Boeer/Wolf Families Papers, 1837-1972 and undated

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Boeer/Wolf Families Papers, 1837-1972 and undated

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tturb/00160/00160-P.html

Letters, writing works and notes from Karl and Louisa Boeer Wolf and their German relatives.

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Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University

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SNAC Resource ID: 6640839

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Wolf, Ilse Hildegarde

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The collection was created by two families the Wolf and Boeer Families who imigrated during the mid to late 19th Century from Germany to Texas. Karl Wolf’s parents had moved to Texas during the 1890’s. Karl Wolf became involved with the “Free Thinkers” Club a social organization that supported freedom, democracy, and nationalism. He eventually married Louisa Boeer, daughter of Maria Wolf Boeer. After moving from the Houston area, Karl’s family settled in Old Glory, Texas where they raised two da...

Duncan, David James

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David James Duncan, born in Portland, Oregon in 1952, is a writer whose works include My Story as Told by Water, The Brothers K, The River Why, and River Teeth . His work deals with environmental issues, spiritual problems and fly-fishing. My Story as Told by Water, which was nominated for a National Book Award, expresses his concern about the possible extinction of the Pacific Northwest’s wild salmon. The River Why and The Brothers K received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers award...