A.L. Hanson Papers, 1878-1937, 1964, 1965, 1993, 2005

A.L. Hanson Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: A.L. Hanson Papers, 1878-1937, 1964, 1965, 1993, 2005

ID: OGLMC1244

Primary Creator: Hanson, A. L. (Albert) (1854-1938)

Extent: 31.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 07/31/1991. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Business and Industry, Hillsboro, North Dakota

Languages: English

Abstract

1854-1938; Involved in banks and real estate in Hillsboro, North Dakota

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The A.L. Hanson Papers date from 1878 to 2005 and consist almost entirely of business related correspondence from 1878 to 1937. Also included is a small amount of political and personal correspondence. All of the correspondence is arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by the name of the individual or company.

Collection Historical Note

Albert L. Hanson was born October 28, 1854, in Allamakee County, Iowa. He was one of nine children born to Hans and Maren Hanson, who had immigrated to America from Norway in 1851. Hanson graduated from Iowa State Agricultural College, Ames, Iowa, in 1879. Hanson had been involved in private banking since at least 1878. He moved to Hillsboro, Dakota Territory, circa 1881.

In Hillsboro, Hanson went into banking with Amos L. Plummer. Circa 1882, Hanson and Plummer opened up the Hillsboro Bank with Plummer serving as president and Hanson as cashier. Besides general banking duties, they were also involved in making collections and Hanson served as an agent for a number of insurance companies.

In January 1884, Louis G. Phelps sold a Buxton, Dakota Territory, bank to A.L. Hanson and A.L. Plummer. This became a branch bank of the Hillsboro Bank. A.L. Hanson became the manager and Oliver S. Hanson, Albert's younger brother, was named cashier. In September 1884, A.L. Plummer and A.L. Hanson sold the Bank of Buxton to O.S. Hanson and Harry W. Davis. Later on O.S. Hanson bought out Davis.

In 1885, A.L. Plummer and A.L. Hanson obtained a national bank charter under the name of Hillsboro National Bank. Plummer was elected president and Hanson vice-president. In 1887, A.L. Hanson purchased Plummer's shares in the Hillsboro National Bank. Plummer purchased Hanson's interests in the bank in 1890 and became the major stockholder. In 1929, this bank was consolidated with the First National Bank of Hillsboro. All records of the former bank were lost or destroyed. It was also around this time that A.L. Hanson married again, having been widowed earlier.

Circa 1888 A.L. Hanson entered the real estate and tax titles business. In 1889 Hanson advertised "A.L. Hanson, Real Estate, Loans, Tax Titles and Collections." This same year the National Bank of Wahpeton was organized with Daniel Patterson as president and Hanson as vice-president.

A.L. Hanson was a member of the I.O.O.F., or Odd Fellows, having been commissioned District Deputy Grand Master for Traill and Griggs Counties in May 1883. He also served as director and treasurer of the school district at Hillsboro, circa 1884, was Hillsboro's city treasurer from circa 1885-1887, and managed the opera house in Hillsboro, circa 1888-1889. He was also the secretary of the Park Committee, circa 1889, served on the Board of Trustees of the University of North Dakota, circa 1889-1891, and was a member of the Hillsboro Fire Department, circa 1889-1891.

A.L. Hanson died July 23, 1938.

Sources:

Anderson, Beatrice O, Clarence Anderson and Leonard Beal. Yesteryears in Traill: Traill County, North Dakota. Traill County Historical Society, 1976.

Hauge, Robert and Lila Hauge, ed. Buxton Centennial Book: 1880-1980, Buxton, Traill County, North Dakota. Finley, ND: Buxton Centennial Committee, 1980.

Hillsboro, North Dakota: The First Hundred Years. Hillsboro, ND, 1981.

Iowa State University Alumni Association

Subject/Index Terms

Business and Industry
Hillsboro, North Dakota

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Additional material was donated by JoAnn Miller, White Earth, Minnesota, on August 24, 1995 (Acc95- 2028) and Louise Spaeth Morris on August 4, 1993 (Acc.93-1916) and in February 2005 (Acc.2005-2752).

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Louise S. Morris, Marietta Spaeth Scherer, JoAnn Miller White and Sandra Spaeth Willis

Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc.91-1785

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). A. L. Hanson Papers. OGLMC 1244, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in May 2015.

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Folder 1: 1886-Odegard, J.T.
Folder 2: 1886-Olsen, Ingebor - Olson, Ben
Folder 3: 1886-Olson, John
Folder 4: 1886-Olson, Ole M.
Folder 5: 1886-Olson, Osmund - Ottumwa Starch Co.
Folder 6: 1886-Panta, Julius
Folder 7: c1886-Patterson, W.A.
Folder 8: 1886-Pearson, Lern - Pitts Agricultural Works
Folder 9: 1886-Plummer, A.L.
Folder 10: 1886-Plummer, B.A. - Powers Dry Goods Co.
Folder 11: 1886-Plummer, M.A.
Folder 12: 1886-Ray, Robert - Read, J.C.
Folder 13: 1886-Reah, H.H.
Folder 14: 1886-Reeve, J. - Reuid, A.E.
Folder 15: 1886-Revolution Ins. Co. - Riveland, R.
Folder 16: 1886-Roberts, Augustus - Rosholt, J.
Folder 17: 1886-Russell, Charles
Folder 18: 1886-Rygg, Ingebrigt
Folder 19: 1886-St. Paul Harvester Works - Sandwich Manufacturing Company
Folder 20: 1886-Scanton, J.B.
Folder 21: 1886-Schmidt, Charles G. - Sercomb
Folder 22: 1886-Seine, Ole
Folder 23: 1886-Seymour, E.S.
Folder 24: 1886-Shave, Walter - Skaugstad, Nels
Folder 25: 1886-Smart, H.P.
Folder 26: 1886-Smith & Hawley - Sonstrud
Folder 27: 1886-Sorley, J.A. - Steele, C.M.
Folder 28: 1886-Steele, Charles - Stewart, N.A.
Folder 29: 1886-Steward, S. - Strinberg, Henry
Folder 30: 1886-Strong-Hackett Hardware Co.
Folder 31: 1886-Stroup,J. - Sundby, A.
Folder 32: 1886-Sunby, Nels K.
Folder 33: 1886-Sunby, Ole N.
Folder 34: 1886-Sundet, John - Swift, Charles
Folder 35: 1886-Talsno, Ludvig N. - Thayer, Geo. F.
Folder 36: 1886-Thomas, A.D. - Thompson, Ole
Folder 37: 1886-Thompsons American Bank Report - Thorson, A.J.
Folder 38: 1886-Thorstad, John S. - Traill, J.
Folder 39: 1886-Treasurer, Hillsboro - Treasurer, Traill County
Folder 40: 1886-Tufts, James W. - Tyler, R.S.
Folder 41: 1886-Ullensaker, Martin H.
Folder 42: 1886-Underdahl, R.J. - Veikle, John
Folder 43: 1886-Vaughn, S.
Folder 44: 1886-Waage, M.J. - Walsh, Thomas
Folder 45: 1886-Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Co.
Folder 46: 1886-Warren, Bank of
Folder 47: 1886-Waslin, A.P.
Folder 48: 1886-Wheel and Seeder Co. - Whiting & Carlisle
Folder 49: 1886-White, A.A.
Folder 50: 1886-White, G.A.
Folder 51: 1886-Wieland, Ernst
Folder 52: 1886-Wilbur, D.B. - Winship, Geo. B.
Folder 53: 1886-Willson, H.N.
Folder 54: 1886-Wilson Ball & Wallin
Folder 55: 1886-Winter, Fred D.
Folder 56: 1886-W.P. Co. - Wood, L.N. & Co.
Folder 57: 1886-Woodhouse, S.W. - Woodwis, R.
Folder 58: 1886-Yanz, Griggs & Howes
Folder 59: 1887-Aakre, E.G. - Anderson, John S.
Folder 60: 1887-Ames, F.W.
Folder 61: 1887-Anderson, M. - Argus
Folder 62: 1887-Arbecam, B.L. & Co.
Folder 63: 1887-Asheim, Osten
Folder 64: 1887-Bacon, Elias
Folder 65: 1887-Baker, W.D. - Beale, Benjamin
Folder 66: 1887-Bayless, V.W.
Folder 67: 1887-Beidler & Robinson Lumber Co.
Folder 68: 1887-Belanger, F.
Folder 69: 1887-Bell, Andrew
Folder 70: 1887-Berge, Lars - Berge, N.
Folder 71: 1887-Best, William H.
Folder 72: 1887-Bigelow, E.A. & Co. - Bowers, G.E.
Folder 73: 1887-Bradstreet Company
Folder 74: 1887-Branch, L.B. - Brownson, C.
Folder 75: 1887-Briggs, C.C.
Folder 76: 1887-Brunsdale, K.H.
Folder 77: 1887-Burleigh Co. - Burnham, Samuel
Folder 78: 1887-Castle Shirt Co. - Cline, J.W.
Folder 79: 1887-Comstock, S.G.
Folder 80: 1887-Conant, C.M. - Dakota Investment Company
Folder 81: 1887-Dakota Mutual Insurance Company
Folder 82: 1887-Dalrymple, A.R.
Folder 83: 1887-Damas - Demsmore, H.L.
Folder 84: 1887-Dennis, Wm. H.
Folder 85: 1887-Dewey, J.A. - Diebold & Kienzle
Folder 86: 1887-Elliott, T.E.
Folder 87: 1887-Ellis, A.F. - Ellit, Arthur
Folder 88: 1887-Engeberetsan, A. - Ewe, G.F.
Folder 89: 1887-Falconer, Robert W. - Ferrcel, Anton
Folder 90: 1887-Fidelity Fire Insurance Co.
Folder 91: 1887-First National Bank of Charles City - Ford, E.G.
Folder 92: 1887-Ford, T. - Francis & Southard
Folder 93: 1887-Fuller & Johnson
Folder 94: 1887-Gaarder, Ole - Gibbs, L.B.
Folder 95: 1887-Gilchriest, W.M. - Goodman
Folder 96: 1887-Goose River Bank, Mayville
Folder 97: 1887-Goose River Investment Co. - Grandin, J.L. & E.B.
Folder 98: 1887-Graves & Vinton
Folder 99: 1887-Greene, M.W. - Gunderson
Folder 100: 1887-Haakensen, Haaken
Folder 101: 1887-Hall, John B. - Hanson, John H.
Folder 102: 1887-Hanson, J.J.
Folder 103: 1887-Hanson, O.S., Bank of Buxton
Folder 104: 1887-Hardin, E.D.
Folder 105: 1887-Harkson, Karen M. - Henderson, J.W.
Folder 106: 1887-Hennessey, Eliza
Folder 107: 1887-Herberg, John W.
Folder 108: 1887-Herre, Nels
Folder 109: 1887-Hettain, Hans - Holle, John B.
Folder 110: 1887-Hillsboro National Bank
Folder 111: 1887-Holmes, W.F. - Honstain, G.T.
Folder 112: 1887-Horton & Elken - Hovde, Ole
Folder 113: 1887-Hovland & Erickson - Hubbul, N.K.
Folder 114: 1887-Ingvalson, Hans - Ivenson, Iven K.
Folder 115: 1887-Jacobson, J.G.
Folder 116: 1887-Jahr, E.T. - Jewett, J.O.
Folder 117: 1887-Johnson, Andrew - Jordan, Ole
Folder 118: 1887-Johnson, Geo. H.F.
Folder 119: 1887-Johnson, John H.
Folder 120: 1887-Kapperdahl, Han J. - Kindred, W.A.
Folder 121: 1887-Kittelson - Krogh, Henry
Folder 122: 1887-Labnee, A.D. - Lander, E.J. & Co.
Folder 123: 1887-Langlie, H.A. - Larson, Iver
Folder 124: 1887-Laud - Lilleberg, Elias B.
Folder 125: 1887-Lewis, Leslie D.
Folder 126: 1887-Lilleberg, Geo. - Lycan, W.
Folder 127: 1887-McCormack, M.L. - Maguire, J.
Folder 128: 1887-Mahnken, Charles J.
Folder 129: 1887-Major, O. - Mastruel, S.
Folder 130: 1887-Maxfield & Seabury
Folder 131: 1887-May, C. - Messingham, Henry D.
Folder 132: 1887-Miller, H.F.
Folder 133: 1887-Minneapolis Harvester Works - Morgan, Jno. F.
Folder 134: 1887-Morton County, Treasurer - Myron, Lewis
Folder 135: 1887-Naeseth, O.K. - Nicol, John
Folder 136: 1887-Nomland, Knud J.
Folder 137: 1887-Norris, K.F.
Folder 138: 1887-North British & Mercantile Insurance Company
Folder 139: 1887-North Dakota Farmer - Northwest Land Company
Folder 140: 1887-Northwestern Elevator Co.
Folder 141: 1887-Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company - Nupson, Henry
Folder 142: 1887-Northwestern Trust Company
Folder 143: 1887-Odegard, J.T.
Folder 144: 1887-Olsen, Chris - Overmoen, Torger J.
Folder 145: 1887-Patterson, Daniel - Patterson, Joseph
Folder 146: 1887-Patterson, W.A.
Folder 147: 1887-Paulson, E.M. - Phoenix Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.
Folder 148: 1887-Pederson, Jens H.
Folder 149: 1887-Plaindealer, The - Prichard & Nunn
Folder 150: 1887-Plummer, A.L.
Folder 151: 1887-Pratt, George
Folder 152: 1887-Rediske, H. - Reuide, A.E.
Folder 153: 1887-Roberts, Augustus - Rudrud, Peder
Folder 154: 1887-St. Paul Harvester Works - Sargeant, Asa
Folder 155: 1887-Scanton, J.B. - Schwindler, Constantine
Folder 156: 1887-Seaver, Sullivan - Selby, W.A.
Folder 157: 1887-Seymour, E.S.
Folder 158: 1887-Sheriff - Skjersetil, Amind
Folder 159: 1887-Skogen, Anton - Sorley, J.A.
Folder 160: 1887-Spalding & Templeton
Folder 161: 1887-Stacy, Wm. H. - Stevens, M.S.
Folder 162: 1887-Stickney, A.B. - Strong-Hackett Hardware Co.
Folder 163: 1887-Sullivan, John H. - Swift, Chas. G.

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