Tax receipts for Charles Holms, oath of office and business correspondence from John J. Dix and Henry A. Maltby, , 1859
This collection stretches from the 1700s to the dawn of the new millennium. It contains a wealth of primary surveying maps of South Texas, many of which are the first detailed maps of the area. The following South Texas counties were surveyed by the Bluchers: Nueces, San Patricio, Kleberg, Jim Wells, Brooks, Duval, Willacy, Kenedy and Starr.
In addition to the maps, the papers contain an abundance of correspondence from Texas pioneer times, the Civil War, and both World Wars, along with the letters of Maria von Blucher. There are a broad range of items including family trees and genealogy of the Blucher family, personal and business correspondence, diaries, financial and legal documents, publications, newspapers, personal drawings, and photographs. The thousands of photographs in this collection document Corpus Christi's transformation from a small settlement into a major city, and chronicle both the triumphs of civic projects and the devastation caused by multiple hurricanes.
Dates
- 1859
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research
Extent
From the Collection: 149 Linear Feet
Creator
- From the Collection: Blucher family (Family)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Hans Helmuth Anton Felix Von,, 1819-1879 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Maria Augusta Imme Von, 1828-1893 (Person)
- From the Collection: Meuly, Maria Felicia Von Blucher Downing, 1815-1918 (Person)
- From the Collection: Downing, James, 1842-1891 (Person)
- From the Collection: Meuly, Carl (Charles) Andrew, 1856-1926 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Julia Augusta Von, 1853-1937 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Charles Frederick Harvey Von, 1856-1938 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Mary Ellen Meuly Von, 1859-1943 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Richard, Paul Von, 1858-1926 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Julia Mary Rooney Von, 1872-1916 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, George Anton Von, 1861-1929 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Alice Crawford Von, 1866-1922 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Carl Felix, 1882-1972 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Conrad Meuly, 1885-1977 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Claudia Caldwell, 1886-1977 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Zula E. Hill, 1893-1985 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, George Antonio, 1886-1982 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Rose Vivian Brack, 1888-1942 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Marie Marguerite, 1890-1986 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blucher, Richard Augustus, 1893-1976 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Repository
6300 Ocean Dr.
Unit 5702
Corpus Christi TX 78412 United States
361-825-4500
361-825-5973 (Fax)
specialcollections@tamucc.edu
