Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift-Purchase from Walter Hamady, 2018
Processing History
2019 Junior Fellows Danielle Moler and Madison MacArthur began processing the collection of Walter Hamady and Perishable Press. They conducted an initial box survey, rehoused some items and identified objects that required further evaluation and treatment. An initial finding aid using Hamady’s own documentation was drafted at this time.
In June 2021, Librarian-in-Residence Emily Moore continued processing, designating series and subseries and working with Conservation on rehousing and boxing items of realia. This finding aid was created by Moore in early 2022.
Other Repositories
Hamady’s artwork is included in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Library of Congress. Other archival materials related to Hamady are held at Washington University, St. Louis; SUNY Stony Brook; Lewis and Clark College, the Museum of Modern Art and the Getty Center in Santa Monica.
Books published through the Perishable Press, Limited are held in the collections of many libraries, museums and universities, including the University of Delaware, Swarthmore College, the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Related Material
Related collections in the Rare Books and Special Collections Division include: Additional materials by Walter Hamady and the Perishable Press, Limited, as well as a large selection of artists’ books, are described in the Online Catalog Letterpress collections – Victor Hammer, Frederic W. Goudy, Bruce Rogers, Janus Press, and Grenfell Press.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Select Holdings from the Walter Hamady and The Perishable Press Limited Rare Book and Special Collection Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.