Collection 2017-01-01/1 - Helen Blumenstiel Collection

Identity area

Reference code

2017-01-01/1

Title

Helen Blumenstiel Collection

Date(s)

  • 1948 - 1995 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

Seven boxes of print materials; oversized artwork in oversize shelf; digital selection of artwork online.

Context area

Name of creator

Helen Blumenstiel

Biographical history

Repository

Linfield University Archives

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by Donna Jean McDaniel in 2017, and Peggy Reuler (additional materials) in January 2020.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Summary Note: This collection comprises many documents of Helen Blumenstiel’s life and the influence she had on Linfield College (now University) during her many years running the art department. This collection includes class notes, sketches, portraits and farm photos to her will and some small personal belongings.

The archives has five oversized pieces of Helen’s artwork, photos of which are here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6roof0w5mz5uaqy/AACdXHuyNCMz9n15V6MuJ8x4a?dl=
0
One is located in the archivist’s office, and four are stored in the archives.

A digital collection of Helen Blumenstiel’s art is available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/155417544@N05/sets/72157687432539734/with/2352
7973118/

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Collection - Series - Subseries/Box - File/Folder

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access is by appointment only. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment.

Conditions governing reproduction

See https://www.linfield.edu/linfield-libraries/copyright-policy.html

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

See https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1036&context=lca_findingaids

Generated finding aid

helen-blumenstiel-collection.pdf

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Jereld R. Nicholson Library
Linfield University
900 SE Baker Street
McMinnville, OR 97128
Reference Number: 503-883-2734
Reference Email: archives@linfield.edu

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Notes area

Note

Preferred Citation: Helen Blumenstiel Collection. Jereld R. Nicholson Library. Linfield University, McMinnville, Oregon. Gift of Peggy Reuler and Donna Jean McDaniel.

Note

Biographical Note: Helen Blumenstiel was an artist and teacher throughout her life. She taught at Linfield College from 1946 to 1947, and then returned in 1952 to accept a full-time position teaching art. From that time until 1965, she led the expansion of the department and became the chairwoman of the Fine Arts department. Blumenstiel championed the awareness of the department by giving faculty lectures, and upon her retirement, the department was offering a dual degree in Art and Education. Outside of the Linfield College arena, Blumenstiel exhibited her work in New York, Seattle, Portland, and Salem, among other locations. Her later life involved much bicoastal travel, but she eventually settled on a farm in Salem, Oregon.

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Rules and/or conventions used

LCSH; https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/techdocs/genre.html

Status

Final

Level of detail

Partial

Dates of creation revision deletion

6/2023 - finding aid revised

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      Sources

      authorities.loc.gov

      Archivist's note

      AtoM record created June 2023 by archives coordinator Alyssa Ralston.

      Archivist's note

      Processed by archives technicians Anna Vanderschaegen and Sofia Zielinski, with the assistance of archivist Rich Schmidt.

      Accession area