Eleanor (Ellie) Schaul, Artist, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4638
Papers of Eleanor “Ellie” Schaul, a prominent West Virginia artist and arts advocate.
Series 1, Original Artwork, includes original artwork by Schaul such as sketches, paintings, and posters. Features materials from art shows Schaul attended or was featured in, like programs and correspondence with organizers. Also includes materials she created in the process of developing exhibitions, like correspondence with artists, documentation of items to be displayed, and thematic research.
Series 2, Art Show Material, features exhibition-related materials, including audiovisual content.
Series 3, Career Documentation, includes general documentation of Schaul’s 60+ year career, like photo albums, newspaper clippings of stories about her work in the Charleston community, and correspondence with artists and arts supporters. This series includes digital content.
The addendum of 2025 August 13 includes posters, news clippings, brochures, and correspondence related to Schaul's art career.
No special access restriction applies.
Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
Audiovisual materials must be digitized for research access; please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Eleanor “Ellie” Schaul (born December 1, 1936) is a West Virginia-based painter. She served as the Gallery Director of The Art Store in Charleston, West Virginia from 1984 to 2009. Schaul was born in Massachusetts, began taking painting classes at 9 years old, and studied art at the Parsons School of Design in New York, New York. She moved to West Virginia in 1956 and has been an active part of the regional art community since. Schaul’s work has been featured in institutions such as the Juliet Art Museum at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences and at shows like the biennial West Virginia Juried Exhibition. She is also a prominent arts advocate in West Virginia and has organized programming as a member of groups like the Mountain Artisans, Kanawha Arts Alliance, and Allied Artists of West Virginia.
4.4 Linear Feet (1 document case, 5 in.; 2 document cases, 2.5 in.; 2 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 4 in.; 1 clamshell box, 5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 3.5 in.; 3 oversize folders, 0.3 in. total)
English
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Gifts from Schaul, Eleanor, 2022 June 30, 2023 April 25 and 2025 August 13.
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository