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Subseries 2B: By Project, 1940-2009

41 boxes
Collection Creator:
Hall, Douglas Kent.
Dates:
1940-2009
Extent:
41 boxes
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of negatives, contact sheets, color transparencies (slides), manuscripts, research, interviews, correspondence and a few prints for Douglas Kent Hall's unpublished photography projects. The material spans Hall's entire career and most of the projects are thematically related to other concurrent projects or publications located through the rest of the collection. When known, those relationships are listed at the project level.

The projects included here are either collections of photographs with a thematic relationship compiled over many years, such as the Poets and Notable People project files; or projects intended for publication (complete with manuscripts) that were never published. The book Hall was working on at his death, "City Light: Douglas Kent Hall's New York," is essentially complete, but unpublished.

This subseries includes a number of identified portraits, most notably of artists and poets active in Hall's lifetime, such as Mark Strand, W. S. Merwin, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Anaïs Nin, Bruce Naumen, Dorothy Brett, Hunter S. Thompson, Carlos Fuentes, and Dennis Hopper. Other notable images include candid photographs of Ethel Kennedy on a ski trip in the 1970s, and Robert F. Kennedy speaking in May 1968. A number of identifications are listed at the folder and project level.

These images, like their published counterparts in Subseries 2A: By Publication / Film were widely exhibited in Hall's lifetime, and usually well beyond the timeframe when they were taken.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from Dawn Hall, the Estate of Douglas Kent Hall, 1716 Camino Gusto NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107. Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

Subseries 2B: By Project; Douglas Kent Hall Papers, C1384, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
  • This is stored in multiple locations.
  • Firestone Library (mss): Boxes 102, 20, 30, 36, 40, 43, 48, 51, 53, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 to 69, 72, 75, 78, 93, 98 to 99
  • ReCAP (rcpxm): Boxes 21, 27, 29, 9
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Processing Information

Approximately 10,000 strips of negatives (35mm and 120mm) and approximately 11,000 35mm slides were re-housed in archival mylar pages.

This collection was processed by Valerie Addonizio in 2010-2011 with assistance from Lisa Yankowitz '13. Finding aid written by Valerie Addonizio in 2011.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of negatives, contact sheets, color transparencies (slides), manuscripts, research, interviews, correspondence and a few prints for Douglas Kent Hall's unpublished photography projects. The material spans Hall's entire career and most of the projects are thematically related to other concurrent projects or publications located through the rest of the collection. When known, those relationships are listed at the project level.

The projects included here are either collections of photographs with a thematic relationship compiled over many years, such as the Poets and Notable People project files; or projects intended for publication (complete with manuscripts) that were never published. The book Hall was working on at his death, "City Light: Douglas Kent Hall's New York," is essentially complete, but unpublished.

This subseries includes a number of identified portraits, most notably of artists and poets active in Hall's lifetime, such as Mark Strand, W. S. Merwin, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Anaïs Nin, Bruce Naumen, Dorothy Brett, Hunter S. Thompson, Carlos Fuentes, and Dennis Hopper. Other notable images include candid photographs of Ethel Kennedy on a ski trip in the 1970s, and Robert F. Kennedy speaking in May 1968. A number of identifications are listed at the folder and project level.

These images, like their published counterparts in Subseries 2A: By Publication / Film were widely exhibited in Hall's lifetime, and usually well beyond the timeframe when they were taken.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged chronologically.

Collection History

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Approximately 10,000 strips of negatives (35mm and 120mm) and approximately 11,000 35mm slides were re-housed in archival mylar pages.

This collection was processed by Valerie Addonizio in 2010-2011 with assistance from Lisa Yankowitz '13. Finding aid written by Valerie Addonizio in 2011.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from Dawn Hall, the Estate of Douglas Kent Hall, 1716 Camino Gusto NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107. Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Subseries 2B: By Project; Douglas Kent Hall Papers, C1384, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:
  • This is stored in multiple locations.
  • Firestone Library (mss): Boxes 102, 20, 30, 36, 40, 43, 48, 51, 53, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 to 69, 72, 75, 78, 93, 98 to 99
  • ReCAP (rcpxm): Boxes 21, 27, 29, 9

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Related Materials

Some prints by Douglas Kent Hall are located in WC064 - Western Americana Photographs. Digital access to these is available at the Princeton University Digital Library.

Bibliography

Bibliography Hall, Douglas Kent. 2000. Albuquerque 2000. Albuquerque, N.M.: Albuquerque Museum. Hall, Douglas Kent. 2002. Visionary: Douglas Kent Hall. Santa Fe, N.M.: Pennywhistle Press.

Names:
Hall, Douglas Kent.
Mitchell, Adrian (1932-2008)
Schwarzenegger, Arnold
Stafford, William (1914-1993)
Strand, Mark (1934-2014)