John Hanna Galleries records
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Collection Overview ...... 1 Administrative Information ...... 1 Scope and Contents...... 1 Scope and Contents...... 2 Biographical / Historical...... 1 Names and Subjects ...... 2 Container Listing ...... John Hanna Galleries records AAA.johnhang
Collection Overview
Repository: Archives of American Art
Title: John Hanna Galleries records
Identifier: AAA.johnhang
Date: 1885-1962
Creator: John Hanna Galleries (Detroit, Mich.) J.L. Hudson. Art department Hanna Galleries (Detroit, Mich.) Detroit Art Store Hanna-Thomson Galleries (Detroit, Mich.) John E. Hanna & Bros. (Detroit, Mich.) John Hanna Company Galleries (Detroit, Mich.) John Hanna, Inc. (Detroit, Mich.)
Extent: 5 Linear feet
Language: English .
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Donated 1961 and 1967 by Clifford and Jay Hanna. Restrictions Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Biographical / Historical
Several galleries owned wholly or in part by the Hanna family of Detroit over three generations. Past names include Detroit Art Store, Hanna-Thomson Galleries, John E. Hanna & Bros., John Hanna Company Galleries, John Hanna, Inc.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, receipts, invoices and miscellaneous papers, 1885-1962, of the John Hanna Galleries (and its precursors). Included are card files; ledgers; scrapbooks containing material on the J.L. Hudson art department in the 1930s and 1940s when it was operated by Jay Hanna; photographs; publications; and other records.
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Scope and Contents
REEL 439 AND SCANNED Photo of John F. Carlson, previously microfilmed under Photos of Artists I, and scanned.
Names and Subject Terms
This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms:
Types of Materials: Scrapbooks
Functions: Art galleries, Commercial -- Michigan
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