W. Stanley Hanson

W. Stanley Hanson (1883 - 1945) was a photographer, ethnographer, and trusted friend of the Miccosukee and Seminole tribes in South Florida.[1] He served as tax collector and commissioner in Lee County, Florida.[2] The Smithsonian Institution has a collection of his photographs.[3] The state archives of Florida have a photograph of him.[4] He also wrote about them and collected artworks from the tribes.[2] He served as Federal Inspector of Birds.[5]

His father, William Hanson (1842 - 1911), was a doctor in Ft. Myers who treated tribe members. Dr. William Hanson's wife Julia Allen Hanson (1843 - 1934) was also prominent in Ft. Myers.[1]

Stanley corresponded with Ernest Coe. He was involved in development of the Tamiami Trail connecting Southwest and Southeast Florida via a road through the Everglades.[1]

His son, W. Stanley Hanson, Jr. died October 5, 2005.[6] In 1975, he was interviewed about his father's life experiences as well as his own.[7]

Historian Woody Hanson is a descendant of the family.[8][9]

References
  1. Mott, Cynthia Marie. "The Hanson Family Archives of Fort Myers, Florida". University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
  2. "People of Influence: W. Stanley Hanson". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  3. "W. Stanley Hanson photographs of Seminole Indians in Florida ยท SOVA". sova.si.edu.
  4. Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Dr. W. Stanley Hanson with Seminole children at a temporary camp in Immokalee, Florida". Florida Memory.
  5. "Audubon". 1916.
  6. Obituary, The News-Press on Oct. 7, 2005
  7. "Interview with W. Stanley Hanson, Jr., June 25, 1975". ufdc.ufl.edu.
  8. "Exploring Edison and the Seminole Relationship with Historian Woody Hanson".
  9. "Lighthouse Project - Chapter Two: Fort Myers family history traces early days of life on SW Florida". archive.naplesnews.com.
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