Contents:
Introduction
Alphabetical List
Chronological Index

INTRODUCTION

This guide describes collections documenting business history in the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections (LLMVC) at LSU. It includes the business papers of merchants; manufacturers; planters; factors; commission brokers; and lawyers. It also contains business records of stores; companies; plantations and plantation stores; banks; hotels and inns; restaurants and taverns; and blacksmiths and livery stables. There are also materials on cotton and sugar; national and international trade; and shipping, often by steamboat. Finally, there are materials relating to labor including information about wages, contracts, and conditions.

Formats represented in these collections include account books and ledgers; bills and receipts; business correspondence; and advertising. Most of the collections are from Louisiana and Mississippi, but there are also materials from other areas of the Lower Mississippi Valley. Several collections deal with business relations between the South and the Northeast, and include records of New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Connecticut firms.

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.

Abe Mayer  and Brother. Account books, 1876-1878. 2 vols. Location: G:1, Box. General merchants of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Record of account of Mrs. M. A. Silliman with Abe Mayer and Brother. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 391, 1100.

A. C. Skiles Lumber Company. Records, 1895-1942. 5 linear ft., 38 ms. vols.Location: 1:24-31. Retail lumber dealer in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Business records consist chiefly of correspondence with suppliers and customers and include bills, receipts, and printed items. Manuscript volumes include a letterpress copy book, ledgers, sales books, journals, cash books, an index, and day books. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3143.

Account book, 1888-1890. 1 vol. (513 p.). Location: B:72. Account book of printing or stationery business, probably located in New Orleans, La. Entries relate to stationery and printed products. Pages 1-134 contain general entries; pages 351 to 410 contain entries for Joseph J. Hooper; pages 451-477 contain entries for George Ellis. For further information see online catalog. Mss.4541.

A. M. & J. C. Dupont (Firm). Account books, 1887-1933. 78 vols. Location: L:16-20. Retail and wholesale merchants of Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Directors of the firm included Albert M. Dupont, Sr., Ernest D. Dupont, Julius Dupont, and Lawrence H. Dupont. Records include daily accounts of sales; current and monthly customer accounts; records of purchases and other expenses; out-of-date and unpaid accounts; records of profits and losses; payroll records; and check book stubs and cancelled checks. Included in the miscellaneous volumes are minutes to meetings of the Parish Sunday School Association of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 511.

Abraham Bell & Co. Letters and receipts, 1841-1844. 5 items. Location: Misc:A. Quaker-owned shipping merchant company of New York City, with business interests in New Orleans. Two receipts document cotton purchased in New Orleans for Abraham Bell & Co. One letter discusses American and English cotton and freight prices, and social matters. A bill of lading and a letter document the shipment of personal goods from New York. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4675.

Account book, 1796-1799. 1 ms. vol., 1 mf reel. Location: Vault, Mss.Mf:A. New Orleans merchant. Account book recording names and accounts of customers. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1054.

Adams, Israel L., 1801-1860. Family Papers, 1813-1890 (bulk 1852-1866). .5 linear ft. (505 items, 1 ms. vol.). Location: Y:83, Mss.Mf:A, E:Impr. Merchant and farmer of Natchez, Mississippi. Collection consists of correspondence, bills, receipts, and printed items. Letters of the Adams children and others describe the Civil War in Arkansas and Mississippi. Some letters describe experiences of an immigrant cotton farmer in Sao Paulo, Brazil; other papers relate to German immigrants. Some letters in German. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3637.

Adler, Inc. Discount card, 1926-1927. 1 item. Location: Impr. Silk and woolen store, Chicago, Illinois. Card, issued to Mrs. E. Petterson, worth ten percent discount on all goods and materials purchased during 1926-1927.  For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

Alabama cotton sales and shipping statements collection, 1834-1927. 53 items. Location: Misc:A. Collection consisting of statements from cotton factors of Mobile, Alabama, which show freight and related charges for handling and commissions. Included are waybills for the steamers Magnolia, Lucy E. Gastrell, Hard Cash, and Nettie Quill. Also included is a manifest for the steamer Peri.  For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1717.

Alleman, Narcisse. Ledger, 1892-1893. 1 vol. Location: F:16. Owner of a general mercantile store in Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Ledger recording items purchased and prices charged for items at the store.  For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2799.

Amite Navigation Company. Articles of agreement, 1818 March 29. 1 item [copy]. Location: Misc:A. Established in 1817 to open the Amite River of Louisiana for navigation. Articles of agreement executed in 1817 outlining the company's objective of opening the Amite River to navigation by boats from the confluence of its branches to Galveston, Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Provisions of the article are listed along with names of subscribers and the number of shares underwritten by each subscriber.  For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1032.

Anderson, Decatur C. Papers, 1876-1892. 6 items. Location: Misc. Mortgage deed of Anderson to Kate Ketchum for property located in Montrose, Baldwin County, Alabama (1874); statements of Anderson's accounts with Mobile merchants and contractors (1890); and a tax receipt (1892).  For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 913.

Annual report of the New Orleans Belt and Terminal Co. to the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1903. 2 v. Location: J:25. The New Orleans Belt and Terminal Company was formed in 1901 to operate the property of the New Orleans and Western Railroad Company. Annual reports to the ICC report the company's history, officers, assets, expenditures, earnings, and traffic and mileage statistics, as well as describe its equipment and relationship to the New Orleans and Western Railroad Company and the New Orleans Terminal Company. For more information, see the online catalog. Mss. 4871.

Anonymous account book (c), 1834-1836. 1 vol. Location: F:1. Ledger of a general merchandise store in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.  For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 58.

Anonymous account book (e), 1866-1870. 1 vol. Location: F:1. Unidentified journal of a general merchandise firm in New Orleans.  For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 312.

Anonymous account book (f), 1891. 1 vol. Location: F:1. Unidentified ledger of cash accounts. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 218.

Anonymous account book (h), 1866-1879. 1 vol. Location: F:1. Journal lists food, fuel, and beverages purchased for a restaurant in France. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 458.

Anonymous account book (o), 1899-1900. 1 vol. Location: F:2. Anonymous daybook for a general merchandise store in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 975.

Anonymous account book, 1858-1866. 1 vol. Location: F:3. Anonymous account book of a Scottish firm engaged in the making and repair of furniture and in general carpentry work. Among the accounts is one for James Robert Hope-Scott of Abbotsford, grandson-in-law of Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

Anonymous account books (g), 1869-1886. 4 vols. Location: F:1. Unidentified ledgers of a general merchandise firm in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 485.

Anonymous account books (l), 1919-1920. 3 vols. Location: J:10. Anonymous account books of a general merchandise store in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 927.

Anonymous account, 1786-1788. 1 item. Location: Misc. Account of an unidentified merchant in New Orleans. In French.  For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 133.

Anonymous cashbooks, 1876-1902. 3 ms. vols. Location: F:2. Accounts for a general store in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Entries list the names of many of the prominent planters in the area and include some plantation records. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 848.

Anonymous commercial journal, 1836 July-August. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Journal belonging to a son of a New Orleans commission merchant, probably a schoolboy. Day-to-day entries made while he was working in his father's firm describe business transactions, office duties, and bank affairs; and record personal observations, descriptions of merchandise, and a few local incidents. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2168.

Anonymous hotel account book, 1835-1837. 1 vol. Location: F:2. Unidentified ledger for a hotel or boarding house records entries for lodging, board, food, and miscellaneous sales of merchandise.  For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 194

Anonymous lumber company account book, 1841-1842. 1 vol. Location: H:3. Unidentified lumber dealer, possibly Andrew Brown, in Natchez, Mississippi. Daybook of accounts of sales of lumber and shingles. Prominent purchasers include Thomas Affleck, B. L. C. Wailes, John A. Quitman, Francis Surget, John Jenkins, Stephen Duncan, and Samuel Postelwaite. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 259.

Anonymous lumberyard daybook, 1904 April-August. 1 vol. Location: G:2. Lumberyard, probably in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Entries give date, name of person placing order, and itemized list of purchases. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under East Feliciana Parish Archives Collection. Records introduced as evidence. Mss. 1100.

Anonymous Port Hudson journal, 1838-1839. 1 vol. Location: G:2. Journal for a general merchandise and cotton firm of Port Hudson, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1100.

Anonymous register, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:19. Record book probably of the French Consulate in New Orleans, perhaps constituting a register of French citizens, possibly ship passengers passing through the city in the antebellum period who visited the consulate regarding commercial matters. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 970.

Anonymous shipping record, n.d. 1 item. Location: G:2. Shipping record of some kind of farm produce (probably potatoes) shipped in one-hundred pound sacks. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1100.

Anonymous tavern account books, 1817, 1818-1820. 2 vols. Location: G:2. Daybook and ledger of an unidentified operator of a tavern at St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, giving place, date, name of customer, quantity and charges for purchases of liquors. For further information see manuscript card catalog.  Mss. 1100.

Argyle-Crescent Company. Appraisal, 1918 September 1. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:21c. The Argyle-Crescent Company was located in Houma, Louisiana. Contains an appraisal invoice of the company by the American Appraisal Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2556.

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.

Ayraud Brothers. Letterhead, 1899. 1 item. Location: Misc. Merchants of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Letterhead advertising 'Moss Ginnery.' For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2416.

Bailey, Albert. Account books, 1838-1847. 11 vols. Location: G:2. General merchant and cotton buyer of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Cashbooks, daybooks, a journal, ledgers, and a record book record Bailey's accounts. Also recorded are accounts of the Clinton Artillery Company and the newspaper Feliciana Whig. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1100.

Baldwin & Co. Records, 1879-1928. 7 vols. Location: G:22. Plantation store of Old Johnson Plantation in Baldwin, Louisiana. Ledgers, receipt book, payroll accounts, and records of cane produced for John Baldwin and Baldwin & Co. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reel 4. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4597.Complete finding aid.

Barel, Leona Queyrouze, 1861?-1938. Papers, 1800-1950 (bulk 1860-1937). 2,614 items, 31 printed vols., 23 ms. vols. Location: UU:68-72, Q:27, X:97-98, OS:Q, 99. French-language writer, poet, essayist, and musician of New Orleans and New York City. Her father, Major Leon Queyrouze, was commander of the Orleans Guard Battalion during the Civil War. Papers include letters from writers and editors; literary writings and musical compositions; materials on the Anti-Lottery League; and Civil War and business papers of her father, a member of the factors' firm Queyrouze and Bois. In French and English. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 18-26. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1204, 1222, 1278, 1314, 1323, 1335. Complete finding aid (PDF).

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.

Barrow, Abram Feltus, 1868-1928. Family Papers, 1804-1982. 6 linear ft. Location: 7:60-62, OS:B, Vault:70. The Barrow family moved to Nuevo Feliciana (now in Louisiana) in 1799 and built several plantation houses there. Papers document the business interests of the Barrow family and their involvement with various fraternal orders. Records of the People's Bank, St. Francisville, and the Creole Oil and Mineral Co. reflect the involvement of the Barrow and Leake families. Photographs depict family members and fraternal gatherings. Also included are records of St. John's Church, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3696, 3745.Complete finding aid.

Barrow, W. M. Family Papers, 1847-1874, n.d. 24 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: U:7. St. Francisville, Louisiana, merchant. Letters by Willie Macajah Barrow (1810-1853) and Civil War diary and letters of his son, Willie Macajah Barrow (1843-1863) reflecting economic and family life on a plantation in West Feliciana Parish. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 4, Reel 6. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 574.

Batchelor, Ruth Ker, 1895 or 6-1977. Batchelor-Nutt collection, 1835-1960. 24 items, 2 vols. Location: Misc:B, F:16. James Batchelor was a planter and legislator of Amite County, Mississippi. Rushwell Nutt, his father-in-law, of Laurel Hill Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi, was a planter, physician, scientist, and world traveler. Collection includes papers, photographs, and ephemera of the Nutt and Batchelor families and the Davenport family of Louisiana. Letters include local and family news, and one letter describes teaching in Texas schools. Included are trade card scrapbooks of 19th century companies, and an article (1960) on Beech Grove Plantation in Amite County, Mississippi. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3018.

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, Grosse Tete, and Opelousas Railroad Co. Stock certificates, 1859 April 1, June 25. 3 items. Location: Misc. Shares bought in the names of W. B. Robertson, Jordan Holt, and Henri Pelichet, and issued at Bayou Grosse Tete, Louisiana. A vignette of a train is printed on the certificates. Transfer of title is written on the back, including one to W. S. Pike. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1524.

Battle, Kemp P. Circular letter, 1865. 1 item. Location: Impr. Former secretary of the North Carolina Land Agency. Circular letter from Battle recommending the General Southern Land Agency of New York City to his customers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1658.

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.

Bell and Buchanan. Letters, 1833. 2 items. Location: Misc. New Orleans commission merchants. Business letters from Bell and Buchanan to firms in Wheeling, Virginia.  For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 222.

Bell and Company. Papers, 1835, 1836. 2 items. Location: Misc. Cotton broker of New York City. Letters from factors at Petersburg, Virginia, and Fayetteville, North Carolina, regarding the cotton market and amount of cotton expected from Tennessee and North Alabama. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2356.

Bell, William R., ca. 1814-1874. Papers, 1842-1941 (bulk 1842-1874). 78 items, 2 vols. Location: C:6. Native of Scotland, mortician, and owner of Union Stables in New Orleans. Business papers document Bell's stable and mortuary and include transactions with Union soldiers occupying New Orleans. Correspondence with his family discusses economic conditions and the Civil War. Collection includes a photograph of Bell. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2117, 2118.

Bellizio, Lillian. Ledger, 1947-1949. 1 item. Location: M:18. Antiques dealer and shopkeeper from Homer, Louisiana. Ledger from 'Lillian's Antiques'. Bound volume, 136 pages, partially filled, lists items and their places of origin. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3602.

Bennett, Ezra. Family Papers, 1818-1881. 217 items on 1 microfilm reel. Location: Mss.Mf:B. Planter and storekeeper of Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Papers include letters written from Port Hudson and Camp Pratt, Louisiana, during the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2896.

Bennett, George W. Business records, 1858-1917. ca. 5000 items and 202 vols. Location: O:6-13, 127:10, 128:10. General merchant and cotton buyer and dealer in Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; postmaster at Bennettville; and operator of a cotton and sugar cane plantation and plantation store at Theoda Plantation, Rapides Parish. Papers include correspondence, ledgers, daybooks, journals, receipts, leases, agreements, labor contracts with freedmen, invoice books, record books, stock inventories, and other items relating to Bennett's commercial interests. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1010. Complete Finding Aid

Benson Family Papers, 1784-1969, n.d. 2,231 items, 18 ms. vols., 1 printed vol. Location: Mf. Cotton planters of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Business papers, letters, and documents reflect plantation economy in Alabama and Louisiana, social life, and schools. Papers include cotton factors' letters, receipts and statements, blacksmiths' bills, and letters from Confederate soldiers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2440.

Bernard, E. L. Account books, 1838-1851. 2 ms. vols. Location: F:2. New Orleans merchant and importer. Journal and letter book of E. L. Bernard, who did business with Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, and Missouri merchants. Many of the letters to business firms in France refer to merchandise being exported to New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 813.

Bertoli, Nicolas. Family Papers, 1807-1863 (bulk 1835-1855). 22 items. Location: U:20. Resident of New Orleans. Succession papers of Nicholas Bertoli and passports for J. B. Bertoli, merchant. For further information see manuscript card catalog.  Mss. 721, 737.

Bills, John H. Family Papers, 1825-1880 (bulk 1855-1861). .15 linear ft. (103 items). Location: A:17. Postmaster, merchant, and major of Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, who also owned a plantation on Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana. Bills was the father-in-law of Tennessee and Louisiana legislator Horace M. Polk. Personal and business letters discuss lands in Arkansas, dealings with factors, the cotton trade, national and Louisiana state politics, the Democratic Party, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh, and slave customs and behavior. Correspondents include Daniel Graham, James Walker, and Horace M. Polk. Additional items consist of statements of accounts, receipts, and bills of lading. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2075.

Bisland, John. Family Papers, 1767-1884 (bulk 1773-1855). 1.187 items and 12 ms. vols. Location: U:241-242. Scottish immigrant, storekeeper, and planter who came to Adams County, Mississippi, from North Carolina. Collection includes personal and business papers of John Bisland, Sr., and his sons Peter, James, Alexander, John, and William, relating to the establishment and development of Bisland plantations near Natchez, Mississippi, and mercantile enterprises. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 4, Reels 6-8. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 29.

Blackburn, J. Letter, 1819 January 7. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc:B. First officer of a ship owned by a company based in New Orleans. The ship's chandlers were Paterson & Philpot. Letter detailing Blackburn's involvement with settling his deceased captain's affairs. It comments on the need to consign the ship to another house or company and it reports the captain's debts and credits, mentioning an enclosed copy of his accounts. This copy is not included. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3326.Complete finding aid.

Block, W. Letter, 1839. 1 item. Location: Misc. New Orleans commission merchant. Letter from Block to a Boston attorney explaining business losses in New Orleans-Boston trade. The letter contains a list of the spoiled produce together with the name of the person or firm from whom the merchandise was received. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1493.

Bobet Brothers. Records, 1866-1873. 8 items. Location: Misc:B. Oak stave and lumber business in New Orleans. Bills, receipts, payment orders, and a letter relating to business. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1244.

Bosley, Hubbard S. Papers, 1825-1947 (bulk 1850-1880). 10 linear ft., 39 vols. Location: C:1-5, O:1, OS:B 98:B. Planter of Telegram Plantation, Red River Parish, Louisiana. Bosley was the son-in-law of William A. Powell, a planter of Mount Flat Plantation who moved from Alabama to Caddo Parish in 1843, then settled in Red River Parish. Collection includes plantation records, personal correspondence, and business papers of William A. Powell, Hubbard S. Bosely, and families. Included are bound volumes of the Bosley family. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reels 12-13, or Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series I, Part 2, Reel 19. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 963. Complete Finding Aid

Bossier, Mrs. V. P. Account, 1838. 1 item. Location: Misc. Statement of account receipted by Follain, Fux & Co. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 33.

Bourgeois Motor Works. Records, 1897-1898. 1 vol. (171 items).  Location: F:3. Manufacturing firm located in New Orleans. Bound letter-book volume contains letters, cards, invoices, and receipts addressed to the Bourgeois Motor Company from various manufacturers. Items contain information related to equipment, supplies, and manufacturing. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 50.

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, Calvin T. Papers, 1871-1911. 87 items, 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol. Location: B:10. Building contractor (?) of Clinton, Kentucky. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2541.

Bowling, L. Cotton record book, 1856. 1 vol.  Location: M:18. Probably a clerk in a New Orleans cotton factor's office. Record book kept by Bowling lists the number of bales of cotton received, the names of steamers and railroads transporting the cotton, and the places of origin of the cotton. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1351.

Boyd, Thomas D., Jr., 1882-1964. Papers, 1901-1924. 1,000 items, 1 ms. vol., 15 printed vols. Location: 79:50-52. Resident of Tucson, Arizona, LSU alumnus, and sugar technologist in the Louisiana sugar industry. Papers principally for the period Boyd was general superintendent of the South Porto Rico Sugar Company, Ensenada, Puerto Rico. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2037.

Boyer, Albert P., Mrs. Papers and account books, 1885-1907. .8 linear ft. (47 items; 4 vols.). Location: E:51, O:4. African American undertaker of New Orleans. Papers include promissory notes; statements of account; bills for coffins and caskets; cashbooks; a journal reflecting accounts for funeral expenses; and a ledger containing client and burial society accounts. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 1. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1258. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Bozeman & Company. Account books, 1854-1857. 3 vols. Location: F:9. General merchandise store in Hermitage, Louisiana, owned and managed by W. G. Bozeman. Books kept by W. G. Bozeman record sales and accounts of customers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 472.

Braintree Manufacturing Company. Correspondence, 1844-1845. 7 items. Location: Misc. Company located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Letters to Jonathon Cushing, agent for the Braintree Manufacturing Company, from Washington Jackson and Company, New Orleans factors. Letters concern the sale and delivery of cotton gins. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1404, 1417.

Brandon family. Notebooks and account books, 1852-1888. .35 linear ft. (1 item, 5 vols.). Location: Misc:B, J:10. Proprietor of a general store. Papers include Brandon's notebooks from his studies at Yale College, and documents related to the business activities of Brandon's general store. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 878.

Bray, John A. Papers, 1838-1856. 4 items. Location: Misc:B. Cotton planter of 'Cotile,' Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Items include a bill for goods bought by Bray and for freight shipped aboard the steamboat Louisiana; a statement by New Orleans cotton factor A. Miltenberger recording Bray's sale of cotton; and a letter concerning the hire of a 'boy.' Included is a copy of a deed to land and slaves in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Brenan, J. A. W. Letter, 1855 December 19. 1 item. Location: Misc. New Orleans businessman. Letter to his father describes his career with a counting house, trade conditions in New Orleans, the presence of large numbers of unemployed men, and recruitment for the Walker expedition to Nicaragua. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2577.

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. Mss. 4899. For further information see online catalog or complete finding aid.

Britton & Koontz. Records, 1824-1899 (bulk 1838-1858). 569 items, 7 vols. Location: U:18-19, F:9. Banking house in Natchez, Mississippi, operated by Audley Clark Britton, also a plantation owner, and by George W. Koontz. Collection includes records related to the Commercial Bank of Natchez. Other items relate to Britton & Koontz banking activities and to personal bills and receipts of the Britton family. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 747.

Britton, A. C. (Audley Clark), 1822-1894. Family Papers, 1830-1929. 1,760 items, 14 ms. vols. Location: S:119, O:16. Banker and planter of Natchez, Mississippi. Papers include letters and descriptions of the family, plantation, and social lives in Natchez and documents specific to Britton's business activities. Miscellaneous items include photographs, autographs, poems, ledgers, and genealogies. Included are two letters to Eliza Britton written by Jefferson Davis. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 4, Reel 1. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1403, 1710. Complete Finding Aid

Brown, Elizabeth. Account, 1835-1836. 1 item. Location: Misc. Statement of account from William Beans, blacksmith to Brown. Payment for account received by Beans on February 6, 1836. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2127.

Browne, Charles Albert. Report, 1932. 1 item (16 pages). Location: Misc. Agricultural chemist. Report by Dr. Browne (1870-1947) on the Chanpatia factory of the Champarum Sugar Company, India, containing historical background, drawing of factory compound, photographs of personnel, and interiors and exteriors of buildings. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1951.

Bruce, David. Papers, 1871-1876. 2 items. Location: Misc. Receipts for lumber purchased by Bruce from F. Fischer & Son, New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 913.

Bryan & Weyer. Account books, 1880-1881. 7 items, 2 vols. Location: F:11. Account books of a meat market in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Among the loose receipts in the ledger is a parish license for a butcher (1880). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 473.

Bulger, M. Receipt, 1886. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Receipt from a plumber, steam and gas fitter. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244.

Burbank, Whittier and Company. Account books, 1835-1838. 7 vols. Location: G:2-3. General merchants of Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Daybooks, journal, and ledger of Burbank, Whittier and Company. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1100.

Burgess, West. Agreement, 1804. 1 item. Location: Misc. Agreement outlining conditions for the apprenticeship of a slave with blacksmith Phillip Alts of Maryland. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2186.

Burguieres, Jules M. Papers, 1699, 1915, n.d. 3 items. Location: 78:2. Indenture (1699) and handwritten transcription (n.d.) for the sale, in London, England, by John Dawson to William Richards of pans, stoves, cisterns, and any utensils for refining of sugar. Postal cover (1915) indicating document was purchased by Burguieres from George R. DeForest, of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2264.

Bynum Family Papers, 1814-1969 (bulk: 1913-1969). 1 linear foot, 26 manuscript volumes. Location: E:103-105, OS:B. Prominent family of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Papers contain correspondence, writings, records, manuscript volumes, printed items and graphic materials. Early correspondence to Samuel Clark concerns family matters, land claims, requests for land surveys, and sale of cotton. The majority of 20th century correspondence written to Walter Bynum, Jr., reflects everyday life in Baton Rouge and Southwestern United States in the early 1900s. Correspondence of the 1940's reflects military life during WWII. Letters also discuss the return to civilian life with shortages of food, automobiles, goods, and housing. Manuscript volumes include Maggie Chamberlain's autograph book (1876), memoranda books (1898, 1901), school notebooks (1889-1920, n.d.), Phi Gamma Sigma Fraternity notebook. The majority of diaries appear to be those of Clara Adams Bynum (1906-1921) and reflect life in Baton Rouge and Louisiana during the early 20th century. Entries pertain to current events, weather, social affairs, family matters, Louisiana State University football, student life (1914), local and state government, flooding and work on the levees (1911-1912), and war news and anti-German sentiments (1915-1916). A scrapbook contains by-laws, rules and regulations for the Female Orphan Association of Baton Rouge, with a list of children received into the orphanage (1848-1861). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3104, 3174. Complete finding aid.

Calcasieu League for Environmental Action Now (C.L.E.A.N.) Records, 1980-2001. 16.3 linear ft. Location: 93:32-45. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, subject files, and records of the Calcasieu League for Environmental Action Now (CLEAN). Items pertain principally to planning, legislation, environmental issues, and activities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4799 Complete finding aid.

Caldwell and Hicky. Receipt, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc. New Orleans factor. Receipt for payment by Ramsey and Parker of a brokerage fee on the sale of cotton. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244. Caldwell, Samuel S., 1894-1953. Scrapbooks, 1932-1937, 1918, 1950 ca. 5 vols., 2 photos. Location: Mf. E:picture coll. Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Police Juror and three-time mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana. Caldwell was later vice president of Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association. Scrapbooks consist mainly of newspaper clippings documenting his elections and his activities and accomplishments as mayor. Three of the scrapbooks are indexed. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3547.

Campbell, James C. Letter, 1836. 1 item. Location: Misc. Tavern keeper in Natchez, Mississippi. Letter describes efforts to obtain employment in Rodney, Jefferson County, and Natchez, Mississippi; poor business conditions; and employment conditions in the tavern. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3120.

Capell family. Papers, 1816-1931 (bulk: 1840-1880). 1 linear ft; 30 v.. Location: U:299; F:11; OS:C; MssMf:C. Planters and merchants of Amite and Wilkinson Counties in Mississippi. Eli Jackson Capell was a planter of Pleasant Hill Plantation in Amite County and operated a store near Rose Hill, Mississippi. His son Henry Clay was an attorney in Centerville. Business and plantation papers and legal documents comprise the bulk of this collection. These include land deeds; invoices and correspondence regarding shipping cotton; slave bills of sale; diaries, ledgers, and scrapbooks that document daily activities of Pleasant Hill Plantation; and a daybook from the Rose Hill store. Personal correspondence includes two letters from Jefferson Davis and letters of recommendation written for Henry Clay Capell when he was seeking employment with the federal government. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 4, Reel 2. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 56, 257, 1751, 2501, 2597. Complete Finding Aid.

Capell, Eli J. (Eli Jackson), 1814-1888. Family Papers, 1840-1932 (bulk 1886-1900). 1.3 linear ft., 16 v. Location: E:47-48, F:11, OS:C, Mss.Mf:C. Planter of Pleasant Hill Plantation, Amite County, Mississippi. Capell also operated a store near Rose Hill, Mississippi. Correspondence and business records of the Capell family and related Crawford family. Business, plantation, and legal papers include letters, accounts, and invoices with cotton factors and memorandum books of cotton and merchandise sold; labor contracts and laborers' record book; land deeds; and records from the Rose Hill store. Family correspondence from Crawford relatives (1880-1899) relates geographic, economic, race relations, health, and social conditions in parts of Missouri, Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Montana, and letters to Capell daughters concern news of friends, personal relationships, and social activities (1865-1879). Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 4, Reels 3-5. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 674. Complete Finding Aid

Capital Bank. Scrapbooks, 1954-1980. 5 vols. Location: Range 50. Bank and trust founded in 1955 in Baton Rouge. Three scrapbook 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.

Carriere, A. and Sons. Papers, 1877. 6 items. Location: Misc. New Orleans merchants. Papers apparently pertaining to imports from Le Havre, France, through the port of Galveston, Texas. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1198.

Carroll, Daniel R. Family Papers, 1870-1948. 191 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: T:6, Vault. Owner of Ackbar Plantation, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Carroll was also a cotton broker in New Orleans. Papers include personal letters, scrapbooks, and genealogies of the Carroll and Parker families. Some papers document plantation management, including sugarcane growing, rice planting, the construction of a sugar mill, and black laborers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1514, 2296.

Carroll, Hoy and Company. Papers, 1858, 1865. 2 items. Location: Misc. Commission merchants of New Orleans. Telegram (1858) from Jesse Perkins of Jackson, Mississippi, and a letter (1865) from Fielding Brothers of Liverpool, England, to Carroll, Hoy, and Company regarding accounts. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

Cary, Sylvester L., 1827-1915. Scrapbook, 1864-1930 (bulk 1872-1915). 1 vol. (on 1 microfilm reel). Location: Mss.Mf:C. Emigration agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, a founder of Jennings, Louisiana, and 'father' of the southwestern Louisiana rice industry. Cary actively solicited Iowa farmers to emigrate to southwestern Louisiana. Newspaper clippings concerning Cary genealogy, rice and fruit tree cultivation, the development of Jennings and southwestern Louisiana, Holstein cattle, farming associations and fairs, national financial issues, and the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. The clippings are pasted over the 1864 accounts of a general store, apparently in Iowa. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2337.

Centenary College of Louisiana. Document, 1845. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Undergraduate college in Jackson, Louisiana. Formed in the 1840s from a merger of the College of Louisiana and Centenary College. Judge Edward McGehee, a planter and businessman of Mississippi, was instrumental in the founding of the college. Document pertaining to the purchase of the College of Louisiana, to be called the Centenary College of Louisiana. It states Judge McGehee's responsibility for the purchase of the property along with promises of subscribers to make endowments. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 133.

Chaffe record books, 1887-1895. 3 ms. vols. Location: H:23. John Chaffe & Sons, a cotton and sugar trading concern in New Orleans, was succeeded by Wm. H. Chaffe & Co., Limited. Wm. H. & J. C. Chaffe's Shingle Mill was a manufacturer of cypress shingles and lumber in Eugenia, Louisiana. Collection includes a cotton market report book (1887-1893), an order book (1894-1895), and daily report forms (1893), respectively, for the three Chaffe businesses. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1139.

Chaille, Stanford. Stock certificate, 1862. 1 item. Location: Misc. Stock certificate for thirty shares in the capital stock of the Bank of Louisiana to Dr. Stanford Chaille. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1187.

Chalmette, Azelie Delino, de. Azelie Delino and Ignacio Delino de Chalmette Papers, 1801-1952 (bulk 1823-1852). 47 items. Location: E:52. Plantation owners of New Orleans. Most of the collection consists of correspondence and other papers of Azelie Delino de Chalmette. Included are letters from family members, F. Godefroy of the West Indies, the Delahoussaye family, Jean Saint-Avid of Paris, and M. Cruzat of New Orleans. Letters from Ignacio Delino de Chalmette written to John Forbes & Company of Mobile, Alabama, concern Bernard de Marigny's involvement with the company. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1245.

Chandler, E. H. Letter, 1861 May 30. 1 item. Location: Misc. Agent of R. F. & P. Railroad Company. Letter from Confederate Army Headquarters, Fredericksburg, Virginia, instructing Chandler to report to the mayor of Fredericksburg the arrival by railroad of all suspicious persons and to detain them for questioning by military authorities. Included are instructions about the issuance of railroad passes to soldiers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2487.

Charles C. Peck letter, 1838. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. R. C. W. & Co. was a New York mercantile firm. Letter to Charles C. Peck from R. C. W. & Co. of New York regarding the Mississippi cotton trade and financial matters. Letter may be incomplete. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3635.

Chenel, Louis E. Family Papers, 1665-1989. 15 linear ft. Location: OS:C. Chenel farmed tung trees and raised cattle in Covington, Louisiana; invested in property in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; and formed LEC Inc. to manage his business concerns. His daughter, Denise Chenel Vallon, was involved in running LEC Inc. Papers document the lives and business concerns of the Chenel family and the artistic career of Denise Chenel Vallon. 95, Unproc. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4631.Complete finding aid.

Chinarel, Adolphe. Letter, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Nantes, France. Business letter from Chinarel to John and Lubin Garnier of New Orleans pertaining to the bankruptcy of Chenard Freres. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 68.

Citizens' Bank of Louisiana. Papers, 1836-1877, 1902, n.d. 29 items, 1 printed vol.  Location: B:10. New Orleans bank.For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 254, 1198, 1919, 2093.

City Bank. Records, 1832-1852. 6 linear ft. Location: 79:1-6. New Orleans bank. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1785.

Clark, F. H., and Company. Letter, [1853]. 1 item. Location: Misc. Located in Memphis, Tennessee. Letter from F. H. Clark and Company requesting duplicate bill for chandeliers from Cornelius Baker and Company. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 928.

Clark, Samuel M. D. Ledgers and Papers, 1826-1869. 46 items, 3 vols. Location: M:25, Misc:C. Jeweler in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, in the 1820s, and Justice of the Peace for West Baton Rouge Parish in the 1840s and 1850s. Collection includes three ledgers containing jewelry business and Justice of the Peace records. Miscellaneous materials include receipts, court records, and oaths. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3169.

Clauss & Fischer. Journal, 1851-1852. 1 vol. Location: G:16. Merchants and commission brokers of Bayou Sara, Louisiana. Frederick Fischer and Catherine Clauss were immigrants from Germany. Their son, Charles Leonhardt Fischer, was a Confederate veteran, attorney, and politician of St. Francisville. Journal records expenses for goods and services of local residents and plantation owners and managers, including members of the Turnbull, McKowen, Stirling, Barrow, Joor, Weems, and other families. Entries also document freight shipped aboard steamers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4640.

Claussen, Francis F. Letters, 1883 January-June. 9 items. Location: Misc:C. Native of Boston, Massachusetts, and an assayer at the United States Mint at New Orleans beginning in 1885. Dr. Benjamin Silliman, a chemistry professor, organized the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University. Letters from Claussen to Silliman concern an investigation of the assayer's department; a visit by the Canadian metallurgist, James Douglas; mineral samples from the King Mine in New Mexico; and deposits of gold and other minerals in Honduras. Included are stock holdings of the Sulphur Company, the owner of an extensive deposit of sulphur. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1433.

Clendennen, R. Account book, 1867. 1 vol. Location: J:10. Retail meat dealer of Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Account book listing the names of Clendennen's customers and charges for their purchases. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 913.

Clifton, Christopher. Papers, 1871-1892. 53 items. Location: W:31. Sugar planter of Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Clifton was associated with New Orleans sugar factors and commission merchants, including Howell and Ker, Pierre Lanaux, and E. M. Scott. Papers consist of business correspondence, financial statements, and receipts which document Clifton's production and sale of sugar and molasses and his financial relationships with agents in New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3022.

Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad Company. Record books, 1841-1843, 1853-1879. 2 vols. Location: G:3. Local railroad in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Record book contains manifests of cotton shipped from Clinton to Port Hudson. Minute book contains a copy of the act of incorporation; names of the board of directors, officers, and stockholders; the by-laws; and minutes of the board of directors meeting. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1100.

Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad. Company daybook, 1851-1853, 1867-1870. 1 vol. Location: M:21. Local railway in East Feliciana, Louisiana. Daybook contains daily entries for freight receipts kept by Thomas H. W. Baynard and S. C. Richmond with the Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad Co. Later entries (1867-1870) are grocery accounts with M. Harris, a general merchant of Clinton, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1353.

Close, John. Papers, 1802-1872 (bulk 1802-1859). 325 items. Location: U:134-135. Contractor's agent for the United States Army post at Opelousas and a cotton planter of Petit Bois Plantation, Port Barre, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He had relatives in Washington County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Mississippi. Correspondence to Close as an Army contractor's agent includes letters from New Orleans merchants concerning orders for supplies and other business at the Army post. Plantation papers consist mostly of correspondence of cotton factors in New Orleans. Personal papers include correspondence from Kentucky and Mississippi and genealogical information about the Chauvin family. Correspondence chiefly in French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reels 17-18. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1646. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Clow, Andrew and Company. Papers, 1790-1863, 1873. 36 items. Location: A:26. Merchant of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Papers of Andrew Clow and Company. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

Cobb, Lemuel. Letter, 1846. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from East Sharon, Massachusetts, to L. Garnier of New Orleans, stating the cost of manufacturing raw Louisiana silk. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 75.

Cochuo Manufacturing Company. Correspondence, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter related to cotton crops and prices. For further information see manuscript card catalog.  Mss. 1417.

Cockfield, E. J. Family Papers, 1854-1930 (bulk 1875-1890). 915 items, 26 vols. Location: A:65-66, P:19. Planter and businessman of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Family papers spanning three generations include local Natchitoches news; correspondence and descriptions of the Cockfield family in Williamsburg County, South Carolina; and letters from a son in France during World War I. Included are items related to local public schools, including programs for musicals and plays at Louisiana State Normal College (now Northwestern State University). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 989.

Coco, M. S. Business records, 1911, 1919-1961. 217 ms. vols. Location: 36:5-9. General merchandise store, Bordelonville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Volumes contain daily cash entries in ledger form. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2460.

Cohn Brothers. Store ledgers, 1902-1936. 5 vols. Location: G:22. Store in Lorman, Mississippi, founded in 1875 by the Cohn Brothers, a family of Jewish merchants from Alsace. Ledgers include one store account book and four cotton gin books containing names and cotton weight records. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4679.

Combs, John P. Ledger, 1806-1822 (bulk 1812-1822). 1 vol. Location: G:3. Dry goods merchant of New Orleans and sheriff of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Ledger containing accounts (1806-1807) with prominent families in New Orleans; entries (1816-1817) of Benjamin Collins; records of fees owed to Ewill Dalton; and notations recording methods of payment. Some entries record sales of property in St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1100.

Commercial Bank of Natchez. Records, 1835-1864. 151 vols. (17.6 linear ft.). Location: M:1-8. The Commercial Bank of Natchez operated in Natchez, Mississippi, with branches in Brandon, Holmesville, and Shieldsboro, Mississippi. Records of the bank and its branches include manuscript volumes of signatures, check records, ledgers, deposit receipts, account balances, credits, loans, exchanges, certificates, pass books, powers of attorney, and probate court records. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 708.

Confederate States Mail Line. Waybill, 1864 November 18. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Waybill of a stagecoach from Albany and Bainbridge, Georgia, to Quincy, Florida, a printed form completed in manuscript. It lists passenger names, seats, places of origin and destination, and fees paid. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2281.

Conner, Lemuel Parker, 1827-1891. Family Papers, 1810-1953, n.d. 12.5 linear feet and 22 ms. vols. Location: A:, 98:C, OS:C, Vault, J:24. Planter from Natchez, Mississippi. Papers include correspondence, cotton statements, legal and business papers (including slave testimony in an alleged slave uprising, 1861), plantation records, and Civil War papers of Confederate soldiers and civilians, family letters from LSU and Smith College, and First Presbyterian Church (Natchez) records. Also included are papers of Levin R. Marshall, the Sessions family, and Henry R. Chotard; 256 pieces of published sheet music (1824-1883); a minstrel show program (1879); and miscellaneous programs of Natchez concerts and music recitals. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 3, Reels 14-18. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 81, 1403, etc. Complete finding aid

Corbin, Robert A., d. 1906. Papers, 1835-1917 (bulk 1870-1898). 1,202 items; 10 vols. Location: E:8-9. Land speculator and businessman of Louisville, Kentucky, New Orleans, and Hammond, Louisiana. Land sale and business papers including Civil War-era papers dealing with Kentucky claims against the federal government and post-1870 papers relating to business partnerships with Lucy I. Burgess, including purchase of the Melrose Dairy in New Orleans. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 6-8. For further information see online catalog.Mss. 705. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Coston (L. A.) Papers, 1900, 1903. 3 items. Location: Misc:C. Receipts for cotton sales from Ferdinand Gumbel & Co. and Putnam V. King of New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1538.

Cotton factors' statements, 1838-1839. 2 items. Location: Misc:C. Taylor Gardiner & Co. and Brander, McKenna, and Wright were cotton factors and commission brokers in New Orleans. Itemized statements from Taylor Gardiner & Co. and Brander, McKenna, and Wright record sales of baled cotton, prices, and accessory charges. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3005.

Cotton sales documents, 1838, 1839. 2 items. Location: Misc. Itemized statements from New Orleans cotton factors Taylor Gonolin Company and Brander, McKenna, and Wright record sales of baled cotton, prices, and accessory charges. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3005.

Cotton Trade Warehouses, Inc. Account book, 1939-1941. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:5. New Orleans company. Account book containing accounts principally with John M. Parker Company. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2091.

Council of Trade and Plantations. Letterbook, 1700-1721. 1 ms. vol. (31 pages). Location: M:21. British colonial trade council. Volume containing letters, memorials, and reports to the Lords Commissioners of the council. Included are entries concerning the logwood cutters of the Campeche peninsula, the African slave trade, and colonial manufacturing. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 680.

Cragin, Daniel. Letter, 1850. 1 item. Location: Misc. Agent for Cragin and Sheldon of Boston, Massachusetts. Letter discusses payment for the shipment of boats. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244.

Crane, Andrew E. Family Papers, 1835-1917. 1,016 items, 6 vols. Location: U:46-47, F:16. Carriage maker in New Orleans and planter in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Early papers (1835-1845) pertain to Crane's business interests as a carriage maker. Other materials relate to Crane's purchase of a plantation in St. James Parish (1849) and to a partnership (ca. 1864) with C. R. Kuneman to cultivate a plantation. Correspondence (1874) with William Little of Galveston, Texas, discusses timber interests. Later material relates to Zachary Crane and the St. Michael Corporation. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 89.

Croom Family Bills of Sale and Currency, 1825, 1839, 1863. 3 items. Location: Misc: C and Vault:4. Two slave bills of sale and one piece of 1863 Louisiana currency. The first bill of sale is dated 14 Dec. 1825, and regards the sale of a slave named Solomon to Isaac Croom for $475.00. The second bill of sale, dated 2 Sept. 1839, regards the sale of a slave named Lucy by Charles Croom to Isaac Croom for $667.00. The currency is one $20 bill, No. 1329, issued by the state of Louisiana, Shreveport, March 10, 1863. Signatures appear on the bill as well. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4883.

Cross, Richard, merchant. Account books, 1836-1840. 11 vols. Location: RR:13. Merchant of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Daybooks, journals, and ledgers, contain records of accounts with residents of East Feliciana Parish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 319, 1100.

Crossett Company, Crossett, Arkansas. Personal copies of Edward C. Gates, Director, 1900-1907, 1921-1962. 6 items, 116 ms. vols., 16 printed vols. Location: N:11-18. The Crossett Lumber Company and affiliated lumber companies. Records bound under assigned titles for various divisions and departments. Collection includes letter press copy books (1900-1903) of E. W. Gates and C. W. Gates, concerning timber holdings and building mills. Also included are brochures on the Southern Pine industry and photographs of the town of Crossett, Arkansas. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1860, 1864, 1895.

Crump, Anna. Record Book, 1931-1955. 1 item. Location: H:25. Resident of Claiborne Parish. Ledger kept by Crump of her income, expenses, and journal notes after her husband's death in 1931. In addition to records of rent and lease checks, sales of produce and dairy products, agriculture and oil revenues, utility and grocery bills, and tax payments, entries document social visits and gardening activities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4970.

Culver family. Letters, 1849-1851. 4 items. Location: Misc:C. Caleb and Wallace Culver were natives of New York State who moved to Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Letters from Caleb and Wallace describe business and living conditions and construction in the town of Mansfield. A letter from A. R. Mitchell, a lawyer in Mansfield, relates the death of Caleb and includes an estimation of the value of his estate. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1437.

Currency collection, 1838. 1 item. Location: Vault:4. Mississippi and Alabama Rail Road Company twenty dollar note, January 1, 1838. Vignette of steamboats and Robert Fulton and others. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3869.

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.

Dameron-Pierson Company. Plat book and records, 1831-1938. 28 items, 1 ms. vol.; removed from casing. Location: O:5. Abstract company of Saint Martinville, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. Plat book includes property listings, owners, acreages, notations of oil and gas leases, and boundary lines for various townships. Records include documents related to oil and gas fields in Saint Martin Parish and in the Texas-Louisiana gulf region. Includes loose maps and U.S. Government surveys of townships. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 913.

Danglade, Pierre. Papers, 1841 January 29-February 3. 2 items. Location: Misc:D. Resident of Paris, France. Papers pertain to a loan from the Bank of Louisiana in New Orleans. Included are a notarized power of attorney for John and Lubin Garnier and a letter from Danglade to a cashier of the Bank of Louisiana authorizing payment of $4,000 to J. & L. Garnier. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 93.

Davidson, John M. Legal Papers, 1861-1867. 124 items. Location: UU:111. Lawyer in New Orleans who handled cases for client Charles Black, a commission merchant and steamboat owner of Matamoros, Mexico, as well as cases involving steamboats and the United States Commissioner of Claims in Louisiana. Legal papers include bills, receipts, petitions, court summons, acts of sale, and promissory notes of Charles Black, reflecting his financial interests in several steamers and ships. In English and Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1472.

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.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Letter, 1875 November 9. 1 item. Location: Vault:1. A letter signed by Jefferson Davis concerns the organization of the Mississippi Valley Society, which was organized to promote trade between the Mississippi River states and England. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4807.

Davis, John. Document, 1839. 1 item [photofacsimile]. Location: Misc. Manager of the Orleans Theatre and the French Opera House in New Orleans. Last will of John Davis signed at Mandeville, Louisiana. In French.  For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1048.

Davis, Joseph M., Jr., interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Index (4 pages). Location: L:4700.232. Resident of Four Corners, a community south of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, who owned a trucking company and was a police juror for 20 years. Davis describes working as a child; his college career; involvement in his family trucking business, and challenges of breaking into the white dominated trucking industry; federal programs for minorities; his political involvement; and his family values. Davis also discusses the history of South Coast Plantation and his parents' employment there; plantation life in the 1950s and 1960s; and sugarcane. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.221.

Davis, M. L. Letterbook, 1887-1888. 1 vol. Location: J:10. Lumber dealer and mill operator of Chunchula, Alabama. Letter book recording orders and shipments of lumber to firms in New York, Boston, St. Louis, Birmingham, and Mobile, Alabama. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 913.

Dawson & Pipkin Bills of Lading, 1847-1849. 1 v. Location: M:22. Commission merchants of New Orleans, La. Approximately 220 bills of lading were printed as forms, completed by hand, and bound in a single volume arranged chronologically from December 1847 to March 1849. The bills specify the shipper (always Dawson & Pipkin), the vessels, their captains, ports of destination, cargoes, and other information. For additional information see online catalog. Mss. 4974.

De La Vergne family. Papers, 1751-1972. 1 ft. and 1 reel of microfilm. Location: 11:21, O:22, Mf. Family of lawyers, planters, and businessmen of New Orleans. Correspondence, military papers, genealogical material, and other papers include material on banking and finance, the Consolidated Association of the Planters of Louisiana, defense of New Orleans during the War of 1812, and Jefferson College. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2642.

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.

Delbondio, Fred. Letter, 1860. 1 item. Location: Misc. New Orleans commission merchant. Letter addressed to Messrs. Decker & Mann, Jasper, concerning current market prices for coffee, eggs, molasses, and white beans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3416.

Demmon, E. L. Oral history interviews, 1958, 1959. 1 item (75 pages and index). Location: U:115. Director of Southeastern and Southern Forest Experiment Stations and special investigator and technical advisor, Goodyear Rubber and Tire Company, Central America and the Dutch East Indies. Interviews conducted at Panama City, Florida (1958), and at Asheville, North Carolina (1959) by Elwood R. Maunder, Forest History Society, Inc. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1681.

Demolliens, Alexander. Papers, 1839, 1840. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Paris, France. Papers pertain to the settlement of an account of François Verrier, merchant of New Orleans, and include a power of attorney to Aumont Thieville & Company, Paris, and a letter to John and Lubin Garnier, New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 108.

Dennis, W. C. Letters, 1852. 2 items. Location: Misc. Business letters from New Orleans praising Bridgewater Paint, and mentioning an intended trip to Key West; and letters from Mobile ordering sacks of salt and noting the demand for same, due to floods and consignment loss. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

Desire, Monsieur. Account, 1830. 1 item. Location: Misc. Bill by Jn. Tinet for two items, one of which was a uniform for the Opelousas Chasseurs costing $18.00. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 110.

Desobry, Charles A. Document, 1860. 1 item. Location: OS:D. Resident of Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Letters patent issued to Charles A. Desobry for his improvement of bagasse furnaces, June 29, 1860. The attached schedule and plans describe the furnace as an improvement over the one patented previously. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Dezera account, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipted statement by Gardiner and Thompson, apparently merchants of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, for glasses purchased by Dezera. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 113.

Dornier, Jules. Account, 1859. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipted bill from Jules Dornier for merchandise. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 120.

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

Duclos family. Records, 1855-1876. 3 ms. vols. Location: F:17. French-speaking African American family in New Orleans that operated a furniture store and a liquor shop. Two volumes contain accounts for the furniture and liquor stores; a third volume contains miscellaneous notes. h, Louisiana, manufacturers of Westfield sugar and molasses, and dealers in general merchandise. Records include account books, daybooks, and ledgers for the firm; and payroll books for Armelise, Magnolia, Westfield, and Whitmel plantations and for levee work in the Fourth Mississippi River District. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 611.

Duggar, Jan W., interviewee. Radio interview, 1975. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Index (3 pages). Location: L:4700.10. Economist with the Louisiana Planning Committee and LSU. The radio interview aired on WJBO's Topic Today series. Interview discusses economic and business issues of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and the city of New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.10.

Duhart, Jean, fl. 1797-1805. Accounts and inventory, 1797-1805. 3 items. Location: Misc: D. Jean Duhart was possibly a store owner in New Orleans, La., or Acadia Parish. Lists people and amounts owed to Duhart for 1801-1805. Records for Nicholas Gravier's account with Duhart lists items purchased and amounts for 1797-1805. Inventory of goods, made by Judge Michel Cantrelle on June 29, 1805 at the request of Duhart and Jean Baptiste Poeyfarre. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4868.

Duneau, William H. Letter, 1837. 1 item. Letter from New Orleans to Messrs. Charles and William D. Crooker, of Bath, Maine, concerning shipping from New Orleans to New York. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1399. Location: Misc.

Dunlop, James. Account book, 1820-1829. 1 vol. Location: J:10. Resident of Ireland. Contains articles of agreement made at a meeting of master mariners for the purpose of forming an association in the town of Belfast, Ireland, for mutual relief, 1820; copies of letters pertaining to the business of a commission merchant; and a daybook. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 909.

Dupre and Metoyer and Company. Account book, 1830-1837, 1873. 1 vol. Location: F:15. General merchandise store in Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, owned by Emanuel Dupre and J. B. D. Metoyer, free blacks. Inventory of stock of Dupre and Metoyer and Company. An entry in 1873 records a mortgage due to Oscar Dubreuil. Copies of songs and drawings by Leatter Dupre appear in the back of the book. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 834.

Dupre, Paul J. Account books, 1904-1942. 6 vols. Location: F:15. African American storekeeper of Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. General ledgers of cash sales and accounts kept by Dupre. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 835, 841.

East Feliciana Parish collection, 1819-1867 (bulk 1826-1857). 50 items. Location: D:90. Financial papers are primarily statements of merchant accounts. Legal papers include citations, indictments, affidavits, and correspondence for civil and criminal cases heard at the courthouse in Clinton, Louisiana. Of special interest are documents relating to the trial of two slaves for arson and to a case against Centenary College in Jackson, Louisiana, for payment owed to a Reverend William B. Lacy. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3599.

Easterly, Isaac. Diary, 1833-1865 (bulk 1833-1836). 1 ms. vol. on 1 microfilm reel. Mss.Mf:E. Native of Tennessee, apparently a Baptist clergyman. Diary entries refer to volunteers raised in Jasper, Georgia, to march against the Creek Indians (1833-1836) and include entries and accounts of a blacksmith (1863-1864). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2301.

Edwards, James Wiley, 1839-1934. Papers, 1870-1887, n.d. 39 items. Location: T:28. Native of Missouri, came to West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, where he married Sallie Thoms Harris, ca. 1867. Later moved to East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, then to Texas; died in Clinton. Papers consist of miscellaneous records: tax receipts, Police Jury and Parish Court records, voter registration, merchants' statements. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3552.

Egana, Juan Y. de. Papers, 1851-1857. 11 items. Location: Misc. Broker. Bond and receipts for payment of principal and interest on stock notes and shares in the Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans, issued to Juan Y. de Egana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 69.

Eldredge, Inman F. Oral history interview, 1959. 1 item (98 pages and index). Location: U:115. Retired consulting forester, former director of the Forest Survey of the South, a member of the United States Forest Service, and former manager of the Superior Pine Products Co. in Fargo, Georgia. Oral history interview with Inman F. (Cap) Eldredge (1959) in New Orleans. Also a portion of an oral history interview with Eldredge made by Roy R. White (1959) at Fort Walton Beach, Florida. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1677.

Elliottville Mills Company. Letterbooks, 1885-1888, 1890. 2 ms. vols. U:115. Located in East Killingly, Connecticut. Letter press copy books (indexed) of James P. Kendall, associated with the Elliottville Mills Company, concerning the cotton business. Location: F:3. For further information see manuscript card catalog.

Ellis, J. M. Letter, 1847. 1 item. Location: Misc. New Orleans merchant. Letter by J. M. Ellis to his sister, Mrs. Samuel T. Tisdale of New York City, telling of a visit at the home of Samuel Judd on Long Island, New York, and that his financial situation in New Orleans did not warrant cultivating society people. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1363.

Esquire, Aleise. Tax receipt, 1843. 1 item. Location: Misc. Owner of a New Orleans coffee house. Parish tax receipt of Aleise Esquire. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1919.

Esso Standard Oil Company. Union contract, 1948-1957. 2 printed vols. Location: W:37. Louisiana division of national petrochemical corporation. Contract between Esso Standard Oil Company, Louisiana Division, and the Independent Industrial Workers' Association includes amendments and revisions. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3045.

Etienne, Thomas François. Record book, 1845-1861. 1 ms. vol. Location: B:16. Resident of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Record book containing entries of sales and accounts at Etienne's store and diary entries. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2161.

Eugene Rickets funeral notice, 1839. 1 item (enlargement print). Location: Impr. Broadside announcing the funeral of Eugene Rickets, a stranger from Flemingsburg, Kentucky, by James M. Baker, hotel owner of Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1353.

Evans, Nathaniel. Family Papers, 1791-1932 (bulk 1800-1850). 3,475 items, 47 ms. vols., 42 printed vols. Location: E:10-15, G:12, OS:E, 98:E, Vault:6, Mf. Postmaster and general merchant of Fort Adams, Wilkinson County, Mississippi; and owner of Oakland Plantation in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers consist of business and family correspondence and plantation records. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reels 1-10. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 670, 893, 913.

F.[loating] D.[ry] Dock Company. Account book, 1841-1856. 1 vol. Location: J:11. Located in Algiers, Louisiana. Ledger of the F. D. Dock Company [Floating Dry Dock Company] listing accounts with Mississippi River boats and other vessels and related fiscal entries for dock fees, repairs, interest, insurance, and labor. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 913.

Faler, M. and Company. Letter file, 1886-1889. 1 vol. Location: O:4. General merchants and cotton press operators, in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi. Letter file of M. Faler and Company containing business correspondence of M. Faler and business and personal correspondence of Andrew Mangold, member of the firm. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1092.

Farwell, F. Evans, 1906. Lecture and narration, 1980. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Index (1 page). Location: L:4700.14. President of Millican and Farwell Shipping Line. Farwell discusses the establishment of Millican and Farwell Shipping and family sugar cane plantations in Louisiana. He narrates a slide show, not contained in the collection, about changes in farming technology, especially pertaining to sugar cane. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.14.

Favrot, H. L. Account book, 1888. 1 ms. vol. Resident of Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, and dealer in groceries and drygoods. Indexed ledger of H. L. Favrot. G:6. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 475.

Feitel, Henry. Account book, 1884-1885. 1 vol. Location: G:6. Resident of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Daybook of Henry Feitel records general merchandise sales. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 476.

Felder, Joseph G. Papers,1956-1958. 0.8 linear feet. Location: 113:5. Engineer and manager of Ormet Corporation's Burnside Alumina Plant in Burnside, La. Correspondence, specifications, reports, drawings, and legal papers related to the construction and management of the Burnside Alumina Plant. For more information see online catalog. Mss. 4885.

Ferguson, R. P., and Company. Account books, 1854-1855. 3 vols. Location: G:6. General merchandise store of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Account books of R. P. Ferguson and Company recording sales of tobacco, whiskey, clothing, and groceries. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 477.

Fergusson, Tyson and Company. Price list, 1869 September 7. 1 item (and typescript). Location: Misc. Wholesale grocers and commission merchants of Baltimore, Maryland. List of price ranges for commodities furnished by Fergusson, Tyson and Company. Entries include various grains, vegetables, cattle, dried fruit, hides, wool, cotton, feathers, and rags, in addition to snakeroot and ginseng. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 582.

Fischer, Max. Max and August Fischer Papers, 1881-1907. 136 items. Location: E:52, O:20. Max and August Fischer were wholesale and retail dealers in general merchandise in Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. They also operated Kenmore Plantation, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Collection contains ledgers, journals, and other business papers related to Kenmore Plantation and to Fischer's merchandise dealings. Includes account and sales records of the Grace Episcopal Church in Bayou Sara, and of prominent families in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1259.

Fishman, Louis. Ledger, 1894. 1 vol. Location: G:3. General merchant of Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Incomplete ledger of Louis Fishman. East Feliciana Parish Archives Collection. Records introduced as evidence. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1100.

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's Patent Medicine. Advertisement, n.d. 1 item. John Fleming, proprietor of Fleming's Patent Medicine Depot, in New Orleans, advertising his products. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1189. Location: Impr.

Flower and Finley. Receipt book, 1817-1820. 1 vol. Location: G:3. Commission merchants of New Orleans. Receipt book of Flower and Finley containing records of transactions with clients in the Felicianas. East Feliciana Parish Archives Collection. Records introduced as evidence. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1100.

Fordyce Lumber Company. Records, 1926-1963. 65 ms. vols. (9.6 linear ft.). Location: N:18-20. Company based in Fordyce, Arkansas. Edward C. Gates was president of the company. Gates' personal copies of company records bound under assigned titles. Included are correspondence, records, reports, labor relations notes, wage schedules, forestry management data, photographs, and reports of the Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Company. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1864, 1895.

Foreign trade price lists collection, 1824-1833. 3 items. Location: Misc:F. J. W. Bastian & Son was a firm in Bremen, Germany, importing coffee, sugar, tobacco, and other staples as well as linens, dyes, and spices. Mariatequi, Knight & Co. was a firm based in Havana, Cuba, exporting sugar, coffee, molasses and provisions. The foreign trade price lists report the prices of commodities being exported and imported from Bremen, Germany, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Havana, Cuba. Also listed are exchange rates in London, Amsterdam, Hamburg, and Paris. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3326.

Fourchy, Paul. Papers, 1841-(1860-1879)-n.d. 88 items and 4 pamphlets. Location: U:115. Attorney, president of the Merchants' Mutual Insurance Company, and stockholder of the Mutual National Bank. Business papers consist of correspondence, printed copies of charters, and legal items relating to the insurance company and the bank. Personal papers consist of items from the University of Louisiana and invitations from social organizations.For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1650.

Frier, S. A. Papers, 1896-1898. 6 items and 1 vol. Location: Misc. J:11. Merchant and freight agent of Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Daybook of S. A. Frier listing names of customers and prices of items purchased; and receipts for merchandise. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 913.

Gaines, C. C. and Company. Papers, 1862 March 14. 2 items. Location: Misc. Two-part document from Shreveport, Louisiana, dealing with warehousing and selling four bales of cotton. Included is a small drawing showing a cotton picking scene. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3403.

Garland and Garland (Firm). Records, 1881-1909 (bulk 1905-1909). 1 item and 11 ms. vols. Location: Misc:G, N:4-5. General merchants of Mamou, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, and of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Related companies, Garland Lumber Company and Robbins and Garland, traded chiefly in lumber. Account books contain entries for such materials as lumber, brick, cotton, groceries, clothing, hardware, household utensils, tobacco, and whiskey. Collection also includes an account book of 'Anderson,' a fragmentary index to the ledgers, and a bill. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 965, 1788, 1978.

Garnier, John and Lubin. Papers, 1820-1859, n.d. 371 items. Location: U:121. New Orleans commission merchants. Letters and miscellaneous accounts. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 155, 752.

Gassie, August. Account book, 1870-1871. 1 vol. Location: G:8. Resident of West Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ledger records merchandise sales and cash accounts, many of which were made to Levert and New Hope plantations. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 478.

Gay-Butler-Plater Family Papers, 1814-2004. 29 linear ft., 25 v., 14 oversize folders. Location: G:43-72, OS:G, Q:1-6. Planters of Iberville, Lafourche, and Terrebonne parishes, La. Correspondence, financial records, legal records, photographic materials, and personal papers created and accumulated by the Gay, Butler, Plater, and Price families of Louisiana documenting their political, social, and financial affairs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4872. Complete Finding Aid.

Gayle, W. N. Ledger, 1912-1920. 1 vol. Location: G:1. General merchant of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Looseleaf ledger of W. N. Gayle. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under East Feliciana Parish Archives Collection. Records introduced as evidence. Mss. 1100.

Gazette Printing Company. Sample book, 1896-1900. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:24. Printing company of Convent, Louisiana. Sample book contains handbills announcing baseball games, picnics, excursions, and death notices; tickets for benefits, raffles, lotteries, and concerts; and merchants' billheads. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 794.

Gendron, Charles E. Papers, 1879-1914. 780 items, 27 ms. vols. Location: C:53, H:23, O:4, 98:G. Storekeeper of Edgard, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, and agent for the Mississippi Packet Company. Papers mostly pertain to Gendron's work as an agent for the Mississippi Packet Company, including cashbooks, account books, and ledgers. Some personal papers are included. Collection contains French and English copies of the newspapers Le Meschacebe (1908-1912) and L'Observateur (1913). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 988, 1199.

Geo. Limerick & Co. Letter: Vicksburg, Miss., to Lockhart, Fearn and Donegan, Madisonville, Miss., 1842 March 19. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc:G. Shipping company which operated along the Mississippi River, with ports in New Orleans and Vicksburg, Mississippi. It shipped cotton to the Madisonville, Mississippi, merchants Mr. Lockhart, Mr Fearn, and Mr. Donegan. Letter to Lockhart, Fearn, and Donegan denies responsibility for water damage to bales of cotton the company took aboard its ship Vicksburg. Included is an earlier letter (copy) to the merchants also stating the cotton was damaged prior to shipment. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3326.

George, John, 1854-1931. Papers, 1887-1931, n.d. 348 items and 6 ms. vols. Location: W:9-10. General merchant and cotton buyer in Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Collection consists of business papers and ledgers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1550.

George J. Wainwright & Co. Letter, 1839. 1 item. Location: Misc:G. Letter written from Liverpool, England, discussing West Indies sugar trade, working conditions of African Americans in Jamaica and international trade. Letter is written on conjugate leaf of the LIVERPOOL PRICES CURRENT (April 19, 1839). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3676

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. 2458.

Gilbert, T. B., and Company. Store ledgers, 1885-1921, n.d. 28 ms. vols. Location: 5:1. General merchandise store, Wisner, Louisiana. Ledgers list names of customers, items purchased, and prices. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3154.

Gilchrist, Ray W. Oral history interview, 1979. 1 sound cassette (.5 hours), Index (1 page). Location: L:4700.24. Resident of Iberville Parish, Louisiana, where his father operated a community syrup mill in the 1930s. Gilchrist discusses his family and early background, his father's community syrup mill near Bayou Sorrel, and the community's involvement and socializing at syrup making time. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.24.

Glass, James C. Account books, 1833-1836. 4 vols. Location: G:4. General merchant of Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Daybook, journal, and ledgers of James C. Glass. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under East Feliciana Parish Archives Collection. Records introduced as evidence. Mss. 1100.

Goddard and Hall. Account books, 1892-1896. 6 vols. Location: J:11. Commission merchants of New Orleans. Account books of Goddard and Hall. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 912.

Golsan Brothers. Papers, 1845, 1866-1876. 15,645 items, 102 ms. vols. Location: UU:199-210, G:8-10, 915:. New Orleans cotton factors and agents for the DuBois cotton gin, doing business with merchants, and commission firms in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Tennessee, and Texas. Business papers of Golsan Brothers consisting chiefly of bills and receipts for merchandise, printing, and advertising; waybills; invoices for cotton purchased; bank checks; trial balance sheets; telegrams; statements of account; and correspondence. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 501.

Gordon, Forstall, and Co. Account and correspondence, 1832 April - 1832 June. 1 item. Location: OS:G. Gordon, Forstall, and Co. were merchants in New Orleans, La. with in Mexico that dealt in items such as sugar and woolens. Manuscript copies of multiple letters and financial statements from 1832 exchanged between the merchants representing Gordon, Forstall, and Co. in Mexico, and the office in New Orleans refer to stock status, account information, foreign relations, poor sales, the political climate in Mexico, and how smugglers and imposed taxes by the local government were making business increasingly difficult. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4857.

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.

Grand Isle Hotel. Account books, 1879-1898. 7 items, 4 vols. Location: Misc:G, G:6. Hotel in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and probably owned by John F. Kranz, the president of the Crescent City Ice Company of New Orleans. Collection includes a cashbook, a ledger, a guest register, bills, and receipts of the hotel. The cashbook of Kranz contains accounts with fishing boats (or 'smacks') and fish dealers, and related accounts of expenses for fishing gear, bait, and ice. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1144.

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.

Great Falls Manufacturing Company. Correspondence, 1834-1842. 23 items. Location: Misc. Company located in Boston, Massachusetts. Letters to George H. Kuhn, treasurer, of the Great Falls Manufacturing Company pertaining to purchase of cotton from New Orleans factors for New England textile mills. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1404, 1417.

Great Southern Lumber Company collection, 1924-1938. 129 items, 2 printed vols. Location: UU:163, OS:G. Lumber company chartered in Pennsylvania in 1902, and owners of land, a sawmill, and other timber-related industries in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana. William H. Sullivan was vice-president of the company (1905-1929) and mayor of Bogalusa. Collection contains photographs of buildings, machinery, and operations of the Great Southern Lumber Company and its subsidiary, the Bogalusa Paper Company; post cards; publications; and paper specimens. Reforestation efforts of the company; tung oil groves at Isabel, Louisiana; and the Bogue Chitto stock farm are also depicted in photographs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3225.Complete finding aid.

Green, Charles, carpenter. Letters, 1834-1836. 5 items. Location: B:40. Carpenter from Pennsylvania who moved to Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, where he sought to establish ice and confectionery businesses in Louisiana. His mother, Henrietta and his brother, George lived in Pennsylvania. Letters from Green to his family concern his travel to Alexandria, wages paid to laborers, establishment of an ice business, his interest in a retail business, the unprofitability of the ice business, and his plans to establish a confectionery business. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 166.

Grima, Edgar. Letter Book, 1899-1900. 1 vol. Location: Mss. Mf.:G. New Orleans, La., attorney and notary. Letter book contains correspondence relating to civil cases, finances, property, land sale, and the settlement of personal estates (Dec. 16, 1899-Dec. 27, 1900). See online catalog for further information. Mss. 1804.

Grindley, George. Letter: Washington, D.C. to LeGardeur, New Orleans, La., 1891 January 26. 1 item (4 pages). Location: Misc:G. Letter mentions a bill relating to business interests which Grindley and LeGardeur wish to have passed by Congress; dealings with Cusimano and Co.; problems with the Post Office; Grindley's wife and children in New Orleans; and his work in Washington. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4607.

Guay and DeArmond. Ledger, 1835-1837. 1 vol. General merchants of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Ledger of accounts of Guay and DeArmond giving itemized charges and total amounts of accounts. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under East Feliciana Parish Archives Collection. Records introduced as evidence. Mss. 1100.

Gueble and Nippert. Circular, 1869. 1 item. Location: Impr. New Orleans merchants. Circular advertises gloves, hosiery, dolls, toys, and other items. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244.

Gumbel, Simon. Family Papers, ca. 1851-1949. 2.5 linear ft.Location: P:21-22. Resident of New Orleans. Comprised almost entirely of property tax receipts for city, parish and state taxes; remaining papers consists of three stock certificates and personal legal papers. Also includes the records of the Sophie L. Gumbel Home, comprised of correspondence, printed items, financial and administrative records. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1490. Complete finding aid.

Haas, Samuel, 1836-1919. Letterpress copybook, 1887-1887. 1 vol. on 1 microfilm reel. Location: Mss. Mf:H. Merchant and landowner born in Alsace, France, of Jewish descent, in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Letters to business associates and friends in Avoyelles, Rapides, and St. Landry Parishes, Louisiana, and in New Orleans. One letter contains a detailed description of St. Landry Parish and its people. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3698.

Hagan, John. Papers, 1833-1848. 6 items. Location: Safe:8. New Orleans merchant. Papers pertain to Hagan's connection with land transactions of General Lafayette, John McDonogh, Zachary Taylor, and Josiah Coghill. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1485.

Hale Correspondence, 1843, 1845. 4 items. Location: Misc. Business letters from New Orleans to New York City and to Alliance Mutual Company, New York. Letters (1845) comment on problems getting the required amount of cargo for a ship sailing to New York. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1404, 1417.

Hall, J. A. Account book, 1873-1885. 1 vol., microfilm. Location: Mf. Storekeeper of Coffee County, Alabama. Ledger entries include records of purchases of farm and household supplies; settlement of debtors' accounts by payments in cash, commodities, and services; articles of agreement with farm laborers and household workers; and letters and memoranda. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1013.

Hall, Samuel. Letter, 1843 March 3. 1 item. Location: Misc. Boston factor. Letter from Captain Albert Winsor, New Orleans, contains an account of expenses for barque Nahant. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1404.

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.

Harris, M. Daybook, 1846. 1 vol. Location: G:4. General merchant of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Daybook of M. Harris listing itemized charges for merchandise. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under East Feliciana Parish Archives Collection. Records introduced as evidence. Mss. 1100.

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.

Hazard Company. Letters, 1839-1855. 88 items. Location: E:57. Rhode Island manufacturer of cotton and woolen clothing, shoes, and textiles, with agents operating in New Orleans. Correspondence deals with clothing and textiles sold to plantation owners of Louisiana and Mississippi, and clothing worn by slaves on plantations. Customers were primarily from the Feliciana parishes in Louisiana and the Natchez and Vicksburg, Mississippi, areas. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 789, 845, 942, 1194, 1232.

Head, William Hughes, 1821-1886. Family Papers, 1838-1947 (bulk 1845-1930). 7 linear ft. Location: 34:123-130, OS:H. Pastor and Baptist theologian of Mississippi who was also involved in the drugstore business. Family papers include Head's correspondence, sermons, and writings, and other family letters and legal documents related to the drugstore business. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3238.Complete finding aid.

Hebert Bros. Meat Market Records, 1943-1946. 0.3 linear ft. Location: C:88, OS:H. Hebert Bros. Meat Market operated in Morganza, La. Business records consisting of financial papers, correspondence, reports, and federal regulations relate to the production, sale and distribution of meat under the Food Rationing Program of the Office of Price Administration, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture during World War II. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3833. Complete finding aid.

Hemphill, H. Account book, 1831-1835. 1 vol. Location: G:11. Ledger of H. Hemphill records general merchandise sales and cash accounts. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 175.

Hendrick, E. B. and Company. Receipt, 1868 March 18. 1 item. Location: Misc. Commission merchant of Cairo, Illinois. Illinois Central Railroad Company receipt for sacks of seed to be shipped to W. H. Mann of Gilman, Illinois. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

Herbert, Susan F. Papers, 1839, 1852-1857. 34 items. Location: C:61. Resident of Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Statements from Payne and Harrison, New Orleans factor, for sale of cotton for the estate of T. S. Herbert and for his wife, Mrs. Susan Herbert. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1209.

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.

Hervey, Elstner & Warren. Letterbook, 1870. 1 vol. Location: G:11, BTC. Mercantile firm located in Shreveport, Louisiana. Letter book consists chiefly of letters to business associates and customers from Col. C. M. Hervey at the time he purchased the entire interest in the business. Bound typed copies also available. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 645.

Hilliard, Isaac H. (Isaac Henry), 1811-1868. Family Papers, 1756-1924 (bulk 1845-1920). 173 items, 12 ms. vols. Location: E:50 H:21. Planter on Hilliard Plantation in Grand Lake, Chicot County, Arkansas, where his family owned a merchandising business. Collection includes legal papers, correspondence, cashbooks, and diaries that document the personal, agricultural, and business activities of the Hilliard family. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1236, 1347.

Hinckley, Orramel, 1813-1868. Family Papers, 1811-1897 (bulk 1830-1870). 335 items; 16 vols. Location: UU:65, J:9. Steamboat owner and captain whose business was centered mainly in New Orleans and Opelousas, Louisiana. Hinkley's wife and son lived in Washington, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. Personal and business papers and account books (1834-1897) document Hinckley's work as a steamboat captain. There are also volumes relating to personal matters, Civil War letters and items, and the bylaws and rules of a chapter of the Royal Arch Masons. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm. Documents and letters collected on Louisiana history and Hornor family business papers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2036, 2055, 2107.

Hunt, David. Family Papers, 1803-1838. 20 items. Location: U:158. Wealthy planters of Natchez, Mississippi. Personal and business letters to Abijah Hunt, wealthy merchant and slave holder of the Natchez District, and to his nephew, David Hunt, who amassed a large fortune as his successor. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 517.

Hunter and Killian. Account book, 1839-1841. 1 vol. Location: G:4. D. D. Hunter was a grocer and tavern keeper. Ledger of D. D. Hunter probably owned before taking John Killian as a partner, April 3, 1839; miscellaneous statements of accounts contracted and statement of John Killian; and ledger of accounts of Hunter and Killian (1840-1841). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under East Feliciana Parish Archives Collection. Mss. 1100.

Hunter Brothers General Merchandise. Business records, 1892-1899. 4,384 items, 91 vols. Location: 80:16-18, Q:7-9. Merchants of Waterproof, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. Business records are comprised of bills, receipts, business correspondence, cashbooks, cotton books, daybooks, ledgers, and a minute book of the Tensas and Condordia Farmers' Association (1913-1914). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2377.

Hunter Bros. Store photograph, 1971. 1 item. Location: E:Pict.Coll. Store in Waterproof, Louisiana. Photograph of the Hunter Bros. Store taken in April 1971, just before the building was demolished. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 236.

Hunter Family Papers, 1841-1968. 79 items, 56 vols. Location: UU:102, N:26-27, 98. Merchants and residents of Waterproof, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. Family papers include several family photographs, LSU students notebooks (1895-1899), and college textbooks. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2377.

Hutchinson, Charles W. Family Papers, 1803-1948 (bulk 1864-1888). 131 items, 6 vols. (4 ms. vols., 2 printed vols.). Location: UU:111, N:5, OS:H. Commission merchant and art collector of Utica, New York. His father, Holmes Hutchinson, was president of Oswego and Syracuse Railroad Co., and his brother, Edwin, was a faculty member at Yale University. Papers include letters and financial documents related to Charles Hutchinson's art collection. Also included are items and documents of Holmes Hutchinson concerning the railroad company and of Edwin Hutchinson concerning Yale University. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1856.

Hutchinson, Holmes, d. 1865. Family Papers, 1844-1904. 20 items, 1 vol. Location: U:159, Misc:H. Resident of Utica, New York, and tutor to Franklin A. Hudson, son of Silas F. Hudson, of Bayou Goula, Louisiana. Owner of cypress swampland in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Papers include: letters concerning management and revenue of the cypress swampland; cash expenses for trips between Utica and Bayou Goula; a stock certificate; and an account book. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 751, 802, 881.

Ile De France. Broadside, n.d. [18th or early 19th century]. 1 printed item. Location: Impr. Merchant's broadside announces the opening of a business house in the port of Nouvelle-Orleans on the French Indian Ocean colony of Ile de France. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3032.

Innerarity, James. Letters, 1816-1820, n.d. 4 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Mobile, Alabama. James and John Innerarity were associates of the commercial house of John Forbes and Company, Pensacola, Florida. Letters from Innerarity to Eligius Fromentin, U.S. Senator from Louisiana, and to the Land Office of East Pearl River pertain to the settlement of land claims between the Mississippi and Perdido Rivers. Included is a statement listing cargo for a ship. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 908.

Interim Printing Company. Sample book, 1888-1896. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:24. Located in Convent, Louisiana. Sample book contains handbills for fairs, elections, concerts, and baseball games; wedding invitations and death notices; and billheads for merchants. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 794.

Isaiah Chase - Peter Hanson Business Letters,1847-1855. 16 items. Location: Misc:I. Most letters written to Joseph Holmes (1771-1863), shipbuilder and owner from Kingston, Mass., from New Orleans by either Isaiah Chase or Peter Hanson. Letters discuss financial transactions made through the New England Bank in Boston and ships used to transport the acquired commodites out of New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4946.

Jackson Lumber Company, Lockhart, Alabama. Personal copies of Edward C. Gates, President, 1902-1953. 20 ms. vols. Location: N:23. Company records bound under assigned titles. Records include annual reports, monthly reports and related statistics, forestry data, advertising, and photographs. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1895.

Jahncke, Ernest Lee, Sr., 1877-1960. Papers, 1852-1960 (bulk 1911-1941). 1,528 items, 16 ms. vols., 15 printed vols. Location: U:136-143, F:22-23, OS:J. Rear Admiral in the Naval Reserve, assistant secretary of the navy during the Hoover administration, president of Jahncke Interests in New Orleans, and first executive director of the Louisiana State Department of Commerce and Industry. Papers documenting Jahncke's civic, cultural, and professional interests. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1713, 1805.

James, Samuel L., 1834-1894. Letter, 1870 December 10. 1 item. Location: Misc. Louisiana engineer, businessman, and owner of the convict lease, 1870-1894. Letter to lawyer J. E. Austin encloses a newspaper article critical of the convict-lease system and requests that Austin begin a libel suit against the publisher. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2946.

Jamison, John Letter, 1817 September 30. 1 item. Location: Misc: J. Letter from John Jamison (an Indian Agent at Natchitoches, La. in 1817) to Joseph Saul, Esquire, the cashier of the Bank of Louisiana, in which Jamison complains about the difficulties of transacting the financial business of his office and asking to be able to draw bills through the Bank of the United States at New Orleans on the Bank of Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4889.

Jennings-Heywood Oil Syndicate records,1900-1970. 16 linear feet. Location: 2:29-36, 98:J, OS:J. Organized in 1901 by Walter Scott Heywood and five other Jennings, La. Businessmen. Correspondence relating to the involvement of the Heywood brothers and their associates in the oil industry in Louisiana and Walter Scott Heywood's political activities and service on the Jefferson Davis Parish Rationing Board, the Louisiana State Mineral Board, and the Mermentau Basin Association. His speeches and autobiography are also included. Bills and receipts for equipment and supplies used by the Jennings-Heywood Oil Syndicate and its related companies are present. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3262. Complete finding aid

Johns-Manville Products Corporation. Timberland records, 1939-1972, n.d. 26 linear ft., 2 ms. vols. Location: 94, OS:J, 97:. Regional office of a forest products corporation in Natchez, Mississippi. Records document managed timberlands in Southwest Mississippi and include timber and land sales; materials on forestry organizations; correspondence; policies; costs and returns; wood procurement records; photographs; a draft history; and scrapbooks. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2679.

Johnson, Henry and Joseph. Store records, 1876-1890. 5 ms. vols. Owners of general mercantile store in Grove, Louisiana. Ledgers and daybooks record business transactions. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2781.

Jones, Charles C. Papers, 1887-1895, 1923-1926, n.d. 562 items, 2 ms. vols., 2 printed vols. Location: UU:101. Son of Dr. Joseph Jones, civil and mining engineer associated with the Cranes' Nest Coal and Iron Company of Lynchburg, Virginia, and general manager of Coeburn Coal Company, Coeburn, Virginia. Business papers, family letters, and personal business papers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1351, 1357.

Jones, L. E. Account books, 1906-1933. 14 vols. Location: F:18. Dealer in general merchandise of Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Account books of Louis E. Jones. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1007.

Joyce, John, d. 1798. Diary and memoranda book, 1776-1791. 1 vol., 1 microfilm reel. Location: Vault, Mss.Mf:J. Fought on the side of the British during the American Revolution and subsequently traded goods and slaves in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. Diary entries record Joyce's experiences as a British soldier in the American Revolution and as a trader. The memoranda detail commerce in fur, slaves, and other goods. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4342.

Jungle Gardens, Inc. bond issue ledger, 1927. 1 vol. Location: P:11. Business venture created by Edward Avery McIlhenny, owner of Avery Island, Louisiana, to grow and sell exotic tropical plants at affordable prices. One volume contains a single November 3, 1927 notarial act consisting of two hundred fifty cancelled bonds for Jungle Gardens, Inc. Included is the resolution of the Board of Directors for Jungle Gardens, Inc., authorizing the bond cancellation. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4668.Complete finding aid.

Keeler, Timothy B. Letters, 1823-1827. 14 items. Resident of Danbury, Conn.and New Orleans merchant. Letters to his wife, Mary provide news of his health, the state of his business in New Orleans, and his longing to be home in Connecticut with her. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4964.

Keller family. Plantation records, 1858-1937 (bulk 1908-1923). 1.9 linear ft. (9 items, 17 vols., 1 microfilm reel). Location: Misc:K, P:16, Mss.Mf:K. The Keller family owned Welham Plantation and operated a store in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Collection includes antebellum slave record books (1858-1860), plantation and store ledgers, cashbooks, daybooks, and receipts. Slave record books are on microfilm. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3010.

Keller, Arthur G., 1902-1968. Papers, 1878-1967 (bulk 1927-1967). 19 linear ft. Location: 94:. Professor of Chemical Engineering, LSU, specialist in sugar cane technology, and consulting engineer. Professional papers include correspondence; notebooks; teaching materials; and files, financial records, and reports relative to a firm of consulting engineers run by Keller. Materials on sugar cane technology include reports on refineries and production. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2318, 2746.

Kellogg, Walter Lumber Company, Inc. Records, 1918-1961. 7 boxes. Location: 80:22-28. Plant, mills, yard, and offices located in Alexandria and Monroe, Louisiana. Records include appraisals, minute books and records, CPA reports, monthly statements, and federal and state income tax returns. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2336.

Kemp, David. Journal, 1814-1815. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:19. Accounts for a general merchandise store in St. Helena Parish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 196.

Kenner, Duncan Farrar, 1813-1887. Papers, 1838-1905 (bulk 1838-1894). .8 linear ft. (342 items, 2 ms. v