John Hansford and Bill Leach Personal Papers
The John Hansford and Bill Leach Personal Papers consists of correspondence, writings, personal papers, photographs, audiovisual material, and realia.
Dates
- 1957-2013
Creator
- Hansford, John Wayne, 1942-2011 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Some restrictions. Please contact Local History Curator for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.
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Extent
6.00 linear feet
7 boxes
Biographical Information
John Wayne Hansford (September 4, 1942 – January 15, 2011) was born in Wilmington Ohio and graduated from Wilmington High School in 1960. Hansford received a Bachelor of Arts in French from Georgetown University in 1964 and served in the United States Army from 1967-1969. He retired from Washington University in St. Louis after 25 years as the Director of Development Communications in July 2008. He had also held positions at Wittenberg University in Springfield Ohio and Wright State University in Fairborn Ohio.
William (Bill) Ray Leach (August 15, 1949 - January 9, 2015) was born in Madison County, Ohio. He graduated from Versailles High School in 1967. Bill was a retired courier. Hansford and Leach were partners for 37 years after meeting in January 1974 in Ohio.
Source of Acquisition
Accession number LH2017-004. Gift of Doug Eller, Executor of Estate, March 6, 2017
Other Descriptive Information
Part of the St. Louis LGBTQ Collecting Initiative.
Creator
- Hansford, John Wayne, 1942-2011 (Person)
- Leach, Bill (William Ray), 1949-2015 (Person)
- Title
- John Hansford and Bill Leach Personal Papers
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
Revision Statements
- 2021 February 26: Resource record updated in ArchiveSpace by Sarah Schnuriger.
Collecting Area Details
Part of the Local History Collecting Area
Miranda Rectenwald
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495
spec@wumail.wustl.edu