RS 21-8-5 Hill Family Papers

Descriptive summary
creator:	Hill Family
title:	Papers
dates:	1847-[ongoing]
extent:	8.14 linear ft. (17 document boxes, 1 oversized box)
collection number:	RS 21/8/5
repository:	University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

Administrative information
access:	Open for research
publication rights:	Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:	Hill Family Papers, RS 21/8/5, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Biographical note

Jesse Billings Hill (1821-1884) and Rhoda Ann Slocum (1826-1910) settled in Minburn, Iowa, in 1866. Their children were Slocum, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Martha Jane (Jennie) (1863-1934), and Edwin Lincoln (1864-1940). Edwin eventually assumed the operation of the family homestead, where he and his wife, Jesse Cook raised their children: Edward Howard (1908-2002), Clarence Slocum (1902-1993), and Esther (1912-1991).

Clarence took over the management of the family farm from his father. He married Mabel Stine, and they had five children: Edwin (Ed), Arthur (Art), Robert (Bob), Harold, and Eleanor. Clarence’s brother, E. Howard Hill, served as president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and was a prominent member of the agricultural community in the State of Iowa and the nation.

Members of the Hill Family that attended Iowa State University include: Clarence (class of 1924), E. Howard (class of 1930), Arthur (class of 1958), Robert (class of 1962), Harold (class of 1965), and Eleanor (class of 1967). Clarence was honored with the Iowa State Alumni Merit Award (1975) for a lifetime dedicated to service and promoting a general understanding of the farm.

For related information on the Hill Family, see the E. Howard Hill Papers, RS 21/7/44.

Collection description

This collection (1847-[ongoing]) consists of letters of the Hill Family between parents, siblings, other family members, and family friends. Also included is an inventory of the letters between Rhoda and her son Slocum, the letters between Slocum and his siblings, and business and miscellaneous correspondence. The letters between Rhoda A. Hill and her children Slocum, Lizzie, Jennie, and Edwin discuss crops, social events, family visits, and the family’s well being.

The collection also contains letters from the members of the Clarence Hill Family. Letters and a scrapbook document Clarence and his brother E. Howard Hill’s trip to Europe in 1930 to visit farms, agricultural colleges, and livestock shows. Many of the other family letters include family information, Christmas cards, and photographs. In Clarence and Mabel’s letters to their son Edwin there is information about Clarence being interviewed by WHO Radio farm director and broadcaster Herb Plambeck (RS 21/7/42) for a family history project. Their letters also discuss family life, retirement, and the farm. Eleanor’s letters contain anecdotes about life at Iowa State University and family events. Many of the letters between Arthur and Edwin discuss college life, religion, the family farm, politics, and women’s roles in a changing society. Harold’s letters talk about life at Iowa State, family matters, and his plans to buy the family homestead. Edwin Hill’s letters include correspondences with several close friends, including Larry Syndergaard, Ronald Mullins, and Mary Louise Slattery.

In addition to the letters, the collection includes articles and short stories written by Clarence Hill and the wills of Clarence and his wife Mabel Hill.

Organization

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
16	5	Address of Clarence Hill at the annual meeting of the Horse Association of America	1929
16	12	Articles regarding Clarence Hill	1928-1993, n.d.
16	11	Articles, essays, and short stories by Clarence Hill	1922-1987, n.d.
1	9	Childhood memories of Clarence Hill	1960
16	13	Clarence Hill autobiography	1969
17	9	Clarence Hill’s daily cash journal for farm	1926-1927
17	13	Class reunions	1959-1984
16	7	Essays by Arthur Hill	1955-1961
16	4	Essays, book reports, and high school diploma of Mabel Stine Hill	1926-1929
16	9	Grandpa’s Half-Wit: A collection of Clarence Hill’s letters to his grandchildren	1964-1983
1	1	Inventory of letters between Rhoda A. Hill, Slocum Hill, and family	n.d.
6	7-8	Letters: Arthur and Edie Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1964-1966
6	9	Letters: Arthur and Edie Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1967-1970
7	1	Letters: Arthur and Edie Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1971-1980
7	2	Letters: Arthur and Edie Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1982-1985
5	6	Letters: Arthur and Edwin Hill to family (1 of 3)	1954-1959
5	7	Letters: Arthur and Edwin Hill to family (2 of 3)	1954-1959
6	1	Letters: Arthur and Edwin Hill to family (3 of 3)	1954-1959
7	5	Letters: Arthur Hill and Clarence Hill	1986-1996
7	6	Letters: Arthur Hill and Edwin Hill	1956-1965
7	7	Letters: Arthur Hill and Edwin Hill	1966-1971
7	8	Letters: Arthur Hill and Edwin Hill	1972-1973
7	9	Letters: Arthur Hill and Edwin Hill	1974-1978
7	10	Letters: Arthur Hill and Edwin Hill	1981-1987
7	11	Letters: Arthur Hill and Edwin Hill	1988-1998
7	12	Letters: Arthur Hill and Edwin Hill	1999-2002
8	1	Letters: Arthur Hill and Edwin Hill	2003-2005
6	5	Letters: Arthur Hill to family	1960
6	6	Letters: Arthur Hill to family	1961-1963
7	4	Letters: Arthur Hill to Mabel Hill	1993-1995
5	4	Letters: Arthur Stine (Mabel Hill’s father) and Mabel Hill; Arthur Stine funeral program; Mabel Stine wedding invitation	1954-1960
3	1	Letters: Arthur Hill to Edwin Hill	1959-1965
3	2	Letters: Arthur Hill to Edwin Hill	1965-1970
3	3	Letters: Arthur Hill to Edwin Hill	1971-1975
3	4	Letters: Arthur Hill to Edwin Hill	1976-1980
13	3	Letters: Bill Waymack to Clarence Hill	1958-1959
12	2-3	Letters: Bob and Sue Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1956-1966
12	4	Letters: Bob and Sue Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1967-1968
12	5	Letters: Bob and Sue Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1969-1971
12	6	Letters: Bob and Sue Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1972-1975
12	7	Letters: Bob and Sue Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1976-1978
13	1	Letters: Bob and Sue Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1979-1996
9	6	Letters: Bob Hill and Edwin Hill	1960-1995
9	7	Letters: Bob Hill and Edwin Hill	1996-2006
2	3	Letters: Bob Hill to Edwin Hill	1970-1979
2	2	Letters: Bob Hill to Edwin Hill, Arthur Hill, and family	1960-1969
1	4	Letters: Business correspondence to Slocum Hill	1884-1911
7	3	Letters: Clarence and Mabel Hill to Arthur and Edie Hill	1966-1978
9	5	Letters: Clarence and Mabel Hill to son Edwin Hill	1990-1995
1	10	Letters: Clarence and Mabel Hill to son Edwin Hill	1960-1969
1	11	Letters: Clarence and Mabel Hill to son Edwin Hill	1970-1974
2	1	Letters: Clarence and Mabel Hill to son Edwin Hill	1975-1980
5	2-3	Letters: Clarence Hill and E. Howard Hill to parents during trip to Europe; includes letters of introduction from Iowa State faculty	1930
4	10	Letters: Clarence Hill and family	1922-1929
17	14	Letters: Clarence Hill and W. A. Cook	1910-1919
4	7	Letters: Clarence Hill and W. A. Cook; includes W. A. Cook’s obituary	1920-1925
4	8	Letters: Clarence Hill to Aunt Jennie	1922-1924
13	2	Letters: Clarence Hill to Bob and Sue Hill	1964-1991
9	4	Letters: Clarence Hill to Edwin and Nancy Hill	1982-1989
17	4	Letters: Clarence Hill to Edwin Hill	1958-1988
9	3	Letters: Clarence Hill to Edwin Hill	1967-1980
11	5	Letters: Clarence Hill to Eleanor Goers	1963-1977, n.d.
4	9	Letters: Clarence Hill to friends	1923-1925
11	6	Letters: Clarence Hill to Harold Hill	1960-1992
5	5	Letters: Clarence Hill to Harold, Bob, Edwin, and Arthur Hill	1959-1963
13	4	Letters: Clarence Hill to others regarding farming, church, and family	1951-1952
4	1-2	Letters: Clarence Hill with others regarding business matters	1929
4	3-4	Letters: Clarence Hill with others regarding business matters; also includes receipts and newspaper ads	1930
4	5	Letters: Clarence Hill with others regarding business matters	1931
17	8	Letters: Clarence Hill, E. Howard Hill, and Esther Hill regarding the family farm and Clarence Hill’s tenancy	1951-1969
1	8	Letters: Cousins and other relatives to Rhoda Hill and her children	1887-1912
17	3	Letters: Dr. Judson McGehee to Edwin Hill	1964-1969
1	5	Letters: Edwin, Jennie, Lizzie, Grace Hill to Slocum Hill	1884-1910
8	8	Letters: Edwin and Nancy Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1974-1978
9	1	Letters: Edwin and Nancy Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1979-1984
9	2	Letters: Edwin and Nancy Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1985-1996
9	8	Letters: Edwin Hill and Eleanor Hill Goers	1981-1991
9	9	Letters: Edwin Hill and Eleanor Hill Goers	1992-2003
10	1	Letters: Edwin Hill and Eleanor Hill Goers	2004-2005
8	2	Letters: Edwin Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1956-1957
17	5-6	Letters: Edwin Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1959-1962
8	3-4	Letters: Edwin Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1962-1966
8	5	Letters: Edwin Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1967-1968
8	6	Letters: Edwin Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1969-1971
8	7	Letters: Edwin Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1972-1974
17	1-2	Letters: Edwin Hill to Ronald Mullins	1958-1960
13	9-10	Letters: Edwin Hill to Ronald Mullins	1961
13	11	Letters: Edwin Hill to Ronald Mullins (1 of 2)	1962
14	1	Letters: Edwin Hill to Ronald Mullins (2 of 2)	1962
14	2-3	Letters: Edwin Hill to Ronald Mullins	1963
14	4	Letters: Edwin Hill to Ronald Mullins	1964
14	5	Letters: Edwin Hill to Ronald Mullins	1965-1975
10	4	Letters: Eleanor and Dick Goers to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1963-1966
10	5-6	Letters: Eleanor and Dick Goers to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1967-1969
10	7-8	Letters: Eleanor and Dick Goers to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1970-1972
10	9	Letters: Eleanor and Dick Goers to Clarence and Mabel Hill (1 of 2)	1973-1974
11	1	Letters: Eleanor and Dick Goers to Clarence and Mabel Hill (2 of 2)	1973-1974
11	2	Letters: Eleanor and Dick Goers to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1977-1979
11	3-4	Letters: Eleanor and Dick Goers to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1980-1999
2	4	Letters: Eleanor Goers to Edwin Hill	1962-1969
2	5	Letters: Eleanor Goers to Edwin Hill	1970-1980
6	2	Letters: Family to Arthur and Edwin Hill	1954-1958
6	3	Letters: Family to Arthur and Edwin Hill	1959-1960
6	4	Letters: Family to Arthur and Edwin Hill	1961-1965
11	7-8	Letters: Harold and Carol Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1960-1966
12	1	Letters: Harold and Carol Hill to Clarence and Mabel Hill	1967-1987
10	2	Letters: Harold Hill and Edwin Hill	1982-2004
10	3	Letters: Harold Hill and Edwin Hill	2005-2007
3	5	Letters: Harold Hill to Edwin Hill	1960-1963
3	6	Letters: Harold Hill to Edwin Hill	1964-1969
3	7	Letters: Harold Hill to Edwin Hill	1970-1980
13	5	Letters: Larry Lorenz to Edwin Hill	1961-1969
14	8-9	Letters: Larry Syndergaard to Edwin Hill	1957-1968
14	10	Letters: Larry Syndergaard to Edwin Hill	1969-2006
15	1	Letters: Mary Louise Slattery to Edwin Hill	1963-1965
15	2-3	Letters: Mary Louise Slattery to Edwin Hill	1966-1982
15	4	Letters: Mary Louise Slattery to Edwin Hill	1983-1993
13	6	Letters: Members of Hill family to the entire family	1972-1992
13	8	Letters: Ray Campbell to Edwin Hill	1968-1972
17	7	Letters: Rhoda Hill (includes some writings)	1847-1910
1	7	Letters: Rhoda Hill to children	n.d.
1	2	Letters: Rhoda Hill to Slocum Hill	1884-1890
1	3	Letters: Rhoda Hill to Slocum Hill	1890-1904
14	6	Letters: Ronald Mullins to Edwin Hill	1984-1993
14	7	Letters: Ronald Mullins to Edwin Hill	1994-2007
1	6	Letters: Slocum Hill to siblings	1879
13	7	Letters: William and Glenda Patton to Edwin Hill	1962-1970
17	12	Living will and funeral wishes, funeral arrangements, obituaries, private property division of Clarence and Mabel Hill	1983-1999
4	6	Mabel Stine and Clarence Hill family tree information	1902-1999
16	10	Newspaper clippings	1924-1996, n.d.
5	1	Passport, passenger list, and diary of Clarence Hill	1930
16	2	Photographs: Clarence Hill and surface silos (11- 5x7” b/w, 14- 8x10” b/w, 1- 5x9” b/w, and 1- 3.5x4.5” b/w photographs)	1940-1950 ca.
15	7	Photographs: Hill and Stine families (19- 8x10” b/w, 2-8x10” color, 7- 5x7” b/w, and 1- 4x6” b/w photographs) (1 of 2)	1884-2001, n.d.
16	1	Photographs: Hill and Stine families (3- 5x7” b/w, 2- 5x7” color, 20- 4x4” b/w, 8- 3.5x5” b/w, 6- 2.5x3.5” b/w, 3-2.5x3.5” color, 12- 3.5x5” color, 2- 4x6” color, 4- 3.5x7” color, and 1- 4x5” b/w photographs) (2 of 2)	1884-2001, n.d.
16	3	Photographs: Hill family taken for publication of Clarence Hill’s “How to Raise a Boy” article in Farm Journal (9- 8x10” b/w photographs)	1952
15	6	Photographs: Horses seen while on trip to Europe (16-3x5” b/w photographs)	1930
15	5	Photographs: Included in letters from family friends (6-3.5x4.5” b/w, 1- 3.5x3.5” b/w, 3- 3.5x5” color, 1- 3.5x5” b/w, 6- 4x6” color, 1- 3.5x7” color, and 1- 4x8” color photographs)	1961-2004
17	10	Receipts and records	1935