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Title |
Minutes Book of the Fish and Hunter Company. |
Date |
1911-1953 |
Scope & Content |
Minutes Book of the Fish and Hunter Company. The book starts with the handwritten Articles of Incorporation of the Fish and Hunter Company dated April 19, 1911 and is signed by John Hunter, E. C. Dickey, and Frank S. Howe. Page 4 has a certificate of Extension of Corporate Existence dated April 9, 1936. Page 8 is when the Minutes for the Directors Meeting starts dated July 1, 1911 and the last entry is August 5, 1953. The ledger also includes financial statements, correspondence, and other documents inserted throughout the ledger. |
Administrative/Biographical History |
John Hunter came to the Black Hills in 1877 and opened a sawmill. In 1883, he formed a partnership with another sawmill owner J.M. Fish. They formed a company called Fish, Hunter, and Dickey when E.C. Dickey joined them. They incorporated as Fish & Hunter Company in 1891. The company expanded and purchased lumber yards and sawmills. In 1946, the company sold the lumber yard and continued as a wholesale business. After John Hunter's death in 1920, his son-in-law Dr. F.S. How became president of the firm and C.H. Harwood was vice president. The Deadwood building was located at 102-108 Sherman Street, where City Hall's parking lot is now. The business stayed in the Hunter family until it was sold in 1977. |
Collection |
Adams Museum Collection |
Object Name |
Minutes |
Catalog Number |
2022.001.024 |
People |
Crary, G. D. Dickey, E.C. Dickey, W.E. Dickey, W.E. Dickey, Walter Donaldson, Clyde (Mrs.) Harwood, C.H. Harwood, Clayton H. Harwood, M.C. Howe, Dr. F.S. Howe, Dr. Frank S. Howe, F. S. Howe, Frank S. Howe, Lillian (Hunter) Hunter, Elizabeth A. Hunter, George Hunter, John |
Search Terms |
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s Certificates Correspondence Deadwood Fish & Hunter Company Ledgers Minutes |
Archival History |
Cecile Hurley bought the business in 1978/1979 and found the items in a safe. When Chuck Whitlock took over the company from Cecil, the items were placed in a safety deposit box until 2020. The materials were then donated to Deadwood History, Inc. in 2022. |