Friedrich Armand Strubberg collection
Scope and Contents
The papers are housed in four boxes and divided into four sections. Practically all the files in the Archiv des Vereins are bound. The material which constitutes the Strubberg Collection was separated from the Verein records as whole files and also as single items. The whole files were traceable on the Verein missing folders list and are contained in the first section filed according to the system used in the Archiv des Vereins. Items removed singly are arranged in the remaining three sections. As it was impossible to discern their origin, they have been grouped artificially by subject and record type.
The first section, Verein Files , reflects the founding of the society and contains reports of the directors, commissioners, agents, and other functionaries. These files provide significant information on many leading and influential persons affiliated with the Verein, such as Louis Bené, Henri Alexandre Bourgeois d'Orvanne, P. Cappès, Count Carl of Castell, Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, William Henry Daingerfield, Henry Francis Fisher, Count Joseph of Boos-Waldeck, William Kennedy, D. H. Klaener, John O. Meusebach, Burchard Miller, Friedrich von Wrede, and, of course, Friedrich Armand Strubberg, a.k.a. Dr. F. A. Shubbert.
The second section, Miscellaneous Files , represents material which was individually cut out or ripped from bound files in the Archiv des Vereins. As the provenance of this material has been lost, it is now arranged by subject. This section consists of emigrant correspondence, general correspondence, powers of attorney, and a file on damage claims of various emigrants.
The third section, Printed Material , contains items such as pamphlets, receipts, cancelled checks, and contracts, as well as five maps.
The fourth section, Newspapers , contains clippings and also complete issues of German-language newspapers from Germany and Texas from the 1840s and 1850s. Many of those from Germany are special supplements directed to prospective immigrants, listing such things as boat schedules, shipping agents, climatic conditions in America, availability of land, and locations of large German settlements.
Dates
- 1835-1962
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Extent
3 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
German
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The papers consist primarily of correspondence and reports, with some business and legal papers, such as stock certificates, contracts, powers of attorney, receipts, and also some German-language newspapers and a few maps.
- Adelsverein
- Armand, 1806-1889
- Bené, Louis
- Bourgeois d'Orvanne, Alexander
- Cappès, P.
- Carl, Count of Castell, 1801-1850
- Christian, Count of Neuleiningen-Westerburg
- Comal County (Tex.)
- Daingerfield, William Henry, 1808-1878
- Dooley, M. A., fl. 1840-1845
- Ervendberg, L. C.
- Ferdinand, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
- Fisher, Henry, fl. 1845
- Fredericksburg (Tex.)
- Galveston (Tex.)
- German American newspapers
- German Americans -- Texas
- Germany -- Emigration and immigration
- Germany -- History -- 1789-1900
- Hermann, Prince of Wied, fl. 1845
- Joseph, Count of Boos-Waldeck
- Kassel (Germany)
- Kennedy, William
- Klaener, D. H.
- Köster, Theodor
- Kriedel, W.
- Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Mertz, C. C.
- Meusebach, John O., 1812-1897
- Miller, Burchard, fl. 1845
- New Braunfels (Tex.)
- Pringle, William
- San Antonio (Tex.)
- Schütz, C. D. von, Baron
- Shubbert, F. A., 1806-1889
- Smith, Ashbel, 1805-1886
- Solms-Braunfels, Carl, Prinz zu, 1812-1875
- Texas -- Emigration and immigration
- Texas -- History
- Victor, Count of Altleiningen-Westerburg
- Wiesbaden (Germany)
- Wrede, Friedrich W. von
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Friedrich Armand Strubberg Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by T. Michael Womack
- Date
- September 1988
- Description rules
- Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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