urn:taro:utexas.cah.00012 A Guide to the Rudolph Kleberg Family Papers, 1829-1966 Center for American History Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, March 2001.Edited with XMetal 2.0 by Bob Stewart, May 3, 2002. Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:26:05 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00012 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary Kleberg family (Rudolph Kleberg, 1847-1924) Kleberg (Rudolph) Family Papers 1829-1966. KLEBERG, RUDOLPH, FAMILY PAPERS 5 ft., 8 in. Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Papers of Rudolph Kleberg (1847-1924), newspaper editor, lawyer, Texas Senator, United States Attorney and Representative, and official reporter of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Papers include Kleberg family correspondence originating from Germany and the King Ranch. and [code "engger" not found in ISO 639-2 list]. Organization

Papers are organized into three series: 1. Rudolph Kleberg papers. 2. Rudolph Kleberg family papers. 3. Robert Justus Kleberg papers.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically and chronologically by subject.

Biographical Note

Born in Cat Spring and reared in Cuero, De Witt County, Texas, Rudolph Kleberg (1847-1924) was the son of German immigrants Robert Justus (1803-1888) and Rosa von Roeder Kleberg (1813-1907), who arrived in Texas in 1834. After serving in the Civil War, Kleberg practiced law, founded and edited the Cuero Star (1873-1876), and served as DeWitt County Attorney (1876-1880). After a period in the Texas Senate (1883-1885), he was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas (1885-1889). He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1896 to 1903 and became official reporter for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin in 1905, a position he held until his death in 1924.

Older correspondence and miscellaneous items in German.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, literary productions, diaries, scrapbooks, printed material, legal and financial records, maps, photographs, and family histor document the life and career of lawyer and public servant Rudolph Kleberg (1847-1924) and the lives of members of his family. Included is correspondence relating to Kleberg's terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1896-1903) and his years as reporter for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (1905-1924) as well as his literary works and scrapbooks. In addition there is extensive family correspondence, much of it originating on the King Ranch, and family diaries and scrapbooks. Significant topics cover the Aransas Pass deepwater harbor, Kleberg's aid to accused murderer Leo Frank, the publishing of Texas Criminal Reports, the purchase of the Alamo, German-American views during World War I, railroad regulation, and the history of Cuero. Robert Justus Kleberg's papers include letters written by him, his wife, and her family members in Germany before emigration to Texas in 1834; later family correspondence; and some business letters.

Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Kleberg family. Eckhardt family. Sack family. Von Roeder family. Kleberg, Rudolph, 1847-1924--Archives. Kleberg, Robert Justus, 1803-1888. Kleberg, Caesar, 1873-1946. Kleberg, Louise Indiana, 1876-1953. Kleberg, Mathilde Violet, 1883-1968. Frank, Leo, 1884-1915. Subjects (Organizations) King Ranch (Tex.) Kleberg Town and Improvement Company. United States. Congress. House. West Publishing Co. Cuero Star (Cuero, Tex.) C. J. Krehbiel (Firm : Cincinnati, Ohio) Subjects German Americans--Texas. Ranches--Texas. Real property--Texas. World War, 1914-1918. Places Cuero (Tex.) De Witt County (Tex.) Genre Diaries. Preferred Citation

Rudolph Kleberg Family Papers, 1829-1966, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Rudolph Kleberg papers: 2J45 Correspondence, business and public life: 2J45 Received, arranged chronologically, 1868-1904 2J45 Received, arranged alphabetically, A-S 2J46 Received, arranged alphabetically, T-Z 2J46 Letterpress book, 1905-1913 2J46 Sent, 1905-1924 and undated 2J46 Letters of condolence, 1924-1925 2J47 Telegrams of condolence, 1924 2J47 Literary productions: 2J47 By Rudolph Kleberg: 2J47 Prose and poetry: 2J47 Manuscript and typescript, 1896-1923 and undated 2J48 Published material, 1898-1917 2J48 Musical works and correspondence, 1924-1936 and undated 2J48 About Rudolph Kleberg, 1887, 1924-1925, and undated 2J48 Scrapbook material: 2J48 Scrapbook 1, 1880-1930 and undated: 2J48 Pasted material 2J48 Loose material 2J48 Scrapbook 2, 1892-1900 and undated 2J48 Scrapbook 3, 1896-1901: 2J48 Pasted material 2J48 Pasted and loose material 2J49 Scrapbook 4, 1896-1902, 1913, and undated 2J49 Appointments and certificates, 1885-1918 and undated 2J49 Invitations and introductions, 1884-1918, and undated 2J49 Land documentation, 1873-1917 and undated 2J49 Political and legislative material, 1883-1917 and undated 2J49 Financial and legal records, 1874-1924 and undated 2J49 Court Reports correspondence, 1907-1924 and undated Robert Kleberg family papers: 2J49 Letters by writer: 2J49 Rudolph and Mathilde Kleberg, 1866-1914 and undated 2J50 Caesar Kleberg, 1884-1944 and undated 2J50 Alfred Leon Kleberg, 1894-1939 and undated 2J50 August Joseph Kleberg, 1885-1919 and undated 2J50 Mathilde (Til) Violet Kleberg, 1896, 1913-1916 and undated 2J51 Louise (Lula) Kleberg, 1885-1914 and undated 2J51 Ernst Kleberg, 1943-1884 2J51 Henrietta King and Alice King Kleberg, 1887-1931 and undated 2J51 Various Kleberg family members, 1867-1944 and undated 2J51 Eckhardt family members, 1864-1959 and undated 2J51 Hillebrand family members, 1858-1887 2J51 Miscellaneous letters, A-Z, 1866-1964 2J51 Unidentified writers and fragments, 1899, 1918, 1924 and undated 2J51 Sack'sche Familienstiftung correspondence, 1845-1925 and undated 2J52 Letters of condolence: 2J52 Mathilde Kleberg, 1932 2J52 Caesar Kleberg, 1946 2J52 Family history and genealogy, 1961 and undated 2J52 Literary productions, undated 2J52 Diaries: 2J52 Lula, 1895; Tillie, 1898; Mathilde, 1909 2J52 Loose material from diaries, 1898, 1901, and undated 2J52 Greeting cards, pictorial material, and miscellany, 1930 and undated 2J53 Scrapbook material: 2J53 Scrapbook 1, 1883-1904 and undated 2J53 Scrapbook 1 loose material, 1898-1918 and undated 2J53 Scrapbook 2 (the theater) loose material, 1901-1905 and undated 2J53 Scrapbooks K, L, and LIK loose material, 1911-1937 and undated 2J53 Printed material: 2J53 Sack family publications: 2J53 Das silberne Buch der Familie Sack, 1900 2J53 Miscellaneous publications, 1905, 1924-1925 2J53 Newspaper clippings: 2J53 Family affairs, 1915-1966 and undated 2J53 General, 1898-1948 and undated 2J54 Miscellaneous publications, 1879-1956 2J54 Miscellaneous financial papers, 1925-1947 2J54 Legal and legislative material, 1885-1955 and undated 2J54 Eulogies and tributes, 1913-1946 and undated Robert Justus Kleberg papers 2J54 Biographical and historical material, 1876 and undated 2J54 Family correspondence, 1820-1836, 1866-1867, 1881-1904 and undated 2J54 General correspondence, 1866-1912 2J54 Land documentation and correspondence, 1838-1869 2J55 Land documentation and correspondence, 1870-1890 and undated 2J55 Financial and business records, 1840-1887 and undated 2J55 Veterans of the Texas Revolution correspondence, 1870-1888 and undated 2J55 Certificates and official notices, 1824-1873 and undated 2J55 Miscellaneous speeches, 1867, 1905, and undated 2J56 Chief Justice, DeWitt County, documents, 1852-1856 2J56 Austin and DeWitt counties business, 1838-1870 2J56 Poetry, 1898 and undated 2J56 Domestic scrapbook, 1894 and undated 2J56 Photostat volumes: 2J56 Kleberg letters and documents, 1837-1885 and undated 2J56 Kleberg letters and documents, 1835-1898 and undated 2.325/V53 Oversize documents OD1287 Oversize documents Photographic material: 3Y491 Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Marcellus Kleberg 3Y491 Portraits of Caesar Kleberg 3Y491 Unidentified photos 3S221 Portrait of Caesar Kleberg 3S221 Caesar Kleberg hunting 3S221 Caesar Kleberg with Will Rogers? 3S221 Unidentified group 3S221 Unidentified portrait 3Y552 Photograph album, trip to California and Southwest, ca. 1910 3Y552 Loose prints from scrapbooks and diaries: 3Y552 Lula Kleberg's diary, ca. 1895 3Y552 Scrapbook, Rudolph Kleberg family papers #1 (scrapbook in 2J52), ca. 1883-1904 3Y552 Loose prints: 3Y552 Caesar Kleberg and King Ranch, ca. 1875-1945 3Y552 Robert Justus Kleberg, undated 3Y552 Marcellus Kleberg and wife, undated 3Y552 Various unidentified persons, undated OD 1278 Panoramic photograph of an unidentified group.