John Thomas Hanley papers
Scope and Content
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of John Thomas Hanley. Included in the collection is correspondence, letters, notebooks, papers regarding engineering projects, state board of engineering certificates, papers regarding his time spent in the Armed Forces and papers regarding the Minnesota Experimental City (MXC).
Dates
- 1951-1985
Creator
- Hanley, John Thomas (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Use of Materials
Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Copyright
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.
Biographical Sketch of John Thomas Hanley
John Thomas Hanley was a civil engineer in the Midwest. He earned his master's degree in civil engineering from Dartmouth College in 1948. During the 1950s, Hanley was a Lieutenant in the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP) where he worked as a civil engineer. From 1960 to 1961, Hanley was an instructor in civil engineering at the University of Illinois. Hanley worked on the Minnesota Experimental City (MXC) project during the 1960s with University of Minnesota professor Walter Viverett. Hanley was also the president of Fowler-Hanley, Inc., an engineering firm, in the 1970s.
Extent
5 boxes (6.5 linear feet)
Abstract
Collection contains the papers of John Thomas Hanley, regional engineer who was involved with the Minnesota Experimental City (MXC) project.
Other Finding Aid Available
A finding aid with a contents list is available in University Archives.
Processing Information
Collection has not been processed.
- Civil engineering Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Minnesota. Experimental City Project
- Title
- John Thomas Hanley Papers, 1951-1985
- Author
- Karen Spilman
- Date
- March 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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