LibGuides: CAMC Collection 013. Hall Family. Papers Concerning Camilla Hall and George F. and Lorena Hall, 1938-1995: Overview (original) (raw)

The Hall Family collection consists of two series: Camilla Hall and the Hall Family. Records concerning Camilla Hall are broken down into three sub-series. These consist of the 1960s, Pre Death 1970-May 1974, and Post Death June1974-February 1979. Arrangement within each section is generally chronological.

Camilla Hall, 1962-1979:

1960s – This sub-series contains records documenting Hall’s activities in high school, college, and her brief career as a social worker in Duluth and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Included is her high school yearbook, clippings from school papers, university diploma, and correspondence to her parents.

Pre Death, 1970-May 1974 – Materials in this section document some of Hall’s activities and interests in the years after her move from Minnesota to the San Francisco area. Included are poems, drawings, correspondence, collaborative work with writer Ron DeZure, and information about the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). Materials about the SLA consist of the organization’s beliefs, transcript of Patty Hearst declaring allegiance to the SLA, and Communiqué #5.

Post Death, June 1974-February 1979 – Items in this sub-series consist of reports from the Police, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for County of Los Angeles, and Lake Headley. Materials from the ACLU and Headley are similar. In addition, there is a copy of Hall’s death certificate along with related correspondence, and clippings and correspondence concerning Hall and her parents. A manuscript copy of Harvey Honig’s 1978 PhD dissertation on Hall is included.

Hall Family, 1938-1995:

The Hall Family series consists of clippings documenting Lorena Hall’s career in the Art Department at Gustavus and her activities in the St. Peter community. In addition, there is a manuscript copy of “I Remember Lorena” written by her husband George F. Hall shortly after her death. This document covers the family’s story from the 1930s through the mid 1990s.