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Title |
Book of By-Laws of the Fish and Hunter Company |
Date |
1911-1976 |
Scope & Content |
Book of By-Laws of the Fish and Hunter Company. The first set of By-Laws are handwritten and dates to July 24, 1911 and was signed by John Hunter, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hunter, Eleazer O. Dickey, Clayton H. Harwood, Frank S. Howe, and M. Lillian Howe. (Pages 1 to 19) The second set of By-Laws are written and pasted into the ledger dated April 3, 1936 and signed by George Hunter, W.E. Dickey, Mrs. M.C. Harwood, F.S. Howe, Lillian H. Howe, and three others whose signature is illegible. (Pages 20 to 25). Page 24 contains a printed amendment to the by-laws dated to August 16, 1965 and is signed by W.E. Dickey and five others whose signatures are illegible. It appears that the rest of the ledger has newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, and correspondences related to the business and its by-laws dated from 1953 to 1976. |
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 |
Bylaws |
Catalog Number |
2022.001.023 |
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 1930s 1950s 1960s 1970s Correspondence Deadwood Fish & Hunter Company Ledgers Newspapers |
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. |