urn:taro:utexas.cah.02294 A Guide to the Francis Marschalk Family Papers, 1865-1911 Original EAD encoding by Lauren Algee according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Marschalk, Francis, ca.1841-1891 Marschalk, Francis, Family Papers 1865-1911 Materials are written in English. 62-98 3 ft., 8 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Composed primarily of correspondence, the Francis Marschalk Family Papers, 1865-1911, document the personal and business affairs of newspaper publisher Francis Marschalk and his family. Biographical Note

Born in Mississippi, Francis Marschalk (ca. 1841-1891) was the son of Andrew Marschalk (1767-1838), an English immigrant, Revolutionary War veteran, and publisher of the Mississippi Herald, who was known as the “father of the Mississippi press.” The younger Marschalk followed in his father’s footsteps, founding the fist newspaper of Delta, Texas in 1859. After three years of service in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War, Marschalk returned to Mississippi where he worked as proprietor and editor of the Port Gibson Standard in the 1870s. Before his death, he published the Gregg County Clarion in Longview, Texas, for nearly a decade. Marschalk and his wife Sophia had two daughters.

Sources:

“Francis Marschalk.” Dallas Morning News. January 1, 1891. 10.

Seybert, Tony. The Natchez slavery press and the road to disunion, 1800-1865. MA thesis, California State University, Northridge, 2005.

Scope and Contents

Composed primarily of correspondence, the Francis Marschalk Family Papers, 1865-1911, document the personal and business affairs of newspaper publisher Francis Marschalk and his family. Concerning local news for Port Gibson, Fayette, and Natchez, Mississippi and Longview, Texas; family illnesses and travel; and the publishing industry, letters, postcards, and telegrams compose the correspondence between Marschalk; his wife Sophia; and their family, including Marschalk’s daughter Sydney and father Andrew in Natchez, Mississippi. Letters to Marschalk’s business associates as publisher of the Port Gibson Standard and Gregg County Clarion relate to printing, legal issues, and controversies with other publishers. Receipts and account books chronicle the Marschalks’ business and personal spending, such as printer’s fees, groceries, and tuition. Additionally, notes, clippings, railway passes, invitations, brochures, literary productions, reminiscences, and drawings concern the Marschalks’ social and personal activities like travel, parties, and education. A map in the collection illustrates Savannah, Georgia.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Marschalk, Andrew, 1767-1838 Marschalk, Francis, ca.1841-1891 -- Archives Marschalk, Sophia Marschalk, Sydney Marschalk family -- Archives Subjects (Organizations) Gregg County clarion. Port Gibson standard. Subjects Newspaper publishing -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century Newspaper publishing -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Places Fayette (Miss.) -- History -- 19th century Longview (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century Natchez (Miss.) -- History -- 19th century Port Gibson (Miss.) -- History -- 19th century Related Material

See also Andrew Marschalk Papers in the Natchez Trace Small Manuscript Collections

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 2N479 Correspondence: 2N479 1865-1978 2N480 1879-1885 2N481 1886-1891 2N482 1892-1895 2N483 1896-1897 2N484 1898-1909 2N485 1910-1911 2N485 Undated fragments 2N485 Postcards, 1875-1911 2N485 Telegrams, 1872-1890 2N485 Envelopes 2N486 Miscellany: 2N486 Announcements and invitations 2N486 Brochures 2N486 Literary production 2N486 Railway passes 2N486 Reminiscences 2N486 School notes 2N486 Miscellaneous notes 2N486 Calling cards 2N486 Newspaper clippings 2N486 Lists 2N486 Map of Savannah, Georgia 2N486 Drawing 2N487 Receipts, business and personal 2N487 Account books 3S117d Printed postcards: 3S117d Scenes of Austin, Dallas, El Paso, New Braunfels, and Sherman, Texas; Louisiana; El Reno, Oklahoma; and Stratford-on-Avon, England 3S117d Humorous 3S117d Photopostcards: 3S117d Public School, Big Sandy, Texas 3S117d First Presbyterian Church, Greenup, Illinois