Boll/Peak/Beilharz Collection
Archival collection MA85.7, the Boll/Peak/Beilharz Collection, contains no original documents, only photocopies, copy photographs, and some original photographs donated later.
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This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. |
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Family Names: |
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Boll |
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Peak |
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Beilharz |
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Dallas (Tex.) |
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Subjects: |
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Family History |
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Titles: |
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Boll/Peak/Beilharz Collection |
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MA99-2 Beilharz Family Collection |
MA85-7 Boll/Peak/Beilharz Collection,
Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Copy Photographs |
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Photograph of Portrait of Jacob Boll and Henrietta Humbel Boll, c.1845-1850 (note indicates that portrait was done in Switzerland) |
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Photograph of Henrietta Boll Beilharz, c.1880 |
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Photograph of Henry Boll, c. 1880 |
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Photocopies and Typescripts |
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Typescript translation of letter dated June 19, 1874 from Jacob Boll to his children describing his arrival in Dallas, plans to build a house, and study of insects. He also conveys greetings to family and friends. |
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Photocopy of letter dated May 3, 1872 from Jacob Boll to his brother describing wife's medical condition (also have typescript translation of letter) |
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Typescript translation of note dated October 16, 1880 (Dallas, Texas) from Jacob Boll's children describing the circumstances of his death on September 29, 1880 |
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Color photocopies of two German baptismal certificates/documents for Jacob Boll dated September 27, 1857 (translator's note suggest that these may have been for a son of Henrietta and Jacob Boll who died in infancy since Boll himself would have been almost 30 years old in 1857). |
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Photocopy of a newspaper article dated January 10, 1878 entitled "Jacob Boll Dead, he was a native of Switzerland and an old citizen of Dallas" |
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Photocopies of four 11x14 pages from "Miss Peak's Scrapbook" containing the following newspaper clippings relating to Boll: |
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"Artesian wells and coal deposits in Texas" by Jacob Boll (no date; no publication information) |
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"Death of Prof. Jacob Boll" by J.H.B. |
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"Prof. Jacob Boll, tribute to the memory of the geologist by a brother scientist" by N.A.T., dated October 8, 1880 |
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Reprint of January 30, 1984 Dallas Morning News Article entitled "The Way it was..." by Kenneth Force (describes Henri Boll's trip to Texas and his marriage to Elizabeth) |
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Photocopies of 2 page transcript list "From Aunt Henrietta's birthday book (Henrietta Boll Peak)" lsiting family members' birthdays |
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Photographs - original |
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Meisterham Family |
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Michel, Mr. and Mrs. |
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Wilson, Lawrence and Fred |
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Ferchert, Louise |
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Boll/Peak Family |
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Fretz Family |
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3 unmarked |
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Wagner, Louis and Lehman, Edward |
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Meyer, Simon and Hess, John |
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Frick, Adolf and Mother |
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2 unmarked - Young Lady |
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2 unmarked - Young Children |
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2 unmarked |
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2 unmarked - Young Ladies |
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