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Series 3: General Correspondence, 1966 January 5-2008

4 boxes
Collection Creator:
Hall, Douglas Kent.
Dates:
1966 January 5-2008
Extent:
4 boxes
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

This series consists of personal and business related correspondence that Hall kept separate from his project files (located by project elsewhere in the collection), with the bulk of the material dating from the 1970s. Included are personal letters from family and friends as well as business correspondence with publishers, galleries, and independent collectors.

This series does contain correspondence that references projects and publications for which there are already separate correspondence files located elsewhere in the collection. For this reason, researchers seeking all correspondence relating to a specific project or publication should also reference these general files in the corresponding timeframe.

Correspondents of note include Adrian Mitchell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, William Stafford, Mark Strand, Alton Walpole, Larry Bell, and Terry Allen. Notes have been made at the file level for these and other names.

In addition to chronological files, Hall separated some material from the general files including three files of gallery-related correspondence and three personal files for Adrian Mitchell, William Stafford and Mark Strand, which are located towards the end of the series.

Some correspondence was undated, but context allowed for general dates to be assigned, as is the case with material thought to date from the early 1970s and therefore dated from 1970-1974. Undated correspondence from within a specific years or range of years is located at the back of the corresponding folder. Completely undated and disassociated correspondence is located toward the end of the series.

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically, and then by correspondent.

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:

Series 3: General Correspondence; Douglas Kent Hall Papers, C1384, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss)
Boxes 94-97
Note
This collection is stored partially onsite at Firestone Library and partially offsite at the ReCAP facility.
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.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

This series consists of personal and business related correspondence that Hall kept separate from his project files (located by project elsewhere in the collection), with the bulk of the material dating from the 1970s. Included are personal letters from family and friends as well as business correspondence with publishers, galleries, and independent collectors.

This series does contain correspondence that references projects and publications for which there are already separate correspondence files located elsewhere in the collection. For this reason, researchers seeking all correspondence relating to a specific project or publication should also reference these general files in the corresponding timeframe.

Correspondents of note include Adrian Mitchell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, William Stafford, Mark Strand, Alton Walpole, Larry Bell, and Terry Allen. Notes have been made at the file level for these and other names.

In addition to chronological files, Hall separated some material from the general files including three files of gallery-related correspondence and three personal files for Adrian Mitchell, William Stafford and Mark Strand, which are located towards the end of the series.

Some correspondence was undated, but context allowed for general dates to be assigned, as is the case with material thought to date from the early 1970s and therefore dated from 1970-1974. Undated correspondence from within a specific years or range of years is located at the back of the corresponding folder. Completely undated and disassociated correspondence is located toward the end of the series.

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically, and then by correspondent.

Collection History

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

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:

Series 3: General Correspondence; Douglas Kent Hall Papers, C1384, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Firestone Library
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Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss)
Boxes 94-97
Note
This collection is stored partially onsite at Firestone Library and partially offsite at the ReCAP facility.

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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)