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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
music on the York's Creek in Guadalupe County, and the Biesele and
Bading families of Guadalupe County.
Professor Biesele held B.A., 19go9, M.A., 1910, and Ph.D., 1928,
degrees from the University of Texas.
During his active career Dr. Biesele held the following editorships:
Member of the Board of Editors of the Journal of Southern History,
1945-1948; Member of the Board of Editors of the Southwestern Social
Science Quarterly, 1948-1957; Book Review Editor of the Southwestern
Historical Quarterly, 1939-1957; Associate Editor, the Southwestern
Historical Quarterly, 1939-1957.
Born in Texas and having grown to manhood among the descend-
ants of the early German pioneers, Dr. Biesele used his own heritage
and that of his German forbears as his major research interest.
His strong attachment to the Texas scene found expression in his
manifold services to the Texas State Historical Association where he
was for many years a member of the executive council and an associate
editor of the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, with the assignment
of handling the book review section.
The articles written by Dr. Biesele are as follows:
"The Relations between the German Settlers and the Indians of
Texas," Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. XXXI, No. 2 (Octo-
ber, 1927) .
"The San Saba Colonization Company," Southwestern Historical
Quarterly, Vol. XXXIII, No. 3 (January, 1930).
"The Texas State Convention of Germans in 1854," Southwestern
Historical Quarterly, Vol. XXXIII, No. 4 (April, 1930).
"The First German Settlement in Texas," Southwestern Historical
Quarterly, Vol. XXXIV, No. 4 (April, 1931).
"Prince Solm's Trip to Texas, 1844-1845," Southwestern Historical
Quarterly, Vol. XL, No. 1 (July, 1936).
"Early Times in New Braunfels and Comal County," Southwestern
Historical Quarterly, Vol. L, No. 1 (July, 1946).
Several articles were contributed to the Handbook of Texas.
His book publications were as follows:
The History of the German Settlements in Texas, 1831-1861. Austin,
Texas, 1930o. Press of Von Boeckmann-Jones. Privately published.
Workbook in American History, New York, 1941; second edition,
1947, third edition, 1948. New York, F. S. Crofts and Company.
Readings in American History, Vol. I, 1952 (with John S. Ezell and
Gilbert C. Fite). Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
Dr. Biesele was also widely and favorably known for his devoted
church activities. When he and Mrs. Biesele returned to Austin from
Alabama, they transferred their membership to the University Pres-
byterian Church in Austin. Both of them sang in the choir and became
active in many phases of the church's work. Dr. Biesele was elected
an elder and served faithfully and efficiently in that office for several252
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