Hugh Henry Hanna collection
Collection
Identifier: GS-018
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, research, and biographical information from Hugh Henry Hanna and others in Indiana, ranging from 1856 to 1931, regarding the Hanna, Bayless, and Sumwalt families. There is also an application for Hugh H. Hanna filled out by his son Hugh Henry Hanna, Jr.
Dates
- 1865 - 1931
Creator
- Hanna, Hugh Henry, 1848-1920 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with the Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Genealogy Division.
Biographical / Historical
Hugh Henry Hanna was born September 19, 1848, to Joseph Smith and Hester A. Sumwalt Hanna in Lafayette, Indiana. Hanna married Anna H. Sharpe on October 22, 1873, and they had three children: Hugh Henry, Elizabeth, and Katharine. After attending schools in Lafayette, Hanna attended Wabash College and the University of Berlin. He started working in his father’s bank until 1880 when he moved to Indianapolis. Hanna served as the president of Atlas Engine Works from 1895 to 1912. He also served as chairman of the Executive Committee of the Indianapolis Monetary Convention during 1897-1900, which had a large influence on the campaign for "honest money." He succeeded in securing the adoption of the gold standard in 1900 and received an appointment to chairman of a commission on the gold standard and foreign policy from U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908. Hanna died at his home at 1512 North Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 31, 1920, and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
FamilySearch. "Hugh Hugh Hanna Sr." Person. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LKML-LVV.
Hugh Henry Hanna letter to Theodore Roosevelt, April 21, 1903. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Accessed April 21, 2025. http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Research/Digital-Library/Record.aspx?libID=o40767.
"H. H. Hanna Dies Very Suddenly in Indianapolis." Lafayette Journal Courier, November 1, 1920
Sources:
Items in the collection.
FamilySearch. "Hugh Hugh Hanna Sr." Person. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LKML-LVV.
Hugh Henry Hanna letter to Theodore Roosevelt, April 21, 1903. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Accessed April 21, 2025. http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Research/Digital-Library/Record.aspx?libID=o40767.
"H. H. Hanna Dies Very Suddenly in Indianapolis." Lafayette Journal Courier, November 1, 1920
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (5 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by the Genealogy Division as several donations from Hugh Henry Hanna, Jr. from 1948 to 1961.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2025/02/17 by Sarah Pfundstein. EAD finding aid created 2025/02/22 by Sarah Pfundstein.
Creator
- Hanna, Hugh Henry, 1848-1920 (Person)
- Title
- Hugh Henry Hanna collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Genealogy Repository
Contact:
315 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3689
315 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3689
