urn:taro:utexas.cah.03068 A Guide to the Johannes Christlieb Nathanael Romberg Family Papers, 1708-1933 Original EAD encoding by Ryder Kouba according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. August 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Romberg, Johannes Christlieb Nathanael, 1808-1891 Romberg, Johannes Christlieb Nathanael, Family Papers 1708-1933 Materials are written in English. 66-6; 71-87 9 1/2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Composed of poetry and other literary productions, newspaper clippings and articles, autobiographies, correspondence, photographs, and maps, the Johannes Christlieb Nathanael Romberg Family Papers, 1708-1933, chronicle the lives and writings of the German-Texan poet and his family. Biographical Note

Poet Johannes Christlieb Nathanael Romberg (1808-1891) was born in the grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1808 to a pastor. Romberg established himself as a merchant in the city of Schwerin before marrying Fredericke Amalie Elise Bauch, with whom he had nine children. In 1847, he and his family immigrated to Texas, settling in Black Jack Creek in Fayette County. Ten years later, Romberg founded the Prairieblume, a literary club where members read and discussed their poems, articles, and other writings. He is considered the foremost German-Texan poet.

Source:

C. V. Pollard and Crystal Sasse Ragsdale. "Romberg, Johannes Christlieb Nathanael." Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed August 17, 2011

 Scope and Contents

Composed of poetry and other literary productions, newspaper clippings and articles, autobiographies, correspondence, photographs, and maps, the Johannes Christlieb Nathanael Romberg Family Papers, 1708-1933, chronicle the lives and writings of the German-Texan poet and his family. The writings of Johannes Romberg include poems and articles as well as humorous articles written by his son Julius. Autobiographies of family members detail family history and life in 19th century Texas. Correspondence is largely between Romberg family members relating to family life. Additionally, newspaper articles concern civic matters, public education, literature, and various other topics, while photographs are of family members and farm machinery.

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This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Romberg, Johannes Christlieb Nathanael, 1808-1891 -- Archives Romberg family -- Archives Subjects German Americans -- Texas American poetry -- Texas Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas Places Fayette County (Tex.) Texas -- History -- 19th century Preferred Citation

Johannes Christlieb Nathanael Romberg Family Papers, 1708-1933, 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 2N401 Autobiography of Heinrich Otto Mackensen Romberg family items Story of My Life, by Caroline Mackensen Romberg Newspaper clippings Writing of Johannes Romberg 2L422 Mackensen-Ohlendorf letters, 1866-1882 J. D. Romberg literary productions Romberg family articles and letters Fayette County items, school material Photograph of Irma Heilig Maps: Texas railroads and county map, 1908 Map of Fayette County, Texas, 1879 Holland, Texas items, articles on farming and community life Miscellany Miscellaneous writings 3T213 Photographs Irma Heilig Farm machinery, [ca. 1910] [Romberg family?]