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Hansen, George H. (George Henry), 1896-1981

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1896 - 1981

Biographical History

George H. Hansen (1896-1981) was a geology professor and administrator at Brigham Young University, who served as dean of the graduate school between 1954 and 1957. Hansen spent time in Indonesia establishing a geology department at the Gadjah Mada University in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George H. Hansen negatives, 1896-1972

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains negatives of George Hansen at Utah State, family trips, and geology; Bessie Hansen with her family and friends; George's mission to England; findings of fossils, arrowheads, and interesting rocks; the trip to Indonesia; redistricting studies; fishing trips; artifacts from a trip to Mexico; Utah maps and documents; Utah gas and oil studies, soil profiles.

Dates: 1896-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1628, George H. Hansen photograph collection

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  • Subject: Material Types X
  • Subject: Negatives X
  • Type: Archival Object X

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