Descriptive Summary
Zilker, Charles A.
Zilker, Charles A., Item
1880-1884
Materials are written in English.
71-049
1 item
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprised of a typescript of a narrative, the Charles A. Zilker Item, 1880-1884, chronicles Zilker’s career in the refrigeration business.
Biographical Note
A native of Indiana, Charles A. Zilker moved to Austin, Texas, in 1880. Shortly after his arrival, Zilker relocated to San Antonio, where he worked as an ice manufacturer. In 1882, he moved with his brother, Andrew J. Zilker, to Brownsville, where they managed a Boyle ammonia-compression machine at an ice plant owned by entrepreneur Richard King. After returning to Austin in 1884, Zilker founded ice plants in both Austin and San Antonio, which he later sold in 1928 for $1 million.
Source:
Woolrich, Willis R. and Charles T. Clark. Refrigeration. Handbook of Texas Online. March 16, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/dqr01.
Scope and Contents
Comprised of a typescript of a narrative, the Charles A. Zilker Item, 1880-1884, chronicles Zilker’s career in the refrigeration business. The narrative entitled Sixty Years of Ice: A Brief Historical Resume of the Pioneer Days of the Artificial Ice Industry in Southern Texas, discusses the operation of ice plants and machinery in both Austin and San Antonio.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Zilker, Charles A. -- Archives.
Subjects
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Places
Austin (Tex.) -- History --19th century.
San Antonio (Tex.) -- History --19th century.
Preferred Citation
Charles A. Zilker Item, 1880-1884, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
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
3C151
Typescript of narrative,
1880-1884