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And Frances Hamill (1904-1987) Met While Working in Fanny Butcher's Chicago Bookshop Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Northwestern University Library • Evanston, Illinois Hamill & Barker, Inc. Archive, 1928-2001 MS90 Boxes 1-46, album History: Margery Barker (1901-1980) and Frances Hamill (1904-1987) met while working in Fanny Butcher's Chicago bookshop. In 1928 they formed a partnership to run their own antiquarian bookstore. Their successful endeavors in the book trade and their ability to network and discover authors and build client relationships with them on visits to England enabled them to acquire prominent manuscripts and literary collections, including the diaries of Virginia Woolf. Many of their clients were members of the Bloomsbury Group, including Leonard and Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, and G.E. Moore. Concerned with scholarly access to the papers of prominent writers, Hamill & Barker frequently offered collections to academic libraries before publicizing them to private collectors. Library collections that benefited from an association with Hamill & Barker include the Berg Collection at New York Public Library, the Lilly Library at Indiana University, Harvard University Library, and Yale University Library. The firm sold both a copy of a New Testament printed by Gutenberg and the first secular book printed by Gutenberg in 1460, the Catholicon. During World War II Hamill and Barker decided to suspend their antiquarian operation and work as tool- grinders to help the war effort. They stored their books in 1943 and opened for business again in 1946. Their stature in the bookselling community was noted when Frances Hamill became the first woman president of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America in 1953. Terence A. Tanner (1948-2003) was hired by Hamill & Barker, Inc. in 1975 after gaining several years of experience as a book scout for other booksellers. He continued to work with Frances Hamill after Margery Barker’s death in 1980, becoming sole proprietor of the firm after her death in 1987. He relocated the shop from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois in 1988, and operated it until his death in 2003. Scope and Content: The Hamill & Barker, Inc. Archive contains the working files and correspondence for the firm from 1928 until 2001, beginning with the partnership of Frances Hamill (1904-1987) and Margery Barker (1901- 1980). Terence A. Tanner (1948-2003) joined the staff in 1975, continued with the firm after Margery Barker’s death in 1980, and became sole proprietor of the firm in 1987. Except for a few files, the division of the correspondence reflects these transitions in the firm. Files include Hamill & Barker, Inc. catalogs, correspondence and information on the acquisition and sale of books and collections to libraries and individuals. Correspondence, minutes, and stolen books lists from the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA), 1977-1998, can also be found. Personal files with photographs, essays, and correspondence related to Frances Hamill and Margery Barker or their family members are contained in the first series. The typescript for Katherine Hamill’s novel, Swamp Shadow (New York: Knopf, 1936), is in box 2. The second and third series contain the correspondence files of the firm from 1936-1979; these files include correspondence with authors from whom Hamill & Barker acquired archives, such as David and Richard Garnett, Leonard Woolf, Gerald Brenan, Frances Partridge, Vita Sackville-West, and James Strachey. The fourth series consists of files related to the lawsuit, Margery Barker vs. The Trustees of Bryn Mawr College and M. Carey Thomas, President, 1921. The final series consists of the firm’s files from 1941-2001; this last series of correspondence and records was not received until after the death of Terry Tanner in 2003. Provenance: The Hamill & Barker, Inc. Archive was donated between 1988 and 2004 by Terence A. Tanner who succeeded Frances Hamill and Marjory Barker as proprietor of Hamill & Barker, Inc. Some additional materials were donated in 2011 by Ruth B. Hutchison who wrote the essay on Hamill & Barker, Inc. for Women Building Chicago 1790-1990: A Biographical Dictionary. Extent: 46 boxes, album 1 Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Northwestern University Library • Evanston, Illinois Hamill & Barker, Inc. Archive, 1928-2001 MS90 Boxes 1-46, album Span dates: 1928 – 2001; Bulk dates: 1936 - 1999 Restrictions: There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations. Collectors: Frances Hamill, Margery Barker, Terence A. Tanner, Hamill & Barker, Inc. Processor: Processed by Sigrid Pohl Perry in 1990; revised in 2011 with additional materials received between 1997 and 2004. Container List: Series I Hamill Family Personal Files Box A Frances Hamill’s 80th Birthday Album, March 30, 1984. 119pp. Box 1 Hamill & Barker, Inc. F. 1 Frances Hamill. Some Unconventional Women before 1800: Printers, Booksellers, and Collectors. reprint from Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, v. 49, 1955. 15pp. F. 2 Miscellaneous notes, "Notable women publishers, printers, etc.” 138pp. F. 3 Hamill & Barker. News clippings & articles, 1955 - 1980. (19) F. 4 Hamill & Barker. Partnership Agreement, 1941; cards & announcements of firm (9). F. 5 Photographs: miscellaneous, 1930-1984 (24) F. 6 Correspondence: 1970, 1977, 1980. 71pp. (most re: Margery Barker's death) F. 7 Manuscript notes and portions of essay on Richmond, California. n.d. 16pp. F. 8 Catalogs, no. 1-8, 1928-1984 (note: Frances Hamill's marked copies) F. 9 Catalogs, no. 13-18 (Terence Tanner) F. 10 Catalogs, no. 19-23 (Terence Tanner) F. 11 Hanzel Galleries, Inc.: 2 copies of annotated catalogs for auction held 23-24 September 1973; initials of Frances Hamill and Margery Barker included on copies and notes are laid in. F. 12 Frances Hamill, 1919-1924: photocopies of photographs from school albums, 1919-1924, [10]pp.; photocopies: “Special Notices and Regulations: Miss Porter’s School, Farmington, Connecticut, 1921- 1922”; “Annual Circular of Miss Porter’s School. .1921-1922.” F. 13 Miscellaneous re: Barker family: Barker family genealogy, [3]pp.; brochures from Michigan City, Indiana re: Barker Mansion, Barker Civic Center, Norton Barker House, Barker Woods; photocopies of obituaries of Margery Barker and Marjory C. Barker F. 14 Interviews re: Hamill & Barker, Inc. conducted by Ruth B. Hutchison, 1990-1991: Terry Tanner, Robert Adelsperger, James Wells, Rev. Peter J. Powell F. 15 Press releases and review clippings for Women Building Chicago 1790-1990: A Biographical Dictionary. Letter from Terry Tanner to Ruth B. Hutchison (6 August 2001); obituary clipping for Terence A. Tanner (December 2003) 2 Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Northwestern University Library • Evanston, Illinois Hamill & Barker, Inc. Archive, 1928-2001 MS90 Boxes 1-46, album Box 2 Katharine Hamill. Swamp Shadow. (New York, Knopf, 1936) F. 1 1935 draft [210]pp. F. 2 Corrected typescript, 191pp. F. 3 Typescript, 1935, 134pp.; F. 4 Typescript carbon, 191pp. F. 5 Author's proof copy, 237pp. F. 6 Proof copy, 1936, [40]pp. F. 7 Foundry proof, 237pp. F. 8 Galleys, 74pp. F. 9 Reviews and clippings, 1936 F. 10 Katharine Hamill, "Relief Family," typescript carbon, 12/28/35, 24pp. Series II Hamill & Barker, Inc., 1936 - 1977 Box 3 Hamill & Barker Correspondence B - M (Note: Files include letters from the listed authors, copies of the firm’s replies, and letters from other interested individuals.) F. 1 H.E. Bates, 1962 - 1974, 58pp. F. 2 Gerald Brenan, 1964 - 1966, 46pp. Re: Dora Carrington Partridge; including poem, "To Virginia, I & II" F. 3 Isabel Brown, 1942, 1966 - 1969, 77p. Re: The Mother and the Son (perhaps an adaptation for the theater from an early Sir Walter Scott story); including letters from William Ruff, Chauncey B. Tinker, Albert S. Osborn, 1942. F. 4 Noel Carrington, 1965 - 1968, 29pp. Re: Dora Carrington Partridge correspondence; Mark Gertler correspondence with Dora Carrington Partridge. F. 5 Edmund Dulac, 1934, 1p. F. 6 Eugene Field, 1932, 8pp. F. 7 Richard Garnett, 1958 - 1977, 75pp.; including letters from Patrick Garnett, Ford Madox Brown, Oliver Madox Brown (8pp.); miscellaneous authors (5pp.) F. 8 Angelica Garnett, 1965 - 1984, 123pp. Re: Virginia Woolf, Leonard Woolf, Lytton Strachey, David Garnett, Maynard Keynes, Vanessa Bell, Julia Margaret Cameron photos; including Quentin Bell, Leonard Woolf letters, 1963 (6pp.) F. 9 David Garnett, 1957 - 1960, 108pp. Re: D.H. Lawrence, Leonard Woolf, C.M. Doughty, Thomas Love Peacock, Edward Garnett; including F.S. MacShane (1953), S.C. Rolls (1963), David E. Garard (n.d.) F. 10 David Garnett, 1961 - 1964, 127pp. Re: Richard Garnett, Gerald Brenan/V.S. Pritchett, Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, Leonard Woolf, Ethel Smyth, H.E. Bates, James Russell Lowell/Mrs. Leslie Stephen. F. 11 David Garnett, 1965 - 1967, 101pp. Re: Vanessa Bell, T.H. White, Richard Garnett, H.E. Bates, Edward Garnett. F. 12 David Garnett, 1968 - 1970, 89pp. Re: Edward Garnett, Norman Douglas, Virginia Woolf, Leonard Woolf diaries. F. 13 David Garnett, 1971 - 1981, 79pp. Re: Vanessa Bell, Harriet Martinaux, Ford Madox Ford, T.H. White, Norman Douglas; including Richard Garnett, Michael Howard, David Garnett to Leonard Woolf (1p.) Vanessa Bell Paintings & Drawings, 20 November - 12 December 1973, 46pp. David Garnett, "Virginia Woolf," American Scholar rpt., pp. 371 - 386. F. 14 David Higham, 1964, 22pp. Re: T.H. White collection. 3 Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Northwestern University Library • Evanston, Illinois Hamill & Barker, Inc. Archive, 1928-2001 MS90 Boxes 1-46, album F. 15 Angela Harris, 1969 - 1973, 27pp. Re: Rupert Brooke. F. 16 Michael Holroyd, 1963 - 1969, 60pp. Re: Augustus John, Dora Carrington Partridge, Lytton Strachey. F. 17 Christopher J. Kennington, 1961 - 1968, 78pp. Re: T.E. Lawrence, Eric H. Kennington. F. 18 Eardley Knollys, 1966 - 1973, 40pp. Re: Virginia & Leonard Woolf, Edward Sackville-West, Aldous Huxley, Ethel Smyth, E.M. Forster, Harold Nicholson, Vita Sackville-West; including letters to Edward Sackville- West (2pp.) F. 19 Michael McLaverty, 1962 - 1967, 44pp; Rann, no.
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