Hal Rammel Papers
SPEC.CGA.HRA
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
2.82 Cubic feet
(3 boxes)
Bulk, 1978-2011
1944-2011
The Hal Rammel Papers contains personal correspondence, original artwork and drawings, sketchbooks, and publications. These items are from the musician, visual artist, and cartoonist Hal Rammel who is best known for creating the cartoon Conversations with the Aether.
3 Boxes: (2) 12"x 15" x 10" record carton boxes and (1) ???
English
Arrangement of Materials
The collection is arranged by content of materials.
Acquisitions Information
CGA.HRA.2016: Hal Rammel, 2016
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Box Number/Folder Number, Hasm Rammel Papers, SPEC.CGA.HRA, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, Ohio State University
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum reading room only. Audio/visual materials and computer media may need a use copy produced before access is allowed.To request material in this finding aid, please contact the Reading Room at 614-292-0538 or email
cartoons@osu.edu.
Use of Materials
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.
Processing Information
Megan Sand, November 2017
Biographical Note
This collection features the work of visual artist, musician, and cartoonist Hal Rammel. Hal Rammel is best known for creating Conversatons in the Aether and has published numerous books of comics and cartoons.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal correspondence, original drawings, notes/reference, clippings, and publications from Hal Rammel. This collection also includes sketchbooks containing artwork from his best known comic work Conversations in the Aether.
Separated Materials
Comic books, strips, etc.
Correspondence (1)
HRA 1
1
1970s-1980s
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from the late 19070s and early 1980s; includes copyrights and permissions, reviews, letters from Philip Lamantia, Guy Davenport, Nancy Joyce Peters, Frank Belnap Long and others.
Correspondence (2)
HRA 1
2
1970s-1980s
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from the late 19070s and early 1980s; includes copyrights and permissions, reviews, letters from Philip Lamantia, Guy Davenport, Nancy Joyce Peters, Frank Belnap Long and others.
Correspondence (3)
HRA 1
3
2006-2015
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with Denis Kitchen, David Berona, Henry Chamberlain, The Ohio State Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, The Cartoon Art Museum, Washington State University, and Michigan State University.
Correspondence with Jim Ryan
HRA 1
4
1982-1985
Aero Through the Ages
HRA 1
5
2008-2009
Scope and Contents
Includes business correspondence related to "Aero Through the Ages," rough drafts, and three CDs with related materials.
Aero Business Correspondence and Receipts
HRA 1
6
2009
Ledgers/Address Book
HRA 1
7
1978-1989
Scope and Contents
Folder contains 2 ledger books.
The Comic Journal
HRA 1
8
1981-1985
Scope and Contents
Contains three issues of The Comics Journal that include reviews of Hal Rammel publications. Issue numbers include: no.66 (Sept. 1981), no. 84 (Sept. 1983), and no.99 (June, 1985).
Surrealism and Its Popular Accomplices Magazine
HRA 1
9
1980
Scope and Contents
Magazine contains first published appearence of "Aero" in article titled "Surrealism and Comics."
The Wire Magazine
HRA 1
10
2007
Scope and Contents
Includes article related to Hal Rammel's work as an instrament inventor.
Cultural Correspondence Magazine
HRA 1
11
1981
Scope and Contents
Magazine contains Hal Rammel's written statement on surrealist drawing.
Platypus Gallery Handout, "Surrealism Now and Forever!"
HRA 1
12
undated
"World Code" and "Seven Lessons" by Rusel Jaque
HRA 1
13
1981-2011
"Conversations in the Aether"
HRA 1
14
2014
The Weavers, no.10
HRA 1
15
2004-2005
"Aerosophical Sketchbook" Booklets
HRA 1
16
2013
Scope and Contents
Folder contains the first through the fourth copy produced between January and March of 2013.
Woodland Pattern Book Center Show
HRA 1
17
2011-2015
Scope and Contents
Folder contains photos, articles, and correspondence related to Woodland Pattern Book Center's show titled "Hal Rammel: Comix & Cartoons" and "Aero Through the Ages."
Clippings and Reference, "Aero into the Aether" 1
HRA 1
18
1981-2007
Clippings and Reference, "Aero into the Aether" 2
HRA 1
19
1981-2007
Aerosophical Sketchbook Sketches, Notes, and Mock-Ups
HRA 1
20
2013
Aero Sketches and Clippings (1)
HRA 1
21
1944-1988
Aero Sketches and Clippings (2)
HRA 1
22
1988-2005
Newspaper Clippings and Notes
HRA 1
23
2003-2006
Notes, Sketches, and Photocopies, "Conversations" and "Unfolding"
HRA 1
24
2009-2012
Aero New Books
HRA 1
25
2011
Aerosophical Sketchbook Original Drawings
HRA 2
1
2013
Aero, Book Three, Fragments Sketchbook
HRA 2
2
August 1979
Aero, Book Two, Sketchbook
HRA 2
3
July 1979
Aero, Book One, Intact, First Drawings Sketchbook
HRA 2
4
March 1979
Sketches for return to the book
HRA 2
5
October 2002
Aero, Book Five, Sketches for Song
HRA 2
6
1979-1980
Aero, Book Four, Fragments Sketchbook
HRA 2
7
1979
Aero: At Sea/Unfolding Strips
HRA 2
8
2009,2011
Aero, Book Six, Panel Fragments
HRA 2
9
1979-1980,1986
"Conversation in the Aether" Sketchbook
HRA 2
10
2013
"Ink & Out" Sketchbook
HRA 2
11
March 2011
Aero covers, Schlecter Duval poem, early pages, and strips
HRA 2
12
1979-1989
Sketches and Fragments
HRA 2
13
2003
"Into the Aether," Aero I Original Art
HRA 2
14
2003
"Into the Aether," Aero II Original Art
HRA 2
15
1982-1983, 2002-2003
Preliminary sketches for the next chapter after Aero vanished
HRA 2
16
1980s
"Begin again..." Sketchbook
HRA 2
17
2002
Aero Fragments and Strips
HRA 2
18
1980s
"Aero Into the Aether" Fragments, Unused Pages, Sketches
HRA 2
19
2003, 2014-2015
"Song of an Aeropteryx" Sketchbook
HRA 2
20
1983
"Song of an Aeropteryx" album cover proofs
HRA 3
2001