William Stafford: Photograph Collection
This collection includes portraits of the American poet, William Stafford (1914-1993) from the William Stafford Archives.
Staffords at Belden
Dan Force, William Stafford, and Dorothy Stafford picking berries near the Belden, California, Civilian Public Service Camp.
1944
Staffords at Belden
Dan Force, William Stafford, and Dorothy Stafford picking berries near the Belden, California, Civilian Public Service Camp.
1944
Arkansas town
The back of this photograph includes the following note by Stafford: "Bob Pope & Chuck Morley at a little town we hiked to one Sunday afternoon. Bob is water-coloring, Chuck writing a letter. We had an adventure there - I'll tell you about it later." The adventure Stafford alludes to was the gathering of a mob intent on harassing Stafford and his fellow pacifists. The scene is described in detail in Stafford's book Down in My Heart.
1942
Bill Stafford with Guitar
William Stafford with a guitar at the Los Prietos, California Civilian Public Service camp for WWII conscientious objectors.
1943
The Staffords and colleagues from Lewis & Clark College
Rob and Bea Dusenbery, Reinhardt and Connie Pauley, Kenny Johnson, William and Dorothy Stafford
1970s
Bob Stafford
William Stafford's brother Bob, Army Air Force Pilot stationed in Texas during World War II.
1943
William Stafford building a house at Sisters, Oregon
William Stafford building the house at Sisters. "When the pully failed and a giant beam thudded to the earth..."
1970s
Hutchinson House
William Stafford's childhood home at 108 E 19th st. in Hutchinson, Kansas.
1990s (prior to 2002)
Quonset at Iowa
Housing for William Stafford during his two years attending graduate school at the University of Iowa.
1950
The Farm on the Great Plain
The house that inspired Stafford's poem "A Farm on the Great Plain." See William Stafford poem of same title.
1970s (prior to 1973)
William Stafford
William Stafford as child. Cropped from a Stafford Family photo of William, Peg, and Bob.
1920
William Stafford and Debra Frasier
William Stafford and Debra Frasier, Illustrator for "The Animal that Drank up Sound." Taken at the Portland Poetry Festival.
1993
William and Dorothy Stafford in California
William and Dorothy Stafford at their mountian cabin above Claremont Barrett Canyon. Dorothy is wearing cowboy boots donated by Peg Stafford in the name of the couple's western style of living.
1946
William Stafford
William Stafford meeting with an attendee of the Haystack, Oregon Program in the Arts
1969 May
William Stafford at Peace Rally
William Stafford speaking at a Portland peace rally during the Vietnam War. Benjamin Spock at Stafford's shoulder.
1968
William Stafford at Persepolis, Iran
William Stafford at Persepolis. "Darius and Stafford."
1972 October
William Stafford at the Portland Poetry Festival
William Stafford at the Portland Poetry Festival.
1993 August
William Stafford on the Metolius
William Stafford at Sisters, hiking along the Metolius River.
1980s
William Stafford at the Sunningdale House
William Stafford in the vegetable plot at "the Sunningdale house" in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
1980s
William Stafford at the Civilian Public Service Camp
William Stafford at the Los Prietos, California Civilian Public Service camp.
1943
William Stafford in Federal Hall
William Stafford reading at Federal Hall National Memorial, New York City. (sent to Kim Stafford by Raymond Patterson)
1993 April 22
William Stafford at a High School English class
William Stafford visiting a High School Class
1973 July
William Stafford in Port Townsend
William Stafford in Grant Redford's woods in Port Townsend, Washington macheteing a beach trail with David Fowler.
1967 June 27
William Stafford in Todd Barton's recording studio
William Stafford in Todd Barton's studio in Ashland, Oregon reading for Todd's composition.
1993 February
William Stafford on bike 1980s
William Stafford on a bike, a gift to him from his children. "When we gave him a bike he was uncomfortable."
1980s