Contents:
Introduction
Alphabetical List
Chronological Index

INTRODUCTION

This guide describes collections documenting literature, reading, and writing in the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections (LLMVC) at LSU. It includes the papers of authors, novelists, playwrights, poets, journalists, editors, critics, professors, and historians as writers. Materials in the collections include drafts of literary works (novels, short stories, essays, and plays, among other genres) correspondence, diaries, biographical sketches, research materials, galley proofs, and book reviews. "Literary works" as defined here include popular works, poetry transcribed in diaries, and other common efforts at literary expression. Collections dealing with reading and publishing are also described in this guide. Diary-writing in itself (apart from diaries that contain literature or are the diaries of literary authors) does not qualify a collection for inclusion in this guide. Other diaries will be found in the guides to plantations and women's collections. Most of the collections are from Louisiana, but there are also materials from other areas of the Lower Mississippi Valley.

In addition to these resources, please see the Louisiana Authors Index (A Retrospective Bibliography of Louisiana Authors and Their Works) and the Louisiana Center for the Book's Writers Directory.

Collections in this guide are listed alphabetically, with a chronological index after the alphabetical listing. Brief descriptions are available on 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.

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

Anderson, John Q. Manuscript, LOUISIANA SWAMP DOCTOR, ca. 1960. 352 items. Location: C:76. Writer and professor of English, University of Houston, Texas. Manuscript of Louisiana Swamp Doctor; The Writings of Henry Clay Lewis, Alias 'Madison Tensas, M.D.', edited by John Q. Anderson. (Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1962) and related correspondence and research notes. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Anderson, John Q., 1916-1975. Mss. 2156.

Anderson, John Q. Papers, ca. 1930-1990. 3 linear ft. Location: Ranges C, W, 7. Writer and professor of English, University of Houston, Texas. Papers documenting Anderson's teaching career and writings. Includes reprints of articles, copies of typescripts of his Louisiana Swamp Doctor, and research materials for Kate Stone's diary, published as Brokenburn. Included are other writings on folklore and history, research materials of his wife Loraine Epps Anderson, and materials documenting their involvement with the Texas Folklore Society. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2162.Complete finding aid.

Andrew Jackson account, ca. 1840, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. President of the United States, 1828-1836. Anonymous manuscript apparently submitted to a periodical for publication describes a visit to Jackson's Tennessee home, the Hermitage. The writer discusses the location and appearance of the plantation and Jackson's health, interests, and family. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. Account. Mss. 3212.

Andrews, James M. Papers, 1846-1892. .25 linear ft. (103 items; 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol.). Location: U:6. Farmer of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. In the 1840s he was a member of the Johnson Guards, Andrew Jackson Regiment, as part of the Texas Army of Occupation. Papers include correspondence, legal documents, poems, nursery price lists, home recipes and remedies, tax and merchandise receipts, Confederate bonds, and the succession accounts of Mrs. Louisa Andrews. Correspondence includes letters from James' father discussing relatives, local affairs, and crop conditions in Clinton. Letters from his daughter describe economic conditions in Amite, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 861.

Anne Rice collection, 1979-1991. .5 linear ft. Location: W:69. New Orleans author. Articles, interviews, and reviews by and about Anne Rice and her works. Includes audio tapes of interviews of Rice on National Public Radio (n.d.) and on a Larry King radio broadcast (November 1988). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4446.Complete finding aid.

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

Anonymous account book (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 biographical sketch, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Fragment of an anonymous biographical sketch of Adrien Emmanuel Rouquette (1813-1887), a native of New Orleans, poet-priest of Louisiana, and apostle of the Choctaw Indians of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, known as 'Chahta-Ima.'. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1444.

Anonymous Civil War scrapbook, 1856-1863. 1 ms. vol. Location: UU:110. Clippings, mostly from Mobile, Alabama, Advertiser and Register, of poems and Civil War news. Scrapbook also includes fashion designs from magazines. 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. 893.

Anonymous Confederate poems, ca. 1864, n.d. 2 pages. Location: Misc. Anonymous poems titled 'Somebody's Darling,' 'Waiting,' and 'The Picket Guard' deal with war themes, death, and the Southern struggle. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2918.

Anonymous manuscript volume, 1862-1877. 1 item. Location: Misc. Commercial diary printed in New Orleans. Contents include 'Diary notes on the revolution of the Southern States of America'; personal and press comments on the seizure of the Trent; and poetry, songs, and parts of plays in commedia dell'arte style. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3545.

Anonymous notebook, 1827-1829, 1892. 1 ms. vol. Location: C:45. Mathematics notebook containing rules and examples, and also copies of poems. 'Madisonville Brick and Ship Yards, March 4, 1829' is written on the margin of a page. For further inormation see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Anonymous novel, n.d. 1 ms. vol. (261 pages). Location: U:116. Novel written in the first person and taking place in antebellum Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 172.

Anonymous poem, 1864 June 3. 1 item. Location: Misc. Confederate love poem signed 'Mystic,' Petersburg, Virginia. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2121.

Anonymous poetry book, ca. 1815, 1817. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Volume containing copies of poems by Robert Burns and others and probably some original poetry. Personal entries indicate the volume was written ca. 1815-1817 in Georgia. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1422.

Anonymous scrapbook, 1855-1857, 1865-1867, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:10. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, mainly of poems published in New Orleans papers, and sentimental engravings. Items are glued over ledger entries (1855-1857). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3012.

Anonymous scrapbook, ca. 1900. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:21. Scrapbook containing obituaries of Sadie Patrick, secretary of the United Confederate Veterans Association; sentimental verse; and miscellaneous newspaper clippings. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2087.

Anonymous short story, ca. 1904. 1 item. Location: Misc. Story centering around the Steamer Betsy Ann when she was operating on a packet from Natchez to Bayou Sara on the Mississippi River. It features the home of Captain Lane Brandon of Como Landing and the surrounding territory in the Tunica Hills. It also features the building of the Red River Valley railroad as part of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1086.

Anonymous travel notebook, 1869-1877. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Unidentified notebook containing travel accounts of several trips to Europe, itinerary while there, excerpts of poems, jokes, accounts of expenses, and miscellaneous memoranda. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 606.

Armstrong, A. Notebook, 1839-1847. 1 vol. Location: F:2. Notebook of miscellaneous items including remedies, beverage recipes, medical reports, observations on phrenology, Clay and Polk campaign songs, poetry, memoranda, directions for erecting a house, correspondence, and events in Armstrong's life. Included is Armstrong's will, July 7, 1841, made before meeting 'Mr. Smith' in an affair of honor. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 664.

Asbury, Francis, ?-1816. Broadside, 1833 December 25. 1 item. Location: Impr. First bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in North America. Broadside printed at the Creole Office, New Orleans, of an elegiac poem written by Jesse Jennett upon the death of Reverend Asbury in 1816. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

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

Aswell, James B. (James Benjamin), 1906-1955. Papers, 1953. 2 items. Location: Misc:A. Author and resident of Natchitoches, Louisiana. His father, James B. Aswell, an educator, served as a congressman, as Louisiana state superintendent of schools, and ran for governor of Louisiana in 1911. Collection contains Dudley Frasier's biographical sketch of Aswell, the author of The Birds and the Bees; the sketch mentions the burning of Aswell's papers in his hometown of Natchitoches. Included is a publicity photograph of Aswell for Reinhart & Co. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3428.

Barel, Leona Queyrouze, 1861?-1938. Papers, 1800-1950 (bulk 1860-1937). 2,61 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 notebook, [1821], 1831, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Handwritten copies of poetry and quotations by British authors and excerpts from The Spectator, Life of Pope, and Art of Thinking. Some of the writings, particularly those in pencil, may be original poems. J.C.B., 1831, New Orleans, appears on the last page containing writing. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 24.

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

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Correspondence, 1858-1886. 10 items. Location: U:13. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Letters to Edward Clifton Wharton, journalist and Confederate major of New Orleans, discuss personal matters and the authorship and publication of Beauregard's reminiscences on the Civil War. Included is a letter from John Johnson, Confederate major, recalling the condition of Fort Sumter after 60 days of bombardment in the fall of 1864. Available on microfilm: Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 2. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2128.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Letter, 1882 September 27. 1 item. Location: U:13. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Letter to General Marcus J. Wright comments on inaccuracies in Jefferson Davis' history of the Confederacy and on his own literary activities. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Beauregard, Pierre G. T. Mss. 2965.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Published volume, 1891. 1 printed vol. Location: F:3. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Presentation copy of Beauregard's Battle of Manassas to Mrs. Mary A. Townsend by General Beauregard in New Orleans, April 1891. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Beauregard, P. G. T. Mss. 1716.

Beauregard, Rene Toutant. Recollections, n.d. 1 item [typewritten copy]. Location: U:14. Son of General P. G. T. Beauregard. Typescript of Magnolia, by Rene Beauregard, telling of family life at 'Magnolia,' the plantation home of his grandfather, Jules Villere, and some criticism of General Beauregard's military and civilian life. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 787.

Beauregard-Keyes House (New Orleans). The Board of the Beauregard House Association presents Grace King's An old romance, a play in three acts: program, 1932. 1 item, 3 p.; 23 cm. Location: E:Impr. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1834.

Blomquist, Carl. Scrapbook, 1942-1945. 1 ms. vol. (including 205 items). Location: H:16. Resident of Jeanerette, Louisiana. Scrapbook prepared for a young boy, Carl Blomquist, by his mother, Anne Toland Blomquist, containing letters and related newspaper articles by Alex Melancon, World War II army private and author of the book Carl of which Carl Blomquist was the subject. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1609.

Blum, Morgan, 1914-1964. Published writings, 1939-1965. 3 items, 20 printed vols. Location: 34:6. Professor of English at the University of Minnesota. Writings consist of poetry, articles, and reviews. Included in the collection are autographed presentation copies from authors. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2030, 2221.

Bond, Priscilla Munnikhuysen, 1838-1869. Papers, 1858-1866. .7 linear ft. (98 items, 3 ms. vols.). Location: B:15. Resident of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, to which she had moved with her parents from Maryland. Priscilla married Howard Bond; she had no children. Two diaries record Bond's daily activities and observations. Subjects covered include plantation life, runaway slaves, social engagements, hypnotism, and Civil War experiences and thoughts, including participation by African American soldiers. Collection also includes correspondence, poems, and photographs. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 33. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2155. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Boston Museum (1847-1903). Playbill, 1861. 1 broadside. Location: Impr. Abolitionist playbill from the Boston Museum reading: First nights of Dion Bourcicault's greatest production!  Illustrating American character! American scenes! and Southern homes! entitled the Octoroon or--life in Louisiana, ... this Saturday afternoon, Dec. 14, 1861. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1558.

Bourgeois, Lillian C., d.1956. Saint James Parish history collection, 1766-1957 (bulk 1932-1957). 543 items, 39 vols. (37 ms. vols., 2 printed vols.). Location: U:180, 79:77, OS:B. Historian who published a history of St. James Parish entitled Cabanocey; The History, Customs,and Folklore of St. James Parish (1957). Research materials and correspondence related to Bourgeois' Cabanocey. Included are typewritten copies of documents in the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, Spain; photostatic copies of account books, and other primary source materials. Also included are copies of township maps of St. James Parish with the parish tax roll; funeral notices; two printed pamphlets; newspaper clippings; and a typewritten draft of Cabanocey. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2195.

Bourjaily, Vance Nye. Certain kind of work, A, 1968. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Louisiana novelist. Galley proof of Bourjaily's article, 'A certain kind of work,' which appeared in Thomas McCormack's Afterwords; novelists on their novels. For furher information see online catalog. Mss. 4486.

Bradford, Roark. Letter, 1927. 1 item. Location: Misc. Writer, 1896-1948. Letter from Bradford to H. C. Leach of The Forum, referring to his story the River Witch, and his Book of Ethiopus, probably Ol' Man Adam An' His Chillun, published by Harpers in 1928. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1401.

Bradsher, Earl Lockridge. Papers, 1899-1983. 3 linear ft. Location: 50. Poet, author, and professor of American literature at LSU. Papers consist of correspondence, including five letters and cards from writer and folklorist J. Frank Dobie; manuscripts of short stories, poems, and other writings; a few printed items; some personal financial records; class notes; and photographs. Included are some clippings pertaining to civic affairs and other professional matters; and an unpublished memoir written by Bradsher. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4075.

Bradsher, Earl Lockridge. Poems, 1954-1966. 1 linear ft. Location: UU:138. Poet, author, and professor of American literature at LSU. Manuscript poems on a wide range of subjects. Included is an unpublished manuscript of an anthology of poems (1964) by Bradsher entitled, 'In the shadow of science, and other poems.'. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2673.

Brent, Joseph Lancaster, 1826-1905. Papers, 1869-1940 (bulk 1869-1904, 1926-1940). 12 vols., 55 items. Location:U:244-246, U:114. Maryland native who married Rosella Kenner, the daughter of prominent Louisiana planter and politician Duncan Kenner, in 1870. He administered her father's plantations in Louisiana until Kenner's death. Recipes, household hints, New Orleans trade cards, and newspaper clippings. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 1, Reel 15. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1477, 1822. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Bristow, Gwen, 1903-. Letter: Beverly Hills, Calif., to Annette Duchein, 1941 December 2. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. American novelist and journalist married to movie producer Bruce Manning. Friendly letter reporting on remodeling of a house and current writing. Bristow tells of difficulties encountered when trying to write without having done sufficient preliminary work and gives her thoughts on Marcel Proust. Also mentioned is the 'colonel' and his work as a movie producer. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4601.

Britt, Gladys Lawrence. Sketches of Miss Caroline Dorman: reminiscences, 1977. 1 item (19 pages). Location: Misc:B. Artist, author, and naturalist. She resided at 'Briarwood' in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Recollections of Dorman's life and work were compiled by Britt and contain information obtained in interviews of friends and associates of Dorman including Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Nicholls, and Mrs. Nora Patterson. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3180.

Britton, A. C. (Audley Clark), 1822-1894. Family Papers, 1830-1929. 1,760 items, 14 ms. vols. Location: S:119, O:16, OS:B. 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 Mrs. Jefferson (Varina Howells) 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. HTML| PDF

Brooks Read Brer Rabbit Collection, 1950-1991 (bulk: 1950-1959). ca. 26 linear feet. Approximately 500 reel to reel audio recordings, scripts, phonographs, correspondence, and subject files of Brooks Read, Baton Rouge storyteller, journalist, and political observer. Materials relate to Read¹s recorded productions of his original Brer Rabbit stories, as well as a few select Uncle Remus stories of Joel Chandler Harris. For furhter information see online catalog or complete finding aid. Mss. 4476

Brossard, Chandler, 1922-. Manuscript, ca. 1955. 25 items (246 pages). Location: UU:128. Edited essays from The Scene Before You: A New Approach to American Culture. (New York, Rinehart, c. 1955). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1961.

Brown, Harry Bates, Sr., 1876-1962. Papers, 1908-1970, n.d. 14 linear ft. Location: T:109-122, Vault:2, Map Case, D:21. Professor of agronomy, LSU. Personal papers include family correspondence, legal and business records, and memorabilia. Professional papers include correspondence, research notes, materials pertaining to professional organizations and teaching, and manuscripts of published books. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2530.

Buck-Ellis Family Papers, 1812, 1826-2000. 14 linear ft and 27 volumes. Location: 16:1-14, OS:B, J:27, Vault 1. Ellis family of Tangipahoa Parish, La.; a family of educators, lawyers, and public officials. Ellis family papers (1812, 1826-1987) are comprised almost entirely of personal correspondence relating to daily activities, politics, health, religion, employment, military service, education and travel of five generations. Other material includes financial papers, legal documents, speeches and lectures related to the study of law, printed items, account books, diaries, inventories, family scrapbook and minute books of United Daughters of the Confederacy, Blue Cross Chapter. The Carroll and Martina Ellis Buck papers (1922-2000) consist primarily of personal correspondence from family and friends, but include some professional correspondence, primarily from his legal and public career. Mss. 4820. For additional information see online catalog. Complete finding aid.

Buck, Pearl S., 1892-. Letters, 1968. 2 items. Location: Misc. American writer and philanthropist. Letters to a correspondent in India commenting on the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy; the Black Power demonstration by U.S. athletes at the Mexican Olympic Games; and racial problems in the United States. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2473, 2475.

Buck, William C. Family correspondence, 1855-1894. 11 items. Location: Misc:B. Baptist minister of Columbus, Mississippi, and editor of the Baptist Banner and Western Pioneer in Louisville, Kentucky. Buck moved to Texas in 1866 and lived there until his death in 1872. Letters from Buck's son Gideon to his wife describe Staten Island and New York City; Northern attitudes toward his sister, who was living in the North; and Northern publishers' prejudices against his father's and other Southern literary works. Included is a letter from William to his son. Remaining correspondence by Sallie G. Willson and others discuss Waco Classical School, Salado College, development of Salado, Texas, and family matters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1699.

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

Buhler, M. E. (Mary Edith). Papers, 1881-1931. 985 items, 7 ms. vols., 8 printed vols. Location: C:50-51; H:17. Poet and journalist of Mount Independence Plantation near Natchez, Mississippi, and resident of New Orleans and New York City; author of The Grass in the Pavement (1918). Papers consist of her manuscript and printed writings published in the New York Times and the New Orleans Times-Picayune and of materials relating to her family history and genealogy. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 1-4. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1192, 1210, 1333. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward, 1803-1873. Letters, 1845, 1847, 1867, n.d. 4 items. Location: Misc. English novelist and politician. Letters concern the preparation of a manuscript for publication; a request for assistance in finding a gardener for his estate; and social letters of thanks and condolence. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1350.

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. Letter, 1890 March 1. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union general during the Civil War. Letter from Butler replying to a request for facts pertaining to the execution of William B. Mumford, refers the writer to James Parton, General Butler in New Orleans (1862). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Butler, Benjamin Franklin. Mss. 1802.

Butler, Louise, 1866-1951. Papers, 1892-1950. 685 items, 3 ms. vols., 5 printed vols. Location: S:19-21. Granddaughter of Judge Thomas Butler of The Cottage, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Writings consist of poetry, short stories, and historical sketches of West Feliciana Parish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1069.

Butler, Robert, 1786-1860. Papers, 1831-1853. .15 linear ft. Location: S:24, Misc:B. Surveyor general of Florida and a colonel in the U.S. Army; brother of Louisiana judge Thomas Butler. Holographic poems, most signed and dated by Butler and most written at Lake Jackson, Tallahassee, Florida. Many of the poems were adapted to the music of contemporary songs and hymns. One group of poems comments on the 1845 presidential election of James K. Polk and George M. Dallas and eulogizes Andrew Jackson. A promissory note (1831) is for the hire of three slaves. For further information see online catalog. Filed under Butler, Robert. Poems in Archives USA. Mss. 1000, 3112.

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Article, 1885. 1 item. Location: Impr. 'New Orleans Before the Capture,' from CENTURY MAGAZINE, vol. XXIX. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1937

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Draft telegram, 1883. 1 item. Location: W:37. Louisiana writer. Draft on the letterhead of Merrick, Foster and Merrick, attorneys, counselors, and solicitors, New Orleans, to Galt House, Louisville, Kentucky, requesting a room reservation. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1162.

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter, 1875. 1 item. Location: W:37. Louisiana writer. Letter reflects Cable's interest in Creole superstitions in Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1466.

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter, 1884. 1 item. Location: W:37. Louisiana writer. Letter written from Everett House, New York, to a friend declines a social invitation because of his lecture tour. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1342.

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter, 1890 November 19. 1 item. Location: W:37. Louisiana writer. Letter responds to a request for an article on Bible teaching and discusses the material he is submitting and its price. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3172.

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter, 1894 October 30. 1 item. Location: W:37. Louisiana writer. Thank-you letter from C. W. Cable to Ashley Trimble Cole. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2691.

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter, 1902. 1 item. Location: W:37. Louisiana writer. Letter from Mrs. Foote directed to Cable while in New York apparently tries to establish authorship of some poetry. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2027.

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter, 1914 October 10.1 item. Location: W:37. Louisiana writer. Letter to Irish novelist Seumas MacManus praises MacManus' writing. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3175.

Cable, George Washington, 1884-1925. Letter, 1912 March 15. 1 item. Location: W:37. Louisiana writer. Letter discusses the elements of climate and landscape which contribute to the atmosphere of art and of life peculiar to southern Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2473.

Cable, James B. (James Boardman), 1846-1915. Papers, 1862-1913 (bulk 1885-1913). .5 linear ft. (61 items; 1 printed. vol.). Location: U:106, M:18. Writer of Long Beach, Mississippi. His brother was the writer George Washington Cable. Papers chiefly consist of Cable's published and unpublished poetry and short stories. Letters from Cable to his mother mention his work as an orderly at Oliver Hospital, Lauderdale, Mississippi, during the Civil War. There are also letters from George. Some genealogical material regarding the Cable family and an article about James B. Cable are included. The printed item is a first edition of George Cable's Grandissimes. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1765. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Carey, Cora, b. 1843. Family Papers, 1866-1971. 161 items; 2 ms. vols. Location: W:33, Vault. Journalist and organizer of Southern Women's Literary Clubs, of Holly Springs, Mississippi; creator of the 'Mr. Punch' column in the New Orleans Times-Democrat. Papers include correspondence about Mississippi and Louisiana women's clubs; and items from Longfellow, George Washington Cable, and Francis Willard. Later family correspondence includes that of Hamilton F. Richardson, tennis star. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 33. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2987. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Carpenter, George H., 1849-1892. Family Papers, 1806, 1835-1964 (bulk 1844-1899). 2.6 linear ft., 21 mss. vols., 84 printed vols. Location: A:28-31, OS:C. Dentist who resided with his family in Slaughter and Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Family papers also contain items of Carpenter's father-in-law, John Y. East, and his family. Among these papers are family letters, including the John A. Collins family; legal and business papers of John East; poetry; sermons; and biographical writings. Printed material consists of newspapers clippings; maps; Colt historical prints; political handbills; Huey P. Long political broadsides (1930); and various books. Volumes include items of Mary East. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2317.

Casey, Powell A. Collection, 1782-1972. 238 items. Location: 77:99-100, 98:. Retired officer of the Washington Artillery, the Louisiana National Guard, and writer on military history. Collection includes research materials and other items pertaining to the history of the Battle of New Orleans and the Washington Artillery; typescripts of published writings by Casey; and correspondence. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1732, 2540, 2712.

Casso, Evans J., 1914-. Papers, n.d. 2 linear ft., 1 item. Location: 1:66, Vault. Louisiana historian and author. Papers include manuscripts and research materials for his books, Louisiana Legacy, A History of the State National Guard, and Lorenzo, The History of the Casso Family in Louisiana; and correspondence on Italians and other ethnic groups in Louisiana. Included are typed manuscripts and research on the Civil War in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3119.

Chambon, Celestin M., 1879-. Papers, 1892-1963. 73 items, 6 printed vols. Location: Location: U:6, OS:C. Catholic curate and pastor of New Orleans. Chambon's research materials on Catholic architecture and history in New Orleans. Many items relate to St. Louis Cathedral. Included are typewritten copies of documents, newspaper clippings, and works published by Chambon. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2047.

Charles L. Thompson and Associates. Blueprint, 199-. 1 item. Location: OS:C. Architect in Little Rock, Arkansas. Blueprint produced to commemorate the publication of the book, Charles L. Thompson and Associates: Arkansas Architects 1885-1938, by Dr. F. Hampton Roy. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4590.

Chemin, Camille. Letter, 1938. 2 items. Location: Misc. French author and resident of Paris, France. Letter and calling card from Camille Ce [pseudonym]. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Clark, Charles, 1849-1936. Family Papers, 1829-1972. 1.1 linear ft. (427 items, 1 vol.). Location: UU:253-254. Charles Clark was married to Emma Fowler, daughter of New Orleans residents David and Mary Elizabeth Macbeth Fowler. In 1874, Clark moved to San Francisco, and in 1914, he became judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. Papers of the Fowler, Nutt, Macbeth, and Clark families include personal correspondence and legal papers of Nathaniel W. Fowler and John Slidell, and personal correspondence of Mary Elizabeth Macbeth Fowler and other family members. Also included are correspondence, writings, and a travel journal of Charles Clark; photographs; printed material; ephemera; writings; and an account ledger. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3982.

Clinton PATRIOT DEMOCRAT. Broadside, 1885 January 1. 2 printed items. Location: Impr. Newspaper of Clinton, Louisiana. New Year's Day commemorative broadside titled 'Carrier's Address' offers greetings and an optimistic poem. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2962.

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

Collection of Dickensian programs, 1879-1936. .3 linear ft. (92 items). Location: C:26. Programs and ephemera of theatrical performances and church bazaars in London and other English and American cities, featuring the literary works of Charles Dickens, assembled by an unknown collector. Items document plays, festivals, operas, and film productions of Dickens's works. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1106.

Collection of papers on Lancashire, England, 1654-1842. .25 linear ft. (111 items).  Location: W:51. Papers deal mainly with activities on or affecting the Manor of Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England. Legal papers consist of contracts regarding land tenure, leases, and labor; articles of agreements; and lawyer's statements of accounts. Administrative accounts of estates and churches, some personal letters, a map of a section of the River Lumney, poetry, a hymn, a drawing, an embroidery pattern, and other items are included.For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3591.

College Writers' Society. Program, 1962. 2 items. Location: Impr. Included is a newspaper clipping about Cleanth Brooks speaking at the meeting of the Society. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2409.

Cooper, John Daniel, d.1864. Diary, 1864. 1 vol. Location: Misc:C. Confederate soldier from Mississippi killed in Georgia in 1864. Diary containing daily memoranda of military activities and personal reflections, including poems written by Cooper. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2728.

Coppard, Alfred Edgar. Letters, 1929-1932. 3 items. Location: Misc. English short-story writer and poet. Thank you letters from Alfred Edgar Coppard. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Cummings, Samuel. Published volume, 1834. 1 printed vol. Location: Arch. Conf. Room. Samuel Cummings, The Western Pilot, (Cincinnati, N. & G. Guilford & Co., 1834). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2383.

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

De Forest, George. Collection, 1604-1845. ca. 3000 items, 153 vols. Location: 77:35-49, 31:13-18, 98:. New Orleans bookseller. Collection of American (including Louisiana), British, French, Latin American, and other documents, covering a wide range of occupations, including writers, lawyers, soldiers, clergy, and scientists. Includes a group of British travel diaries.  For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1350.

De Forest, George. Scrapbooks, 1935-1943. 4 vols. Location: 28-49. New Orleans bookseller. Contents consist almost entirely of the column 'Art, Music, Literature, and Drama,' clipped from The Border Telegraph (Galashiels, Peeblesshire, Scotland) between 1935 and 1943. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

De Lee, Augustus. Short story, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Short story (typed), 'The Absent Groom,' by Augustus De Lee. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 107.

Delelis, O. Leon. Scrapbook, 1843-1874, n.d. 1 ms. vol., 1 microfilm reel. Location: UU:252, Mf. Schoolmaster and writer of St. Martinville and Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Scrapbook of manuscript writings and newspaper clippings, some pertaining to the Civil War and Reconstruction. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2677, 2677-88.

Delsarte, François Alexandre Nicolas, 1811-1871. Papers, 1811-1934 (bulk 1830-1899), n.d. 1,448 items, 74 ms. vols., 33 printed vols. Location: 35:82-95, OS:D. French educator, music and dramatic instructor, and originator of a widely recognized system of elocution. Professional papers contain materials relating to the study of pantomime; notes and manuscripts of writings by Delsarte's pupils, William Alger and James MacKaye, together with studies of the Delsarte system by S. S. Curry, Claude Shaver, and others. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1301. Complete finding aid in PDF

Dialectic Society. Resolution, 1859 September 10. 1 item. Location: Misc. A student literary society at the University of North Carolina. Resolution by the Dialectic Society upon the death of a member, Norman A. Morrison of Richmond County, North Carolina, who graduated from the University in 1857. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1832.

Dodge, Mary Abigail, 1833-1896. Letter: to James Redpath, 1886 November 24. 1 item. Location: Misc:D. American writer. Letter to James Redpath on the staff of The North American Review comments on the publication of an essay and Dodge's literary career. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1350.

Dorman, Caroline, 1889-1971. Recollections, 1977. 1 item [19 pages]. Location: Misc. Artist, writer, and naturalist. Resident of 'Briarwood,' Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Prepared by Gladys Britt, 'Sketches of Miss Caroline Dorman' consists of recollections of Dorman's life and work by friends and associates. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3180.

Douglas, Ellen, 1921. Can't quit you, baby: galleys, pasteups, and published copy, 1988. .5 linear ft. Location: E:36. Southern novelist. Blue line proofs, paste ups, and published copy (with dust cover) of Can't Quit You, Baby, by Ellen Douglas. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4566.

Douglas, Emily Caroline, b. 1840. Papers, 1855-1913 (bulk 1855-1868). 9 items, 2 ms. vols., 1 printed vol. Location: U:49, Mss.Mf:D. Connecticut native and resident of Louisiana and Mississippi. Autobiography, diary, and writings describe life in New England; with her brother, the Rev. William Kirtland Douglas, near Natchez, Mississippi, during the Civil War; at New Iberia, Louisiana; in various Mississippi towns; and 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 8-9. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 566.

Douglas, Judith Hyams, 1875-1955. Papers, 1897, 1911-1955, n.d. 578 items, 1 ms. vol. and 1 printed vol. Location: E:56-57, Mf. New Orleans lawyer and granddaughter of Louisiana lieutenant governor Henry M. Hyams. Collection arranged according to civic, cultural, and professional interests. Papers consist of letters from prominent Louisiana writers and political figures, speeches, photographs, business papers, and newspaper clippings. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1392.

Douglas, Judith Hyams, 1875-1955. Papers, 1940-1947, n.d. 122 items and 1 ms. vol. Location: Safe-5. New Orleans lawyer and granddaughter of Louisiana lieutenant governor Henry M. Hyams. Succession papers of Lyle Saxon (1891-1946), Louisiana writer, include a bank book (1944-1946); manuscript notes by Douglas discussing members of the Claiborne family unfavorably; and two framed photographs, ca. 1940. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Douglas, Judith Hyams. Mss. 1392.

Dreger, Ralph Mason Papers, 1959-1974. 2 linear feet. Location 53, OS:D. Ralph Dreger, a Methodist minister and Louisiana State University professor, was extremely active in civil rights causes throughout the South. The collection consists of manuscripts, notes, articles, and correspondence pertaining to Dr. Ralph Dreger's research. Letters to and from authors and researchers discuss publications, request information, and ask or grant permission for quotations. Also included are journal articles pertaining to Dreger's research, as well as his own review, “Comparative Psychological Studies of Negroes and Whites in the United States: 1959-1965”. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3900. Complete finding aid (PDF)

Dufour, Charles L. Digest, 1861-1862, 1959. 1 microfilm reel. Location: Mf. Historian and author. Research notes on New Orleans prior to the Union occupation in the Civil War. The notes were taken by Dufour for his book, The Night the War Was Lost (on the fall of New Orleans), from New Orleans newspapers and other sources. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1536.

Eager, P. H. (Patrick Henry). Mississippi authors collection, 1899-1908 (bulk 1900-1908). 111 items, 5 ms. vols. Location: U:50, F:16. Professor of English at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. Collection containing biographical sketches and writings of well-known poets and authors of Mississippi during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Included are newspaper clippings, letters, and manuscript and printed writings of authors. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 130.

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

Eaton, Walter Prichard, 1878-1957. Letters, 1935. 2 items. Location: Misc. American author, literary critic and educator. Letters predict future reputations of contemporary writers and discuss the impact of the play, Tobacco Road. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2912.

Edmonds, Anne Marie Nugent. Papers, 1890-1955. 10 items. Location: Vault:5 and Mss. Mf: E. Anne Marie Nugent Edmonds was also known as Nannie Nugent and by her pen name, Nathaniel Nugent. Her papers consist of seven short literary manuscripts whose topics focus on the Old South and were based upon Edmond's own experiences before, during, and after the Civil War. A typed excerpt from "Reminiscence, 1832, On a Louisiana Plantation" centers on the author's grandfather, Judge Seth Lewis, and gives some family history as well as an examination of local customs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4942.

Ellis, E. John (Ezekial John), Diary, 1862-1865. 3 items, 2 volumes. Location: C:97, H:14. Memoirs and diary related to the Civil War activities of Ezekiel John Ellis include a political speech and incomplete work of fiction and are accompanied by a transcript, research manuscript and photograph. Diary recounts his participation in fighting up to his capture at Missionary Ridge and his subsequent imprisonment at Johnson's Island. He comments on African-American soldiers and makes reference to literature and poetry. For additional information see online catalog. Mss. 2795. Complete finding aid.

Ellis, William H., 1839-1892. Family Papers, 1839-1900. 191 items, 4 ms. vols., 4 printed vols. Location: U:235, G:5. Confederate soldier and member of the Washington Artillery in the Civil War. Papers include military orders, passes, pay receipts, and 3 diaries (1860-65) that describe camps near Manassas, camp food, the Battle of Chickahominy, his capture and parole, and poems about his military duties. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 5. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2274. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Emery, Emma Wilson, 1885-1970. Papers, 1904-1970, n.d. 287 items, 2 ms. vols. and 4 printed vols. Location: W:29, F:23. Louisiana writer and poet, resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, and poet laureate of Louisiana (1942-1970). Papers include copies of published poems and articles, newspaper clippings pertaining to her literary and social activities, photographs, and two scrapbooks containing poetry and other writings. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2982.

Engle, Paul. Manuscripts, 1947, 1950, 1951. 13 items. Location: UU:128. Manuscripts of three poems 'Telephone,' 'Babe Ruth,' and 'Electric' included in Paul Engle, The Word of Love (1951); 1947 Christmas card from Paul and Mary Engle; typewritten copies of the poems; and printed descriptive cards prepared for an exhibit. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1962.

Evans, J. Bruce, Papers, 1614-2005 (bulk 1930-1990). 31.5 linear ft., 26 v. Location: 92:82-109; OS:E; J:34-35; Vault:1. Baptist minister, religious counselor and civil rights activist. Correspondence, church records, sermons, workshop materials, printed items, photographs and audio tapes reflect Evans's ministerial career in Baton Rouge, La., at First Baptist Church and Fellowship Church. Personal papers [some items in French], business records and genealogical material document the ancestry of Evans and his wife, Anita Louise, and provide insight into the personal lives of family members. Papers also furnish histories of Bienville and Natchitoches parishes and Saline, La., and relate to Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve and to Dormon's activities as a naturalist. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4664. Complete finding aid (PDF)

Evans, William W. Papers, 1965-1967. 5 items. Location: UU:166. Assistant Professor of English, LSU. Reprint of 'Dramatic Use of the Second-Person Singular Pronoun in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' from Studia Neophilologica; and descriptions of English courses and recommendations for English 64. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2282.

Exquisite Corpse records, ca. 1961- [ongoing]. 11 linear ft. Location: Range 41. Correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, and papers related to publication of the journal, Exquisite Corpse, edited by Andrei Codrescu. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4045.

Ferguson, Kate Lee, b. 1841. Papers, 1858-1911. 38 items; 7 vols. (1 ms. vol. and 1 printed vol.). Location: S:28, 65:, 98:F. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 10. Novelist, poet, and composer of Mississippi. She married Confederate general Samuel Wragg Ferguson in 1862. Papers include personal letters from friends and family members; a Spanish land grant for property in Texas of Nathaniel A. Ware (Ferguson's grandfather); manuscripts by Ferguson, including prose, poetry, and music; Ferguson's memoirs; and photographs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1416, 1576. Complete Finding Aid. HTML | PDF

Ferguson, Percy. Papers, 1864, 1899-1916. 9 items and 1 ms. vol. Location: OS:F. Daughter of Confederate general Samuel Wragg Ferguson. Scrapbook of manuscript poems by Percy Ferguson; a letter from her cousin, U.S. Senator LeRoy Percy of Mississippi, pertaining to national politics; and published music by Regina Morphy Voitier of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1416.

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

Flint, Lewis Herrick, 1893-1973. Manuscript, n.d. 1 item. Location: A:27. Manuscript of Rosedown: A Report on Echo Hunting in a Louisiana Plantation Home (1968). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Flint, Lewis H., 1893-1973. Mss. 2199-79.

Flint, Lewis Herrick, 1893-1973. Notebook, 1954, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: A:37. Handwritten notes, including transcriptions of letters, taken by Lewis H. Flint in preparation for the various chapters in his book Rosedown: A Report on Echo Hunting in a Louisiana Plantation Home (1968). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Flint, Lewis H., 1893-1973. Mss. 2199-79.

Foley, P. K. Correspondence, 1900, 1931. 2 items. Location: Correspondence of Patrick Keven Foley consisting of a letter from George Warner, telling of his inability to locate a copy of Foley's American Authors, 1795-1895; and a letter referring to the Wakeman copy of Whittier's Song of the Vermonters. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Foster, James, d. 1880. Family Papers, 1829-1904. 92 items, 7 ms. vols. Location: U:117. Medical doctor of Natchez, Mississippi, and owner of the Hermitage Plantation near Natchez. Correspondence consists chiefly of personal letters from family members concerning travel in the East; yellow fever in New Orleans; and plantation affairs. Some letters relate to student life at Oakland College (Mississippi) and Harvard University. Three manuscript volumes contain poetry and four record books concern a Confederate monument in Natchez, listing subscribers to a memorial fund (1888-1889). Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 6. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1705.

Fourchy, Alexandre François, 1787-1854. Family Papers, ca. 1848-1908, n.d. 185 items and 2 pamphlets. Location: U:117. Lawyer and writer of New Orleans. Family papers consist of correspondence and related items (1891-1895); family and religious cards; and 66 New Orleans trade cards. Included is a copy of Fourchy's Quelques Mots, a literary work dedicated to the memory of Napoleon I. Partly in French and in Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1692, 1694.

Fraude, Wolfgang. Elegy, ca. 1943. 1 item. Location: Misc. German soldier killed during the battle on the beachhead of Salerno, Italy, in September 1943. Typed manuscript signed with initials found by an American soldier. An original composition, in poetic prose, it deals with an episode which tests and reaffirms the comradeship between three soldiers. In German with English translation. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3634.

Gaines, Ernest, 1933-. Letters, 1960, 1966, 1967. 3 items. Location: Misc. Louisiana writer. Letters from San Francisco addressed to Gaines' friend Gus Blaisdell, editor of the New Mexico Quarterly, discuss writing, mutual friends, and Gaines' personal life. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3514.

Garland, Hamlin. Letter, 1939. 1 item [photographic print]. Location: Misc. American author. Letter from Hamlin Garland to Lawrence K. Fox referring to several of Garland's works and an exhibit for his latest book. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1432.

Garland, Henry L., 1866-1970. Collection, 1857-1901, n.d. 17 items and 24 ms. vols. Location: Misc., N:3-4. New Orleans lawyer and native of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Professional records consisting of abstract of titles prepared from St. Tammany Parish records; index to St. Tammany conveyance records; and legal file on the case of Emmett T. Moody and Louis T. Heintz versus Zachariah Strain and Mrs. W. C. Heintz. Collection also includes an index to Garland's personal library and a list arranged alphabetically under subject and/or author. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Garland, Henry L. Mss. 1788, 1978.

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Collection, 1720-1895 (bulk 1845-1857). 588 items, 5 ms. vols., 1 mf reel. Location: U:124-132, Safe:7, Mss.Mf:G. Louisiana historian, jurist, and statesman. Legal, business, literary, and personal papers of Charles Etienne Arthur Gayarre (1805-1895). Some items in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 156.

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Letter, 1890. 1 item. Misc. Louisiana historian, jurist, and statesman. Letter from Gayarre to Charles F. Gunther, candy manufacturer and rare book collector, of Chicago, Illinois, offering his manuscripts and other objects for sale. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Gayarre, Charles E. A. Mss. 1095.

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Letters and miscellanea, 1853-1929 (bulk 1882-1894), n.d. 75 items and 5 printed vols. Location: UU:119. Louisiana historian, jurist, and statesman. Papers include letters and other materials of Charles E. A. Gayarre. Letters, principally by Gayarre to Edward C. Wharton, comment on literary and personal matters. Other materials include newspaper articles and printed items pertaining to writings by Gayarre and Wharton. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Gayarre, Charles E. A. Mss. 1553.

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Journals, 1835-1872 (bulk 1835-1868). 5 ms. vols., 1 mf. reel, 1 manuscript. Location: Vault 7 and Mss. Mf. Louisiana historian, jurist, and statesman. The five manuscript volumes (written in French and English) contain historical notes, excerpts of letters and documents, and agricultural notes, with the fifth volume containing a draft of the biography of General Jackson. The manuscript is a handwritten copy of Gayarré's History of Louisiana. It is written in French and dated ca. 1845. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4688.

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Manuscript, n.d. 1 item (4 sheets). Location: Misc. Louisiana historian, jurist, and statesman. Manuscript of Gayarre giving an account of the career of noted Protestant Episcopal clergyman, Francis L. Hawks, while in New Orleans. Hawks served as minister of Christ Church and as president of the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Gayarre, Charles E. A. Mss. 1558.

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Papers, 1781, 1830-1907 (bulk 1830-1895), n.d. 276 items and 4 ms. vols. Location: UU:10-11. Louisiana historian, jurist, and statesman. Papers pertain to his association with Confederate leader J. D. B. DeBow, his literary career, and the management of his business affairs. Also included is personal correspondence of Gayarre's wife, Anne, with the King family. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Gayarre, Charles E. A., 1805-1895. Mss. 1282.

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Selected Papers, 1883-1940. 6 items, 1 printed pamphlet. Location: U:123. Louisiana historian, jurist, and statesman. Papers pertaining to the story of the Famous Lafittes consisting of 3 lectures by Gayarre; one manuscript probably by Grace King; two newspaper stories by W. M. Darling and William D. Hays, Jr.; and a publication of the Louisiana State Museum. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Gayarre, Charles E. A. Mss. 769.

Gentil, Jean-Sylvain. Papers, 1874-1901, n.d. 74 items. Location: W:15. Native of France and Louisiana poet, teacher, journalist, and publisher of Le Rappel Louisianais in Convent, Louisiana. Papers consist of handwritten, proof copies, and newspaper clippings of poetry by Jean-Sylvain Gentil. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1336.

George W. and Mimi Bolton Papers, 1921-1992. 2.3 linear ft. Location: 92:22-24, OS:B. Literary authors. Mimi Bolton was also a graphic and fine artist. Manuscript writings, correspondence, photographs, and printed items document the personal lives and literary careers of George and Mimi Bolton, and Mimi's career as a graphic artist. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4653.

Gleig, G. R. Letter, 1844. 1 item. Location: Misc. English author. Letter by G. R. Gleig from Chelsea. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1401.

Goodman, J. Harvey. Bibliographical compilation, 1893-1935. 27 items and 1 ms. vol. Location: E:51. Resident of New Orleans. Bibliographical compilation containing native Louisiana authors, writers whose works pertain to the state, and artists of Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1529.

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

Grant, Kate K. (Kate Kingston). Papers, 1794-1960. 1 linear ft. Writer of Grant Parish, Louisiana. Location: W:20-21. Collection contains Grant's literary writings--unpublished novels, short stories, and plays set in Louisiana; they include information about ante-bellum New Orleans and the Colfax riot of 1873. Also includes papers of the Layssard family. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2875.

Grau, Shirley Ann, 1929-. Letter, 1966 December 28. 1 item. Location: Misc. Southern author and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction (1965). Brief letter refusing a speaking engagement. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2702.

Grosjean, Henry. Notebook, 1868-1869. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:20. Employee of the New Orleans Crescent. Handwritten poems and stories, and newspaper clippings compiled by Grosjean. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 571.

Grumbach, Doris. Book Review, 1974. 2 items. Location: Misc. Handwritten manuscript of Doris Grumbach's review for The New Republic (February 9, 1974) of Child of God by Cormac McCarthy; also, a typed note by Robert Coles to Grumbach complimenting her on this review. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3347.

Gudas, Fabian. Papers, ca. 1953-1988. 4 linear ft. Location: 92:16-19. Professor of English at LSU. Research and teaching materials, subject files, and writings of Fabian Gudas. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4562.Complete finding aid.

Gunby, A. A. (Andrew Augustus), 1849-1917. Papers, 1864-1973 (bulk 1849-1917). 152 items; 15 vols. (4 ms. vols., 11 printed vols.). Location: UU:215-216, O:17, 98:G, OS:G. Monroe lawyer, Louisiana Appeals Court judge (1881-1892), orator, poet, author, educator, and politician. Gunby founded the Louisiana Chautauqua and was active in the 1892 anti-lottery campaign. Collection includes Gunby's manuscript poetry, prose, speeches, papers, and photographs. Published writings deal with the education of African Americans and racial conflicts in the South. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3266.

Haag, William George, 1910-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1994. 2 sound cassettes (3 hours), Transcript (104 pages). Location: L:4700.453. LSU Boyd professor emeritus of geography and anthropology. Haag discusses his family history; the University of Kentucky; his work as an archaeologist for the Tennessee Valley Authority; the University of Michigan; World War II; the University of Mississippi; and his impressions of William Faulkner. Haag also discusses his career at LSU; the Poverty Point archeological site; excavations at the Centroplex and Magnolia Mound Plantation, Baton Rouge; research in the Antilles; and Civil War studies. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.453.

Hall, Basil, 1788-1844. Letter, 1832 April 11. 1 item. Location: Misc. British naval officer and travel writer. Letter to the publisher of Frances Trollope's travel book, The Domestic Manners of the Americans, discussing changes to be made before the publication of a second edition and mentioning that Mrs. Trollope has a novel ready for publication. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1350.

Hanna Family Papers, 1875-1891. Microfilm; 11 items. Location: Mf. Residents of New River, Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Personal letters, relating chiefly to family matters, and poetry written by members of the Hanna family. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 883.

Hansen, Eduard T. (Eduard Theodor). Diary and writings, 1864-1868. 2 vols., 1 microfilm reel. Location: M:20, Mss. Mf:H. Native of Luxembourg who was discharged from the Confederate army in the Civil War and subsequently joined the Union army as a member of the 2nd Missouri Light Artillery, stationed in Louisiana and then as part of the Powder River Expedition. Diary records Hansen's enlistment and service in the U.S. Army in Louisiana and in the Great Plains. It includes copies of letters received by Hansen as well as prose and poetry. In English, German, and French. For further nformation see online catalog. Mss. 758.

Harrington, William. Poem, n.d. 1 item. Union soldier in the 40th Indiana Infantry, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia. Printed poem, 'The One-Armed Soldier!'. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1198.

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

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

Hawthorne, Julian. Letter, 1909. 1 item. Location: Misc. Son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. Letter to Geo. Leon Barney discusses arguments concerning the concept of 'favorite poem' and poets and poetry viewed as accessible on varying and different mood levels. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3721.

Hayden, Henry J. Papers, 1860-1861. 3 printed items. Location: Impr. Juvenile editor and proprietor of Hayden's Miscellany, a newspaper published in Indianapolis, Indiana. Papers consist of a speech on juvenile values; and two issues of the Miscellany containing stories and poems, and including an editorial and news items on secession and the beginning of the Civil War. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2798.

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

Heininey, Anna. My happy trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, 1986. 1 item (21 leaves) [photocopy]. Location: 28:Box 732, folder 39. Resident of New York City. Heininey's handwritten and hand-illustrated account of a trip to New Orleans for the 1986 Mardi Gras. She was 75 years old at the time. The account details planning arrangements, experiences during Mardi Gras, and her return to New York City. Part of the Russell B. Long Papers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3700.

Heldner, Knute, 1886-1952. Papers, 1924-1978. 2.5 linear ft. Location: 48:22. Swedish-born painter and woodcarver who spent the latter part of his professional career in New Orleans. Heldner gained international recognition for his Louisiana landscapes. Correspondence, printed items, photographs, and manuscripts, including manuscript writings pertaining to his views on art; art appreciation; the artist's role in society; and the New Orleans art community. Correspondence documents artistic activity including exhibits, sales, and art adjudication. Printed items include newspaper clippings and exhibition catalogs. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3650. Complete finding aid. HTML| PDF

Hello, Henri. Papers, 1937, n.d. 2 items and 1 pamphlet. Location: Misc. French author and nephew of Ernest Hello. Letter from Henri Hello referring to the preparation of a bibliography of the works of Ernest Hello, and an autographed copy of a reprint of the preface in Abbe Cauwes' Ernest Hello (Paris, 1937). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2057.

Hennen-Jennings Family Papers, 1803-1918 (bulk 1850-1870). 216 items; 25 vols. (1 ms. vol., 24 printed vols.). Location: U:157, Mss.Mf:H. Alfred Hennen was a civil lawyer, a Presbyterian, a professor of constitutional law in New Orleans, and a director of the old Bank of Louisiana. Hennen's daughter, Ann Maria, was married to Needler Jennings who was a major in the Confederate army. Papers relating to Ann Maria Jennings, including letters, an Italian passport, and a pardon signed by Andrew Johnson. Other papers include personal and family correspondence of Alfred Hennen and Needler R. Jennings and Civil War letters. Printed pamphlets include discourses and sermons by Reverend Benjamin M. Palmer, and two stories, 'Dominic You,' and 'Husacar' by Louisiana author Octavius N. Ogden. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 6-7. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 748. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Henriot, J. Poem, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Poem entitled 'L'ouragan de la Cheniere Caminada' describes destruction of a Louisiana village by a hurricane in October 1893, and lists names of some of the victims. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2611.

Hicks, H. W. Letter, 1926. 2 items. Location: Misc. Secretary of the Lake Placid Club, New York. Letter from Hicks to James A. McMillan at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, referring to McMillan's bibliography, apparently concerning the Adirondacks, and Hick's efforts to build up a library for the Lake Placid Club. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Hirsch, A. Adler. Manuscript, 1943. 2 items. Location: UU:131. Original handwritten draft and revised typewritten copy of A. Adler Hirsch, Manual for Water Plant Operators, (Brooklyn, New York, Chemical Publishing Company, 1945). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1989.

Hispanic American Collection. 1582-1940, undated. 947 items, 33 ms. vols. Location: C:19-24. Manuscript and printed materials from Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Puerto Rico concerning colonial government of Ecuador and Mexico, economics, law, social history, Church finances, and literature. Most in Spanish. For further information, see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1350. Complete Finding Aid. HTML | PDF

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

Houston, Samuel Rutherford. Family Papers, 1781-1940 (bulk 1781-1888). 1 linear ft. Location: U:102. Native of Virginia who became a Presbyterian clergyman and served as a missionary to Greece ca. 1839. Family letters, writings, printed items, and graphic materials. Writings consist of sermons, short stories, a Civil War diary, several diary pages, and a journal. Among the printed and graphic materials are several photographs of family members. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3451. Complete finding aid (PDF)

Hush .. hush, sweet Charlotte script, 1964. 1 item. Location: M:19. Copy of the final script of 139 pages, which includes 12 revised pages. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2172.

Ives, C. A. (Clarence Albert), 1869-1966. Library books, 1890. 3 printed vols. Location: F:20. Dean of the College of Education at LSU and president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Library books autographed by Dr. Ives and according to him these books were part of his early professional library. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Ives, Clarence Albert. Mss. 2227.

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Jacobs, A. J. (Andrew Jay), 1852-1927. Papers, 1867-1927 (bulk 1867-1897). .3 linear ft. (7 items; 1 vol.). Location: U:238, H:22. Born in Clinton, Louisiana, and raised in Girard, Richland Parish, Louisiana. Jacobs attended LSU and throughout his adult life was employed by railroad companies. He married Adelaide Elizabeth Bohne in 1881 and they had five daughters. Two letters written by Jacobs while a student at LSU comment on General Sherman's visit to campus and on political and farming conditions in Richland Parish. Three letters (1897) to his daughter Louise, in Louisville, reflect Jacobs' paternal interest. Included is a 1927 memorium to Jacobs from a Louisville and Nashville Railroad publication providing entries regarding Jacobs' work and trips, and including poems, articles, and anecdotes. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2069, 2074.

Janvier, Charles. Notebook, ca. 1917-1918. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:20. Resident of New Orleans. Notebook containing copies of speeches given at religious, charitable, educational, and patriotic meetings. Included are copies of poems, quotations, and articles from published sources. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1253.

Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905. Papers, 1876, 1904, 1907, n.d. 7 items. Location: Misc. American actor and owner of Orange Island (now Jefferson Island, Iberia Parish, Louisiana). Papers include social letters of Jefferson; letters of his daughter-in-law, Eugenie Paul Jefferson, concerning a magazine article about Jefferson's association with Christian Science and the erection of a statue honoring him in Central Park in New York. Included are an autographed copy of Jefferson's poem 'Immortality' and an autographed photograph of Jefferson. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2665.

Jennett, Jesse. Elegiack poem, 1833 December 25. 1 item. Location: E:Impr. Louisiana poet. Francis Asbury was a founder of American Methodism. He traveled to America in 1771 as a missionary and was elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1784. Broadside of an elegiac poem written by Jesse Jennett at the death of Francis Asbury printed at the Creole Office in New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 965.

Jerrard, Simon G. Papers (C), 1862, 1866-1902. 16 items; 1 printed vol. Location: C:64. Union colonel of the 22nd Regiment, Maine Volunteers, during the Civil War. Papers include a commission (1862) appointing Jerrard colonel of the 22nd Infantry Regiment, a list of Levant citizens donating to a fund to purchase a sword and belt for Jerrard, and a letter dismissing Dr. John W. Cook from the Union army. Also included are commissions appointing Jerrard to various local and county offices and a letter from Dr. Sidney I. Small enclosing a poem written at the Battle of Fredericksburg. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1285.

Jewell & Prescott. Crescent City illustrated: the commercial, social, political and general history of New Orleans, 1872. 1 vol. Location: W:51. Edwin L. Jewell was prominent in New Orleans publishing from ca. 1886 to 1887 as a newspaper editor and publisher. Theodore Lilienthal was active as a photographer in New Orleans from ca. 1854-1886. Prospectus for Jewell's Crescent City Illustrated, published in 1873 by Edwin L. Jewell. Includes a title page, sample ads and essays, and numerous original photographs by Theodore Lilienthal, which appear as engravings in the published works. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4526.

Jones, Mary C. Notebooks, 1891-1893. 2 ms. vols. Location: G:21. Resident of New Orleans. Notebooks (1891-1893 and n.d.) of Mary C. Jones containing literary material. In French and English. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 192.

Jones, Walter B. Items, [1865], n.d. 2 items. Location: Impr. Judge and resident of Alabama. Copy of 'The Confederate Creed' by Judge Walter B. Jones and color post card of his father, Alabama Governor Thomas Goode Jones, as a Confederate major. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1814.

Kane, Harnett T., 1910-. Papers, 1948-1958, n.d. 28 items. Location: Misc. New Orleans writer. Correspondence with Van Allen Bradley, literary editor of the Chicago Daily News, concerns Kane's literary and social activities. Included is a brief essay by Kane titled Enjoyment of Reading. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3161.

Kelly, Lou M. Reminiscences and Letters, [1905], 1925. 3 items. Location: E:4. Lou Kelly lived at Ranson Plantation, St. Charles Parish, La. Kelly's reminiscences and letters pertain to an African American labor riot in St Charles Parish in 1880. Kelly wrote the reminiscences in 1905 for author Helen Pitkin Schertz's fictionalized account of the riot. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4796. `

Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970. , 1942-1962, n.d. 13 items. Location: U:243. Louisiana writer. Christmas cards with an illustrated personal message from Keyes; a biographical sketch of Keyes; and autographed dinner invitations celebrating the publication of Crescent Carnival and The Chess Players. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1613, 1689, 1697, 1745, 1771, 1784, 2841.

Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970. Letter, 1953. 1 item. Location: Misc. Louisiana writer. Letter from New Orleans, addressed to Mr. Meredith Johnson, Alexandria, Virginia. Topics include Mrs. Keyes' health, financial situation, travel plans, relations between Meredith and 'Deanie,' and Dr. Kirby-Smith's remarriage. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3593.

Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970. Manuscript, n.d. 2 ms. vols. Location: B:11. Louisiana writer. Manuscript of Once on Esplanade: A Cycle Between Two Creole Weddings. (New York: Dodd Mead, 1947). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2401.

Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970. Papers, 1944-1948, n.d. 110 items. Location: U:243. Louisiana writer. Correspondence, research materials, and fragmentary manuscripts pertain to the writing of her book Once on Esplanade. Collection includes a carbon copy of the final typescript of the book. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2610.

Kilbourne, Hal Harper. Family Papers, minute book of the Mystic Seven, 1849-1861. 1 ms. vol. [1 reel microfilm]. Location: Mf. History and minutes of secret fraternal organization, titled First Book of the Chronicles of the Mystic Seven, Temple of the Wreath, located at Centenary College, Jackson, Louisiana, written in cryptic language. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2891.

King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Papers, 1851, 1864-1932, 1941, n.d. 3,800 items, 6 ms. vols., 1 printed vol., 26 mf reels. Location: UU:10-31, N:6, Mss.Mf:K, Vault: 11. New Orleans writer and historian. Correspondence, literary writings in notebooks, photographs, bound manuscript volumes, and printed materials concern Grace King's literary career, historical interests, travels, and personal affairs. For further information see online catalog, Mss. 1282.

King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Selected Papers, 1864, 1883-1933, n.d. 942 items. Location: UU:12-13. New Orleans writer and historian. Business and personal correspondence pertaining to Grace King's literary career, European travels, and social and family life; and some family correspondence, principally of her sister, Annie R. King. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under King, Grace, 1852-1932. Mss. 1282.

Krumpelmann, John T., 1892-. Manuscript, ca. 1935-1968. 6 items. Location: UU:147. Professor emeritus of German and Russian, LSU. Typescript of English translation of Der Zerbrochene Krug by Heinrich von Kleist; an LSU student stage adaptation of the play; and book reviews published in The German Quarterly, including a review of Morgan's translation of Der Zerbrochene Krug. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2366.

La Farge, Oliver. Papers, 1929-1932. 4 items, 1 vol. Location: Misc., M:18. Papers include a copy of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel Laughing Boy, a program of the adapted play by Otis Chatfield-Taylor, and correspondence describing Native American dances. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1421.

La Houssaye, Sidonie de. Papers [between 1880 and 1894], n.d. 21 vols., 6 mf reels. Location: F:17, Mf., Mss.Mf:L. Louisiana French author (1821-1894) of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Manuscript drafts of short stories written by la Houssaye and published under the pen name of 'Louise Raymond.' In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 105. Complete finding aid

Lafon, Thomy. Papers, 1893-1916. 3 items [photostats]. Location: Misc. Black philanthropist. Poem written about Lafon by R. L. Desdunes (1893); and documents pertaining to the burial of Lafon and his family (1898-1916). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 778.

Lambremont, John D. Family Papers, 1905, n.d. 1 ms. vol. on microfilm. Location: Mf. E. Himel Sacre Coeur Convent notebook containing essays and studies on religion and other topics. It also includes genealogical information about the Himel, Poche, and Cantrelle families. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2863.

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

Laurent, Lubin F. Manuscript, n.d. 1 item. Location: U:199. 'History of St. John the Baptist Parish' (typewritten original with author's marginal notes) by Lubin F. Laurent giving origin, resources, and progress of the Parish from 1519 to 1924. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 213.

Lee, Eleanor Percy, 1820-1849. Eleanor Percy Lee and Catharine Ann Warfield Papers, 1835-1876 (bulk 1835-1849). 19 items, 6 ms. vols., 2 printed vols. Location: E:51, H:16. Eleanor Percy Lee (nee Ware), poet and novelist of Natchez, Mississippi. Her sister, father, and daughter were also authors. Writings and correspondence of Eleanor Lee include six manuscript volumes of novels, prose, and poems. Collection also includes loose poems, family photographs, and sheet music. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 31-32. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1416, 1576, 1971.

Lieutaud, Albert Louis. Collection, 1650, 1801-1965. Location: U:247-250, OS:L, 34:8-14. Albert Louis Lieutaud was a French art and manuscript dealer in New Orleans, La. Letters, books, pamphlets, sketches, and sheet music concerning New Orleans and Louisiana history; the career of R.J. Morgan, a 19th-century English actor in the United States; railroad transportation in the United States; the American Civil War; and Lieutaud's own literary works and his work as an art and manuscript dealer. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1407, 1700, 1771, 1784, 1853, 1936, 2046, 2211, 2369, 2469.

Lockett, Samuel H. Manuscript, 1873. 1 item [typewritten copy]. Location: U:210. Professor of engineering at LSU (1867-1873). Manuscript of Louisiana As It Is (1873) a study of the physical features of Louisiana by Lockett. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 228.

Louisiana postal cards, n.d. 2 items. Location: Impr. Postcards of a crawfish race at Breaux Bridge, Louisiana; and of Kolb's Restaurant in New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

Lowery, June Amy. Manuscript, 1976. 1 ms. vol., 12 items. Location: Misc., OS:L. Author and resident of Delano Plantation, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Collection consists of manuscript with original illustrations of the children's book Ah Ain't Got Nobody (Opelousas, 1976), and photolith plates used in printing the book. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3068.

Lyons, Mary E. Notebook, 1855-1866. 1 vol. Location: G:16. Resident of Clinton and New Orleans, Louisiana. Notebook containing historical notes and poems written at Bienvenue Seminary, Fredericksburg, Virginia (1855), and newspaper clippings of poems (1864-1866). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 269.

Mann, Ambrose Dudley. Letters, 1850-1889, n.d. 160 items [microfilm copy]. Location: Mf. Published letters and related items edited by Dr. John Preston Moore for an article in the Journal of Mississippi History and for My Ever Dearest Friend: The Letters of A. Dudley Mann to Jefferson Davis (1960). Originals are in Confederate Museum and in the Library of Congress. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1823.

Marilla, Esmond Linworth, 1900-. Papers, 1957-1968. 27 items. Location: UU:130, UU:147. Professor of English at LSU. Collection consisting chiefly of manuscripts, draft copies, revisions, page proofs, and reprints of works written or edited by Marilla. Included are manuscripts of works on John Milton, Henry Vaughan, and John Keats. Also included are reprints of reviews of works on Henry Vaughan published in The Journal of English and German Philology (1958-1960). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1985, 2151, 2327.

Mayfield, Mary Ann Colvin. Biography, 1937. 1 item [typewritten copy]. Location: Misc. Resident of Ruston, Louisiana. Biography of Mayfield (1811-1891) by her granddaughter, Gertrude Mayfield Brown. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1129.

Mayo, Robert H. (Robert Henry). Family Papers, 1841-1935 (bulk 1841-1893). 44 items, 5 vols. (1 ms. vol., 4 printed vols.). Location: UU:126, Misc:M. Mayo moved his family by wagon train from Virginia to Lamar County, Texas, in 1853, where they operated a farm in Lamar County. A relative, Marion Lewis Mayo, was a teacher in Uniontown, Alabama. Family correspondence includes letters from Marion Lewis Mayo and Robert Mayo's wife Maria Louisa Mayo. Miscellaneous items include the death certificate of E. H. Mayo, a labor contract with freedmen, and a photograph of Robert and Maria Mayo. Printed volumes include works on infidelity, history, geography, and poetry. Also included is a memorandum book of James A. Pleasants, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1789, 1982, 2576.

Mazant book of poems, 1848-1859. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Lieutenant colonel and aide-de-camp to the governor of Louisiana. Poems in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

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

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

McCracken, Harlan Linneus, 1889-1961. Papers, 1913-1960, n.d. 7 linear ft. Location: 7:1-7. College administrator, author, professor, and head of the LSU Department of Economics. Professional papers include lecture notes; class record books (1936-1959); speeches; book reviews; and writings. Other materials include papers reflecting McCracken's role as arbitrator on the War Labor Board and the American Arbitration Association. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2569.

McCreery, Jacob. Letter, 1879. 1 item. Location: Misc. Seminary student of Galesburg, Illinois. Letter expressing amusement at pranks played on the town Negroes by visiting soldiers and telling of the activities of the E. O. D. Literary Society at his school. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1533.

Means, Thomas. Account book, 1801-1804. 1 vol. Location: F:1. Operated and probably owned a general store in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Ledger kept by Means contains entries of debts and credits valued in British monetary units and payments of accounts made through bartering. Newspaper clippings of prose, poetry, and illustrations have been pasted onto the first six pages of the ledger. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 73.

Medical ledger and scrapbook, 1854-1919 (bulk 1854-1863). .1 linear ft. (5 items; 1 vol.). Location: M:19. Accounts of medical services received by prominent Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, residents and their slaves. Eleanor Marshall of Cheneyville, Greensburg, and New Orleans used the ledger as a scrapbook of poetry, local news, and short stories. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2297.

Mencken, Henry Louis, 1880-1956. Letters, 1926-1935, n.d. 22 items. Location: Misc. American critic and editor. Letters to friends and business associates deal with the selection of material to be published in THE AMERICAN MERCURY, social engagements, and personal matters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1350.

Mignon, François. Journal, 1939-1970, 1992. ca. 17,000 items (on 41 microfilm reels). Location: Mss.Mf:M. Journalist, horticulturist, and curator of Cammie G. Henry's Melrose Plantation, Natchitoches Parish, La.. Correspondence, journal, writings, and subject files describe and relate to thirty years spent by Mignon at Melrose, which also served as an artists and writers colony. Among his corresondents are African American artist Clemintine Hunter and Louisiana writers Lyle Saxon and Harnett Kane. Many ideas expressed in the journal later appeared in 'Cane River Memo,' Mignon's column in the Natchitoches newspaper Enterprise. Microfilm of originals at the University of North Carolina. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4484.Complete finding aid.

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

Morrill, Nellie. Manuscript, ca. 1902. 1 item (9 typewritten pages). Location: Misc. Wife of Fred J. Russell. 'Pualeilani,' the story of the home of Hawaiian royalty, written by Morrill, a short time after the end of royal rule in Hawaii and when the Islands were in their initial stage as a territory of the United States. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1386.

Morse family history, 1943. 1 printed vol. Location: M:19. Residents of New Jersey, Louisiana, and Washington, D.C. Published family history BLOOD OF AN ENGLISHMAN by Edward C. Morse, gives a narrative account for ten generations (1635-1922) of the Morse Family. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1639

Mouton, Emma Gardner, d.1897. Scrapbook, 1836-1861, 1897. 4 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: M:19. Newspaper clippings about the wedding of Emma Kitchell Gardner to Senator Alexander Mouton of Louisiana and his political career as governor. The scrapbook includes copies of sermons, poetry, and translations of compositions by Mrs. Mouton. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2362.

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893. Papers, 1837-1903. 35 items. Location: A:2. American actor and father of Fannie Murdoch. They were associated with John Pierpont, a Unitarian clergyman, author, and abolitionist. Collection consists of letters written to Murdoch, his daughter, John Pierpont, W. F. Bridges, and others from actors, authors, New England abolitionists, and Unitarian clergymen. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 667.

Neal family scrapbook, 1843-1861, n.d. 1 ms. vol. (1 reel of microfilm). Location: Mf. Possibly residents of Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings of poetry, humor, articles pertaining to slavery and to national and international affairs, and information about elections, politics, and Confederate enlistments in Rapides Parish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2937.

Nicholls, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark), ca. 1790-1847. Reminiscences and Papers, 1837-1878 (bulk 1840-1842). 1 vol., 5 items. Location: B:50. Lawyer and judge of the Court of Errors and Appeals of New Orleans. His son, Francis T. Nicholls, was governor of Louisiana. Papers include reminiscences, poems, newspaper clippings, obituaries, family history and biographical information, and descriptions of New Orleans and the Creole culture of Attakapas, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2160.

Okolona STATES. Broadside, ca. 1881, n.d. 1 printed item. Location: Impr. Weekly newspaper published in Okolona, Mississippi. Broadside sheet, apparently intended to advertise the newspaper, reflects survival of secessionist and states' rights sentiments. Included are excerpts from a speech given by Jefferson Davis and a patriotic poem titled 'Southland' by Will H. Kernan. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2983.

Opelousas, La. Philharmonic Literary and Dramatic Association. Handbill, n.d. 1 item. Location: Impr. Benefit performance given for the Public School Building Fund. 'Ten Nights In A Bar-Room,' dramatized from T. S. Arthur's novel, was presented. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1189.

Orage, Alfred Richard. Papers, 1921, 1930-1932, n.d. 12 items. Location: UU:118. English writer. Papers of Alfred Richard Orage (1873-1934) including a letter (1921) from his pupil, Katherine Mansfield; and newspaper clippings (1930) containing reviewsof his book The Art of Reading. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Palfrey Family Papers, 1776-1918. (bulk 1806-1875). 388 items; 21 vols. Location: 77:89, H:22, OS:P, 99, Mss.Mf:P. Papers of John Palfrey (1768-1843), ship chandler and manager of Forlorn Hope Plantation, Bayou l'Albaye near St. Martinville, Louisiana, and his family, primarily sons John Gorham Palfrey, abolitionist, author, and minister of Boston, Mass. and William Taylor Palfrey, planter, judge, sheriff, and state senator of St. Mary parish. Collection includes documents related to plantation life and operation, papers related to the education of Palfrey's sons at Harvard University, War of 1812, land documents, and marriage certificates. George D. Palfrey, son of William T. Palfrey, was the proprietor of the Franklin Brick Yard. Business and plantation records of William and George Palfrey include account books for W. T. Palfrey and Company. Includes letters of Henry William Palfrey ([1855] and 1964 printed volume), New Orleans merchant, written from London and Paris during the summer of 1855 when he was American Commissioner to the Exposition Universelle at Paris, France. Some items in French and Spanish. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 6, Reel 12, or Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series I, Part 1, Reels 1-4. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 333, 334, 1409, 1442, 1632, 2076, 2580, 2773, 2857. Complete finding aid.

Patrick, Robert D. (Robert Draughton), 1835-1866. Letters, 1862. 3 items. Location: Misc:P. Private in a Louisiana Confederate regent under General John Hunt Morgan. Two letters (1862) from Patrick to his sister, Mrs. Mary Patrick Nash; and a novel by W. H Maxwell, The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran and His Man Mark Anthony O'Toole. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Peck, Samuel Minturn. Letter, 1895 September 30. 1 item. Location: Misc. Alabama poet. Letter from Samuel M. Peck (1854-1938) stating his preference for good English over dialect verse which he believed to be overdone in the southern and western parts of the United States. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1763.

Percival, James, 1795-1856. Letter, 1849. 1 item. Location: Misc. American poet, geologist, and physician. Letter from Percival and addressed to U.S. Vice-President M. Fillmore disagreeing with recent political appointments, expressing disappointment with Whig Party politics, and foreseeing defeat of the Whigs in Ohio. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3449.

Percy, Walker, 1916-. Interview, 1966. 3 items. Location: Misc., F:16. Louisiana writer. Original typescript of an interview by Ashley Brown with Walker Percy, including holographic corrections by Percy. Also, Spring 1967 issue of Shenandoah in which this interview was published and a letter from Percy to Brown, discussing the interview. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3485.

Percy, Walker, 1916-. Letter, 1968 September 9. 1 item. Location: Misc. Louisiana writer. Short, typewritten letter on Walker Percy letterhead, signed in ink addressed to Mr. Harg, probably a publisher. Letter contains Percy's comments after reading the proofs of John W. Corrington's The Lonesome Traveller and Other Stories. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3341.

Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. Papers, 1902-1941. 2,830 items, 12 ms. vols., 1 printed vol., 1 display item. Location: Mf. Author and poet of Greenville, Mississippi. Literary, legal, and personal correspondence and writings of poet-lawyer William Alexander Percy dealing with Harvard Law School; his military service in World War I; his law partnership with his father in Greenville; and his literary works. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3275.

Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. Papers, 1911-1917. 31 items. Location: W:52. Author and poet of Greenville, Mississippi. Letters to Percy's cousin, Janet Percy Dana Longcope, in New York City. Letters concern Percy's travels, his writings, Janet's nursing service in France during World War I, Percy's interest in military service, and American involvement in the war. Included are printed and typescript copies of four poems by Percy and a photograph of Percy. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3511.

Peters, Samuel J. Family Papers, 1789-1914 (bulk 1820-1863). 71 items, 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol. Location: E:49. Prominent New Orleans merchant, financier, civic leader, and political figure. Papers consist of an autobiography, diary, political speech, and letters by Samuel Peters, Sr.; a biography of him; family correspondence; a printed volume of novelist and artist, Rodolphe Topffer; and a manuscript volume containing genealogical data. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1346.

Peytavin, John Ludger, b. 1859. Papers, 1806-1937. 342 items, 43 vols. Location: C:27-29, O:17, OS:P, 99:P. Attorney, author, composer, and planter of Ancient Domain Plantation in St. James Parish, Louisiana, and of New Orleans. Business and professional papers concern the operation of Peytavin's plantation and law practice. Personal papers include correspondence, manuscript copies of poems, songs, speeches, and historical sketches. Collection also includes programs for New Orleans theater, opera, and concert performances. Most of the legal papers before 1843 are in French, as is some of the post-1885 correspondence. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 465, 1067, 1071, 1072.

Peytavin, John Ludger, b. 1859. Papers, 1852-1915. 102 items. Location: UU:84. Attorney, author, composer, and planter of Ancient Domain Plantation in St. James Parish, Louisiana, and of New Orleans. Collection includes letters, bills and receipts, and photographs, chiefly of Jefferson College in Convent, Louisiana, which Peytavin attended. A brochure describes the residents and history of Jefferson and several other parishes. Included are two family photograph albums, a volume of music composed by Peytavin, and two bound volumes of published sheet music. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1447.

Pickels, George Dunford. Papers, 1874-1879. .25 linear ft. (62 items). Location: A:5. Educator of Holmesville, Louisiana. Pickels was an original member of the Louisiana Educational Publishing Co., Ltd., Board of Directors. By 1892 he had become editor and proprietor of the official journal of the Louisiana Teachers Association. Manuscript copies of poems, essays, and stories, some of which were published, reflect Pickel's creativity and philosophy. There is one personal letter (1876) and a legal document (1874) regarding a machine used for filing gin saws. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 632.

Planche, James Robinson. Letters, 1859, [1862]. 3 items. Location: Misc. English playwright who gained a reputation for his knowledge of costume and heraldry. Two letters and a memorandum from Planche. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Pleasants, John Robinson. Papers, 1913-1931. 2 linear ft. Location: 77:22-23. Alabama author. Poetry, typescripts of novels, correspondence, and printed items. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4588.Complete finding aid.

Poetry scrapbooks and blacksmith ledger, 1833-1883. .2 linear ft. (2 vols.). Location: C:26. Clippings from New Orleans newspapers, including presidential campaign songs, poetry, and Confederate lyrics. Vol. 1 was originally a blacksmith ledger and contains blacksmith entries. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2297.

Post, Lauren Chester, 1899-1976. Papers, 1899-1977, n.d. 10 linear ft. Location: 7:11-19, W:10. Professor of geography at San Diego State University, author of Cajun Sketches (1974) and Louisiana As It Is (1969), and native of Rayne, Louisiana.Correspondence, an autobiography, research materials, published and unpublished works, newspaper clippings, recordings of folk music, interviews, photos, and other material related to Post's books and research on Cajun folklife and other topics. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2854.

Post, Lauren Chester, 1899-1976. Photographs, 1873, 1877, n.d. 36 items. Location: 7:23. Professor of geography at San Diego State University, author of Cajun Sketches (1974) and Louisiana As It Is (1969), and native of Rayne, Louisiana. Photographic negatives and prints of sketches of north Louisiana scenes, also of Sam H. Lockett. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3261.

Prentiss, Seargent S. Papers, 1788-1851. 35 items (photostatic copies). Location: A:9. Material used by Dallas C. Dickey in Seargent S. Prentiss, Whig Orator of the Old South, including correspondence between Prentiss and members of his family; newspaper articles; and material from the J. J. Crittenden Collection, Library of Congress. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 239.

Prescott, Arthur T., 1863-1942. Manuscripts, n.d. 4 items. Location: E:53. Manuscript writings titled American Government For Louisianians, American History For Louisianians, and How to Use Bell's Louisiana Portfolio. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 241.

Price, Frank James. Volumes, 1866, 1893, n.d. 3 vols. Location: M:20. Volumes consist of John Esten Cooke, ed., Surry of Eagle's Nest; Or The Memoirs of a Staff Officer Serving in Virginia (1866); Portfolio of Views from World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892; and a scrapbook of miscellaneous newspaper clippings, n.d. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2559.

No "Q" Records."

Ramsland, Katherine M., 1953-. Papers, 1989-1996. 9.5 linear ft. Location: 8:57-62. Pennsylvania author and biographer. Papers include notes, proposals, drafts and galley proofs of Prism of the Night, a Biography of Anne Rice and Ramsland's companion books to Rice's works. Correspondence relates to Ramsland's books and articles by and about her. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4464. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Reed, Mary. Collection, 1937-1968, n.d. 102 items. Location: U:144. Playbills for theatrical and musical performances, dramatic readings, opera, ballet, and vaudeville, principally in New York City. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2474.

Rees, Grover, 1891-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1991-1992. Transcript (22, 25 pages), 2 sound cassettes (2.5 hours). Location: L:4700.78. Native of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and graduate of LSU (1912) and Harvard Law School (1915) who wrote a history of Breaux Bridge. Interview deals with his student years at LSU and Harvard; his book on Breaux Bridge; and his work at Gulf Oil Corporation. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.78.

Rhind-Gardner Family Papers, 1715-1926 (bulk 1811-1855). .3 linear ft., 2 mss. vols. Location: E:18, G:20. Merchants of Augusta, Georgia. Papers include family letters; slave documents; and business and miscellaneous papers. Correspondence pertains to business, cotton crops, family news, health, and slavery. Other topics inlcude the Civil War, the Seminole War, and World War I. Business papers contain accounts, receipts, and a court document. Miscellaneous papers consist of poetry, lists of roses, ephemera, and a diploma. Volumes consist of a photo album and scrapbook. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3576.

Anne Rice collection, 1979-1991. .5 linear ft. Location: W:69. New Orleans author. Articles, interviews, and reviews by and about Anne Rice and her works. Includes audio tapes of interviews of Rice on National Public Radio (n.d.) and on a Larry King radio broadcast (November 1988). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4446. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Richardson, Carey Johnson. Papers, 1864-1986. 1 linear ft. Location: 12:27. Papers include playbills and programs for New York theater productions annotated by Mrs. Richardson (1950s-1960s); an original typescript of Eudora Welty's The Ponder Heart; a letter from Maxwell Anderson (1956); and a prayerbook (1864). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4189.

Robertson, Thomas Bolling, 1779-1828. Poem, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Louisiana congressman, governor (1820-1824), and district judge. Poem 'To Jno. Adams' criticizes Adams' policies and administration. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3056.

Robinson, Elrie, 1883-1955. Collection. Feliciana materials, 1806-1925. 106 items. Location: E:54. Editor and proprietor of the St. Francisville (Louisiana) Democrat. Manuscripts and printed items of Feliciana interest collected by Robinson consisting of Judicial writs and orders (1810-1879), miscellaneous manuscripts, and printed items illustrative of various types and periods of printing. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Robinson, Elrie. Mss. 1353.

Rogers (Guy and Nell) Papers, 1920-1965. 0.3 linear feet, 5 oversized items. Location: S:134, OS:G. Husband and wife Guy and Nell Foster Rogers were colonists at the Newllano colony (sometimes called New Llano), Louisiana, a socialist cooperative colony and later moved to Gainesville, Fla., where they founded the People's Industrial System, a socialist organization. Correspondence principally regards socialism, the Newllano Colony and the People's Industrial System. Includes newspapers from the Newllano colony and the People's Industrial System newsletter, PINS, both of which which Guy Rogers edited and printed, newspaper clippings concerning socialist politics and speeches and essays relating to the People's Industrial System. Also includes a photograph of Nell Foster Rogers circa 1964. For furhter information, see online catalog. Mss. 4748. Complete finding aid.

Rouquette, Adrien, 1813-1887. Papers, 1840-1843, 1854-1860, n.d. 359 items, 27 ms. vols. Location: A:15. Poet priest of Louisiana and 'Apostle of the Choctaw Indians' of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Poems, sermons, and notebooks of Adrien Emmanuel Rouquette. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 750, 1159.

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Letter, 1880 March 20. 1 item. Location: Misc. English essayist, art critic, and social reformer. Letter discusses the fine quality of a copy of a drawing by painter J. M. W. Turner. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1350.

Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Miscellany, 1930, 1933-1934. 5 items. Location: Safe:22. Louisiana writer. Four personal letters (1933-1934) from Saxon to a friend, Mrs. Grace Arny of New Orleans. Also a sketch (1930) by E. H. Suydam of the Napoleon House and Maspero's Exchange Coffee House, New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Saxon, Lyle. Mss. 1469.

Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Children of Strangers, 1930-1937. 1 vol. and 1 microfilm reel. Location: Vault:22, Mss.Mf.:S. Saxon, an LSU alumnus, was a resident of Baton Rouge, La. He was a historian as well as a writer of fiction. Original manuscript of Saxon's only novel, Children of Strangers, published in 1937. The bound volume also contains a letter of presentation to Franz Blom (later Mrs. Peter G. Denker), photographs of two of the characters in Children of Strangers, and reviews from The Saturday Review, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans States, The New York Times, and The New Republic. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1715.

Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Lafitte the Pirate, 1930-1932. 1 vol. and 1 microfilm reel. Location: Vault:22, Mss.Mf.:S. Saxon, an LSU alumnus, was a resident of Baton Rouge, La. He was a historian as well as a writer of fiction. Original manuscript of Lafitte the Pirate by Lyle Saxon. The bound volume also contains a presentation letter, 1932, to Mrs. Franz Blom (later Mrs. Peter G. Denker) and a photograph of Saxon. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1715.

Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Miscellany, 1936, 1941. 9 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: U:47. Louisiana writer. Copy of annual report of Louisiana Writers' Project 1941, including copies of letters to Saxon and copies of newspaper publicity; and correspondence of WPA supervisors including two letters from Saxon. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2219.

Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. New Year's Greeting Card, 1943. 1 item. Location: Safe:22, Miscellany. Louisiana writer. New Year's greeting card from Saxon to Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Lieutaud of New Orleans. The handmade card consists of a photographic copy of the Ghost Map of Louisiana later published in Gumbo Ya-Ya, a snapshot of Saxon, and handwritten greetings. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Saxon, Lyle. Mss. 1407.

Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Papers, 1927, 1935-1937. 9 items (photocopies). Location: Misc. Louisiana writer. Letters by Saxon pertain to publication of Father Mississippi (1927), the writing of Children of Strangers (1937), and the administration of the Federal Writers' Project (1935). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3053.

Scott, Eva, 1877-1961. Family Papers, 1832-1959. 939 items; 10 ms. vol. Location: Y:84-85, H:10. Eva Scott was an owner of The Shades Plantation in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. She lived on the plantation with her aunt, Kate Scott. Papers include correspondence (1866-1877) written to Bettie Gordon Scott and family papers (1892-1900). Papers (1900-1959) include correspondence of Eva and Kate Scott. Cards and letters of Lyle Saxon and Sherwood Anderson are included. Business papers (1853-1941) pertain to the administration of The Shades Plantation. Manuscript volumes include 5 ledgers (1889-1913) recording supplies and wages paid to hired laborers. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 28-31. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2994. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Sequin, James D., 1853-. Diary, 1870, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:23. Resident of New Orleans. Diary records daily activities and weather conditions, reports from the Franco-Prussian War, and social attitudes. The volume also contains poetry and miscellaneous writings. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3127.

Shakespeare Club. Admit cards, [1867]. 1 item. Location: Impr. Admit card for a performance of the Shakespeare Club, probably of New Orleans, at the National Theatre. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1189.

Shields, Joseph D. (Joseph Dunbar), 1820-1886. Papers, 1802-1960 (bulk 1843-1897). 712 items, 4 ms. vols., 2 printed vols. Location: T:37-T:44; 99:S; Vault; O.S.: S. Resident of Natchez who was a judge, legislator, planter, and author. His son Joseph Dunbar Shields, Jr., served under J. E. B. Stuart in the Civil War and was killed at Culpepper, Virginia. Papers consist of personal, political, financial, Civil War, and plantation management correspondence and papers; historical, literary, legal, and political manuscripts; and printed items, documenting three generations of the Shields family. Includes letters from Joseph Dunbar Shields while attending the Univeristy of Virginia and drafts of his writings. Plantation papers relate to the family's plantation Pecano, in Waterproof, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. 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 12-15, or Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries, Series E, Reel 34. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 390, 1526, 1542, 1709, 1821. Complete finding aid.

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

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

Smith, Annabell, 1862-. Diary, 1873-1874, n.d. 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol. Location: W:17. Resident of 'Forest,' near Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Volume contains original poetry and recipes, as well as a diary (1873-1874) which records daily activities, family visits, a trip to New Orleans by steamboat, social life, and life in a girls' school. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2904.

Snellings, John P. (John Phillip), 1834-1923. Account books, 1855-1905 (bulk 1894-1897). 1 linear ft. (11 vols.). Location: A:99, J:12. Merchant of Elbert County, Georgia, and planter and commissary operator of Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Collection includes individual account sales records, plantation records, a volume of verses written by Snellings, and a volume used to practice penmanship. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 956.

Société des Servantes des Pauvres. Poem, n.d. 1 item. Location: Impr. Poem entitled 'Les Servantes des Pauvres,' published by the Société des Servantes des Pauvres. Also printed on the sheet: 'Matinee Concert, offerte par les artistes de l'opera.'. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

Stafford, Emma T. (Emma Tarleton). Sidonie de la Houssaye collection, 1882-1950 (bulk 1932-1940). 17 items, 1 ms. vol., 1 reel of microfilm. Location: Location: U:104, Mf.Mss:S. Sidonie de la Houssaye (1820-1894) was a French author of Franklin, Louisiana. Emma T. Stafford was her granddaughter. Papers include correspondence of Emma T. Stafford; newspaper clippings and a scrapbook; and printed items; all concerning Sidonie de la Houssaye's life and work. Some items in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1445.

St. Denis-DeBlanc Family Collection, 1922. 2 items. Location: Misc.:S. This collection includes a story about Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, founder of Natchitoches, by Henry Edward Chambers. Chambers was a New Orleans native and president of the New Orleans Teachers' Association. He wrote many published works on history, especially Louisiana history, and education. It also includes a copy of the holographic will of Louis Charles de Blanc, grandson of St. Denis, and genealogical information about the St. Denis and de Blanc families. The will and genealogy are written in French and the story, in English. Mss. 4803. For further information see online catalog.

Stanford, Donald, 1913-. Papers, 1865-1998 (bulk: 1941-1998). 28 linear feet. Location: 14:12-25, OS:S. Correspondence, writings, lecture notes, printed items and graphic materials, legal and financial documents, travel notebooks, and conference materials that document the life of Donald E. Stanford (1913-1998) and his career as English professor and co-editor of The Southern Review (1963-1983) at Louisiana State University. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4717. Complete finding aid.

Stuart, Ruth McEnery. Letters, 1896-1908. .1 linear ft. Location: Misc:S. Louisiana writer, born near Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, where her family had a plantation. She lived in New Orleans as a writer until c.1885, when she moved to New York, where she continued to write short stories about plantation life. Several letters from Stuart to friends discuss such topics as her short stories, word etymologies, and Stuart's activities in New Orleans. A 1905 letter asks for part time work for Martha Waddill Austin, also a Louisiana author. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 31. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1561, 3139, 3396.

Tamplin, William H. Letters, 1862-1865, n.d. 20 items. Location: Misc:T. Native of Longbranch, Panola County, Texas, and a Confederate soldier in the 11th Texas Regiment during the Civil War. His brother was Benjamin F. Tamplin. Letters addressed to Retincia, Benjamin Tamplin's wife, written from camps in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, describe camp life and conditions in camp hospitals, and the Red River expedition in Louisiana. Included are poems by Benjamin. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3015.

Taylor, Charles E., Papers, 1848. 11 items, 1 v. Location: A:60. President of Silliman College, Clinton, La. Papers are comprised of a play, poem and autobiographical sketch of Charles E. Taylor's early life. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 415.

Theriot, Joseph. Family Papers, 1866-1958. .4 linear ft. (76 items, 94 photographs). Location: F:1. Residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana. Family papers include receipts, legal bills, handwritten prayers, poems, religious leaflets, and photographs. Some religious items are in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2926.

Thompson, Benjamin, 1766?-1816. Letters, 1800, 1815. 3 items. Location: Misc. English dramatist. Letters concern artistic and commercial problems encountered in writing his plays, and discuss his social life. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1350.

Thomson, Alexander, 1763-1803. Letter, 1801 September 11. 1 item. Location: Misc. Scottish poet. Letter to London publishers Cadell and Davis asking them to undertake the London publication of his latest book of sonnets. Letter also refers to the sale of another of his books, Whist. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1350.

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

Topham, Edward, 1751-1820. Letter, n.d., [October 9]. 1 item. Location: Misc. English playwright and journalist. Letter to Mrs. Wells describing a visit to the country with a hunting party, and discussing his own and other people's plays. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1350.

Trollope, Frances Milton, 1780-1863. Papers, n.d. 2 items. Location: Misc. English novelist, writer, and mother of novelist Anthony Trollope. Letter to a magazine publisher expressing pleasure at the acceptance for publication of her story 'Phyllis in Fetters'; and a poem, 'The King's Temptation,' attributed to Frances Trollope. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1350.

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

Turner, Edward, 1778-1860. Family Papers, 1767-1878. 173 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: S:120. Judge and planter of Natchez, Mississippi. Collection includes family correspondence, legal and business papers, plantation documents, poems, photographs, a specimen of currency (1778), and an issue of the newspaper Southern Watch Tower (1843). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1403.

Turner, M. Jane. Scrapbooks, ca. 1838-1894. 3 vols. Location: N:2. Resident of Algiers, Louisiana. Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, chiefly poems and short stories, from Southern newspapers including the Louisville Bulletin, Southern Advocate, Mobile Mercury, The Jeffersonian, Home Journal, and the Southern Field and Fireside. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 842.

No "U" Records.

Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922. Papers, 1862-1909. 385 items. Location: C:66. Journalist, diplomat, and historian of New Orleans. Papers consist of letters from Louisiana friends; officials in the Department of State and the diplomatic service; Americans in public life; and literary figures, historians, journalists, and other writers. Collection includes 75 letters (1865-1892) of L. Placide Canonge, New Orleans writer and dramatist, pertaining to literature and the theater in New Orleans. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1281.

W. P. A. Collection COMMUNITY SERVICE DIVISION Field memos, 1940-1942. 1 vol. Location: O:3. Memos sent to directors and supervisors of W.P.A. projects in Louisiana pertaining to personnel, employment regulations, preparation of annual reports, conversion of W.P.A. projects to wartime purposes, and operation and administration of programs. Projects included are the Writers' Project, Shoe Repair Project, Music Project, Arts and Crafts Projects, Nursery School Project, and many others. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2902.

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

Wall, Mary B. (Mary Berthelot), 1903-1990. Papers, 1885-1990. 14 linear ft. Location: 91:21-28, 90:31. Louisiana poet, a founder of the National Federation of the State Poetry Society, and co-founder of the Louisiana State Poetry Society. Mary married Evans Spencer Wall, Jr., also a writer. Correspondence, legal and financial records, poetry, printed items, and photographs documenting Mary B. Wall's life and literary activities from 1911-1990. The bulk of the collection consists of Berthelot family correspondence. Also present are a few legal documents of Joseph Albert Berthelot and a family tree for the Welch family. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4438.

Warner, Charles Dudley. Papers, 1885, 1899. 2 items. Location: Misc. American editor, essayist, and novelist. Statement (1885) by Warner, 'the Union entirely restored in Louisiana.' Also a print (1899) by A. W. Elson and Company of a portrait of Warner by H. L. Bundy, probably Horace Bundy. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1590.

Warner, Mary Henkel. Family Papers, 1891-1962. 86 items; 5 vols.; 1 microfilm reel. Location: UU:149, O:22, OS:W, Mss. Mf:W. Wife of Thomas E. Warner. Mary Henkel Warner and family lived in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Manuscript materials include a Women's Christian Temperance Union minute book, a gas station ledger, and photographs. Poetry, stories, and other writings about Mary Henkel Warner are available only on microfilm. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3283.

Welty, Eudora. Letter, 1960. 1 item. Location: Misc. Mississippi writer. Letter from Welty in reply to an invitation to participate in an LSU College of Arts and Sciences symposium. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Welty, Eudora. Papers, 1851-1957 (bulk: 1951-1952). Location: 7:28, Vault: 25, and Vault 17-18, 20-21. A native of Mississippi, Welty (1909-2001) was an important 20th-century writer. Thirty-nine letters, two postcards, and three greeting cards written primarily by Eudora Welty to John F. Robinson, her long-time friend and fellow author, relating primarily to their respective writing careers and mutual friends. Several letters chronicle her stay in Ireland with writer Elizabeth Bowen and the experiences of her time there upon her work. Mss. 4919. For additional information see online catalog or Complete finding aid.

Wharton, Edward Clifton. Family Papers, 1819-1947 (bulk 1819-1901). 1,130 items, 11 vols. Location: UU:120-125, OS:W. Resident of New Orleans, journalist, newspaper editor, playwright, author, and drama critic. Wharton served as a colonel in the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate army. Papers of four generations of the Wharton family include correspondence, manuscript writings, manuscript volumes, photographs, printed items, and broadsides. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 22. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1553, 1575, 1594, 1610, 1613, 1663, 1714, 1736.

Whitaker, Lily C. Poem, ca. 1916. 1 item. Location: Misc. Copy of her poem 'Shakespeare,' presented before the Shakespearean Anniversary Association at the Tulane Theater, New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1284.

Wildman, John Hazard. Papers, n.d. Location1:1-3. Former LSU Faculty member. Personal and business correspondence; pictures; published volumes; manuscripts of published and unpublished novels and poems. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1966, 1967, 2010, 2095, 2169, 2237, etc.

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

No "X" Records.

No "Y" Records.

Zacharie, James S. (James Schatzell), 1844-1906. Diary, 1863-1864 (bulk 1863 September 20-November 5). 1 vol. Location: M:18. Prominent New Orleans writer and first president of the Louisiana State Museum Board of Curators. Diary entries describe Zacharie's observations and impressions of France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, as he travelled through these countries. He notes the living conditions of Jews in Amsterdam, Holland, and Frankfort, Germany. Zacharie's interests in horse racing, art museums, European royalty, and the theater are also reflected in the diary. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 965.

CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX
1582-1940, n.d. Hispanic American Collection
1604-1845. De Forest, George. Collection
1650, 1801-1965. Lieutaud, Albert Louis Collection
1654-1842. Collection of papers on Lancashire, England
1715-1926 (bulk 1811-1855). Rhind-Gardner family papers
1720-1895 (bulk 1845-1857). Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Collection
1766-1957 (bulk 1932-1957). Bourgeois, Lillian C., d.1956. Saint James Parish history collection
1767-1878. Turner, Edward, 1778-1860. Family papers
1776-1918 (bulk 1806-1875). Palfrey Family Papers
1781, 1830-1907 (bulk 1830-1895), n.d. Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Papers
1781-1940 (bulk 1781-1888). Houston, Samuel Rutherford. Family papers
1782-1972. Casey, Powell A. Collection
1788-1851. Prentiss, Seargent S. Papers
1789-1914 (bulk 1820-1863). Peters, Samuel J. Family papers
1794-1960. Grant, Kate K. (Kate Kingston). Papers
1800, 1815. Thompson, Benjamin, 1766?-1816. Letters
1800-1950 (bulk 1860-1937). Barel, Leona Queyrouze, 1861?-1938. Papers
1801 September 11. Thomson, Alexander, 1763-1803. Letter
1801-1804. Means, Thomas. Account book
1803-1918 (bulk 1850-1870). Hennen-Jennings family papers
1806-1925. Robinson, Elrie, 1883-1955. Collection. Feliciana materials
1806-1937. Peytavin, John Ludger, b. 1859. Papers
1806, 1835-1964 (bulk 1844-1899). Carpenter, George H., 1849-1892. Family papers
1811-1934 (bulk 1830-1899), n.d. Delsarte, François Alexandre Nicolas, 1811-1871. Papers
1815 ca., 1817. Anonymous poetry book
1819-1947 (bulk 1819-1901). Wharton, Edward Clifton. Family papers
1820-1919. Titcomb, Charles C. Papers and picture collection
[1821], 1831, n.d. Barrow notebook
1822-1894. Britton, A. C. ( Audley Clark). Family Papers (1830-1929)
1827-1829, 1892. Anonymous notebook
1828-n.d. (bulk 1917-1919). Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. Papers
1829-1904. Foster, James, d. 1880. Family papers
1829-1972. Clark, Charles, 1849-1936. Family papers
1830-1929. Britton, A. C. (Audley Clark), 1822-1894. Family papers
1831-1853. Butler, Robert, 1786-1860. Papers
1832 April 11. Hall, Basil, 1788-1844. Letter
1832-1959. Scott, Eva, 1877-1961. Family papers
1833 December 25. Asbury, Francis, ?-1816. Broadside
1833 December 25. Jennett, Jesse. Elegiack poem
1833-1883. Poetry scrapbooks and blacksmith ledger
1834. Cummings, Samuel. Published volume
1835-1876 (bulk 1835-1849). Lee, Eleanor Percy, 1820-1849. Eleanor Percy Lee and Catharine Ann Warfield papers
1836-1861, 1897. Mouton, Emma Gardner, d.1897. Scrapbook
1837-1878 (bulk 1840-1842). Nicholls, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark), ca. 1790-1847. Reminiscences and papers
1837-1903. Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893. Papers
1838-1894 ca. Turner, M. Jane. Scrapbooks
1839-1847. Armstrong, A. Notebook
1839-1900. Ellis, William H., 1839-1892. Family papers
1840 ca., n.d. Andrew Jackson account
1840-1843, 1854-1860, n.d. Rouquette, Adrien, 1813-1887. Papers
1841-1935 (bulk 1841-1893). Mayo, Robert H. (Robert Henry). Family papers
1843, 1862-1884, 1910. Alley, Mary. Scrapbooks
1843-1861, n.d. Neal family scrapbook
1843-1874, n.d. Delelis, O. Leon. Scrapbook
1843-1914. Buhler, John Robert, 1829-1886. Papers
1844-1906. Diary
1844. Gleig, G. R. Letter
1845, 1847, 1867, n.d. Bulwer-Lytton, Edward, 1803-1873. Letters
1846-1892. Andrews, James M. Papers
1848. Taylor, Charles E. Papers
1848-1859. Mazant book of poems
1848-1908 ca., n.d. Fourchy, Alexandre François, 1787-1854. Family papers
1849. Percival, James, 1795-1856. Letter
1849-1861. Kilbourne, Hal Harper. Family Papers, minute book of the Mystic S
1850-1889, n.d. Mann, Ambrose Dudley. Letters
1851, 1864-1932, 1941, n.d. King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Papers
1852-1915. Peytavin, John Ludger, b. 1859. Papers
1853-1929 (bulk 1882-1894), n.d. Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Letters and miscellanea
1853-1950 (bulk 1901-1950). Williams, Lester J. (Lester James). Papers
1854-1919 (bulk 1854-1863). Medical ledger and scrapbook
1855-1857, 1865-1867, n.d. Anonymous scrapbook
1855-1866. Lyons, Mary E. Notebook
1855-1894. Buck, William C. Family correspondence
1855-1905 (bulk 1894-1897). Snellings, John P. (John Phillip), 1834-1923. Account books
1855-1913 (bulk 1855-1868). Douglas, Emily Caroline, b. 1840. Papers
1856-1863. Anonymous Civil War scrapbook
1857-1901, n.d. Garland, Henry L., 1866-1970. Collection
1858-1866. Anonymous account book
1858-1866. Bond, Priscilla Munnikhuysen, 1838-1869. Papers
1858-1886. Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Correspondence
1858-1911. Ferguson, Kate Lee, b. 1841. Papers
1859 September 10. Dialectic Society. Resolution
1859, [1862]. Planche, James Robinson. Letters
1860-1861. Hayden, Henry J. Papers
1861. Boston Museum playbill
1861-1862, 1959. Dufour, Charles L. Digest
1862. Patrick, Robert D. (Robert Draughton), 1835-1866. Letters
1862-1865, n.d. Tamplin, William H. Letters
1862-1877. Anonymous manuscript volume
1862-1909. Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922. Papers
1862-1913 (bulk 1885-1913). Cable, James B. (James Boardman), 1846-1915. Papers
1862, 1866-1902. Jerrard, Simon G. Papers (C)
1863-1864 (bulk 1863 September 20-November 5). Zacharie, James S. (James Schatzell),
1864 ca., n.d. Anonymous Confederate poems
1864. Cooper, John Daniel, d.1864. Diary
1864 June 3. Anonymous poem
1864-1868. Hansen, Eduard T. (Eduard Theodor). Diary and writings
1864-1973 (bulk 1849-1917). Gunby, A. A. (Andrew Augustus), 1849-1917. Papers
1864-1986. Richardson, Carey Johnson. Papers
1864, 1883-1933, n.d. King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Selected papers
1864, 1899-1916. Ferguson, Percy. Papers
[1865], n.d. Jones, Walter B. Items
1866-1958. Theriot, Joseph. Family papers
1866-1971. Carey, Cora, b. 1843. Family papers
1866, 1893, n.d. Price, Frank James. Volumes
[1867]. Shakespeare Club. Admit cards
1867-1927 (bulk 1867-1897). Jacobs, A. J. (Andrew Jay), 1852-1927. Papers
1868-1869. Grosjean, Henry. Notebook
1869-1877. Anonymous travel notebook
1869-1940 (bulk 1869-1904, 1926-1940). Brent, Joseph Lancaster, 1826-1905. Papers
1869, 1929-1991. Heberle, Rudolf, 1896-. Papers
1870, n.d. Sequin, James D., 1853-. Diary
1872. Jewell & Prescott. Crescent City illustrated: the commercial, social, political and general history of New Orleans
1873. Lockett, Samuel H. Manuscript
1873-1874, n.d. Smith, Annabell, 1862-. Diary
1873, 1877, n.d. Post, Lauren Chester, 1899-1976. Photographs
1874-1879. Pickels, George Dunford. Papers
1874-1901, n.d. Gentil, Jean-Sylvain. Papers
1875. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter
1875-1891. Hanna family papers
1876, 1904, 1907, n.d. Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905. Papers
1879. McCreery, Jacob. Letter
1879-1936. Collection of Dickensian programs
1880 March 20. Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Letter
1880-1894. La Houssaye, Sidonie de. Papers
1881 ca., n.d. Okolona STATES. Broadside
1881-1931. Buhler, M. E. (Mary Edith). Papers
1882 September 27. Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Letter
1882-1950 (bulk 1932-1940). Stafford, Emma T. (Emma Tarleton). Sidonie
1883. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Draft telegram
1883-1940. Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Selected papers
1884. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter
1885 ca., 1908-1939, 1948-19, n.d. East, Charles, 1924-. Papers
1885. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Article
1885 January 1. Clinton PATRIOT DEMOCRAT. Broadside
1885-1990. Wall, Mary B. (Mary Berthelot), 1903-1990. Papers
1885, 1899. Warner, Charles Dudley. Papers
1886 November 24. Dodge, Mary Abigail, 1833-1896. Letter: to James Redpath
1890 March 1. Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. Letter
1890 November 19. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter
1890. Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Letter
1890. Ives, C. A. (Clarence Albert), 1869-1966. Library books
1891. Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Published volume
1891-1893. Jones, Mary C. Notebooks
1891-1962. Warner, Mary Henkel. Family papers
1892-1950. Butler, Louise, 1866-1951. Writings
1892-1963. Chambon, Celestin M., 1879-. Papers
1893-1916. Lafon, Thomy. Papers
1893-1935. Goodman, J. Harvey. Bibliographical compilation
1894 October 30. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter
1895 September 30. Peck, Samuel Minturn. Letter
1896-1908. Stuart, Ruth McEnery. Letters
1896, n.d. Montan, Douglass C. Collection
1897, 1911-1955, n.d. Douglas, Judith Hyams, 1875-1955. Papers
1899-1908 (bulk 1900-1908). Eager, P. H. (Patrick Henry). Mississippi authors collection
1899-1977, n.d. Post, Lauren Chester, 1899-1976. Papers
1899-1983. Bradsher, Earl Lockridge. Papers
1900 ca. Anonymous scrapbook
1900, 1931. Foley, P. K. Correspondence
1902 ca. Morrill, Nellie. Manuscript
1902. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter
1902-1941. Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. Papers
1904 ca. Anonymous short story
1904-1970, n.d. Emery, Emma Wilson, 1885-1970. Papers
1905, n.d. Lambremont, John D. Family papers
1908-1970, n.d. Brown, Harry Bates, Sr., 1876-1962. Papers
1909. Hawthorne, Julian. Letter
1911-1917. Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. Papers
1912 March 15. Cable, George Washington, 1884-1925. Letter
1913-1931. Pleasants, John Robinson. Papers
1913-1960, n.d. McCracken, Harlan Linneus, 1889-1961. Papers
1914 October 10. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter
1916 ca. Whitaker, Lily C. Poem
1917-1918 ca. Janvier, Charles. Notebook
1921-1992. George W. and Mimi Bolton papers
1921, 1930-1932, n.d. Orage, Alfred Richard. Papers
1924-1978. Heldner, Knute, 1886-1952. Papers
1924-1990 (bulk 1927-1963). Wall, Evans. Papers
1926. Hicks, H. W. Letter
1926-2006. de Caro, Francis A. and Rosan A. Jordan Collection
1927. Bradford, Roark. Letter
1927, 1935-1937. Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Papers
1929-1932. Coppard, Alfred Edgar. Letters
1929-1932. La Farge, Oliver. Papers
1930-1990 ca. Anderson, John Q. Papers
1930, 1933-1934. Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Miscellany
1932. Beauregard House Association program
1932. Beauregard-Keyes House (New Orleans).The Board of the Beauregard House Association presents Grace King's An old romance, a play in three acts: program.
1935. Eaton, Walter Prichard, 1878-1957. Letters
1935-1943. De Forest, George. Scrapbooks
1935-1968 ca. Krumpelmann, John T., 1892-. Manuscript
1936, 1941. Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Miscellany
1937. Mayfield, Mary Ann Colvin. Biography
1937-1968, n.d. Reed, Mary. Collection
1937, n.d. Hello, Henri. Papers
1938. Chemin, Camille. Letter
1939. Garland, Hamlin. Letter
1939-1965. Blum, Morgan, 1914-1964. Published writings
1940-1942. W. P. A. Collection COMMUNITY SERVICE DIVISION Field memos
1940-1947, n.d. Douglas, Judith Hyams, 1875-1955. Papers
1941. Harris, Thomas H., 1869-1942. Manuscript
1941 December 2. Bristow, Gwen, 1903-. Letter: Beverly Hills, Calif., to Annette Duchein
1942-1945. Blomquist, Carl. Scrapbook
1942-1962, n.d. Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970.
1943 ca. Fraude, Wolfgang. Elegy
1943. Hirsch, A. Adler. Manuscript
1943. Morse family history
1943. Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. New Year's Greeting Card
1944-1947. Hatcher (William B.) Papers
1944-1948, n.d. Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970. Papers
1945-1982, Cohn (Margie deBretton and Family) Papers
1947, 1950, 1951. Engle, Paul. Manuscripts
1948-1958, n.d. Kane, Harnett T., 1910-. Papers
1953. Aswell, James B. (James Benjamin), 1906-1955. Papers
1953. Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970. Letter
1953-1988 ca. Gudas, Fabian. Papers
1954-1955. Aswell, James B. (James Benjamin), 1906-1955. Letters
1954-1966. Bradsher, Earl Lockridge. Poems
1954, n.d. Flint, Lewis Herrick, 1893-1973. Notebook
1955 ca. Brossard, Chandler, 1922-. Manuscript
1956-1996 (bulk 1962-1985). Evans, J. Bruce. Papers
1957-1968. Marilla, Esmond Linworth, 1900-. Papers
1960 ca. Anderson, John Q. Manuscript, LOUISIANA SWAMP DOCTOR
1960. Welty, Eudora. Letter
1960, 1966, 1967. Gaines, Ernest, 1933-. Letters
1961 ca. <ongoing>. Exquisite Corpse records
1962. College Writers' Society. Program
1964. Hush .. hush, sweet Charlotte script
1965-1967. Evans, William W. Papers
1966. Percy, Walker, 1916-. Interview
1966 December 28. Grau, Shirley Ann, 1929-. Letter
1968. Bourjaily, Vance Nye. Certain kind of work, A
1968. Buck, Pearl S., 1892-. Letters
1968 September 9. Percy, Walker, 1916-. Letter
1970. McCants, Dorothea Olga. Manuscript
1970. McCants, Dorothea Olga. Papers
1974. Grumbach, Doris. Book Review
1976. Lowery, June Amy. Manuscript
1977. Britt, Gladys Lawrence. Sketches of Miss Caroline Dorman: reminiscences
1977. Dorman, Caroline, 1889-1971. Recollections
1979-1991. Anne Rice collection
1985, 1990, n.d. Lane, Pinkie Gordon. Papers
1986. Heininey, Anna. My happy trip to New Orleans, Louisiana
1988. Douglas, Ellen, 1921. Can't quit you, baby: galleys, pasteups, and published copy
1989-1996. Ramsland, Katherine M., 1953-. Papers
199-. Charles L. Thompson and Associates. Blueprint
1991-1992. Rees, Grover, 1891-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1994. Haag, William George, 1910-, interviewee. Oral history n.d. Anonymous biographical sketch
n.d. Anonymous novel
n.d. Beauregard, Rene Toutant. Recollections
n.d. Casso, Evans J., 1914-. Papers
n.d. De Lee, Augustus. Short story
n.d. Flint, Lewis Herrick, 1893-1973. Manuscript
n.d. Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Manuscript
n.d. Harrington, William. Poem
n.d. Henriot, J. Poem
n.d. Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970. Manuscript
n.d. La Houssaye, Sidonie de. Collection
n.d. Laurent, Lubin F. Manuscript
n.d. Lieutaud, Albert Louis. Collection
n.d. Louisiana postal cards
n.d. Opelousas, La. Philharmonic Literary and Dramatic Association. Handbill
n.d. Prescott, Arthur T., 1863-1942. Manuscripts
n.d. Robertson, Thomas Bolling, 1779-1828. Poem
n.d. Société des Servantes des Pauvres. Poem
n.d. Trollope, Frances Milton, 1780-1863. Papers
n.d., [October 9]. Topham, Edward, 1751-1820. Letter
n.d. Wildman, John Hazard. Papers

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