William Kenneth Hyslop Papers, 1918-1981
Collection Overview
Title: William Kenneth Hyslop Papers, 1918-1981
ID: OGLMC963
Primary Creator: Hyslop, William Kenneth (1885-1981)
Extent: 4.0 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 03/27/1984
Subjects: Agriculture, University of North Dakota - Alumni, University of North Dakota - Benefactors
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
William Kenneth Hyslop was born May 19, 1885, in Inkster, North Dakota. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hyslop. The family moved to Grand Forks when he was twelve years old. He attended Grand Forks High School and was a member of the football team. Following graduation, Hyslop enrolled at the University of North Dakota (UND) in 1902. He was an active member of the A.D.T. Literary Society, played several positions on the baseball team, and was Junior Class president. He was also a founding member of the Bungaloo Club, which became the Beta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Chi in 1909. He graduated from UND June 14, 1906, with a B.A. degree from the College of Arts.
After graduation, Hyslop went to New Mexico with two friends where the three made a considerable profit from a copper mining venture. He invested the money in a 3,000 acre farm in Alberta, Canada, which Hyslop managed for five years. While working on the farm, Hyslop took a winter job with the International Harvester Company. In 1914, he was transfered to Europe, where he worked for the company for eleven years. In 1925, he took a position with Ford Motor Company as their head of operations in Spain and France.
In 1931, Hyslop joined the Massey-Harris Company, a farm equipment manufacturer, as their European manager. After he was promoted to president and general manager of the company in 1938, Hyslop returned to the United States. He led the company through the World War II years, during which the company manufactured tanks and military hardware. He also guided the company through its transition to a peace-time economy, when it resumed manufacturing farm equipment. He retired as chairman of the board and first vice-president in 1950. Following retirement, his hobbies included traveling, hunting, fishing and golf.
Hyslop was a generous contributor to UND. In January 1980, he gifted over 4,100 acres of land in the Red River Valley appraised at $5.2 million. Previous gifts included more than $153,000 in corporate stock, as well as 2,000 acres of land in the United States and Canada. Hyslop was honored by the UND Alumni Association in 1959 with a Distinguished Service Citation.
Hyslop died May 30, 1981, in Racine, Wisconsin. Upon his death, UND was the beneficiary of an additional two million dollars. The UND Fieldhouse and its impending addition were named in Hyslop's honor July 17, 1981.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: UND Alumni Association
Acquisition Method: Donation; 84-1284
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). William Kenneth Hyslop Papers. OGLMC 963, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in February 2013.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Photographs 5],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, Europe, 1918-1938
- Folder 2: Report on Trip to Germany for Massey-Harris, May-August 1950
- Folder 3: Report on Trip to Turkey for Massey-Harris, 1950
- Folder 4: Massey-Harris Company Reports, Sales, Engineering, Production, Prices, Personnel, Financial, 1940-1950
- Folder 5: Hyslop Properties Partnership, Correspondence, and Other Documents, 1941-1978
- Folder 6: Canadian Investments, Correspondence with Housser and Company, Limited, Investment Dealers, Toronto, Canada, January 1967 to March 1974
- Folder 7: Canadian Mineral Rights, 1949-1975
- Folder 8: Record of Investments (Ledger), 1938-1981
- Folder 9: Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada (Ledger), 1957-1978
- Folder 10: Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada, Correspondence and Statements, October 1957 to December 1960
- Folder 11: Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada, Correspondence and Statements, January 1961 to July 1976
- Folder 1: Correspondence, Europe, 1918-1938
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Carmangay, Alberta Property, Correspondence and Other Documents, 1949-1976
- Folder 2: Carmangay, Alberta Property, Correspondence with William F. Clelland and Other Documents, March 1976 to January 1980
- Folder 3: North Dakota and Minnesota Farm Properties, Correspondence with A.C. Moore, February 1954 to December 1956
- Folder 4: North Dakota and Minnesota Farm Properties, Correspondence with A.C. Moore, 1957
- Folder 5: North Dakota and Minnesota Farm Properties, Correspondence with A.C. Moore, 1958, December 1976
- Folder 6: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1939-1940
- Folder 7: Hyslop Farms, Report for 1941, Cropping Plans for 1942
- Folder 8: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1943
- Folder 9: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1944
- Folder 10: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1945
- Folder 11: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1946
- Folder 12: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1947
- Folder 13: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1948
- Folder 14: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1967
- Folder 15: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1969-1971
- Folder 16: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1973-1975
- Folder 17: Hyslop Farms, Report, 1976-1979
- Folder 1: Carmangay, Alberta Property, Correspondence and Other Documents, 1949-1976
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Income Tax Returns, 1947-1954
- Folder 2: Income Tax Data, 1947
- Folder 3: Income Tax Data, 1949
- Folder 4: Income Tax Data, 1951
- Folder 5: Income Tax Data, 1952
- Folder 6: Income Tax Data, 1953
- Folder 7: Income Tax Data, 1954
- Folder 8: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1955
- Folder 9: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1961
- Folder 10: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1967
- Folder 11: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1968
- Folder 12: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1969
- Folder 13: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1970
- Folder 14: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1971
- Folder 15: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1972
- Folder 16: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1973
- Folder 17: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1974
- Folder 18: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1975
- Folder 19: Income Tax Data and Returns, 1976
- Folder 20: Employer's Quarterly Tax Return for Household Employees ( Mrs. Frances Pfaffl), 1969-1978
- Folder 1: Income Tax Returns, 1947-1954
- Box 4
- Folder 1: First National Bank and Trust of Racine, Racine Wisconsin, Correspondence, 1959-1981
- Folder 2: Correspondence with Lloyd Stone, 1955-1974
- Folder 3: University of North Dakota Bequest, Correspondence, etc., 1980
- Folder 4: Beta Zeta Material; Sigma Chi, 1960-1981
- Folder 5: Alumni Reunions, 1955-1958
- Folder 6: Distinguished Service Citation from the Alumni Association, UND, 1959, and 1906 Commencement Program.
- Folder 7: Receipts
- Folder 8: Passports
- Folder 9: Maps and Hunting Data
- Folder 10: Hunting and Fishing Trips, 1945-1952
- Folder 11: Hunting and Fishing Trips, 1953-1961
- Folder 12: Hunting and Fishing Trips, 1961-1972
- Folder 13: African Hunt, 1951
- Folder 14: Café Girandeau Hunting Trips, 1952-1959
- Folder 15: Manitou Island Hunting Trips, 1941-1960
- Folder 16: Hunting Trips, Correspondence, 1946-1956
- Folder 17: Address and Note Books
- Folder 18: Newspaper Clippings, 1947-1978
- Folder 19: Miscellaneous
- Folder 20: Golfing Award for Scoring His Age
- Folder 1: First National Bank and Trust of Racine, Racine Wisconsin, Correspondence, 1959-1981
- Photographs 5
- These photographs were placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.
- Photograph 1: Chautauqua Baseball Team, Hyslop second from right, first row, 1906
- Photograph 2: Hunting Photo - (left to right) Hyslop, Winkel, Tucker, Stuttgart, Arkansas, December 10, 1947
- Photograph 3: Hunting Photo - K. D. Schuffe, Stuttgart, Arkansas, December 10, 1947
- Photograph 4: Hunting Photo - Wally Winkel, Stuttgart, Arkansas, December 10, 1947
- Photograph 5: Hunting Photo - K. D. Schuffe calling ducks, Stuttgart, Arkansas, November 1953
- Photograph 6: Hunting Photo - Man cleaning ducks, Stuttgart, November 1953
- Photograph 7: Hunting Photo - J. I. Seay calling ducks, Stuttgart, Arkansas, November 1953
- Photograph 8: Hunting Photo - (left to right) Howard Conrey, Ken Hyslop, two unidentified men, Jack Reese, J. I. Seay, Stuttgart, Arkansas, November 1953
- Photograph 9: Hunting Photo - (left to right) Ken Hyslop, Ray Haggard, Niel Schuffe, J. I. Seay with Back to Photographer, Stuttgart, Arkansas, November 25, 1953
- Photograph 10: Hunting Photo - (left to right) Front Row, Eddie Sodd, Ray Haggard; Back Row, Elliot Adams, Ken Hyslop, Russell Kurten, Herb Bloom, Thorwald Beck, Stuttgart, Arkansas at J. I. Seay's Lodge, November 1953
- Photograph 11: Autographed Photo of Arnold Palmer
- Photograph 1: Chautauqua Baseball Team, Hyslop second from right, first row, 1906
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