urn:taro:sjmh.00137 Albert Kresse Papers Manuscript Collection: MC137 Lisa Lomas Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas
20110122 Finding aid encoded by Lisa A. Struthers. 20110305 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas
Kresse, Albert, 1886-1961 Albert Kresse papers 1863-1950 (Bulk: 1863-1864) Materials are in English and German. MC137 12 items This small collection primarily relates to author Charles Sealsfield. Creator Sketch

Albert Kresse of Stuttgart, Germany was born in 1886 and died in 1961. Kresse is a noted bibliographer of author Charles Sealsfield (1793-1864) born as Karl Postl. Sealsfield wrote about North America and Europe and is believed to have traveled through Texas during the 1820s.

 Bibliography: POSTL, CARL ANTON The Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpods Scope and Content Note

This collection is comprised of printed materials (8) and photographs(4), primarily relating to Charles Sealsfield. The printed materials include German postcards of Charles Sealsfield, a lithograph of Karl Postl/Sealsfield and a biography of Charles Sealsfield written by Albert Kresse. Also included is the engraving Galveston in Texas printed in Germany. The photographs series contains reproductions of two portraits of Charles Sealsfield, one by C. Rust in 1863 and the other taken in 1864. A photograph of a monument to Charles Sealsfield is included. There is a photograph of a print of Andrew Jackson noted as the last likeness of him.

Arrangement

Organized into two series. Arrangement is chronological.

 Restrictions on Access

None.

 Terms Governing Use

Open for research by appointment.

 Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jacinto Museum of History. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jacinto Museum of History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

 Acquisition

Gift of Albert Kresse, July 9, 1953-December 6, 1954.

 Processing Information

Processed by Lisa Lomas, 2011.

 Citation

[Identification of Item], Albert Kresse Papers, MC137, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

 Index Terms

Names: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Kresse, Albert, 1886-1961 Sealsfield, Charles, 1793-1864 Places: Galveston (Tex.) Inventory 155.51Printed Materials 1864-1897, n.d. 155.52Photographs n.d.