Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Burchard/Birchard Family Papers
Date(s)
- 1821-1998 (Creation)
Extent
1 box and 1 oversize folder
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection includes documents of the Burchard/Birchard family from 1821 to 1998. The family is notable to Texas as Amasa Burchard was a founder of Independence Texas in 1835. The Burchard family claimed land through the generations in Texas following Amasa Burchard. The family remains active in Texas as John W. Burchard helped erect a Historical Landmark in Independence in 1998.
System of arrangement
The documents are arranged by each generation of Burchard family. The oversize documents are in map case D10.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure those rights when needed. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright, literary property rights, and libel.