A Guide to the Wied Archives, 1839-1881
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Creator |
Wied, Hermann, Furst zu,
d. 1863. |
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Title |
Weid Archives, |
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Dates: |
1839-1881 |
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Abstract |
Papers consist of the
business records of the Prince of Wied dealing with the Verein zum Schutze
deutscher Einwanderer in Texas during its later years while the prince was
president of that immigration organization |
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OCLC No. |
21794394 |
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Extent |
2 ft., 6 in |
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Languages |
Materials are in
German and French. |
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Repository |
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The Prince of Wied took little interest in the Verein, which he joined
because he was engaged to the sister of its patron, the Duke of Nassau, until
it became clear that the members were seen as having dishonored themselves by
not paying the debts they had incurred. He then became involved in the attempt
to pay the bills and encouraged renewed interest in the Verein colony in the
hope of recouping the losses. He was the nephew of Prince Max of Wied, the
famed explorer of the Missouri Valley.
Correspondence, legal and financial records, official documents,
printed material, maps, newspapers, and lithographs arranged chronologically
under subject.
Papers consist of the business records of the Prince of Wied dealing
with the Verein zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas during its later
years while the prince was president of that immigration organization. They
reflect the efforts made by the prince's business manager, Freiherr von Bibra,
and the business managers of the other noble members to save the honor of their
lords and, if possible, some of their financial investment. Included are the
working papers connected with Verein publications meant to revitalize the
emigration program; correspondence and official documents having to do with
various court cases instituted by the Verein, including actions against some of
its members, and against the Verein; and books, articles, and miscellaneous
printed matter having to do with the Verein or Texas as, for example, the laws
of Texas in German.
In German with some French correspondence.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Bene, Louis, Lieutenant. |
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Bibra, August, Freiherr von,
1808-1894. |
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Fisher, Henry Francis,
1805-1867. |
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Flersheim, L.H. |
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Frederick III, German Emperor,
1831-1888. |
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Frederick Wilhelm IV, king of Prussia,
1795-1861. |
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Knyphausen, Graf von. |
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Obert, Monsieur. |
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Solms-Braunfels, Carl, Prinz zu,
1812-1897. |
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Wied, Hermann, Furst zu, d.
1863--Archives. |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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Verein zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer
in Texas (Wiesbaden, Germany) |
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Subjects |
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Emigration and
immigration--Texas. |
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German Americans--Texas. |
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Ocean travel--History--Sources. |
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Germany--Emigration and
immigration--History--19th century--Sources. |
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Germany--Nobility--19th
century. |
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Places |
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Fredericksburg
(Tex.)--History--Sources. |
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Indianola
(Tex.)--History--Sources. |
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New Braunfels
(Tex.)--History--Sources. |
Wied Archives, 1839-1881, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University
of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Wied Archives |
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| 2Q96 |
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General correspondence,
1844-1852 and
undated |
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| 2Q97 |
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General correspondence,
1853-1863 and
undated |
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General Versammlungen,
1845-1857 |
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Miscellaneous reports about Texas,
1845-1858 and
undated |
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| 2Q98 |
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Envelopes,
undated |
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Schmidt Consortium loan: |
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Financial papers,
1855-1863 |
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Bound correspondence,
1862-1867 |
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Claim against Count of Knyphausen,
1850-1852 |
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Complaint against Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels,
1858-1861 |
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Prince Friedrich of Prussia's securities,
1860-1863 |
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| 2Q99 |
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Bibra's miscellaneous notes,
1850-1857 and
undated |
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Classified correspondence: |
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Lt. Louis Bene,
1845-1859 and
undated |
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Various German states,
1850 |
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Concerning transportation for emigrants,
1850 |
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Traugott Bromme,
1850-1851 |
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Monsieur Obert concerning mining on the Grant,
1854-1857 and
undated |
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King of Prussia,
1855-1857 |
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Concerning Henry Francis Fisher,
1854-1859 |
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Concerning Kroeber honorarium,
1856 |
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Concerning Tabor and Drescher,
1858-1861 |
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F. Cappes,
1850-1859 |
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| 2Q100 |
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Flersheim complaint against the Verein,
1846-1865 |
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Instruction für deutsche Auswanderer: |
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Correspondence,
1851-1854 |
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Business papers and notes,
1851 and
undated |
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Miscellaneous and notes,
1851 |
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Publications and enclosures,
1851 |
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Form letter,
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| 2Q101 |
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Colonization organizations: |
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Berliner Verein: |
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Correspondence,
1850-1851 and
undated |
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Minutes, forms, and printed material,
1850-1851 and
undated |
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Düsseldorfer Verein correspondence,
1850 |
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Miscellaneous material,
1848-1852 |
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Printed material: |
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Newspapers and clippings,
1847-1857 |
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Verein material,
1845-1860 and
undated |
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Miscellaneous material concerning Texas,
1845-1855 |
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Allgemeine Gesetze des Staates Texas,
1849 |
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Miscellany,
1850-1881 and
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Oversize Documents |
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Maps of Indianola, Neu Braunfels, Friedrichsburg, and
the port of Indianola. |
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Map of the Texas Verein grant,
1848. |
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Map of the Texas Verein grant,
1850. |
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Map of Texas with route from Indianola to German
communities marked,
undated. |
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Coblenzer Zeitung,
28 March 1851 |
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Kölnische Zeitung,
27 June 1851, 25 Feb.
1856, 4 Feb. 1858. |
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Frankfurter Oberpostamts-Zeitung,
26 July 1851. |
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Weser Zeitung (Bremen),
7 March, 4 April
1855. |
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Mittelrheinische Zeitung
(Wiesbaden),
28 August
1855. |
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Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant,
9, 10, 11, 12 June
1881. |
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Karte von Texas [map of Texas drawn according to surveys
in the General Land Office up to 1839]. |
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| 2.116/OD1223D |
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A map of the internal improvements of Virginia [with
special attention to public structures for trains, canals, and roads], prepared
by C. Crozet, late principal engineer of Va. under a resolution of the General
Assembly, adopted
March 15,
1848. |
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Karte des Staates Texas [map of the state of Texas drawn
according to the boundaries regulated at Washington in September 1850 and
confirmed by the Texas legislature at Austin]. Published by the Verein,
Included with Instruction portfolio. 1851. |
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Plat map of Indianola,
pre-1850. |
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| OD1287 |
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Map of all the railroads in the United States in
Operation & Progress, Drawn and engraved under the direction of the Editor
of the American Rail Road Journal,
n.d.
[pre-1850]. |
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J. de Cordova's Map of the State of Texas, compiled from
the records of the General Land Office of the State by Robert Creuzbaur,
Houston,
1849. |
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