Sidney J. Heiman Papers

Collection

Identifier: A2237

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains five letters of Harry Kessler to Sidney Heiman, dated 1920-1921, written while he was a freshman at the Missouri School of Mines. The letters discuss his course work, school sporting events, and social life. One of the letters mentions the recent death of a senior football player, Eddie Bohn, who died as a result of a football injury sustained in a game between the Missouri School of Mines and the Warrensburg Normal School. The collection also contains two postcards from London and Paris, dated 1930, written by Aunt Florence to Sidney Heiman.

Dates

1920-1930

Creator

Heiman, Sidney J., 1900-1980 (Creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Biographical Sketch

Sidney J. Heiman was born April 16, 1900. He resided in St. Louis, and in 1919 founded the International Oil Burner Co., which later became Intertherm. He died January 27, 1980, in St. Louis, and was survived by his wife, Ruth. Sidney Heiman’s high-school friend, Harry Kessler, was born May 21, 1901, in St. Louis. He attended the Missouri School of Mines in Rolla, and later worked in the field of metallurgical engineering, in which he made a fortune. As a hobby he served as a referee of professional boxing. He died in 1986.