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Dreier Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0363
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two documents, both written in German: one a marriage certificate, dated 1830, of Johann Heinrich Dreyer (Dreier) to Johanne Dorothee Evers; the second a passport for the Dreier family from Braunschweig, Germany to Texas (1846). Also included is a full translation of the documents, prepared by Professor Joseph Wilson (of the German Department at Rice) for both documents.

Dates

  • Creation: 1830 - 1846

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Dreier Family Papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical / Historical

No information is currently available on the Dreier family.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))

Language of Materials

German

Abstract

This collection contains two documents, both written in German: one a marriage certificate, dated 1830, of Johann Heinrich Dreyer (Dreier) to Johanne Dorothee Evers; the second a passport for the Dreier family from Braunschweig, Germany to Texas (1846). An English translation of both documents is also included.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Fondren by Mrs. Margaret Benbow (descendant of the Dreier family) and received on June 11, 1982.

Title
Guide to the Dreier Family Papers
Status
Completed
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2009: finding aid revisiion description not supplied

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586