The Nancy Hamilton Papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection with the following exception: original film footage, audiotapes, and sound recordings are closed.

Owners of copyright to this material are unknown. Permission to cite the papers for quotations or for publication beyond "fair use" must be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Nancy Hamilton Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

Research copies of some of the film and sound recordings are available on DVD and audio CD.

Select film and audio clips from this collection have been digitized and are available to view online.

In 1966 Nancy Hamilton, producer of the documentary film Helen Keller in Her Story, gave Smith College all the film footage made during its production in 1952 and 1953. After Hamilton's death in 1985, the Sophia Smith Collection received a bequest of her file of materials concerning the filming of Helen Keller in Her Story.

Processed by Dorothy Green in 1986 and reprocessed by Susan Boone in 2008