Guide to the Ambrose-Zimmerman Family Papers and Photographs circa 1870-1930
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Ambrose-Zimmerman Family Papers and Photographs
- Creator
- Ambrose-Zimmerman family
- Collection Number
- MSS 737
- Extent
- 0.5 linear feet (1 box)
- Date
- c1870-c1930
- Abstract
- The Ambrose and Zimmerman Families lived in Beaver County, Pennsylvania in the late 1800s. James Henry Ambrose worked for the Rochester Tumbler Company and the H.C. Fry Glass Company in Pittsburgh, Pa. and submitted a patent for an improvement in the manufacturing process of footed glassware in 1931. The Ambrose-Zimmerman Family Papers and Photographs consists of personal photographs and legal papers of family members and relatives.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Sponsor
- This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
History
The Ambrose and Zimmerman Families lived in Beaver County, Pennsylvania in the late 1800s. The families are related by marriage; Alice Jane Hoffman married into the Zimmerman family and her daughter, Elizabeth Bell Zimmerman, married John Knott Ambrose. John Knott Ambrose's grandfather was James Henry Ambrose. Ambrose worked for the Rochester Tumbler Company from 1887 until 1907, when he went to work for the H.C. Fry Glass Company in 1907 as a general factory manager.
Scope and Content Notes
The Ambrose-Zimmerman Family Papers and Photographs contains legal papers and photographs of the Ambrose, Hoffman, and Zimmerman families who lived in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in the late 19th century. The photographs are mainly snapshots annotated by Nell Zimmerman Moore, daughter of Joseph J. Zimmerman. Two folders of family papers consist of property indentures and deeds, last wills and testaments, life insurance policies, and letters concerning the estate of John Jacob Hoffman, whose daughter was Alice Jane Hoffman. One folder of unannotated photographs are mainly portraits taken in Beaver County of unknown people.
The collection also includes photographs of James Henry Ambrose's glass factory and the patent he submitted in 1931 for an improvement in the manufacturing of footed glassware, which was approved two years later. A pamphlet from the Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine contained in the collection provides the history of the Henry C. Fry Glass Company.
Conditions Governing Access
None
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase from Green Valley Auctions in 2002.
Archives accession # 2002.0142
Preferred Citation
Ambrose-Zimmerman Family Papers and Photographs, c1870-c1930, MSS 737 , Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Sarah Ecklund on 2/22/2012.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
Separated Materials
Ambrose-Zimmerman Family Papers and Photographs, circa 1870-1930. Acc# 2002.44 Museum Division. Senator John Heinz History Center
Consists of brass cup, glass tumbler and pitcher, and a Beaver Valley Coach Co. transportation token.
Subjects
- Rochester Tumbler Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- H.C. Fry Glass Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Zimmerman, Joseph J.
- Ambrose, James Henry
- Hoffman, Alice Jane
- Ambrose Family
- Zimmerman Family
- Hoffman Family
- Beaver County (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Glass