Hanna family photographs
Collection — Folder: SP149
Identifier: SP149
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs of May Coots Hanna and her nephew Mark Hanna in Indianapolis, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1920 to 1967. A single photograph of May Hanna's husband Judge Charles Hanna, with a note to his nephew Mark, is also included, as well as also two newspaper clippings, one of which is an obituary for May Hanna. There is also a color snapshot of Indiana University President Herman B. Wells, his mother, and Art Department chairman Mrs. Fletcher in May 1959.
Dates
- 1920-1967
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
May Lillian Coots was born on June 15, 1878 to Charles Edwin (1851–1930) Coots, Indianapolis Fire Chief (1902-1913), and Sarah Jeanette (Morton) Coots (1852–1918) in Indiana. She had a younger brother, Howard M. (1883–1965). During World War I, she worked with the Young Men's Christian Association and Red Cross in Indianapolis. Coots married Charles Thomas Hanna (1869–1931) on October 28, 1903 in Marion County, Indiana. He was a lawyer and Marion County Superior Court judge who died in 1931. May Hanna was an associate member of the Indiana Artists Club and the Matinee Musicale, and a charter member of the Women's Department Club and the Indiana Federation of Art Clubs. She died on March 7, 1967 at Winona Memorial Hospital and was buried with her husband in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Charles Thomas Hanna was born on December 27, 1869 to George Adams (1831–1901) and Eliza (Springsteen) Hanna (1839–1927) in Fortville, Indiana. He had 3 siblings: Anna Mary (1857-1932), Eldon (Enoch) Boaz (1858-1917), and Ida E. (1864-1927). Hanna became a lawyer, graduating from Indiana University's law school in 1897. He had a couple of short-lived partnerships before forming the law firm Hanna and Daily with Thomas A. Daily, a partnership that lasted 32 years. Hanna married May Lillian Coots (1878-1967) on October 28, 1903. He was appointed a judge of the Marion County Superior Court in 1907. Hanna died of heart failure at his home in Indianapolis on July 29, 1931 and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mark (Marcus) A. Hanna was born on November 25, 1899 to Eldon (Enoch) Boaz (1858-1917) and Ella B. (Rash) Hanna (1865-1923) in Indiana. He had an older sister, Leah Hope, and a half-brother, Clarence Cummins, from his mother's second marriage. He worked at Kingan and Company during World War I. Hanna graduated from Indiana University with an A.B. in English, where he was an athlete in baseball, football, and track and a member of Sigma Chi and Sigma Delta Chi. In 1920, Hanna worked as a page in the Indiana House of Representatives. He represented the Indianapolis Athletic Club at the National Amateur Atheltic Union Championships in Newark, New Jersey in 1922. He moved to Attleboro, Massachusetts where he worked as a sales manager. Hanna married teacher Josephine McAlexander in Indianapolis on January 16, 1926 and they lived in Attleboro. Hanna remarried in 1932, to Marjorie L. in North Attleboro. He later served as a major in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Charles T. Hanna." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles T. Hanna." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Marcus A. Hanna." U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark Hanna." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Coots." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Hanna." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Hanna." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Hanna." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Hanna." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Coots Hanna." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Coots." U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Coots." Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"C. E. Coots, Former Fire Chief, Is Dead." Indianapolis Star, April 25, 1930, 3. Accessed January 5, 2022. ProQuest.
"Charles T. Hanna, 61, Former Judge of Superior Court, Succumbs." Indianapolis Star, July 30, 1931, 9. Accessed January 6, 2022. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Anna Mary Hanna Bills." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55986846/anna-mary-bills.
Findagrave.com. "Charles Thomas Hanna." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45923171/charles-thomas-hanna.
Findagrave.com. "Ella Rash Hanna." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45923181/ella-hanna.
Findagrave.com. "George Adam Hanna." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225208983/george-adams-hanna.
Findagrave.com. "Ida E. Conner." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45873065/ida-e-conner.
Findagrave.com. "May Lillian Coots Hanna." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45923207/may-lillian-hanna.
"Former Oaklandon Resident." The Hancock Democrat (Greenfield, IN), February 24, 1927, 9. Accessed January 6, 2022. Newspapers.com.
"Hanna--Ella Rash." Obituary. Indianapolis Star, November 20, 1923, 5. Accessed January 6, 2022. ProQuest.
"Mark Hanna Marries." Brown County Democrat, January 14, 1926, 1. Accessed January 6, 2022. Newspapers.com.
"Miss McAlexander Weds Mark A. Hanna at Home." Indianapolis Star, January 10, 1926, Sec. 5, 1, 12. Accessed January 6, 2022. ProQuest.
"Widow Grandson of Gen. Conner Died Friday." The Noblesville Ledger (IN), July 2, 1927, 1. Accessed January 6, 2022. Newspapers.com.
Charles Thomas Hanna was born on December 27, 1869 to George Adams (1831–1901) and Eliza (Springsteen) Hanna (1839–1927) in Fortville, Indiana. He had 3 siblings: Anna Mary (1857-1932), Eldon (Enoch) Boaz (1858-1917), and Ida E. (1864-1927). Hanna became a lawyer, graduating from Indiana University's law school in 1897. He had a couple of short-lived partnerships before forming the law firm Hanna and Daily with Thomas A. Daily, a partnership that lasted 32 years. Hanna married May Lillian Coots (1878-1967) on October 28, 1903. He was appointed a judge of the Marion County Superior Court in 1907. Hanna died of heart failure at his home in Indianapolis on July 29, 1931 and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mark (Marcus) A. Hanna was born on November 25, 1899 to Eldon (Enoch) Boaz (1858-1917) and Ella B. (Rash) Hanna (1865-1923) in Indiana. He had an older sister, Leah Hope, and a half-brother, Clarence Cummins, from his mother's second marriage. He worked at Kingan and Company during World War I. Hanna graduated from Indiana University with an A.B. in English, where he was an athlete in baseball, football, and track and a member of Sigma Chi and Sigma Delta Chi. In 1920, Hanna worked as a page in the Indiana House of Representatives. He represented the Indianapolis Athletic Club at the National Amateur Atheltic Union Championships in Newark, New Jersey in 1922. He moved to Attleboro, Massachusetts where he worked as a sales manager. Hanna married teacher Josephine McAlexander in Indianapolis on January 16, 1926 and they lived in Attleboro. Hanna remarried in 1932, to Marjorie L. in North Attleboro. He later served as a major in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Charles T. Hanna." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles T. Hanna." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Marcus A. Hanna." U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark Hanna." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mark A. Hanna." U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Accessed January 6, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Coots." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Hanna." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Hanna." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Hanna." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Hanna." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Coots Hanna." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Coots." U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "May Coots." Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed January 5, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"C. E. Coots, Former Fire Chief, Is Dead." Indianapolis Star, April 25, 1930, 3. Accessed January 5, 2022. ProQuest.
"Charles T. Hanna, 61, Former Judge of Superior Court, Succumbs." Indianapolis Star, July 30, 1931, 9. Accessed January 6, 2022. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Anna Mary Hanna Bills." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55986846/anna-mary-bills.
Findagrave.com. "Charles Thomas Hanna." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45923171/charles-thomas-hanna.
Findagrave.com. "Ella Rash Hanna." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45923181/ella-hanna.
Findagrave.com. "George Adam Hanna." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225208983/george-adams-hanna.
Findagrave.com. "Ida E. Conner." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45873065/ida-e-conner.
Findagrave.com. "May Lillian Coots Hanna." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45923207/may-lillian-hanna.
"Former Oaklandon Resident." The Hancock Democrat (Greenfield, IN), February 24, 1927, 9. Accessed January 6, 2022. Newspapers.com.
"Hanna--Ella Rash." Obituary. Indianapolis Star, November 20, 1923, 5. Accessed January 6, 2022. ProQuest.
"Mark Hanna Marries." Brown County Democrat, January 14, 1926, 1. Accessed January 6, 2022. Newspapers.com.
"Miss McAlexander Weds Mark A. Hanna at Home." Indianapolis Star, January 10, 1926, Sec. 5, 1, 12. Accessed January 6, 2022. ProQuest.
"Widow Grandson of Gen. Conner Died Friday." The Noblesville Ledger (IN), July 2, 1927, 1. Accessed January 6, 2022. Newspapers.com.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Daily Wilson in 1978.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2022/01/06 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2022/01/06 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Hanna family photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
