Marston Alfred Hamlin Papers
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Abstract
Marston Alfred Hamlin was an artist, educator, and an active participant in the 20th century American labor movement. The Marston Alfred Hamlin Papers (dated 1937-1963) document his professional, political, and personal life. This collection primarily covers Hamlin's his experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)and his work as a political cartoonist focused on labor organizing. Hamlin's career as an artist is documented through original artwork, pamphlets, sketchbooks, exhibition flyers, notebooks, notes, and correspondence. His employment history and labor organizing are documented through written testimony from his family, personal correspondence, and publications and ephemera related to his employers, including Sperry Gyroscope, the United Nations, Washington University, and Ohio State University. His personal life and experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee are documented in correspondence with family and friends, notebooks, court transcripts, and written testimonies.
Biographical Note
Marston Alfred Hamlin (1916-1963) was an American artist, educator, and labor organizer.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
The Marston Alfred Hamlin Papers (dated 1937-1963) consist of materials created and collected by Hamlin documenting his professional, political, and personal life. His work as an artist and labor organizer is documented in original artwork, exhibition flyers, correspondence, sketchbooks, notes, newspaper clippings on exhibitions, pamphlets containing his illustrations, and documentation of his involvement in labor organizing. Correspondence, notes, and notebooks also document Hamlin's career as an arts professor at Washington University in St. Louis and Ohio State University, where his employment was terminated after he refused to answer questions before the Ohio House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). His relations with the House Un-American Activities Committee are documented in correspondence, newspaper clippings, and collected court transcripts.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Marston Alfred Hamlin, the creator of this collection, were relinquished and transferred to the public domain on May 18th, 2018 by Victoria Hamlin. These materials are governed by a Creative Commons CC0 license, which permits publication and reproduction of materials accompanied by full attribution. See, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Marston Alfred Hamlin Papers; TAM 750; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Victoria Hamlin, Marston Alfred Hamlin's daughter, in May 2018; the accession number associated with this collection is 2018.130
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning, materials were rehoused in acid-free folders and archival boxes, oversize items were separated and rehoused in appropriately sized boxes.
