Kermit O. Hanson papers, 1946-1988

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hanson, Kermit O
Title
Kermit O. Hanson papers
Dates
1946-1988 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.42 cubic feet
Collection Number
(Accession No. 3393-003)
Summary
Papers of a professor and dean of business administration at the University of Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Kermit O. Hanson was a professor of business administration, university administrator, and author. A native of Iowa, Hanson received both of his advanced degrees in economics from Iowa State University. He held positions with the Federal Land Bank of Omaha and with the Veterans Administration in Seattle before his appointment to the University of Washington faculty in 1948. Hanson later served as chairman of the department of accounting, finance and statistics (1955-1960), associate dean of the School of Business Administration (1959-1964) and dean of the School and Graduate School of Business Administration (1964-1981). In 1982, he was appointed to the rank of dean and professor emeritus. Hanson served as educational director of the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington from 1953 to 1981. He also founded the Pacific Rim Bankers Program in 1977.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Kemit O. Hanson papers include biographical features, correspondence, reports, speeches and writings, seminars, photographs, testimony, student work, 1946-1988.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Kermit Hanson papers, Accession No. 3393-003. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged by type of record.

Acquisition Information

Source: Kermit Hanson, 4/19/1989.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Biographical FeaturesReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/1-3

General Correspondence, 1946-1974Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/4-7

Intradepartmental Correspondence, 1948-1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/8

Interdepartmental Correspondence, 1951-1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/9

Student WorkReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box/Folder
1/10
University of Washington
1/11-12
Iowa State University
Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/13
"The Inflationary Outlook, 1952 and What It Means for the Pacific Telephone System"
1952
1/14
"The Report of the ad hoc Committee to Study the Situation in the University of Washington, School of Communications"
1970
1/15
"Developing a Capital Improvement Plan for King County/ Part IV: Analysis and Recommendations-1970"
1970
1/16
"Faculty Career Planning"
1972
1/17
"The Dean's Task Force on the Future of the University of Washington"
1979

Speeches and WritingsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/18
"Business Schools in Perspective"
1972
1/19
"Career Development in Banking" (Presentation to Billings, Montana bankers' group)
1976
1/20
"Challenges to Business Leadership"
1/21
"Curriculum from an American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Point of View" (Presentation at NUBAC meeting, Portland, Oregon)
1971
1/22
"Education--A Key to Personal Development" Junior Achievement Banquet Speech
1971
1/24
"Management Challenges in the 1970's"
1972
1/25
"Management Education and Banking in the 1970's" (Given to Montana State Banker's Association Convention)
1972
1/26
"New Dimensions in Education for Business" (U. of W. alumni Lecture)
1969
1/27
Ninth International Business Conference (notes)
1985
1/28
The Pacific Coast Banking School
1988
1/29
Pacific Rim Bankers Program
1987
1/30
"Pacific Rim Outlook" (Presentation to Executive Roundtable, Salt Lake City, Utah)
1982
1/31
"Potential of the Pacific Rim Region--Century of the Pacific" (Speech given at the annual meeting of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business)
1982
1/32
"Professional Program and Schools of Accounting - the Current Controversy" (Speech given at the Financial Executive Institute)
1977
1/33
"A Professional School Dean Views the office of the Graduate Dean" (Presentation to the Western Association of Graduate Schools annual meeting)
1978
1/34
"Reflections on My Experiences as a Dean" (Speech for the Western Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, Boise, Idaho)
undated
1/35
"Rim of the Pacific and How it Will Affect Our Future" (Presentation to the Western Trust Conference, Seattle, Washington)
1979
1/36
"Some Challenges and Opportunities for Business Schools in the 1970's" (Presentation for annual meeting of AUBER, New Orleans, Louisiana)
1971
1/37
"Trends in Graduate Education for Business" (Presentation for University of British Columbia annual meeting of alumni and faculty and the faculty of commerce)
undated
1/38
"Universities and Management Consultancy" (Presented at the meeting on development and management consultancy, United Nations Industrial Development Program, Santiago, Chile)
1971

Subject FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/39-40
Subsistence Procurement for the Armed Services
1/41
Managerial Statistics--Adoptions and Sales
1952

ProceedingsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/42-43
Public Utility Commissioner of Oregon
1958

Testimony, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/44

Clippings, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/45

Photographs, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/46

Ephemera, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/47

Miscellany, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/48

SeminarsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
2/1-4
Journey for Perspective
1965, 1968
2/5
Journey for Perspective Notes
1964-68

American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, Accounting Accreditation Planning Committee, 1979-1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2/6

Includes correspondence, newsletter, notes and reports.

University of Washington, Pacific Rim Research Project, 1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2/7

Includes correspondence, project meeting, notes, and reports of trip.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Bankers--Training of--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Banks and banking--Study and teaching (Higher)--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Business education
  • Business education--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Hanson, Kermit O.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Pacific Coast Banking School
  • Pacific Rim Bankers Program
  • University of Washington. College of Business Administration
  • University of Washington. Graduate School of Business Administration
  • University of Washington. School of Business Administration

Form or Genre Terms

  • Biography files
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Correspondence
  • Ephemera
  • Photographs
  • Reports
  • Speeches, addresses, etc
  • Writings

Occupations

  • Business teachers
  • College teachers
  • Deans (Education)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • University of Washington University Archives

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)