MSS 15

Hanson, Olof, 1862-1933.

Papers of Olof Hanson, 1862 – 1948.

 

Gallaudet University Archives.

 

 

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Gallaudet University Archives
Call No.: MSS 15
 Creator:
Title: Papers of Olof Hanson, 1862 – 1948.
 Quantity: 4.5 Linear Feet (9 document boxes)
 Abstract: Olof Hanson (1862 -1933) was a Deaf architect and clergyman. Olof designed several buildings at some schools for the deaf and one building at Gallaudet University. Olof was the 8th President of the National Association of the Deaf from 1910 to 1913.
Note: The Archives holds Olof Hanson’s architectural drawings from 1891 to late 1910s. There are about 75 different buildings that he designed. There are several photographs of buildings in a separate collection.  Please consult an archivist for more information.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information: The collection of Olof Hanson Papers was donated to the library by Agatha Tiegel Hanson, wife of Olof Hanson in 1954. Additional papers were donated by family of Olof and Agatha Hanson periodically until 1983.
Processed by: Michael J. Olson.
Processing Note: The collection was processed and completed on November 1979 and later revised on February 2006.
Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open to the public with no restrictions. Photocopies may be made for scholarly research.

 

 

Related Material in the Archives:

 

Deaf Rare

·        Oral teaching of the deaf: reply to an address by Mr. Carroll G. Pearse, President, National Education Association / [Olof Hanson]. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Rare
 

Manuscripts

·         Collection, National Association of the Deaf, 1880-1996. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number:  MSS 81 [Olof Hanson’s business letters while he was the president of the NAD between 1910 and 1913 regarding oral law in Nebraska and motion pictures are included.]

 

Small Manuscripts

·         Papers, Alice Hanson Jones, 1959-1983. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number:  SMSS

 

Vertical Files

·         Olof Hanson. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number:  Deaf Biographical


Photographs

·         Olof Hanson. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number:  Portraits

·         Photograph album of Olof Hanson. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number:  Photograph Album AL 3

 

Scrapbooks

·         Scrapbook of clippings from various deaf publications on deaf persons and events for the deaf belonged to Olof Hanson. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number:  Scrapbook Album 35

·         Scrapbook of clippings on Gallaudet College belonged to Olof Hanson. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number:  Scrapbook Album 18

·         Scrapbook of clippings on the National Association of the Deaf belonged to Olof Hanson. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number:  Scrapbook Album 23

 

Museum Artifacts

·         Commencement hood

·         Gavel presented to Olof Hanson during his term as President of the NAD, 1913. Donated by Mrs. Charles Merrick Rice.

·         Color photograph with a frame of Olof Hanson in his ministerial uniform.

 


Biographical Sketch

 

Olof Hanson, a Deaf architect and minister, was born in Fjälkinge, Sweden on September 10, 1862. He became deaf in one ear at the age of 10 by exposure to cold weather while returning home from school in Sweden. Olof immigrated to America in 1875 and settled on a farm with his mother, brother and sister in Willmar, Minnesota. He attended the Minnesota School for the Deaf at Faribault where he graduated in 1881. He matriculated at the National Deaf-Mute College, then known as Gallaudet University from 1881 to 1886. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1886 and also received a Master of Arts degree in 1889. Following his graduation from Gallaudet, he secured a job as a draftsman at an architect’s office in Minnesota. Then he went to Europe for professional study in architecture from 1889 to 1890. Upon his return to America, he found a job as an architect for an architectural firm in Philadelphia for a year. He returned to Faribault, Minnesota in 1891.  In 1896 he set up his own office as architect in Faribault, Minnesota where he remained until 1902. During his seven years as architect in Faribault, Olof designed 24 private residences, 18 store building and hotels, 10 school buildings, and two churches. In 1895 he designed a dormitory building for Kendall School students on the campus of Gallaudet University. Olof married Agatha M. Tiegel on July 3, 1899 in Pennsylvania. Agatha was the first female graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gallaudet University in 1893. Agatha, at that time of marriage, was a teacher at the Minnesota School for the Deaf. Three daughters, Marion, Alice, and Helen were born to Olof and Agatha. In 1902 they moved to Seattle, Washington where Olof set up his business with his partner, Frank Thayer. They designed several buildings in Seattle area. Later, Olof was appointed as consulting architect at the University of Washington.

 

In 1909, Olof set up a Bible Class for the deaf people in Seattle. He became interested in ministry to the deaf and he studied for the ministry. He was ordained as a deacon on March 30, 1924 and also was ordained as a priest of the Episcopal Church on January 6, 1929. He spent his time traveled around the Washington State, conducted his ministry services to the deaf people.

 

Olof was very active in leadership for the deaf community in the Seattle area. His earlier years as active leader in Minnesota deaf community were his starting point where he eventually became one of the charter members of the Minnesota Association of the Deaf. He also involved in activities for the Puget Sound Association of the Deaf in Washington State. Olof served as president of the National Association of the Deaf from 1910 to 1913. During his tenure as a president, Olof learned that the U. S. Civil Service Commission set up its rule that no deaf persons be permitted to take the Civil Service examination for federal government employment. He wrote a letter to U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt to let him know that he felt that it was unfair for the deaf people not taking examination. In the letter, Olof requested President Roosevelt to remove all of the discrimination against the deaf people. His letter to the President was acknowledged by the President and was an important factor in the opening of such examinations to the deaf.

 

Olof Hanson died in Seattle, Washington on September 8, 1933.

 

 

Scope and Content

 

The Olof Hanson Papers consist of letters, clippings, certificates, diary, poems, calling cards, receipts, account books, publications, lecture papers, sketch books, architectural papers, and reports

 

The collection, which consists of approximately 6,800 pages, dates from 1862 to 1948. The bulk of the collection consists of his correspondence between his family and relatives; also his correspondence concerning the architectural works. The bulk dates are mostly between 1870s and 1920s.

 

The largest subject in the collection is focused on the architectural works of which Olof was employed as an architect. He corresponded with the contractors and builders concerning the construction of several buildings. Olof wrote numerous letters to his family, relatives, and friends. He kept early letters written by his father, mother, siblings, and relatives in Swedish and he transcribed all of the early letters from Swedish into English. Included in the collection are the letters Olof wrote to President Theodore Roosevelt concerning discrimination among the deaf people whom were barring from taking civil service examination. Also included in the collection are debate papers and course works that Olof wrote while he was a student at the National Deaf-Mute College, now Gallaudet University. Olof spent a year in Europe where he studied architectural and in the collection there are sketch books of buildings and people that he drew while in Europe. In the collection there is a folder that contains Olof’s conversation notes with an imposter who acted as a deaf person.

 

There are numerous original architectural drawings in a separate collection; also photographs of buildings that Olof designed. There are several photographs of Olof’s family and relatives.

 

 

Series Descriptions and Folder Lists

 

Series I:                Family Correspondence and Files

 

Boxes 1 – 2 (Folder 21)                                                   1863-1934

 

Olof Hanson corresponded with his parents, siblings, family and relatives. Some letters are written in Swedish and English. There are three last will and testaments executed by Olof’s relatives. Included in the collection is a booklet that contains testimony by Olof’s oldest brother Hans in relating to Hans’ patent rights.

 

Series II:                General Files  

 

Box 2 (Folder 22) – Box 4 (Folder 31)                               1862-1945

 

There are some articles on sign language and deaf education that Olof Hanson wrote, including his autobiography. Olof corresponded with deaf friends such as Douglas Tilden, Cadwallader L. Washburn, Anson R. Spear, James L. Smith, and George Veditz. Olof also corresponded with Edward Miner Gallaudet and Percival Hall. Included in the collection there is a file of wealth information on civil service examination for the deaf people. One interesting item in this series is a diary of which he described his experiences as a hunter on a hunting trip in Washington State.

 

Series III:                National Deaf-Mute College
 

Box 4 (Folder 32) – Box 4 (Folder 39)                               1881-1888

 

Olof Hanson attended National Deaf-Mute College, now Gallaudet University, from 1881 to 1886. Included in the collection are Olof’s essays for his graduation requirements. Olof wrote debate papers between 1883 and 1886. There are course works that Olof wrote for his class projects. A sketch book drawn by Olof contains drawings of buildings and people in Washington, DC area and also in Minnesota is included.

 

Series IV:                Europe

 

Box 4 (Folder 40) – Box 5 (Folder 20)                               1889-1890

 

Olof Hanson traveled to Europe to study architectural for a year. Included in the collection Olof wrote articles on his trip to Europe for a school for the deaf publication. Also included in the collection there is three folders of conservation notes with people that he wrote with while he was in Europe. Olof corresponded with some people when he was staying in some countries in Europe. There are several sketch books of buildings, architectural details, and people. Olof made notes of deaf education in Italy and Germany.

 

Series V:                Church Works

 

Box 5 (Folder 21) – Box 5 (Folder 38)                               1891-1933

 

Olof Hanson was a Lay Reader and Episcopal priest in Washington State. Included in the collection are letters that Olof wrote with his deaf and hearing priests. He kept a record book of religious services with deaf people in the Seattle area. He wrote some reports related to the church works for the deaf.

 

Series VI:                Architectural Works

 

Box 6 (Folder 1) – Box 8 (Folder 21)                                 1889-1948

 

Olof Hanson was a Deaf architect and he designed many buildings in Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington, DC, and Washington State. Included in the collection Olof wrote numerous letters with contractors and builders for architectural designs and details. He kept record books and ledgers of buildings that he designed between 1891 and 1913. There are some specifications, sketches, clippings and drawings of buildings. Most of the collection included correspondence concerning the construction of buildings at the Washington State School for the Deaf and the Blind.

 

 
Box Folder Title of Folder Date
1 1 Article by Hans Hanson 1880
1 2 Booklet - Patent - Testimony on Behalf of Hans Hanson 1902
1 3 Calling Cards n.d.
1 4 Certificates - Seattle Public Schools 1912-1919
1 5 Correspondence - Estate of Hans Hanson 1924-1926
1 6 Correspondence - Family (Translated Copies) 1873-1889
1 7 Correspondence - Fjellander, Ragnar 1884-1926
1 8 Correspondence - Hanson, Hans 1889-1924
1 9 Correspondence - Hanson, Hans 1921
1 10 Correspondence - Hanson, Hans 1923
1 11 Correspondence - Jaeger, Nanny 1924-1928
1 12 Correspondence - Mattson, Edgar L. 1923-1928
1 13 Correspondence - Nelson, Marie A. 1916-1928
1 14 Correspondence - Tiegel, Berthold 1906-1915
1 15 Hans Larsson's Account with Ola Nilsson 1869-1872
1 16 Last Will and Testament of Nilla Larsson 1899
1 17 Last Will and Testament of Olu Mansdotter 1888
1 18 Letters - Andersson, Ingar and Nils 1890
1 19 Letters - Fjellander, Harald 1876-1889
1 20 Letters - Fjellander, Nils Larson 1878-1889
1 21 Letters - Fjellander, Nils Larson to Hans Hanson 1876-1881
1 22 Letters - Fjellander, Nils Larson to Olga and Nels O. Nelson 1882-1883
1 23 Letters - Fjellander, Olga 1893-1897
1 24 Letters - General 1917-1928
1 25 Letters - Hanson, Agatha Tiegel from Olof Hanson 1916-1927
1 26 Letters - Hanson, Alice from Olof Hanson 1916-1925
1 27 Letters - Hanson, Alice from Olof Hanson 1916-1931
1 28 Letters - Hanson, Alice from Olof Hanson 1932-1933
1 29 Letters - Hanson, Hans to Agatha Tiegel Hanson 1917
1 30 Letters - Hanson, Hans to Hans Larsson 1863-1864
1 31 Letters - Hanson, Hans to Hans Larsson 1874
1 32 Letters - Hanson, Hans to Hans and Nilla Larsson 1872
1 33 Letters - Hanson, Harriet from Olof Hanson 1924
1 34 Letters - Hanson, Marion from Olof Hanson 1916-1933
1 35 Letters - Hanson, Marion to Alice Hanson 1929
1 36 Letters - Hanson, Olga to Olof Hanson 1886-1887
1 37 Letters - Hanson, Olga and Nilla Larsson to Hans Hanson 1873
1 38 Letters - Jaeger, Luth to Olof Hanson 1917
1 39 Letters - Jones, Homer 1930
1 40 Letters - Larsson, Hans to Hans Hanson 1872
1 41 Letters - Larsson, Hans to Hans Hanson 1872-1874
2 1 Letters - Larsson, Hans to Nilla Rasmussen 1873
2 2 Letters - Larsson, Hans and Nilla to Hans Hanson 1872-1873
2 3 Letters - Larsson, Hans and Olu Hanson to Hans Hanson 1872
2 4 Letters - Larsson, Nilla to Hans Hanson 1872
2 5 Letters - Larsson, Nilla to Olof Hanson 1886-1900
2 6 Letters - Liljedahl, J. T. to Hans Larsson 1871
2 7 Letters - Mattson, Hans to Olof Hanson 1883
2 8 Letters - Mattson, Hans to Hans Hanson 1874
2 9 Letters - Mattson, Ole M. to Olof Hanson 1899
2 10 Letters - Nelson, Nattie, Hattie and Marie from Olof Hanson 1925-1927
2 11 Letters - Nelson, Nels O. from Olof Hanson 1916
2 12 Letters - Nilsson, Ola to Hans Hanson 1875-1907
2 13 Letters - Rasmusson, Elna to Olof Hanson 1924
2 14 Letters - Relatives from Olof Hanson 1924-1928
2 15 Letters - Tiegel, Birdie from Olof Hanson 1919-1921
2 16 Receipts from Hans Hanson 1905-1924
2 17 Summary of Last Will and Testament of Ingar Andersson 1921
2 18 Sympathy Letters and Cards to Agatha T. Hanson, A - G 1933-1934
2 19 Sympathy Letters and Cards to Agatha T. Hanson, H - Q 1933-1934
2 20 Sympathy Letters and Cards to Agatha T. Hanson, R - W 1933-1934
2 21 Sympathy Telegrams to Agatha T. Hanson 1933
2 22 Account Book of Olof Hanson as Guardian of Bertha Thiessen 1903-1910
2 23 Address - The Deaf and Their Education 1894
2 24 Article - 200th Anniversary of Abbe de L'Epee's Birth 1912
2 25 Article - The Better Sign Language n.d.
2 26 Articles on Olof Hanson 1899-1926
2 27 Autobiography (Original) 1932
2 28 Autobiography (Published) 1932
2 29 Cascade Orchards - Deed and Tax Receipts 1905-1909
2 30 Clippings and Sketches of Men's and Women's Fashion Clothes n.d.
2 31 Correspondence - B - Z 1915-1916
2 32 Correspondence - Civil Service Examinations 1908-1909
2 33 Correspondence - Drake, Harley D. re: Edward M. Gallaudet Memorial Fund 1925-1930
2 34 Correspondence - Porter, George S. re: The Silent Worker 1915-1916
2 35 Day Book 1887-1916
3 1 Diary of Olof Hanson's Hunting Trip 1905
3 2 Edward Miner Gallaudet Memorial Fund 1925-1928
3 3 Envelopes n.d.
3 4 Essay - "Order" with Valedictory at Minnesota School for the Deaf 1881
3 5 Examination Paper - Minnesota School for the Deaf 1878
3 6 Fodelsedagsbok (Birthday Book) 1890
3 7 Funeral Ceremony of Olof Hanson 1933
3 8 Geo. W. Canning - Deaf Crook 1921
3 9 Get Well Cards and Letters to Olof Hanson 1933
3 10 Genealogy 1862
3 11 Greeting Cards n.d.
3 12 In Memoriam 1923
3 13 Inventory - Furniture n.d.
3 14 Letters - Bangs, Dwight F. 1896
3 15 Letters - Benoit, J. B. A. 1896
3 16 Letters - Burman, Ida 1895
3 17 Letters - Clough, David Marston - Governor of Minnesota 1897
3 18 Letters - Cowles, William H. 1897
3 19 Letters - Dwight, Timothy - President of Yale University 1897
3 20 Letters - Editor of The Buff and Blue 1921
3 21 Letters - Fox, Thomas Francis 1893
3 22 Letters - Fox, Thomas Francis - National Association of the Deaf 1896
3 23 Letters - Gallaher, James E. 1898
3 24 Letters - Gallaudet College Athletic Association 1897
3 25 Letters - Gallaudet, Edward Miner 1889-1916
3 26 Letters - Gaw, Albert C. 1896
3 27 Letters - Griffin, Mary E. n.d.
3 28 Letters - Hall, Percival 1908
3 29 Letters - Hall, Percival to Agatha Tiegel Hanson 1940
3 30 Letters - Hall, Percival re: Olof Hanson Service Award 1933-1935
3 31 Letters - Hasenstab, Philip J. 1896
3 32 Letters - Havstad, Lars 1894-1900
3 33 Letters - Howard Investment Company 1900-1901
3 34 Letters - Johnson, Richard O. 1916
3 35 Letters - Koehler, Rev. Jacob M. to Agatha Tiegel Hanson 1924
3 36 Letters - Laing, George M. 1897
3 37 Letters - Long, J. Schulyer 1897
3 38 Letters - Maginn, Francis 1895
3 39 Letters - O'Leary, James H. 1916
3 40 Letters - Parker, W. D. 1901
3 41 Letters - Remick, Elsie M. 1895
3 42 Letters - Seattle Public Library 1916
3 43 Letters - Slattery, Charles L. 1897
3 44 Letters - Smith, Charles W. to Agatha Tiegel Hanson 1936
3 45 Letters - Smith, James Lewis 1898
3 46 Letters - Spear, Anson R. 1897
3 47 Letters - State Board of Control re: James Meagher 1911
3 48 Letters - Stockton, A. W. 1897
3 49 Letters - Tarach, Leon Moise 1891
3 50 Letters - Tate, James N. 1896-1897
3 51 Letters - Tiegel, Agatha M. 1897
3 52 Letters - Tilden, Douglas 1895
3 53 Letters - Tillinghast, Joseph A. 1897
3 54 Letters - Veditz, George W. 1895
3 55 Letters - Volta Bureau - John Hitz 1893-1895
3 56 Letters - Washburn, Cadwallader L. 1901
3 57 Letters - Waterman, Mrs. Morris 1895
3 58 Letters - Weis, Samuel 1895-1896
3 59 Letters - Whedon, Mary 1894
3 60 Letters - Wing, George 1884
3 61 Letters and Notes Concerning Imposters 1912
3 62 Letter Copying Book 1904-1910
4 1 Marriage Certificate 1899
4 2 Medical Record 1933
4 3 Memorandum Book 1878-1886
4 4 Minnesota Association of the Deaf - Certificate Card 1925
4 5 Mortgage Certificate 1911
4 6 National Association of the Deaf - Certificate Card 1926
4 7 Naturalization Record 1886
4 8 Obituary 1933
4 9 Paper - The Deaf n.d.
4 10 Paper - Gallaudet Athletics in the Early Eighties 1923
4 11 Paper - The Home Fund and Homes for Aged, Blind and Infirm Deaf n.d.
4 12 Paper - Religion in Colleges 1932
4 13 Paper - Seattle re: Automobile Accident 1922
4 14 Paper - What the Public Should Know About the Deaf n.d.
4 15 Parallel Bars - Instructions n.d.
4 16 Poems n.d.
4 17 Poems by Edmond S. Meany 1909-1914
4 18 Programs - Closing Exercises by the Pupils of the Minnesota School Deaf 1880-1881
4 19 Program - Ninth Biennial Convention, Washington State Association Deaf 1925
4 20 Publication - The Companion - "Evangeline - A Tale of Acadie" 1899
4 21 Publication - The Companion - James Lewis Smith 1933
4 22 Publication - A Few Hints for Travellers in Sweden 1909
4 23 Publication - The Frat re: Civil Service Examination 1945
4 24 Publication - Northern Minnesota - Great Northern Railway 1916
4 25 Publication - The Volta Review re: Gallaudet, Veditz and Bell 1910
4 26 Receipts 1883-1931
4 27 Receipts from the Swedish Hospital 1933
4 28 Rev. Thomas Gallaudet - Biography n.d.
4 29 Sophia Fowler Gallaudet - Biography 1923
4 30 Speech by G. Titze at the World's Congress for the Deaf, Chicago 1893
4 31 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Memorial Fund 1921-1924
4 32 Debates at the National Deaf-Mute College 1883-1886
4 33 Entrance Examination for Admission to the National Deaf-Mute College 1881
4 34 Essay - The Known and the Unknown - National Deaf-Mute College 1886
4 35 Essay - Valedictory - National Deaf-Mute College 1886
4 36 Invitation Card - Presentation Day - National Deaf-Mute College 1886
4 37 Latin Translations - National Deaf-Mute College 1883
4 38 Notes on Chemistry - National Deaf-Mute College 1884
4 39 Sketchbook - Washington, DC area and Minnesota 1886-1888
4 40 Announcement Card from T. Hugentobler 1890
4 41 Articles on Olof Hanson's Trip to Europe 1889-1890
4 42 Calling Card from Alphonse Jerome Donnino 1890
4 43 Conservation Notes 1889-1890
4 44 Conservation Notes - France 1889-1890
4 45 Conservation Notes with Prof. Anton Hecker of Milan, Italy 1889-1890
5 1 Identification Cards - Europe 1889-1890
5 2 Invitation Card from Rene Hirsch 1890
5 3 Invitation Letter from Association Amicale des Sourds-Muets re: L'Epee 1889
5 4 Letters - Fornari, Pasquale 1890
5 5 Letters - Hoffmann, E. 1889
5 6 Letters - Laist, Theodore Fredrich 1890
5 7 Letters - Lawrie, Harry 1889
5 8 Letters - Lindsay, James to William Dunn 1889
5 9 Letters - Maginn, Francis 1889
5 10 Letters - Smith, James Lewis 1889
5 11 Letters - Stewart, James B. 1889
5 12 List of Ships' Schedules from Franz Oom, Agent 1890
5 13 Memoranda - Architectural, Practical, etc. - Europe 1889-1890
5 14 Notes - Deaf Education and Architectural in Italy and Germany 1889-1890
5 15 Notes - Miscellaneous 1889-1890
5 16 Notes on Trip to Europe 1889-1890
5 17 Sketch Book of Buildings and Details in Europe 1889-1890
5 18 Sketch Books - Europe 1889-1890
5 19 Sketch Books - Europe 1889-1890
5 20 Sketch Books - Europe 1889-1890
5 21 Certificate - Holy Confirmation 1891
5 22 Certificates - Lay Reader 1909-1912
5 23 Church Work Among the Deaf 1924
5 24 Conference of Deaf Clergy - Survey Questionnaire 1927
5 25 Correspondence - Church Pension Fund 1924
5 26 Letters - Dantzer, Rev. C. Orvis 1922-1923
5 27 Letters - James, Rev. Paul B. 1928
5 28 Letters - Koehler, Rev. Jacob M. 1924-1929
5 29 Letters - Merrill, Rev. Herbert C. 1924-1930
5 30 Letters - Ramsey, Rev. H. M. 1928
5 31 Letters - Webb, Rev. Clarence E. 1928
5 32 Memoranda on Mission for the Deaf of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Seattle 1925
5 33 Newspaper Clippings - Church Works 1929-1933
5 34 Record Books - Religious Services for the Deaf in Seattle 1908-1933
5 35 Report on Missionary Work Among the Deaf 1928
5 36 Report on the Conference of Deaf Clergy at Philadelphia 1926
5 37 Sermon at Ordination of Rev. Olof Hanson n.d.
5 38 Standing Committee of the Diocese of Olympia 1922-1928
6 1 Letters - Allison, Isaac re: Dawes House 1895
6 2 Letters - Augsburg Publishing House 1898
6 3 Letters - B 1895-1898
6 4 Letters - Bangs, Dwight F. 1898
6 5 Letters - Belmont Iron Works re: Dawes House 1895
6 6 Letters - Brown, Benson 1897-1898
6 7 Letters - Bruce, Emil - Builder and Contractor 1896-1898
6 8 Letters - C 1895-1898
6 9 Letters - Crandall and Nelson of Owatonna, Minnesota 1897
6 10 Letters - Crouter, A. L. E. 1891-1896
6 11 Letters - Dobyns, J. R. 1901
6 12 Letters - E - F 1895-1898
6 13 Letters - Fearon, James 1894
6 14 Letters - Fisher, C. M. - President of Ramsey Bank, Devils Lake, ND 1893-1896
6 15 Letters - Forman, Ford and Company 1895-1896
6 16 Letters - G 1893-1898
6 17 Letters - Gallaudet, Edward Miner re: Dawes House 1895
6 18 Letters - Gilbert, Cass 1895-1898
6 19 Letters - Goodrich, C. G. 1897
6 20 Letters - Grant, George J. 1897-1898
6 21 Letters - H 1895-1902
6 22 Letters - Herrick Refrigerator and Cold Storage Company 1896-1897
6 23 Letters - I 1895-1896
6 24 Letters - J 1896-1897
6 25 Letters - Jaeger, Luth 1895
6 26 Letters - Jenkins, Weston 1895
6 27 Letters - Joannin-Hansen Company 1896
6 28 Letters - Jones, Harry W. 1895-1898
6 29 Letters - Jones, William E. 1897-1898
6 30 Letters - Koehler, Rev. Jacob M. 1896
6 31 Letters - L 1895-1897
6 32 Letters - Lawes, Geo. H. and Company 1895-1898
6 33 Letters - Loetscher, A. A. 1896
6 34 Letters - M 1897
6 35 Letters - Maher, John W. 1896
6 36 Letters - McAloney, Thomas S. 1897
6 37 Letters - McCall, T. A. 1897-1898
6 38 Letters - McClure, D. F. 1896-1897
6 39 Letters - McCook, Matt 1894
6 40 Letters - Michigan School for the Deaf n.d.
6 41 Letters - Mott, J. L. Iron Works 1895-1897
6 42 Letters - Mott, R. A. 1895-1896
6 43 Letters - N 1895-1898
6 44 Letters - Northwestern Brick and Fireproofing Company 1895-1898
6 45 Letters - Nye, S. A. 1896
6 46 Letters - O 1897
6 47 Letters - Orr, J. H. 1897
6 48 Letters - Owatonna Journal 1895-1896
6 49 Letters - Oyen, Odin J. 1895-1898
6 50 Letters - P 1895-1897
6 51 Letters - Pardee, Walter S. and Company 1894-1895
6 52 Letters - PerLee, W. J. 1897-1898
6 53 Letters - R 1895-1897
6 54 Letters - Richardson, F. P. 1897
6 55 Letters - Robinson, Warren 1897
6 56 Letters - Rogers, A. C. 1896-1901
6 57 Letters - S 1895-1898
6 58 Letters - Schroeder, Anton 1901
6 59 Letters - Sheridan, Thomas 1896
6 60 Letters - Spear, Anson R. re: Charles Thompson 1898
6 61 Letters - Speckeen, A. J. 1897
6 62 Letters - Spettel, S. J. 1898
6 63 Letters - T 1895-1898
6 64 Letters - Tate, James N. 1896-1898
6 65 Letters - Theopold Mercantile Company 1897-1898
6 66 Letters - Thompson, Charles 1897-1898
6 67 Letters - Tousley, DeWitt 1896
6 68 Letters - Tripp, J. S. 1897
6 69 Letters - U-V 1897-1898
6 70 Letters - Volz, F. B. 1897
6 71 Letters - W 1894-1898
6 72 Letters - Wedderburn, John and Company re: Patent 1897
6 73 Letters - Whipple, E. E. T. 1897-1898
6 74 Letters - Whittelsey Gas and Electric Fixture Company 1897-1898
6 75 Letters - Wilcox Manufacturing Company 1897
6 76 Letters - Willer Manufacturing Company 1897-1898
6 77 Letters - Wolff, L. Manufacturing Company 1895-1898
6 78 Letters - Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company 1895-1897
6 79 Letters - Yetter, Elmer C. 1896
7 1 Booklet - "Our New Church" - First Methodist Episcopal Church, Seattle n.d.
7 2 Cashbook (personal expenses) and Record book of Buildings 1890-1948
7 3 Clippings on Buildings in Washington State 1911
7 4 Drawings and Sketches n.d.
7 5 Ledger Book 1891-1913
7 6 Ledger Book 1901-1911
7 7 Letters of References on Olof Hanson 1889-1917
7 8 Memoranda of Agreement Between Frank Thayer and Olof Hanson 1902-1904
7 9 Memoranda of Agreement Between the Georgetown School and O. Hanson 1904
7 10 Prints of Buildings and Grounds n.d.
7 11 Record Book of Buildings 1891-1902
7 12 Record Book of Buildings 1897-1905
7 13 Sketch of a Proposed Parish House for All Angels Mission Deaf, Chicago n.d.
7 14 Specifications for Electric Light Fixtures for Washington State Deaf & Blind 1911
7 15 Specifications for Seattle High School 1902
7 16 Specifications for State School for the Deaf, Vancouver, Washington 1911
8 1 American Institute of Architects - Washington State Chapter 1911-1912
8 2 Correspondence - Appling-Griggs Co. re: Girls' Dorm 1911
8 3 Correspondence - Cement and Plaster Tests 1911
8 4 Correspondence - Clarke, Thomas P. - Supt., Washington State Deaf 1911-1912
8 5 Correspondence - Clarke County Abstract and Loan Co. re: Apt. Bldg. 1912
8 6 Correspondence - Ericksen and Hansen, Contractors 1912-1913
8 7 Correspondence - General 1903-1916
8 8 Correspondence - General Contractors 1911-1912
8 9 Correspondence - Mullin, George H. - Principal, Wash. State Blind 1911-1912
8 10 Correspondence - New School Building 1911-1912
8 11 Correspondence - Northern Clay Company 1911-1912
8 12 Correspondence - Olson, Ben Company 1911-1912
8 13 Correspondence - Snoqvalmie School, Washington State 1911
8 14 Correspondence - Standard Engineering Company 1911-1912
8 15 Correspondence - State Board of Control 1911
8 16 Correspondence - State Board of Control 1912
8 17 Correspondence - Stewart, H. D. - Contractor 1912
8 18 Correspondence - Superintendent of Construction 1911
8 19 Correspondence - Thompson, M. A. Heating Company 1911-1912
8 20 Correspondence - Warren Webster and Company 1911-1912
8 21 University Plumbing Company 1911
9 1 Book - "Minnen af Öfverste H. Mattson" 1890
9 2 Book - "Washington och dess Svenska Befolkning Af Ernest Skarstedt" 1908

 

   

Photographs List

 
Box Title Date
1 Apple Orchard in Leavenworth, Washington 1900s
1 Building n.d.
1 Buildings n.d.
1 Buildings in Faribault, Minnesota n.d.
1 Buildings in Seattle, Washington n.d.
1 Charles Thompson Memorial Hall 1915
1 Class at a school 1910s
1 Conference of Church Workers Among the Deaf 1931
1 Cousins in Sweden 1880s
1 Detail - Wrought Iron Fire Screen n.d.
1 Episcopal Rectory (Rice County) n.d..
1 Fjellander, Olga 1893
1 Fjellander, Ragnar 1931
1 Hanson, Agatha T. with daughters Alice and Helen, sisters Bertha, Cecilia, and Emma ca. 1907
1 Hanson, Agatha T. with sisters Emma and Bertha 1905
1 Hanson, Alice ca. 1905
1 Hanson, Alice ca. 1907
1 Hanson, Alice ca. 1907
1 Hanson, Alice - Beta Phi Alpha Convention 1927
1 Hanson, Alice and Helen 1910s
1 Hanson, Helen ca. 1907
1 Hanson, Helen, Marion and Alice ca. 1920
1 Hanson, Marion 1920s
1 Hanson, Marion - Wedding ca. 1920
1 Hanson, Marion, Alice and Helen ca. 1910
1 Hanson, Nilla Rasmusdotter with Olof and Agatha Hanson and granddaughter Marie ca. 1899
1 Hanson, Olof 1910s
1 Hanson, Olof 1900s
1 Hanson, Olof 1914
1 Hanson, Olof 1920s
1 Hanson, Olof 1930s
1 Hanson, Olof 1890s
1 Hanson, Olof and Agatha 1920s
1 Hanson, Olof and Agatha with friends 1920s
1 House in Sweden (Hans Mattson) 1914
1 Larsson, Hans 1870s
2 Martin, Nancy Jane ca. 1932
2 Mississippi School for the Deaf n.d.
2 North Dakota School for the Deaf n.d.
2 Olof Hanson's Office in Faribault n.d.
2 Play at a school 1920s
2 Rasmusson, Elna 1890s-1924
2 Residence in Tordarroch, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, NB 1899
2 Residence of A.W. Hogue n.d.
2 Residence of A.W. Wright n.d.
2 Residence of Charles Batchelder 1890s
2 Residence of Charles Thompson n.d.
2 Residence of Dr. Hagget n.d.
2 Residence of F.A. Berry 1920s
2 Residence of H.C. Mason n.d.
2 Residence of Harriett Russell 1920s
2 Residence of Jay Cooke Howard 1901
2 Residence of Jonathan L. Noyes n.d.
2 Residence of Milton Gautz n.d.
2 Residence of Mr. Nichols n.d.
2 Residence of Olof Hanson's first house in Seattle n.d.
2 Residence of Olof Hanson's second home in Seattle n.d.
2 Residence of T.A.A. Siegfriedt n.d.
2 School - Public School in Faribault n.d.
2 Store Building - Batchelder n.d.
2 Store Building - C.H. Klemer n.d.
2 Store Building - Charles Degen n.d.
2 Store Building - Weinfeld n.d.
2 Tiegel, Bertha 1890s
2 Tiegel, Bertha 1890s
2 Tiegel, Bertha 1890s
2 Tiegel, Cecilia 1920s
2 Tiegel, Cecilia? ca. 1900s
2 Tiegel, Robert 1910s
2 Tiegel, Ronald 1920s
2 Unidentified 1910s
2 Unidentified 1950s
2 Unidentified 1920s
2 Unidentified 1920s
2 United States Court House and Jail, Juneau, Alaska n.d.
2 Washington State School for the Blind n.d.
2 Washington State School for the Deaf - Lottie K. Clarke Hall (Girls' Dormitory) 1912