Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Lloyd C. Henning Collection Regarding the Roycrofters 1915-1966MS SC SM-8
Biographical NoteLloyd 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. Scope and Content NoteThis 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. ArrangementThis collection consists of two boxes divided into two series:RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsTo 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. CopyrightArizona 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. Related MaterialInterested researchers may also wish to consult Henning's personal papers in MSS-10: Lloyd C. Henning Collection, 1884-1968. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Henning, Lloyd C., b. 1885. Hubbard, Bert, b. 1882. Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. Corporate Name(s) Roycroft Shop. Subject(s) Fine books -- Collectors and collecting -- Arizona. Administrative InformationPreferred Citation[Identification of item], Lloyd C. Henning Collection Regarding the Roycrofters, MS SC SM-8, Arizona State University Library. ProvenanceBillie (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). Container List
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