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 19 Collections and/or Records:
George H. Hansen loose photographs, 1900-1980
Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 2
Scope and Contents note
Photos of: George on his mission to England, on geology field trips, on his visit to Indonesia, in the ROTC; of Afton Allred Hansen on his mission to the Eastern States; of Bessie Hansen in Richfield, on vacations, and with her family and friends; of Mildred Allred on her mission to California; of the Greco family (George's aunt); of George's family while he was growing up in Richfield; of the Utah Agricultural College Fair; of Afton as a teacher, missionary, and mother; of George and Afton and...
Dates:
Other: 1900-1980
George H. Hansen negatives, 1896-1972
Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 4
Scope and Contents note
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; etc.
Dates:
Other: 1896-1972
George H. Hansen slides, 1915-1971
Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 3
Scope and Contents note
Slides of: George and Afton's family and their travels, and family reunions; Afton's BYU tour to Europe; trips (George and Afton, Mildred) to Hawaii, China, Indonesia, Africa, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand and Australia, Denmark, Norway, England, Fiji, Egypt, Greece, India, the Holy Land, Turkey, etc.
Dates:
Other: 1915-1971
Graduate School records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 118
Overview
Collection includes correspondence to and from Deans Christen Jensen (1953-1954), George H. Hansen (1954-1957), and A. Smith Pond (1957-1959) concerning the graduate programs, policies and requirements for admittance. Also includes memorandums concerning graduate awards, nominations for honorary degrees and the religious influence and standards of Brigham Young University.
Dates:
1952-1969
Oral history interview with George H. Hansen
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 44
Scope and Contents
Interview by Alonzo Morley with George H. Hansen, geologist, concerning his experiences in Richfield, Utah; as a student at Utah State University, 1915-1918, as a missionary in England, as a faculty member and administrator at Brigham Young University from 1927, and on later work at a university in Java. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Dates:
1980
George H. Hansen papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UA 509
Abstract
Includes correspondence, photographs, reports and news clippings concerning the College of Arts and Sciences, college policies, faculty, senior students and Utah's geology.
Dates:
1934-1959
George H. Hansen photograph collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1628
Abstract
This is primarily a collection of original Hansen prints, slides, and negatives and also includes photographic albums belonging to George Hansen, Afton Allred Hansen, and Bessie Hansen.
Dates:
approximately 1896-1980
George H. Hansen photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 154
Scope and Contents
Collection includes 109 photographs of southern Utah geology, as well as of log cabins and pioneers. Photographs collected or taken by Hansen, dating between the 1930s and the 1970s.
Dates:
approximately 1930-1979
Photographs of academic programs, approximately 1937-1953
Series — Carton: 1, Folder: 42-45
Identifier: UA 1070 Series 9
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of various academic programs at Brigham Young University, including photographs from the Training School and the programs the children were involved in. Also contains photos of George Hansen, the head of the Geology Department, and the study of geology and geography at BYU. Included are photos of the home economics program, including students cooking and involved in clothing and textiles, as well as photos from the horticulture and landscape program, circa 1937-1953.
Dates:
approximately 1937-1953