Halfdan M. Hanson (1884-1952) architectural collection

Item Information

Title:
Halfdan M. Hanson (1884-1952) architectural collection
Description:
The Halfdan M. Hanson (1884-1952) architectural collection (AR010), reflects the professional life and work of architect Halfdan M. Hanson (1884-1952) during the early twentieth century. The collection is primarily comprised of Hanson's professional correspondence and work commissions. The collection is arranged in three series. Background: Between 1983 and 1985, Historic New England acquired the office records and architectural drawings of architect Halfdan M. Hanson (1884-1952) as a donation from his family: Phyllis (Hanson) Ray, daughter; Linda (Ray) Brayton; granddaughter; and Jacqueline (Ray) Newton, granddaughter. The papers formed the bases of the collection: Halfdan M. Hanson architectural collection (now AR010). Phyllis Ray compiled the biographical sketch for the Hanson papers and Lorna Condon did the original processing. The Hanson papers were arranged in four series: Series I. Biographical Information; Series II. Correspondence not Related Solely to a Specific Commission; Series III. Miscellaneous; and Series IV. Commissions. When fully processed, the collection comprised seven file boxes (approx. 2.92 linear feet). Update: 2013-2014 In 2013-2014, through a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant (Award Number: NAR13-RH-50051-13: "Family Manuscript Collections: Expanding Online Access to New England Heritage Project"), twenty-six Historic New England manuscript collections of family papers were re-evaluated and processed/reprocessed to meet current archival standards and "best practices;" corresponding finding aids were created/updated to be DACS-compliant and converted into electronic Microsoft Word document form; and the finding aids were made accessible/searchable online through the use of the Minisis M2A archival database of the Minisis Collections Management System. The Halfdan M. Hanson (1884-1952) architectural collection (AR010) was part of the grant project. Prior to the 2013-2014 collection re-processing/updating, the Halfdan M. Hanson (1884-1952) architectural collection (now AR010) was found to be housed in acid-free folders and file boxes and the collection utilized a single continuous numbering system (i.e., folders 1-128). During re-processing/ updating, the original arrangement scheme of the collection was maintained with the exception of Series III, Miscellaneous, being incorporated into Series I, Biographical Information. Series I was renamed: Biographical, financial, and other papers. Also, the contents of the single folder that originally comprised the whole of Series I was broken out into additional folders according to record type. Series II and Series III remained untouched and the original folders and folder titles were maintained. The entire collection was renumbered according folder/box location and Scope and Content notes were updated, as applicable. Preservation issues were identified and basic preservation methods were applied, as applicable; most of the plastic paperclips were removed and related pages were noted with corresponding information in brackets ([x-1/3], [x-2/3], [x-3/3]; fragile and vulnerable materials were noted and enclosures were made for most of the materials (or materials were interleafed within file boxes), as applicable; and oversize materials were interleafed within file boxes, as applicable. The collection was rehoused (in acid-free legal-size file boxes), numbered, labeled, barcoded, and stored accordingly; the biographical/ historical sketch and genealogy were updated, accordingly; and related collections held by Historic New England and other repositories were researched and noted. A DACS-compliant, electronic 2010-2013 Microsoft Word document finding aid was created (with corresponding paper finding aid) and entered into the collection record in the MINISIS M2A online database. NOTE: Processing/updating the collection and making the finding aid accessible online were made possible through grants from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (Award Number: NAR13-RH-50051-13), the Bedford Family Foundation, and an anonymous donor.
Architect:
Hanson, Halfdan
Date:
1903–1978
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
architectural records
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
AR010: Halfdan M. Hanson (1884-1952) architectural collection
Subjects:
apartment houses
architects
architectural drawings (visual works)
biography files
churches (buildings)
clippings (information artifacts)
commercial buildings
commercial correspondence
commissions (permissions)
contractors
contracts
correspondence
estimates
financial records
hotels (built public accommodations)
interior designers
invoices
lists (document genres)
manufacturers
motion picture theaters
notes (documents)
office buildings
photographs
publications (documents)
receipts (financial records)
religious buildings
site plans
subcontractors
summer houses (seasonal dwellings)
synagogues (buildings)
Brayton, Linda
Brown, Johnny Mack
Calkins, Grosvenor, 1875-
Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977
Greenough, Davis S.
Hanson, Halfdan
Lindeberg, H. T. (Harrie Thomas), 1879-1959
Makepeace, B. L.
McCann, Charles E. F.
McCann, Helena Woolworth
McCarthy, Catherine A.
Möller, M. P. (Matthias Peter)
Newton, Jacqueline
Proctor, Joseph O.
Ray, Phyllis
Sargent, Winthrop
Sinkler, Caroline Sidney, 1860-1949
Sleeper, Henry Davis, 1878-1934
Sleeper, Stephen Westcott, 1874-1956
Andrew, A. Piatt (Abram Piatt), 1873-1936
Board of Trade (Gloucester, Mass.)
International Correspondence Schools
Ipswich (Mass.)
Lodge Spiran #98 (Newton, Mass.)
North Shore Amusement Company (Gloucester, Mass.)
Ralph Dodge Associates (Gloucester, Mass.)
Ten Associates (Gloucester, Mass.)
United Fisheries Company
United States. Department of the Treasury
Places:
California > Los Angeles (county) > Beverly Hills
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Pennsylvania > Luzerne (county) > Drifton
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Eastern Point
Pennsylvania > Montgomery (county) > Fort Washington State Park
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Hamilton
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Magnolia Point (cape)
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Manchester
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Newton
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Rockport
Pennsylvania > Lackawanna (county) > Scranton
District of Columbia > Washington
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Gloucester
Our Lady of Good Voyage Church (Gloucester, Mass.)
Chevra-Ahamas-Achim Synagogue (Gloucester, Mass.)
Extent:
Architectural records: 1.67 linear ft. (4 file boxes)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/180998
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Donation of Hanson family, 1983-1985
Identifier:
180998
Call #:
AR010