Nancy Coonsman Hahn papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hahn, Nancy Coonsman, 1887-1976
label: Names
content: Schulenberg, Adele, b. 1883
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Missouri -- St. Louis
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Scrapbooks
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1986 by Charless Hahn, Nancy Coonsman Hahn's son.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hahn, Nancy Coonsman, 1887-1976
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content: Nancy Coonsman Hahn papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor Nancy Coonsman Hahn measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1900 to 1966. The collection includes artworks, scattered biographical material and correspondence, photographs of Hahn, her work, and Adele Schulenberg Gleason, printed material, two mixed media scrapbooks, and writings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Nancy Coonsman Hahn (1887-1976) was a sculptor active in St. Louis, Missouri. She erected a memorial to Missouri soldiers killed during World War I in Cheppy, France entitled Victory.

Nancy Coonsman Hahn was born in St. Louis, Missouri and studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts under George Julian Zolnay. She established a studio with fellow sculptor Adele Schulenberg Gleason. She was awarded many commissions such as the Margaret R. Kincaid Fountain and two World War I memorials. Later in life, Hahn focused on small busts. 

She married Emanual Hahn in 1918 and they had one son, Charless Hahn. Nancy Coonsman Hahn died in Winnetka, Illinois in 1976.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1900-1966
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hahnnanc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor Nancy Coonsman Hahn measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1900 to 1966. The collection includes artworks, scattered biographical material and correspondence, photographs of Hahn, her work, and Adele Schulenberg Gleason, printed material, two mixed media scrapbooks, and writings.