ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

WILLIAM KENNETH HYSLOP PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL#963

DATES: 1918-1981

SIZE: 5 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The William Kenneth Hyslop Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by the UND Alumni Association on March 27, 1984 (Acc. #84-1284).

ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

William Kenneth Hyslop was born on May 19, 1885 in Inkster, North Dakota. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hyslop. The family moved to Grand Forks when he was twelve years old. He attended Grand Forks High School, and was a member of the football team.

Following graduation, Hyslop enrolled at the University of North Dakota in 1902. He was an active member of the A.D.T. Literary Society, played several positions on the university baseball team, and was Junior Class President. He was also a founding member of the Bungaloo Club, which became the Beta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Chi in 1909. He graduated from UND on June 14, 1906 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Arts.

After graduation he went to New Mexico with two friends where the three made a considerable profit from a copper mining venture. He invested the money in a 3,000 acre farm in Alberta, Canada, which Hyslop managed for five years. While working on the farm, Hyslop took a winter job with the International Harvester Company. In 1914, he was soon sent to Europe, where he worked for the company for eleven years. In 1925, he began a position in the Ford Motor Company, acting as their Head of Operations in Spain and France.

In 1931 he joined the Massey-Harris Company, a farm equipment manufacturer, as their European Manager. When he was promoted to President and General Manager of the company in 1938, Hyslop returned to the United States. He led the company through the World War II years, during which the company manufactured tanks and military hardware. He also guided the company through its transition to a peace time economy, during which it resumed the manufacture of farm equipment. He retired as Chairman of the Board and First Vice-President in 1950. Following retirement, his hobbies included traveling, hunting, fishing and golf.

Hyslop was a generous contributor to the University of North Dakota. In January 1980, he gifted to the University over 4,100 acres of land in the Red River Valley appraised at $5.2 million. Previous gifts included over $153,000 in corporate stock, as well as 2,000 acres of land in the United States and Canada. Hyslop was honored by the UND Alumni Association in 1959 with a Distinguished Service Citation.

Hyslop died on May 30, 1981 in Racine, Wisconsin. Upon his death, the University was the beneficiary of an additional $2 million dollars. The UND Fieldhouse and its impending addition were named in Hyslop's honor on July 17, 1981.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The William Kenneth Hyslop Papers consist of financial records and correspondence related to Hyslop s land and agricultural investments, in addition to his work for Massey-Harris. Also included is correspondence in regard to his bequests to the University of North Dakota, journals of his hunting and fishing trips, and one folder of newspaper clippings concerning Hyslop, his family and acquaintances.

Eleven photographs were separated and added to the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

  1. Correspondence, Europe, 1918 - 1938.
  2. Report on Trip to Germany for Massey-Harris, May to August 1950.
  3. Report on Trip to Turkey for Massey-Harris, 1950.
  4. Massey-Harris Company Reports, Sa1~es, Engineering, Production, Prices, Personnel, Financial, 1940 - 1950.
  5. Hyslop Properties Partnership, Correspondence, and Other Documents,1941- 1978.
  6. Canadian Investments, Correspondence with Housser and Company, Limited, Investment Dealers, Toronto, Canada, January 1967 to March 1974.
  7. Canadian Mineral Rights, 1949 to 1975.
  8. Record of Investments (Ledger), 1938 to 1981.
  9. Canadian Banck of Commerce, Toronto, Canada (Ledger), 1957 to 1978.
  10. Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada, Correspondence and Statements, October 1957 to December 1960.
  11. Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada, Correspondence and Statements, January 1961 to July 1976.

Box 2
Folder

  1. Carmangay, Alberta Property, Correspondence and Other Documents, 1949 to 1976.
  2. Carmangay, Alberta Property, Correspondence with William F. Clelland and Other Documents, March 1976 to January 1980.
  3. North Dakota and Minnesota Farm Properties, Correspondence with A.C. Moore, February 1954 to December 1956.
  4. North Dakota and Minnesota Farm Properties, Correspondence with A.C. Moore, 1957.
  5. North Dakota and Minnesota Farm Properties, Correspondence with A.C. Moore, 1958 and December 1976.
  6. Hyslop Farms, Report for 1939 - 1940.
  7. Hyslop Farms, Report for 1941, Cropping Plans for 1942.
  8. Hyslop Farms, Report for 1943.
  9. Hyslop Farms, Report for 1944.
  10. Hyslop Farms, Report for 1945.
  11. Hyslop Farms, Report for 1946.
  12. Hyslop Farms, Report for 1947.
  13. Hyslop Farms, Report for 1948.
  14. Hyslop Farms, Report for 1967.
  15. Hyslop Farms, Reports for 1969 - 1971.
  16. Hyslop Farms, Reports 1973 - 1975.
  17. Hyslop Farms, Reports 1976 - 1979.

Box 3
Folder

  1. Income Tax Returns, 1947 to 1954.
  2. Income Tax Data, 1947.
  3. Income Tax Data, 1949.
  4. Income Tax Data, 1951.
  5. Income Tax Data, 1952.
  6. Income Tax Data, 1953.
  7. Income Tax Data, 1954.
  8. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1955.
  9. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1961.
  10. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1967.
  11. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1968.
  12. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1969.
  13. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1970.
  14. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1971.
  15. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1972.
  16. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1973.
  17. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1974.
  18. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1975.
  19. Income Tax Data and Returns, 1976.
  20. Employer's Quarterly Tax Return for Household Employees ( Mrs. Frances Pfaffl) 1969 to 1978.

Box 4
Folder

  1. First National Bank and Trust of Racine, Racine Wisconsin, Correspondence, 1959 to 1981.
  2. Correspondence with Lloyd Stone, 1955 to 1974.
  3. University of North Dakota Bequest, 1980, Correspondence and Other Material.
  4. Beta Zeta Material; Sigma Chi, 1960 to 1981.
  5. Alumni Reunions, 1955 to 1958.
  6. Distinguished Service Citation from the Alumni Association, UND, 1959. 1906 University of North Dakota Commencement Program.
  7. Receipts.
  8. Passports.
  9. Maps and Hunting Data.
  10. Hunting and Fishing Trips, 1945 to 1952.
  11. Hunting and Fishing Trips, 1953 to 1961.
  12. Hunting and Fishing Trips, 1961 to 1972.
  13. African Hunt, 1951.
  14. Café Girandeau Hunting Trips, 1952 to 1959.
  15. Manitou Island Hunting Trips, 1941 to 1960.
  16. Hunting Trips, Correspondence, 1946 to 1956.
  17. Address and Note Books.
  18. Newspaper Clippings, 1947 to 1978.
  19. Miscellaneous.
  20. Golfing Award for Scoring His Age.

High School and University Diplomas.

SEPARATIONS RECORD

Eleven photographs were separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.

OGL963-1 Chautauqua Baseball Team, 1906, Hyslop second from right, first row.
OGL963-2 Hunting Photo - (Left to Right) Hyslop, Winkel, Tucker, Stuttagart, Arkansas, December 10, 1947.
OGL963-3 Hunting Photo - K. D. Schuffe, Stuttgart, Arkansas, December 10, 1947.
OGL963-4 Hunting Photo - Wally Winkel, Stuttgart, Arkansas, December 10, 1947.
OGL963-5 Hunting Photo - K. D. Schuffe Calling Ducks, Stuttgart, Arkansas, November 1953.
OGL963-6 Hunting Photo - Man Cleaning Ducks, Stuttgart, November 1953.
OGL963-7 Hunting Photo - J. I. Seay Calling Ducks, Stuttgart, Arkansas, November 1953.
OGL963-8 Hunting Photo - (Left to Right) Howard Conrey, Ken Hyslop, two unidentified men, Jack Reese, J. I. Seay, Stuttgart, Arkansas, November 1953.
OGL963-9 Hunting Photo - (Left to Right) Ken Hyslop, Ray Haggard, Niel Schuffe, J. I. Seay with Back to Photographer, Stuttgart, Arkansas, November 25, 1953.
OGL963-10 Hunting Photo - (Left to Right) Front Row, Eddie Sodd, Ray Haggard; Back Row, Elliot Adams, Ken Hyslop, Russell Kurten (? spelling), Herb Bloom, Thorwald Beck, Stuttgart, Arkansas at J. I. Seay's Lodge, November 1953.
OGL963-11 Autographed Photo of Arnold Palmer.

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