation of Giving Voice to a Vision |
1999 |
| 1/22 | Student Evaluations of Life Drawing |
1999 |
| 1/23 | Student Evaluations of Healing Arts |
1999 |
| 1/24 | Student Evaluations of Beginning Drawing |
2000 |
| 1/25 | Student Evaluations of Beginning Drawing |
2001 |
| 1/26 | Dean Evaluations of Faculty |
1995-1998 |
| 1/27 | Faculty Evaluations of Faculty |
1991-1996 |
| 1/28 | Self Evaluations |
1992-1999 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Art, Modern--20th century - Washington (State)--Olympia--Exhibitions
- Art--Study and teaching (Higher)
- Drawing--Study and teaching (Higher)
- Painting--Study and teaching (Higher)
Personal Names
- Williams, Louise, 1947-2004--Archives
Corporate Names
- Evergreen State College--Faculty
Finding aid prepared by Finding aid prepared by Puanani Jeffery and Joey Grant
2012
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