A Guide to the Mary Jo Sweeney Collection, 2017-0013
Compiled by Zachary Hottel
December 12, 2017
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg Virginia, USA
Title: LM and SW Hisey Business Collection
Date Range: 1893-1945
Collection Number: 2017-0019
Extent: 5 boxes
Language: English
Abstract: A collection of ledgers that were originally maintained by several members of the Hisey family. They include items related to Benny F. Hisey’s Cobbler shop, to his cousin Lemuel L. Hisey who was an Edinburg business man and farmer, and to Sedwick Whissen (S.W.) Hisey who was Benny’s son and who operated the cobbler shop after Benny’s death.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] LM and SW Hisey Business Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Acquisition Information: Donated by Anne M. Dellinger and Ben C. Myers of Mt. Jackson Virginia.
Processing Information: All items were quarantined in a frozen environment for approximately 12 months after initial donation due to appearance of a possible infestation. After removal from quarantine, all items were cleaned, wrapped, and boxed into four oversize and one smaller size box.
Biographical/ Historical Note
Benjamin F. (Benny, B.F.) Hisey (1858-1945) founded a cobbler shop at 201 N. Main Street in Edinburg Virginia in 1889. There he sold and repaired shoes.
Benjamin’s son Sedwick Whiseen (S.W.) Hisey (1892-1985) was also a cobbler and local cattle farmer. He helped operate the cobbler shop until Benjamin died in 1945 and S.W. became the sole proprietor. The date which the cobbler shop closed is unknown.
Lemuel M. (L.M.) Hisey (1844-1900) was a cousin to Benjamin F. Hisey. He operated a local farm and invested in several local businesses including the cobbler shop.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of approximately 9 linear feet of materials. It contains ledgers that primarily focus on the operation of Benjamin F. and Sedwick W. Hisey’s cobbler shop. They include day books, journals, and accounts. The date range of these items is from the late 19th through the mid-20th century.
Several other items relate to the operations of L.M. Hisey and Company which was owned and operated by Lemuel M. Hisey. They include several ledgers and farm books, including several on the sale of wheat.
A single book of school laws, originally owned by the Madison School District which covered the Edinburg area is also a part of the collection.
Arrangement
Due to space constraints, the L.M. and S.W. Hisey Business Collection is sorted by size, both overall and in individual boxes.
Bibliography:
Williams, Mary Ann and Jean Allen Davis. The History of Edinburg, VA. Commercial Press Inc., Stephens City Virginia, 1994.
Inventory
Box 1, 38758101465440 Stack 1, Shelf 5
“Book No. 4 1928-1931”
Ledger 2, 1921-1922
S.W. Hisey “#1 Small” Ledger, 1921-1925
Ledger 5, 1932-1936
“Book No. (3)” 1926-1927
Virginia School Laws, Property of Madison School District, 1893
“Book 7” 1940-1942
“Old Book No. 3,” 1897
Day Book, 1898
Box 2, 38758101465457 Stack 1, Shelf 5
Folder 2.1: Documents from Ledger Number 4, Rear Cover, 1892-1905
Folder 2.2: COPY, Lemuel Hisey Business Letterhead, ca. 1890
“Ledger C”, L. and M. Hisey and Company Ledger, 1900
Box 3, 38758101465465 Stack 1, Shelf 5
“Journal No. 2”, L.M. Hisey and Company, June 9 1897- May 3, 1898
L.M. Hisey and Company Ledger 1898
“Journal No. 1”, L.M. Hisey and Company, August 10 1896 – June 9 1897
Wheat Book, July 7 1898 – January 1, 1900
Accounts Received and Accounts Due, B.F. Hisey Estate, 1945
“Ledger No. 4”, 1911-1915
Order Book, 1942-1943
L.M. Hisey and Company Ledger, 1896
Day Book, 1897-1898
Box 4, 38758101465473 Stack 1, Shelf 5
- & M. Hisey and Company Ledger, 1897-1899
“New Wheat Book”, 1900
Ledger, 1898-1900
Box 5, 38758101465481 Stack 1, Shelf 5
L.M. Hisey and Company Ledger, 1897-1899
Accounts, October 29 1898-December 1, 1899