Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Kessler Family Papers consists of five subgroups: Nickolas Kessler, Kessler Brewery, Kessler Brickyard, the Saloon, C.N. Kessler, and Nick Baatz Company. The Kessler Brewing Company did not formally incorporate until 1901. Until that time Nickolas Kessler oversaw his business interests as an extension of his personal affairs. Because of this (and the fact that many of the letters are written in German), the letters pertaining to the brewery during Nickolas Kessler's lifetime...