Frank White Collection

Collection

Identifier: SC 1671

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Consists of newspaper clippings and articles on Frank and Elsie (Hadley) White. Includes mention of his term as governor of N.D., service in the Philippines and World War I, appointment as U.S. Treasurer, Middlewest Trust Co., a company which he owned. Details of Mrs. White's life includes her education and appointment as mathematics professor at Valley City State Teachers College.

Dates

1922, 1940, 1946

Creator

White, Frank, 1856-1940. (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.

Biography

Born at Stillman Valley, Ill., son of Joshua and Lucy Ann (Brown) White. Settled in N.D. in the 1880s, and was elected to the N.D. House of Representatives in 1891, and later elected to the Senate in 1893. Wed Elsie Hadley (1864-1925), a mathematics professor at Valley City State Teachers College, Valley City, N.D. Served with N.D. Volunteer Infantry in the Philippines, elected governor of N.D. in 1901, served in France during World War I, and was appointed to the N.D. State Board of Regents in 1915. Named U.S. Treasurer by President Harding in 1921, resigned in 1928. Retired to Chevy Chase, Md. and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.