Jump to Content

Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Harmer (Alfred Douglas) Collection
AR.2021.129  
View entire collection guide What's This?
Search this collection
Collection Details
 
Table of contents What's This?
  • Content Description
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Arrangement
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Related Materials
  • Processing Information
  • Preferred Citation
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use

  • Contributing Institution: Gledhill Library
    Title: Harmer (Alfred Douglas) Collection
    source: Sankary, Matt
    Identifier/Call Number: AR.2021.129
    Physical Description: 6 Folder(s) consisting of two (2) folders of correspondence, one (1) folder of scripts, one (1) folder of theater programs, one (1) folder of postcards, and one (1) folder of miscellaneous items such as photos, contracts, and a bank book
    Date (inclusive): 1920-1965
    Abstract: The Alfred Douglas Harmer Collection contains letters from Alfred Douglas Harmer's family and romanitic interests while he was a young man, as well as letters written by Harmer to his wife in later years. Also included is an array of scripts and programs documenting his professional career as a playwright.
    Language of Material: English .

    Content Description

    The Alfred Douglas Harmer Collection contains letters that the playwright, son of artist Alexander Francis Harmer, received and wrote over the years 1920-1965. The collection also includes a mix of personal and professional items such as: photos, contracts, event invitations, telegrams, his personal bank book, postcards, and scripts and programs for plays Harmer directed.

    Biographical / Historical

    Alfred Douglas Harmer was the youngest son of artist Alexander Francis Harmer. He started his career as a playwright at the age of eleven and by the time he was eighteen years old, he had written and produced eight plays portraying the life of early California. He later went on to marry Florence J. Weston and edit a Santa Barbara bilingual magazine titled Don Quijote.

    Arrangement

    The Alfred Douglas Harmer Collection is arranged in six files:
    1) Letters from family, 1925-1956
    2) Letters - Business/H. Bernard, 1923-1931
    3) Programs
    4) Scripts
    5) Miscellaneous
    6) Postcards

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    The materials were acquired from Matt Sankary.

    Related Materials

    Harmer (Alexander Bertrand) and family materials, 2017-002, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Santa Barbara, California.

    Processing Information

    The Alfred Douglas Harmer Collection was processed by Kerri Phillip in April 2022.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of file], Alfred Douglas Harmer Collection, AR-2021-129, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Santa Barbara, California.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Property rights reside with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head Archivist of the Gledhill Library.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Letters
    Theaters
    Postcards
    Old Spanish Days Fiesta
    Banks and banking
    Harmer, A. Douglas, Mr. (Alfred Douglas), 1907-1993
    Otte, William L. (William Louis), 1871-1957
    Harmer family
    Sankary, Matt