NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG3855.AM: Hannah Larsen, 1887-1955
Papers: 1939-1954
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.: Community leader
Size: 1.0 cu.ft.; 2 boxes
BACKGROUND NOTE
Hannah Larsen was a former member of the board of directors of the Lincoln Y.W.C.A. and was active in the Lincoln Goodwill Industries, Southwest Community Center Board, and the Outlook Club. See her obituary (17 November 1955) in the Lincoln Star for more biographical information.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection consists of two boxes arranged in six series: (1) Correspondence; (2) Manuscripts; (3) Organizations; (4) Miscellaneous; (5) Post Cards; and (6) Scrapbooks. The material in the collection relates to Hannah Larsen’s work with the Y.W.C.A., and the Outlook Club.
DESCRIPTION
Series 1 – Correspondence, 1955 and undated
Box 1
Folder
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- Letters of sympathy to Miss Tillie Larsen (Hannah’s sister) and notification to Hannah Larsen of appointment to Y.W.C.A. Board of Directors
Series 2 – Manuscripts
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- “Ellen H. Richards,” biography by Edna Yost, published in American Women of Science, 1943
“Australia,” general information, unsigned, undated
“The Passing of the Sailing Ship,” unsigned, undated
“Achievements in Radar,” unsigned, undated
“The Ozark Country,” unsigned, undated
“Our Caribbean Possessions,” unsigned, undated
“Bells and Their Traditions,” John Keating
“Juliana of the Netherlands,” unsigned, undated
“European and American Old Glass,” unsigned, undated
“America’s Petroleum Industry,” unsigned, undated
“150 Years Young” (Washington, D.C.), unsigned, undated
“Harlem,” unsigned, undated
“The Melting Pot,” (New York City), unsigned, undated
“It’s the Berrys’,” unsigned, undated
Biography of Thomas Jefferson, unsigned, undated
- “Ellen H. Richards,” biography by Edna Yost, published in American Women of Science, 1943
Series 3 – Organizations
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- Outlook Club, By-Laws, minutes, 1940-1941, and programs, 1939-1954; including a bibliography
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- Y.W.C.A., constitution, amendments, by-laws
Series 4 – Miscellaneous
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- Two certificates of honorary Citizenship to Hannah Larsen from Boys’ Town, 1942, 1946
Clippings
Y.W.C.A. electoral certificate and pin
Devotional
Scraps
Funeral sermon
- Two certificates of honorary Citizenship to Hannah Larsen from Boys’ Town, 1942, 1946
Series 5 – Post cards
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- Travel post cards, 1940s
Series 6 – Scrapbooks
Box 2
Folder
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- An inspirational scrapbook and one containing cards received during an illness
ADDED ENTRIES:
Larsen, Hannah, 1887-1955
Lincoln (Neb.) — History
Outlook Club (Lincoln, Neb.)
Women in Nebraska
Young Women’s Christian Association (Lincoln, Neb.)
HEK/js 06-15-1965
Encoded TMM 05-26-2010