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Hammer City Roller Derby fonds
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9cm of textual material
38cm X 48cm fabric
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Administrative history
Founded in January 2006 as the Hammer City Roller Girls, this league was are the first not-for-profit, skater operated, flat track roller derby league in Canada. On July 22, 2006, in Burlington’s Central Arena, the league was founded by Lasha “Whiplasha” Laskowsky and a group of skaters where they held the first modern public roller derby bout in Canada. Hammer City has established itself as a competitive, hard-hitting league. The roller derby season is annually from March to June.
Custodial history
The records of the Hammercity Roller Derby have been maintained by the league since its inception in 2006.
Scope and content
Donation consists of league programs, posters, hand bills, publicity files, and uniforms of the Hammercity Roller Derby league. The uniforms include a blue shirt from the Death Row Dames team (2006-2011), a shirt and short set from the Tank Girls team (2006-2011), and two tanks from the Hammer City Roller Girls team (ca. 2014).
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Physical condition
Good. Some of the flyers and posters are torn around the edges.
Immediate source of acquisition
The fonds was donated to the Hamilton Public Library, Local History & Archives in 2007 by Maggie Middleton, President (2017-208) of the Hammer City Roller Derby.
Arrangement
The programs, admission tickets and newspapers have been arranged chronologically from the oldest to the newest.
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The collection is open to researchers. There are no restrictions on access.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Records are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on reproduction for research and private study.
Preferred citation: Hammer City Roller Derby, 01053, Hamilton Public Library, Hamilton, Ontario.
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File list available.
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Further accruals are expected.
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Title is based on the contents of the Hammer City Roller Derby fonds.