CARY (SYLVESTER L.) SCRAPBOOK
Mss. 2337
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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1 manuscript volume on one microfilm reel |
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Jennings, Sulphur City, Iowa, New Orleans, Louisiana; Houston, Texas; Arkansas; Kansas |
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Inclusive dates. |
1864-1930 |
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Bulk dates. |
1872-1915 |
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Language. |
English |
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Summary. |
Microfilm reel of scrapbook concerning history of rice production in southwestern Louisiana and other topics. |
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Restrictions on access. |
If microfilm is available, photocopies must be made from microfilm. |
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Related collections. |
Curtis Clinton Cary and Sylvester L. Cary Collection, Mss. 851 |
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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. |
Sylvester L. Cary Scrapbook, Mss. 2337, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La. |
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Mss.MF:C |
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE
Sylvester L. Cary was an emigration agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, a founder of Jennings, Louisiana, and "father" of the southwestern Louisiana rice industry. Cary actively solicited Iowa farmers to immigrate to southwestern Louisiana.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Scrapbook consists largely of newspaper clippings concerning Cary genealogy, rice and fruit tree cultivation, the settlement and development of Jennings and southwestern Louisiana, Holstein cattle, farming associations and fairs, national financial issues, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and Sylvester L. Cary. The clippings are pasted over the 1864 accounts of a general store in Iowa, La.
CROSS REFERENCES
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1894 |
State Superintendent of Education Lafargue comments on African American population and small contribution of African American taxpayers for school purposes, p. 423. |
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African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans. |
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Cary’s comments on visit to the Colored Orphans’ Home operated by Lena Saunders, p. 178. |
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Agriculture. |
1880-1895, undated |
Diversified farming, undated, p, 374-375; 2nd annual Agricultural Fair, Jennings, July 28, 1886, p. 406; Attakapas Fair, undated, p. 432-433; Organizations include Farmers’ Institute, Gueydan, undated, p. 102; and Vicksburg, Feb. 23, 1895, p. 186; Howard County (Iowa) Agricultural Society, Jan. 5, 1880, p. 230; Southwestern Louisiana Horticultural Society, Jennings, July 4, 1885, p. 368-369; Farmers and Fruit Growers Convention, Hammond, Feb. 12-14, 1890, p. 461; Interstate Agricultural Convention, Lake Charles, undated, p. 504; Louisiana State Horticultural Society, New Orleans, 1892, p. 537 and 550; and Audubon Agricultural Association, December 1892, p. 567. |
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Algiers (New Orleans, La.)--History--19th century. |
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Comments on appearance and occupation of inhabitants, chiefly farmers, p. 178-179. |
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American Anti-Slavery Society. |
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Final meeting, p. 1. |
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Blind Tom, 1849-1908. |
1903 |
Article comments on family, childhood, and first concert, Feb. 10, p. 393. |
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1879-1915, undated |
Influence of railroads on emigration and land values, the Iowa Colony, development of rice industry, natural resources, and agricultural societies and fairs in farmers’ education. |
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Cary’s comments on education of Chinese in New Orleans by Lena Saunders and celebration of Chinese New Year, p. 178. |
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Cholera. |
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Printed article by Cary, p. 294. |
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Diphtheria. |
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Cure, p. 84 and 215. |
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Formulas, recipes, etc. |
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Making vinegar, p. 30; Restoring rancid butter, p. 202; Recipe for killing ants in lawn, p. 266. |
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1893, 1895, undated |
Comments on the introduction of the black fig originally from Japan, p. 91; Eisen’s article on fig culture, p. 270-271, 273, 275, 277, and 279; Fig testing and culture, p. 313 and 356; Nov. 13, 1895; Orange culture discussed at Audubon Agriculture Association, Dec. 1893, p. 567. |
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General stores--Louisiana. |
1864 |
Journal entries for country store in Iowa, La., give prices for groceries, cloth, shoes, hat and hardware in “bits,” p. 50, 52, 60, 72, 158-159, and others. |
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1876-1877, 1883, undated |
Stockmen’s comments on pure bred cattle, selling price, and sale; exhibit at 8th annual fair of Iowa Agricultural Society, p. 114-115, 142-143, 145-147, 186-187, 214, and 399. |
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[1879], 1881-1915, 1930, undated |
Newspaper clippings concern local history, development of rice industry, influence of railroads on population growth and land values, the Iowa colony, and agricultural advantages and crops. |
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McDonogh, John, 1779-1850. |
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“Rules for Guidance of My Life, 1804” engraved on tomb, p. 130. |
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McEnery, Samuel Douglas, 1837-1910. |
1887, undated |
Commended for work in agriculture and emigration, undated, p. 416-417; Address at Attakapas Fair, undated, p. 432-433; at Jeanerette Fair, Oct. 29, 1887, p. 465; and at Interstate Agricultural Convention, undated, p. 504. |
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Migration, Internal--United States. |
1887, undated |
Comments on enthusiasm of Iowans for new home, expected arrival of emigrants from north, west, and east, progress of Jennings, July 9, 1887, p. 113; W.H. Harris, State Commissioner of Immigration commended for work in agriculture and emigration, undated, p. 416-417 |
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Oaklawn Plantation (La.) |
1894 |
St. Mary Parish plantation, comments on sugar yield, p. 389. |
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1872, 1930, undated |
Construction of Detroit and St. Paul Railroad, undated, p. 28, and Grinnell, Cedar Falls and Winona Railroad, Apr. 18, 1872, p. 30; General Rosecrans’ views regarding influence of railroads on land development, undated, p. 59; Governor Beveridge’s address concerning railroad charters, undated, p. 73; History of railroad construction between 1827 and 1880, undated, p. 243; Railroad accidents, 1930. No page following index. Illinois Central Railroad: General Western Passenger Agent’s comments on return from South, p. 386; Emigration to Southwestern Louisiana by Northwesterners, p. 453. Kansas City, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad Company: Gift of 175 acres from town of Boyce, p. 474. Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri Railroad: President Hoyt outlines route to connect with Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Pacific Railroad bypassing Natchez, p. 295. Missouri Pacific Railroad: Construction between Coffeeville, Kansas; and Wagoner, Arkansas completes line between Kansas City and Little Rock, p. 456. |
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1887-1903, undated |
Newspaper clippings of articles, printed letters, reports, and comments on the rice industry include its culture, yield and cost per acre, land values, machinery, irrigation methods, and influence on progress of Jennings, p. 26-27, 36, 40, 78, 113, between 114-115, 148, 150, 197, 260, 296, 320, 345, 390-391, 393, 424, 436, 438, 455, 462, 471, 475, 479, 484-485, 487, 541, 550. |
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1878-1896, undated |
Comments on political and economic implications, the greenback question, and bimetallism, p. 224-226, 228-229, 282-283, 319-320, 322. |
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Southern Pacific Railroad Company. |
1883-1895, undated |
Appointment of S. L. Cary as station agent for Louisiana Western Division, 1883, p. 339; and Northern Emigration Agent, Nov. 15, 1886, p. 402; Influence on naming emigration, development and progress of Jennings and surrounding area, 1883-1895, undated, p. 112, 216, 320, 336, 363, 442, 259-460; |
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Comments on route of Sunset train between Algiers and Jennings, undated, p. 178-179, and luxurious accommodations of train to California, Oct. 1895, p. 430. |
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1901 |
Admiral Schley’s story of the Cuban campaign, between p. 222-223. |
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St. Landry Parish (La.)--History--19th century. |
1886, undated |
Description of vegetation, soil, rural Creoles and newcomers, Plaquemine Brule country, Apr. 24, 1886, p. 293; Survey of Church Point area includes population, prairie, and wooded country, undated, p. 427. |
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Sulphur (La.) |
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Herman Frasch’s explanation of sulphur mining in Lake Charles, p. 86; Futile attempts at mining cause Standard Oil to abandon field, Sulphur City, p. 568. |
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Yellow fever. |
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Printed article by Cary, p. 294. |
CONTAINER LIST
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Mss.MF:C |
1 microfilm reel: Sylvester L. Cary Scrapbook (1864-1930) |
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