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Texas A&M University-San Antonio Digital Commons @ Texas A&M University-San Antonio Finding Aids: Guides to the Collection Archives & Special Collections 2020 Dielmann (Leo M. J.) Papers, Drawings, and Photographs, 1847-1961 DRT Collection at Texas A&M University-San Antonio Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.tamusa.edu/findingaids Recommended Citation DRT Collection at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, "Dielmann (Leo M. J.) Papers, Drawings, and Photographs, 1847-1961" (2020). Finding Aids: Guides to the Collection. 13. https://digitalcommons.tamusa.edu/findingaids/13 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives & Special Collections at Digital Commons @ Texas A&M University-San Antonio. It has been accepted for inclusion in Finding Aids: Guides to the Collection by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Texas A&M University-San Antonio. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Guide to the Leo M. J. Dielmann Papers, Drawings, and Photographs, 1847-1961 Descriptive Summary Creator: Dielmann, Leo M. J. (Leo Maria Joseph), 1881-1969 Title: Leo M. J. Dielmann Papers, Drawings, and Photographs Dates: 1847-1961 Creator Leo M. J. Dielmann (1881-1969) was an architect and a San Antonio, Abstract: Texas, resident. Content Correspondence, financial documents, business records, organization Abstract: records, printed material, books, architectural drawings, maps, and photographs make up the Leo M.J. Dielmann Papers, documenting the business, civic, and personal life of the San Antonio architect and members of his family. Identification: Col 883 Extent: Approximately 45 linear feet (13 document boxes, 15 oversize boxes, 13 rolled items, and 98 oversize folders) Language: Materials are in English and German. Repository: DRT Collection at Texas A&M University-San Antonio Biographical Note A native San Antonian, Leo Maria Joseph Dielmann was a product of the flourishing German-American community of south-central Texas. His father, John Charles Dielmann (1849-1923), was born in Hellenhahn, Germany, and immigrated to Texas in 1872. A stonemason, he became a partner in the San Antonio construction and building supplies business, Pauly and Dielmann. He later formed his own company, J. C. Dielmann Co., and was involved in numerous building projects in San Antonio and across Texas. He was active in city affairs and the German community. He was the first president of the Katholischer Staats-verband von Texas (the Catholic State League of Texas) and was a participant in many other church and civic groups. Leo M. J. Dielmann was born on 1881 August 14, the second of nine children of John C. Dielmann and Maria Gros Dielmann. Following his graduation from St. Mary's College in San Antonio in 1898, Leo M. J. Dielmann studied architecture and engineering in Germany. Returning to San Antonio, he worked as an architect and an officer in his father's business. Page 1 of 43 In 1909 he was appointed City Building Inspector by Mayor Bryan Callaghan, serving for three years. From 1913-1914, he was an Alderman-at-large for the City of San Antonio. Dielmann left the J. C. Dielmann Co. and set up an independent architectural business. As an architect, Dielmann designed businesses, churches, institutional buildings, residences, and numerous other types of public and private structures throughout Texas. His churches and other church-related buildings are particularly noted and include San Antonio’s Fort Sam Houston Post Chapel, the Conventual Chapel at Our Lady of the Lake University, and churches in Brenham, High Hill, Boerne, Seguin, Weimar, and many other communities. He was also involved in such familiar San Antonio structures as the Joske Brothers Building and several area schools. Dielmann was active in several civic and fraternal organizations, serving for many years on the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees. He was a prominent member of the Order of the Sons of Hermann as the president of the Harmonia Lodge and a committee member for the Home for the Aged in Comfort, Texas. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Order of the Alhambra, and St. Joseph's Society. His interest in music was demonstrated by membership in the San Antonio Liederkranz singing society. Dielmann married Ella Marie Wagner in 1911. The couple had three children, and their son, Leo M. J. Dielmann, Jr., followed his father into the architectural profession. Leo M. J. Dielmann died in San Antonio on 1969 December 21. References Davis, Ellis A., and Edwin H. Grobe, comps. and eds. The New Encyclopedia of Texas. Dallas: Texas Development Bureau, 1930[?]. Leo M. J. Dielmann biographical file, DRT Collection at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Dielmann's Review: Featuring the Architectural Attainments and Views of Perspective Architectural Drawings of Leo M.J. Dielmann, Architect. San Antonio, undated. Jonas, Jason K. "John Charles Dielmann: Pioneer Businessman of San Antonio." Texas Historian XLV (September 1984): 1-7. Newlan, Ralph Edward. Leo M. J. Dielmann: Ecclesiology and the Continuation of a German Gothic Architectural Tradition in Twentieth Century Texas. M. A. thesis, University of Texas at Austin, 1988. Robinson, Willard B. "To the Glory of God: Texas Churches Designed by Leo M.J. Dielmann." Journal of Texas Catholic History 2 (March 1991): 26-53. Southwest Texans. San Antonio: Southwest Publications, 1952[?]. Strong, Bernice. "Leo Maria Joseph Dielmann." Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/DD/fdi25.html. Page 2 of 43 Scope and Content Note Correspondence, financial documents, business records, organization records, printed material, books, architectural drawings, maps, and photographs make up the Leo M.J. Dielmann Papers, documenting the business, civic, and personal life of the San Antonio architect and members of his family. Organization of Collection This collection is organized into nine series. Series 1: Business and professional material • Subseries 1.1: General records • Subseries 1.2: Architectural and construction project records • Subseries 1.3: Architectural drawings • Subseries 1.4: Maps and plats • Subseries 1.5: Publications • Subseries 1.6: Printed material • Subseries 1.7: Books • Subseries 1.8: Artifacts Series 2: City of San Antonio • Subseries 2.1: Correspondence • Subseries 2.2: Ordinances • Subseries 2.3: Financial documents • Subseries 2.4: Legal documents • Subseries 2.5: Voter list Series 3: San Antonio Public Library • Subseries 3.1: Minutes and related papers • Subseries 3.2: Report • Subseries 3.3: Book purchase lists • Subseries 3.4: Special projects • Subseries 3.5: Printed material Series 4: Order of the Sons of Hermann • Subseries 4.1: Correspondence, general • Subseries 4.2: Correspondence, German books and newspapers • Subseries 4.3: Inventories • Subseries 4.4: Speeches Page 3 of 43 • Subseries 4.5: Event files • Subseries 4.6: Printed material Series 5: Order of the Sons of Hermann Home for the Aged, Comfort, Texas • Subseries 5.1: Administrative material Series 6: Order of the Sons of Hermann, Harmonia Lodge No. 1, San Antonio, Texas • Subseries 6.1: Correspondence and related papers • Subseries 6.2: Memorandum book • Subseries 6.3: Printed material • Subseries 6.4: Receipts, notes, and miscellaneous • Subseries 6.5: Artifacts Series 7: Personal material • Subseries 7.1: Correspondence • Subseries 7.2: Financial records • Subseries 7.3: Organizations • Subseries 7.4: School material • Subseries 7.5: Memorandum book • Subseries 7.6: General printed material • Subseries 7.7: Newspapers and clippings • Subseries 7.8: Periodicals • Subseries 7.9: Scrapbooks • Subseries 7.10: Maps and plats • Subseries 7.11: Drawings and prints • Subseries 7.12: Notes and miscellaneous • Subseries 7.13: Audio recordings • Subseries 7.14: Books Series 8: Photographs • Subseries 8.1: Architectural and contruction projects, buildings • Subseries 8.2: Family and personal • Subseries 8.3: Organizations and people • Subseries 8.4: General subjects Series 9: Separated material • Subseries 9.1: Books, periodicals, and maps • Subseries 9.2: Panoramic photographs • Subseries 9.3: Glass plate negatives Page 4 of 43 Restrictions Access Restrictions No restrictions. The collection is open for research. Usage Restrictions Please be advised that the library does not hold the copyright to most of the material in its archival collections. 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. Index Terms Personal Names Dielmann, Leo M. J. (Leo Maria Joseph), 1881-1969. Dielmann, John C., 1849-1923. Gordon, James Riely, 1863-1927. Organizations San Antonio Public Library. Board of Trustees--Records and correspondence. Order of the Sons of Hermann. Harmonia Lodge No. 1 (San Antonio, Tex.) Order of the Sons of Hermann. Home for the Aged (Comfort, Tex.) St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Benevolent Association (San Antonio, Tex.) J. C. Dielmann Company (San Antonio, Tex.) Pauly and Dielmann (San Antonio, Tex.) Subjects Architects--Texas--San Antonio. Architecture--Texas--Designs and plans. Catholic Church--Texas--San Antonio--Societies, etc. Church architecture--Texas--Designs and plans. Friendly societies--Texas. German Americans--Texas. Library trustees--Texas--San Antonio. Old age homes--Texas--Comfort. Locations San Antonio (Tex.) Genres/Formats