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Bob Kap Archive #4
Silent film of the Intercontinental Football League's (IFL's) 1976 European tour to promote American football as a leisure activity. It includes footage of players on buses and in cars, football games, spectators, cheerleaders, European scenery and promotional activities. Many stills of promotional brochures, newspaper articles, and photographs are included.
Date:
1976
Creator:
Intercontinental Football League
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Erinnerung
Collection of published poems by various authors.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hoffmann, Heffter & Co.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nachricht für Auswanderer
Newspaper clipping regarding the settlement in Texas. First portion (front side) is signed by W. D'Hanis & Co. and dated March 1846 from Antwerp. Second portion (front side) mentions Haby's return to Europe to take his family back to Texas and is signed Huth & Co. and dated March 25, 1846 from Neufreystaedt. Second clipping (reverse side) has two sections: First section is part of a letter commending the character of a vicar. The second section relates the story of four lumberjacks who found a stash of gold presumed buried during the French Revolution. They turned it over to the owner of the land, who had it distributed amongst the poor of the community. The third, and last, section contains various small news items.
Date:
March 1846
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping with article by Hr. Castro, February 24, 1846]
Parts of a newspaper, possibly published in Mannheim by Fr. Moritz H‚hner. Announcements dated between February 25 and March 2, 1846. Article by Hr. Castro signed on February 24, 1846 in Antwerp.
Date:
1846
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping from Courrier D'Alsace, Cinquiéme année, No. 118]
Clipping from a newsletter dated October 1, 1846 that includes a letter from Huth & Co stating that Texas has good soil, the climate is healthy and all are thriving and states that Pfanner must have been motivated by something other than truth to say such bad things about Texas in his previously published letter. The writer goes on to explain the process of distributing land and refrains from explaining why Pfanner's last letter was written from Mexico and not Texas. Sign by Huth & Co. on September 24, 1846 in Neufreystaedt. Letters and articles are translated into German.
Date:
October 1, 1846
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, September 15, 1843]
Letter from [Ludwig Huth] to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] regarding the colonization business. He states that August is leaving for Strasburg to meet some colonists.
Date:
September 15, 1843
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis and Albert Huth, October 11, 1847]
Letter from [Ludwig] Huth to [Ferdinand] Louis and Albert [Huth] questioning why he has not received responses yet. Included is a copy of a letter from the widow of Anton Gsell certifying that she is, in fact, his widow. He also mentioned a new law that would restrict who could deal with the immigration business. Signed by Huth on October 11, 1847 in Neufreystaedt.
Date:
October 11, 1847
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document concerning Slasi Albrecht's travel to Texas, October 9 and October 26, 1843]
Document describing how Slasi Albrecht will have to pawn his goods for the 45 francs given him as an advance to help pay his expense for travel to Texas. Signed Slasi Albrecht in Neufreystaedt on October 9, 1843. Receipt of francs acknowledge below and signed by Albrecht in Antwerp on October 26, 1843.
Date:
1843-10-09/1843-10-26
Creator:
Albrecht, Slasi
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Henri Castro and Anthony Gsell, March 22, 1844]
Contract between Henri Castro and Anthony Gsell regarding passage to Texas. Signed by all parties on March 22, 1844 in Neufreystaedt.
Date:
March 22, 1844
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Henri Castro and Anthony Gsell, March 22, 1844, negative copy]
Contract between Henri Castro and Anthony Gsell regarding passage to Texas. Signed by all parties on March 22, 1844 in Neufreystaedt. Negative copy.
Date:
March 22, 1844
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jesuit sermon, 1845]
Jesuit sermon delivered in 1845 in Munich.
Date:
1845
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Land - Verkauf in Nord-Amerika
Document regarding the sale of lands in the Medina District. Discusses location and price of lands, as well as the procedure for procuring property. It mentions the price of livestock. Also discussed are possible reasons why the land was not settled earlier, if it's as desirable as they say it is. Signed by J. E. Rump on September 1, 1848 in Bremen. Includes a section informing people to apply to Huth & Co. if they want to acquire already surveyed lands under favorable conditions.
Date:
September 1, 1848
Creator:
Rump, J. E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Europe as queen]
Map shows a stylized Europe in the form of a woman. [Spain] is her head and [Gaul], [Germany], [Denmark], [Poland], [Hungary], [Greece], [Bulgaria], [Macedonia], and Scythia are the remainder of her body. Europe is shown surrounded by Africa, [England], [Scotland], [Scandinavia], and Asia. Includes text in lower margin. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date:
[1550..1570]
Creator:
Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, 1843]
Letter from [Ludwig] Huth to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth.
Date:
1843-uu-22
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 20, 1843]
Letter from [Ludwig Huth] to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] regarding the business of colonization. He discusses convoys of colonists, a box he is sending to Louis, a letter from the boatman Meyer's daughter, and how busy he is.
Date:
November 20, 1843
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter regarding colonization in Texas, November 16, 1844]
Letter regarding colonization in Texas.
Date:
November 16, 1844
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 24, 1843]
Letter from [Ludwig] Huth to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] regarding Castro's wish that a suitable director accompany every convoy of emigrants.
Date:
November 24, 1843
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, December 26, 1843]
Letter from [Ludwig Huth] to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] regarding business and colonization matters. He instructs Louis to make sure to purchase long staple cotton and informs him that a third expedition will take place, provided the weather is good. Short note at end by August [Huth].
Date:
December 26, 1843
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Ludwig and August Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 21, 1844 and April 12, 1844]
Letter from [Ludwig] Huth to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] regarding Casette's refusal to marry. He also tells him that he is sending Philipp Schneider, a gardener, at his own expense and that he is to work Huth's land until his passage is repaid. Mr. Reigert is taking grape sprouts to Texas and hopes to make wine. At the end is a short letter from August [Huth] to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] regarding two boxes of wicker and that Maas has gotten married.
Date:
1844
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 10, 1844]
Letter from [Ludwig] Huth to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] regarding Schneider and enclosing the agreement with him that he will work the land in Texas in order to pay off his passage. He also mentions Kramp and his emigrants and the current expedition of 21 Swiss emigrants. Postscript states that Schneider can shear sheep.
Date:
March 10, 1844
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, May, 1844]
Letter from [Ludwig] Huth to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] informing him that Maas wanted to leave on the Ocean but met a woman and got married and so will be leaving on the Marie Jeannette. He states that the new batch of emigrants is full of good hardworking people.
Date:
May 1844
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 28, 1844]
Letter from [Ludwig Huth] to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] in which he tells of the preparation for the large expedition of colonists including Rev. Pfanner. He lists other people with whom Louis might want to make acquaintance. Unsigned. Dated November 28, 1844 in Mannheim.
Date:
November 28, 1844
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, December 18, 1844]
Letter from [Ludwig Huth] to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] expressing the sacrifice he had to make in order to get the expedition of 200 colonists off. His health suffered greatly because of the stress. He also discusses several individuals who took advantage of colonists by tricking them into paying them their passage money. Includes a list of items sent on the last boat: sickles, harness, string, wine vinegar, etc. Unsigned. Dated December 18, 1844 in Neufreystaedt.
Date:
December 18, 1844
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 28, 1845]
Letter from [Ludwig Huth] to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] detailing which letters have been received, sent and answered. He goes on to discuss in detail a financial disagreement themselves and a friend of Castro's in Paris. He asks several questions regarding the land in Texas and discusses the unusually long, severe winter and how it has affected their colonization plans. A copy of a letter from someone in Altdorf stating that a widow had returned from Texas and was telling everyone how horrible it was and how her husband starved to death. As a result, few colonists were willing to come from her town. He also discusses Pfanner's plans and a financial disagreement with Isabelle.
Date:
February 28, 1845
Creator:
Huth, Ludwig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History