Lloyd C. Henning Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS-10

Scope and Content Note

The Lloyd C. Henning Collection is comprised of correspondence, diaries, financial records, reports and printed matter extending from 1885 to 1968. The bulk of the collection ranges from 1915 to 1960 and consists of personal correspondence, files relating to Henning's political affairs, and records of the Navajo Apache Telephone Company.

Dates

Creation: 1884-1968

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical Note

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Lloyd Chamberlain Henning was born in Illinois to Albert Ernest and Kate E. (Chamberlain) Henning on November 15, 1885, moved to Arizona in 1889 with his father, step-siblings, and stepmother, Cecilia Marie Fearon (1858-1937), and was raised in Navajo County and Apache County. In 1904 he served as editor of St. Johns Snips and Herald. In 1905 he became owner and publisher of the Winslow Mail. In 1908 he was defeated in his bid for election as Probate Judge, but was elected Clerk of the Superior Court in 1914.

Henning was employed at the Holbrook branch of the Navajo County Bank from 1909 until 1916, when he established the Lloyd C. Henning Insurance Company. In 1912 a group of investors that included Henning purchased the Arizona Electric Telephone Company. Henning became sole proprietor in 1921 and changed the name to Navajo Apache Telephone Company. The following year he was appointed Director of the First National Bank of Holbrook.

Henning was elected Mayor of Holbrook in 1933 and also served on the Holbrook Board of Supervisors until 1936. He was Chairman of the Navajo County Federal Relief Agencies and Navajo County Board of Public Welfare. In 1941 Henning was elected to the Arizona State Senate and served until 1948. Henning was also active in fraternal organizations, serving as Grand Master of the Free and Accepted Masons of Arizona and as District Governor of the Rotary in 1927-1928.

Henning married Esther Elizabeth Rose Hess (1889-1940) and the couple had two children, Billie Ilon (Henning) Sutherland (1915-2010) and Robert Arthur (1919-2006). Lloyd C. Henning died in April of 1968.

Full extent

22 Box(es)

Full extent

27.55 Linear Feet

Additional description

Abstract

Arrangement

This collection consists of twenty-one boxes divided into five series:

Series I: Miscellaneous Papers
Series II: Navajo-Apache Telephone Company
Series III: Political Papers
Series IV: Fraternal Organizations
Series V: Personal Papers

Provenance

The Lloyd C. Henning Papers were received from his son, Robert Henning, in 1971 (ACC# 71 036). A sizeable addition to the collection was received from his daughter, Mrs. Billie H. Sutherland in 1972 (ACC# 72 036).