Overview of the Collection
Biography of Henry Winans Hiller
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Index to Personal and Corporate Names
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Repository:
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G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator:
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Hiller, Henry Winans, 1838-1926 |
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Title:
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Henry W. Hiller Collection |
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Dates:
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1855-1960 |
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Extent:
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ca. 507 items |
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Abstract:
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Correspondence, diary, notes for
speeches, documents, photographs, and other papers of Hiller and his wife Liuboff Gouberoff
Hiller, relating to his career as a whaler out of New Bedford, Massachusetts; his work in Siberia as a
commercial agent for Boston importers William H. Boardman & Company; as U.S. consul
during the Lincoln administration; his specialization in the jewelry trade in New York, and his
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Identification:
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Coll. 77 |
Henry Winans Hiller (1838-1926) was a importer, in Hudson, N.Y. and a pioneer in
Russian-American trade.
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Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts
Division. See also: Mystic Seaport's copyright notice.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Persons:
Hiller, Liuboff Gouberoff, 1849-1926
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Tiffany and Company
William H. Boardman & Co. (Boston, Mass.)
Places:
Boston (Mass.)--Commerce--Russia (Federation)--Siberia
Siberia (Russia)--Commerce--Massachusetts--Boston
United States--Foreign relations--1861-1865
Subjects:
Diplomatic and consular service, American--Russia (Federation)--Siberia
Jewelry trade--New York (State)--New York
Trading companies--Massachusetts--Boston
Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford
Document Types:
Diaries
Photographs
Occupations:
Commercial agents--Russia (Federation)--Siberia
Consuls--United States
Jewelers--New York (State)
Whalers (Persons)--Massachusetts--New Bedford
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 77, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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Allen, George |
1/4 |
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Blaseff, ? (Mrs.) |
1/2 |
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Boardman, William H. |
1/1, 1/2 |
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Brown, Bros. & Co. |
1/6 |
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Burling, Jim |
1/4 |
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Champenois, C.C. |
1/3 |
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Cook, C.T. |
1/3, 1/4 |
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Cushing, George L. |
1/2 |
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Dana, C.A. |
1/4 |
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Dewey, F.D. |
1/5 |
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Dodd, Parker |
1/5 |
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Durfee & Will |
1/6 |
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Evashinteoff, C.M. |
1/2 |
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Ewer, Roland |
1/3 |
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Grant, Patrick |
1/2 |
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Gubareff, Nadia |
1/7 |
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Hayes, Henry |
1/ |
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Hiller, Paul |
1/4 |
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Homer, Charles |
1/2 |
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Hoxie, ? |
1/6 |
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Hyde, R.M. |
1/6 |
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Jewelers' Security Alliance |
1/3 |
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Junker & Co. |
1/6 |
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Kennon, ? (Mrs.) |
1/3 |
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Kennon, George |
1/6 |
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Kimball, W.C. |
1/3 |
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Letsernoff, Lydia |
1/7 |
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Lissounoff, Boris |
1/7, 1/8 |
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MacGahan, ? (Mrs.) |
1/4 |
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Magee, Franklin R. |
1/5, 1/6, 1/7 |
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McCormick, Frederick |
1/6 |
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Morse, ? |
1/4 |
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Nye, Bill |
1/4 |
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Robertson, ? |
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Rogerson, ? |
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Scott Irving & Co. |
1/4 |
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Tiffany & Co. |
1/3, 1/6 |
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Tiffany, Burnett |
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Tiffany, C.L. |
1/3, 1/4 |
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Tiffany, Harriet A. |
1/3 |
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Treadwell, H.H. |
1/5 |
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Turner, ? |
1/4 |
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Twain, Mark |
1/4 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Correspondence and papers; 1855-1936
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Box
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Folder
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Correspondence; 1855 |
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2 |
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Correspondence; 1870-1879 |
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Correspondence; 1880-1889 |
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Correspondence; 1890-1899 |
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Correspondence; 1900-1909 |
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Correspondence; 1910-1919 |
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Correspondence; 1920-1929 |
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Correspondence; 1930-1936, undated |
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Hiller family
genealogy & biographical information |
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Speeches & talks
given by H. W. Hiller; ca. 1900 |
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Patent document,
Henry W. Hiller; 1881 |
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Miscellaneous
material |
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Volumes; ca. 1940-1960
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Volume
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Notebook and
transcriptions, of travel by Henry W. Hiller; ca. 1915 |
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Diary kept by Mrs.
Henry W. Hiller (i.e. Liuboff Mehaielova Hiller); 1872-1874 |
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"Battle of
Petropaulovsk and Escape of the Kamchatka Squadron of Admiral Zavoiko", translated by
Nicolai H. Hiller; 1942 |
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"Old Russia and Its
People, from Letters, Writings, and Papers of Henry Winans Hiller" |
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"My Dear Boy;
Letters of Henry W. Hiller to his son Kolie" |
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'Diary and Letters of
Liuboff M. Hiller" |
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"Silverware and Lace;
Letters of Henry Winans Hiller on his career with Tiffany & Company" |
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