Henry W. Hiller Collection
Abstract
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 association with Tiffany & Company.
Dates
- Creation: 1855 - 1960
Language of Materials
English Latin
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
Biography of Henry Winans Hiller
Henry Winans Hiller (1838-1926) was a importer, in Hudson, N.Y. and a pioneer in Russian-American trade.
Extent
1 box(es) (ca. 507 item(s); 7 vols.)
Index to Personal and Corporate Names (Correspondence Only)
- Allen, George 1/4
- Blaseff, ? (Mrs.) 1/2
- Boardman, William H. 1/1, 1/2
- Brown, Bros. & Co. 1/6
- Burling, Jim 1/4
- Champenois, C.C. 1/3
- Cook, C.T. 1/3, 1/4
- Cushing, George L. 1/2
- Dana, C.A. 1/4
- Dewey, F.D. 1/5
- Dodd, Parker 1/5
- Durfee & Will 1/6
- Evashinteoff, C.M. 1/2
- Ewer, Roland 1/3
- Grant, Patrick 1/2
- Gubareff, Nadia 1/7
- Hayes, Henry 1/
- Hiller, Paul 1/4
- Homer, Charles 1/2
- Hoxie, ? 1/6
- Hyde, R.M. 1/6
- Jewelers' Security Alliance 1/3
- Junker & Co. 1/6
- Kennon, George 1/6
- Kennon, ? (Mrs.) 1/3
- Kimball, W.C. 1/3
- Letsernoff, Lydia 1/7
- Lissounoff, Boris 1/7, 1/8
- MacGahan, ? (Mrs.) 1/4
- Magee, Franklin R. 1/5, 1/6, 1/7
- McCormick, Frederick 1/6
- Morse, ? 1/4
- Nye, Bill 1/4
- Robertson, ? 1/1
- Rogerson, ? 1/4
- Scott Irving & Co. 1/4
- Tiffany & Co. 1/3, 1/6
- Tiffany, Burnett 1/3
- Tiffany, C.L. 1/3, 1/4
- Tiffany, Harriet A. 1/3
- Treadwell, H.H. 1/5
- Turner, ? 1/4
- Twain, Mark 1/4
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Boston (Mass.)--Commerce--Russia (Federation)--Siberia
- Siberia (Russia)--Commerce--Massachusetts--Boston
- United States--Foreign relations--1861-1865
Occupation
- Commercial agents--Russia (Federation)--Siberia
- Consuls--United States
- Jewelers--New York (State)
- Whalers (Persons)--Massachusetts--New Bedford
Topical
- Title
- Henry W. Hiller Collection (Coll. 77)
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of the Collection at the G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org