E. W. KERR PAPERS
Mss. 1308
Inventory
Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections
Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library
Louisiana State University Libraries
Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University
Reformatted 2003
Revised 2011
CONTENTS OF INVENTORY
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SUMMARY
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Approx. 8,600 items |
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Geographic locations. |
Louisiana; Cuba |
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Inclusive dates. |
1913-1951 |
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Bulk dates. |
1925-1949 |
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Language. |
English |
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Summary. |
Business and personal papers of E. W. Kerr of Baton Rouge, consulting mechanical engineer specializing in sugar factory work. |
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Restrictions on access. |
If microfilm is available, photocopies must be made from microfilm. |
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Related collections. |
N/A |
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Copyright. |
Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
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Citation. |
E. W. Kerr Papers, Mss. 1308, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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Stack locations. |
77:24-34 |
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE
E.W. Kerr was assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Texas A&M College (1896-1902), instructor in machine design at Purdue University (1902-1905), professor of mechanical engineering at Louisiana State University (1905-1916), an efficiency engineer for the Cuba Cane Sugar Corporation of Havana, Cuba (1916-1931), and a consultant to Southwest Louisiana sugar factories (1935-1949).
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Correspondence, technical data and notes, blueprints and related printed items for the Cuba Cane Sugar Corporation and for sugar factories in southwest Louisiana constitute the bulk of the papers. The collection also includes family letters, personal correspondence relating to business matters, and printed material including articles from technical periodicals and issues of Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering.
The collection is divided into family and personal correspondence relating to business matters (1913-1951), correspondence and related items for Cuba Cane Sugar Corporation (1916-1931), and correspondence and related items for clients (1935-1949) arranged alphabetically. Technical data and blueprints are also grouped together at the end of the collection.
INDEX TERMS
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Articles. |
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Blueprints (reprographic copies) |
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Cuba Cane Sugar Corporation. |
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Kerr, E. W. |
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Letters (correspondence) |
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Mechanical engineering--Cuba. |
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Mechanical engineering--Louisiana. |
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Mechanical engineers--Cuba. |
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Mechanical engineers--Louisiana. |
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Periodicals. |
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Sugar--Manufacture and refining--Cuba. |
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Sugar--Manufacture and refining--Louisiana. |
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Technical reports. |
CONTAINER LIST
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77:24-34 |
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Family and Personal Correspondence, business related (1913-1951) |
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2-3 |
Cuba Cane Sugar Corp. Correspondence (1916-1931) |
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Correspondence, technical data, and related items for Clients A-D (1935-1949) See Appendix |
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Correspondence, technical data, and related items for Clients E-L (1935-1949) See Appendix |
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Correspondence, technical data, and related items for Clients M-S (1935-1949) See Appendix |
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Correspondence, technical data, and related items for Clients T-W (1935-1949) See Appendix |
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8-10 |
Technical data consisting of engineering bulletins, blueprints, charts, and graphs assembled for various processes, mechanical appliances, engines, and machinery |
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Blueprints, proposals for services and installation of machinery, articles from technical periodicals, pictures, and issues of Transactions of the American Engineering Society |
APPENDIX
Correspondence, technical data and related items for the following clients:
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Box 4 |
Alice C. Plantation and Refinery, D. C. Palfrey |
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A-D |
Alma Plantation, Ltd. |
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Athens Brick and Tile |
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Baptista Venezuela Factory, Leopoldo Baptista |
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Baton Rouge Transportation Co., M.B. Kahn |
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Blanchard Planting Co. |
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Carbo Foundry and Machine Co., A. C. Carbo |
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Cedar Grove |
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Columbia Sugar Co., Donald Caffery |
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Cypremont Sugar Co., Jules Burguieres |
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Delgado Albania Factory |
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Dugas and LeBlanc, Ltd. |
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Edward J. Gay Planting and Manufacturing Co., Gay, Sullivan, & Co. |
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E-L |
Equitable Equipment Company |
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Estate of George L. Singleton, J. D. Singleton |
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Evan Hall Sugar Cooperative, Inc. |
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Glenwood Cooperative, Inc. |
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Godchaux Sugar, Inc. |
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Haas Investment Co. |
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Helvetia Sugar Cooperative, Inc., Maurice Hymel |
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Houma Ice Co. |
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Jefferson Island Salt Mfg. Co. |
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Kessler and Sternfels |
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Little Texas Plantation |
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Louisiana Creamery, Inc. |
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Lula Plantation, Inc. |
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Magnolia Sugar Cooperative, Inc. |
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M-S |
May Brothers, Inc. |
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W. J. McCahan Sugar Refining and Molasses Co. |
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Meeker Sugar Refining Co. |
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Poplar Grove Planting & Refining Co., Inc. |
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Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange |
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Roane Sugars, Inc., Lee Roane |
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Ruth Sugar Co. |
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St. Bernard Factory |
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Shadyside Co., Ltd. |
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Shirley Plantation Sugar Mill |
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Slack Brothers, Inc. |
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Smedes Brothers, Inc. |
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Sterling Sugars, Inc. |
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Tally-Ho, Inc. |
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T-W |
Teche Sugar Co. |
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Valentine Sugar, Inc. |
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Vida Sugars, Inc. |
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A. Wilbert’s Sons Lumber & Shingle Co., Myrtle Grove Plantation |