Dates

• Majority of material found within 1904 - 1995

Extent

2 boxes Linear Feet (Dr. Orval Kipp (May 21, 1904-August 26, 1995) was an award-winning artist, teacher, and faculty member of Indiana State Teachers College and later Indiana State College (which later became IUP) in Indiana, Pennsylvania, from 1936 to 1964. Orval Kipp was born in Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and he was the son of Lewis Percy Kipp (March 23, 1876-January 20, 1950) and Cora G. Keyser Kipp (March 29, 1879-March 28, 1967). Orval Kipp earned his BA from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1932, his MA from Columbia Teachers College in 1936, and he earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in 1949. On April 16, 1933, Orval Kipp married Marian V. Johnson (February 4, 1903-August 10, 1983). Marian Johnson Kipp was the daughter of John E. Johnson (September 5, 1871-November 17, 1933) and Florence Naomi Gaynor Johnson (January 6, 1876-May 15, 1950) from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Marian Kipp was a teacher in Somerset County and became a Professor Emeritus at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). In 1936, Orval Kipp was appointed as a faculty member in the Art Department at Indiana State Teachers College. When Mary Edna Fleegal retired in 1940, Kipp became chairman of the department, and he would serve in that position until his retirement from Indiana State College in 1964. From 1964 to 1969, Dr. Kipp was an Artist in Residence at the Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1971, the Kipp Gallery at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) was dedicated in his honor. Much of his award-winning artwork was exhibited in art shows and is part the University Museum Permanent Collection. Several of his paintings are displayed in the IUP Libraries including a portrait of Senator Patrick J. Stapleton, Jr., and his 1963 Alpha. Dr. Kipp belonged to and was a founding member of several professional organizations including the Allied Artists of Johnstown and the Indiana Art Association (IAA), see Manuscript Group 60 Box 4 Series 9 Folder 14 for IAA correspondence with Dr. Orval Kipp. He and his wife Marian were active members of the Calvary Presbyterian Church in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and they are interred at the Greenwood Cemetery. The Orval and Marian Kipp Memorial Scholarship for Art at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) was created in their memory. The Dr. Orval Kipp Collection is contained in two archival boxes and includes biographical information, correspondence, brochures from exhibitions and art shows that featured the artwork of Dr. Kipp, newspaper articles, photographs, notes about artwork, and research materials including information about the history of the Cavalry Presbyterian Church in Indiana, Pennsylvania. This collection was donated in 2015 by the children of Orval and Marian Kipp – Naomi Kipp, Dr. Katherine McKelvey, and Dr. John Kipp.)

Language of Materials

English