Hannsz, Mattie, 1898-1991

Mattie May Gray was born on April 22, 1897 to Mr. and Mrs. William Gray of New Lisbon, Wisconsin. She transferred from the University of Wisconsin State Normal School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin to the Northwestern University School of Oratory (later the School of Speech). Mattie Gray received a diploma in 1919 and a Bachelor of Science in Oratory degree in 1926 both from Northwestern University. While at Northwestern University, she was a member of Phi Beta Sorority. She married Arthur Hannsz. She moved to Gary, Indiana in 1939 and taught at Lew Wallace School.

From the guide to the Mattie May Gray (1897-1991) Papers, 1907-1917, (Northwestern University Archives)