Ida Mae Hanks papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1762

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Dates

1920-1987

Creator

Hanks, Ida Mae, 1902-1999 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English and French.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Ida Mae Hanks (1902-1999) was born in Heber City, Utah to David Capener Hanks and Mary Elizabeth Baum Hanks. The family moved to Nampa, Idaho, where Hanks attended school. She received her B.A. from the University of Utah and a M.A. from the University of Idaho. She taught English, French, and Journalism in junior and senior high schools in the Nampa area for over forty years. An interest in the experiences of her brother, Harvard David Hanks, during World War I led her to research that war and write the manuscript included in this collection. A lifelong supporter of public education, Miss Hanks contacted the University of Utah and requested that the university set up a scholarship fund with the money she had set aside in her will. At her death in April 1999, it was discovered that the estate she bequeathed to the University of Utah was valued at 1.3 million dollars. The Hanks endowment is the basis for nine scholarships named after Hanks family members.

Extent

2.75 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Abstract

The Ida Mae Hanks papers (1920-1987) contain correspondence, memorabilia, notebooks, news clippings, and research files for Immortal Romance: The Doughboy and the French, an unpublished manuscript about the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Hanks received her B.A. from the University of Utah and her M.A. from the University of Idaho. She taught English, French, and Journalism in junior and senior high schools in the Nampa, Idaho area for over forty years. A supporter of public education, she set up a scholarship fund with the money she had set aside in her will.