Charles F. and Sylvia Broughten Koester Family Papers
This collection includes diaries, ledgers, scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, and other printed materials related to the family and descendants of Charles F. Koester and his wife Sylvia Broughten.
Select portions of this collection have been digitized and made available, and some additional materials will continue to be added to Digital Collections.
Digitization of this collection has been generously supported with funding from Julia Muller, a descendant of Charles and Sylvia Koester, and her husband, Earl Shreckengast.
Some items in this collection contain handwritten text. Typed transcripts of any handwritten text can be made available upon request. For assistance, please contact libsc@ksu.edu.
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Charles F. Koester Diary, 1876
A personal diary written by Charles F. Koester, with entries written for each day throughout the year of 1876. In addition to personal diary entries, this item also includes a household ledger for the year, numerous newspaper clippings, and other inserts. Major events in the lives of the Koester family from this year include Charles' participation in the U.S. Centennial celebration, and the marriage of Charles and Sylvia on July 25th.
Charles F. Koester Diary, 1877
A personal diary written by Charles F. Koester, with entries written for each day throughout the year of 1877. In addition to personal diary entries, this item also includes a household ledger for the year. Major events in the lives of the Koester family from this year include the birth of Charles and Sylvia's first child, Tinnie, on June 26th.
Charles F. Koester Diary, 1879
A personal diary written by Charles F. Koester, with entries written for each day throughout the year of 1879. In addition to personal diary entries, this item also includes a household ledger for the year, and other inserts. Major events in the lives of the Koester family from this year include the birth of Charles and Sylvia's second child, Jennie Lucy, on June 14th.
Charles F. Koester Diary, 1881
A personal diary written by Charles F. Koester, with entries written for each day throughout the year of 1881. In addition to personal diary entries, this item also includes a household ledger for the year, numerous newspaper clippings, and other inserts. Major events in the lives of the Koester family from this year include the beginning of Charles's service as mayor of Marysville, as well as the birth of Charles and Sylvia's third child, Charles John Daniel, on June 9th.
Charles F. Koester Diary, 1882
A personal diary written by Charles F. Koester, with entries written for each day throughout the year of 1882. In addition to personal diary entries, this item also includes numerous newspaper clippings, and other inserts. Major events in the lives of the Koester family from this year include the re-election of Charles to the position of mayor of Marysville.
Charles F. Koester Diary, 1883
A personal diary written by Charles F. Koester, with entries written for each day throughout the year of 1883. In addition to personal diary entries, this item also includes numerous newspaper clippings, and other inserts. Major events in the lives of the Koester family from this year include the death of Sylvia from tuberculosis on April 3rd.
Household Grocery Ledger, 1876-1883
A ledger book written by Charles F. Koester containing regular entries with information on grocery expenses for the household. The entries in this ledger span from July 1876 to December 1883.
Household Ledger, 1862-1867
A ledger book written by Charles F. Koester containing regular entries with information on household expenses. The entries in this ledger span from July 1862 to November 1867.
Tribute Book, Sylvia Koester
A tribute book primarily compiled by Charles F. Koester in memory of his wife Sylvia, who died in 1883. The book contains notes and obituaries written by members of the community in the wake of Sylvia's death. Tributes for other members of the community were later added to the book, including an obituary for Charles himself following his death in 1902.
