MenuInventory of the Henry Muhlenberg Hiester Papers, 1807-1928 (bulk 1872-1919) and undated
Abstract
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.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Hiester, Henry Muhlenberg, ca. 1850-1916.
- Title
- Henry Muhlenberg Hiester Papers, 1807-1928 (bulk 1872-1919) and undated
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 4.0 Linear Feet, 3,978 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
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.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
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Subject Headings
- 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.
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.