Henry W. Hiller collection, 1855-1960.

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Henry W. Hiller collection, 1855-1960.

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, Mass., his work in Siberia as a commercial agent for Boston importers William H. Boardman & Company and as U.S. consul during the Lincoln administration, his specialization in the jewelry trade in New York, and his association with Tiffany & Company.

ca. 507 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7584148

G. W. Blunt White Library

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Tiffany and Company

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Tiffany and Company was was founded in 1837 by the jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany. It started as a stationary and fine goods store and named "Tiffany, Young and Ellis" for its three founders. It changed its name in 1853 when Charles Tiffany took control and established the firm's emphasis on jewelry. In addition to jewelry, Tiffany supplied the Union Army with swords, flags and surgical implements during the Civil War and designed the "Tiffany Cross" Medal of Honor in 1919....

Hiller, Henry Winans, 1838-1926

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Importer, of Hudson, N.Y.; pioneer in Russian-American trade. From the description of Papers, 1855-1960. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 70955816 From the description of Henry W. Hiller collection, 1855-1960. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 47727969 ...

Hiller, Liuboff Gouberoff, 1849-1926

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William H. Boardman & Co. (Boston, Mass.)

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