Contents:
Introduction
Alphabetical List
Chronological Index

INTRODUCTION

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was first discovered and named by the French explorer Iberville in 1699, almost three centuries ago. In the eighteenth century, it was ruled successively by the French, British, and Spanish. Incorporated in 1817, Baton Rouge became the state capital in 1849, though it lost that status during the Civil War and would not regain it until 1882.

This guide to manuscript resources on Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish, of which it is a part, includes a wide variety of materials on the history of the area, among them the papers of Baton Rouge families; the records of businesses and organizations; photographs; newspapers; maps; and oral histories. Although Louisiana State University has been a major part of Baton Rouge for many years, collections relating to LSU are included only if they also relate explicitly to Baton Rouge--for example, the papers of an LSU professor who was also active in community organizations and whose papers documented those organizations. Similarly, the papers of individuals in state government are not included unless they also relate explicitly to Baton Rouge.

Collections in this guide are listed alphabetically, with a chronological index after the alphabetical listing. 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 collections, searching the online catalog remotely, and asking us questions.

Abstract of wages paid to teachers employed in city colored schools, Memphis, Tennessee, 1864 December. 1 item. Location: Misc:A. Abstract signed by T. A. Walker, captain, 63rd United States Colored Infantry, listing wages to teachers in 'colored schools' in Memphis, Tennessee, run by the Freedman's Department during the Union occupation. For further information see online catalog.

Achord, M. H. Map, 1931. 1 item. Location: OS:A. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. Map drawn from memory by M. H. Achord depicting an area on the boundary of East Baton Rouge Parish and Livingston Parish, Louisiana. The map indicates that a Civil War skirmish or other war-related incident took place in this area. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Alleman, Al. Collection, 1921-1928. 179 items. Location: W:39. Resident of Baton Rouge. Collection consists of newspaper clippings and printed items pertaining to the construction and dedication of the new LSU campus in south Baton Rouge (1926); the Louisiana Constitutional Convention (1921); and Baton Rouge scenes. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2877.

Alley, Mary. Scrapbooks, 1843, 1862-1884, 1910. 3 vols., 109 items, on microfilm. Location: Mf. Baton Rouge native and wife of Charles Henry Jolly. Clippings from Baton Rouge papers on local and national issues at the end of the Civil War and early Reconstruction. Topics include politics, medicine, poetry, anecdotes, and deaths of Baton Rougeans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3570.

American Association of University Women. Baton Rouge Branch. Records, 1939-1941, n.d. 124 items. Location: UU:113. Official papers of the Baton Rouge Branch of the American Association of University Women during the presidency of Mrs. May Lee Denham. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 666. Finding Aid

American Association of University Women. Louisiana State Division. Records, 1925-1941, n.d. 1,167 items, 1 ms. vol., 45 printed vols. Location: UU:1-4. Official records consisting of correspondence, annual reports, programs, and related printed materials from presidents and committee chairmen of branches in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Hammond, Lafayette, Natchitoches, Ruston, and Shreveport, Louisiana. Included are mimeographed and printed material from A.A.U.W. National Headquarters. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 666.

American Civil Liberties Union. Baton Rouge Chapter. Records, 1968-1976, n.d. 4 linear ft. Location: 9:1-4. Official records of the Baton Rouge ACLU Chapter include minutes of meetings; agendas; financial and membership records; correspondence; files on projects and involvements; newsletters; and other imprints from local, state, and national organizations. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3203.

Anonymous Account Book (M), 1748. 1 manuscript volume. Location: Vault:1. Account book for Baton Rouge merchant containing entries for mercantile items, loans, and passage and shipping to the West Indies (Jan. 1-March 20, 1748). Mss. 519.

Anonymous Civil War letter, 1863 April 13. 1 item (4 pages). Location: Misc. Union soldier's letter from Baton Rouge to his sister Ann relating details of his present situation and his impression of the local population, of Baton Rouge, and of nearby plantations. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3309.

Anonymous Civil War letter, 1863 April 18. 2 items. Location: Misc. Letter from a Union camp in Baton Rouge describing camp life and mentioning the siege of Port Hudson. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2824.

Anonymous Civil War letters, 1863. 2 items. Location: Misc. Letters from a Union soldier to his brother, from Camp Banks in Baton Rouge, discussing family news, soldier friends, illness caused by drinking Mississippi River water, scarcity of supplies and money, property destruction, and not attacking Port Hudson. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3271.

Anonymous prescription book, 1900-1902. 1 vol. Location: F:4. Volume containing approximately 6,000 prescriptions principally from Baton Rouge medical doctors. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Arceneaux, William, Papers, 1964-2007 (bulk 1972-2007). 15 linear feet and 20 volumes. Louisiana higher education official. Papers consist of correspondence, business papers, photographs, printed items, and scrapbooks related to the professional, civic, and personal activities of William Arceneaux. A small amount of correspondence is in French and Spanish. For additional information, see online catalog Mss. 4107. Complete finding aid.

Arndt, Hilda C. M. Hilda Arndt and Harrison A. Dobbs Papers, 1946-1956. 242 items. Location: D:94. Faculty members of the School of Social Welfare, LSU, Baton Rouge. Correspondence, records of Arndt's and Dobbs' community and public service activities, reports, and newspaper clippings. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2508, 2518.

Arst, Paul, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1995. 2 sound cassettes (1.5 hours), transcript (56 p.). Location: L:4700.0503.  Paul Arst has been a prominent member of both the business and civic communities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Having received his early education in Drew, Mississippi and a B.S. in Commerce
from Louisiana State University in 1942, he became a chartered life underwriter, and has been associated with the Prudential Insurance Company of America since
January 1948, and presently retains the position of agent emeritus. Arst discusses his long career with Prudential, changes in the insurance industry over the
years, his involvement in LSU alumni affairs, and community work.  He relates stories of his personal life and of persons he met throughout his career, and he
describes his personal business philosophy. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0503.

Aswell, James B. (James Benjamin), 1906-1955. Letters, 1954-1955. 16 items. Location: Misc:A. Author and resident of Natchitoches, Louisiana. His father, James B. Aswell, an educator, served as a congressman, as Louisiana state superintendent of schools, and ran for Louisiana governor in 1911. Letters of James B. Aswell, Jr. to Charles East, editor of the Baton Rouge newspaper Morning Advocate, pertain to book reviews written by Aswell for the Morning Advocate, to other writings, and to personal matters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3048.

Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898. Photograph, n.d. 1 item. Location: E. Union general and commander of the District of Baton Rouge (1862) and of troops attacking Port Hudson. Carte-de-visite photograph of Augur in uniform. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3538.

Avery, Dudley. Letters, 1815 January. 2 items [photostats]. Location: Misc. Physician, resident of Baton Rouge, and speaker of the house in the West Florida legislature. Letters from Dr. Avery to Mrs. Mary Ann Avery during his service as a volunteer medical doctor with the Louisiana militia in New Orleans. Letters contain an account of the Battle of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1874.

Badley Family papers, 1834-1940, undated (bulk: 1845-1865). 0.3 linear feet. Location: W:2, OS:B, F:2. Badley family, plantation owners in Port Hudson and East Baton Rouge Parish. Personal papers and printed items document their plantations, landholding, and political and professional activities. Works Progress Administration manuscripts collection notes and botanical specimen books are also present. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3062. Complete Finding Aid. PDF

Bagwell, Harrison G., 1914-1973. Papers, 1947-1969, n.d. 4 linear ft. Location: 6:31-34, 98:. Attorney of Baton Rouge and state Republican Party leader. Correspondence and other papers pertain to the development of the Republican Party organization in Louisiana; the presidential campaigns of 1952, 1960, and 1964; the distribution of patronage; and Bagwell's Louisiana gubernatorial campaign of 1951. For further information see the online catalog. Mss. 2840. Complete finding aid (PDF)

Bannon, Lois Elmer. Research Papers, 1983 ca. .5 linear ft. (115 items). Location: U:154, Misc:B. Papers pertaining to the history, structure, and National Register nomination of Magnolia Mound Plantation and the history of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, both in Baton Rouge. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2810.

Barnard, Mills H., 1837-1914. Letters, 1862-1912 (bulk 1862-1863). 9 items. Location: Misc:B. Sergeant in the 25th Connecticut Infantry during the Civil War. Letters include a description of Baton Rouge and the Union occupation of the city, references to the Battle of Port Hudson, and comments on Barnard's duties in the commissary, supplying troops engaged in the siege of Port Hudson. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3235.

Barrow & Pope (Firm). Records, 1858-1961. 1 vol. Location: M:19. Firm located in Baton Rouge, serving as attorneys for the Baton Rouge, Grosse Tete and Opelousas Railroad Company. Letterbook contains correspondence related to legal cases handled by Barrow & Pope. Some correspondence concerns the Baton Rouge, Gross Tete and Opelousas Railroad Company. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 471.

Baton Rouge aerial photograph, 1912. 2 items. Location: OS:B. J. G. Ewing photograph, in duplicate, giving a panoramic aerial view of the Mississippi river shoreline. The caption reads: 'Baton Rouge during record high water from the fighting top of the USS Nebraska, May 7th, 1912.'. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3415.

Baton Rouge aerial photographs, n.d. (probably 1920's). 3 items. Location: E:. Three photographs of Baton Rouge from the air. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under picture collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3693.

Baton Rouge Arsenal. Papers, 1848-1927. 5 items [photostats]. Location: U:7. Plats and a survey from the late U.S. Surveyor General's Office, Louisiana, now a part of the records of the State Land Office. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre. Programs and brochures, 1959-1994. .4 linear ft. Location: E:38. Non-profit company organized in Baton Rouge in the late 1950s as the Baton Rouge Civic Ballet, and incorporated in 1960 as the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre. Programs of performances and brochures. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4610.

Baton Rouge Barracks. Papers, 1821. 4 items. Location: Misc. Report from Colonel Talbot Chambers, commander of the military post at Baton Rouge to General Edmund P. Gaines, with accompanying statements from the quartermaster and surgeon at the post. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2115.

Baton Rouge Board of Trade. Letter, 1911. 1 item. Form letter advertising exhibition of the Gates Biplane on the Kleinert Tract. Location: Impr. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2395.

Baton Rouge Business and Professional Women's Club. Papers, 1925-. Location: Misc., 5. Papers consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, committee reports, monthly minutes, yearbooks, programs, scrapbooks, a history (1925-1950), and other items. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2738.

Baton Rouge census document, 1782. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Misc. Document, 'Etat general des blancs, libres et esclaves dans le district du Baton Rouge pour l'année 1782.'. Lists names of heads of families for white, free black, and slave population; professions of white and free black males; number of dwellings; production of indigo, tobacco, rice, corn, and lumber; and number of militiamen. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2514.

Baton Rouge city directory, 1899. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:20. Volume includes lists of state, parish, and city officers; public and private schools; churches; and benevolent societies. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Baton Rouge Civil War broadside collection, 1860-1864 (bulk 1862-1864). 25 items [photocopies]. Location: OS:B. Broadsides include a political poster of the Constitutional Union Party; a resolution of the Confederate city government of Baton Rouge; and broadsides posted by federal occupation authorities. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2779.

Baton Rouge Civil War photographs, 1863. 3 items. Location: H:21. Three photographs taken in Baton Rouge during the Civil War: an African American male in a wagon pulled by mules; Pike Hall; and Garrison Lane. The first is by McPherson and Oliver, and the other two are probably their work as well. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3272

Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations. Records, 1965-2000. 2 linear feet. Location: W:123-124. Minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and committee records document the activities and concerns of the Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations, a non-profit civic organization created in 1965 that promoted racial desegregation and better race relations by counteracting prejudice and discrimination based on religion or ethnicity. Concerned specifically with the Baton Rouge community. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4813. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Baton Rouge Foreign Mission Association. Scrapbook, 1877. 1 ms. vol. Location: Mss. 2087. Scrapbook prepared by Cecil H. Hackney, President of the Foreign Mission Association of the First Baptist Church, Baton Rouge. Contains newspaper clippings about Baptist missionary activities in China and elsewhere, and western impressions of Chinese culture. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3272.

Baton Rouge funeral notices, 1884-1897. 142 items. Location: U:7. Funeral notices for persons being buried in Baton Rouge by families in the city, fraternal organizations, and families from the surrounding areas. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 643.

Baton Rouge Garden Club. Records, 1938-1989. 4 linear ft. Location: 51:. Club organized in 1928 by members of the Baton Rouge Civic Association. It sponsors flower shows, lectures, courses in flower arranging and gardening, and civic beautification projects. Records include nine scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, programs, award ribbons, and other materials, for the years 1938-1941, 1952-1963, 1969-1971, and 1981-1983. Additional materials pertain to flower shows, awards, and study groups. A typescript of the club's history from 1929-1989, compiled by Beulah E. Bates, is included. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4191.

Baton Rouge Gas Light Company. Record books, 1859-1874. 2 vols. Location: M:15. One volume is a register of subscribers to the Baton Rouge Gas Light Company's capital stock for 1859. The other volume contains business papers (1859-1864, 1871-1874) generated or received by the company. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 992.

Baton Rouge German Benevolent Association. Dance program, 1881 January 3. 1 printed item. Location: Impr. Program of the Fifteenth Anniversary Ball of the Baton Rouge German Benevolent Association listing floor managers, dances, and composers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3243.

Baton Rouge Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Programs and brochures, 1978-1994. .2 linear ft. Location: E:38. Organized in Baton Rouge in 1976, the Baton Rouge Gilbert & Sullivan Society presented its first production in April 1977. It is sometimes referred to as the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Baton Rouge. Programs of performances and brochures. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4611.

Baton Rouge Little Theater, Inc. Programs and brochures, 1981-1995. 1 linear ft. Location: E:3. Little Theater group organized in Baton Rouge in 1946. Programs of both regular season productions and summer musicals, and miscellaneous brochures. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4614.

Baton Rouge Opera. Programs, 1983-1991. 6 items. Location: N:28. Opera founded in 1981, governed by the Board of the Baton Rouge Opera Company, and financed through private donations. Programs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4654.

Baton Rouge post cards, n.d. 3 items. Location: E:. Three postcards of Baton Rouge and LSU. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under picture collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3726.

Baton Rouge Sacred Music Society. Program, 1845. 1 item. Location: Impr. Program for the first concert of the Baton Rouge Sacred Music Society, which was held at the Presbyterian Church. A. R. Fuertes, director, and William McCaughey, secretary, are listed as officers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Baton Rouge Transportation Company. Records, 1916-1919, 1935-1943. 2 ms. vols. Location: F:3. Log books of Baton Rouge ferry boats 'Hazel' and 'City of Baton Rouge.' The early volume records a few local items, the weather, and river conditions. The second volume contains entries for routine fire drills and inspection of equipment. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2388.

Baton Rouge view engraving, 1855 ca. 1 printed item. Location: OS:B. Engraving from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion depicts Baton Rouge as seen from the west bank of the Mississippi River. The page also includes a brief description of the town. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3020.

Baxter, Robert Graham. Papers, 1863-1932. .25 linear ft. (146 items, 1 vol.). Location: T:15. Robert Baxter was the son of Reverend H. B. Baxter, a minister of the Christian Church, formerly of Lisbon, Ohio. Reverend Baxter established a Disciples of Christ church in Baton Rouge. Personal letters from friends, Baxter's wife Mary, and members of the Baxter family in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and Springfield, Missouri. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1819. Location: Beall, William N. R. (William Nelson Rector), 1825-1883. Telegram, 1862 September 9. 1 item. E:84. Confederate general. Telegram from Port Hudson, Louisiana, to General Daniel Ruggles relating to the defense of the Port Hudson-Baton Rouge area. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3178.

Beauregard House Association program, 1932. 1 item. Location: Impr. Program for the play 'An Old Romance' by Grace King, presented by the New Orleans Beauregard House Association. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1834.

Beck's Studio. LSU campus photographs, 1938. 17 items. Location: 6:23. Photography business established in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, ca. 1937. 17 black and white photographs of the campus of LSU, Baton Rouge, taken in 1938. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2755.

Belcher, Fred, 1913-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1994. 1 sound cassettes (1 hour), transcript (69 p.). Location: L:4700.0721. Fred and Helen
Belcher are the son and daughter-in-law of Arthur and Corrie Belcher, founders of the Volunteers of America in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Interview describes the
Salvation Army and Volunteers of America with a focus on the community programs and projects including prison ministry, work with the black community,
New Orleans maternity home, the role of VOA in adoptions, and Hanson's Disease Center at Carville, Louisiana. They also discuss the racial composition of South
16th St., role of  religion in the VOA, 1920s automobiles, and the flood of 1927. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0721.

Bennett, Harry Jackson, 1904-. Papers, 1942-1973, n.d. 3 linear ft. Location: 7:67-69. Professor of zoology at LSU and director of the LSU Marine Laboratory on Grand Isle. Professional papers consist of correspondence, proposals, reports, photographs, and other materials pertaining to the LSU Marine Laboratory; and materials pertaining to oyster bed surveys conducted by Bennett along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2948.

Biggs, General. Baton Rouge Arsenal Commandant's House Drawing, 1857-1858. 1 item [photoprint]. Location: E:67. Drawing by General Biggs entitled 'Our Quarters.'. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4183.

Boudreaux, C. Dreaux. Papers, 1972, 1974, n.d. 3 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Baton Rouge. Papers include a proposal for the establishment of an aviation museum in Patterson, Louisiana, and bound copies of correspondence, clippings, pictures, and other items relative to Boudreaux's research on the history of the Wedell-Williams Air Service. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3236.

Bower, Garner and Harrison. Papers, 1863-1868, n.d. 126 items. Location: E:51. New Orleans commission merchants. Letters to a member of the firm at Baton Rouge (1863) and at Natchez, Mississippi (1864-1868). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1388.

Bowers, Laura Boddie Jones, Papers, 1906-1918, 1931-1955, 1980, 1990, undated (bulk: 1931-1955). 3.25 linear ft. Location: E:119-121. Librarian in Louisiana. Primarily correspondence documenting the family life, student life, and early career of Bowers in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Natchitoches, La. Newspaper clippings, notes, post card collection, printed items, and a scrapbook are also present. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3546. Complete Finding Aid.

Boyd, David French, 1834-1899. Papers, 1833-1934 (1860-1899). 9 linear ft., 45 v. Location: D:14-21, vault, U:179, Mf:Mss:B, OS:B. Confederate soldier during the Civil War who was later appointed president of the Seminary of Learning at Alexandria, Louisiana.  He was elected president of LSU in 1884 and resigned in 1886. He spent his last years as a professor at LSU. Papers are comprised of correspondence, including correspondence with William T. Sherman; writings about Civil War figures and his Civil War diary; academic papers reflecting his life as an educator; photographs; financial papers; and printed items. Manuscript volumes consist of school notebooks; memoranda; diaries; morning reports from Kentucky Military Institute and Locust Dale Academy; and a minute book of the Demostherman Society. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 40, 99, 794, 890, 893, 1400, 1612, 4234.

Boyd, Leroy Stafford, 1873-. Postcard album, 1907-1908. 1 ms. vol. Location: R:7. Son of LSU President F. Boyd. Volume containing postcards showing Baton Rouge scenes. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Boyd, Leroy S., 1873-1936. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 99.

Boyd, Leroy Stafford, 1873-. Papers, 1806-1936 (bulk 1876-1936). 16 linear ft., 46 v. Location: D:55-62; 79:71-74; OS:B; R:12-15; Z:23-25; Vault. Librarian for U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission and son of David French Boyd. Correspondence, genealogical materials, photographs, printed items and scrapbooks. They reflect the political environment, Boyd's political activities, his interest in LSU, General William T. Sherman, and his father LSU President David F. Boyd, and his involvement with Kappa Alpha Fraternity. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 99. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Bradford, David, d.1816?. Family Papers, 1798-1882 (bulk 1833-1838). 50 items. Location: U:120. Planter of the Myrtles Plantation, Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers include Spanish land grants, surveys, plats, conveyances, appraisals, and mortgages for land owned by David Bradford and family, chiefly in West Feliciana and East Baton Rouge parishes. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 735.

Breaux, John B. Papers, 1933, 1938, 1963, 1970-2004 (bulk: 1987-2004). Approx. 781 linear feet. Location: Room B6, Map Cage, Vault:54. Correspondence, briefing books, bills, reports, testimony transcripts, research files, news releases, printed materials, audio-visual and electronic files, photographs and memorabilia documenting the political and U.S. Congressional career of Louisiana Representative (1972-1986) and Senator (1987-2004) John B. Breaux, and the work of his office. In addition to Senate and House files, contains materials related to his campaigns, the Democratic Party, and the Washington Mardi Gras. Topics include, among others, flood control, abortion, transportation, energy, the environment, taxes, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and healthcare, consumer protection, wetlands conservation, base closures in Louisiana, commerce, trade, and agriculture policy, especially for sugar and rice. For additional information, see the online catalog. Mss. 4922. Complete Finding Aid (PDF).

Breazeale, Nita Sims. Family Papers, 1811-1981 (bulk 1905-1943). 9.5 linear ft., 3 v. Location: 47:8-12, OS:B, N:9, 65:3, vault. Baton Rouge, La. resident. Papers relate to the Breazeale and Sims families of Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville, and Natchitoches, La. They consists of correspondence, legal documents, printed material, photographs, and artifacts related to World War I and World War II, Bundles for Britain, Inc., genealogy, and state and local history. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2442. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Brian, Erastus F. Letterbook, 1897-1909. 25 items, 1 vol. Location: Misc., H:23. Resident of Baton Rouge. Letter press copybook of Erastus Francis Brian containing a few official letters as secretary treasurer of the Board of Pension Commissioners of Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1172.

Bridges, Tyler Papers, 1882-2002. 14.5 linear feet. Location: UU:296-308, L:36, OS:B. Newspaper articles, interviews, and copies of court records and transcripts of wire taps compiled by journalist Tyler Bridges as research for his book, 'Bad Bet on the Bayou: The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and the Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards.' For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4899. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Brooks, F. M. and Son. Business records, 1892-1894. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:15. Retail druggist of Baton Rouge. Record book containing copies of prescriptions from local medical doctors. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2506.

Brooks, F. M. Bills, 1870, 1882, 1883. 3 items. Location: Misc. Dr. F. M. Brooks, plantation and retail druggist of Baton Rouge. Bills from Dr. Brooks. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2555.

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 online catalog. Mss. 2492, 2520. Complete finding aid (PDF)

Brooks Read Brer Rabbit Collection, 1950-1991 (bulk: 1950-1959). ca. 26 linear feet. Approximately 500 reel to reel audio recordings, scripts, phonographs, correspondence, and subject files of Brooks Read, Baton Rouge storyteller, journalist, and political observer. Materials relate to Read's recorded productions of his original Brer Rabbit stories, as well as a few select Uncle Remus stories of Joel Chandler Harris. For furhter information see online catalog or complete finding aid. Mss. 4476

Brown, Reddin. Papers, 1835-1838. 5 items. Location: Misc:B. Resident of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Papers pertain to the mortgage of land and slaves, and include a land conveyance, an appraiser's certificate, and other legal documents. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 668.

Brown, Sarah Goodwin. Collection, 1840-1944. 31 items. Location: U:181. Materials documenting the history of Baton Rouge and Clinton, Louisiana. Included are two letters referring to the enlistment of a Northern school teacher in the Confederate army. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1573, 1986.

Brown, Silas H. Letter, 1863 May 22. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Civil War soldier. Letter written at an unnamed army camp in Baton Rouge to his family. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4573.

Brunot, James M., d. 1856. Family Papers, 1827-1877. 27 items. Location: E:52, OS:B. Lawyer of Baton Rouge. Letters from Brunot to family members in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, deal with the death and estate of his brother Felix; economic development in Baton Rouge; and Louisiana inheritance laws, among other topics. A printed letter (1873) in French from the General Union of the French Societies of Mutual Aid in the United States supports republican government in France. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1242.

Buckner, George W. Letterbook, 1866-1890. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:19. Baton Rouge lawyer. Letterpress copybook. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2212.

Buhler, John Christian, 1789-1866. Family Papers, 1805-1952 (bulk 1824-1931). 437 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: C:49, Map case. Planter of Winters Plantation in Buhler's Plains near Baton Rouge. Collection includes family correspondence, chiefly of John Christian Buhler, John Robert Buhler, Mary Edith Buhler, Hester S. Simmons, and Jane (Jennie) Gillespie Buhler. Letters concern politics, notable persons, and social and economic conditions. Financial documents include a copy of an act of sale (1852) of a parcel of land by John Buhler and his wife to the town of Baton Rouge, now the site of Magnolia Cemetery. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1192, 1210, 1238, 1311.

Buhler, John Robert, 1829-1886. Papers, 1843-1914. 6 ms. vols. Location: H:17. John Robert Buhler was the son of John Christian Buhler, a planter of Buhler's Plains near Baton Rouge. After his marriage to Mary Reynolds, they lived at Independence Plantation, home of his grandparents, the Smiths, near Natchez, Mississippi. Papers include three volumes of a diary containing entries (1847-1849) reflecting family and social life on Independence Plantation and providing information on events in and around Natchez, Mississippi, and Baton Rouge. Includes another diary containing manuscript poems (1881-1914) by Mary Edith Buhler, an autograph book, and a notebook containing poems by Buhler. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1311.

Burden, Dan. Papers, 1860-1898. 8 items. Location: Misc. Resident of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Business and legal papers, including a probate court record relating to claims against the succession of Oscar Barber (1879) and copy of the lease of Myrtle Grove Plantation by Mary A. Pike to Dan Burden (1898). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 255.

Burden, Ione. Family Papers, 1815-1985.23 linear ft. Location: P:39-50, OS:B. LSU administrator and Baton Rouge philanthropist. Along with her brothers, Pike and Steele Burden, Ione Burden donated family land to establish the Burden Research Plantation and the LSU Rural Life Museum. Papers include correspondence, legal documents, financial papers, photographs, and scrapbooks of Ione Burden and her brothers. Collection documents Baton Rouge community events, family history, and Burden family philanthropic activities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3063. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Bynum Family Papers, 1814-1969 (bulk: 1913-1969). 1 linear foot, 26 v. Location: E:103-105, OS:B. Residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Papers contain correspondence, writings, diaries, financial records, and printed material, relating to family matters, social activities, World Wars I and II, Louisiana State University student life, and local and state government. There is also a scrapbook of the Female Orphan Association of Baton Rouge (1848-1861). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3104, 3174. Complete finding aid.HTML | PDF

Cabell, William Nicholas. Letters, 1936-1948. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm. Mss. Location: Mf:C. Supervisor of the composing room of the Baton Rouge newspaper, State Times. He resided in Baton Rouge from the 1920s until his death ca. 1949. Letters from Cabell to family members, chiefly to his brother, F. M. Cabell in St. Louis, describe Baton Rouge in detail. They were printed on newsprint and were probably composed on a linotype machine. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4547.

Cadwallader, Richard C. Collection, 1941-1945. 5 looseleaf binders, 6 printed vols. Location: 7:57-58. Baton Rouge attorney. Printed materials pertaining to military administration during World War II including procedure regulations, technical manuals, book files, and handbooks. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2770.

Cale, John G., 1922-. Abstract, 1967. 1 item. Location: Misc. Genealogical data on the Henri Fourrier family of Baton Rouge taken from a paper by Cale, which he gave at an American Musicological Society meeting in New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2304.

Cale, John G., 1922-. Papers, 1966-1968. 98 items, 1 ms. vol., microfilm. Location: Mf. Thematic index cards and bound typewritten seminar paper list titles of manuscript and printed music of Henri and Joseph Amedee Fourrier in the LSU Library and the Baton Rouge School for the Blind. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2304.

Canaday, Nicholas. Papers,1960-1982 (bulk 1960). 31 items. Location: Misc:C. Professor of English at Louisiana State University and a citizen activist. Photocopies of newspaper clippings and letters about desegregation and the public schools in Baton Rouge and statements and speeches by Canaday as leader of the Citizens' Committee and the Organization for Public Education Now (OPEN). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4773.

Cannon, Andrew Family Papers, 1829-1868, undated (1850-1862). 110 items. Location 11:15, OS:C. Andrew Jerome Cannon family of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, employee at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Correspondence related to professional, personal business, and family life in Baton Rouge, as well as the Civil War. Financial papers consisting of bills, invoices, promissory notes, and receipts are also present. For further information see online catalog, Mss. 4979. Complete finding aid

Capital Bank. Scrapbooks, 1954-1980. 5 vols. Location: Range 50. Bank and trust founded in 1955 in Baton Rouge. Threecrapbook volumes (1954-1980) contain newspaper clippings and photographs documenting the bank's history. Two scrapbooks (1955-1980) contain photographs of the bank, its employees, and its activities. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4621.

Causey, R. J. Correspondence, 1863 September 25-November 19. 4 items. Location: Misc. Letters from Causey's wife comment on a black riot near Tickfaw, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; Confederate farm taxes; and transportation difficulties of sending cotton to Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2133.

Cazayoux Family Papers, 1929-1999 (bulk 1939-1979). 1.3 linear ft., 7 v. Location: UU:289-291, J:24, OS:C. Catholic family of Baton Rouge, La., includes Rev. Clair Cazayoux, a Jesuit priest, teacher and, and missionary; Gene Cazayoux, Catholic brother; librarian Vivian Cazayoux; and Drs. Francis and Robert Cazayoux. Papers consist of correspondence, sermons, church publications, travel pamphlets, speeches, and scrapbooks, reflecting careers, education, and the Catholic Church. Collection also offers insight into the political events and social conditions in Ceylon and India, and the U.S. military involvement in Korea during the 1950s and early 1960s. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4827. Complete finding aid. HTML| PDF

Chadbourne, Danville S. Letters, 1862-1863. 13 items. Location: C:72. Private in the 22nd Maine Infantry in the Civil War. Chadbourne's letters relate his experiences while stationed in Louisiana as part of General Nathaniel Banks' army at Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville, Morgan City, Washington, and Port Hudson. For further information see online catalog. Nss, 1128.

Chase, George W. Correspondence, 1846-1850. 4 items. Location: Misc:C. Resident of Baton Rouge (1846) and later of Danville, Maine. A letter to Chase by Andrew White describes his journey from New Orleans to General Zachary Taylor's headquarters at Matamoros, Mexico (1846). Baton Rouge letters from other Chase associates deal with local people and events. Topics in these letters include the new Jesuit College and visits to Baton Rouge by presidents Zachary Taylor and James K. Polk. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1310,1398.

Chatsworth Plantation store records, 1865-1893. 7 linear ft. Location: 33:33. Plantation in Louisiana purchased by the Gardere family in 1866 and managed by Fergus Gardere until 1895. Gardere also operated a cotton gin in partnership with Joseph Staring in the 1880s. Papers relate to the operation of the store and plantation at Chatsworth, and to the Gardere and Staring families. They include store ledgers recording accounts and payrolls. There is also material from a plantation journal in French and English. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4589. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Civil War soldiers letters, 1863. 6 items. Location: Misc. Sam White and F. A. Belcher, Union soldiers stationed in Louisiana during the Civil War. Letters to their families describe their sea voyage to New Orleans and encampments at Baton Rouge, Algiers, and Brashear City (now Morgan City), Louisiana. Other topics include contraband slaves as laborers and as military recruits; and medical care. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3188.

Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817. Order, 1814 February 18. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Misc:C. First governor of Louisiana. Claiborne was governor of the Territory of Mississippi (1801). He was appointed to receive Louisiana from France (1803) and served as governor of the Territory of Orleans and as governor of Louisiana. Order to Charles Tessier, commander of the militia regiment of Baton Rouge, directs him to bring his men to New Orleans to join U.S. military forces there. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2674.

Coates, Charles Edward, 1866-1939. Papers, 1892-1959. 1.5 linear ft. Location: 49:14, OS:C. LSU professor of Chemistry. Correspondence, printed items, photographs, and writings of Charles Coates, and papers documenting Charles Coates' and Ollie Coates' involvement in Baton Rouge theater and pageantry. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3579.Complete finding aid.

Coates, Raymond, 1875-1965. Manuscript music, 1953, 1956, n.d. 9 items. Location: 65:82. Composer and music teacher of Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2382, 2406.

Cohn (Margie deBretton and Family) Papers, 1945-1982, undated (bulk: 1945-1968). 1 linear feet. Location: E:122. Primarily papers of Maggie deBretton Cohn and daughter Margie, both of Baker, La. Includes writings, correspondence, and miscellaneous files related to Maggie deBretton Cohn's writing, and Margie deBretton Cohn's English translation of an 1828 German text describing travelling through the Mississippi River Valley. Letters to Margie while a student at LSU are included, as well as religious writings by other family members and items related to the family's 1964 donation of the Laurens Henry Cohn Sr. Memorial Plant Arboretum to the Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4472. Complete finding aid (PDF).

College of Baton Rouge. Records, 1836-1853. 17 items, 4 vols. Location: Misc:C, F:6. College organized in Baton Rouge in 1837, the successor to the Baton Rouge Academy, which had been founded in 1820. Presidents of the college included Pierre Dubayle, William B. Lacey, and R. H. Ranney. Account books, a minute book of the Board of Trustees, ledgers, printed materials, and miscellaneous memoranda document the college's organization and operation. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 78.

Common Cause Louisiana Records, 1972-1991 (bulk: 1980-1990). 24.0 linear ft. Location: 110:21-111:6. Consists of administrative and subject files for local and regional branches of a national citizen advocacy organization. Includes correspondence, newsletters, reports, printed materials, ephemera, and other records documenting group structure and activities. Records address political issues such as campaign finance reform, civil rights, nuclear disarmament, fair elections, wasteful government spending, and official corruption. For additional information, see online catalog. Mss. 4469. Finding aid available. PDF

Community Concerts, Inc. Programs, 1937-1983. 1 linear ft. Location: UU:197. Programs prepared by the Community Concert Service of New York for use at musical and dance concerts of the Baton Rouge Community Concerts Association, also known as the Community Concerts Association of Baton Rouge. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4592.

Conservation of Cultural Resources. Louisiana committee minutes, 1942 January 17. 1 item. Location: Misc. Minutes presenting the importance of creating the Louisiana Committee to act with the national organization during World War II emergency. Persons in charge of cultural and official depositories of records in New Orleans and Baton Rouge are named. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1830.

Cooper, Emil. Papers, 1954-1959. 12 items, 1 printed vol. Location: U:115. Musical director and conductor of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. Letters to members of the Youth Concert Committee of the Junior League of Baton Rouge and the Symphony Auxiliary, concerning the Youth Concerts and, in particular, the production of Peter and the Wolf. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1929.

Cooper, William A. (William Abb), 1890-1970. Scrapbooks, 1930-1950. 2 vols. Location: 40:. Louisiana Division of Motor Vehicles chief, Supervisor of Public Accounts, East Baton Rouge assessor, and State Collector of Revenue. Scrapbooks consist of news clippings detailing Cooper's career as state employee. Volume 2 includes loose clippings relating to Louisiana scandals (1939) and to Cooper's role as auditor. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4093.

Cotton, William Davis and Family. Papers, 1852-1989. 1 linear ft., 4 vol. Location: S:136, OS:C, H:14. Collection contains correspondence and papers belonging to the Cotton Family. This includes the Civil War correspondence of Dr. Drury P. Gibson and his sister Mary Gibson Cotton, correspondence between George Spencer Cotton and his fiancée Lizzie Davis (1888-1890), and correspondence, photographs, and printed items belonging to William Davis Cotton, attorney of Rayville, La, and former president of LSU Alumni Federation (1969-1989). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4780. PDF

Cousinard, Edward. Papers, 1829-1909 (bulk 1863-1875). 848 items, 7 ms. vols. Location: U:44-45. Public official of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Cousinard served as Baton Rouge mayor, parish sheriff, and superintendent of the Louisiana Institute for the Blind. Papers include memorandum books (1862-1869) and a receipt book (1865-1866); a list of members of the Vigilante Committee (1862-1865); and receipts and business letters pertaining to Cousinard's duties as sheriff. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 87.

Currency collection, n.d. Location: Vault. Colonial currency issued by New Jersey; Continental currency issued by South Carolina; Civil War currency issued by the Confederate States of America, individual states, parishes, counties, cities, banks, and other private businesses or persons. Included is script issued by the City of Baton Rouge; and currency issued by the governments of Japan (Philippine occupation), Russia, Austria-Hungary, France, Italy, and Poland. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893, 965, 1177, 1187, 1294, 3531, 3472.

Crosby, Dixie Hammond. Family Papers, 1890-1992 (bulk: 1937-1965). 159 items, 3 v. Location: 34:, OS:C. Family papers of Mack Gerald Crosby, Dixie Lillie Myrtle Hammond Crosby, and their daughter Dixie Lee "Dee" Crosby Brown. Mack Crosby and Dixie Hammond were both from Baton Rouge, La. and attended Louisiana State University in the 1930?s. Mack Crosby served in the United States Air Force for over thirty years. This collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and, newspaper clippings relating to family affairs, work, and military service. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4805. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Curtis, John Calvin. Letter, [1862] Oct. 24. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. John Calvin Curtis, a native of Bridgeport, Conn., joined Company I of the Connecticut 9th Infantry Regiment in 1861. Letter from Curtis in New Orleans, La describes his experience recuperating at St. James Hospital there, malnourishment among Union army soldiers, guerilla attacks on his regiment in sugar cane fields, the Battle of Baton Rouge (1862), and Union Army maneuvers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4865.

Daigre, H. L. Document, 1862 August 12. 1 item. Location: Misc. Confederate captain and a member of the Creole Chargers in the 1st Louisiana Cavalry during the Civil War. Daigre's report to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles of the Union naval losses on and after the first Battle of Baton Rouge and the names of the ships from Farragut's fleet participating in the burning of Donaldsonville. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1495.

DAILY COMET. New Year's greeting, 1855. 1 item. Location: OS:B. Baton Rouge newspaper. New Year's greeting from the newspaper carrier to its patrons. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Dakin, James H. Diary, 1847-1850. 1 vol. 1 mf reel. Location: F:16, Mss.Mf:D. Architect of New Orleans working in partnership with his brother and the architect James Gallier. Dakin designed the state capitol in Baton Rouge and various buildings in New Orleans. Diary concerns the planning and construction of the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Letters by Dakin, copied in the diary, describe details of the building and its construction. Vault. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 509.

Dalrymple, William Haddock, 1856-1925. Papers, 1905. 17 items, 1 vol. Location: U:47. Professor of veterinary science at LSU and a practicing veterinarian in Baton Rouge. Papers contain manuscript definitions of medical terms and notes on diseases, anatomy, organs, arthrology, mycology, bone structures, and other related topics. Included is a published work by Dalrymple, Livestock Sanitation (1923). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 604.

Daughters of the American Revolution. Baton Rouge Chapter. Records, 1931-1985. 10 vols. Location: 53:. Scrapbook volumes contain publicity and business records, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and other printed items. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4086.

Davis, E. F., 1841-1899. Papers, 1856-1899 (bulk 1872-1886). 0.25 linear feet. Location: A:72. Baton Rouge businessman who, along with several partners including Thomas B. Brown, formed the Grange Store and the Baton Rouge Cooperative Association. Collection consists of financial and business papers of the Grange Store, meeting minutes of the Baton Rouge Cooperative Association, photocopies of personal letters, and a death and funeral notice. One letter comments on the Civil War in Baton Rouge. Also includes the financial and legal papers of Thomas B. Brown, one of Davis' business partners. These papers consist of ledger sheets and bills for the sale and purchase of cotton, tax receipts, and promissory notes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4312. Complete finding aid.HTML| PDF

Dawson, Mrs. Frank D. Collection, 1925, 1928, n.d. 4 items. Location: Misc. Papers consist of a program for the laying of the corner stone of the First Methodist Church of Baton Rouge (1925) and Christmas cards from Governors Long and Allen and their families. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1324.

De Beguer, Emma. Letter, 1869. 1 item [photostat]. Location: Misc. Resident of Baton Rouge. Personal letter by Miss de Beguer to a friend. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 778.

de Caro, Francis A. and Rosan A. Jordan, 1926-2006, n.d. (bulk 1966-2003) 12.5 linear ft. Location: 11:19, 15:15-20. De Caro and Jordan were folklorists, authors, and Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) professors. The collection includes personal and professional correspondence, writings, exhibitions, photographs, printed items consisting of brochures, handbills, newspapers, and posters; and topical files that document de Caro's folklore class at LSU, his work with the Louisiana Folklife Commission, and Jordan's work with the women's movement. Writings as well as exhibitions comprise material primarily related to folklore within Louisiana and British colonial life in India. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3197, 4089, 4164. Complete finding aid.

Dehn, Adolf. Watercolors, 1943. 2 items. Location: OS:D. 20th century painter and lithographer . Watercolors of the Esso Standard Oil Refinery at Baton Rouge, La., entitled BUTADIENE STORAGE SPHERES AT NIGHT and PIPES LEADING FROM DOCKS TO THE REFINERY. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4497.

De Saulby, A. B. Manuscript map of Baton Rouge, 1862 ca. 1 item. Location: Misc. Lieutenant of the Engineer Corps. Ink drawn map of Greenwell Springs Road and parallel Benton Ferry Road to the Comite River and Amite River at Denham Springs, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3623.

Desmond (John) Papers, 1954-2003. 140 linear feet. Location: Ranges 32 and 149, McIlhenny Room. Office files, architectural drawings (design development, working, and final), photographs, and slides recording the architectural career of John Desmond, native of Hammond, La., and an award-winning Baton Rouge architect. He designed many of Baton Rouge's most recognizable buildings, including, among others, the LSU Union, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, the Louisiana State Library, the Louisiana State Archives, and many area churches. Some business records and informational and promotional materials about the firm are present, as well. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4792. Complete finding aid.

Dearborn, J. A. Letter, 1851. 1 item. Location: Misc. Methodist minister. Letter from Dearborn upon his arrival in Baton Rouge from Kentucky, giving a humorous account of travel on the Ohio River and telling of church work in Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1525.

Dixon, Margaret, 1908-1970. Papers, 1922-1969. 257 items, 2 ms. vols., 3 printed vols., 1 audio tape. Location: S:122, M:21, OS:D. Journalist and dean of the Louisiana capitol press corps. Dixon was managing editor of the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate from 1949-1970. Papers include letters, research notes and writings, materials relating to the National Democratic Convention in 1956, printed items and certificates, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a tape of a speech by Dixon at a Louisiana AFL-CIO convention. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2545.

Dixon, William Y., 1843-1874. Papers, 1860-1905 (bulk 1860-1874). 14 items (9 ms. vols.). Location: UU:119. Student at Centenary College in Jackson, Louisiana, before and after the Civil War. Four diaries (1860-1871) include descriptions of battles at Baton Rouge, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson (1862-1863). Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 4. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3423.

Dougherty, John A., b. 1809. Papers, 1861-1890. 8 ms. vols. and 1 item (on 1 microfilm reel). Location: Mf:D. Native of New York, plantation owner, and prominent citizen of Baton Rouge. Dougherty served as a police juror and as president of the New Board of Control of the penitentiary. Six diaries of Dougherty and two receipt books, one of which belonged to A. T. Prescott. Diary entries report on family, neighbors, acquaintances, and associates; historical events and personages; social activities; and government, law, and health. Also included are entries reporting on the cotton and sugar plantation economy; climate; and dreams. Noteworthy are the entries pertaining to the Civil War and the daily notations on weather. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3528.

Dougherty, Mrs. J. W. Pass, 1865. 1 item. Location: Misc. Pass issued by Headquarters, Northern Division of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, April 21, 1865, to pass the lines and return. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Doussan Family Papers, 1827-1872. 94 items. Location: U:300. Correspondence, financial papers, and personal papers of members of the Doussan family (primarily Antoine Doussan, Louise Perrin Doussan, and Auguste Doussan) of East and West Baton Rouge Parishes, Louisiana, and France. Correspondence of Charles de Rabars of Bordeaux, France, is also included, as is a letter from General Baron Joachim Ambert. Most documents reflect the Doussans' planting operations in West Baton Rouge Parish; their financial and legal transactions in Louisiana and France; family activities, interests, and concerns; and the experience of French émigrés in Louisiana as they encountered Anglo-American culture and society. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4800. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Dubreuil, L. Document, 1823. 1 item. Location: Misc. Affidavit by L. Dubreuil in support of the claim of John Poret to ownership of houses in Baton Rouge near the fort from which he had been evacuated by military forces under the command of General Wade Hampton. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 936.

Duchein (Annie), b. ca. 1872. Sketchbook, 1870, 1886-1887. 1 vol. Location: J:25. Resident of East Baton Rouge Parish. Sketchbook contains drawings of local buildings, animals, authors, and historical figures. Mss. 4751.

Dumas, Woody, 1917-1993, interviewee. Radio interview, 1975. 1 sound cassette (1 hour); index (2 p.). Location: L:4700.10. Mayor-President of Baton Rouge (1964-1980). Interview discusses local economy, airports, and city planning. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.11.

Duncan, Abner L. Papers, 1825-1866 (bulk 1841-1862). 13 items. Location: MISC:D. Planter of Baton Rouge, La. Correspondence between Abner L. Duncan and his relatives concerning the management of his late father's estates, the deaths of family members, and issues of inheritance among family members. Also included is an exchange of letters between Leon Bonnecaze, the French vice consul at Baton Rouge, and David Farragut of the U.S. Navy, regarding the bombardment of Baton Rouge on May 28, 1862. Mss. 4199.

Duncan, Lucius C. Letter, 1822. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Letter by Duncan to Rufus Flynt, who had befriended him while at school in Monson, Massachusetts, tells of visiting at the cotton plantation of his uncle, Colonel Abner Duncan, near Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1334.

East Baton Rouge Parish aerial photographs, 1964. .5 linear ft. Location: V:65. Photographs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4474.

East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. Teacher's contract, 1923. 1 printed item. Location: Impr. Contract signed by public school teachers listing monthly salary and terms of employment, including required standards of personal behavior. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3000.

East Baton Rouge Parish Volunteer Fund letter, 1861. 1 item. Location: Impr. Printed letter from the corresponding committee of the Volunteer Fund for Confederate volunteers, appealing for gifts of various articles to be sold at some public place in Baton Rouge. Names of members of various committees are listed. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1415.

East Baton Rouge Parish ward book, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:21. Alphabetical list of persons living in Wards One through Ten of East Baton Rouge Parish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1397.

East, Charles, 1924-. Papers, ca. 1885, 1908-1939, 1948-19, n.d. 4 linear ft. Location: 1:11-13. Editor, newspaperman, author, freelance writer, and collector of photographs. Correspondence, writings, research notes, articles, book reviews, clippings, brochures, photographs, and other printed items are divided into the following series: subject file, writings and galley proofs, and photographs. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3471. Complete container lists: HTML | PDF

Edwards, Marianne. Letters, 1855-1866 (bulk 1855-1863). 72 items. Location: U:239. Marianne Edwards, formerly of Evansville, Indiana, was the wife of Guy M. Edwards, a Massachusetts sea captain. She took voyages from Boston to New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Letters concern voyages to New Orleans, France, and Spain, among others. Letters (1862-1863) about a voyage along the lower Mississippi River, describe conditions during the Union occupation of New Orleans and the Battle of Port Hudson. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1850.

Elam, James Essex, 1829-1873. Items, 1887, n.d. 2 items. Location: E:45. Mayor of Baton Rouge and lawyer in partnership with his father, James Mason Elam, attorney and counselor of U.S. Supreme Court. Engraving by Wellstood of James M. Elam of Baton Rouge for Biographical Sketches of Eminent Americans, and an issue of the Baton Rouge Pansy Blossom, Vol. 1, No. 1, April 1887. E:45. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2464.

Elam, James Essex, 1829-1873. Papers, 1846-1853 (bulk 1846-1852). 3 items; 1 vol. Location: E:45. Mayor of Baton Rouge and lawyer in partnership with his father, James Mason Elam, attorney and counselor of U.S. Supreme Court. Bound volume contains letters received by Elam from family members (1846-1852). Most letters relate to personal matters with some mention of Louisiana and national politics. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 672, 2464.

Elks, Benevolent and Protective Order of Baton Rouge, no. 490. Correspondence, 1915. 2 items. Location: Misc. E. The Elks lodge in Baton Rouge, La. was chartered on May 20, 1899 with twenty-five members, and constructed its own theater and office building at the corner of Third and Florida Streets in 1900. Comprised of a letter and dues notice for John J. Mundinger from the Elks Lodge in Baton Rouge. For more information, see online catalog. Mss. 4961.

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)

Falk, Myron, interviewee, Oral history interview, 1995. 1 sound cassette (.5 hours), transcript (9 p.). Location: L:4700.0723. Former director of the United Way in Baton Rouge and a writer and advocate of social welfare who endowed a scholarship in the School of Journalism at LSU. The interview describes transients in Baton Rouge during the Depression, the Old Penitentiary Receiving Station, Community Chest, and his role as director of the United Givers Fund and the United Way. He also describes cooperation betewen the Salvation Army and Volunteers of America (VOA), funding for VOA, and the role of women in VOA. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0723

Fauver, Eleanor Dalrymple, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1977. Transcript (80 pages), 2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 35 minutes). Location: L:4700.16. Daughter of Dr. William Dalrymple, who taught Veterinary Medicine at LSU in the early 1900's. Interview contains Eleanor Dalrymple Fauver's recollections of her father's childhood in England and their life in Louisiana. Includes information related to William Dalrymple's career at LSU, including relations with Thomas Boyd and James Nicholson. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.

Favrot, Joseph St. Clair, 1872-1943. Family Papers, 1900-1924. 25 items. Location: UU:73. The Favrot family (Joseph, Beverly, and Joseph, Jr.) was active in amateur theater productions in Baton Rouge. Papers include Baton Rouge theater programs and other ephemeral printed material; and six photographs, some by A. D. Lytle, depicting Baton Rouge scenes, including some Civil War scenes. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3317.

Favrot, Pedro. Papers, 1799, 1804. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of the District of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Grant of land (copy) to Don Pedro Favrot, 1799; and attestation of grant, 1804. In Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 668.

Ferraro, Louis, and Sam Adams. Manuscript, 1969. 2 items. Location: UU:169. Louis Ferraro, Associate Professor of Music, and Sam Adams, Professor of Education, at LSU. Handwritten manuscript by Ferraro and typewritten 'translation' by Adams of Music: Imaginative Listening (Baton Rouge: Claitor's Publishing Division, 1969). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2439.

Fisher, Alice Risley. Family Papers, 1856-1939 (bulk: 1860-1930). 174 items; 7 volumes; 2 reels. Location: 9:29, OS:F; Mss.Mf:F. The family papers and photographs of Phoebe Farmer, Alice Risley, and Sam Risley include material on life in Civil War Louisiana (especially New Iberia and New Orleans), participation in Grand Army of the Republic and National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War, poetry, education, and Civil War hospitals. Within the collection are a Civil War diary of Alice Risley of her life in New Orleans and 91 period photographs. For more information, see online catalog. Mss. 2269, 4901. Complete finding aid. PDF

Fisher, Lucy Maria W. F. Memoirs, 1889. 1 item; 25 pages [photocopy]. Location: Misc. School teacher from Connecticut who became a resident of Louisiana and taught in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans schools. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2497.

Fitzgerald, John H. Business records, 1913-1955. 2 linear ft. and 19 ms. vols. Location: 79:97-98, F:6. Baton Rouge contractor and realtor. Papers consist of bills and receipts for building of homes and other contracting business. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2523.

Fitzgerald, John H. Business records, 1937-1946. 8 items and 7 ms. vols. Location: Misc., O:5. Baton Rouge contractor and realtor. Records pertain to Fitzgerald's contracting business and include journals and payroll books. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2004.

Fleming (Walter L.) Collection, 1848-1914, 2 linear feet. T:64-65. Collection consists of transcriptions of material pertaining primarily to the organization, history, and administration of Louisiana State University. Correspondence relating to official University business comprises bulk of the collection. Some early correspondence reflects political views at the time of the Civil War, and later correspondence of Walter Fleming and Leroy S. Boyd, son of David F. Boyd, relates to the history of the LSU. Other material consists of reports, printed items, writings, and the research notes. Also included are photographs of early LSU Boards of Supervisors, faculty, and other persons associated with the University. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Fort of St. Charles at Baton Rouge Map, 1825. 1 map (color photocopy). Location: OS:F. Manuscript map of Fort St. Charles and adjoining parts of Baton Rouge by Andre Lesage, parish surveyor of East Baton Rouge Parish, La., showing streets, lots, and names of property owners. Mss. 4984.

Fourrier, Joseph Amadee. Sheet music, 1844-1912. 34 items and 1 vol. Location: 65:33. Baton Rouge music store proprietor and organist at St. Joseph's Church. Sheet music (1844-192), some illustrated, includes both popular and sacred works. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Fourrier, J. Amadee. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600-73.

Freeland, Emile C. Papers, 1877-1975 (bulk 1926-1967). 6 linear ft. (458 items, 31 ms. vols., 12 printed vols.). Location: 77:69-70, 92, 79:60-61, 70, OS:F. Chemical engineer for W.R. Grace & Co. Collection includes samples of bagasse paper, pamphlets, reprints, notes, and reports related to the sugar cane bagasse industries. Correspondence includes personal and business letters from Latin America, Taiwan, and Pakistan. Includes photographs related to Louisiana State University and education in Baton Rouge. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2210, 2259, 2496, 2603.

Freemasons. St. James Lodge, No. 47 (Baton Rouge, La.). Records, 1819-1957. 6.5 linear ft., 4 microfilm reels. Location: 33:29-32, Mss.Mf:F. St. James Lodge was formed in 1844 and operates under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, New Orleans. Records include minutes, membership files, financial records, and correspondence between St. James and other lodges and related societies (such as Knights Templar and Odd Fellowships) throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2860. Complete finding aid HTML or PDF.

French, Cornelius R., 1786-1863. Family Papers, 1805-1920. 234 items, 6 vols. (5 ms. vols., 1 printed vol.). Location: U:123, 98:F. Doctor and resident of Baton Rouge. Personal and business papers of Dr. French and his family. Collection contains correspondence, medical items, and photographs; bills, receipts, and bank notes; and death notices, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 893.

French-Clarke Family Papers, 1809-1861 (bulk: 1830-1920). 1.3 linear feet, 16 ms. volumes. Location: 1:32-35, OS:F, 98:F. Largely composed of correspondence between members of the French family of Baton Rouge and extended family regarding Baton Rouge, family news, health, and genealogy. Legal documents include bills of sale for slaves, land documents, wills of the French and Clarke families. Personal financial records, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings of current events, especially pertaining to the opening of the state capital and LSU campus life in the early 1900s. Ledgers and printed items relate to Julia Edwards Clarke and her husband William's employment at the Louisiana State School for the Blind. For further information, see online catalog, Mss. 3494. Complete Finding Aid. HTML | PDF

French House Collection, 1974-1991. 0.5 linear ft. Location: W:7. The French House (La Maison Française) at Louisiana State University opened in September 1935 to house selected advanced French-language students to live immersed in French language and culture. The collection consists of three scrapbooks documenting the history of the house compiled by Gertrude M. Beauford and four oral history interviews with Anita Olivier Morrison, head resident of the house between 1935 and 1958. Mss. 2760, 3018A.

Fuchs, Peter Paul. Papers, 1956,1959, 1976, n.d. 5 items. Location: W:37. Composer and conductor of the Baton Rouge Symphony. Papers consist of three speeches pertaining to music theory and production, an English-language adaptation of the libretto of Verdi's 'Un Ballo in Maschera,' and the libretto of a one-act lyrical comedy, 'Serenade at Noon,' by Ann Vermel. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3051.

Fuqua, Henry L. (Luce), 1905-. Lytle photograph collection and papers, 1863-1978 ca. 131 items, 2 ms. vols. Location: T:13, 101:53, E:, D:92. Son of Henry Luce Fuqua, Louisiana governor. Photographs by Andrew D. Lytle, Baton Rouge photographer, of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola State Farm, Hope State Farm on Bayou Teche, and a levee camp on the Atchafalaya For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1898.

Fuqua, Henry L. (Luce), interviewee. Oral history interview, 1979. 1 sound cassette (1 hour); transcript (54 pages). Location: L:4700.21. Son of Henry Luce Fuqua, Louisiana governor. Interview discusses his family, living in Baton Rouge, the Flood of 1912, and his father's work as head of the penitentiary in Baton Rouge (1916) and Angola, his involvement with LSU and Southern University, and his gubernatorial campaign (1924). Notable individuals mentioned include Felton Clark, William H. Dalrymple, Thomas D. Boyd, Annie Boyd, and Huey Long. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.21.

Fuqua, Henry L. (Luce), interviewee. Oral history interview, 1979. 1 sound cassette (20 minutes); index (1 page). Location: L:4700.12. Son of Henry Luce Fuqua, Louisiana governor. Interview identifies photos of buildings from Hope Farm, New Iberia, and the Atchafalaya swamp levees; and discusses the old Governor's Mansion and his father's defeat of Huey Long. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.12.

Fuqua, James O. (James Overton). Papers, 1857-1878. 118 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc:F, UU:67. Slaveholder, property owner, and Confederate soldier of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. He was a member of the Baton Rouge law firm Fuqua and Callahan. His son, Henry Luce Fuqua, served as governor of Louisiana (1924-1926). Financial papers including receipts for Fuqua's purchase of slaves and receipts for state, parish, and Baton Rouge municipal taxes paid by Mrs. Fuqua. Papers of the law firm Fuqua and Callahan pertain to legal cases and other business matters. A letterpress copybook records Fuqua's legal correspondence. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 893, 1438.

Garig, William Wallace, 1839-1908. Family Papers, 1858-1953. 594 items; 10 ms. vols.; 2 printed vols. Location: 7:58-59. Businessman and poultry breeder of Baton Rouge. His daughters Mercedes and Louise were both members of the LSU English Department faculty. Papers consist of correspondence pertaining to plantation work and social life in antebellum Louisiana; education of children, including that provided at LSU; social life in 20th-century Baton Rouge; and religion. Included are Garig's Civil War diaries and the papers of his daughters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2993

Gayle family collection, 1846-1916, n.d. 56 items. Collection of printed materials consisting of broadsides pertaining to the Mexican War and Louisiana politics; funeral notices for Baton Rouge and area residents; and programs for entertainment given by Baton Rouge schools and institutions. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1818.

Gebelin-Walsh-Hynes-Frenzel Family Papers. 1860 - 2007 (bulk dates 1900 - 1970) 2.5 cubic feet. Location: 91:1 - 2, OS:G. This collection of photographs and a few textual materials provides a largely visual record of the allied Gebelin, Walsh, Hynes, and Frenzel families. Beginning in the 1860s and continuing through the 1980s, portraits and informal photographs document the lives of family members and family friends and acquaintances. A few images, beginning 1900 and continuing until the 1960s, record three family homes in Baton Rouge. The bulk of the material documents the life and times of Elizabeth Gertrude Gebelin Hynes (1911 February 20 - 1982 February 09) including her childhood, marriage, travels, family events, and social life and customs of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4983. Complete Finding Aid. PDF

George Rodrigue print, ca. undated. 1 item. Location: OS:R. Print of a George Rodrique painting depicting Louisiana Lt. Governor Bobby Freeman (1980-1988) and his wife in front of the Old State Capital in Baton Rouge. Print is signed by Bobby Freeman. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4432.

Gianelloni, Sabin J., Sr. Papers, 1887-1942. 1379 items, 31 vols. Location: UU:262, J:20-21, OS:G, vault:7. Sugar planter of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Papers pertain to operation of the Longwood Plantation sugar factory, saw mill, store, and Burtville Plantation store. Records concern production of sugar, laborers' wages, tenants' leases, and financial transactions of the Maguire Building. Papers also contain some correspondence and memos of Sabin Gianelloni, Sr., and photographs of field hands, farm equipment, and the Longwood Plantation store. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3458, 4279.Complete Finding Aid. PDF

Graham, Alice Walworth. Papers, 1884-1992, undated 5.3 linear feet. Location: 104:2-4; J: 25; and OS:G. Novelist and native of Natchez, Miss., and sometime resident of New Orleans. Professional and personal correspondence includes letters document Graham's literary career. Scrapbooks and printed items contain literary reviews of her books and describe her personal appearances at literary functions. Graham describes Natchez plantations in manuscript drafts for many of her published and unpublished works including Cibola, The Natchez Woman, and Romantic Lady. The letters of Graham's mother, Lela Gordon Walworth, and her sister, Mary Walworth Whitaker of Baton Rouge, are also part of the collection, and pertain to personal and family matters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4295. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Graham, C. R. and Company. Account books, 1846-1848. 2 vols. Location: G:6. Merchandise firm of West Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Account books. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 479.

Gras-Lauzin Family Papers, 1783-1917 (bulk 1783-1866). 1 linear ft. Location: U:152-153. Don Antonio Gras was an early settler, merchant, and shipper of Baton Rouge and Natchez, Mississippi. Others in the family included Lewis Valentin Foelekel and Dr. Jean Lauzin. Papers include financial records of Antonio Gras and Lewis Foelekel; a thesis of Dr. Jean Lauzin (Paris, 1832); and personal letters from friends of the Lauzin family who lived in France. Collection also includes Civil War letters from Francis F. Palms, a Confederate soldier, and others to Henrietta Lauzin. Some items in the collection are in French and Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 5.

Gueymard, Earnest. Programs, 1948-1972, n.d. 127 items. Location: W:5 41-12. Programs for a variety of civic, social, and cultural activities in Baton Rouge, New Iberia, and New Orleans, Louisiana, collected by Gueymard. Includes programs for three world premiere performances. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600-73.

Hackett, Derek L. A., Collection, 1970-1971. 111 items. Location: A:11. Professor at the University of Sterling, Scotland. Collection pertains to the 1971 White House Conference on Youth at Estes Park, Colorado and includes delegates' instructions, reports, summaries and printed items from the Young Americans for Freedom, White Youth Alliance and Baton Rouge Peace Action Group. For more information, see online catalog. Mss. 2593.

Hall, George Otis. Family Papers, 1856-1900, 1990, n.d. (bulk 1856-1880). .7 linear ft. Reels 12-13. Location: T:54. Papers and Diaries Series E, George Otis Hall and his wife Charlotte Emma LeDoux Hall, owners of Magnolia Mound, a sugar and indigo plantation in Baton Rouge. From 1860 on they lived in England and Europe. Papers include correspondence, photographs, social invitations, and newspaper clippings. Topics include the education of the Hall children in Louisiana and Europe, the family's resettlement in Europe, and Magnolia Mound. Partly in French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4320.

Harbour, S. B. Account book, 1863-1865. 1 vol. Location: G:11. Keeper of a livery stable in Baton Rouge. Ledger records entries of rental and upkeep of horses. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 637.

Harding Field heroes file, 1941-1945. 3,348 items (approximately). Location: 78:48-51. 102:1-14. Air base in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Col. W. G. Schauffler, Jr., was commanding officer in 1944-1945. Correspondence of Col. Schauffler with next of kin of men who trained at Harding Field and who were casualties in World War II, and newspaper articles and pictures relating to their service. Collection also includes newspaper clippings on activities and personnel at the base (1941-1944). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Harris, Thomas H., 1869-1942. Manuscript, 1941. 1 item (881 pages). Location: C:25. Handwritten draft of The Memoirs of T. H. Harris. (Baton Rouge: Bureau of Educational Material and Research, College of Education, LSU, 1963). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2188.

Harrison, T. S. Travel account, 1888 May 9 ca. 1 printed broadside. Location: Misc. Account titled Among the Southerners describes a steamboat voyage from Baton Rouge to Greenville, Mississippi, mentioning scenery, river traffic, labor problems, river damage to 'Natchez-Under-The-Hill,' and the fear of a yellow fever epidemic. Impr. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2897.

Harrower, G. T. Letters, 1863 March-August. 4 items. Union colonel in the 161st New York Volunteers Regiment in the Civil War. Four letters written from Baton Rouge and Port Hudson, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1484.

Hart, S. M. and Company. Account books, 1854-1857. 2 vols. Location: P:20. Commission firm of Baton Rouge. Letterpress copy books of accounts with the Louisiana State Penitentiary, the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and others. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 992.

Hart-Bonnecaze-Duncan Family Papers, 1775-1949 (bulk 1840-1875, 1905-1940). 2 linear ft., 2 mf reels. Location: T:18, OS:H, Mss.Mf:B. Baton Rouge families related by marriage. Leon Bonnecaze was a businessman and French consular agent; Samuel Hart was the first chief of the Baton Rouge Fire Department; Robert Hart served as Baton Rouge mayor in 1898-1902. Papers include correspondence and writings; legal records; financial records; ephemera; sheet music; and photographs. Papers provide some information on civilian conditions in the Civil War and on the Baton Rouge Fire Department. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3371, 4208. Complete finding aid.

Hatcher, William B., Papers. 1.5 linear ft. Location: 11:13-14, OS:H. LSU President (1944-1947), History Department faculty member, and long-time Superintendent of East Baton Rouge Parish Schools. Consists of correspondence, photographs, and other personal and administrative records from Hatcher’s career as an educator, administrator, and community fixture. Notable correspondents include Jimmie H. Davis and G.B. Erskine. For additional information, see online catalog, Mss. 4242. Complete Finding Aid. PDF

Heard, H. J. Letter, 1864 June 11. 1 item. Location: Misc. Judge and resident of Baton Rouge. Letter from Judge Heard stating that the black celebration over the news about emancipation in the state constitution of 1864 has caused New Orleans business to come to a standstill. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 238.

Heberle, Rudolf, 1896-1991. Papers, 1918-1991 (bulk 1936-1980). 9.5 linear feet. Location: 78:93-98, OS:H. Native of Germany and Boyd Professor of Sociology at LSU. Personal papers consist primarily of correspondence (some in German) relating to his need to leave Germany and obtain a position in the U.S. Professional papers include correspondence with sociologists and colleagues world-wide, research on displaced persons in Mississippi and Louisiana, social problems in Germany, German immigration, and World War II, as well as his comments on Naziism. Also included are notes, lectures, published and unpublished writings, and research files. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1921, 2254, 2345. Finding aid available. PDF

Hebert, Louis, 1820-1901. Letter, 1889. 1 item. Location: Misc. Native of Iberville Parish, Louisiana, and a Confederate general during the Civil War. Letter refers to the destruction of all Hebert's personal papers prior to his return to Baton Rouge at the end of the Civil War. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2533.

Hebert, Raphael. Family Papers,1827-1960 (bulk: 1861-1960). Size: 3.5 linear ft. Location: S:137-140, OS:H.. Raphael Hebert family of West Baton Rouge and Iberville Parishes (La.). Collection is primarily papers of Raphael Hebert and his children Joseph Guy, Noel, and Marguerite, a school teacher. Correspondence, financial / legal papers, personal papers, printed items. and photographic materials reflect the family's involvement in civic, educational, and religious affairs and includes letters from Melanie Hebert while at student at St. Basil's in Plaquemine in the 1870s, as well as a few Civil War letters. Also included are records from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Brusly, La. For further information see online catalog or Complete finding aid (also in Printable Version). Mss 4769.

Heine, Pete. Radio interview, 1975. 1 sound cassette (1 hour); index (2 p.). Location: L:4700.27. Norman E. 'Pete' Heine, Baker, Louisiana, mayor and candidate for the Baton Rouge Mayor-President race (1976). Discussion of upcoming Baton Rouge mayoral race, Woody Dumas, and Baton Rouge's economy. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.27.

Hendrick, Calvin S. Letter, 1862 May 19. 1 item. Location: Misc. Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge. Letter from Hendrick commenting on the federal occupation of Baton Rouge in the Civil War. He mentions the hostility of residents, isolation of the city, and federal officers attending services at his church. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2098.

Heroman, George M., 1808-1861. Family Papers, 1816-1904 (bulk 1833-1865). 35 items, 2 ms. vols., 1 printed vol. on 1 reel of microfilm. Location: Mss.Mf:H, Misc:H, OS:H. German immigrant and merchant in Baton Rouge. Papers include Civil War letters of Fred W. H. Heroman, one of George Heroman's sons and a private in the 3rd Louisiana Infantry. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1882

Heroman, John B., Sr., Photograph Collection, ca. 1885-1940. 1 cu. ft. Location: 91:2-3, OS:H. Photograph albums, loose photographs, postcards, one tintype, one greeting card, and three printed texts. All materials relate to the Heroman family of Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La. The albums contain images of the Heroman family, Heroman family dwellings in Baton Rouge, scenes around Baton Rouge, and New Orleans Mardi Gras scenes. Four of the loose album page groups contain Baton Rouge flood images from 1897, 1912. The Cirkut camera panoramic print documents Louisiana State University cadets in formation on the Parade Grounds of the University in its then three year old location in south Baton Rouge, 1928. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4951. Complete Finding Aid. PDF

Herron, A. S. Letter, 1843. 1 item. Resident of Baton Rouge. Printed notice to Capt. Andrew S. Herron to attend a washing of the Washington Fire Engine, No. 1. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Hicky, Daniel. Letter, 1793 April 10. 1 item. Location: Misc. Manchac, Louisiana, planter. Letter sent from Baton Rouge to Hicky's son Philip in New Orleans, discussing a Mississippi River flood, bad weather, and Hicky's gout. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3430.

Hicky, Philip, 1778-1859. Family Papers, 1667-1846 (bulk 1814-1815). .4 linear ft. (53 items, 1 vol., 1 artifact), 1 mf reel. Location: U:122, Vault, Mss.Mf:H. Planter of Hope Estate Plantation, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Hicky built the first sugar mill in East Baton Rouge Parish in 1814. Papers include a 1793 proclamation by Manuel Gayoso de Lemos to the Natchez District, French military orders and letters from Carlos de Grand-Pre, and a letter from Thaddeus Mayhew to 'Susan' describing the Battle of New Orleans. Included is correspondence pertaining to members of the Morgan and Mather families and to the military service of Philip Hicky and his father Daniel Hickey. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 720, 2007, 2035.

Hicky, Philip. Letter, 1815 February 28. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Misc. Planter of Hope Estate Plantation, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Hicky built the first sugar mill in East Baton Rouge Parish in 1814. Letter from Hicky to Major Charles Tessier concerning the latter's appointment to the office of East Baton Rouge Parish judge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2704.

Hillin, James. Document, 1791. 1 item. Location: Misc. Planter in the District of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Will of James Hillin. In Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 179.

Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. Papers, 1828-n.d. (bulk 1917-1919). 45 items. Location: UU:127, OS:H. Official papers (1917-1919) of the Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge consisting of correspondence, monthly programs, annual reports, lists of acquisitions, miscellaneous bills, and a few manuscripts donated by members. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 131.

Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. Philemon Thomas papers, 1916-1918. 15 items. Location: UU:127. Articles and memorandums on Philemon Thomas prepared by members of the Society to promote the erection of a memorial tablet. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. Records, 1915-1919. 388 items. Location: UU:127, 98:. Correspondence and related papers of the Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1227.

Holdrege, Henry R. Diary, 1865. 1 volume. Location: H:16. Holdrege served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Nymph, a tinclad gunboat that was part of the Mississippi Squadron. Much of the time, the NYMPH and Holdrege were docked off Baton Rouge, La. Other locations he reports being include Lobdell Stores, Waterloo, the mouth of the Red River, and patrolling between Baton Rouge and Mulatto Point. Civil War entries pertain to infractions and crimes committed by him and other sailors, drunkenness,interaction with female civilians, witnessing a baptism of African-Americans in the Mississippi River, and recreational activities in Baton Rouge. Post-war entries record his trip home to Menekaune, Wisconsin. For further information see the online catalog. Mss. 4874.

Holloman, Mary. Document, 1820 August 8. 1 item. Location: Misc. Depositions given to a justice of the peace at Baton Rouge refuting that Mary Holloman was ever the lawful wife of Moore Kennedy although he said it was so. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1702.

Howell family genealogical records, n.d. 16 items. Residents of Baton Rouge. Genealogical records include birth, baptismal and burial records, and listings of family members. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3040.

Huguet, Adolphe H. (Adolphe Hiram), 1837-1928, Family papers. 13 items; 1 microfilm reel. Location: UU:255, OS:H, Mss.Mf.:H. Related families of Adolphe H. Huguet and William S. Pike were influential in the economy and politics of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Papers include scrapbooks, correspondence, death notices, photographs, legal papers, and other materials relating to the Huguet and Pike families in Louisiana, as well as to their relatives living in Spain and France. Some items in French and Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3805. Complete Finding Aid. HTML | PDF

Hummel, Richard J., Sr. Papers, 1861, 1875, 1894-1896, 1929. 250 items. Location: UU:63, OS:H. Baton Rouge postmaster. Papers include an acknowledgment from Governor Huey Long of a letter from Hummel concerning a proposed plan for additional financial aid from the state for public schools (1929); 246 hand stamped mail covers; and a Louisiana militia commission (1861). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2044.

Hunt, William King. Genealogy, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Baton Rouge. Printed card tracing the descent of William King Hunt. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2264.

Ives, C. A. (Clarence Albert), 1869-1966. Papers, 1895-1964. 2 linear ft. (1,748 items, 1 printed vol.). Location: 79:75-76. Dean of the College of Education at LSU and president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Papers include Ives' professional correspondence, newspaper articles, historical writings on Louisiana, and extensive records of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (1918-1945). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2002, 2227.

Jastremski, Leon, 1843-1907. Family Papers, 1836-1947. 336 items, 3 ms. vols. Location: W:23, M:21, OS:J, 98:J. Polish-born Louisiana politician, journalist, and newspaper publisher who served as mayor of Baton Rouge (1876-1882) and United States consul in Callao, Peru (1893-1897). Correspondence pertains to Jastremski's military service in the Civil War, his political career in Baton Rouge, and his term as U.S. Consul in Peru. Included are letters from several politicians including Huey P. Long. The collection also contains copies of speeches made by Jastremski, photographs, and prints. Included are three scrapbooks containing clippings and articles about Jastremski's political career. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2951.

Jewett, Thomas E. Letter, July 7, 1863. 2 items. Location: Misc.: J. Union soldier. Letter [with typed transcription] describes camp life, water levels in Baton Rouge, military engagements, surrender of Port Hudson and the fall of Vicksburg, Miss., Adjutant General's Office, and naval activity on the Mississippi River. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4576.

Johnson (Alfred Grima) Family Papers, 1805-2001 (bulk: 1850-1950). 0.6 linear feet. Locations: 111:7, OS:J. Retired Central Intelligence Agency officer and historic preservationist. Collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal documents, research notes, photographs, and other records pertaining to the Grima, Montegut, Pitot, Foley, and Pugh families of South Louisiana. The records were accumulated for the purpose of studying genealogy and family history. Contains records in both English and French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 5005. Complete Finding Aid. PDF

Johnston, Henry. Letter, 1863. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union soldier in the Civil War. Letter describes the training of his regiment on Long Island, its sea voyage from New York to New Orleans, its voyage upriver to Baton Rouge, and African American soldiers in the Union army. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2466.

Kahao, Mary Jane. Mary Jane Fly Kahao collection of photographs and ephemera, [1887-1910 ca.] 26 items. Location: UU:250. This collection includes twenty-three photographs from people in the Baton Rouge area. Eight of these portraits were made by Baton Rouge photographer Andrew D. Lytle. Also in the collection are invitations to commencement ceremonies from the LSU Corps of Cadets (1891), Silliman Collegiate Institute (1887), and the S. A. K. Literary Society (1891). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4703.

Kahao, Mary Jane (Mrs. Kenneth). Papers, 1965, 1966. 4 items. Location: Misc. Newspaper clipping from the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate of a biographical article on botanical writer and illustrator Caroline C. Dorman. Correspondence with Dorman chiefly concerns a proposed exhibit of wild flowers and plants at LSU. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2700.

Kent, Amos, 1811-1906. Family Papers, 1770-1906 (bulk 1855-1900). .25 linear ft. (130 items, 1 vol.). Location: C:31. Family of New Hampshire and Louisiana; merchant in Baton Rouge and farmer in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. The town of Kentwood was named in his honor. Kent served 8 years in the Louisiana legislature. Family correspondence of three generations of the Kent family and business papers of Amos Kent. Amos Kent's business papers consist of legal opinions of attorneys, deeds, and letters. Included is a diary kept by young George Favrot of Baton Rouge (later a U.S. Congressman from the Baton Rouge District) which describes happenings about town. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 199, 724, 1101, 2296.

Kerr, E. W. Papers, 1913-1951 (bulk 1925-1949). ca. 8,600 items. Location: 77:24-34. Baton Rouge engineer. Kerr was an LSU professor of mechanical engineering (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). Papers include correspondence, technical data and notes, blueprints and related printed items documenting Kerr's career in the sugar industry; and family letters and personal correspondence. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1308.

Keyes, Charles L. Letters, 1862-1863. 10 items. Location: Misc:K. Union soldier from Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, in the 52nd Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. Letters describe his steamship voyage aboard the Illinois; and camp life in Baton Rouge, New Iberia, Camp Stoneman, Barres Landing, and Port Hudson, Louisiana. Letters from Port Hudson, written from the breastworks, describe conditions during the siege. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3604.

Kidd, W. P. (William P.), 1894-1947. Papers, 1872-1942 (bulk 1916-1923). .3 linear ft. (53 items, 1 ms. vol., 8 printed vols.). Location: UU:126, OS:K, 99:K. Native of Baton Rouge and member of the 42nd Division, American Expeditionary Forces, stationed in Mayschoss, Germany, in World War I. Papers include Kidd's letters from the Western Front; photographs, newspaper clippings, and Baton Rouge draft lists from World War I; and, documents related to Kidd's service with the 1st Louisiana Infantry on the Mexican border. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1844.

Kilbourne, James Gilliam, 1828-1893. Correspondence, 1855-1859, 1865-1866. 15 items. Location: Misc. Planter, jurist, state legislator, Confederate captain, and member of the law firm Fuqua and Kilbourne of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Letters from James O. Fuqua pertain principally to clients but also give some information concerning local politics and living conditions in Baton Rouge. Letters from others pertain to law suits and local politics. Included is a letter in which James O. Fuqua discusses the eagerness of some citizens to take the Amnesty Oath, civilian comments on the outcome of the Civil War, and the 'Negro Problem.'. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1353.

Kimbell, Sylvester, b. 1836 or 7. Letters, 1862-1863. 24 items. Location: Misc:K. Union soldier in the 53rd Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War. Kimbell's letters were written to his wife and describe his service in Louisiana, including fighting near New Orleans at Camp Kenner, Baton Rouge, and Port Hudson. He also wrote letters from Baltimore and Virginia. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4677.

Kleinpeter, Andrew. Papers, 1827-1833. 20 items. Location: B:40. Resident of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Correspondence from relatives in Spencer County, Kentucky; and letters from James Neilson, attending school in Lexington, Kentucky, commenting on Henry Clay after attending a party in his home, and mentioning a shooting by supporters of Clay and Jackson. Included business letters of Isidor Larguire, cotton broker, of New Orleans; and a letter of A. Jones, Baton Rouge, concerning the treatment of cholera. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 238.

Kleinpeter, George, b. 1800. Family Papers, 1804-1918. .3 linear ft. (85 items; 3 vols.). Location: B:40, OS:K. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 11. Farmer of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. He and Augustine Daigre married about 1830 and had at least four children, William, George Augustin, Alice, and Josephine. Papers include Civil War letters from William and George Augustin to their mother; legal documents; and miscellaneous family. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 864, 1029. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Knights of Pythias. Louisiana. Grand Lodge. Records of Capitol Lodge of Baton Rouge, 1882-1966 (bulk 1927-1966). Location: Q:11. Secret society. Correspondence, minutes, applications for membership, financial statement and membership roll, semi-annual reports, and annual reports. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2226.

Knights of Pythias. Louisiana. Grand Lodge. Records of several lodges. 3,448 items, 62 ms. vols., 34 printed vols. Location: Q:10-12,-14. Secret society. Lodges include Capitol, and Andrew S. Herron of Baton Rouge, Oak of Hammond, Colyell of Corbin, and Ponchatoula of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Also manuscript volumes of Magnolia Temple. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1825.

Korn, Bertram W. Correspondence, 1965-1972. 16 items. Location: Misc. Senior Rabbi of the Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. Correspondence with Mrs. S. J. Gianelloni, Jr., of Baton Rouge concerning genealogical research on members of the Monsanto, Dow, and Tessier families. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3459.

Ku Klux Klan. Baton Rouge No. 3 Records, 1928-1939 (bulk 1928-1930). 90 items. Location: UU:308. Correspondence, membership lists, printed items, financial and legal documents, and miscellaneous papers. Correspondence relates almost entirely to administrative matters, membership, and local chapters, though some letters pertain to national politics, congressional legislation, and anti-Catholic sentiments. Printed items include newsletters, circular letters, and Klan guidebooks and literature. Also present are minutes, membership lists, and the Kilgrapp's (Secretary) quarterly reports. Mss. 4770. For further information see online catalog or complete finding aid.

Landry (Theodore E. and Lou Bird) Papers, 1931-1984. 15,000 items. Location: Z:30-31, Z:33, 43:26-28, 43:30-34, 82, 104-105. Landscape architects in Port Allen, La., Theodore E. and Lou Bird Landry were active in projects to restore plantation gardens to historical accuracy and donated their services to landscape churches in the Baton Rouge diocese. Personal and professional papers include correspondence, lectures, scrapbooks, and client files comprised of drawings, plans, photographs and color slides relating to landscape architecture. Mss. 3771. For additional information, see online catalog or complete finding aid (PDF).

Lane, Pinkie Gordon Papers, 1925-2001, undated (bulk 1970-2000) 15 linear ft., 1 volume. Location: T:128-141; T:100 (short shelf); G:15; OS:L. African American poet, Louisiana poet laureate (1989-1992), and Southern University (Baton Rouge, La.) professor. Also the first African American woman to graduate from Louisiana State University with a Ph.D. Papers include personal and professional correspondence, writings, photographs, conference materials, printed items consisting of newspaper clippings, newsletters, programs, and fliers; and topical files that document Lane's personal and professional life. Her writings comprise copies of her poetry - some unpublished, book reviews, and an unpublished attempt at early prose work. Items concentrate on her African American colleagues and interest in African American literature and events. Lane was a resident of Baton Rouge (La.) since 1957 and accumulated a number of printed items for Baton Rouge events and organizations, including the Olympic Torch relay through Baton Rouge in 1996, and professional organizational newsletters for Capital Area Network. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4629. Complete finding aid. HTML |PDF

Laycock, John T. Family Papers, 1840-1953. 78 items, 3 vols. Location: UU:149, O:3. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 15-16. Lawyer, banker, and author of Baton Rouge. Papers contain Laycock's law notes and a transcript of 'Fragments from a Collection of Letters and Notes of Nina Harper of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861-1862,' describing civilian life during the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3194. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Laycock, Samuel Gordon, 1851-1927. Papers, 1871-1874. 20 items. Location: Misc. President of the Baton Rouge Gas Light Company. Papers include routine bills signed by Laycock as president; and a letter (1874) from St. Louis, Missouri, verifying that a man had been sent to Baton Rouge in answer to a request for an employee. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2223.

Laycock, Susie Hamilton Bienvenu. Collection, 1830-1875. 2 items. Location: OS:L. Comprised of a hand-drawn map (circa 1830s) of the Highlands area in Baton Rouge, La., showing land parcels and owners' names. It also contains a land patent from the United States General Land Office (1875) belonging to Louis Dufilho, a New Orleans resident who was the first certified pharmacist in the United States. For more information, see online catalog. Mss. 4923.

Leonpacher, Louis. Diary, 1908-1923. 47 items, 5 ms. vols. Location: Mf. Baton Rouge veterinarian and German immigrant who came to Louisiana in 1916. Five-volume diary illustrated with colored sketches, post cards, photographs, and advertisements. Included are copies of letters received. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2141.

Lewis, Mrs. Anna E. Papers, 1896-1926. 27 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Baton Rouge. Correspondence and family photographs, including a Spanish-American War letter and a World War I letter. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3548.

Link, Louis, 1866-1934. Papers, 1883-1934, n.d. 45 items, 2 ms. vols. Location: W:49. German immigrant; executive of Standard Oil Corporation in Texas and Louisiana; and inventor. Papers include business letters, personal documents, printed materials, and photographs of a Baton Rouge flood. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3431.

Lobdell, Warren Russell, 1920-1944. Papers, 1940-1944. 0.3 linear ft. Location: E:44. Native of Baton Rouge and a United States Air Force pilot stationed in England (1944). Correspondence, printed items, and photographs document the life, Air Force training, and combat experience of Lobdell. Letters by Russell and his parents concern his training and combat experience and his death during a mission in northern France. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4532. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN). Records, 1985-1998. 14.5 linear feet. Location: Range 10 and 142, Map Case 1. State network of individual citizens and organizations active in the campaign to enforce legislative environmental standards. Collection includes applications for environmental permits submitted by various Louisiana companies to the Department of Environmental Quality and lawsuit records documenting conflicts between companies and the DEQ. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4876. Complete Finding Aid HTML | PDF

Louisiana Health Care Campaign Records, circa 1989-2004 (bulk: 1995-2001). Location: X 16 linear feet. Grassroots coalition that advocated for accessible, affordable health care for all Louisianans. Correspondence, reports, newsletters, press releases, and board minutes, and other records of the Louisiana Health Care Campaign, as well as background material on health care reform issues and groups and budgets and reports from allied groups and relevant state agencies, including the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Department of Insurance. Also includes records of the Louisiana Health Care Commission, of which the campaign was a member. For additional information, see online catalog. Mss. 4957. Complete finding aid.

Louisiana Historical Society. Notice, 1859. 2 items. Location: Impr. Printed notice announcing a meeting of the Louisiana Historical Society in Baton Rouge together with a copy of the Bill passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana to organize and grant a charter to the Society. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Louisiana McGovern for President Organization. Political leaflet, [1972]. 1 item. Location: Impr. Leaflet urging Baton Rouge voters to attend the Legislative District 70 Caucus and support the election of those delegates committed to Senator George McGovern to the Democratic National Convention. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

Louisiana National Bank photograph, 1910 ca. 1 item. Location: E:. Photograph of the ground-breaking ceremony at the Louisiana National Bank in Baton Rouge. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under picture collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3555.

Louisiana photograph collection, 1921-1937, n.d. 19 items. Photographs depict scenes in Shreveport, Thibodaux, Minden, Crowley, Alexandria, and Baton Rouge; and a photo of an original drawing of a woman's head by Caroline Durieux (1937). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3354.

Louisiana pictures, 1720-1865. 17 items. Location: Old Map Case. Prints include John Law's concession at New Biloxi; a plantation on Bayou Goula, Louisiana; the Civil War Battle of New Orleans sketched by a federal soldier; federal gunboats passing Port Hudson, Louisiana; and Jackson Station after it was burned. Also included are reprints of Civil War scenes of Port Hudson and Baton Rouge from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Harper's Weekly Newspaper. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1733.

Louisiana Postcard Collection, 1904-1951. 507 items. Location: 11:4. Postcards depict subjects, especially churches, schools, and some plantations in towns and regions of Louisiana. Louisiana towns and regions best represented in the collection include Abita Springs, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bogalusa, Convent, Covington, Donaldsonville, Franklin, Hammond, Houma, Jennings, Lake Charles, Mandeville, Monroe, Morgan City, New Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint Francisville, Shreveport, and Thibodaux. Included is a photograph depicting three women in front of a plantation house. The photograph is labeled "Alice Emilie Knapp, Forrest Home." For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3654. Complete finding aid

Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.). Photographs, n.d. 24 items. Location: E:44. Photographic prints of the new State Capitol building and grounds in Baton Rouge. Photographs were taken during and shortly after construction. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4540.

Louisiana State Capitol construction photos, n.d. 4 items. Location: E:. Four prints of photographs showing various stages of the construction of the State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge during 1931-1932. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3355.

Louisiana State Capitol drawing, n.d. 1 item [photostatic copy]. Location: OS:L. Architect's drawing of Old State Capitol Building, Baton Rouge. Original is in the National Archives. OS:L. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3140.

Louisiana State Capitol photograph, 1915. 1 item. Location: E:. Photograph depicting four persons seated at a table, probably in the Louisiana State Land Office. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under picture collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3730.

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Athletic Dept. Basketball on the bayou, 1992-1993. 1 videocassette. Location: L:3. Fourteen episodes of 'Basketball on the Bayou,' short segments detailing the history of the LSU Basketball program. The segments, narrated by Jim Hawthorne, were included as part of coach Dale Brown's weekly television show, 'Inside LSU Basketball.'. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4519.

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Library. Louisiana State Lottery exhibit photographs, 1989. 29 items. Location: U:227. Photographic prints reproduced from the holdings of the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, for a 1989 exhibition entitled 'The Louisiana State Lottery Company, 1868-1893.'. Images include portraits of Lottery officials and proponents, together with members of the Anti-Lottery League and other opponents, copies of newspaper articles and advertisements, and cartoons for pro and anti-Lottery factions. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4258.

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). School of Music. Programs, 1985-[ongoing]. 1 linear ft. Location: A:104. Programs of recitals and concerts produced by the LSU School of Music. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3305.

Louisiana Teachers' Association. Publications, 1922-1961. 21 items. Location: E:34. The Louisiana State Public School Teachers' Association was organized in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1892. At the 1915 convention in Baton Rouge, the name of the association was changed to Louisiana Teachers' Association. Programs and proceedings of some annual meetings, reports, and other miscellaneous publications. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4595.

Louque, Charles. Papers, 1838-1909, 1917-1920, n.d. 518 items, 3 ms. vols. Location: UU:112. Native of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, prominent New Orleans attorney, and Louisiana state senator. Papers document his legal activities and participation in the economic development of New Orleans. The collection includes postcard views of LSU and Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1473.

Loyd, Gladys Means, d. 1984. Family Papers, 1904-1975. 462 items, 9 ms. vols., 1 printed vol. Location: UU:215, P:18, 99:L. Schoolteacher of Ida (Caddo Parish) and St. Joseph (Tensas Parish), Louisiana. Papers include correspondence and genealogical notes on Ida, Louisiana, families; photograph albums on plantations, including Hundred Oaks Plantation in Baton Rouge; and scrapbooks on the history of Ida and Tensas Parish. Collection also includes ledgers of the Ida Hardware Store owned by James Taylor Means. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3224.

Lusher, Robert Mills, 1823-1890. Papers, 1846-1853. 21 items. Location: Misc. Educator and public official; Grand Worthy Patriarch of the Louisiana Sons of Temperance. Letters addressed to Lusher, written from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and other places in Louisiana, several by members of the Alexander Dimitry family. Letters relate to the Louisiana Sons of Temperance and to professional and personal matters. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Lusher, Robert M., 1820-1890. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3376.

Lytle Mississippi River steamboat prints, 1900 ca. 15 items (enlargement prints). Location: OS:L. Baton Rouge photographer. Mississippi River steamboat photographs, seven of which are signed by A. D. Lytle. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1995.

Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Badges, [1824], 1881. 2 items. Location: Misc. Baton Rouge photographer. Silk badges commemorating Lafayette's visit to Cincinnati, Ohio (1824) and the Army of Northern Virginia Monument at Metairie Cemetery (1881). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Collection, 1862-1904 ca. 16 items, 2 vols. (385 photographs). Location: 1, 5, 11:. Baton Rouge photographer. Photographs depict Baton Rouge and Clinton, Louisiana, Civil War scenes; the old LSU campus; the Louisiana State Penitentiary; Baton Rouge firemen's parades; Governor Foster's inauguration; Centenary College; and Silliman Female Collegiate Institute. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1254.

Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Photographs, 1890-1901. 135 items. Location: UU:263. Baton Rouge photographer. Prints made from glass plate negatives include interior and exterior views of architecture in Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville, Burnside, Clinton, Jackson, and Norwood, Louisiana; steamboats; a Baton Rouge firemen's parade; and cadets at LSU. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2600.

Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Photographs, 1990-1995 ca. 277 items. Location: UU:263. Baton Rouge photographer. Prints made from Lytle's photograph album; the original photographs are dated ca. 1862-1902. Includes views of public and domestic architecture in Baton Rouge and other Louisiana towns; steamboats; cadets at LSU; and other local people and settings. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3708.

Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Slides, [1860-1912]. 126 items. Location: Safe:. Baton Rouge photographer. Slides are reproductions of Lytle photographs, chiefly of scenes in and around Baton Rouge and of Mississippi River activities, and including Civil War photographs. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2744.

Madison, Lewis, Justice of the Peace. Certificate of freedman, Jim Allen, 1841 March 5. 1 item. Location: Misc:M. Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County, Kentucky. Jim Allen was a freedman. Certificate attesting that Jim Allen was held in the Jefferson County jail as a runaway slave from November 1839-February 1840. The document certifies that Allen had been held and discharged from a New Orleans jail in August 1839, having 'free papers.'. The certificate is addressed to B. Bryan, Jailor, in Baton Rouge, where Allen's freedman status was verified again. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3659.

Magnolia Mound sale document, 1837, 1841. 2 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc. Plantation in Baton Rouge. Sales agreement records terms of transfer of property from owners Bernard and Jean-Baptiste Dubreuil Villars to Achille Murat. Included is a document recording the cancellation of the contract in 1841. Copied from the original in the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3059.

Magruder, Benjamin Scott Collection, Hilda Moss Papers, 1921-1972 (1926-1940). 2.5 linear ft. Location: 109:24, OS:M. Baton Rouge, La., social worker. Papers relate to the administration of public relief aid in Louisiana under the direction of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration during the 1930s. Printed material and scrapbooks also report on WPA work programs, World War II, and the LSU Board; and they reflect the Louisiana political environment, particularly during the Huey P. Long era. Mss. 4425.For further information, see online catalog or complete finding aid.

Manship, Douglas L. Papers, 1960-1963. .5 linear ft. Location: 94:64. Journalist of Baton Rouge, president of Capital City Press, and founder of the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication. Drafts of editorials broadcast on WBRZ-TV, and letters in response to the broadcasts. Letters particularly concern Manship's stance on the debate sparked by bills presented in the State Legislature on racial integration of public schools in Louisiana. Drafts of House Bills nos. 1-8 (1960) by T. T. Fields of Union Parish, Bryan J. Lehmann of St. Charles Parish, and Risley C. Triche of Assumption Parish are included. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4681.

Map showing the subdivision of Sharlo into tracts "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", and "F" for Sharlo, 1971 January 21. 1 item. Location: OS:C. Manuscript map by Clary, Wiggins and Associates, Inc of the Sharlo area in East Baton Rouge Parish south of LSU, detailing the subdivision of the land into tracts. Sharlo includes a portion of the resubdivision of Arlington Plantation and Tigerland Acres subdivision. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4846.

Marsh, Edward N. Civil War Letter, 1862, December 18. 1 item. Location: OS:M. Edward N. Marsh was a private in the 52nd Massachusetts Infantry, which was organized at Greenfield, Mass., in October 1862. The 52nd arrived in Baton Rouge to occupy the city on December 17, 1862.In a letter to his brother and sister, Private Marsh describes the scene in Baton Rouge, including his unit's landing, soldiers' taking items from homes, the town's deserted appearance, and the conditions of "contrabands," slaves who fled to the Federal encampments in Baton Rouge. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4891.

Marsh, Edwin N. Letter, 1862 Dec. 18. 1 item. Location: OS:M. Private in the 52nd Massachusetts Infantry. He describes the scene in Baton Rouge, including his unit's landing, soldiers' taking items from homes, the town's deserted appearance, and the conditions of "contrabands," slaves who fled to the Federal encampments in Baton Rouge. Mss. 4891.

Marston, Henry, 1794-1884. Family Papers, 1820-1938 (bulk 1850-1890). 2,104 items, 59 vols. Location: U:220-222, G:19. Planters of East Feliciana Parish and Red River Parish, Louisiana. Collection includes diaries; plantation records; legal documents; personal correspondence; bank records; and Civil War papers. Diaries comment on public health, yellow fever epidemic, race relations, labor and the political participation of African Americans. Other volumes record activities of the Clinton & Port Hudson Railroad and the Silliman Female Collegiate Institute. Papers of son , Bulow, reflect his activities as planter, steamboat operator, and warehouse owner. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735 and 6061: University Publications of America, Confederate Military Manuscripts, Series B, Reel 13 and Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reel 14, or For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 624. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Martin, Sigur. Papers, 1905-1912. 236 items, 16 ms. vols. Location: U:211, G:18. Sugar platter of Grand Point Plantation and a dealer in general merchandise and liquor in Paulina, St. James Parish, Louisiana. He later held office in the Treasury Department in Baton Rouge. Collection includes store records, accounts, invoices, and receipts, many with Baton Rouge merchants. Some items document Martin's management of a sugarcane plantation. Included are letters from the Colonial Sugars Company listing cane deliveries from tenant farmers working on Grand Point Plantation. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 460.

Marx, Mary Robertson. Collection, 1863-1970, n.d. 1,462 items. Location: 95:. Resident of Baton Rouge. Clippings of newspaper and magazine articles and other printed items pertain mainly to the Civil War, World War II, and other historical subjects; and to Louisiana history, politics, culture, and social events. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2796.

Mascarella, Patrick, 1942-. Oral history interview, 1992. 1 sound cassette (1.5 hours), Transcript (55 pages). Location: L:4700.139. Priest at Christ the King Chapel, on the LSU Campus, Baton Rouge. Topics include the dismissal of the Claretians (a religious order) at Christ the King, student involvement at Christ the King, the role of the Catholic student center, and the establishment of a religious studies department at LSU. Father Mascarella also discusses his relations with the Claretians, Father Michael Cody, Father Richard Greene, and Bishop Joseph V. Sullivan. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.139.

Mather, George. Account books, 1782-1845. 4 vols. Location: G:18. Resident of St. James Parish, Louisiana. Plantation account books, including a journal of Acadia Plantation in Baton Rouge. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reel 8. For further information, see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 283, 568. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Mather, James. Papers, 1809, 1813. 2 items. Location: Misc. Receipted bill from V. Mitchell to James Mather (New Orleans) and a portion of a letter addressed to J. Mather (Baton Rouge). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 283.

McBeth letter, 1864 November 16. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union army soldier in the Ordnance Office at headquarters of the Department of the Gulf, New Orleans. Letter comments on the Confederate military situation around Baton Rouge at the end of 1864. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2202.

McCants, Dorothea Olga. Manuscript, 1970. 1 item. Location: UU:183. Member of the Roman Catholic teaching order of the Daughters of the Cross and teacher at St. Vincent's Academy, Shreveport, Louisiana. Printer's copy of her book, They Came to Louisiana: Letters of a Catholic Mission, 1854-1882 (Baton Rouge, 1970). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2694.

McCants, Dorothea Olga. Papers, 1970. 1 item (117 sheets). Location: U:108. Member of the Roman Catholic teaching order of the Daughters of the Cross and teacher at St. Vincent's Academy, Shreveport, Louisiana. Corrected galley proof of her book, They Came to Louisiana: Letters of a Catholic Mission, 1854-1882 (Baton Rouge, 1970). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2519.

McGrath, John, 1835-1924. Family Papers, 1785-1924. 208 items; 15 ms. vols.; 9 printed vols. Location: S:27; O:21; OS:M; 99:M; Mf. Journalist who worked on the New Orleans Picayune and the Baton Rouge Gazette. McGrath was a Confederate veteran who later founded the Baton Rouge Daily Truth and Weekly Truth. Papers include correspondence (among it McGrath's Civil War letters to his wife); an anonymous Confederate soldier's diary; legal documents; and scrapbooks relating to the interests and activities of McGrath's three daughters. Collection also includes accounts for St. Joseph's Church in Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3281.

McGrath, John, 1835-1924. Papers and scrapbook, 1861-1949. 56 items, 1 vol. Location: C:36, 99:M. Journalist who worked on the New Orleans Picayune and the Baton Rouge Gazette. McGrath was a Confederate veteran who later founded the Baton Rouge Daily Truth and Weekly Truth. Papers include a copy of McGrath's Civil War military record and correspondence relating to his journalistic career and association with the Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. Collection also includes a scrapbook containing articles by McGrath, many of them on the history of Baton Rouge. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1115.

McHatton, Pike and Company. Papers, 1857-1860. .8 linear ft. (3 vols.). Location: M:15. Commission merchant company of Baton Rouge and a lessee of the Louisiana State Penitentiary when the penitentiary was located in Baton Rouge. Volumes contain business papers regarding the penitentiary. Items include invoices, warrants, receipts for cash and clothing received by discharged convicts, checks, payrolls of officers and guards, and statements of articles charged on prison books. Included are other items related chiefly to the purchase of raw materials, particularly cotton and wool. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 992.

McHugh, John A. Family Papers, 1787, 1853, n.d. 2 items; 1 vol. Location: Misc. Resident of Baton Rouge. Papers include a tax receipt (1853); a printed volume, Catecismo y Exposicion de la Doctrina Christiana (1787); and a newspaper clipping about the book. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

McHugh, John A. Family Papers, 1850-1874. 5 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Baton Rouge. Papers include a receipt for taxes paid by McHugh (1850); and two Civil War items: Amanda J. McHugh's oath of allegiance to the U.S. (1863) and a certificate for Confederate bonds (1864). Included also are a time table of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad (1869); and a description of a store (1874). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

McHugh, Philip. Land survey document, 1805 January 22. 1 item. Location: E:88, Misc.7. Survey signed by Vicente Sebastian Pintado describing land held by Philip McHugh in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2834.

McKittrick, David L. (David Lawrence), b. 1830. Papers, 1854-1911. .5 linear ft. (53 items, 6 vols.). Location: UU:139, O:3, Vault. Dentist of Baton Rouge. McKittrick was also involved in the farming business partnership of McKittrick & Keller. Papers pertaining largely to McKittrick's dental practice include patient records. Other materials include a pocket diary with memoranda and account information, and a ledger containing the 1871-1872 accounts of the Baton Rouge Broom Factory. Business entries, including labor contracts and cotton records, of the partnership of McKittrick & Keller are recorded in a manuscript volume. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3814.

McKowen-Lilley-Stirling family papers, 1797-1921 (bulk 1877-1901). 829 items (on microfilm). Location: Mss.Mf. Thomas William Lilley founded Springfield Plantation in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. His daughter Edith married John Stirling. John McKowen, an Irish immigrant, was a resident of Jackson, Louisiana. Papers include Lilley-Stirling legal documents and financial papers; McKowen family correspondence; and legal papers, and medical correspondence of John C. MacKowen, a Louisiana physician. Other papers relate to McKowen's property in Anacapri, Italy. Some items in Spanish, Italian, French, and German. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4356. Complete finding aid.HTML | PDF

McLaurin (James W.). Case Records, 1939-1942 (bulk 1941-1942). 1 vol. Location: J:25. Medical doctor/surgeon practicing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Includes patient demographic information, examination observations, diagnoses, descriptions of operations performed, anesthetics administered, and post-operative progress notes. Mss. 4779.

McPherson and Oliver. Photographs, 1863. 3 items. Location: E:67. Photographers. William D. McPherson worked with 'Oliver' as McPherson and Oliver in New Orleans and Baton Rouge taking carte-de-visite views of Civil War subjects. Three carte-de-visite photographs, all probably by McPherson and Oliver, depict Baton Rouge during the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3272.

Menard, James. Letter, 1829. 1 item. Location: Misc. Envelope addressed to Manuel Andry, New Orleans, from James Menard, Baton Rouge, contains an endorsement regarding the recommendation of Charles C. Comme as notary. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 303.

Mills, Percy Joseph, 1934-, interviewee. Radio interview, 1975. 1 sound cassette (50 minutes), Index (2 pages). Location: L:4700.47. Banker, politician, and native of Baton Rouge. Mills represented Caddo Parish in the state legislature (1968-1972). He became the executive director of the Louisiana Superport in 1972. Interview broadcast as part of WJBO's radio program, 'Topic Today.' Mills discusses his political and civic experience including his announcement to run for secretary of state and his views on the responsibilities of the office. Mills comments on voter participation, recent political campaigns, and the status of the Louisiana Superport. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.47.

Mississippi and Louisiana Postcard Collection, 1906-1939. 93 items. Location: 11:4. Picture postcards of various sights, landmarks, buildings, architectural structures, and scenic views of Mississippi and Louisiana, particularly Bay St. Louis, Miss., New Orleans, La. and Baton Rouge, La. For further information see online record. Mss. 4483.

Mississippi River Map Collection, ca. 1858-1878. 19 items, 1 manuscript volume, 4 CD ROMs and 1 microfilm reel. Location: OS:M, M:29, Mss.Mf:M., AA:(CD-ROM shelf). Loose manuscript maps of the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to Jefferson Parish and land along the river, showing land parcels, landings, land ownership, and changes in the course of the river, and a bound volume of cut and pasted in maps of the Mississippi River from above Vicksburg to New Orleans, showing land parcels, land ownership, and landings. Included in the volume are pieces of Marie Adrien Persac's NORMANS CHART OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM NATCHEZ TO NEW ORLEANS IN 1858. These maps depict the Mississippi River from above Vicksburg to New Orleans, showing land parcels, land ownership and plantation names, and landings For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4818. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Monget, Joseph William, Papers, 1898-1944. .5 linear feet, 13 ms. vols. Location: W:16, J:29. Civil engineer and surveyor of Baton Rouge. Diaries record professional activities and travel. Collection includes photographs of the Mississippi River flood of 1912 and efforts at flood control near New Orleans. For further information, see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2929. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Montan, Douglass C. Collection, 1896, n.d. 4 items. Location: Misc. Baton Rouge author and businessman. Newspaper obituary and photographs of Douglass C. Montan and a photograph of his wife, Isabel Montan. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1501.

Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876. Papers, 1832-1877 (bulk 1856-1871). 711 items, 1 mf reel. Location: U:231, H:3, Mss.Mf:M. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reels 18-19. Sugar planter of Rapides Parish, Louisiana; member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and state Senate; and governor of Louisiana (1860-1864). Moore fled Louisiana after the Civil War but later returned. Papers include personal correspondence, business papers, and political and legal documents. Antebellum materials include slave sales and accounts of physicians treating slaves. Papers from 1859 to 1871 deal largely with Moore's political activities. They include gubernatorial papers concerning his nomination, the Democratic Party, the transport of the state archives from Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Secession Convention, and other matters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 305, 893, 1094. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Morgan Family Papers, 1772-1941 (bulk 1827-1911). 220 items, 7 vols. Location: Y:83, H:22. Planters and jurists of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Thomas Gibbes Morgan was a lawyer and judge. James Morris Morgan was a lawyer, planter, and journalist involved in politics. Relatives include the Frellsen, Hicky, Erksine, and Bunyan families. Correspondence, genealogical notes, family histories, and other papers document the Morgan, Frellsen, and related families. An autobiography by Margaret Benson Erksine (1840) describes her captivity with Shawnee Indians in Kentucky. Included is a grounds survey of the Baton Rouge State Capitol (1847) and a contract for the construction of a levee on Fairview Plantation, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2090.

Morgan, Henry Gibbes, 1843-1925. Letter, 1863 September 24. 1 item. Location: Misc:M. Confederate soldier in the 13th Louisiana Infantry during the Civil War. Letter written from Port Hudson, Louisiana, to Morgan's mother, Mrs. Caroline Morgan of Baton Rouge. The letter concerns the location and use of the family's hired hands, Morgan's stay at Port Hudson, and his association with Captain C. E. Fenner. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2035.

Morgan, Philip Hicky, 1825-1900. Letter, 1865 June 16. 1 item. Location: Misc:M. Lawyer of Baton Rouge. He worked in partnership with his father, Thomas Gibbes Morgan. Morgan's letter to his cousin, Morris Barker Morgan of Providence, Rhode Island, relates plans for sending his cousin, Henry Gibbes Morgan, to New York to stay with family. The letter describes Henry's condition after his service in the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2035.

Morgan, Thomas Gibbes, 1799-1861. Letters, 1859-1861. 5 items. Location: Misc:M. Baton Rouge lawyer and judge. Morgan's letters to his nephew in providence, Rhode Island, describe the death and funeral of his grandfather, Philip Hicky of Hope Estate. Letters (1861) refer to the appointment of his son, James Morris Morgan, as a midshipman in the Confederate navy. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2090.

Moyse-Gottlieb-Sommer Family Papers, 1886-1986 (bulk 1910-1960). 3 linear ft., 2 v. Location: U:317, OS:M, M:19. Members of the Moyse, Gottlieb, and Sommer families were predominantly merchants, businessmen, and bankers in Louisiana, primarily Baton Rouge. Correspondence, financial documents, photographs, printed items, scrapbooks, and writings reflect the personal and professional lives of a Jewish family from the 1880s to the 1980s. Central topics include Hermann Moyse Sr.’s involvement in the First World War and his employment at City National Bank, the educational activities of Ray and Lydie Sommer, and the family’s association with Temple B’nai Israel. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4671. Complete finding aid. PDF

Murrill, Paul, 1934-, interviewee. Radio interview, 1975. 1 sound cassette (1.5 hours), Transcript (26 pages). Location: L:4700.49. Chancellor of LSU. Interview broadcast on WJBO's radio program 'Topic Today.' Murrill responds to questions on the topics of increasing student enrollment in vocationally-oriented programs, housing and fee increases at LSU, and funding for higher educatio in Louisiana. He also answered questions on the topics of educational achievement of students, standardized testing, employment opportunities for graduates, and broad goals of higher education. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.49.

Myers, W. G. Letter, 1865 March 26. 1 item. Location: Misc. Federal surgeon stationed at the U.S. army general hospital in Baton Rouge in the Civil War. Letter giving detailed information concerning the city of Baton Rouge and describing the plantation area along the Mississippi River in Southeastern Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1506.

Nicholls, Francis Redding Tillou, 1834-1912. Letter, 1889 October 14. 2 items. Location: Misc. Confederate general in the Civil War and governor of Louisiana (1877-1880). Letter written from the Executive Department, Baton Rouge, refutes a wartime rumor that Nicholls had been arrested as a spy. Included is a small portrait of Nicholls in military uniform (n.d.). Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Nicholls, Francis R. T., 1834-1912. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3035.

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Paille, Clara. Copy book, 1911. 1 ms. vol. on microfilm. Location: Mf. Student of St. Joseph's Academy in Baton Rouge. Copy book containing essays on various subjects including race, Louisiana history, geometry, and architecture, illustrated with original drawings. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2711.

Palmer, J. Norris (John Norris), b. 1898. Papers, 1848-1969 (bulk 1921-1969). 16 linear ft. Location: 44:. Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Baton Rouge. Papers include correspondence (1848-1969), newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, yearbooks, church bulletins, brochures, maps, datebooks, and financial records. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3070. Complete finding aid.

Pegues, Mrs. R. W. Letter, 1924 January 19. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Baton Rouge. Letter to Mrs. Pegues from Gloster, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, discussing the weather, spread of the grippe, horticulture, poultry, and the poor road conditions to Stonewall, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

Papers, 1791-1819 (bulk 1792-1796). Location: c: 36. Spanish governor of Louisiana from 1792-1797. Letters address the debts of Nicolas Forstall and Guillermo Armand and securing a passport for Ygnacio Maria Spiller. Official issues include the boundary between Avoyelles and Rapides districts and completion of an inventory of military records. Included is a copy of sixteen rules of commerce by Carondelet and Andres Lopez Armesto governing the trade of the Spanish colonies (1793). In French and Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 0059.

Peirce-Haralson-Rumble. Family Papers, 1809, 1820-1931, n. d. 0.5 linear feet. Location: 45:25. Correspondence, legal papers, miscellaneous items, and genealogical materials documenting the lives of members of the Peirce, Haralson, and Rumble families, during their residence in Baton Rouge and West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi. The vast majority of correspondence involves communication between women discussing news of family and friends, domestic relations, marriage, and social activities. Complete Finding Aid

Pereboom (Margaret) Papers, 1977-1988 (bulk:1979-1982). 3.5 linear feet. Location: U:313-316; OS:P. A child psychologist who served as a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and as chair of Louisiana Women in Politics. Consists of correspondence, legal files, office files and statistical reports related to the desegregation case, Davis vs. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, as well as administrative files for Louisiana Women in Politics and research materials on the role of women in elected office. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4958. Complete Finding Aid. PDF

Pelayo, Mrs. Sidney M. Newspaper clipping collection, 1903-1965, n.d. 47 items. Location: Nsp., 99:. Newspaper clippings pertaining to Baton Rouge, the 1927 Mississippi River flood, LSU, people and places of historical interest in Louisiana, the United Confederate Veterans, the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and World War II. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600-73.

Pelican Hook and Ladder Company. Charter and constitution, 1876, 1879. 2 printed vols. Location: Impr. Baton Rouge fire company. Includes a copy of the revised constitution of 1879. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Pelican Hook and Ladder Company. Record book, 1893-1895. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:21. Baton Rouge fire company. Record of collection of dues, fines, and other monies from members kept by John Garvin, financial secretary. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1397.

Pershing, John J., 1860-1948. Scrapbook, 1931. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:21. General in the United States Army. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings of Pershing's memoirs, My Experiences in the World War, as serialized in the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Included are photographs of Pershing and other notables, maps, and related military and civilian scenes. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2839.

Peterson, Pattie P. Papers, 1962-1977. 4.3 linear feet. Location: 43:1-4, OS:P. Correspondence, notes, logs, and printed materials of Pattie P. Peterson (1916-ca. 1977?), state employee, member of Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations, and an advocate of civil rights. Correspondence pertains to race relations in Baton Rouge and the state and efforts to establish charity and volunteer programs. Notes and logs seem to be her record of what her contacts in the black community told her about their attitudes about race relations and events in Baton Rouge. Printed materials include the newsletters of the Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations and the Unitarian Fellowship of Baton Rouge, as well as articles, publications and pamphlets regarding black education, race relations in Louisiana, the South, and the United States, and poverty.

Philharmonic Club. Yearbook, 1929-1930. 1 item. Location: H:22. Organization located in Baton Rouge. List of officers and members, and calendar. Impr. For further information see manuscript card catalog.

Pike, George A. Scrapbook, 1855-1856, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Mss. 2835. Editor of the Baton Rouge Comet, printer, and Louisiana politician. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to state politics, the Know-Nothing Party, and the Masonic Order. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3544.

Pitts, Florison D. Diary, 1862-1864. 3 vols. Location: Mf. on microfilm. Union private in the Civil War and bugler for the Chicago Mercantile Battery. Stationed in Baton Rouge and near New Orleans, Pitts wrote about his contact with civilians and recorded his reactions to places and people. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 921.

Playmakers of Baton Rouge. Programs, 1985-1991. .1 linear ft. Location: E:38. Professional theater company for young audiences organized in Baton Rouge, circa 1982. Programs of performances and benefit galas. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4612.

Polk, William, collector. Pictures, 1879-1880. 11 items. Location: B:11. LSU cadet. Photographs of Polk and other LSU cadets taken by Baton Rouge photographer Andrew D. Lytle; and a picture of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institute in Baton Rouge when it was used as the LSU campus. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2364.

Powers, C. M. Papers, 1912-1914. 1 vol. Location: G:7. Retail grocer and saloon-keeper of Baton Rouge. Record book containing annual inventories of stock and movable equipment. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1100.

Powers, C. M. Papers, 1914. 106 items, 1 printed vol. Location: A:5. Retail grocer and saloon-keeper of Baton Rouge. Bills and receipts for Baton Rouge restaurant equipment, groceries, and liquors. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 577.

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Rabenhorst, Alvin E. (Alvin Eugene), 1875-1946. Photographs, 1897-1899. .25 linear ft. (69 prints). Location: UU:263. Baton Rouge funeral home and insurance company executive. Collection of prints copied from an album of photographs taken by Rabenhorst of Baton Rouge businesses, homes, and public buildings; social events; and residents of the city. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4110. Complete finding aid.

Randolph, E. Sidney. Papers, 1912-1967. 7 linear ft. Location: 92:29-37. Civil engineer from Baton Rouge. Papers reflect Randolph's involvement with engineering projects at the Panama Canal. Includes published items concerning the Panama Canal, Civil Defense, and the 'Plowshare Program' or Project Sedan' a program to use nuclear weapons for excavation. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2410. Complete finding aid.

Rauhman-Turner Family Papers, 1855-1924 (bulk 1855-1872). 1.2 linear ft. Location: 7:66-67. The Rauhman and Turner families conducted business in Baton Rouge in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. Account books, scrapbooks, printed items, manuscript materials, and photographs, several by Andrew D. Lytle. Several items pertain to H. Avery. One daybook was maintained by P. and T. LaCroix of Covington, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4159. Complete finding aid.

Record, George L. Family Papers, 1845-1922 (bulk 1873-1899). 19 items. Location: E:40. Family of Louisiana and Mississippi. Papers concern financial matters and include Civil War reminiscences of Jesse Craven of the 16th Arkansas Infantry. Craven fought at Port Hudson, Louisiana; was captured near Baton Rouge; and was imprisoned in various northern cities. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 683.

Reed, Rex. Letters, 1983, n.d. 2 items. Location: Misc. Film critic. Two short letters addressed to Anna Perrault, Humanities Bibliographer, LSU Library, on New York Post stationery. Both letters concern his book Valentines and Vitriol and his favorable reception during a visit to Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3742.

Register records, The, 1948-1980. 13 linear ft. Location: 5:54-66. The Register was published in Baton Rouge from 1949-1980 by Elton Huckabay and edited by his wife Orene Muse. The magazine profiled local social events, prominent individuals, often in the context of fundraising, and events in private enterprise. Records document events and activities of selected Baton Rouge-area individuals, businesses, and social clubs. Orene Muse's activities related to the establishment and promotion of the annual charity event, the Mad Hatters Brunch, are also reflected. Scrapbooks contain photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and ephemera related to The Register, Mad Hatters, and radio and television broadcasts. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3529.

Reiff, Anton. Journal, 1856-1857. 1 ms. vol., 1 mf reel. Location: Misc., Mss.Mf:R. Musician touring with the Pyne and Harrison Opera Company from New York to New Orleans. Diary records daily activities, comments on theater facilities, musical performances attended, music in churches visited, scenery and social customs, and other matters. Reiff recorded his impressions of steamboat travel and his visits to Memphis, Tennessee; Natchez, Mississippi; Baton Rouge; and other cities. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3274.

Reilly, Robert M. Papers, 1955-1996. 9.3 linear ft. Location: UU:235-244. Native of Chicago who moved to Baton Rouge in 1962. Reilly's career in Baton Rouge centered around an interest in military history. He was also an advocate for historic sites and decommissioned ships such as the U.S.S. Kidd. Photographs, film negatives, drawings, clippings, research notes, correspondence, papers, speeches, newsletters, maps, and brochures document Reilly's research on U.S. firearms, the Civil War, and World War II naval history. The largest portion of the collection consists of research materials, arranged alphabetically by topic. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4662. Complete finding aid.

Reynard, Charles A. and Marian Reynard Baun Papers, 1927-1997. 0.6 linear feet. Location: 107:18, OS:C. Charles Reynard was a law professor at LSU and an advocate of desegregation in Louisiana schools. Marian Reynard Baun was a psychology professor and community activist in Baton Rouge. The papers include correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, photocopies of scrapbooks and other printed materials. Her collection contains personal papers, records from her involvement with the Committee on Campus Life and Committee on Women, and papers from her work as a member of the Friends of Public Education Board. For further information see complete finding aid.

Richardson, Carrie. Margaret Dixon scrapbook, 1935-1972. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:21. A native of New Orleans, Margaret Dixon was a journalist, editor, and dean of the Louisiana Capitol Press Corps. Scrapbook, compiled by Mrs. Roger W. Richardson, containing newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items which document Dixon's career as a journalist and editor of the Baton Rouge paper, Morning Advocate. Included are obituaries of Dixon. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3003.

Richardson, Roger. Oral history interview, 1983. Transcript (22, 25 pages), 2 sound cassettes (1 hour). Location: L:4700.52. Roger and his wife, Carrie Johnston, were LSU students. Carrie's father, Hamilton Johnston, and Roger Richardson were professors in the College of Engineering. Interview deals with Roger and Carrie Richardson's experiences as students at the old and new campuses of LSU in the 1920s. It mentions attending football games with Huey Long, Hamilton Johnston's involvement with the construction of John M. Parker Auditorium, and Roger Richardson's LSU career. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.52.

Robinson, Michael D., Collection, 1907-1944. 13 items. Location: Misc:R One letter and twelve picture postcards comprise this collection. Letter from Willaim Weeks Hall praises the job the military is doing during the war (presumably World War II) and the country's gratitude toward the soldiers. Postcards are of Baton Rouge, LSU, and New Orleans buildings and include, among others, images of the State Capitol and grounds, Huey Long pool at LSU, North Boulevard, the French House, general campus scenes (old and new campus), Charity Hospital, and the interior of the Roosevelt Hotel. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4845.

Rolston, William A., Sr. Papers, 1911-1952. 846 items, 63 printed vols. Location: 79:45-48. Sugar technologist and superintendent of the Francisco Sugar Company, Francisco, Province of Camaguey, Cuba; and a native of Baton Rouge. Papers include correspondence, drawings, blueprints, reports, and files related to Rolston's work for the Francisco Sugar Company. Other papers relate to sugar growing and processing, building materials, engineering, and the lumber industry. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2038.

Ronaldson and Puckett Company, Ltd. Papers, 1881-1914. ca. 3,400 items, 16 ms. vols., 7 printed vols. Location: UU:6-8, O:15. Baton Rouge grocers, commission merchants, and dealers in general merchandise. Business papers and account books of Ronaldson and Puckett; and account books of their predecessor companies, David Garig, and Company and David, Garig, and Thomas. Also included are records of the New Orleans patent medicine firm, the Minute Man Oil Medicine Company, Ltd. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1397.

Rosenbaum (Max). Family Letters and Photographs, 1898-1945, n.d. 92 items. Location: S:136. World War I veteran and shopkeeper-resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Collection includes a series of letters written from Max Rosenbaum to his son, Bert Rosenbaum, who was in Europe serving in the United States Army during World War II. The collection is also comprised of photographs of Ruth (Elgutter) Rosenbaum's German-Jewish immigrant family. Mss. 4878. Complete Finding Aid

Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897. Confederate military report, 1862 August 9. 1 item (12 pages, bound). Location: M:19. Brigadier general in the Confederate army in the Civil War. Manuscript report of Ruggles to his commanding officer, Gen. John C. Breckinridge, describing the action of the troops under his command at the Civil War Battle of Baton Rouge (August 5, 1862). Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Ruggles, Daniel. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1543.

Samuelson, Hyman, 1919-. Papers, 1936-1940. 9 v. (or 0.5 linear ft.). Location O:22. Jewish native of New Orleans, ROTC cadet and civil engineering student at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Diaries relate primarily to academic, recreational and social activities, but also contain entries concerning World War II, African Americans, astronomy, religion, and travel. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4934.

Saucier, Gertrude B. (Gertrude Bott), 1881-1978. Family Papers, 1821-1960. 351 items, 1 ms. vol., 2 printed vols. Location: UU:82. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 17. Resident of Baton Rouge, the daughter of John Phillip and Mary Buchel Bott. Both sets of Saucier's grandparents were of German origin. She was an honorary president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Papers consist primarily of business, personal, and legal papers of the Buchel and Bott families, with a few items from the Saucier family. Collection includes thirty-one muster rolls of Louisiana Confederate regiments. Photographs in the collection include studio portraits, views of Baton Rouge houses, and a banquet of the United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting in 1947. Some items in German, French, and Latin.For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3293. Complete Finding Aid.

Scheler, Armin, Papers. 1925-2007, undated (bulk: 1949-1985). 3.75 linear ft. Location: 121:1-3, OS:S. Sculptor and professor at Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Papers include correspondence, drawings, photographs, printed items, slides, and writings related to Scheler’s activities as a sculptor and professor while living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4989. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Schloss Gin. Record book, 1916-1929. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:18. Cotton gin located in Baton Rouge. Record book lists customers and costs of ginning services. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2975.

Schwartz, Kurt S. Papers, 1932-1935, 1967, n.d. 16 items, 1 printed vol. Location: 32-76. New Orleans resident. Collection contains printed items and correspondence concerning LSU and the LSU band. Letter from Huey Long concerning Schwartz's securing an LSU scholarship (1933) and correspondence reminiscing about Huey Long and the LSU band (1967) are included. Mss. 3740-84.

Seely, P. N. Letter, 1863, March 31. 1 item. Location: Misc:S. Union soldier stationed north of Baton Rouge during the Civil War. Letter from Seely to Miss C. C. Holmes in Albany, New York, mentions his poor health, dislike for the girls in the area, and news of friends in the service. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3659.

Shaver, Claude L. Papers, 1924-1973, n.d. 6 linear ft. Location: 77:, 103:. Professor, LSU Department of Speech. Professional papers include correspondence; papers on the Southwest Theater Conference, Louisiana and Baton Rouge theater groups, teaching of speech and drama at LSU and other aspects of his professional career; and papers of students. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2769.

Sheet music collection, 1826-1912, n.d. 53 items, 2 vols. Location: S65:34. Sheet music, popular and sacred, some illustrated, printed, composed, or sold in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600-73.

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. Letters, 1864-1891. (Part of the David French Boyd Papers). 115 items. Location: U:179, Vault:26. Soldier, president of Louisiana State Seminary of Learning, and Union general in the Civil War. David French Boyd was a Confederate colonel in the Civil War and he served as president of LSU during Reconstruction. Letters from Sherman to Boyd refer to voting fraud in Louisiana; African American civil rights and suffrage; activities of the Ku Klux Klan; the jetty system in New Orleans; LSU; higher education in Louisiana; and local and national political issues. Included is a letter by Sherman requesting courtesies for Boyd, a prisoner of war, penciled on the back of an intercepted order from General Johnston to General Pemberton. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 890, 893. Complete Finding Aid

Shlenker-Hirsch-Moyse Family Papers, 1878-1949 (bulk 1878-1896; 1907-1909; 1941-1949). 50 items, 2 v. Location: Range W:13. Members of the Shlenker, Hirsch, and Moyse families were predominantly merchants, businessmen, and bankers in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The family had connections with the prominent Texas rabbi Henry Cohen (1863-1952). Correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and two scrapbooks reflect the families' personal, business, educational, and social activities, especially the wedding of Carrie Shlenker and Jacob Hirsch (1882). Newspaper clippings also relate to prominent Texas Rabbi Henry Cohen. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4911. Complete finding aid.

Simon, Joseph. Family Papers, 1882-1944. 731 items, 17 ms. vols., 41 printed vols. Location: C:80-81, O:3, 99:. Jewish Baton Rouge jeweler. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2379.

Sims, Robert Nicholls, 1872-1944. Diary, 1885-1886. 1 vol. Location: M:20. Father of Nita Sims Breazeale, and father-in-law to H. Payne Breazeale, prominent Baton Rouge residents. Diary kept while Robert Sims attended LSU concerns his studies, student life, and social life. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2442.

Simpson, Lewis P. Papers, 1923-2004. 24 linear ft. Location: 95:83-106. Professor of English at LSU, 1948-1980. Collection documents the professional life of Simpson and includes correspondence, essays, drafts, conference materials, articles, memos, photographs, reviews, speeches and lectures, reports, meeting minutes, bibliographies, awards, clippings, poems, film projects, television scripts, contracts, and curriculum vitas. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4412. Complete finding aid. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Skimmers Club Records, 1921-2005. 2 linear feet. Social group and unofficial book club formed by wives of LSU faculty in 1927. Includes scrapbooks (1946-2000) containing clippings, photos, banquet invitations and napkins, guest lists, bylaws, bulletins, correspondence, "Thank You" cards, memorials, and obituaries. Collection also includes historical data, rules, bylaws, officer and member lists, treasurer's reports and meeting minutes and agendas, and booklists. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4625. Complete finding aid.

Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839. Correspondence, 1797-1826. 37 items, 1 mf reel. Location: Vault:22, Mss.Mf:S. Consul to France during the French Revolution and later a planter in Baton Rouge. Most of the correspondence is addressed to Skipwith at Montesano Plantation near Baton Rouge, and relates to political and civic matters, and financial affairs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2024.

Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839. Document, 1807. 1 item. Location: Misc. Consul to France during the French Revolution and later a planter in Baton Rouge. Official letter from the director of the General Liquidation of the Public Debt of France. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1257.

Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839. Records and account book, 1794-1815 (bulk 1794-1799). 3 items, including 1 vol., 1 mf reel. Location: Vault, Mss.Mf:S. Consul to France during the French Revolution and later a planter in Baton Rouge. Account book contains official and personal accounts while Skipwith was consul in Paris, France. Entries report names of American ships, descriptions of cargo, and accounts of individuals including James Monroe and Thomas Pinckney. Two loose items are a record of the import and sale of American cotton in the 1790s and a deposition dealing with the sale of cotton in 1815. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2000.

Skolfield, Grace Lane. Papers, 1909, 1942, 1949, n.d. 9 items. Location: Misc. Blank lumber forms and legal documents from members of the Skolfield Family of Baton Rouge. Included is a United States Office of Price Administration Rental Dwelling Form (1942). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2510-83.

Smith, J. L. Letter, 1844. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Letter from Smith to a brother in North Carolina, telling of the sinking of the steamer Belle of Nashville by the steamer Louisiana above Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1525.

Smith, Mrs. Bel W. Letter, 1865. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Baton Rouge. Letter of Smith to Mrs. Daigre regarding renting her home. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 396.

Smith, Winifred Thomas. Papers, 1901-1958. .5 linear ft. Location: D:80, LSU alumna and Baton Rouge resident. Daughter-in-law of James Monroe Smith, Sr., past president of LSU. Photographs, correspondence, printed items, illustrations, and other materials related to the football career and later life of Arthur J. 'Tommy' Thomas, Winifred's father. Items related to Winifred's academic and social life at LSU are included. Some items in the collection belonged to James Monroe Smith, Sr. Vault. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3517.

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, employee of the Standard Oil Company, and director of the Stancola Refinery Band. Photographs made or collected by Snee of LSU students, Governor Ruffin G. Pleasant's inauguration, World War I military service, Baton Rouge landmarks, and Standard Oil Company. Collection also includes two band programs and other ephemera. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4069. Complete finding aid.

Sommer, Ray. Concert programs, 1929-1960, n.d. 268 items. Location: W:2. LSU assistant registrar (1926-1971). Programs collected by Sommer of various types of musical performances, given chiefly in Baton Rouge, including operatic, orchestral, and individual and choral performances. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600-73.

Southern Mutual Insurance Company. Register, 1859-1862. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:20. Insurance company in Baton Rouge. Register containing subscribers to capital stock of the company. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 992.

St. James Episcopal Church. Papers, 1843-1895. 12 items, 5 vols. Location: A:17. Protestant Episcopal Church of Baton Rouge. Papers, pamphlets, and volumes pertaining to the St. James Episcopal Church. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

St. Mary's Female Academy library book, 1859 ca. 1 printed vol. Location: M:18. School located in Baton Rouge, with Miss Mathilda Victor as its principal. Library book containing a bookplate with a picture of the academy and the name of the principal. On the flyleaf is an inscription by a Union soldier describing the book as having been left in his tent after the battle at Baton Rouge on August 5, 1862. The library book is a volume of French verse (1828). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

St. Vincent's Academy panoramic photograph, 192-?. 1 item. Location: OS:S. Catholic boys' academy in Baton Rouge. The academy was founded in 1894 and became Catholic High School for Boys in 1929. Panoramic photograph depicting Brothers of the Sacred Heart and students in front of St. Vincent's Academy. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4586.

Stevens, John B. Diary, 1863 April 21-August 21. 1 vol. ; 17 x 8 cm. Location: Misc.:S. Farmer from Petersham, Massachusetts, enlisted in the United States Army, Massachusetts 53rd Infantry, Sept. 15, 1862. He served as a private until he was mustered out Sept. 3, 1863. Civil War diary gives an account of Stevens' stay in a Baton Rouge, hospital. Suffering from dysentery, he described his condition and treatment; he also mentioned the deaths of fellow soldiers. One entry (June 17, 1863) tells of preparations made for more wounded arriving from Vicksburg, Mississippi. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4711.

Stewart, Ashton L. Papers, [1790-1838], 1903-1967. 158 items, 2 printed vols. Location: 91:29. Lawyer for the law suit of the Recreation and Park Commission for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, versus Al. H. German. Papers include correspondence, manuscript documents, Baton Rouge maps, and legal documents. There are also five color photographs of Magnolia Mound Plantation house and grounds. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2445, 2445-74.

Stovall, James L. Papers, 1989-1992. 2.5 linear ft., 2 sound cassettes. Location: 8:65-67. Methodist minister of Baton Rouge. Papers include personal files related to the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism and documents related to David Duke. Includes correspondence, information sheets, advertisements, press releases, reports, speeches by Duke, and clippings.For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4467. View Container List

Stumberg, Jo, 1902-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1978. Transcript (109 pages); 2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 50 minutes). Location: L:4700.61. Baton Rouge educator. Interview discusses LSU campus life, Stumberg's first Master's thesis on women's occupations in Baton Rouge, and her career as elementary school teacher and LSU teacher. She mentions being fired by Huey Long, the expansion of LSU, and the status of women in 1920-1930s. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.61.

Survey Collection, 1786-1928. 2 linear feet, 1 mf reel. Location: E:106-108, Mf:S. Collection consists of land surveys, chiefly by Spanish surveyors, in central, south, and southeastern Louisiana, including East Baton Rouge Parish and Orleans Parish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 552, 743, 933, 936, 955, 961 Container list

Suydam, G. H. Photograph collection, 1845-1864 (bulk 1863-1864). 26 items. Location: Vault. Captain in the 162nd New York Volunteers in the Civil War. Photographs depicting occupied Baton Rouge, Farragut's fleet, and a Union military headquarters and hospital, probably taken by Baton Rouge photographers McPherson and Oliver. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1394

Sykes, George. Letter, 1868. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from Baton Rouge, addressed to General Kingsbury, on the murder of Dr. Brannan by Lt. McFee in Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3196.

Taylor, Cecil G., 1909- interviewee. Oral history interview, 1991-1993 12 sound cassettes (14 hours), Transcript (590 p.). Location: L:4700.0071. LSU French professor, assistant to the president, dean of arts and sciences, and chancellor. In a series of 8 interviews, Taylor describes his career as a French professor and administrator at LSU. He describes his family background, his education at the University of North Carolina, and his French language studies and Cajun French. He also describes Baton Rouge beginning in the 1930s, Huey Long and Louisiana politics, and the desegregation of education in Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 4700.0071.

Taylor, John M. Papers, 1861-1866. 4 items. Location: Misc. Editor of the Baton Rouge Advocate and captain of the Baton Rouge Rangers, mustered into the Confederate army as Company B, 1st Louisiana Cavalry, during the Civil War. Papers consist of a bond issued by the Police Jury of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, for the purpose of arming and equipping Taylor's company; and a U.S. Internal Revenue license issued for the occupation of manufacturer. Other items include a tax receipt issued to A. Monton, Jr., by the Board of Education for Freedmen for 1864 taxes in East Baton Rouge Parish; and a Confederate States tax receipt. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Taylor, William. Diary, 1838-1842. Plantation diary of William Taylor, owner of Lakeland and Briers plantations in Pointe Coupee Parish, La., and cousin of Gen. Zachary Taylor, describes the routine activities and operations of his sugar and cotton plantations. Taylor records the visits of many relatives and friends, including the family of Zachary Taylor. He also discusses local politics. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 899.

Titcomb, Charles C. Papers and picture collection, 1820-1919. 1.9 linear ft. (5 items, 72 photographs, 27 glass plate negatives). Location: Vault, E:73, OS:T. Photographs and glass plate negatives depicting 19th century Louisiana scenes, including the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain, Bayou Lafourche, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge. There are also images of St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Charleston. Manuscript items consist of a clipping about Peggy Wood, a poem, a list of glass plate negatives, and a letter by General Robert E. Lee. Glass plate negatives are restricted. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1795, 2532.

Town and Gown Players. Programs, 1935-1937. 5 items. Location: Misc:T. Community theater group in Baton Rouge. Programs from productions at the LSU University Theatre. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4616.

Town, Clarissa E. Leavitt, b. ca. 1806. Diary, 1853, 1954, n.d. 4 items, 1 ms. vol. [typescript copy]. Location: A:4, Map case, Mf. Native of Buffalo, New York, living in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, the Reverend A. H. Lamon, in Devall, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Entries pertain to trips to New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the religious and social life of the slaves, and holiday celebrations. Collection includes a photostatic copy of a section of the Persac map (1858). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1376.

Tunnard, Fred D. Diary, 1868-1870. 1 vol. Location: H:20. Manufacturer of farming equipment in Baton Rouge. Diary gives personal notes, expenditures, and lists of names of planters visited while traveling through Louisiana to sell equipment. For further information see manuscript card catalog.Mss. 596.

Tunnard, Fred D. Speech, 1860. 1 item. Location: Misc. Manufacturer of farming equipment in Baton Rouge. Typewritten copy of a speech made by Tunnard on the Fourth of July. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1660.

Tureaud, Benjamin. Family Papers, 1803-1932 (bulk 1849-1880). 3,332 items, 88 vols. Location: E:42-44, J:1-3. Plantation and store owner of Bagatelle, Brule, and Houmas plantations in Ascension and St. James parishes, Louisiana. Papers include plantation records, business records, and correspondence of Benjamin Tureaud and his family. Some records document merchandise sold to African American laborers. Partly in French. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 1, Reels 3-13. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 427. Complete finding aid.

Turnbull, Dudley. Family Papers, 1834-1964. 299 items, 12 ms. vols. Location: W:40 and OS:T. African American plasterer of Baton Rouge. Papers include personal and religious correspondence; business records; school workbooks; and photographs of Turnbull family members, religious events, and McKinley High School (Baton Rouge) faculty. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2907. Complete Finding Aid

Turnbull-Allain Family Papers, 1784-1941 (bulk 1820-1890). 15 linear ft. Location: C:98-112, OS:T, 99:T. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 4, Reels 19-34. The Turnbull and Allain families were cotton and sugar planters of West Feliciana, West Baton Rouge, and Iberville parishes, Louisiana. Papers include correspondence, legal and financial documents, and plantation records. Included are a large number of Braille writings of Hélène Allain, some written while she studied and taught at the Louisiana Institute for the Blind in Baton Rouge. Plantation papers include lists of slaves and laborers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4261. Complete finding aid HTML | PDF

Turnbull-Bowman-Lyons Family Papers, 1797-1955 (bulk 1820-1910). 3.5 linear ft. Location: C:113-115, OS:T. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 4, Reels 34-38. Sugar and cotton planters with properties in West Feliciana Parish, Iberville Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Correspondence, plantation management papers, financial papers, legal documents, personal papers, and printed and graphic materials documenting the lives of members of the Turnbull, Pirrie, Lyons, Bowman, Barrow, Stirling, and Fort families. Correspondence discusses plantation, slave, financial, and social matters, and includes antebellum letters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4026. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge. Newsletters, 1971-1986. .5 linear ft. Location: 91:70. Newsletters, fliers, and announcements. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4594.

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Baton Rouge Chapter. Collection, 1899. 1 item. Location: E:. Baton Rouge Joanna Waddill Chapter, No. 294, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Charter of the chapter signed at Nashville, Tennessee, by the president and secretary of the association. The names of twenty-two charter members are given. OS:U. For further information see manuscript card catalog.

United States. Army. Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, Baton Rouge. General order no. 6, 1862. 1 item. Location: C:. Manuscript order, August 12, 1862, signed by Lieutenant W. L. Payne. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under United States Army Collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3365.

United States. Dept. of the Gulf. General orders no. 98, 1862 November 20. 1 item. Document issued by General Benjamin F. Butler, headquarters Department of the Gulf, correcting a previous official report that the 7th Vermont Regiment had lost its colors at the Battle of Baton Rouge. Filed under United States Army Collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2312.

United States. Ordnance Office. Letter, 1853. 1 item. Letter from Colonel Henry Knox Craig, Chief of Ordnance, Washington, to Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, with endorsement by the latter, regarding the appointment of Captain R. A. Wainwright to the command of the Baton Rouge Arsenal. Filed under United States Army Collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2078.

U.S. Army 77th Colored Infantry Regiment records, 1864-1865. 9 items. Location: OS:U. The 77th Infantry Regiment of the United States Colored Troops was organized Apr. 4, 1864, from the 5th Corps d'Afrique Infantry. Primarily muster rolls for Company H, providing name, rank, where joined and mustered (most enrolled in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, or Franklin, La.) , record of payment, and comments on status such as present, deserted, or dead and cause of death. The record of enlistment , pay received, and clothing issued for Privates James Jones and Anthony Whitaker of the 13th Infantry Corps d'Afrique are also present. A physical description of each soldier is included, as well as the location of his nativity. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4065.

Violette, Eugene M. Collection, 1864, 1866, 1874. 3 items. Impr. Handbills advertising plays at Baton Rouge theaters and a partial catalog of patterns for women. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Voorhies, Louis Joseph. Blueprints, 1906-1953. ca. 119 items. Location: 100. Civil engineer for the city of Baton Rouge. Blueprints, drawings, and maps of civil engineering projects in Baton Rouge, Plaquemine, Port Allen, Slidell, and other places. The blueprints include architectural drawings and engineering plans of Hill Memorial Library, LSU. Items of special interest include plans (1941, 1947) for the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and maps showing the location of black, white, and mixed households in Baton Rouge. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2960.

W. P. A. Historical Records Survey Transcriptions of Louisiana Police Jury Records, 1811-1941. 206 linear feet on 581 reels. Typed, printed, and handwritten transcriptions of Police Jury minutes and ordinances for 60 of 64 Louisiana parishes. For additional information, see online catalog. Mss. 2984. Complete finding aid.

Waddill Family Papers, 1835-1994 (bulk 1861-1866). .5 linear ft. Location: E:18. George Daniel Waddill, a Baton Rouge druggist, was the son of Abel Waddill, Baton Rouge magistrate. George served as a hospital steward in the Civil War. Joanna Fox, later his wife, served as a nurse. Papers contain correspondence, including Civil War correspondence of George Waddill; genealogical information on the Waddill and Bessonett families; and an autograph book of Elizabeth McMichael. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4578.

Waddill, George D. (George Daniel). Papers, 1841-1892 (bulk 1861-1865). 21 items. Location: Misc:W. Confederate soldier in the Civil War and Baton Rouge druggist. Waddill served in the 3rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment. In 1863 he was appointed as a hospital steward. Civil War papers include military furlough and travel passes; Confederate bonds; military orders assigning Waddill to hospitals in Mississippi; an 1865 document granting parole to G. D. Waddill; and Waddill's 1865 Oath of Allegiance to the United States. Collection includes a letter from L. B. LeCand written from Corinth, Mississippi, to Joanna Fox of Natchez, Mississippi, giving an account of the Battle of Shiloh. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 891, 893.

Wall, Evans. Papers, 1924-1990 (bulk 1927-1963). 12 linear ft. Location: 91:30-35. Louisiana author, resident of Baton Rouge, and native of Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Papers include correspondence, legal documents, printed items, typescripts, and manuscript drafts of Wall's literary works. Other papers include personal correspondence and photographic prints, negatives, and tintypes. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4411. Complete finding aid.

Waller, William G. William Waller survey collection, 1798-1955 ca., n.d. 9 linear ft. Location: 7:47-49, 56, Z:27, Vault, 104-105. William and his brother Henry were parish surveyors for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Plats, legal documents, notes, and correspondence related to surveys of the City of Baton Rouge, East and West Baton Rouge Parishes, and Greensburg, St. Helena, and Southeast Land Districts. Plats of other parishes in south Louisiana are also included. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3592, 3910, 4326. Complete finding aid.

Walsh, Henry Hicky. Papers, 1841-1892, 1941. 9 items. Location: OS:W. Prominent New Orleans lawyer and grandson of Philip Hicky of Hope Estate Plantation, Baton Rouge. Personal papers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1622.

Ward, Joseph. Record book, 1894. 1 vol. Location: J:6.Music instructor of Baton Rouge. Record book containing music and lyrics. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 439.

Watson, Henry Clay. Manuscript, 1962. 1 item. Location: Misc. Report on the Baton Rouge Arsenal prepared from source materials in the National Archives and Library of Congress by Henry Clay Watson. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1973.

WBRZ collection, 1969-1970, n.d. 337 items, 3 reels. Location: X:54. Television station in Baton Rouge. Collection includes script, film, and slides from a television broadcast about Solitude Plantation, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana; a collection of pictures of historical subjects; and a videotape of an interview originally made by the LSU CCTV system. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2459, 2528. Complete finding aid.

Weeks, David. Family Papers, 1802-1957. 14,400 items, 112 ms. vols., 26 printed vols. Location: S:73-102, X:75-77. The Weeks and related Conrad, Moore, and Gibson families, planters of New Iberia, Louisiana, and other areas in south Louisiana. Papers document the papers, 1852 December 8. 1 item. Location: Safe:26. The Weeks and related Conrad, Moore, and Gibson families, planters of New Iberia, Louisiana, and other areas in south Louisiana. Receipt for funds collected in New Iberia to aid in the erection of the National Washington Monument. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 6, Reels 1-11 or Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series I, Part 6, Reels 1-20. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1655.

West Florida Rebellion Papers, 1810, 1816, 1845. 15 items, 1 mf reel. Location: Mss.Mf:S. Documents dealing with the West Florida Rebellion include reports of the convention in Baton Rouge; reports to representatives of the people of West Florida; and orders and reports by Colonel Philomen Thomas to the inhabitants of West Florida. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 721.

WESTERN VOICE circular, 1968, n.d. 2 items. Location: Impr. Weekly tabloid which claimed to uphold fundamentalism, pre-millenarianism, and the second coming of Christ. Circular entitled 'Ten Million White People to be Driven From Their Homes to Make Room for Black Communist Soviet,' printed in the Western Voice. Includes a clipping from the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (1968). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3052.

Wheeler, Otis B., 1921. Religious architecture in Louisiana, photographic negatives, 1987-1993. 1 vol. Location: 92:1. Photographer of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 99 negative file sleeves containing color negatives (120 and 35mm) depicting religious architecture in Louisiana. Contact proof sheets of negatives are included. Images for the book Religious Architecture in Louisiana were selected from these negatives. An index listing structures alphabetically by city or town is included, with information about style, date of construction, architect (when known), National Register listings, and date of photograph. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4678.

White, David. Papers, 1796, 1809. 2 items. Location: Misc., E:90. Resident of the District of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Grant of land to David White (1796) signed by Baron de Carondelet; and a conveyance of land from David White to Parson Carter (1809). In Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 668.

White, Maunsell, ca. 1780-. Letterbook, 1845-1850. 1 ms. vol. [positive microfilm]. Location: Mf., Misc. Sugar planter of Deer Range Plantation, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Letterbook containing family and business letters dealing with sugar planting, processing, and slavery; politics; support for a university in Louisiana; and the planning and construction of the State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge. Original letterbook is in the University of North Carolina Library. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2888.

Whitney, William H. Letters, 1863-1864. 34 items. Location: B:16. Officer in the 38th Massachusetts Volunteers during the Civil War. Letters describe civilian life in Baton Rouge under Union occupation, the daily life of a soldier, guerrilla warfare by Confederate troops, and the impressment of blacks into the Union army. Whitney also writes about the Port Hudson battlefield after the siege, his unit's march to Shreveport from Alexandria, and the Union retreat after the Battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1043, 1046.

Whittleseip, George W. Letters, 1862-1863. 6 items. Location: Misc. Lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth Connecticut Volunteers serving under General Nathaniel Banks during the First Red River Campaign. Letters from Thibodaux, Baton Rouge, Brashear City (now Morgan City), Alexandria, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to a young lady friend in Waterford, New York. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2449.

Wilkerson, Helen C. Papers, 1920-1958, n.d. 703 items, 1 ms. vol., 2 printed vols. Location: X:92-93. Assistant dean of women at LSU. Personal and professional correspondence includes materials documenting various Baton Rouge social organizations. Collection includes the funeral book of Wilkerson's mother, Minnie Deardorff. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1606.

Wilkerson, Marcus M. Papers, 1923-1958, n.d. ca. 2,500 items. Location: X:94-96. Director of the press and professor of journalism at LSU. Papers include correspondence, reports, speeches, photographs, and class and lecture notes pertaining to his professional life. Also included are papers concerning two LSU fraternities, the Rotary Club, and the Baton Rouge Country Club. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1606.

Williams, Lester J. (Lester James). Papers, 1853-1950 (bulk 1901-1950). 8.5 linear ft. (54 items, 2 ms. vols., 3 printed vols.). Location: 77:50-52. Physician and chief of staff at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge (1927-1946), president of the Louisiana State Medical Society (1923-1924). Papers include certificates awarded to Williams for appointments, achievements, commissions, and memberships; photographs; and a postcard album containing scenes of Baton Rouge and New Orleans (1901-1909). Collection also includes a scrapbook (1853-1868) containing printed poems and pictures, and manuscript poems. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2108.

Williams, Thomas Harry, 1909-1979. Papers, 1861-1971. 38 linear feet. Location: 34:, OS:W, Vault, Mf:W. Boyd Professor of History at LSU. Professional papers include correspondence relative to publications, teaching, research, and lectures; and manuscripts of textbooks and scholarly publications, including his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Huey Long. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2489, 2510. Complete finding aid PDF | HTML.

Witherell, W. Frank. Papers, 1839-1958 (bulk 181860-1889). 6 linear ft. Location W:129-135, F:19, OS:W. Native of New York, West Point graduate, businessman and entrepreneur, in business with his uncle, W. H. H. Witherell, a New Orleans commission merchant and dealer. Correspondence related to the wholesale trade in hides and mining ventures in the West comprises the majority of this collection. Early papers relate to W. H. H. Witherell's dealings in Natchez and offer insight into the attitudes of West Point cadets towards the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (1860-1865). Items associated with the hide trade include, shipping records, invoices, bills of lading, bank drafts, and receipts. Additional papers pertaining to mining enterprises contain assay certificates, invoices, contracts, deeds and reports on mines. Also included is material related to extending telephone service west of the Mississippi River and a plantation journal recording daily work activities, and sugarcane production for Magnolia Plantation, Plaquemine Parish, La. (1877-1880). For further information see online catalog or finding aid. Mss. 1498. Complete finding aid

WJBO TOPIC tape recordings, 1975. 11 reels audio tape. Location: W:15. Interview radio program broadcast by Baton Rouge station WJBO. Tapes contain interviews conducted by Jim Harris with Baton Rouge Mayor-President Woody Dumas, Louisiana Congressman Henson Moore, LSU Chancellor Paul Murrill, and others. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2952.

Wood, Elmer Ellsworth. Papers, 1878, 1880. 3 items. Location: Misc. Certificates of merit from Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy at Alexandria, Louisiana, and certification of graduation at Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Wolford, Ella White Stroube, 1902- Dance cards and invitation, 1920-1922. 11 items. Location: Misc:W. Student at LSU. Dance cards and an invitation to LSU fraternity and sorority functions held at the Community Club, University Pavilion, and Golf and Country Club in Baton Rouge, La. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4312.

Woodland family. Naaman J. Woodland, Sr., and Olive Coe Woodland Family Papers, 1936-1981. 10 linear ft. Location: Misc. Programs, clippings, brochures, church bulletins, and other items related to the First United Methodist Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Also included are memo books, blueprints, ledgers, correspondence, sermons, and other manuscript materials. 47:1-6. For further information see online catalog.

World War I broadsides, 1918. 2 items. Mss. 1359. Notices, distributed by the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana at Baton Rouge, announcing the amount of sugar allowed each employee per meal in accordance with the monthly allotment by the United States Food Administration. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 4123.

Wyckoff, Elias. Correspondence, 1862-1863. 11 items. Location: Misc. 1428, 1437. Farmer from Jasper, Steuben County, New York, and a member of the 161st New York Volunteers in the Civil War, serving with an ambulance corps. Exchange of letters between Wyckoff and his wife refers to the military situation in Baton Rouge and Port Hudson, Louisiana. Wyckoff comments on his duties as an ambulance driver. His wife writes of money scarcity, farm problems, and life in Jasper. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1396,

Wynne, Michael D. Collection, 1827-1976, n.d. 5 linear ft. Location: U:34-35, P:19, Vault:5. Resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, and collector of historical materials on south Louisiana history and culture. Collection includes papers of planters, Civil War soldiers, politicians, and professionals. It contains letters, sheet music, photographs, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks documenting New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and surrounding parishes. Also included are papers of the Mayer Brass Band of Opelousas, Louisiana (1892-1909). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3053.

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Zackman, William. Letters, 1862-1863. 2 items. Location: Misc. Union soldier from Maine encamped at Baton Rouge and Port Hudson, Louisiana. Zackman's letters to family members, showing the enthusiastic reaction of a Northerner to southern scenery and tropical foods upon his arrival in Baton Rouge and later his disgust with the Louisiana climate and the hardships of military life. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1418. 

CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX

1667-1846 (bulk 1814-1815). Hicky, Philip, 1778-1859. Family papers
1720-1865. Louisiana pictures
1770-1906 (bulk 1855-1900). Kent, Amos, 1811-1906. Family papers
1772-1941 (bulk 1827-1911). Morgan family papers
1775-1949 (bulk 1840-1875, 1905-1940). Hart-Bonnecaze-Duncan family papers
1782. Baton Rouge census document
1782-1845. Mather, George. Account books
1783-1917 (bulk 1783-1866). Gras-Lauzin family papers
1784-1941 (bulk 1820-1890). Turnbull-Allain family papers
1785-1924. McGrath, John, 1835-1924. Family papers
1787, 1853, n.d. McHugh, John A. Family papers
[1790-1838], 1903-1967. Stewart, Ashton L. Papers
1791. Hillin, James. Document
1793 April 10. Hicky, Daniel. Letter
1794-1815 (bulk 1794-1799). Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839. Records and account book
1796, 1809. White, David. Papers
1797-1826. Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839. Correspondence
1797-1921 (bulk 1877-1901). McKowen-Lilley-Stirling family papers
1797-1955 (bulk 1820-1910). Turnbull-Bowman-Lyons family papers
1798-1882 (bulk 1833-1838). Bradford, David, d.1816?. Family papers
1798-1955 ca., n.d. Waller, William G. William Waller survey collection
1799, 1804. Favrot, Pedro. Papers
1802-1957. Weeks, David. Family papers
1804-1918. Kleinpeter, George, b. 1800. Family papers
1805 January 22. McHugh, Philip. Land survey document
1805-1920. French, Cornelius R., 1786-1863. Family papers
1805-1952 (bulk 1824-1931). Buhler, John Christian, 1789-1866. Family papers
1805-2001 (bulk: 1850-1950). Johnson (Alfred Grima) Family Papers
1807. Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839. Document
1809, 1813. Mather, James. Papers
1810, 1816, 1845. West Florida rebellion papers
1811-1941. W. P. A. Historical Records Survey Transcriptions of Louisiana Police Jury Records
1811-1981 (bulk 1905-1943). Breazeale, Nita Sims. Family Papers
1814 February 18. Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817. Order
1814-1969 (Bulk: 1913-1969). Bynum Family Papers
1815 January. Avery, Dudley. Letters
1815 February 28. Hicky, Philip. Letter
1815-1985. Burden, Ione. Papers
1816-1904 (bulk 1833-1865). Heroman, George M., 1808-1861. Family papers
1819-1957. Freemasons. St. James Lodge, No. 47 (Baton Rouge, La.). Records
1820 August 8. Holloman, Mary. Document
1820-1919. Titcomb, Charles C. Papers and picture collection
1821. Baton Rouge Barracks. Papers
1821-1960. Saucier, Gertrude B. (Gertrude Bott), 1881-1978. Family papers
1822. Duncan, Lucius C. Letter
1823. Dubreuil, L. Document
[1824], 1881. Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Badges
1825. Fort of St. Charles at Baton Rouge Map
1826-1912, n.d. Sheet music collection
1827-1833. Kleinpeter, Andrew. Papers
1827-1872. Doussan Family Papers
1827-1877. Brunot, James M., d. 1856. Family papers
1827-1976, n.d. Wynne, Michael D. Collection
1828-n.d. (bulk 1917-1919). Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. Papers
1829. Menard, James. Letter
1829-1868. Cannon, Andrew Family Papers
1829-1909 (bulk 1863-1875). Cousinard, Edward. Papers
1832-1877 (bulk 1856-1871). Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876. Papers
1834-1940 bulk 1845-1865). Badley Family Papers
1834-1964. Turnbull, Dudley. Family papers
1835-1838. Brown, Reddin. Papers
1835-1994 (bulk 1861-1866). Waddill family papers
1836-1853. College of Baton Rouge. Records
1836-1947. Jastremski, Leon, 1843-1907. Family papers
1837, 1841. Magnolia Mound sale document
1838-1909, 1917-1920, n.d. Louque, Charles. Papers
1840-1944. Brown, Sarah Goodwin. Collection
1840-1953. Laycock, John T. Family papers
1841 March 5. Madison, Lewis, Justice of the Peace. Certificate of freedman, Jim Allen
1841-1892 (bulk 1861-1865). Waddill, George D. (George Daniel). Papers
1841-1892, 1941. Walsh, Henry Hicky. Papers
1843. Herron, A. S. Letter
1843-1895. St. James Episcopal Church. Papers
1843-1914. Buhler, John Robert, 1829-1886. Papers
1843, 1862-1884, 1910. Alley, Mary. Scrapbooks
1844. Smith, J. L. Letter
1844-1912. Fourrier, Joseph Amadee. Sheet music
1845. Baton Rouge Sacred Music Society. Program
1845-1850. White, Maunsell, ca. 1780-. Letterbook
1845-1864 (bulk 1863-1864). Suydam, G. H. Photograph collection
1845-1922 (bulk 1873-1899). Record, George L. Family papers
1846-1848. Graham, C. R. and Company. Account books
1846-1850. Chase, George W. Correspondence
1846-1853 (bulk 1846-1852). Elam, James Essex, 1829-1873. Papers
1846-1853. Lusher, Robert Mills, 1823-1890. Papers
1846-1916, n.d. Gayle family collection
1847-1850. Dakin, James H. Diary
1848-1914. Fleming (Walter L.) Collection
1848-1927. Baton Rouge Arsenal. Papers
1848-1969 (bulk 1921-1969). Palmer, J. Norris (John Norris), b. 1898. Papers
1850-1874. McHugh, John A. Family papers
1850-1951. Huguet, Adolphe H. (Adolphe Hiram), 1837-1928. Family papers
1851. Dearborn, J. A. Letter
1853. United States. Ordnance Office. Letter
1853-1950 (bulk 1901-1950). Williams, Lester J. (Lester James). Papers
1853, 1954, n.d. Town, Clarissa E. Leavitt, b. ca. 1806. Diary
1854-1857. Hart, S. M. and Company. Account books
1854-1911. McKittrick, David L. (David Lawrence), b. 1830. Papers
1855 ca. Baton Rouge view engraving
1855. DAILY COMET. New Year's greeting
1855-1856, n.d. Pike, George A. Scrapbook
1855-1859, 1865-1866. Kilbourne, James Gilliam, 1828-1893. Correspondence
1855-1866 (bulk 1855-1863). Edwards, Marianne. Letters
1855-1924 (bulk 1855-1872). Rauhman-Turner family papers
1856-1857. Reiff, Anton. Journal
1856-1900, 1990, n.d. (bulk 1856-1880). Hall, George Otis. Family papers
1857-1858. Biggs, General. Baton Rouge Arsenal Commandant's House Drawing
1857-1860. McHatton, Pike and Company. Papers
1857-1878. Fuqua, James O. (James Overton). Papers
1858-1953, n.d. Garig, William Wallace, 1839-1908. Family papers
1858-1961. Barrow & Pope (Firm). Records
1859 ca. St. Mary's Female Academy library book
1859. Louisiana Historical Society. Notice
1859-1861. Morgan, Thomas Gibbes, 1799-1861. Letters
1859-1862. Southern Mutual Insurance Company. Register
1859-1874. Baton Rouge Gas Light Company. Record books
1860. Tunnard, Fred D. Speech
1860-1864 (bulk 1862-1864). Baton Rouge Civil War broadside collection
1860-1898. Burden, Dan. Papers
1860-1905 (bulk 1860-1874). Dixon, William Y., 1843-1874. Papers
[1860-1912]. Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Slides
1861. East Baton Rouge Parish Volunteer Fund letter
1861-1866. Taylor, John M. Papers
1861-1890. Dougherty, John A., b. 1809. Papers
1861-1949. McGrath, John, 1835-1924. Papers and scrapbook
1861, 1875, 1894-1896, 1929. Hummel, Richard J., Sr. Papers
1862 ca. De Saulby, A. B. Manuscript map of Baton Rouge
1862. United States. Army. Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, Baton Rouge. General order no. 6
1862 May 19. Hendrick, Calvin S. Letter
1862 August 9. Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897. Confederate military report
1862 August 12. Daigre, H. L. Document
1862 September 9. Beall, William N. R. (William Nelson Rector), 1825-1883. Telegram
1862 November 20. United States. Dept. of the Gulf. General orders no. 98
1862-1863. Chadbourne, Danville S. Letters
1862-1863. Keyes, Charles L. Letters
1862-1863. Kimbell, Sylvester, b. 1836 or 7. Letters
1862-1863. Whittleseip, George W. Letters
1862-1863. Wyckoff, Elias. Correspondence
1862-1863. Zackman, William. Letters
1862-1864. Pitts, Florison D. Diary
1862-1904 ca. Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Collection
1862-1912 (bulk 1862-1863). Barnard, Mills H., 1837-1914. Letters
1863. Anonymous Civil War letters
1863. Baton Rouge Civil War photographs
1863. Civil War soldiers letters
1863. Johnston, Henry. Letter
1863. McPherson and Oliver. Photographs
1863 March-August. Harrower, G. T. Letters
1863 March 31. Seely, P. N. Letter
1863 April 13. Anonymous Civil War letter
1863 April 18. Anonymous Civil War letter
1863 May 22. Brown, Silas H. Letter
1863 September 24. Morgan, Henry Gibbes, 1843-1925. Letter
1863 September 25-November 19. Causey, R. J. Correspondence
1863-1864. Whitney, William H. Letters
1863-1865. Harbour, S. B. Account book
1863-1868, n.d. Bower, Garner and Harrison. Papers
1863-1932. Baxter, Robert Graham. Papers
1863-1970, n.d. Marx, Mary Robertson. Collection
1863-1978 ca. Fuqua, Henry L. (Luce), 1905-. Lytle photograph collection and papers
1864 June 11. Heard, H. J. Letter
1864 November 16. McBeth letter
1864, 1866, 1874. Violette, Eugene M. Collection
1865. Dougherty, Mrs. J. W. Pass
1865. Smith, Mrs. Bel W. Letter
1865 March 26. Myers, W. G. Letter
1865 June 16. Morgan, Philip Hicky, 1825-1900. Letter
1865-1893. Chatsworth Plantation store records
1866-1890. Buckner, George W. Letterbook
1868. Sykes, George. Letter
1868-1870. Tunnard, Fred D. Diary
1869. De Beguer, Emma. Letter
1869, 1929-1991. Heberle, Rudolf, 1896-. Papers
1870, 1882, 1883. Brooks, F. M. Bills
1871-1874. Laycock, Samuel Gordon, 1851-1927. Papers
1872-1942 (bulk 1916-1923). Kidd, W. P. (William P.), 1894-1947. Papers
1876, 1879. Pelican Hook and Ladder Company. Charter and constitution
1877. Baton Rouge Foreign Mission Association. Scrapbook
1977-1988. (Bulk: 1979-1982). Pereboom (Margaret) Papers
1877-1975 (bulk 1926-1967). Freeland, Emile C. Papers
1878, 1880. Wood, Elmer Ellsworth. Papers
1879-1880. Polk, William, collector. Pictures
1881 January 3. Baton Rouge German Benevolent Association. Dance program
1881-1914. Ronaldson and Puckett Company, Ltd. Papers
1882-1944. Simon, Joseph. Family papers
1882-1966 (bulk 1927-1966). Knights of Pythias. Louisiana. Grand Lodge. Records of Capitol Lodge of Baton Rouge
1883-1934, n.d. Link, Louis, 1866-1934. Papers
1884-1897. Baton Rouge funeral notices
1885-1886. Sims, Robert Nicholls, 1872-1944. Diary
1885-1940. Heroman, John B. Sr. Photograph Collection, ca.
1886-1986 (bulk 1910-1960). Moyse-Gottlieb-Sommer Family Papers
1887, n.d. Elam, James Essex, 1829-1873. Items
1887-1942. Gianelloni, Sabin J. Sr. Papers
1888 May 9 ca. Harrison, T. S. Travel account
1889. Fisher, Lucy Maria W. F. Memoirs
1889. Hebert, Louis, 1820-1901. Letter
1889 October 14. Nicholls, Francis Redding Tillou, 1834-1912. Letter
1890-1901. Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Photographs
1890-1992 (bulk: 1937-1965). Crosby, (Dixie Hammond) Family Papers
1892-1894. Brooks, F. M. and Son. Business records
1892-1959. Coates, Charles Edward, 1866-1939. Papers
1893-1895. Pelican Hook and Ladder Company. Record book
1894. Ward, Joseph. Record book
1895-1964. Ives, C. A. (Clarence Albert), 1869-1966. Papers
1896-1926. Lewis, Mrs. Anna E. Papers
1896, n.d. Montan, Douglass C. Collection
1897-1899. Rabenhorst, Alvin E. (Alvin Eugene), 1875-1946. Photographs
1897-1909. Brian, Erastus F. Letterbook
1898-1919. Monget, Joseph William, 1866-1935. Diaries
1899. Baton Rouge city directory
1899. United Daughters of the Confederacy, Baton Rouge Chapter. Collection
1900 ca. Lytle Mississippi River steamboat prints
1900-1902. Anonymous prescription book
1900-1924. Favrot, Joseph St. Clair, 1872-1943. Family papers
1901-1958. Smith, Winifred Thomas. Papers
1903-1965, n.d. Pelayo, Mrs. Sidney M. Newspaper clipping collection
1904-1975. Loyd, Gladys Means, d. 1984. Family papers
1905. Dalrymple, William Haddock, 1856-1925. Papers
1905-1912. Martin, Sigur. Papers
1905-1970. Brooks, Overton, 1897-1961. Papers
1906-1953. Voorhies, Louis Joseph. Blueprints
1906-1918, 1931-1955, 1980, 1990, undated (bulk: 1931-1955). Bowers, Laura Boddie Jones, Papers
1907-1908. Boyd, Leroy Stafford, 1873-. Postcard album
1908-1923. Leonpacher, Louis. Diary
1909, 1942, 1949, n.d. Skolfield, Grace Lane. Papers
1910 ca. Louisiana National Bank photograph
1911. Baton Rouge Board of Trade. Letter
1911. Paille, Clara. Copy book
1911-1952. Rolston, William A., Sr. Papers
1912. Baton Rouge aerial photograph
1912-1914. Powers, C. M. Papers
1912-1967. Randolph, E. Sidney. Papers
1913-1951 (bulk 1925-1949). Kerr, E. W. Papers
1913-1955. Fitzgerald, John H. Business records
1914. Powers, C. M. Papers
1914-1944 (bulk 1917-1918). Snee, J. E. (Joseph Emmett), 1895-1966. Photograph collection
1915. Louisiana State Capitol photograph
1915-1919. Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. Records
1916-1918. Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. Philemon Thomas papers
1916-1919, 1935-1943. Baton Rouge Transportation Company. Records
1916-1929. Schloss Gin. Record book
1918. World War I broadsides
192-?. St. Vincent's Academy panoramic photograph
1920-1958, n.d. Wilkerson, Helen C. Papers
1920-1944. Lobdell, Warren Russell. Papers, 1940-1944.
1921-1928. Alleman, Al. Collection
1921-1937, n.d. Louisiana photograph collection
1922-1961. Louisiana Teachers' Association. Publications
1922-1969. Dixon, Margaret, 1908-1970. Papers
1923. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. Teacher's contract
1923-1958, n.d. Wilkerson, Marcus M. Papers
1924 January 19. Pegues, Mrs. R. W. Letter
1924-1973, n.d. Shaver, Claude L. Papers
1924-1990 (bulk 1927-1963). Wall, Evans. Papers
1925-. Baton Rouge Business and Professional Women's Club. Papers
1925-1941, n.d. American Association of University Women. Louisiana State Division. Records
1925, 1928, n.d. Dawson, Mrs. Frank D. Collection
1925-2007. Scheler (Armin) Papers
1926-2006. de Caro, Francis A. and Rosan A. Jordan Collection
1929-1930. Philharmonic Club. Yearbook
1929-1960, n.d. Sommer, Ray. Concert programs
1930-1950. Cooper, William A. (William Abb), 1890-1970. Scrapbooks
1931. Achord, M. H. Map
1931. Pershing, John J., 1860-1948. Scrapbook
1931-1985. Daughters of the American Revolution. Baton Rouge Chapter. Records
1931-1984. Landry (Theodore E. and Lou Bird)Papers
1932. Beauregard House Association program
1932-1935, 1967, n.d. Schwartz, Kurt S. Papers
1933, 1938, 1963, 1970-2004 (bulk: 1987-2004). Breaux, John B. Papers
1935-1937. Town and Gown Players. Programs
1935-1972. Richardson, Carrie. Margaret Dixon scrapbook
1936-1940. Samuelson, Hyman, 1919-. Papers
1936-1948. Cabell, William Nicholas. Letters
1936-1981. Woodland family. Naaman J. Woodland, Sr., and Olive Coe Woodland family: papers
1937-1946. Fitzgerald, John H. Business records
1937-1983. Community Concerts, Inc. Programs
1938. Beck's Studio. LSU campus photographs
1938-1989. Baton Rouge Garden Club. Records
1939-1941, n.d. American Association of University Women. Baton Rouge Branch. Records
1940-1944. Lobdell, Warren Russell, 1920-1944. Papers
1941. Harris, Thomas H., 1869-1942. Manuscript
1941-1945. Cadwallader, Richard C. Collection
1941-1945. Harding Field heroes file
1942 January 17. Conservation of Cultural Resources. Louisiana committee minutes
1942-1973, n.d. Bennett, Harry Jackson, 1904-. Papers
1945-1982, Cohn (Margie deBretton and Family) Papers
1946-1956. Arndt, Hilda C. M. Hilda Arndt and Harrison A. Dobbs papers
1947-1969, n.d. Bagwell, Harrison G., 1914-1973. Papers
1948-1972, n.d. Gueymard, Earnest. Programs
1948-1980. Register records, The
1953, 1956, n.d. Coates, Raymond, 1875-1965. Manuscript music
1954-1955. Aswell, James B. (James Benjamin), 1906-1955. Letters
1954-1959. Cooper, Emil. Papers
1954-1980. Capital Bank. Scrapbooks
1955-1996. Reilly, Robert M. Papers
1956-1996 (bulk 1962-1985). Evans, J. Bruce. Papers
1956,1959, 1976, n.d. Fuchs, Peter Paul. Papers
1959-1994. Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre. Programs and brochures
1960-1963. Manship, Douglas L. Papers
1860-1970 (bulk 1900-1970). Gebelin-Walsh-Hynes_Frenzel Papers
1962. Watson, Henry Clay. Manuscript
1964. East Baton Rouge Parish aerial photographs
1965-1972. Korn, Bertram W. Correspondence
1965, 1966. Kahao, Mary Jane (Mrs. Kenneth). Papers
1965-2000. Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations Records Inventory
1966-1968. Cale, John G., 1922-. Papers
1967. Cale, John G., 1922-. Abstract
1968-1976, n.d. American Civil Liberties Union. Baton Rouge Chapter. Records
1968, n.d. WESTERN VOICE circular
1969. Ferraro, Louis, and Sam Adams. Manuscript
1969-1970, n.d. WBRZ collection
1970. McCants, Dorothea Olga. Manuscript
1970. McCants, Dorothea Olga. Papers
1971-1986. Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge. Newsletters
[1972]. Louisiana McGovern for President Organization. Political leaflet
1972-1991 (bulk: 1980-1990). Common Cause Louisiana Records
1972, 1974, n.d. Boudreaux, C. Dreaux. Papers
1974-1991. French House Collection
1975. Dumas, Woody, 1917-1993, interviewee. Radio interview
1975. Heine, Pete. Radio interview
1975. Mills, Percy Joseph, 1934-, interviewee. Radio interview
1975. Murrill, Paul, 1934-, interviewee. Radio interview
1975. WJBO TOPIC tape recordings
1977. Fauver, Eleanor Dalrymple, interviewee. Oral history interview
1978. Stumberg, Jo, 1902-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1978-1994. Baton Rouge Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Programs and brochures
1979. Fuqua, Henry L. (Luce), interviewee. Oral history interview
1979. Fuqua, Henry L. (Luce), interviewee. Oral history interview
1981-1995. Baton Rouge Little Theater, Inc. Programs and brochures
1983 ca. Bannon, Lois Elmer. Research papers
1983. Richardson, Roger. Oral history interview
1983-1991. Baton Rouge Opera. Programs
1983, n.d. Reed, Rex. Letters
1985-[ongoing]. Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). School of Music. Programs
1985-1991. Playmakers of Baton Rouge. Programs
1987-1993. Wheeler, Otis B., 1921. Religious architecture in Louisiana, photographic negatives
1989. Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Library. Louisiana State Lottery exhibit photographs
1989-1992. Stovall, James L. Papers
1990-1995 ca. Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Photographs
1992. Mascarella, Patrick, 1942-. Oral history interview
1992-1993. Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Athletic Dept. Basketball on the bayou
Knights of Pythias. Louisiana. Grand Lodge. Records of several lodges
1994. Belcher, Fred, 1913-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1995. Arst, Paul, interviewee. Oral history interview
n.d. (probably 1920's). Baton Rouge aerial photographs
n.d. Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898. Photograph
n.d. Baton Rouge post cards
n.d. Breazeale, Nita Sims. Family papers
n.d. Civil War photograph albums
n.d. Currency collection
n.d. East Baton Rouge Parish ward book
n.d. Howell family genealogical records
n.d. Hunt, William King. Genealogy
n.d. Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.). Photographs
n.d. Louisiana State Capitol construction photos
n.d. Louisiana State Capitol drawing 

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