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Appendix: List of Missing Folders

In 1930 an inventory of the Archiv des Vereins zum Schutz deutscher Einwanderer in Texas was conducted in Berlin. In 1960 the collection was again inventoried by the Staatsarchiv in Marburg. At that time it was noted that certain files listed in 1930 were missing. In addition to these, other files also disappeared between the 1960 inventory and purchase of the collection by The Beinecke Library in 1985. In the following list, the year in brackets appearing in the left-hand column indicates the date at which an individual file was discovered missing.

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Archiv des Vereins zum Schutz deutscher Einwanderer in Texas, 1840-1957

Archiv des Vereins zum Schutz deutscher Einwanderer in Texas, 1840-1957 21.5 Linear Feet

Adelsverein
The Archiv des Verein zum Schutz deutscher Einwanderer in Texas, contains correspondence, contracts of appointment, minutes of meetings, reports, and instructions from and to the Adelverein's representatives in Texas and elsewhere; documentation of legal and financial transactions; and papers relating to promoting the Adelsverein, securing prospective emigrants, and providing for their transport to Texas.
The archive also contains a major collection of printed material relating to the Adelsverein and European colonization in the Americas. They are supplemented by scores of contemporary newspapers and periodicals which contain articles about or advertisements for the Adelsverein.
  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Banking Records, 1840-1893 2.5 Linear Feet

Series IV, Banking Records, (CA 4 d) is divided into six sections. Section 1 consists of finan- cial documentation and bonds (assigned), or partial obligations. Sections 2 and 3 contain current accounts and other banking information. Sections 4 and 5 include correspondence concerning loans and finance committee minutes. Section 6 contains account journals, stock certificates (assigned), monthly financial reports, debt information, and statistics.

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Archiv des Vereins zum Schutz deutscher Einwanderer in Texas, 1840-1957