Descriptive Summary
Frederick A. Heitmann Collection1838-1951MSS.0042
6.0 Linear feet,
12 boxes
Materials are in English.
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Biographical Note
Frederick A. Heitmann was a prominent Houston businessman throughout the early twentieth century. The child of German immigrants, Heitmann was born in Houston in 1858. He attended schools in Houston and Colorado. After the death of his father in 1889, Heitmann became the owner of F. W. Heitmann and Company, Houston's oldest hardware store, begun in the 1860's. F. W. Heitmann and Company was incorporated in 1903, at which time F. A. Heitmann became president of the company. Heitmann was also involved in other Houston businesses, serving as senior director and vice president of South Texas Commercial National Bank and vice president of Guardian Trust Comany. He was also active in civic affairs and was a proponent for Houston's ship channel and the Houston Art Museum. Heitmann died in Houston in 1955 at the age of 96.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains 14 boxes of various materials, including correspondence, legal documents, and financial statements.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged topically according to business and personal types of materials. Also included in the collection are correspondence and miscellaneous materials relating to the Progresso Development Company, of which Heitmann was a stockholder.
Access Restrictions
None.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Frederick A. Heitmann Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Frederick A. Heitmann Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.
Acquisition Information
Acquired from the University of Houston in 1977.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Speck, July 1979.
Index Terms
F. W. Heitmann and Company
Progresso Development Company
Bankers--Texas--Houston
Businessmen--Texas--Houston
Business Correspondence
1
1
Outgoing,
1885,
1900-1919
1
2
Outgoing,
1920-1923
1
3
Outgoing,
1924-1925
1
4
Outgoing,
1926-1932
1
5
Outgoing,
1933-1944
1
6
Incoming,
1856,
1876,
1893-1911
2
1
Incoming,
1912-1921
2
2
Incoming,
1922
2
3
Incoming,
1923
2
4
Incoming,
1924
3
1
Incoming,
1925-1926
3
2
Incoming,
1927
3
3
Incoming,
1928
3
4
Incoming,
1929
4
1
Incoming,
1930-1932
4
2
Incoming,
1933-1934
4
3
Incoming,
1935-1936
4
4
Incoming,
1937
1938-1944,
1947,
Incoming,
1951,
4
5
4
6
Telegrams
Progresso Development Company
5
1
Correspondence - Outgoing,
1927-1928
5
2
Correspondence - Outgoing,
1929
5
3
Correspondence - Outgoing,
1930-1931
5
4
Correspondence - Outgoing,
1932-1933
5
5
Correspondence - Outgoing,
1934-1935
5
6
Correspondence - Outgoing,
1936-1937
5
7
Correspondence - Incoming,
1927-1940
5
8
Miscellaneous Materials
Legal Documents
6
1
Business,
1886-1899
6
2
Business,
1901-1912
6
3
Business,
1913-1924
6
4
Business,
1925-1932
6
5
Business,
1934-1943
6
6
Business,
Undated
Miscellaneous Business Materials
6
7
Oil and Gas Leases,
1925-1928
7
1
United States Oil Company Cash Book
7
2
Financial Business Journal, A-M
7
3
Financial Business Journal, N-Z
7
4
Business Journals
7
5
Financial Journals
8
1
Heitmann Company Advisory Committee Reports,
1911-1913
8
2
Business Receipts and Notes,
1861-1930
8
3
Stock Certificates
8
4
Miscellaneous Financial Statements
8
5
Miscellaneous Business Materials
Personal Correspondence
9
1
Outgoing,
1889-1941,
1946
9
2
Incoming,
1885-1911
9
3
Incoming,
1912-1924
9
4
Incoming,
1925-1929
9
5
Incoming,
1931-1939
9
6
Incoming,
1940-1943,
1946
Personal Legal Documents
10
1
Titles and Deeds,
1838-1898
10
2
Titles and Deeds,
1901-1919
10
3
Titles and Deeds,
1929-1946
10
4
Miscellaneous,
1890-1942
Personal Financial Materials
11
1
Receipts,
1886-1939
11
2
Financial Records
11
3
Financial Miscellaneous Materials
Architecture
11
4
Specifications: Heitmann Shadyside Home
11
5
Blueprints
11
6
Blueprints
Miscellaneous
12
1
Cards
12
2
Personal Papers
12
3
Biographical Materials
12
4
Brochures and Publications
12
5
Clippings
12
6
Photographs