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Barbara Hammer papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1482
Content Description
The Barbara Hammer Papers, which span from 1920 to 2018, contain writings, images, research materials, project files, and documentation related to Hammer's films and artwork. The papers also contain personal and professional correspondence, clippings, ephemera, costumes, audiovisual materials, and electronic media related to her life and work.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.

Boxes 46-66, 108-118 (audiovisual materials): Restricted fragile material. Consult Access Services for further information.

Box 67-68, 121-122 (born digital): Restricted fragile material. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.

Box 120 (record album storage): Restricted fragile material. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Barbara Hammer Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Barbara Hammer, on the Edwin J. Beinecke Fund, 2017 and 2018.

September 2019 Acquisition: Gift of A. L. Steiner.

November 2021 Acquisistion: Gift of the Estate of Barbara Hammer.
Arrangement
Organized into three groupings: I. August 2017 Acquisition, 1940-2017. II. September 2018 Acquisition, 1920-2018. III. September 2019 Acquisition, 2018.
Dates
1920 - 2018
Extent
110.50 Linear Feet (123 boxes)
Related Names
Hammer, Barbara
Language of Materials
English