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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)
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
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
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

Bennett Hammer LGBT Collection (MSS 975), Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Bennett Hammer and Barbara Korbal in December 2018.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in June 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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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)

Processed by Krist Jessup
2019

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