The Jane Hamilton and Annis Jorgen (A.J.) Hovde papers, 1934-2003.

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The Jane Hamilton and Annis Jorgen (A.J.) Hovde papers, 1934-2003.

The Hovde papers document the creative life of Pacific Northwest artist Jane Hamilton Hovde and her husband, Western Washington University professor and poet A. J. Hovde.

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Western Washington University

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