Anton Hanson Family Papers, 1909-1939

There was no original order to the material when it was received, therefore a series order was imposed during processing. The papers were first separated by record type. The correspondence was then separated by recipient and each group was arranged chronologically. The other series are also in chronological order.

Some of the letters to Sophia Hanson are from her brother Christian and are in Norwegian, others are from the Hanson children. There are also lists of contributors to a fund set up when the Hanson home burned in April 1928.

The letters to Martha are from her sisters and from classmates at the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis. There are also letters from Johanna's daughter Mildred describing her experiences while studying nursing in Spokane. The letters from Martha are her contributions to a Round Robin letter which circulated among her closest friends from L.B.I.

Legal documents include a mortgage, a statement of the value of Anton Hanson's estate at the time of his death, and an insurance policy.

The financial papers include check book records, promissory notes, and property tax notices.

The final series contains newspaper clippings about family members and greeting cards.