A Guide to the Christian Becker Papers, ca. 1870s-1940s
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Becker, Christian | |
| Title: | Christian Becker Papers | |
| Dates: | ca. 1870s-1940s | |
| Abstract: | Christian Becker, an immigrant from the Rhineland, established a cotton gin in the vicinity of Holland Creek, Texas, founding the city of Becker around 1869 (Grimes County, Texas). Records document banking, finances, agriculture, and cotton gin, along with property deeds, ledgers and booklets,and other related material. | |
| Accession No.: | AR 2005-184 | |
| Extent: | 2 feet | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Christian Becker, an immigrant from the Rhineland, established a cotton gin in the vicinity of Holland Creek, Texas, founding the city of Becker around 1869 (Grimes County, Texas). In the coming decades more than twenty families of Germans moved to the area and Christian Becker employed some of them at his cotton gin. (from the Handbook of Texas)
Scope and Contents
Records document banking, finances, agriculture, and cotton gin, along with property deeds, ledgers and booklets,and other related material.
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Preferred Citation
Christian Becker Papers, ca. 1870s-1940s, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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