Collection: Bea Hanks Wardlaw letters

Summary

Collection of letters by Mrs. W.G. Hanks and her two daughters, Ina and Ora Joe, from Idaho to another daughter, Bea, in Rogers, Arkansas. Letters reflect family life in Rupert, Idaho and the Magic Valley during the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Dates

Creation: 1939 - 1954

Biographical Note

Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hanks, of Johnson, Arkansas had four daughters.

Two of their daughters, Ina [married to Everett Jacks] and Ora Joe [married to Bill Keicher], moved to Rupert, Idaho in the late 1930s where they homesteaded with their husbands.

The other two daughters, Bea [married to Harold Wardlaw] and Mabel [married to Otto Crum], remained in Arkansas.

After her divorce in 1941, Ora Joe returned to Arkansas where she was addmited to the State Hospital at Little Rock for a period of time.

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (1 small document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Folder 1: Letters, Mrs. W. G. Hanks to Bea Hanks Wardlaw, 1939, undated Folder 2: Letters, Ina Hanks Jack to Bea Hanks Wardlaw, 1941-1952 Folder 3: Letters, Ora Joe Hanks Keicher to Bea Hanks Wardlaw, 1939-1942 Folder 4: Letters, miscellaneous, 1946-1954 Folder 5: Policies, bank statements, 1939-1942 Folder 6: Photographs, Hanks families (some images identified)