HANLEY'S BELL STREET FUNERAL HOME (ATLANTA, GA.)
Hanley's Bell Street Funeral Home (Atlanta Ga.) records > Hanley family papers

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Series 2
Hanley family papers, 1929-1995
Boxes 107-116 and OP 13-14

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of the personal papers of the Hanley family and their associates from 1929-1995. The personal papers of Jesse Hanley and Doris Hanley compose the bulk of the material. Jesse Hanley's papers include financial records, correspondence, material pertaining to his involvement with the Gate City Lodge and the Georgia Association of Improved Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks of the World, and papers relating his death and estate. Since Hanley often used his personal bank account for business expenses, some of the financial records relate directly to the operation of the funeral home. All of the material from after Jesse Hanley's death in July 1948 was handled by the executrix of his estate, Lula Davidson.

Doris Hanley's papers contain materials relating to her personal finances, her involvement with the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks of the World, planning records from the Big Bethel African American Episcopal Church, her education, and her career as a teacher in Atlanta Public Schools. The financial records are primarily from 1972-1975. Doris Hanley's personal account was also occasionally used for matters relating to the business. The materials relating to her career include teaching manuals that offer educational theory and regulations as well as teaching resources that provide activities for the classroom.

The series also contains papers from other family members and associates. The papers include material relating to Hillman Hanley, Jr.; Hillman Hanley, Sr.; Florence Hanley; and Gladis Hanley. Papers relating to Doris Hanley's mother, Elnora Aiken, and sister, Lillie Mae Gibson, are also included. Close associates, Lula Davidson, who was secretary and treasurer for Hanley's Bell Street Funeral Home, and Gladys Willingham (1923-2009), who co-operated the business with Hillman and Doris Hanley, also have material in the series.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by family member.

Jesse Hanley papers
Box Folder Content
OP1 13 Architectural drawing of tomb, no date
107 1 Correspondence, 1944-1951
107 2 Correspondence concerning estate, January 1948-June 1952
107 3 Correspondence, condolence cards and telegrams, July 1948
107 4 Death certificate (copy), June 1948
107 5 Driver license renewal stub, June 1949
107 6 Financial records, account books, 1943,1947-1948
107 7 Financial records, bank statements, 1948-1952
107 8 Financial records, bills concerning estate [includes correspondence], 1948-1952
107 9 Financial records, bills owed by Jesse Hanley [includes correspondence], 1948-1949
107 10 Financial records, checks, 1947-1952
107 11 Financial records, deeds to secure debt, 1925-1931
107 12 Financial records, deposit slips, 1948-1952
107 13 Financial records, first mortgage real estate notes, negotiated by Weyman & Conners, July 15, 1929
107 14 Financial records, loan with Women's Christian Temperance Union of Georgia [includes correspondence], 1935-1948
107 15 Financial records, loans, 1943-1950
107 16 Financial records, taxes [includes correspondence], 1939-1951
107 17 Fulton County Court of Ordinary, inventory and appraisal, June 1949
108 1 Fulton County Court of Ordinary, statements, July 1948-September 1949
108 2 Funeral expenses, July-October 1948
OP1 14 Georgia State Board of Embalming, certificate of appreciation, July 1935
108 3 Georgia State Board of Funeral Service, membership card, 1951
108 4 Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World (I.B.P.O.E. of W.), application [blank], 1948
108 5 Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World (I.B.P.O.E. of W.), Georgia State Association, constitution and bylaws, no date
108 6 Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World (I.B.P.O.E. of W.), ledger, 1940-1943
108 7 Insurance [includes correspondence], 1929-1948
108 8 Legal documents relating to estate [includes correspondence], 1948-1957
108 9 Masonic Relief Association, the Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (M.W.U.G.L., A.F. & A.M.), State of Georgia, claim [blank], circa 1930s
108 10 Obituary by Warren R. Cochrane, 1948
108 11 Slum Clearance Notice, February 1, 1925
Doris Hanley papers
108 12 Address book, no date
108 13 Appointment book, 1967
108 14 Appointment book, 1972
108 15 Atlanta Association of Educators, 1973
108 16 Atlanta Public Schools, instructional information questionnaire, 1972-1973
108 17 Atlanta Public Schools, memos, 1973-1974
108 18 Atlanta Public Schools, "Research and Development Reviews," 1973-1974
108 19 Atlanta Public Schools, schedules, 1967-1968, 1973-1974
108 20 Atlanta Public Schools, school system objectives, 1973-1974
108 21 Atlanta University, sample thesis outlines, 1958-1959
108 22 Autobiographical sketch, circa 1961
109 1 Autograph book, Center High school, May 1942
109 2 Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, Pastor's Aid Board birthday list, no date
109 3 Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, Women's Day, 1968-1972
109 4 Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, Women's Day, 1973 [1 of 2]
109 5 Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, Women's Day, 1973 [2 of 2]
109 6 Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, Wedding of the Roses, 1973
109 7 Center for School and Community Services, "Your Community Schools," 1974
109 8 Class lists, 1973-1975
109 9 Class record book, 1973-1974
109 10 Classroom activities and assignments, no date
110 1 Composition book, unidentified author, no date
110 2 Correspondence, 1954-1975
110 3 Correspondence, no date
110 4 Faculty meeting notes, August 1973
110 5 Financial records, bank statements, 1973
110 6 Financial records, bills, 1972-1975
110 7 Financial records, checks, October 1972- March 1973
110 8 Financial records, checks, April-July 1973-
110 9 Financial records, checks, August-December, 1973
111 1 Financial records, checks, 1974
111 2 Financial records, check stubs, January 1972-March 1973
111 3 Financial records, check stubs, April 1973-May 1974
111 4 Financial records, expenses, 1974
111 5 Financial records, deposit slips, 1967-1974
111 6 Financial records, loans, 1966-1975
111 7 Financial records, Mastercharge, 1974
111 8 Financial records, payroll statements, 1964-1975
111 9 Financial records, tax returns, 1963-1975
111 10 Georgia Association of Educators, no date
111 11 Georgia Funeral Practitioner's Association, membership cards, 1974-1975
111 12 The Grand Bahama Development Company, 1973-1975 [includes correspondence]
112 1 Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World (I.B.P.O.E. of W.), J. H. Hanley Sports Unit, 1962-1965
112 2 Inman Park Elementary School, faculty list, no date
112 3 Inman Park Elementary School, visitation report, no date
112 4 In-service class, "Teaching Music Creatively through Songs and Rhythm," October 3, 1968-March 27, 1969
112 5 John B. Gordon School, schedules, 1973-1974
112 6 Life Insurance, 1948-1973
112 7 Master's thesis, "A Survey of the Causes of Slow Reading of Seven Pupils Enrolled in the Inman Park Elementary School, Atlanta, Georgia for the School Year 1959-1960," 1961
112 8 Membership role, unidentified organization, no date
112 9 Music books [1 of 2]
112 10 Music books [2 of 2]
112 11 National Domestic Workers Union of America, meeting notes, March 16, 1968
112 12 National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, membership card, 1973
112 13 Notebook [1 of 2], no date
112 14 Notebook [2 of 2], no date
112 15 Rogers, Clarence, life insurance, 1961-1974
112 16 State board review, no date
113 1 Teacher's plan book, 1961-1962
113 2 Teacher's plan book, 1966-1967
113 3 Teacher's plan book, 1972-1973
113 4 Teacher's plan book, 1973-1974
113 5 Teaching certificate renewal, April 1970
113 6 Teaching manuals, 1952-1953
113 7 Teaching manuals, Atlanta's Comprehensive Child Day Care Program, published by Atlanta Public Schools, April 26, 1972
113 8 Teaching manuals, Building a Better You, published by Georgia Department of Education, January 1972
113 9 Teaching manuals, Discipline, published by Atlanta Public Schools, January 1974
113 10 Teaching manuals, A Handbook for Teachers, published by Atlanta Public Schools, 1966-1967
113 11 Teaching manuals, Helps for Kindergarten Teachers, published by Atlanta Public Schools, circa 1967-1975
113 12 Teaching manuals, reading, no date
113 13 Teaching manuals, reading readiness, May 1972
113 14 Teaching manuals, Remedial Reading Handbook, published by Atlanta Public Schools, no date
114 1 Teaching manuals, standardized tests, 1973-1974
114 2 Teaching notes, no date
114 3 Teaching resources, Arbor Day, 1971
114 4 Teaching resources, art appreciation, no date
114 5 Teaching resources, Atlanta Humane Society, no date
114 6 Teaching resources, career education, no date
114 7 Teaching resources, Course of Study in Physical Education for First, Second, and Third Grades, published by Atlanta Public Schools, 1928-1929
114 8 Teaching resources, A Resource Guide to Moral and Spiritual Values, published by the Atlanta Public Schools, 1966
114 9 Teaching resources, safety education, no date
114 10 Teaching resources, speech therapy, no date
114 11 Teaching resources, no date
114 12 Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University, 1958-1961
114 13 Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University, commencement, 1961
114 14 Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University, Education 562, "Techniques of Teaching Reading," circa 1958-1961
114 15 Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University, "Problems in the Teaching of Elementary Science," circa 1958-1961
114 16 Tennessee State University, bulletin, 1970
114 17 Turner Monumental A.M.E Church, radio program, no date
114 18 Tuskegee Institute, Annual Report of the President, 1956-1957, 1973-1974
114 19 "The Tuskegean," 1974
114 20 Waycross Public Schools, 1953, 1969
114 21 The United Way, 1973-1975
114 22 Wheat Street Baptist Church, Sisters of Love Society, payment records, 1973
114 23 Writings by Doris Hanley, no date
115 1 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, circa 1950s-1970s
Other family members and associates papers
115 2 Aiken, Elnora, correspondence, 1974-1975
115 3 Aiken, Elnora, correspondence, no date
115 4 Aiken, Elnora, financial records, 1972-1975
115 5 Davidson, Lula, The American Woodmen, January 1950
115 6 Davidson, Lula, correspondence, 1948-1952
115 7 Davidson, Lula, Daughters of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World (I.B.P.O.E. of W.), financial cards, 1948-1951 [includes cards for Mary Drake and Ada Wharton]
115 8 Davidson, Lula, financial records, 1948-1952
115 9 Davidson, Lula, insurance, 1949-1950
115 10 Davidson, Lula, notes, no date
115 11 Davidson, Lula, rent account books, 1949-1951
115 12 Davidson, Lula, rent statements, 1949-1952
115 13 Gibson, Lillie Mae, 1973-1976
115 14 Hanley, Ethel Codell, United States Civil Service Commission confidential inquiry, 1952
115 15 Hanley, Florence, account books, 1940-1941, 1955-1957
115 16 Hanley, Florence, census of 1920, April 7, 1953
115 17 Hanley, Florence, correspondence, 1948-1961
115 18 Hanley, Florence, correspondence, no date
115 19 Hanley, Florence, financial records, circa 1953-1961
115 20 Hanley, Florence, marriage license to Joseph B. Sherard, April 5, 1951
115 21 Hanley, Florence, Wheat Street Baptist Church, Sisters of Love Society, payment records, 1952-1953, 1961
115 22 Hanley, Gladis, correspondence, May 1965
115 23 Hanley, Hillman, Jr., The American Woodmen receipts, 1949-1951
115 24 Hanley, Hillman, Jr., correspondence, 1948-1962
116 1 Hanley, Hillman, Jr., financial records, circa 1936-1953
116 2 Hanley, Hillman, Jr., Improved Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks of the World (I.B.P.O.E. of W.), notes, no date
116 3 Hanley, Hillman, Jr., Patricia Hanley v. Hillman Hanley, September 14, 1962
116 4 Hanley, Hillman, Jr., Throttle Twisters Motorcycle Club membership card, 1959
116 5 Hanley, Hillman, Sr., condolence cards
116 6 Hanley, Hillman, Sr., selective service registration certificate, April 25, 1942
116 7 Willingham, Gladys, correspondence, 1941-1974
116 8 Willingham, Gladys, correspondence, 1986-1995
116 9 Willingham, Gladys, Georgia Funeral Service Practitioners Association, 1982-1987
116 10 Willingham, Gladys, other records, 1970-1995
116 11 White, Parrie Lee, loans, 1940-1941
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