Manuscript Resources on
American Involvement in
Twentieth Century Wars/Conflicts
in the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections,
Special Collections, LSU Libraries
Contents:
Introduction
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
INTRODUCTION
This guide describes collections,
or parts of collections, which document the roles of Louisiana natives and
residents and Louisiana State University regarding American involvement in 20th
century wars/conflicts. It also
includes materials related to wars/conflicts of people without a Louisiana
connection. Wars and conflicts covered
are World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The guide includes not only materials from
the war years, but also later materials that serve as sources for 20th
century war history. Thus such sources
as post-war reminiscences, oral history interviews, and records of veterans'
groups—materials dealing with the war as memory and experience--will be found
alongside soldiers' and civilians' letters, diaries, newspaper clippings,
pamphlets, and scrapbooks from the wars themselves. Also present are materials relating to the aftermath of war and
political situations and conditions in the U.S. and abroad.
LSU's manuscript holdings on 20th
century wars and military conflicts are an excellent primary source for
researchers. Many natives, residents
and LSU students were involved in the wars/conflicts as soldiers, sailors,
pilots, Marines, nurses, politicians, and journalists. During World War II, Louisiana's Camp
Livingston served as a prisoner of war camp and Camp Beauregard was a military
training facility. The mood on the LSU
campus during wartime, the role of the media in the Vietnam War, and African
American and women's involvements in the wars are also covered.
Collections in this guide are
grouped by war or conflict and alphabetically listed within each. A chronological index follows. Brief
descriptions include references to sources for additional information--either
the LSU Libraries'
catalog, which is accessible through the Internet, or the manuscript
card catalog in the Special Collections reading room of Hill Memorial Library.
Still additional information on some of these collections can be found in
detailed finding aids in the reading room. Increasingly, electronic copies of these finding aids can be found on the World Wide Web
site for Special Collections, where you can also find information about using the
collection, searching the online catalog
remotely, and asking us questions. Additional oral
histories related to this topic may be found by searching the holdings of the T. Harry Williams
Center for Oral History.
World War I
ALPHABETICAL LIST
A | B | C | D
| E | F | G | H
| I | J | K | L | M
| N | O | P | Q
| R | S | T | U
| V | W | X | Y | Z
Aswell, James B. (James Benjamin), 1869-1931. Family Papers, 1892-1959 (bulk 1909-1931).
3.0 linear ft. (1,319 items, 18 m.s. volumes, 38 printed volumes. Location:
U:172-174, G:1, 98:A. Educator and Congressman of Louisiana. Diaries of
Aswell's official missions to Europe in 1918 and 1923, memorandum books, and
scrapbooks. Correspondence and photographs
pertaining to Aswell's visit to the war front.
Newspaper clippings about Aswell's position in Congress on the veterans'
bonus and concerning the building and dedication of Veterans hospital. For further information see online
catalog. Mss. 1408, 1420, 1426, 1468, 1483.
Badon, Robert, 1896-1998. Oral history interview, 1995. 1 sound cassette (1.25 hours), transcript ( 41 p.) Location: L:4700.0555. Louisiana
native. New Orleans public service
employee, a county agent, and a schoolteacher. WWI veteran and graduate of LSU
with a degree in agriculture. Badon
relates his four months of military duty during WWI. Time period covered includes 1900-1995. For further
information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.00555.
Bacon, Albert C. Reminiscences, 1916-1919. 1 item, 36 type written pages.
Location: Misc. U.S. Marine during
WWI. Bacon writes of his participation in the fighting in the Belleau Woods and
Chateau Thierry area. For further
information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
1625.
Boyd, Thomas D. Jr.,
1882-1964. Application, 1917. 11 items. Location: Misc. Son of
the LSU President and an alumnus of LSU.
Application and letters of recommendation for a commission in the
Quartermaster's Dept., U.S. Army, during WWI.
For further information see manuscript
card catalog. Mss. 1946.
Bright, Jane C. Scrapbook, 1917-1956 (bulk 1918-1919). 31 items and 1 m.s. volume.
Location: 38-73. A Red Cross nurse during WWI and a native of Yazoo,
Mississippi. Bright was attached to the
New Orleans Chapter Base Hospital, Unit No.24, and stationed at Limoges, France. Scrapbook contains mementos of her service
as a Red Cross Nurse with the American Expeditionary Force (A.E.F.) in
France. For
further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1810.
Brooks,
Overton, 1897-1961. Papers, 1905-1970. 5,642 items, 35 ms. vols., 60 printed vols. Location:
35:67-76, 31:81, 50:81 P:15, OS:B, Vault:3. Baton Rouge and Shreveport,
Louisiana, WWI veteran, attorney and U.S. congressman from Louisiana.
Correspondence pertains largely to Brooks' congressional career, particularly
his membership in the House Armed Services committee and the House Science and
Aeronautics committee. Collection also contains photographs and diaries.
Included in the correspondence are political and personal letters from
Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson and items
related to Brooks's own war service. For further information see manuscript
card catalog. Mss. 2492, 2520.
Brunswig, Lucien Napoleon,
1854-1943. Journal, 1919-1962. 1 m.s. volume and 1 printed volume.
Location: W:46. Native of California
who toured France during WWI. Essays include detailed descriptions of war
damages and reconstruction efforts, discussion of major issues and
personalities of the war and post-war era, the role of the American Red Cross in
France, and the German “Boches.” For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
3600.
Buck-Ellis Family Papers, 1812, 1826-2000. 14 linear ft and 27 volumes. Location: 16:1-14, OS:B, J:27, Vault 1. Ellis family of Tangipahoa Parish, La.; a family of educators, lawyers, and public officials. Ellis family papers (1812, 1826-1987) are comprised almost entirely of personal correspondence relating to daily activities, politics, health, religion, employment, military service, education and travel of five generations. Other material includes financial papers, legal documents, speeches and lectures related to the study of law, printed items, account books, diaries, inventories, family scrapbook and minute books of United Daughters of the Confederacy, Blue Cross Chapter. The Carroll and Martina Ellis Buck papers (1922-2000) consist primarily of personal correspondence from family and friends, but include some professional correspondence, primarily from his legal and public career. Mss. 4820. For additional information see online catalog. Complete finding aid.
Buhler Family. Papers, 1805-1952 (bulk 1824-1931). 437 items, 1 m.s. volume. Location:
C:49, Range 100. Principally in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Adams
County, Mississippi, and New York.
Liberty Loan posters. For further information see online catalog. Map case
1333.
Bynum Family Papers, 1814-1969 (bulk:
1913-1969). 1 linear foot, 26 manuscript volumes. Location:
E:103-105, OS:B. Prominent family of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Papers contain
correspondence, writings, records, manuscript volumes, printed items and
graphic materials. Early correspondence to Samuel Clark concerns family
matters, land claims, requests for land surveys, and sale of cotton. The
majority of 20th century correspondence written to Walter Bynum, Jr., reflects
everyday life in Baton Rouge and Southwestern United States in the early 1900s.
Correspondence of the 1940's reflects military life during WWII. Letters also
discuss the return to civilian life with shortages of food, automobiles, goods,
and housing. Manuscript volumes include Maggie Chamberlain's autograph book
(1876), memoranda books (1898, 1901), school notebooks (1889-1920, n.d.), Phi
Gamma Sigma Fraternity notebook. The majority of diaries appear to be those of
Clara Adams Bynum (1906-1921) and reflect life in Baton Rouge and Louisiana
during the early 20th century. Entries pertain to current events, weather,
social affairs, family matters, Louisiana State University football, student
life (1914), local and state government, flooding and work on the levees
(1911-1912), and war news and anti-German sentiments (1915-1916). A scrapbook
contains by-laws, rules and regulations for the Female Orphan Association of Baton
Rouge, with a list of children received into the orphanage (1848-1861). For
further information see online catalog. Mss. 3104, 3174. Complete finding aid.
Chicago Herald and Examiner.
Newspaper collection, 1918. 1 item. Location: 99. WWI “Victory edition” of the Chicago
Herald and Examiner, Nov. 12. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
3772.
Cockfield E.J and Family,
1854-1930. Papers, 1854-1930 (bulk 1875-1890).
915 items and 11 printed volumes, 15 m.s. volumes. Location: A:65-66, P:19. Family of
Natchitoches Parish. After 1912, the papers are chiefly those of Estelle
Cockfield, great-niece of E.J. Cockfield. Includes correspondence between
Estelle and her brother, Bonito, written from New Orleans, Charleston, South
Carolina, and Pensacola, Florida, during his service in the U.S. Navy during
WWI. Also includes letters from A.B.
Cockfield from France describing the customs of the people on England and France,
1918. For
further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 989.
Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948. Papers, 1917-1936. 4 items. Location: Misc:D. A U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, Ambassador to Mexico, and editor of the Raleigh, North
Carolina newspaper, News and Observer.
Letters describe construction at the Boston Navy Yard, the American
economy during WWI, Woodrow Wilson's role at the Versailles Peace Conference,
Roosevelt's Agricultural Adjustment Act and
its effects on farm prices and the rural economy. An excerpt of a speech by Daniels discusses
the service of women during WWI. Letter
relating advantages of Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Shipping Board to the
conduct of the War. For further
information see online catalog. Mss. 2389.
Douglas, Judith Hyams,
1875-1955. Papers, 1897-1955. 700 items, 2 m.s. volumes, and 1
printed volume. Location: E:56-57,
MF:D. Scrapbook entries on microfilm
discuss Belgian relief activities and war service. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1392.
Ellis, John Hamilton, 1894-1971. John Hamilton and Harriet Boyd Ellis Papers,
1895, 1899, 1919-1971, n.d. 35 items, 2
printed volumes. Location: 79:117, OS:E. Letters of a
soldier written from France, including one describing the underground city of
Verdun. Mrs. William Booth's correspondence of the Salvation Army to the A.E.F
forces. An honorable discharge from
WWI. A printed roster of the 114th
Engineers, 1st Corps, A.E.F. For
further information see online catalog. Mss. 4092.
Evans, J. Bruce, Papers, 1614-2005 (bulk 1930-1990). 31.5 linear ft., 26 v. Location: 92:82-109; OS:E; J:34-35; Vault:1. Baptist minister, religious counselor and civil rights activist. Correspondence, church records, sermons, workshop materials, printed items, photographs and audio tapes reflect Evans's ministerial career in Baton Rouge, La., at First Baptist Church and Fellowship Church. Personal papers [some items in French], business records and genealogical material document the ancestry of Evans and his wife, Anita Louise, and provide insight into the personal lives of family members. Papers also furnish histories of Bienville and Natchitoches parishes and Saline, La., and relate to Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve and to Dormon's activities as a naturalist. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4664. Complete finding aid (PDF)
Fontenot, Ozeme, 1846-1928. Family
Papers, 1834-1949, n.d. 1,148 items, 49 m.s. volumes, 5
printed volumes. Location: UU:190-194,
O:21, OS:F, 98. Correspondence
concerning military discharge from France of George Parker. See also reference under: Parker, George
Jr.; Pershing, John J. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3248. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)
Gianelloni,
V.J.(Vivian J.)1892-1957. Papers,
1916-1918. 175
items, and 1 m.s. volume, 35 printed volumes.
Location: 79:55-56, OMC-3, 98. LSU
alumnus and sugar technologist. Course
material relating to Lieutenant Gianelloni's training and related items. For further information see online catalog. Mss.
1939.
Gibson, George T. Letters, 1917. 45 items. Location: B:13. Family
letters from an American lieutenant in Liverpool, England. For further
information see manuscript card catalog.
Mss. 2451.
Head, William Hughes,
1821-1886. Family Papers, 1838-1947
(bulk 1845-1930). 7
linear ft. Location: 34:123-130,
OS:H. The Head family resided mainly in Winston, Hinds and Copiah Counties,
Mississippi. Correspondence reflects
William T. Head, Jr.'s time at college in Mississippi before and after
WWI. Letters written during WWI
document his service in the military band of the 140th Field Artillery
in Louisiana and France, and activities on the home front in
Terry, Mississippi. Photographs and printed items largely reflect
William Jr.'s service in the army. For further
information see online catalog. Mss. 3238.
Complete finding aid
Historical Society of East and West
Baton Rouge Parish. Papers, 1828-1919
(bulk 1917-1919). 45 items. Location: OS:H. American Red Cross News. History of the 805th Pioneer
Infantry, A.E.F. by Paul S. Bliss. For further
information see manuscript card catalog.
Mss. 131.
Hoguet, Major Alexandre. Oral history interview, 1908-1957. 1 sound
cassette, (1 hour), transcript (47 pages). Location: L:4700.0040. Louisiana native, resident of Baton Rouge,
and LSU Professor of French. Discussion
of campus life during WWI. For further
information see online catalog. Mss.
4700.0040.
Hudson, Frederick Gray. Collection, 1890-1957. 154 items, 1 volume. Location: W:36, J: 24. Attorney of Monroe, Louisiana. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and related
magazine articles concerning the League of Nations and the aftermath of
WWI. For
further information see online catalog.
Mss. 1796, 2953.
Janvier, Charles. Notebook,
1917-1918. 1 m.s.
volume. Location: M:20. Prominent citizen of New Orleans. Speeches about the Red Cross and the thrift
stamp during WWI. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
1253.
Kidd, W. P. (William P.),
1894-1947. Papers, 1872-1942 (bulk
1916-1923). 0.3 linear ft., 53 items, 1 m.s. volume, 8
printed volumes. Location: UU:126,
OS:K, 99:K. Native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Served in the 42nd Division,
A.E.F., stationed in Mayschoss, Germany, during WWI. Participated in at least two battles on the Western Front and
later served on the Mexican border. Letters mention Kidd's participation in the
battles at St. Mihiel and Argonne Forest on the Western Front, comment on his
furlough to France, and discuss his return home. Photographs of Kidd, the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge, an
order by Army General John J. Pershing thanking soldiers for their service, and
the departure of a troop train. Maps of
the British, French, Italian and American battlefronts. A Broadsheet from Baton Rouge. Program from the St. James Protestant
Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge for the benediction of the National Ensign and
Service Flag. Newspaper clippings
describe draft lists for Baton Rouge, victory parades for returning soldiers in
various cities, Pershing's farewell to the "Rainbow Unit;" and a WWII
benefit program given for the Army Emergency Relief Fund. Pamphlets and volumes
are composed of William P. Kidd, Sr.'s bank book, deposits with Montana and
Huguet in Baton Rouge, a "United States official bulletin," several
issues of "National guardsman," the 1st Louisiana
Infantry's Mexican border service, a brief history of Camp Nicholls and the 1st
Louisiana Infantry, and an "Autobiography of the 39th Infantry Division,
U. S. A., Alexandria Cantonment, Camp Beauregard, Louisiana.” Autobiography of
Division by J. Franklin Peck. WWII
benefit program given for the Army Emergency Relief Fund. For further
information see online catalog. Mss. 1844.
King, Grace, 1852-1932. Selected Papers, 1864, 1833-1933. 942 items (part in French).
Location: UU:23. New Orleans writer and
historian. Letters in French from Baron
Edouard de Pontabla discuss WWI and Woodrow Wilson. Charles Wagner letters, in French, describe the Battle of the
Marne and the invasion of Belgium in WWI. A letter from Henry Vignaud lists
casualties of WWI. Flora O'Gorencees
provides an account of WWI and the destruction of the Russian Empire. Will Macmillan writes of his military service
in WWI. Available on microfilm: ?? For further
information see manuscript card catalog.
Mss. 1282.
Knox, J.P. (and family). Papers, 1854-1921. 928 items, 2 m.s. volumes, and 7 printed
volumes. Location: E-26-27, Mf
5735. Family of Clinton in East
Feliciana Parish. Soldier's letters to
Miss Elsie Walker. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America
Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 11 and 12. For further
information see online catalog. Mss. 715. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)
Lambert, John Walter. Papers,
1918. Location:
U:196-197, G:15, OS:L. Certificate of membership in the Volunteer Medical
Service Corps. For further information see online catalog. Mss.
1556.
Laycock, John Taylor,
1890-1973. Family Papers, 1840-1953. 78 items, 3 m.s. volumes. Location:
UU:149, O:3, Mf 5750. Baton Rouge lawyer, banker, author, teacher, and LSU
alumnus. Broadside of U.D.C. Chapter
announcing Grand Fete for Red Cross Society.
Available on microfilm:
University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in
the 19th Century: Papers and
Diaries Series E, Reels 15 and 16. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3194. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)
Lazaro, Ladislas. Papers, 1894-1928. 6,046 items, 29 m.s. volumes and 189
printed volumes. Location: C:37-43,
P:4, Z:16. Physician, Louisiana state
Senator, U.S. Representative, and planter of Grand Prairie in St. Landry
Parish. Correspondence and other
material pertaining to WWI. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1113.
LeJeune, John A. Papers, 1815, 1878-1955. 15 items, 1 m.s. volume. Location:
U:116. Major General of the U.S. Marine
Corps and resident of Point Coupee Parish.
LSU Cadet Citations and related items received by General LeJeune.
Photographs of General LeJeune and Second Division staff at Marbache, General
John J. Pershing, and General Wendell Neville.
For further information see manuscript
card catalog. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
1690.
Lewis, Mrs. Anna E. Papers, 1896-1926. 27 items. Location:
UU:109. Resident of Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. Letter by Lt. George A. Lewis, Medical Corp, commenting on his
work at the Evacuation hospital and letters about the flu epidemic at Camp
Meade, Maryland, during WWI. For further information see online
catalog. Mss. 1080.
Longcope, Janet Percy Dana. Papers, 1911-1917. 31 items. Location: W:52
Cousin to William Alexander Percy.
Red Cross Nurse during WWI. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3511.
Louisiana State Nurses'
Association. Records, 1904-1970. 16 linear ft. Location:
Range 95. Scrapbook #22 (1904-1925) records participation and activities
of nurses in WWI. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
1545.
Louisiana State University. Collection, 1914-1918. Location: D:89. British, Canadian, French and Welsh posters. For further
information see manuscript card catalog.
Mss. 893.
Louisiana
State University. Collection, 1918-1919.
Location: D:82. Includes copy of “Memorial Edition” of The Reveille containing a list of LSU alumni and students in the service and histories of those who died in World War I, as well as information compiled for the issue such as lists by parish of students who served, photographs, and letters from parents. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.
Louque, Charles. Papers, 1838-1909, 1917-1920, n.d. 518 items, 3 m.s. volumes. Location: UU:112. Native of St. John the Baptist Parish, New
Orleans attorney, and Louisiana state Senator.
Letters from R.G. Pleasant, governor of Louisiana, discusses appointment
and financing of State Food Preparedness Committee. For further information see
manuscript card catalog. Mss.
1473.
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing.
Library books, 1883-1919 (bulk 1894-1896).
16 printed volumes. Location:
38-84. Copy of War Surgery of the Face by John B. Roberts. For further
information see manuscript card catalog.
For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1841.
Middleton, Troy H. Annotated volume, 1922. 1 printed volume. Location: M:18. President of LSU and general
in the U.S. Army. Annotated copy of Tactical Principles and Decisions. For further
information see manuscript card catalog.
Mss. 965.
Milliken Mercantile Company. Invoice book, 1916-1918. Location: F:4. East Carroll Parish . For further
information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
1341.
New Orleans District Nurses' Association.
Records, 1914-1962, n.d. Location: Range 25 A, 93:, 113:, 124:.
Scrapbook #11 (1918-1919) contains an article on Edith Cavell,
photographs, clippings, and advertisements concerning Red Cross nurses. Clippings and photographs of Tulane
University Hospital Unit. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
1547.
Oge, John M. Papers, 1836-1937.
5 linear ft. Location: W:53-54, OS:O. Prominent resident, politician, and planter of
Grand Coteau, Louisiana. Personal
correspondence to Oge from his sons, Archie and Gordon requesting that he use
his influence on their behalf for employment and military transfers and
expressing their sentiments about serving in the army during WWI. Some items in French. For further information see online
catalog. Mss. 4207.
Percy, Leroy and family. Papers,
1894-1930. 5,509
items, 3 m.s. volumes. Location: MF:P.
Mississippi lawyer, plantation owner, and Senator. Correspondence
between Leroy and Will Percy regarding the latter's service on the Commission
for Relief in Belgium. A letter to
Senator John Sharpe Williams discusses the prevailing esprit de corps at West
Point with suggestions of emulating French rather than the Prussian example and
unpoliticising West Point. U.S. Liberty
Loan campaign to use Percy's slogan, “ No man has done his full duty while any
duty remains to be done.” Letter by
Oscar A. Price. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3275.
Percy, William Alexander,
1885-1942. Papers, 1911-1917. 2830 items, 12 m.s. volumes, 1
printed volume. Location: W: 52. Author and poet of Greenville, Mississippi.
Letters written by Percy to his cousin, Janet Percy Dana Longcope, who lived in
New York City with her husband, Dr. Warfield Theobald Longcope. The letters concern Percy's travels, his
writings (particularly his poetry), Janet's nursing service in France during
WWI, Percy's interest in military service, and American involvement in the war. Letters by Percy while with the
Commission for Relief in Belgium are mostly addressed to poet-friend Caroline
Stern and concern the publication of Percy's poetry. Percy's certificate of membership in Commission for Relief in
Belgium with photograph, issued in Brussels.
Letter from the front by Percy to his father, giving description of the
Argonne Battle. Additional letters
commenting on war and armistice. For
further information see online catalog.
Mss. 3275.
Pershing, John J., 1860-1948. Scrapbook, 1931. 1 m.s. volume. Location: M:21.
General in the United States Army during WWI. Newspaper clippings of serialized
versions of Pershing's memoirs “My experiences in the World War.” Photographs
of Pershing and other notables. Maps
and related military and civilian scenes.
For further information see manuscript
card catalog. Mss. 2839.
Plauche, Joseph. Papers, 1901-1946.
576 items, 78 vols. Location: O:58. Black planter of Natchez, Natchitoches
Parish, Louisiana. Plantation account books, business papers, and personal
correspondence reflect the extent of the Plauche's farming operations.
Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern
Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reels
7-11. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 944. Complete Finding Aid
Post, Lauren Chester,
1899-1976. Papers, 1899-1977, n.d. 10 linear ft. Location: 7:11-19,
W:10. Native of Rayne, Acadia Parish. Correspondence describes training in
Rhode Island, social life, sea duty, work as a radio operator, service in
Brest, France, armistice celebrations in France, and post war adjustment. For further
information see manuscript card catalog.
Mss. 2854.
Purvis, George C. and Family. Family Papers, 1831-1956.
1,706 items and 115 volumes.
Location: UU:151-153, 159-161, H:15,
99:P. Planter of Richland Parish.
Letter from Private Sidney P. Johnson, company 247, Marine Barracks, in
training at Knights of Columbus War Activities Camp. Letter from Louisiana
soldier somewhere in France commenting on country, people, and the war. Chain letter signed by A.T. Evans asking for
contributions of 25 cents toward purchase of chloroform in hospitals of Allies.
For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2971.
Quinn Family. Papers, 1884-1947
(bulk 1902-1918). 44
items. Location: W:8. Family of Pointe Coupee and East Baton Rouge
Parishes. Correspondence to and from
members of the Quinn family. Several
WWI letters from Ernest Plummer, who served in the Panama Canal and in
France. Itemized bills and receipts for
food and merchandise purchased, for the most part, from O. St. Dizier & Co
of New Roads, Louisiana. Letters of
soldiers in France to a friend in New Roads discussing the war, the French
people, the armistice, and coming home.
For further information see online
catalog. Mss. 2575.
Rhind-Gardner Family Papers,
1715-1926 (bulk 1811-1855). 0.3 linear ft., 2 m.s.
vols. Location: E:18, G:20. Merchants of Augusta, Georgia. A number of letters by Eugene D. Hill
described his daily life in France during WWI.
For further information see online catalog. Mss.
3576.
Scott, Walter H., 1893-. Papers,
1914-1921, 1994. 1
linear ft. Location: W: 56. WWI hospital ward clerk from Michigan,
stationed in Vittel, France. Photographs, diaries, scrapbook, postcards, and
printed items documenting Scott's experiences during WWI and other significant
events and figures of the period. For further
information see online catalog. Mss.
4465.
Smyth, Jeanne Sully. Scrapbook, 1911,1916-1919,1928. 1 m.s. volume. Location: F:21. New
Orleans resident. Letters confirming
commission telegrams. Photographs and letters relating to the military service
of Dr. Smyth in the Medical Officer's Reserve Corps and Mrs. Smyth's
participation in Red Cross activities. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
2346.
Snee, J. E. (Joseph Emmett), 1895-1966. Photograph collection, 1914-1944
(bulk 1917-1918) 41
items (35 are photographic copies, 6 are photocopies). Location: UU:255. Resident
of Baton Rouge. Lieutenant in the U.S.
Army, 156th and 55th infantries, during WWI. Photographic
copies of 35 photographs made or collected by Snee, and photocopies of two band
programs. Of note are photographs
depicting various Baton Rouge buildings and street scenes. Undated political circular. Several newspaper clippings. For further information see online
catalog. Mss. 4069. Complete finding aid
Stephens, Edwin L., 1872-1938. Papers, 1883-1939 (bulk 1902-1939). 6,056 items and 1 m.s. volume.
Location: A:38-53, H:17. Louisiana
native. President of Southwestern
Louisiana Institute of Lafayette. Memorabilia on WWI and talks for liberty
loan. For further information see manuscript
card catalog. Mss. 403, 893.
Stille and Yarbrough, Ltd. Account Books, 1900-1937. 707 items, 75 m.s. volumes, 1
printed volume. Location: A:67, P:6-10.
Company in Natchitoches Parish. Subjects discussed include reasons for
opposition to brother's enlistment, use of steel nets to protect ships against
submarines, reaction of cotton market to war news, personal and business
hardships from the draft, civilian patriotism and participation in wartime
activities, African American contributions to Red Cross, cotton legislation,
regulation of sale of flour; curtailment in manufacture of stoves and ranges,
and financial statement of Robeline, LA Auxiliary. For further information see
manuscript card catalog. Mss.
1009.
Tanner, J. Thomas (James Thomas), 1885-1980. Papers, 1869-1980. 9 linear ft. (1,275 items and 56
m.s. volumes). Location: R:19-22, 77:86-87, OS:T.
Attorney, banker, and public
servant. Native of Garfield in Caddo Parish. Photographs of Red Cross
ambulances during WWI. For
further information see online catalog.
Mss. 3527. Complete finding aid.
Tew, Susan D. Papers, 1885-1926. 422 items. 1 volume. Location: A:51-52.
Native of Jamestown, New York.
Professor of Classical languages at Newcomb College in New Orleans,
Louisiana. The Tew family was related
to the Goodrich family, founders of the Goodrich Tire Company. Letters and clippings commenting on the
outbreak of war and war news, embargo on rubber shipments from England, sinking
of the Lusitania, changing attitude towards Germany, women's contributions
during WWI, cooperation of Goodrich company in war effort, military draft
travel difficulties, returning soldiers, Victory Loan Drive, and post-war labor
problems. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1945.
United States. Army, 1918. Camp Beauregard, La. Poster. 1 item. Location: OS:C. Poster depicting roster of service in WWI for
Company I, 83rd Infantry, 33rd Brigade, 17th Division at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. For further information see
manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3753.
U.S Army. Collection, n.d. Location: E:74. Orders by General
Pershing. For further information see manuscript card catalog . Mss.
893.
U.S Army. Souvenir Booklet, 1918. Location: E-74. Souvenir booklet giving history of
operations. Map. List of officers in the U.S. Army 30th
Division. For further information see
manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2890.
Varnardo, Florence Bankston.
Papers, 1918-1919, 1927-1936,1967. 16 items.
Location: Misc. Correspondence with the
U.S. Veterans Administration pertaining to a claim against the government for
certain veterans' benefits by Varnardo.
For further information see manuscript
card catalog. Mss. 2272.
Varnardo, Samuel Ross,
1888-1931. Papers, 1917-1937, 1967,
1969, 1976-1979. 38 Items, 5 printed volumes. Location:
A:54. “Story of the 325th”
by Colonel W.M. Whitman. Letters to his
family immediately after the Meuse-Argonne offensive and later in the U.S.
Veterans Hospitals. “Reunion News
Annual.” For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
2272.
War Camp Community Service.
Leaflet, 1918.
1 item. Location: Impr. Leaflet
outlining the work of the War Camp Community Service in organizing social and
recreational facilities for service men. For
further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600-73.
World War I Picture Tabloids. Photographs, 1934. 10 printed items. Location: OS:W.
Tabloids titled “Uncensored Raw War in Pictures,” published by the Chicago
Daily News with photographs of WWI scenes in Europe. For further
information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3164.
Wynne, Michael D. Collection,
1827-1976, n.d. 5 linear ft. Location: W:34-35, P:19, Vault
5. Resident of Lafayette,
Louisiana. Printed sheet music of
popular songs supporting the war effort. For
further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3053.
CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX
1715-1926
(bulk 1811-1855). Rhind-Gardner Family
Papers
1805-1952
(bulk 1824-1931). Buhler Family. Papers
1815-1955. LeJeune, John A. Papers
1827-1976,
n.d. Wynne, Michael D. Collection
1828-1919
(bulk 1917-1919). Historical Society
of East and West Baton Rouge Parish.
Papers
1831-1956. Purvis, George C. and Family. Family papers
1833-1933. King, Grace, 1852-1932. Selected Papers
1834-1949,
n.d. Fontenot, Ozeme, 1846-1928. Family Papers
1836-1937. Oge, John M. Papers
1838-1947
(bulk 1845-1930). Head, William Hughes,
1821-1886. Family papers
1838-1909,
1917-1920, n.d. Louque, Charles. Papers
1840-1953. Laycock, John Taylor, 1890-1973. Family Papers
1854-1930
(bulk 1875-1890). Cockfield E.J and
Family, 1854-1930. Papers
1854-1921. Knox, J.P. (and family). Papers
1869-1980. Tanner, J. Thomas (James Thomas),
1885-1980. Papers
1872-1942
(bulk 1916-1923). Kidd, W. P. (William
P.), 1894-1947. Papers
1883-1919
(bulk 1894-1896). Mercy Hospital School
of Nursing. Library books
1883-1939
(bulk 1902-1939). Stephens, Edwin L., 1872-1938. Papers
1884-1947
(bulk 1902-1918). Quinn family. Papers
1885-1926. Tew, Susan D. Papers
1890-1957. Hudson, Frederick Gray. Collection
1892-1959
(bulk 1909-1931). Aswell, James B.
(James Benjamin), 1869-1931. Family
papers
1894-1928. Lazaro, Ladislas. Papers
1894-1930. Percy, Leroy and family. Papers
1895-1971, n.d (bulk 1919-1971).
Ellis, John Hamilton, 1894-1971. John Hamilton and Harriet Boyd Ellis Papers
1895-1956. Louisiana State University, Office of the
Registrar. Records
1896-1926. Lewis, Mrs. Anna E. Papers
1897-1955. Douglas, Judith Hyams, 1875-1955. Papers
1899-1977,
n.d. Post Lauren Chester,
1899-1976. Papers
1900-1937. Stille and Yarbrough, Ltd. Account books
1904-1970. Louisiana State Nurses' Association.
Records
1908-1957. Hoguet, Major Alexandre. Oral history interview
1911-1917. Longcope, Janet Percy Dana. Papers
1911-1917. Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. Papers
1911-1928
(bulk 1916-1919). Smyth, Jeanne
Sully. Scrapbook
1914-1918. Louisiana State University.
Collection
1914-1994. Scott, Walter H., 1893-. Papers
1914-1944
(bulk 1917-1918). Snee, J. E. (Joseph
Emmett), 1895-1966. Photograph
collection
1914-1962,
n.d. New Orleans District Nurses'
Association. Records
1916-1919. Bacon, Albert C. Reminiscences
1916-1918. Gianelloni, V.J.(Vivian J.)1892-1957. Papers
1916-1918. Milliken Mercantile Company. Invoice book
1917. Boyd, Thomas D. Jr.,
1882-1964. Application
1917-1956
(bulk 1918-1919). Bright, Jane C. Scrapbook
1917-1936. Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948. Papers
1917. Gibson, George T. Letters
1917-1918. Janvier, Charles. Notebook
1917-1979
(bulk 1917-1937). Varnardo, Samuel
Ross, 1888-1931. Papers
1918. Chicago Herald and Examiner. Newspaper collection
1918. Lambert, John Walter. Papers
1918-1919. Louisiana State University. Collection
1918. United States. Army. Camp Beauregard, La. Poster
1918. U.S Army. Souvenir Booklet
1918-1967. Varnardo, Florence Bankston. Papers
1918. War Camp Community Service. Leaflet
1919-1962. Brunswig, Lucien Napoleon, 1854-1943. Journal
1922. Middleton, Troy H. Annotated volume
1931. Pershing, John J., 1860-1948. Scrapbook
1934. World War I Picture Tabloids. Photographs
1937-1946. Louisiana State University, Dean of
Student Affairs. Records,
(Administrative Files)
1978. Major, Hoguet
Alexandre. Oral history interview
1995. Badon, Robert, 1896-1998 Oral history
interview
n.d. U.S Army. Collection
ALPHABETICAL LIST
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Arndt, Hilda C. M. Oral history
interview, 1993. 1
sound cassette (45 minutes)
Transcript (18 p.). Location: L:4700.0320. Faculty member of LSU's School of Social
Work. Discusses the impact of WWII on
the development of day care for children. For further information see
online catalog. Mss. 4700.0320.
Ayers, George A. Letters, 1941-1944.
180 items. Location E:37. Private of 711th (then 791st) Engineer Railway
Operating Battalion (U. S. Army) during World War II. Letters generally
describe routine activities and training within military camps, the
construction and operation of the Claiborne and Polk Military Railway in Louisiana,
and military rail operations in Iran. For further information see online card
catalog. Mss. 4861.
Barth, William 1898-1982. Papers,
1917-1959 (1917-1941). 2.5 linear ft. Location: E:109-111. Civil engineer with the
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Also a member of the River Rats, a fraternal
organization of engineers. Collection includes a commendation from the War
Department for his work during WWII. For further information see online catalog. Mss.
4421. Complete finding aid html
Baughman Family. Collection, 1834-1957, n.d. (bulk
1834-1928). 57
items, 2 m.s. volumes and 18 printed volumes.
Location: UU:114, MF:B, 98: Family
of Lincoln and Union Parishes. Baton
Rouge newspapers discussing the surrender of the Japanese. For further
information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1852, 1981.
Benson Family. Papers, 1775-1967, n.d. 447 items, 4 m.s volumes, 4 printed
volumes. Location: Mf., E: 105. Cotton
planters of DeSoto Parish. Graduation program of Army Air Forces Navigation
School, Class Forty-Four, San Marcos, Texas.
Letters from Elbert Harris concerning D-day invasion, experience of
being shot down over France, temporary duty in Texas, general war news. Letter from war department confirming
telegram that Elbert Harris was reported missing in action over France and
letter reporting Harris alive. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
2424.
Blomquist, Anne Toland. Papers, 1943-1951. 24 items. Location: Misc. Resident
of Jeanerette, Louisiana. Letters to
members of the Blomquist family and to Bessie Toland from U.S. servicemen. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
2696.
Blomquist, Carl. Scrapbook, 1942-1945. 205 items, 1 m.s. volume. Location:
H:16. Resident of Jeanerette, Louisiana, and son to Anne Blomquist. Letters by
Alex Melancon to Carl and Anne Blomquist from camps in the United States and
overseas pertaining principally to the writing and publication of Carl, a biography of Blomquist. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
1609.
Boyd, Thomas D. III. Papers, 1940, 1943. 3 items. Location: OS:48. German
publications pertaining to the Nazi Party.
For further information see manuscript
card catalog. Mss. 1975.
Brooks, Overton, 1897-1961.
Papers, 1905-1970. 5,642 items, 35 ms. vols., 60 printed vols. Location:
35:67-76, 31:81, 50:81 P:15, OS:B, Vault:3. Baton Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana,
WWI veteran, attorney and U.S. congressman from Louisiana. Correspondence
pertains largely to Brooks' congressional career, particularly his membership
in the House Armed Services committee and the House Science and Aeronautics
committee. Collection also contains photographs and diaries. Included in the
correspondence are political and personal letters from Presidents Roosevelt,
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson and items related to Brooks's own war
service. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2492, 2520. Complete
finding aid.
Brown, James (James Wilson). Oral
history interview, 1979. 1 sound cassette, transcript (28
p.). Location: L:4700.0003. Dean of Graduate Service in Research at San Jose
State University, California. An interview with Brown and Richard Lewis,
Director of the Development of the Media Service and Support Program and
Instructional Television also at San Jose State. The interview concerns the production and use of audio-visuals
and films by the U.S. Navy in WWII, the production of entertainment and training films in support of the British
and American war effort, and their later careers in the film industry. Also included is a discussion of British and
Canadian filmmaking during the war. For
further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0003.
Buck-Ellis Family Papers, 1812, 1826-2000. 14 linear ft and 27 volumes. Location: 16:1-14, OS:B, J:27, Vault 1. Ellis family of Tangipahoa Parish, La.; a family of educators, lawyers, and public officials. Ellis family papers (1812, 1826-1987) are comprised almost entirely of personal correspondence relating to daily activities, politics, health, religion, employment, military service, education and travel of five generations. Other material includes financial papers, legal documents, speeches and lectures related to the study of law, printed items, account books, diaries, inventories, family scrapbook and minute books of United Daughters of the Confederacy, Blue Cross Chapter. The Carroll and Martina Ellis Buck papers (1922-2000) consist primarily of personal correspondence from family and friends, but include some professional correspondence, primarily from his legal and public career. Mss. 4820. For additional information see online catalog. Complete finding aid.
Burrell, Robert W., 1905-1966. Papers, 1931-1966. 55 Folders. Location: U:16.
LSU
professor and entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Narrative account by Burrell of his internment
at a Catholic school in Japan. For further information see manuscript card catalog.
Mss. 2135.
Bynum Family Papers, 1814-1969 (bulk:
1913-1969). 1 linear foot, 26 manuscript volumes. Location:
E:103-105, OS:B. Prominent family of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Papers contain
correspondence, writings, records, manuscript volumes, printed items and
graphic materials. Early correspondence to Samuel Clark concerns family
matters, land claims, requests for land surveys, and sale of cotton. The majority
of 20th century correspondence written to Walter Bynum, Jr., reflects everyday
life in Baton Rouge and Southwestern United States in the early 1900s.
Correspondence of the 1940's reflects military life during WWII. Letters also
discuss the return to civilian life with shortages of food, automobiles, goods,
and housing. Manuscript volumes include Maggie Chamberlain's autograph book
(1876), memoranda books (1898, 1901), school notebooks (1889-1920, n.d.), Phi
Gamma Sigma Fraternity notebook. The majority of diaries appear to be those of
Clara Adams Bynum (1906-1921) and reflect life in Baton Rouge and Louisiana
during the early 20th century. Entries pertain to current events, weather,
social affairs, family matters, Louisiana State University football, student
life (1914), local and state government, flooding and work on the levees
(1911-1912), and war news and anti-German sentiments (1915-1916). A scrapbook
contains by-laws, rules and regulations for the Female Orphan Association of
Baton Rouge, with a list of children received into the orphanage (1848-1861).
For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3104, 3174. Complete finding aid.
Caffery, Donelson and Family. Papers, 1580, 1725, 1790, 1813-1958 (Bulk
1861-1909). 537 items, 24 m.s. volumes, 15 printed
volumes Location: C:74-75,O:23,OS:C. Planter
in St. Mary's Parish and Senator
from Louisiana. Letters from K. Whituck
provide a description of living conditions in London and the “blitz” in Bath,
England. Wartime activities of daughters related by Martha Caffery, New
Orleans. King's report of naval combat
operations. Pamphlet. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss.
1865.
Careers in Nursing Committee.
Records, 1928-1958. 400 items, 5 m.s. volumes and 16 printed
volumes. Location: 113. Committee was organized jointly by the
Louisiana State Nurses' Association and the Louisiana League of Nursing
Education in cooperation with a national committee of the American Nurses'
Association for the recruitment of nurses and the promotion of nursing as a
career. Files of materials concerning
the War Manpower Commission and the U.S. Cadet Nursing Corps. Letter file book of the activities of the
Louisiana Committee on the Recruitment of Student Nurses As Part of Defense
Program. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1840, 1893, 2288.
Casey, Powell A. Collection, 1782-1972. 238 items. Location:
77:99, 100, 98:. Retired officer of
Washington Artillery, Louisiana National Guard, a
