urn:taro:utexas.cah.03244 A Guide to the Chester W. Geue Papers Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Geue, Chester W. Chester W. Geue Papers 1781-1973 Materials are written in English. 73-163 1.5 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Bulk of material relates to Geue’s work on Sketches of Life in the United States of North America and Texas and von Wrede’s Lebensbilder aus den vereiningten Staaten von Nordamerika und Texas. Biographical Note

Born in New Braunfels, Texas, Chester Geue (1899-1975) learned to speak German at an early age. He earned degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin before embarking on an engineering career in steam electric power. Geue’s lifelong interest in the history of German settlement in Texas, and particularly the New Braunfels area, flourished as he partnered with his wife Ethel Hander Geue on numerous research and writing projects. (adapted from Sketches of Life in the United States of North America and Texas)

Scope and Contents

Research notes, correspondence, source materials, photographs, typescripts, manuscripts, and galley proofs comprise the Chester Geue Papers. The bulk of the material relates to Geue’s work on Sketches of Life in the United States of North America and Texas and von Wrede’s Lebensbilder aus den vereiningten Staaten von Nordamerika und Texas, though a smaller component contains personal material.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Preferred Citation

Chester W. Geue Papers, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Related material:

See also the Ethel Hander Geue Papers.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3M403 Personal items, undated 3M403 Translation of von Wrede’s Lebensbilder aus den vereiningten Staaten von Nordamerika und Texas: 3M403 Correspondence, 1967-1972 3M403-404 Research, 1967-1972 3M403-404 Translations of immigration contracts 3M403-404 Photos of emigrants 3M403-404 Articles 3M403-404 Copy of letter from Carl Solms-Braunfels 3M403-404 Von Wrede reports concerning Nassau Plantation 3M403-404 Translations from Solms-Braunfels Archive 3M403-404 Soergel: “Letters from an Emigrant to Texas” 3M403-404 Map and photos of Manchaca Springs area 3M403-404 Von Wrede’s murder 3M403-404 Notes, copies from St. Charles Theater, New Orleans 3M403-404 Lafitte and Hugh Glass 3M403-404 George Rapp 3M403-404 Von Wrede probate records and land grant 3M403-404 Big Thicket 3M403-404 Old Stone Fort, Nacogdoches 3M403-404 Battle of San Jacinto 3M403-404 Von Wrede baptismal records 3M403-404 Von Wrede photographs 3M403-404 Galveston Island 3M403-404 Perote Prison 3M403-404 Edward Harcourt 3M404 Sketches of Life in the United States of North America and Texas: 3M404 Manuscript 3M405 Manuscript 3M405 Typescript 3M406 Typescript 3M406 Final production: publication agreement, make-up, galley proof (incomplete), pages (incomplete)