William H. Hiss collection
Collection
Identifier: L071
Scope and Contents
The collection includes account books for the Hiss funeral, furniture, and agricultural implement businesses (1858-1904). The collection also includes letter books of Sebastian and William Hiss, containing business correspondence (1883-1899), register of funerals (1892-1902), register of invoices (1897-1899), and loose bills, receipts, and school report cards.
Dates
- 1859-1904
Creator
- Hiss, Sebastian (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
William H. Hiss, born in 1868, was a graduate of DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, in 1894. Hiss became a teacher at Central Academy in Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana (1891-1892). Later, Hiss became Plainfield funeral director and dealer in furniture and agricultural implements (1894-1904), and also served as secretary and president of the Indiana Funeral Directors' Association (1903-1904). William H. Hiss died October 2, 1907, and is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Plainfield, Indiana.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. J. Howard MacAuley.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/01/13 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid created 2015/01/13 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid updated on 2021/12/29.
Creator
- Hiss, Sebastian (Person)
- Hiss, William H. (Person)
- Title
- William H. Hiss collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
