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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Box 8

Folder 1: 1890-Laizure, C.H. - Lanterman, W.A. & Bro.
Folder 2: 1890-Lavalley, C.R. - Lilliberg, Elias
Folder 3: 1890-Lien, R.K.
Folder 4: 1890-Life Insurance
Folder 5: 1890-Linwell, M.V.
Folder 6: 1890-Logan, Robert
Folder 7: 1890-Lomen, Mrs. Caroline - Lyons, H.A.
Folder 8: 1890-Lynes, A.J.
Folder 9: 1890-McEldowney, J.A. - McLaughlin, S.W.
Folder 10: 1890-McSherry, Mf'g Co. - Mayville
Folder 11: 1890-Mealy, J.
Folder 12: 1890-Mills, J.D. - Minneapolis Office & School Finishing Co.
Folder 13: 1890-Molstad, John - Morgan & Davis
Folder 14: 1890-Morrison, Mrs. A.M. - Murphy, M.H.
Folder 15: 1890-Nanbeaor, John - National German-American Bank
Folder 16: 1890-National Bank of Wapheton
Folder 17: 1890-Nelson, Gilbert - Nelson, S.H.
Folder 18: 1890-Newton, L.A. - Nomland, Knud J.
Folder 19: 1890-North Dakota Fireman's Association - Northwestern Trust Company
Folder 20: 1890-O'Brien, Daniel
Folder 21: 1890-Odegard, J.T.
Folder 22: 1890-Oen, Knud Anderson
Folder 23: 1890-Olson Brothers - Olson, Ole E.
Folder 24: 1890-Omoth, Olaus
Folder 25: 1890-Opera House - Otter Tail County, Treasurer
Folder 26: 1890-Patten, Walden M. - Patterson, Joseph
Folder 27: 1890-Patterson, Daniel
Folder 28: 1890-Paulson, John E. & Co. - Prouty, E.M.
Folder 29: 1890-Quomme, J. - Raymond, J.W.
Folder 30: 1890-Reah, H.H.
Folder 31: 1890-Redemption Fund - Rice, Carrie
Folder 32: 1890-Rice, P.P. - Robinson, W.
Folder 33: 1890-Rockne, I.L. - Rucker, H.P.
Folder 34: 1890-Ste. Croix, Gautier de, Walker & Co.
Folder 35: 1890-Sanaker, Martin - Scott, W.M.
Folder 36: 1890-Security Trust Company
Folder 37: 1890-Selby, J.F. - Shearer, James D.
Folder 38: 1890-Shipping - Small, S.S.
Folder 39: 1890-Smith, E.E.
Folder 40: 1890-Smith, E.I. - Sorlie, O.J.
Folder 41: 1890-Stigen, Harry P. - Syverson, Jens
Folder 42: 1890-Tax - Thompson, Lewis
Folder 43: 1890-Thomas, Ludlow & Rodgers - Tonnessen, Tonnes
Folder 44: 1890-Treasurer, Hillsboro - Treasurer, Traill County
Folder 45: 1890-Turnell - Typewriter
Folder 46: 1890-Ullensaker, Martin H.
Folder 47: 1890-United States National Bank of Chicago - Urbach, Gotlieb
Folder 48: 1890-University of North Dakota
Folder 49: 1890-Vaughn, Nathaniel A.
Folder 50: 1890-Voltz, Herman - Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Co.
Folder 51: 1890-Ward, G.A.
Folder 52: 1890-Ward, Jessie S. - Weston, Elizabeth
Folder 53: 1890-Wastvedt, G.H.
Folder 54: 1890-Wheat - Whiting Shirt Company
Folder 55: 1890-Whitney, M.L.
Folder 56: 1890-Winam, James
Folder 57: 1890-Wickes, W.R. - Ydstie, A.N.
Folder 58: 1891-Ackerman, Jos. - Adams, I.M.
Folder 59: 1891-Addin - Ames, F.W.
Folder 60: 1891-Anderson Bros. - Anderson, J.P.
Folder 61: 1891-Anderson, T.G.
Folder 62: 1891-Andrew, E.T.
Folder 63: 1891-Aurora County, Treasurer - Axner, Gustav
Folder 64: 1891-Bacon, Elias O. - Bank of Fisher
Folder 65: 1891-Bank of Minnewauken - Beal, B.D.
Folder 66: 1891-Beal, N.R. - Berg, Rollef
Folder 67: 1891-Bjorkum, Hendrick Olson
Folder 68: 1891-Blom, Ole J. - Boyum, S.E.
Folder 69: 1891-Bock, C.
Folder 70: 1891-Bradstreet Company - Briggs, F.E.
Folder 71: 1891-Brittain, F.M.
Folder 72: 1891-Brown, Wm. - Bullenger, John
Folder 73: 1891-Burdick, H.M. - Burnett, Wm. and Sons
Folder 74: 1891-Burge, E.A.
Folder 75: 1891-Cameron, B.
Folder 76: 1891-Carleton College - Cavalier County Bank
Folder 77: 1891-Charles City, First National Bank of - Clark, O.P.
Folder 78: 1891-Cochrane & Feetham - Comstock, S.G.
Folder 79: 1891-Cooper, Chas. E. - Cushing, Sidney
Folder 80: 1891-Cooper, H.J.
Folder 81: 1891-Daisy Roller Mills - Donovan, Joseph
Folder 82: 1891-Donovan, Daniel
Folder 83: 1891-Elkador, IA, First National Bank - Erickson, C.A.
Folder 84: 1891-Engen, O.L.
Folder 85: 1891-Farmers Bank of South Dakota - First National Bank of Mayville
Folder 86: 1891-Flittie & Johnson - Flory, Phil
Folder 87: 1891-Francis & Southard - Fuller & Johnson
Folder 88: 1891-Friend, F.H.
Folder 89: 1891-Froslid, A.S.
Folder 90: 1891-Gates, E.P. - Goplerud, L.C.
Folder 91: 1891-Gilderhus, T.N.
Folder 92: 1891-Goose River Bank, Mayville, ND
Folder 93: 1891-Grand Forks County, Treasurer - Gylland, Jens
Folder 94: 1891-Hackett, C.W. Hardware Co. - Hansen, John
Folder 95: 1891-Hansen, Gina
Folder 96: 1891-Hanson, A.L. & Co.
Folder 97: 1891-Hanson, Anton
Folder 98: 1891-Hanson, Etta - Heidel, C.E. & Co.
Folder 99: 1891-Hanson, Oliver S., Bank of Buxton
Folder 100: 1891-Heskin, Sven N. - Heslien, Anders A.
Folder 101: 1891-Hilliard, A.B.
Folder 102: 1891-Hillsboro Fire Dept. - Hong, Ole A. & Co.
Folder 103: 1891-Hopkins, O.M. - Hovland, Julia
Folder 104: 1891-Howard, Jorgen - Hustvedt
Folder 105: 1891-Howland, R.W.
Folder 106: 1891-Ingram - Iowa State Agricultural College
Folder 107: 1891-Jacobson, J.G.
Folder 108: 1891-Jahr. E.T.
Folder 109: 1891-Johnson, A.E. & Co. - Johnson, T.J.
Folder 110: 1891-Joslin & Regan
Folder 111: 1891-Kaiser, A. & Co.
Folder 112: 1891-Kern, Jacob - Kisner
Folder 113: 1891-Klett, Jacob - Kopsing, T.
Folder 114: 1891-Knudson, Herman
Folder 115: 1891-Lamb Brothers - Lanterman, W.A. & Bro.
Folder 116: 1891-Lars - Lem, H.
Folder 117: 1891-Larson & Lystad
Folder 118: 1891-Lien, R.K.
Folder 119: 1891-Life Insurance
Folder 120: 1891-Linwell, M.V. - Lumber
Folder 121: 1891-McGregor, First National Bank of - McLaughlin, S.W.
Folder 122: 1891-McMahon Bros. - Martin, John
Folder 123: 1891-Mayville - Moldstad, N.J.
Folder 124: 1891-Mealy, James
Folder 125: 1891-Monill, M.H. - Munter John A.

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