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Titre
Hill Family Papers and Publications
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Importance matérielle
1.00
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Notice biographique
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
The Hill family came to the Midwest in the years before the Civil War, living in both Iowa and Minnesota. James Jeremiah Hill was married twice: his first wife, Sarah Hyde, bore him many children, but only two survived, being Gershom Hyde Hill (born 1846) and James Langdon Hill (born 1848). Both of these sons would graduate from Iowa College in 1871. Sarah Hyde Hill died in 1852. James J. remarried a year later to Sarah Harriman, who bore James six children. The eldest, George Frederick, would graduate in the class of 1881 at Iowa College. This collection contains works of James Jeremiah, Sarah Hyde, Sarah Harriman, the two oldest boys, Gershom and James Langdon, and James Langdon’s wife.
James Jeremiah, a minister from the east coast, is well known for his contribution to begin Iowa College, putting down the first dollar to start it. His son Gershom became a doctor, and worked for many years at the State Hospital for the Insane in Independence, Iowa. Most of his works represented here are related to his work with the mentally ill.
James Langdon was the most prolific writer in the family, boasting a collection of works three volumes in size. He became a minister like his father, and many of his works concern themselves with either the history of Iowa College or morality. There is also a book that James L. was putting together of his family’s genealogy.
Both of James Jeremiah’s wives are represented in the collection, although Sarah Harriman’s “Life and Work of James J. Hill in Minnesota and Iowa, 1853-1870” is by far the more substantial of the two.
James Langdon Hill’s wife also wrote a history of sorts, entitled “Memories”, commemorating her husband’s death in 1931. In it are stories, anecdotes, and some Hill genealogy.
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Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
The collection consists primarily of printed materials, and a few letters of correspondence. Gershom Hyde or James Langdon Hill authored the bulk of the collection. Most of their works are in the form of pamphlets, small books, and occasionally typed manuscripts.
Mode de classement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Open for research.
Accès physique
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
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Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation
Historique de la conservation
The materials in the collection were dispersed throughout the larger Iowa Room collection until they were integrated into a single collection in May, 2002.
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Created from materials already in Special Collections.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
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Sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Sources complémentaires
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Sources utilisées
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Grinnell College (Sujet)
- Grinnell, Josiah Bushnell (Sujet)
- Grinnell, Julia Chapin (Sujet)
- Hill, Gershom Hyde (Sujet)
- Hill, James Jeremiah (Sujet)
- Hill, James Langdon (Class of 1871) (Sujet)
- Hill, Sarah Harriman (Sujet)
- Iowa Band (Sujet)
- Hyde, Sarah (Sujet)