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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State University, Monterey Bay Archives and Special Collections
Title: Richard "Dick" Puckett papers
Creator:
Puckett, Richard, 1932-2010
Identifier/Call Number: MS.08
Physical Description:
163.23 Linear Feet
(95 record cartons, 18 flat boxes, oversize items, framed items, artifacts)
Date (inclusive): 1950-1998
Abstract: This collection documents the career of Richard “Dick” Puckett, director of the Ford Ord Arts and Crafts program from 1960
to 1986, as well as the activities and operations of the program itself during that time. Materials include photographs and
slides of art shows and art work, as well as sample art work and pottery created as part of the Art and Crafts program. It
also includes materials related to the history of the program, administrative papers and correspondence, photographs, slides,
fliers, clippings, ephemera, artifacts, and framed items.
Materials arranged in 5 series:
Series 1: General and administrative, 1955-1998
Series 2: Programs and events, 1950-1987
Series 3: Photographs and slides, 1962-1987
Series 4: Art and artifacts, 1961-1986
Series 5: Oversize, 1966-1991
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Richard Puckett, 2005.
The collection is available for research by appointment only. Please contact Archives and Special Collections staff in advance
to request access.
California State University, Monterey Bay does not hold copyright to all materials in this collection. Archives and Special
Collections recognizes that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection
from the owner of copyright.
Richard “Dick” Puckett was born September 9, 1932 and grew up in Keno, Oregon. He received his B.A. in Public Service from
the University of San Francisco, where he majored in Fine Arts and Education. Puckett began his career in the Army Arts and
Crafts program in 1956 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Puckett served as the Fort Ord Chief Arts and Crafts Director from
1960 until he retired in 1986.
During his time at Ford Ord, Puckett built the largest and most varied military Arts and Crafts program in the world, winning
recognition by the Department of the Army as the best in the nation. The Crafts Complex was comprised of ten Crafts Shops,
including locations at the Presidio of Monterey and Hunter Liggett Military Reservation, as well as an art gallery of changing
exhibits and displays. Under the direction of Puckett, the program offered hundreds of classes for soldiers and their dependents,
covering topics such as painting, photography, glassblowing, ceramics and porcelain, auto shop, sculpture, jewelry, woodworking,
leather, and stained glass.
Puckett remained a volunteer instructor at Fort Ord until it closed in 1993. He passed away October 20, 2010, at the age of
78, in Salinas, California.
This collection documents the career of Richard “Dick” Puckett, director of the Ford Ord Arts and Crafts program from 1960
to 1986, as well as the activities and operations of the program itself during that time. It includes information related
to the history of the arts and craft programs, administrative papers and correspondence, and policies and procedures for running
the craft shops, specifically those located on Fort Ord, but also other shops within the Crafts Complex, such as the Presidio
of Monterey. This collection also includes training materials, job descriptions, letters of recommendation, activity and attendance
reports, interest surveys, budgets, and floor plans. Materials documenting programming include photographs and slides of art
gallery events, specific pieces of art, art photography, photographs of classes and students, fliers, clippings, ephemera,
artifacts, and framed items.
The bulk of material was originally housed in binders. Materials were removed from binders and placed in folders. The labels
from the binders were used as the file names when available.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fort Ord (Calif.)
Combat in art
Military education
Craft shops
Soldiers in art
Puckett, Richard, 1932-2010
Puckett, Richard, 1932-2010