Austin H. Hills, Sr. Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc.
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content: Hills Bros. Coffee Company, Incorporated Records
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content: Hills Bros. Coffee Company, Incorporated Records / Series 1: Hills Family Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1856-1875; undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0395, Subseries 1.1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contains material relating to the business affairs of Austin Hills Sr.  a ship builder by trade who opened a butter, eggs, and cheese business in 1863. Materials include correspondence and accounting ledgers relating to the partnership of Hills, Rice & Company. In addition, there is an article from the Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine about Harriet Heal Hills (Mrs. Austin H. Hills).  Mrs. Hills joined the Oakland chapter in 1904 and remained a highly active member most of her life.  Her father was John Heal, who served as corporal in the Continental Army. The materials are arranged in chronological order.