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Scope and Content: Documents and photographs related to the Carl Henning family of Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana, 1883-1944. Items in the collection include family photographs, newspaper clippings, Hanover College newsletters, invitations, blueprints and maps of graves.

Historical Note: Carl Henning was born April 4, 1879 in Scott County, Indiana to Dr. Robert Henning (1847-1897) and Sarah Jane Henning (1855-1879). He attended Hanover College become a doctor and military medical reserve in World War I after he graduated in 1902. He then went on to become one of Hanover's doctors and marries Rispah Robertson (1887-1945) in 1912. They had two children Sarah Elizabeth and Robert Matthew (1916-1972) who also graduate Hanover College in the 1930s. Both children went on to become teachers and Robert fought in World War II in the Air Force. Before he died Dr. Carl Henning had become not only the primary physician for Hanover, but also Town Historian and Air Raid Warden during World War II. He died November 24, 1958 and was buried beside his wife at Hanover Cemetery.

Creator

• Henning, Carl

Subject

• Hanover College

• Henning family

Publisher

• Hanover College

Language

• English

Identifier

• MSS52_FindingAid

Location

• Hanover, Indiana, United States

Keyword

• Hanover College, Carl Henning family papers, MSS 52

• Finding Aid

Date created

• 1883-1944

Resource type

• Book

Source

• 83a41a2a-5411-4316-bfe9-c7a2e2d6cef5

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/