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A Guide to the Henry Baumberger Letters, 1856-1867
Biographical NoteHenry Baumberger (born circa 1823) emigrated from Switzerland in 1855 and settled in San Antonio, Texas. He traveled with his wife, Anna Weiss Baumberger (circa 1822-1910), and their two daughters, Anna (born circa 1852) and Eliza (1854-1917). Henry and Anna lost three sons in infancy, but later had two additional children, Paulina (1858-1924) and Charles (1863-1948). Henry Baumberger worked as a teacher in Switzerland and, while he returned to teaching for a time in San Antonio, he was also engaged in other employment; at various times he was a merchant, beer garden owner, owner of a shipping business, San Antonio police officer, and city cart driver. Henry Baumberger died in San Antonio around 1883. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe collection contains letters written and received by Henry Baumberger. The letters written by Baumberger to friends and family in his native Switzerland describe his journey from Antwerp to Texas in 1855, including conditions on the Atlantic passage and the overland trip from Indianola to San Antonio; his impressions of San Antonio; economic conditions; his business activities; the impact of the American Civil War on his life; and family matters. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsNo restrictions. The collection is open for research. Usage RestrictionsPlease be advised that the library does not hold the copyright to most of the material in its archival collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure those rights when needed. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright, literary property rights, and libel. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred Citation[Identification of item], Henry Baumberger Letters, 1856-1867, Doc 5171, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas. Acquisition InformationGift of Stanley Schmidt, 1980 March. Processing InformationProcessed by Warren Stricker, 1996 May. Finding aid edited and encoded by Caitlin Donnelly, 2010 October. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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