Hanna house collection, 1900-1995 (inclusive)
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Correspondence, blueprints, drawings, photographs, and other records relating to the planning, design and construction of the campus home of Professor and Mrs. Paul R. Hanna. The collection focuses on the Hanna's work with architect Frank Lloyd Wright extending from the initial planning of the house through later renovations. Also included is a plaster star burst medallion, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, from the proscenium arch of the Louis Sullivan designed Garrick Theater in the Schiller Building (1892) in Chicago.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Extent | 46.5, Correspondence (1935-1982): 65 volumes, Blueprints and sketches: 374 sheets., Original architectural drawings: 7 sheets., Photographs: 500 items., Medallion: 1 item. |
| Place | California |
| Publication date | 1900 - 1995 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Hanna, Paul Robert, 1902-1988 |
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Subjects
| Subject | Hanna, Paul Robert, 1902-1988 |
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| Subject | Hanna, Jean Shuman |
| Subject | Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 |
| Subject | Paul R. Hanna House (Stanford, Calif.) |
| Subject | Architecture > Designs and plans |
| Subject | Architecture > United States > History > 20th century |
| Subject | Usonian houses > California > Stanford |
| Genre | Artifacts |
| Genre | Blueprints |
| Genre | Drawings |
| Genre | Photoprints |
Bibliographic information
| Additional physical form | also available on microfilm from the Architectural History Foundation or the M.I.T. Press. |
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| Reproduction | Correspondence (1935-1981), blueprints and sketches, and photographs: Microfilm. Rochester, N.Y.: Kodak, 1981. 7 microfilm reels. 35 mm. |
| Biographical/Historical | In 1935, Paul and Jean Hanna commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design their home to be built on the Stanford University campus. Construction, begun in 1937, continued in four stages over 25 years. The house was the first structure in the world to use Frank Lloyd Wright's hexagonal grid system, which has subsequently been used widely in American architecture. |
| Ownership | Gift of Paul R. Hanna and Jean S. Hanna, 1982. |
| Location |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gb597yd7556 |
| Location | Finding aid |
| Location | Department of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).