Lloyd C. Henning Collection Regarding the Roycrofters

Collection

Identifier: MS SC SM-8

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists primarily of correspondence documenting Lloyd Henning's efforts to complete his collection of Roycrofters books and publications dating from 1915 to 1966. In later years, letters between Henning and Elbert Hubbard Jr., son of Roycrofters' founder, become largely personal. Also included are broadsides, flyers, advertisements, brochures, and catalogs showing Roycrofters books and gift items.

Dates

Creation: 1915-1966

Creator

Henning, Lloyd C., 1885- (Person)

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. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Tuesday through Thursday, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own copyright to this collection. Distinctive Collections recognizes 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

2 Box(es)

Full extent

1 Linear Feet

Additional description

Abstract

Arrangement

This collection consists of two boxes divided into two series:

Series I: Correspondence with Roycrofters
Series II: Materials Regarding Elbert Hubbard

Provenance

Billie (Henning) Sutherland and Robert Henning donated some of these materials to the Arizona Collection in 1971 and 1972. They were later transferred to Special Collections (ACC #2003-02817).