[Elvis Presley with Guitar], January 28, 1977
[Hillary Clinton Greets Crowd], ca. 1996
[Ray Nasher and Walt Disney], ca. 1960s
[Texas Gov. Bill Clements and
Rita Clements Dancing] ca. 1987
[Jerry Jones and Lilly Dodson, Cowboys Victory Party, 1996]
[Gerald Ford, Red RiverShowdown], 1976
Dallas Mayor Wes Wise watchesNixon's resignation, 1974
President George H. W. Bushafter throwing the first pitch at Rangers home opener, 1991
About the Collection
Holding library: DeGolyer Library
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Overview
The Andy Hanson Photographs and Papers, circa 1955-2008 collection, held at the DeGolyer Library, is an important visual record of Dallas history. The large archive of more than 79,000 prints and 373,000 negatives provide a "who’s who" of people living in Dallas and the celebrities and politicians who visited the city from 1960 to 2008. Hanson’s collection includes both national and local politicians, business leaders, musicians, singers, stage, motion picture screen and television stars, comedians, authors, artists, athletes, opera virtuosi, among other professions and Dallas people of note.
Andrew “Andy” Anthony Hanson was born March 7, 1932 on a citrus farm in Falfurrias, Texas. Andy’s interest in photography started at the age of ten with his first camera and a darkroom in the family garage. Andy attended Texas A&I University, Kingsville, Texas (now Texas A&M University, Kingsville) and served as editor and photographer of the campus newspaper and the college yearbook. He transferred to the University of Houston to complete a B.S. in journalism. After graduation, he took a full-time position as photojournalist at The Houston Post. In 1960, Andy moved to Dallas to join the photography staff of The Dallas Times Herald where he remained until the newspaper closed in December 1990. Hanson continued working as a photographer in Dallas until his death in 2008.
A finding aid for the Hanson collection is available in TARO.
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Copyright usage terms vary throughout the collection. Each item contains information about usage terms. If SMU does not have the right to publish the item on the Internet, only the item's metadata will be available and the digitized object will be available on a restricted access basis. Such items may only be viewed on campus. When items are available for use, please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.