urn:taro:utexas.cah.03208 A Guide to the Fritz Engelhard Papers, 1944, 1973 Original EAD encoding by Stefanie Lapka according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. November 2012 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Engelhard, Fritz, 1878-1957 Engelhard, Fritz, Papers 1944, 1973 Materials are written in English. 83-180; 2012-246 1/2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Collection materials include correspondence, legal records, and photographs concerning the families of Fritz Engelhard, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1931-1935, and Jack D. Cahill of Eagle Lake, Texas. > Biographical/Historical Note

Fritz Engelhard (1878-1957) was a rancher, farmer, and state legislator from Eagle Lake, Texas. Born in Rising City, Nebraska, Engelhard graduated from Yale University. In 1937 he married Gay Buis in Del Rio, Texas, later moving to Eagle Lake. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1931 and again in 1933, Engelhard was an organizer of the Colorado River Improvement Association and a sponsor of bills to create the Lower Colorado River Authority in which he later served as chairman. Engelhard served as 10th District Supervisor of the federal farm census and was active in the work of the Farm Bureau. He was memorialized in the Texas House Journal, Vol. I., 55th Legislature, 1957, p. 847.

 Scope and Contents

Collection concerns the families of Fritz Engelhard (1878-1957), a member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1931-1935, and Jack D. Cahill of Eagle Lake, Texas. Materials include correspondence, legal records, and photographs.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Cahill, Jack D., Jr. Engelhard, Fritz, 1878-1957--Archives Engelhard, Gay Buis Subjects Legislators--Texas Politicians--Texas Places Eagle Lake, Texas Preferred Citation

Fritz Engelhard Papers, 1944, 1973, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Separated Material

Some material has been separated to the Photographic Collection.

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by Lynn Bell, November 1983.

Subsequent revisions were made by Stefanie Lapka, November 2012.

 Detailed Description of the Papers 3P192 Papers Correspondence Marriage certificate Black and white print of Gay Buis Engelhard Inventory of the estate of Jack D. Cahill Jr. 3S7 Photographs Fritz Engelhard, late 19th century Gay Engelhard, ca. 1920s Snapshots of 2 women, including Gay Engelhard Studio photographs of Gay Engelhard, 1930s Studio photographs of Fritz Engelhards, 1930s