Finding Aid for Kessler Family Collection, 1806-10, 1832, 1838-55, 1864-65, 1881, 1902-09 | University of Illinois Archives

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Title: Kessler Family Collection, 1806-10, 1832, 1838-55, 1864-65, 1881, 1902-09

ID: 26/20/23

Primary Creator: Kessler, George E. (1906-)

Extent: 0.2 cubic feet

Arrangement: by type of document

Subjects: Genealogy, German Poetry, Louis Ferdinand, Prince, Napoleon

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Kessler Family Collection relating to ancestors and descendants George Edward Kessler (1862-1923), father of George Edward Kessler, Jr. (1906- ) (attended University of Illinois 1925-29) includes memoir (ca. 1807-10) of Amalie von Uttenhoven; correspondence of Adolphine Clotilde Zetzsche Kessler (1841, 1849, 1855, 1907) and Carl von Meckel (1849); a 19-page letter to Fraulein Uttenhoven (Feb. 7, 1809) mentioning Prince Louis Ferdinand and Napoleon; birth, marriage and other Kessler, Zetzsche and Deppe family certificates (1832-1909); poems for Amalie von Uttenhoven (1806-08, 1839, 1852) and related documents.

Subject/Index Terms

Genealogy
German Poetry
Louis Ferdinand, Prince
Napoleon

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 11/3/1972

Other Note: 4 Pages

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/2620023.pdf

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