Frederick A. Heitmann Collection: An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Heitmann, Frederick A., 1858-1955
	Title	Frederick A. Heitmann Collection
	Inclusive Date	1838-1951
	Identification	MSS 42
	Extent	12 boxes
	Language	Materials are in English.
	Repository	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.

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains 14 boxes of various materials, including correspondence, legal documents, and financial statements.

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Arrangement
	The collection is arranged topically according to business and personal types of materials. Also included in the collection are corresondence and miscellaneous materials relating to the Progresso Development Company, of which Heitmann was a stockholder.

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Restrictions

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.

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Index Terms

	Subjects (Persons)
		Heitmann, Frederick A., 1958-1955
	Subjects (Organizations)
		F. W. Heitmann and Company
		Progresso Development Company
	Subjects
		Businessmen--Texas--Houston

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Business Correspondence
Box	Folder
1	1	Outgoing, 1885, 1900-1919
	2	Outgoing, 1920-1923
	3	Outgoing, 1924-1925
	4	Outgoing, 1926-1932
	5	Outgoing, 1933-1944
	6	Incoming, 1856, 1876, 1893-1911
Box	Folder
2	1	Incoming, 1912-1921
	2	Incoming, 1922
	3	Incoming, 1923
	4	Incoming, 1924
Box	Folder
3	1	Incoming, 1925-1926
	2	Incoming, 1927
	3	Incoming, 1928
	4	Incoming, 1929
Box	Folder
4	1	Incoming, 1930-1932
	2	Incoming, 1933-1934
	3	Incoming, 1935-1936
	4	Incoming, 1937
	5	Incoming, 1938-1944, 1947, 1951,
	6	Telegrams

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Progresso Development Company
Box	Folder
5	1	Correspondence - Outgoing, 1927-1928
	2	Correspondence - Outgoing, 1929
	3	Correspondence - Outgoing, 1930-1931
	4	Correspondence - Outgoing, 1932-1933
	5	Correspondence - Outgoing, 1934-1935
	6	Correspondence - Outgoing, 1936-1937
	7	Correspondence - Incoming, 1927-1940
	8	Miscellaneous Materials

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Legal Documents
Box	Folder
6	1	Business, 1886-1899
	2	Business, 1901-1912
	3	Business, 1913-1924
	4	Business, 1925-1932
	5	Business, 1934-1943
	6	Business, Undated

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Miscellaneous Business Materials
Box	Folder
6	7	Oil and Gas Leases, 1925-1928
Box	Folder
7	1	United States Oil Company Cash Book
	2	Financial Business Journal, A-M
	3	Financial Business Journal, N-Z
	4	Business Journals
	5	Financial Journals
Box	Folder
8	1	Heitmann Company Advisory Committee Reports, 1911-1913
	2	Business Receipts and Notes, 1861-1930
	3	Stock Certificates
	4	Miscellaneous Financial Statements
	5	Miscellaneous Business Materials

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Personal Correspondence
Box	Folder
9	1	Outgoing, 1889-1941, 1946
	2	Incoming, 1885-1911
	3	Incoming, 1912-1924
	4	Incoming, 1925-1929
	5	Incoming, 1931-1939
	6	Incoming, 1940-1943, 1946

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Personal Legal Documents
Box	Folder
10	1	Titles and Deeds, 1838-1898
	2	Titles and Deeds, 1901-1919
	3	Titles and Deeds, 1929-1946
	4	Miscellaneous, 1890-1942

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Personal Financial Materials
Box	Folder
11	1	Receipts, 1886-1939
	2	Financial Records
	3	Financial Miscellaneous Materials

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Architecture
Box	Folder
11	4	Specifications: Heitmann Shadyside Home
	5	Blueprints
	6	Blueprints

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Miscellaneous
Box	Folder
12	1	Cards
	2	Personal Papers
	3	Biographical Materials
	4	Brochures and Publications
	5	Clippings
	6	Photographs

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