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hiesterhenry Inventory of the Henry Muhlenberg Hiester Papers, 1807-1928 (bulk 1872-1919) and undated Processed by: Rubenstein Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Tanya Lee and Carrie Mills David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 000856924

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: May 2011Processed by Rubenstein Library staff; finding aid encoded by Tanya Lee and Carrie Mills, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, May 2011 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Henry Muhlenberg Hiester Papers, 1807-1928 (bulk 1872-1919) and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Hiester, Henry Muhlenberg, ca. 1850-1916. Henry Muhlenberg Hiester Papers, 1807-1928 (bulk 1872-1919) and undated Material in English 4.0 Linear Feet 3,978 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Lawyer of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Correspondence, personal, and business papers of Henry Muhlenberg Hiester and sister Maria C. M. Hiester. Contains much genealogical information. Also includes the correspondence of Dr. Joseph M. Hiester and letters from H. W. Freedley concerning his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. There are a number of account books for various milling operations run by the Hiester family, including Millmont Mills, Montgomery Mills, Hiester and Hain, and Hiester and Shippen. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Henry Muhlenberg Hiester Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Henry Muhlenberg Hiester Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1948.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff

Encoded by Tanya Lee and Carrie Mills, May 2011

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 48-490

This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Collection Overview

Correspondence, personal, and business papers of Henry Muhlenberg Hiester and sister Maria C. M. Hiester. Contains much genealogical information. Also includes the correspondence of Dr. Joseph M. Hiester and letters from H. W. Freedley concerning his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. There are a number of account books for various milling operations run by the Hiester family, including Millmont Mills, Montgomery Mills, Hiester and Hain, and Hiester and Shippen.

Subject Headings

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Freedley, H. W. Hiester, Henry Muhlenberg, ca. 1850-1916. Hiester and Hain (Mercersburg, Pa.) Hiester and Shippen (Mercersburg, Pa.) Millmont Mills (Mercersburg, Pa.) Montgomery Mills (Mercersburg, Pa.) United States. Army--Military life. Flour mills--Pennsylvania. Soldiers--United States--Correspondence. Industries--Pennsylvania. Mercersburg (Pa.)--Commerce. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Contents of Collection Henry Muhlenberg Hiester Papers, 1807-1928 (bulk 1872-1919) and undated (10 boxes)

Printed material in Box 10 consists of calling cards and invitations. Boxes 6 and 10 are unprocessed.

1Papers, 1807-1890 2Papers, 1891-1901 3Papers, 1902-1907 4Papers, 1908-1916 5Papers, 1917-1928 and undated 6Invitations, 1859-1911 and undated 7Papers, undated 8Papers, undated(3 folders) 8Printed Material, 1894-1921 and undated(1 folder) 9Papers, undated 10Papers, undated(1 folder) Printed Material, 1894-1921 and undated(2 folders) Bound Volumes M:3240 Bound manuscript volume M:5332 Bound manuscript volume M:5333 Bound manuscript volume M:5334 Bound manuscript volume M:5335 Bound manuscript volume S:5336 Bound manuscript volume L:5337 Bound manuscript volume M:5846 Bound manuscript volume S:5847 Bound manuscript volume L:5848 Bound manuscript volume L:5849 Bound manuscript volume L:5850 Bound manuscript volume L:5851 Bound manuscript volume M:5852 Bound manuscript volume L:5853 Bound manuscript volume F:5854 Bound manuscript volume M:5855 Bound manuscript volume M:5855 Bound manuscript volume L:5856 Bound manuscript volume F:5857 Bound manuscript volume L:5858 Bound manuscript volume F:5859 Bound manuscript volume F:5860 Bound manuscript volume F:5861 Bound manuscript volume F:5862 Bound manuscript volume F:5863 Bound manuscript volume F:5864 Bound manuscript volume L:5865 Bound manuscript volume L:5866 Bound manuscript volume L:5867 Bound manuscript volume F:5870 Bound manuscript volume