Jerilou and Kingsley Hammett collection 1977-2007

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Jerilou and Kingsley Hammett collection 1977-2007

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Collection consists of the personal papers of Jerilou and Kingsley Hammett. Ms. Hammett's involvement in the Santa Fe community is chronicled through her personal scrapbook, Santa Fe : the years of radical citizenship, 1978-2007. Along with newspaper clippings that detail the participation of both Hammetts in local politics and civic matters, the scrapbook contains many speeches the Hammetts wrote for Santa Fe mayor Debbie Jaramillo. Kingsley Hammett's materials include manuscripts, research and notes for several of his woodworking books. In addition, the many publications of Fine Additions, Inc., the Hammetts' publishing company, are housed in this collection. The collection highlights several of the Hammetts' political interests. It contains published newspaper and special reports on the New Mexico State Penitentiary riots. It also features information on the Guaranteed Job Opportunity Act, a United States bill introduced by Senator Paul Simon. In addition, the collection contains Jerilou Hammett's work on the Living Wage Ordinance and includes a copy of the original ordinance.

.5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7326109

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Hammett, Jerilou.

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Hammett, Kingsley H.

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Born on an Air Force base in Garden City, New York, Jerilou Hammett has been active in the civic life of Santa Fe since moving there in 1976. She served as the first director of consumer education for the State of New Mexico. Ms. Hammett has been a member of the Santa Fe Community Press and the Board of Directors of the New Life Co-op. Active in New Mexico prison reform, she served as a Charter Member of Citizens for Prison Change and was on the Advisory Board for Concerned Offender...