Laurentza Schantz-Hansen papers
Scope and Contents
Laurentza Schantz-Hansen papers document Schantz-Hansen’s career as a professor of applied design at Purdue. The collection features documents relating to Schantz-Hansen’s role as chair of the Advisory Committee on Art Affairs and materials related to her research and instruction.
Dates
- Creation: 1925 - 1954
Creator
- Schantz-Hansen, Laurentza, 1888-1974 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Copyright held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Biographical Information
Laurentza Schantz-Hansen came to Purdue University in 1929 as an instructor of applied design. By 1930, she had become the Head of the Department of Applied Design. She held this position for a quarter of a century, until her retirement in 1956. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and later pursued her Master of Arts degree from Columbia University. As a student of art, Schantz-Hansen studied painting in Woodstock, New York and Taxco, Mexico. She also travelled extensively in Europe to study her craft. In addition, Schantz-Hansen was awarded to Carnegie scholarships for advanced study in the history and appreciation of art at Harvard University. Close to the time of her retirement, Schant-Hansen presented Purdue University with her collection of more than 650 children's books as a donation to the Purdue Nursery School in the Department of Child Development and Family Life. Aside from the children's books, she also donated 350 volumes to the Purdue Libraries, most of which dealt with the arts and their cultural impact. Laurentza Schantz-Hansen passed away in 1974 in Iowa. She was 85 years old.
Extent
.2 Cubic Feet (Eight folders (five letter and three legal))
Acquisition Information
The exact provenance of this collection is unknown. In 1957 Laurentza Schantz-Hansen donated a large collection of Children books to the Purdue Library. These personal papers could have been part of that donation. In August 1980, Purdue librarian Elenore Carmack added related files to the collection.
Subject
- Purdue University. Faculty (Organization)
- Purdue University. Galleries (Organization)
- Title
- Laurentza Schantz-Hansen papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Keertana Marella, Ben Parnin
- Date
- 2020-04-23
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Third Edition. Collection description was first completed 2008-04-07.
Revision Statements
- 2020-04-08: Collection description updated by Keertana Marella
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
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