R 1259
Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company.
Papers, ca. 1906-1958.
Two record storage boxes.

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These are miscellaneous records of the Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company and the Himmelberger-Harrison Manufacturing Company in southeastern Missouri. Included are abstracts of land records, ca. 1906-ca. 1921, and President John E. Himmelberger’s correspondence subject files for 1958.

Volumes

Volumes 01-33 contain abstracts of records on file at courthouses. They consist of standardized sheets that contain the following information: Grantor(s), Grantee(s), Instrument (Warranty Deed, Quit-claim Deed, Will, etc.), Book, Page, Date (created), (Date) Filed, Consideration, Description, Acknowledged by, Before Whom, Title and Venue.

Vol. Description

01 “Take Off No. 8”; Size: 7.75 x 9.874; Pages: 178; Dates: Jan 1906 – Dec 1906
02 “Take Off No. 9”; Size: 7.75 x 9.875; Pages: 153; Dates: Nov 1906 – June 1907
03 “Take Off No. 10”; Size: 7.75 x 9.875; Pages: 99; Dates: April 1907 – Aug 1907
04 “Take Off No. 11”; Size: 7.75 x 9.875; Pages: 100; Dates: March 1907 –Nov 1907
05 “No. 12”; Size: 7.75 x 9.875; Pages: 152; Dates: ca. June 1907 – Oct 1908
06 “No. 13”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 200; Dates: ca. May 1908 – Feb 1909, and undated
07 “No. 14”; Size: 7.75 x 9.875; Pages: 104; Dates: ca. Jan 1909 – April 1909
08 “No. 27”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 98; Dates: ca. Mar 1915 to April 1915, Nov 1904
09 “No. 28”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 128 (pp. 42 -47 appear repaired); Dates: ca. Feb 1915 – Nov 1915
10 “No. 29”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 130 (pp. 101 – 130 typewritten); Dates: ca. Feb 1915 – Aug 1915
11 “No. 30”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 112; Dates: ca. Aug 1915 – Nov 1915
12 “No. 31”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 94; Dates: ca. Aug 1915 – Jan 1916
13 “No. 32”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 134; Dates: ca. Mar 1915 – Jan 1916
14 “No. 33”; Size: 8.625 x11.1875; Pages: 62; Dates: ca. April 1915 – Aug 1915
15 “No. 34”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 66; Dates: 1915
16 “No. 35”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 85; Dates: ca. Feb 1916 – July 1916
17 “No. 36”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 123; Dates: ca. Jan 1916 – July 1916
18 “No. 37”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 137; Date: ca. Nov 1915 – Sep 1915
19 “No. 38”; Size: 8.625 x 11.1875; Pages: 173; Dates: ca. Sept 1915 – Aug 1915
20 “Book 39”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 86; Dates: ca. Jan 1917 – Aug 1917, undated
21 “Book 40”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 131; Dates: ca. June 1916 – Aug 1917
22 “Book 41”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 107; Dates: ca. Dec 1915 – March 1917
23 “Book 42”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 108; Dates: ca. Sept 1916 – Aug 1917
24 “Book 43”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 47; Dates: ca. June 1916 – Dec 1917
25 “Book 44”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 66; Dates: ca. Sept 1916 – Aug 1917
26 “Book 46”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 57; Dates: ca. May 1916 – Nov 1916
27 “Book 47”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 97; Dates: ca. Jan 1916 – July 1917
28 “Book 48”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 172; Dates: ca. Dec 1916 – July 1917
29 “Book 49”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 112; Dates: ca. June 1916 – Dec 1916
30 “Book 50”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 110; Dates: ca. Dec 1916 March 1917
31 “Book 51”; Size: 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 179; Dates: ca. May 1919 – Jan 1918
32 “Deed Record No. 75 -- Completed”; Size 8.5 x 11.1875; Pages: 176; Dates: ca. July 1916 – July 1921
33 “No. 143 – PLAIN RECORD”

34 Index volume with alphabetical tabs; Size: 9.875 x 14; Pages: 152 (many are blank); Indexed by “Grantor” -- Column headings: Grantor Grantee Instrument Book Page Date Filed Instruments include wills, affidavits, agreements, warranty deeds, etc. Book numbers range from 35 to 144 and dates range from 1877-1945, with most in the 1930s and 1940s.

Folders

The folders contain general correspondence files of John E. “Jack” Himmelberger, President of the Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company and the Himmelberger-Harrison Manufacturing Company for 1958. A few items are carried over from 1957.

Folder Title

01 A
02 Accounting Department
03 Associated Industries – Correspondence File
04 Associated Industries – Bulletin File
05 B
06 Boy Scouts
07 Broadway Building
08 C
09 Chamber of Commerce – Local
10 Chamber of Commerce – State – Bulletin
11 Chamber of Commerce – State – Correspondence
12 D
13 E
14 F
15 Football Rally Fund – Girl Scouts
16 G
17 H
18 Himmelberger-Harrison
19 I
20 K
21 L
22 M
23 Metropolitan Life Insurance
24 Missouri Public Expenditure Survey
25 Morehouse Correspondence
26 N
27 National Association of Manufacturers
28 Newhard, Cook & Company
29 O
30 P
31 Presbyterian Church
32 Purchased Securities – Correspondence
33 Purchased Securities – List of Dividends
34 Purchased Securities – R & G Reports
35 R
36 Roth Insurance Agency (London)
37 S
38 T
39 U
40 Unemployment Compensation
41 V
42 W

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