In this overview of the history of Waldeck Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, the current status of Waldeck Plantation, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains newspaper articles and advertisements, autobiographies, doctoral theses, letters, hand bills, cheques, maps, census data, photographs, Texas handbook entries, Texas state penitentiary reports, and lists of deed records.