Hiemenz: H. John Hiemenz Collection, 1898-1956
Call Number: MG-139
2 boxes 1 guest register, 5 albums 1 cubic ft.
Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7
Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 4
Scope and Content Note: Collection of H. John Hiemenz, Lancaster Realtor, developer of “Rossmere” and “Country Club Heights,” golf course owner, and champion golfer. Contains the guest register of Hiemenz’s Hotel Rossmere (later Rossmere TB Sanitorium), three photo albums, two scrapbooks, and miscellaneous loose photographs, negatives, cards, etc.
Creator: Hiemenz, H. John.
Conditions for Access: No restrictions.
Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Language: English
Source of Acquisition: Unknown unless noted at the item level.
Accruals: No further accruals are expected.
Preferred Citation: H. John Hiemenz Collection (MG-139), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared 1998-2001. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The finding aid was updated using DACS conventions. Some photographs transferred to the Photograph Collection, 27 October 2017.
Box 1
Folder 1 Guest register book of the “Hotel Rossmere.” Lists guest names and city of residence. Some names grouped as bowling clubs, medical societies, Franklin & Marshall College classes, etc. 1898-1901. Gift of Mrs. Wilson.
Folder 2 Photograph album. Contains primarily family photographs. Also contains a number of newspaper clippings and letters related to Mr. Hiemenz’s golfing career, business ventures, and family. One newspaper photograph shows Hotel Rossmere.
Insert Obituary of John E. McGrann
Photograph of John W. Hiemenz. Transferred to Photograph Collection, 27 October 2017.
Group photograph (unidentified) . Transferred to Photograph Collection, 27 October 2017.
Photograph of H. John Hiemenz at Trophy Case. Transferred to Photograph Collection, 27 October 2017.
Folder 3 Photograph album. Contains primarily family photographs. One shows Old Hiemenz Store.
Insert Photo Christmas card from James Wenger Family
Photo Christmas card from Lease Family
Photo Christmas card from Diehl Family, 1956
Photo Christmas card from Yoder Family, 1956
Photo Christmas card from The Coneys, 1956
Photo Christmas card from James Wenger Family
Photo Christmas card from Midge, Ed, & Walter, 1956
Photo Christmas card from The Earlys, 1956
Commencement program, School of Holy Child Jesus, N. Y. 1941
Photograph of H. John Hiemenz, seated, with cane
Negative, three women in bathing suits
Negative, man with dog
Negative, woman in bathing suit
Negative, seated woman
Negative, man with dog
Negative, standing woman
Negative, woman and young girl in bathing suits
Negative, woman in bathing suit
Negative, two girls in bathing suits
Envelope from “North End Finishing House”
Folder 4 Scrapbook. Contains newspaper clippings, country club membership cards, photographs, and correspondence.
Box 2
Folder 5 Photograph album. Contains many older, candid photographs of individuals and groups, no labels. Gift of Lancaster Country Club, 15 November 2000.
Photograph album and loose photographs and negatives transferred to Photograph Collection, 27 October 2017.
Insert Photograph of house with tall porch columns
Winter scene photograph of house, “Lawn Hiemenz”
Photograph of Cape Cod style house
House photograph, dated November 1, 1937
House photograph
Two-sided photograph of houses
House photograph
House and lawn photograph
Flower garden photograph
Postcard, Hackney’s Restaurant, Atlantic City, N.J. Postcard moved to insert in Folder 6, 27 October 2017.
Photograph of young boy (in folder)
Negative, women and automobile in front of building
Negative, hotel-like building and automobile
Negative, beach scene, man and two women foreground
Negative, young girl on sidewalk
Negative, large hotel-like building
Negative, automobile and mountain background
Negative, man and woman, mountain scene
Negative, man, mountain scene
Negative, [mountain scene]
Negative, unknown
Folder 6 Scrapbook. Contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and ephemera. Gift of Lancaster Country Club, 15 November 2000.
Insert “Lytle’s 73 Tops Hiemenz Tourney”
“Hiemenz Cup for Winner”
“John Hiemenz Recalls His Great Days of Golf”
Photograph of men working in ruins