Reese-Hanlon family photographs
Overview
Collection of mostly black and white photographic prints of Vera (Reese) Hanlon and her husband Max and of their home and poultry store in Kansas City, Missouri. The collection also includes photographs of the extended Reese family, Vera's Studebaker ancestors, and the Reese home in Wellsville, Kansas.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1890-1967 (bulk 1890s-1940s)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer library staff may determine use restrictions dependent upon the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Vera and Max Hanlon
Milton (Max) Hanlon was born April 2, 1889 and served as a private during World War I. Vera Jeanette Reese was born March 16, 1901 in Wellsville, Franklin County, Kansas, the daughter of Mary C. (Studebaker) Reese. The Studebaker family appears to have lived in Paola, Miami County, Ks. Max and Vera married soon after the end of World War I and lived in Kansas City, Mo, where Hanlon operated a poultry business. Max Hanlon died August 28, 1943. Vera Hanlon died September 18, 1990, and they were buried in Wellsville, Ks.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 document case + 1 card file box, 1 oversize folder) ; Most of the 63 prints are 31 x 26 cm or smaller.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH PH 181
Physical Location
RH PH 181(f)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Waldo Flea Market, 1992.
Subject
- Reese family (Family)
- Hanlon, Max, 1889-1943 (Person)
- Hanlon, Vera J. (Vera Jeanette), 1901-1990 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Reese-Hanlon Collection
- Subtitle
- Reese-Hanlon family photographs
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by nb, 1992. Finding aid encoded by rw, 2008. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2018, 2021.
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0750853260
- Preferred citation
-
Reese-Hanlon family photographs, RH PH 181, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository