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Earl R. Hoover's Collection of Benjamin Hanby Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0484

  • Staff Only

This collection contains biographical materials on the songwriter Benjamin R. Hanby and a number of bibliographies on Hanby's songs, which were all collected by Judge Earl R. Hoover. The collection also contains newspaper clippings and records of speeches given by Hoover on Hanby.

Dates

  • 1941-1968

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

This collection contains biographical materials on the songwriter Benjamin R. Hanby collected by Judge Earl R. Hoover.

Biographical/Historical Note

Benjamin Russel Hanby was born on July 22, 1833 in Rushville, Ohio. In 1849, he moved to Westerville, Ohio to attend Otterbein University. Benjamin and his father, Bishop William Hanby, helped with the Underground Railroad by using their home as a station. After Hanby graduated from Otterbein in 1858, he went on to be a minister for a few years. In 1860, he became the principal at Seven Mile Academy in Ohio. By 1864, he was again working as a minister, but that was short lived as by the end of that year, he was running a singing school in New Paris. Hanby also composed quite a few popular songs which include Darling Nelly Gray, Up on the House Top, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, and Who is He in Yonder Stall. Hanby died on March 16, 1867 in Chicago from tuberculosis. He is buried in Otterbein Cemetery in Westerville.

Arrangement

This collection consists of a single folder.

Acquisition Note

This collection was donated to Special Collections between 1966 and 1968.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480