Harry Butler (1868-1931) lived his life in Bloomington. He attended Bloomington schools then opened his sheet metal and roofing business that lasted 40 years.
Butler operated his business at various places in Bloomington: 319 South Main Street, in the period covered by this collection, and 341 South Main Street, beginning about 1924. Some items ([see Kinlock-Bloomington Telephone Co.) list Turner Hall as the business location.
Butler served two consecutive terms as Bloomington city council alderman.
The collection consists of bills and invoices received from 1915 to 1917. As such, they provide a window into the sheet metal and roofing trades in the 1910s. The items are arranged alphabetically by name of the billing company.