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Bennett Hammer LGBT Clippings Collection, 1938-2017
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hammer, Bennett, 1946-
- Title
- Bennett Hammer LGBT Clippings Collection
- Dates
- 1938-2017 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 9.00 cubic ft. (9 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 12716
- Summary
- Bennett Hammer was a gay rights advocate involved with several LGBT organizations in New Mexico and nationally. This collection contains newspaper clippings and magazine articles concerning the LGBT community in the United States from 1990-2009. It also contains articles, manuscript material, and recordings related to Bennett Hammer and the LGBT Educational Archives Project.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Bennett Hammer grew up in Long Beach, New York. In 1967 he moved to Las Vegas, New Mexico where he completed his B.A. in Spanish and English (1969) and a M.A. in Bilingual Education (1974) from New Mexico Highlands University. He taught Spanish at levels kindergarten through university. In 1975, he began working as a real estate broker in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the 1990s, Hammer was a member of the New Mexico Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance, The Duke City Gay and Lesbian Business Association, and the Common Bond Community Center. Hammer served on the Board of Directors of the ACLU of New Mexico (1994-2006), and was New Mexico’s representative to the National ACLU Board for three years (2003-2006). The ACLU of New Mexico honored Hammer with its Civil Libertarian of the Year Award (2005), and he received the Russell Gray Community Service Award from the Common Bond Foundation (2007).
From 1970-2009, Hammer collected articles on gay-related issues from local and national papers to preserve the dominant discourse in United States culture during these years of the LGBT civil rights movement. This clipping collection came to be known as the “Hammer Archives” and was used for advocacy, research and education by policy-makers, activists, legislators, clergy, university students and parents. In 2009, the “Hammer Archives” became part of the LGBT Educational Archives Project which was devoted to the preservation of LGBT archives.
Biography based on biographical/historical note by Barbara Korbal.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains the “Hammer Archives” of newspaper clippings and magazine articles concerning the LGBT community in the United States from 1990-2009. It also contains articles, manuscript material, and recordings related to Bennett Hammer and the LGBT Educational Archives Project.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
Related MaterialsBennett Hammer LGBT Collection (MSS 975), Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThis material was received from Bennett Hammer and Barbara Korbal in December 2018.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Krist Jessup in June 2019.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Bennett Hammer, 1995-2018Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
LGBT Educational Archives Project, 1996-2016Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Queer Archives: NPR Broadcast 1998 by Val M. Cox (CD), 1998Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1 and Digital, ahcdm_12716_001
Hammer Archives - newspaper clippings and articles, 1938-2017:Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | February 28, 1938 |
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1 | March 19, 1945 |
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1 | 1960-1969 |
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1 | 1970-1979 |
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1 | 1980-1989 |
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1-2 | 1990-1994 |
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3 | 1995 |
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3-4 | 1996 |
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4-5 | 1997 |
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5 | 1998 |
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5-6 | 1999 |
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6 | 2000-2002 |
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6-7 | 2003 |
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7 | 2004 |
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7-8 | 2005 |
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8 | 2006-2008 |
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9 | 2009-2010 |
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9 | 1975--September 8--Time (Leonard Matlovich) |
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9 | 1979--April 23--Time (Homosexuality in America) |
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9 | 1992--February 24--Newsweek (The origins of homosexuality) |
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9 | 1993--May 10--The New Republic (Homosexuality in society) |
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9 | 1993--November 29--The New Republic (LGBT civil rights and the courts) |
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9 | 1994--June 6--The New Republic (Gender relationships) |
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9 | 1994--July/August--World: The Journal of the Unitarian Universalist Association (LGBT civil rights) |
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9 | 1995--July 17 Newsweek (Bisexuality) |
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9 | 1996--November--Harper's (Homosexual marriage) |
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9 | 1996--December 2--Newsweek (AIDS) |
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9 | 1997--April 14--Time (Ellen DeGeneres) |
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9 | 1997--July 28--People (Gianni Versace) |
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9 | 1998--October 26--Time (Matthew Shepard) |
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9 | 1999--March 29--New York (Wall Street and Gays) |
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9 | 2000--March 20--Newsweek (Homosexuality in society) |
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9 | 2000--July 10--Newsweek (Supreme Court and gays) |
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9 | 2003--July 7--Newsweek (Gay marriage, two magazines with different covers) |
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9 | 2004--February 28--The Economist (Gay marriage ) |
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9 | 2004--July 5--The Nation (Gay marriage) |
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9 | 2005--November 14--People (Ellen DeGeneres) |
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9 | 2006--August--The Progressive (Gay marriage) |
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9 | 2008--October--The Progressive (Electoral Politics and gays) |
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9 | 2017--January--National Geographic (Gender revolution) |
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9 | 2017--April 8--Special Newsweek Edition (Hitler and homosexuals) |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bisexuality
- Gay liberation movement
- Gay rights -- New Mexico
- Gay rights -- United States
- Homosexuality -- Legislation
- Journalism
- Lesbians
- Mass media -- Homosexuality
- Sexual minorities
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (information artifacts)