Staale Hendrickson Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder: Photo 2163
Identifier: Photo 2163
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one photograph of Mr. Hendrickson, Mr. L. Seton Lindsay and a unidentified woman at a New York Life Insurance company conference in 1927.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1927
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives
Biography
Staale Hendrickson was born June 18, 1875 at Fjotlandsogn near Kristians, Norway, the son of Henrik and Inger Tonette (Olsdatter) Salveson. He attended five years of school and was employed as a shepherd in Norway. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States settling in Rugby, North Dakota. He worked for some years on the railroad and later operated a store in Rugby and Bowbells. On September 8, 1902 he married Anna Thompson, daughter of Alf and Bowbells. She was born September 8, 1877 at Kristiansand, Norway. He operated the store at Bowbells until it burned down, and then moved to Coteau, N.D. where he operated the New York Store for five years. From 1909 to 1929 he was a salesman for the New York Insurance Company. Mr. Hendrickson became interested in politics and served in the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1909 and from 1913 to 1917 as a Republican and the Independent Voters Association which was against the Nonpartisan League. He was also candidate for Congress in 1930 and Lieutenant Governor in 1942.
Mr. Hendrickson was associated for 35 years with the TruaxTraer Coal Company in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota, retiring in 1946. He attended all North Dakota legislative sessions until 1933 as a lobbyist for the lignite coal interests. In 1932 Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson moved to Fargo and in 1935 to Grand Forks. There Mrs. Hendrickson died on November 2, 1940. In 1943 he married Adeline Wige of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. On July 22, 1956 in Grand Forks Mr. Hendrickson died and was buried beside his wife at Coteau, N.D. Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson had seven children.
Mr. Hendrickson was associated for 35 years with the TruaxTraer Coal Company in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota, retiring in 1946. He attended all North Dakota legislative sessions until 1933 as a lobbyist for the lignite coal interests. In 1932 Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson moved to Fargo and in 1935 to Grand Forks. There Mrs. Hendrickson died on November 2, 1940. In 1943 he married Adeline Wige of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. On July 22, 1956 in Grand Forks Mr. Hendrickson died and was buried beside his wife at Coteau, N.D. Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson had seven children.
Extent
1 Items (One photographic print.)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
One photographic print from 1927.
Provenance
Donated by Henry A. Hendrickson, Fargo, N.D., 1957 (Acc. 839)
Property Rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Staale Hendrickson Photograph Collection
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu