Hansen, George H. (George Henry), 1896-1981
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 albums, 1914-1963
George H. Hansen loose photographs, 1900-1980
George H. Hansen negatives, 1896-1972
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.
George H. Hansen slides, 1915-1971
Contains 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, and Turkey.
Graduate School records
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.
George H. Hansen photograph collection
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.
George H. Hansen photographs
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.
Oral history interview with George H. Hansen
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.
Photographs of academic programs, approximately 1937-1953
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.
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- Indonesians 5
- Material Types 5
- Oil well drilling 5
- Zoning -- Utah 5
- Memorandums 3
- Photographs 3
- Budgets 2
- Personnel records 2
- Slides (Photography) 2
- Africa 1
- Alaska 1
- Arizona 1
- California 1
- Canada 1
- Chicago 1
- China 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Colorado 1
- Denmark 1
- Egypt 1
- England 1
- Fiji 1
- Florida 1
- France 1
- Gelatin dry plate negatives 1
- Geography -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo -- Photographs 1
- Geological specimens -- Photographs 1
- Geology -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo 1
- Geology -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo -- Photographs 1
- Geology -- Utah 1
- Germany 1
- Greece 1
- Hawaii 1
- Home economics -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo -- Photographs 1
- Honor system (Higher education) 1
- Horticulture -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo -- Photographs 1
- Idaho 1
- Indonesia 1
- Inventories 1
- Italy 1
- Kentucky 1
- Korea 1
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Utah -- Photographs 1
- Log cabins -- Utah -- Photographs 1
- Louisiana 1
- Minutes (Records) 1
- Montana 1
- Negatives 1
- Netherlands 1
- Nevada 1
- New York (State) 1
- New Zealand 1
- Norway 1
- Oral histories 1
- Oregon 1
- Outlines 1
- Palestine 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Photograph albums 1
- Photographic prints 1
- Postcards 1
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- Speeches, addresses, etc. 1
- Switzerland 1
- Texas 1
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- Utah 1
- Wyoming 1 + ∧ less