Contents:
Introduction
Alphabetical List
Chronological Index

INTRODUCTION

This guide contains descriptions of manuscript materials on the history of New Orleans since the Civil War. These materials include the records of New Orleans residents, physicians, attorneys, politicians, journalists, writers and authors, educators, students, soldiers, clergymen, planters, merchants, factors and commission brokers, businesses, clubs and organizations. The history of New Orleans since 1866 is documented through papers (personal, business, financial, legal, military and government), educational materials, diaries, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, sheet music, poetry, and bills and receipts.

Some of the topics covered by collections described in this guide include the Spanish-American War, World War II, nursing in peace time and in war, music, theater (opera and plays), literature, and travel descriptions.

Collections in this guide are listed alphabetically. Brief descriptions include references to sources for additional information--either the LSU Libraries' catalog, which is accessible through the Internet, or the manuscript card catalog in the Special Collections reading room of Hill Memorial Library. Still additional information on some of these collections can be found in detailed finding aids in the reading room. Increasingly, electronic copies of these finding aids can be found on the World Wide Web site for Special Collections, where you can also find information about using the collections, searching the online catalog remotely, and asking us questions.

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

Albrizio, Conrad Alfred, 1894-1973. Papers, 1894-1973. 1.5 linear ft. Location: 64:4, T:14, OS:A, 104-105. Artist. Albrizio studied architecture at the Beaux Arts Institute, and later studied painting and drawing in New Orleans and Paris. He learned fresco painting and mural composition in Rome. In 1935 he joined the LSU Art Department. Collection includes personal and professional letters, slides, photographs, sketches, and printed items. Slides and photographs depict his work in the mural and fresco genres. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3349.

Ambert, Joachim. Papers, 1838-1876. 9 items. Location: Misc. French military officer and nobleman. Personal papers consisting of passports and related items (1838-1840); two letters from Baron Ambert in New Orleans; a bill for accommodations in Niagara Falls, New York; and Ambert's French military service record. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1356.

AMERICA broadsides, [1899], n.d. 4 items. Location: OS:A. Steamboat owned and commanded by Captain LeVerrier Cooley, a native of Savannah, Illinois, and later a resident of New Orleans. Broadside announcing the celebration of the maiden voyage of the America, the 'biggest boat that ever sailed the Ouachita.' Also includes a sheet of letterhead paper and two envelopes with views of the Mississippi River cotton packet. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1785.

Andry, M. T. (Michel Thomassin), 1811-ca. 1871. Family Papers, 1840-1882 (bulk 1858-1879). 1 linear ft. (199 items). Location: UU:66. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. Sugar planter of St. John the Baptist and St. Charles parishes, Louisiana, and resident of New Orleans. Collection includes correspondence and legal and financial papers. Letters received by Andry's daughter Rosa from his sons describe their participation in the Battle of Shiloh, campaigns in Kentucky, and skirmishes at Camp Beauregard in the Civil War. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1318. Complete finding aid.

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.

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

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

Anonymous letter, 1871. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter by unidentified Protestant minister of New Orleans to his wife, describing yellow fever conditions and church duties, written on the letterhead of Randolph, Singleton, and Brown, Attorneys at Law. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 70.

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 New Orleans letter, 1874 December 15. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from a visitor to New Orleans describes impressions of the city and comments on violent popular reactions to recent election returns. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2997.

Anonymous Reconstruction letters, 1875. 2 items. Mss. 2560. Ensign stationed on the U.S. Flagship Worcester in New Orleans describes the chaotic conditions existing in the Louisiana legislature, and mentions orders to disperse the legislature. He also mentions national politics and his own naval experiences. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2997.

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, 1861-1936, n.d. 2 vols. Location: Mf. Miscellaneous newspaper clippings collected mainly from newspapers in New Orleans and Natchez, Mississippi, include materials relative to Reconstruction, the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, the Chicago fire of 1871, and steamboats. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2554.

Anthony and Chapman-Catt lecture admit card, 1895. 1 item. Location: Impr. Admittance card to a lecture symposium featuring Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. C. L. Chapman-Catt speaking on 'Women's Inequality before the Law,' to be held at the Assembly Hall in New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1189.

Atlantic Coast Seaman's Union. Account books, 1906-1915. 3 vols. Location: F:2. Three daybooks of the New Orleans branch of the Atlantic Coast Seaman's Union showing income and expenses of the union. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 592.

Babcock, Mrs. George. Diaries, 1871. 1 item and 2 ms. vols. Location: J:5. Wife of a New Orleans merchant. Travel diaries record a trip to Europe and give descriptions of places and events in England, Scotland, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and France. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 791.

Barel, Leona Queyrouze, 1861?-1938. Papers, 1800-1950 (bulk 1860-1937). 2,614 items, 31 printed vols., 23 ms. vols. Location: UU:68-72, Q:27, X:97-98, OS:Q, 99. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 18-26. 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. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1204, 1222, 1278, 1314, 1323, 1335. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Battle of Liberty Place badges, 1874 September 14. 2 items. Location: Impr. Badges commemorating the battle between the White League and the metropolitan police in New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1919.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Correspondence, 1858-1886. 10 items. Location: U:13. Available on microfilm: Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 2. 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. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2128.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Papers, 1845-1894 (bulk 1861-1865). 144 items. Location: Mss.Mf:B, U:13-14. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Civil War letters comment on his command, discuss the role of Lee and Davis in the South's defeat, and the possible exile of southern soldiers. Also included are copies of letters and routine military dispatches by him. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 763, 780, 785.

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. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Beauregard, P. G. T. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1716.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Family Papers, 1818-1912 (bulk 1850-1880). 671 items, 106 vols. (13 ms. vols., 93 printed vols.). Location: U:10-12, F:3, O:5. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Collection includes paper and items of financial, legal, political, and personal interest. Other items include recipes; scrapbooks; pamphlets; photographs; notebooks; and some papers of the Cenas family. Included are papers on New Orleans related to railroad, improvement, and other city projects. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 601.

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

Bienvenue Family Papers, 1779-1907, n.d. 143 items. Location: E:19. Planters of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, and New Orleans. Business papers of Alexandre Devince Bienvenue and Pierre Armand Bienvenue largely concern land ownership and sales in the Attakapas region, St. Martin Parish and New Orleans. Collection also includes family letters and genealogical papers. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2604.

Billaud family. Papers, 1816-1868. 43 items. Location: U:20. Residents of New Orleans. Papers include correspondence documenting personal and business affairs, including the purchase and sale of skins; city and parish tax receipts; and a copy of Marie Isabelle Billaud's birth certificate. Letters in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 499, 1361.

Bishop Polk Benevolent Society. Record book, 1862, 1865-1868. 3 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc., M:20. Treasurer's book for benevolent societies at Trinity Church, New Orleans. Entries record the receipts and expenditures of the Benevolent Society. Entries for 1862 give the officers of the 'Ladies Society for the Promotion of Christian Objects.' For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 772.

Blakely, A. R. Correspondence, 1898. 6 items. Location: Misc:B. President of the New Orleans Progressive Union. Letters from Stuyvesant Fish requesting that Blakely's organization sponsor the subscription drive to purchase a silver service to be presented to the cruiser U.S.S. New Orleans by the people of New Orleans. Included is a letter from Captain William Folger, U.S. Navy commander of the NewOrleans, suggesting types of services that might be purchased. There is also an incomplete list of subscribers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1068.

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

Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972. Correspondence, 1964. 21 items. Location: Misc:B. U.S. representative from Louisiana. DeLesseps S. Morrison (1912-1964), attorney, politician, New Orleans mayor, actively encouraged Louisiana industry and trade, particularly with Latin America. Correspondence includes letters from U.S. diplomatic personnel and Latin American political figures concerning Morrison's report about the Louisiana Trade And Good Will Mission to Latin America. Letters express condolences on Morrison's death. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2899.

Boggs, William R., 1829-1911. Reminiscences, 1891. 3 items [photocopies]. Brigadier general of the Confederate army and chief of staff of the Trans-Mississippi Department from November 1862 until the end of the Civil War. Boggs' reminiscences, written in 1891 at the age of 62, cover the entire period of the war, from the election of 1860 until his surrender in June 1865. Also included are two obituary notices from Boston and New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3058.

Boland, Rose Mary Shields. Scrapbook, 1906-1940, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: Mf. Child actress and member of New Orleans theatrical family. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous items, largely concerning her career as a child actress with the Brown-Baker Stock Company. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2595.

Boney, Richard K. (Richard Kinsey), 1855-1937. Papers and diaries, 1866-1884. 18 items ( on 1 microfilm reel). Location: Mss.Mf:B. Lawyer and planter of Duckport Plantation, Madison Parish, Louisiana. Diaries record student life at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington; social life in Virginia and Vicksburg, Mississippi; and legal studies at the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University), New Orleans. Included are miscellaneous papers and photographs of Boney. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3041.

Bonnot, Raoul. Bill, 1893. 1 item. Location: Misc. New Orleans undertaker. Detailed bill for the funeral of Mrs. A. Caillier, widow. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2297.

Boothby, Charles W. Papers, 1861-1898 (bulk 1861-1874). 1 linear ft. Location: T:19, OS:B. Captain of the 1st Louisiana Regiment, New Orleans Infantry, U.S. Army (unit organized at New Orleans, March 6, 1864, for the defense of New Orleans and the District of La Fourche), customs official, and superintendent of education for New Orleans. Remained in New Orleans after military service, participating in local politics. Personal and military correspondence, printed military orders, and quartermaster's records of the 1st Louisiana Regiment, Co. D, document Civil War and postbellum New Orleans, personal experiences, military engagements, including participation by African American soldiers, and political events during the Civil War. Later papers reflect the local and national political environment during Reconstruction. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4847. Complete finding aid.

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

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

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

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

Bozeman, Harley B. Telegram, 1930 July 17. 1 item. Location: Misc. Newspaper columnist and writer of Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Telegram addressed to the New Orleans Times-Picayune commenting on an editorial about the Louisiana Highway Commission. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3269.

Brent, Nanine M. Papers, 1886-1899, 1943, n.d. 53 items, 2 ms. vols. Location: U:114. Daughter of Colonel Joseph L. Brent. Diary, recipes, household hints, New Orleans trade cards, and newspaper clippings. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1822.

Brees, Ray. Photographs, 1959-1960. 37 items. Location: E:Pict. Coll. Photographs from 1959 and 1960 capture scenes from plantation homes, as well as buildings and streets of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 236.

Brickell, D. Warren (Daniel Warren), 1824-1881. Papers, 1869-1882. .55 linear ft. (82 items, 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol.). Location: C:74, 98:B, F:16. New Orleans gynecologist, founder and dean of the New Orleans School of Medicine, and editor of numerous medical journals. Papers consist mainly of newspaper clippings and political broadsides, many dealing with Reconstruction issues. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1430, 1617.

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

Bright, Jane C. Scrapbook, 1917-1956 (bulk 1918-1919). 31 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: 38:73. Native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, attached to the New Orleans Chapter Base Hospital Unit No. 24, stationed at Limoges, France. World War I scrapbook of Bright containing mementos of her service as a Red Cross nurse with the American Expeditionary Force in France. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1810.

Bringier, Louis Amadee, 1827-1897. Papers, 1786-1901. 599 items and 14 vols. Location: T:96-97, F:9, OS:8, Mf. Planter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and Confederate officer. Bringier served as commander of the 4th Louisiana Cavalry and the 7th Louisiana Regiment in the Civil War. Papers include correspondence, business papers, military orders and communications, records relating to the administration of Hermitage Plantation in Ascension Parish and Houmas, Burnside, and Bagatelle plantations. Collection includes a letter (1862) telling of a woman killing a federal soldier in New Orleans; also includes papers (1786-1825) relating to the Augustin M. Tureaud family. Some items 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 1-2, or Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series I, Part 1, Reel 13. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 43, 139, 544. Complete Finding Aid

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

Bruns, J. Dickson (John Dickson), 1836-1883. J. Dickson Bruns and T. G. Richardson correspondence, 1869-1870. 4 items. Location: Misc:B. Physicians of New Orleans. Bruns was also an organizer of the White League. Letters to Richardson, General Braxton Bragg, and General Richard Taylor from Bruns; and letters to both generals from Richardson. All the letters concern a controversy between the doctors about a breach of medical ethics on the part of Bruns. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 47.

Buhler, M. E. (Mary Edith). Papers, 1881-1931. 985 items, 7 ms. vols., 8 printed vols. Location: C:50-51; H:17. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 1-4. 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. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1192, 1210, 1333. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

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

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

Burke, E. A. (Edward A.). Papers, 1859-1929 (bulk 1872-1899). 83 items, 2 printed vols. Location: C:48. New Orleans politician and publisher. Burke escaped to Honduras after being indicted for embezzlement (1889) as Louisiana State Treasurer. Papers include correspondence describing Louisiana politics and affairs in Honduras and Mexico, including letters from prominent Latin American political figures. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 547, 620, 641, 893, 1226.

Burt, Joseph, Jr. Papers, 1856-1876 (bulk 1862-1863). 16 items. Location: Misc:B. Union soldier in the 57th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. Papers include correspondence while Burt was stationed in New Orleans in 1863 commenting on military life, Confederate prisoners of war, and off-duty recreation including the shooting of alligators. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2721.

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). Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Butler, Benjamin Franklin. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1802.

Butler, Robert Ormond. Papers, 1848-1888. 1.5 linear ft. Location: S:25-26, OS:B. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 5, Reels 3-4. Medical doctor in New Orleans and Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, and sugar planter and molasses producer in Terrebonne Parish. Papers include correspondence, financial papers, legal documents, printed items, and photographs related to Butler's business and professional lives. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1068.Complete finding aid.

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.

Caffery, Donelson Jr. Letter, 1889. 1 item. Location: Misc. Editor and manager of the Franklin, Louisiana, St. Mary Banner. Letter (1889) from Caffery to W. B. Logan, United States Marshal, in New Orleans, concerning the sale of Ivanhoe Plantation. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 889.

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

Campbell, Zoe J., d. 1866. Diaries, 1856-1866. 5 items; 10 ms. vols. Location: P:1, Misc:C. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 4-5. Resident of New Orleans; daughter of James and Zoe Lambert Campbell and sister of Lambert Campbell, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. Dairies document expenses, condolence visits, and piano lessons. Beginning in May 1861, they deal with the Civil War, including events in occupied New Orleans. Papers also include a funeral announcement for Campbell and a personal letter. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1274.

Carey, Cora, b. 1843. Family Papers, 1866-1971. 161 items; 2 ms. vols. Location: W:33, Vault. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 33. 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. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2987. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Carmouche, Annie Jeter, 1843-1921. Papers, 1853-1964. 5 items; 4 ms. vols. Location: W:18, H:24. Available on microfilm: UPA Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 5. Annie Jeter Carmouche spent her childhood in Virginia and New Orleans and lived in Saint Landry and Bossier Parishes, Louisiana, during and after the Civil War. She married Emile A. Carmouche. Collection includes family letters, papers, and tablets containing Carmouche's memoirs. Correspondence relates to social life, the Civil War, and family events. The memoirs recall Carmouche's childhood, the Civil War, and the postwar period. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2878.

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

Carrigan, Jo Ann, 1933. Civil War collection, 1862-1968. .3 linear ft. (26 items, 1 ms. vol., 2 printed vols.). Location: UU:72, OS:C. Professor of history at LSU. Muster rolls, photographs, and publications pertaining largely to the state of New York's participation in the Civil War. Included are postcards depicting Civil War scenes and photographs of maps of New Orleans during the War of 1812. There is also an autograph book containing the names, ranks, and addresses of soldiers in the 10th New York Artillery. Artifacts include Civil War uniform buttons, commemorative ribbons, and a medal. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2455.

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

Carrollton Centennial Exhibit collection, 1959. 53 items [photocopies]. Location: OS:C. Exhibit created for the Carrollton Branch, Whitney National Bank of New Orleans. Materials pertain to Carrollton, Louisiana, formerly part of Jefferson Parish, later annexed into New Orleans. Collection includes maps; photographs; petitions; reports; city ordinances, regulations, and orders; and interpretive explanations of items relating to the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad, the Carrollton Hotel and Gardens, public schools, and homes. There are also interpretive explanations for fire companies, the federal occupation in the Civil War, the levee, and roads. The photocopies are made from original items dating from 1832 to 1908. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1623.

Casey, Powell A. Collection, 1782-1972. 238 items. Location: 77:99-100, 98:. 2540, 2712. 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,

Cattarinich Family Papers, 1878-1880. 6 items. Location: Misc. Residents of New Orleans. Personal letters to Mr. Cattarinich from members of his family in Italy. In Italian. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 222.

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

Chaffraix, D. A., Mrs. Papers, 1892-1904 (bulk 1899). 18 items, 5 ms. vols. Location: O:4, Misc:C. Social and civic leader in New Orleans. Chaffraix was associated with the Chinchuba Deaf-Mute Institute near Mandeville, Salection consists of correspondence and other papers of Azelie Delino de Chalmette. Included are letters from family members, F. Godefroy of the West Indies, the Delahoussaye family, Jean Saint-Avid of Paris, and M. Cruzat of New Orleans. Letters from Ignacio Delino de Chalmette written to John Forbes & Company of Mobile, Alabama, concern Bernard de Marigny's involvement with the company. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1245.

Chambon, Celestin M., 1879-. Papers, 1892-1963. 73 items, 6 printed vols. 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.

Charity Hospital (New Orleans, Louisiana). Record books, 1882-1884. 4 vols. Location: F:12. Hospital in New Orleans. Case record books of Charity Hospital list patients' names, ages, places of birth, residences, medical histories, conditions upon admission, clinical histories, treatments, results of treatments, and names of doctors assigned to cases. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 65.

Chase, G. K. Letter, 1876 November 20. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from New Orleans to Judge Edwards Pierrepont discusses the disputed election of 1876; fear for the victory of Democratic presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden; and Democrats in New Orleans encouraging anti-Northern feelings. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2588.

Cior, Charles, 1819-ca. 1894. La musique, selon les sciences observées. L'histoire, la phylosophie, la physiologie, etc., etc., entendre, comprendre, se souvenir, 1885. 2 ms. vols. Location: H:20. Music teacher of New Orleans and native of Paris, France. Pedagogical manuscript containing lessons on music theory, exercises, and diagrams. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3287.

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

Clark, Charles, 1849-1936. Family Papers, 1829-1972. 1.1 linear ft. (427 items, 1 vol.). Mss. 3982. 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. UU:253-254. For further information see online catalog.

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

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

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

Cohn, Isidore, 1885-. Papers, 1879-1972 (bulk 1920-1950), n.d. 29 linear ft. Location: 34:136-174, OS:C, 102:69-70. New Orleans surgeon and medical educator. Collection contains articles, lectures, letters, photographs, and printed material related to medicine. Includes material related to Lafcadio Hearn, LSU Medical Centers, Tulane University Medical Center, and other medical organizations in Louisiana. Collection also includes audio recordings of Cohn (1955). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3425.Complete finding aid.

Colonel Cutts (Ship). Logbook, 1856-1878 (bulk 1856 February 13-October 19). 1 vol. Location: P:19. Ship which operated out of New Orleans. Its master was Jesse Snow. Logbook recording activities aboard the Colonel Cutts as it sailed from New Orleans to Falmouth, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cronstadt, London, Cardiff, and back to New Orleans. Included is a record of men employed from shore at Cronstadt. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1022.

Conrad, Archelus M. Papers, 1861-1890 (bulk 1861-1865). ca. 100 items. Location: E:41, OS:C. Union officer in command of a Corps d'Afrique Engineers company in Louisiana in the Civil War. Papers include military orders, muster papers, charges of military crimes, and other items relating to the 97th Engineer Regiment. It also includes a carte-de-visite showing Conrad in New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4126.Complete finding aid.

Conrad, Charles Magill, 1804-1878. Letter, 1868 March 24. 1 item. Location: Misc. Louisiana attorney, congressman, U.S. senator, secretary of war, and delegate to the Confederate Congresses. Letter from New Orleans replies to a request for the address of former Louisiana governor Thomas O. Moore. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Conrad, Charles, 1804-1878. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2938.

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

Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans, Louisiana). Records, 1978-1989. 7 linear ft. Location: 95, Unproc. OS:C. New Orleans arts organization which held Mardi Gras parades, 1978-1989. Papers include grant applications to the National Endowment for the Arts, correspondence, budgets, membership files, publicity files, project proposals, photographs, and materials related to social events such as cocktail parties and balls. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4636.

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

Coston (L. A.) Papers, 1900, 1903. 3 items. Location: F:5. Receipts for cotton sales from Ferdinand Gumbel & Co. and Putnam V. King of New Orleans. Misc:C. For further information see online catalog.

Cotton Trade Warehouses, Inc. Account book, 1939-1941. 1 ms. vol. Mss. 2091. New Orleans company. Account book containing accounts principally with John M. Parker Company. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1538.

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

Crawford, Lewis B. Certificate, 1905 April 1. 1 item. Location: 78:24. Charity Hospital ambulance surgeon. Certificate given by Charity Hospital (New Orleans) to Crawford for faithfully and efficiently discharging his duties in the Charity Hospital Ambulance Service, organized in 1885. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1811.

CRESCENT RIFLES (THE), 1903. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Impr. Song and chorus of the Crescent Rifles, dated January 26, 1903. Words and music are by Harry DeVere and the song was arranged by N. Martinez. The music was published by Junius Hart of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3061.

Cromwell, Bartlett Jefferson, 1840-1917. Letters, 1878, n.d. 4 items. Location: Misc:C. United States Navy Commander. Letters from New Orleans, Texas, and Georgia to his wife tell of his problems with his crew and ship. Misc. For further information see manuscript card catalog.

Cutler, R. King (Rufus King). Memorandum, 1884 April 14. 1 item. Mss. 3032. Louisiana state congressman. Memorandum, written in New Orleans, expresses Cutler's support for national uniformity in matters of religion, law, and currency. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2105.

Daily Picayune. Papers, 1870, 1871. 2 items. Location: Misc. Statements to the Louisiana House of Representatives for subscriptions to Daily Picayune, New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 92.

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

Davis, James. Letter, 1872. 1 item. Location: Misc. Special agent of the United States Treasury Department, New Orleans. Letter from Davis to the Honorable Schuyler Colfax, vice-president of the United States, stating that the majority of the Louisiana and Mississippi delegates to the Philadelphia Convention will vote for the renomination of Vice-President Colfax. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1240.

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

Davis, Joel R. Papers, 1831-1876, 1898. 71 items. Location: UU:85. Resident of Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi. Papers include post-Civil War agreements regarding stores and supplies. New Orleans items consist of a marriage certificate (1860), an agreement, a report, and two receipts. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1518.

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

Deiler, J. Hanno. Items, 1840, ca. 1904. 4 items. Location: Mf. Former professor of German at Tulane University, New Orleans. Microfilm copies of two articles, concerning German immigration to Webster Parish, Louisiana, and to Texas, by J. Hanno Deiler, and a related newspaper clipping; and a copy of The Native American, March 28, 1840. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1112.

Delta Duck Club of New Orleans. Daybook, 1914-1923. 1 vol. Location: J:10. Located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, in what is now known as the Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. Daybook records names of members, dues paid, and expenditures of the club.For further information see online catalog. [what is located in Plaquemines?] Mss. 907.

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. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 8-9. 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. 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.

Drouillard, Jean Baptiste. Family Papers, 1794-1901, n.d. 165 items and 2 microfilm reels. Location: Mss.Mf:D and S:121. Planter of Santo Domingo and of New Orleans. Letters and documents concern labor and economic conditions on Santo Domingo after the rise to power of Toussaint l'Ouverture in 1793, and the lives of exiles from the island who resettled in the United States. For further information see online card catalog. Mss. 2590. Complete Finding Aid PDF | HTML.

Duclos family. Records, 1855-1876. 3 ms. vols. Location: F:17. French-speaking African American family in New Orleans that operated a furniture store and a liquor shop. Two volumes contain accounts for the furniture and liquor stores; a third volume contains miscellaneous notes. There is also a photograph of a black woman. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 689.

Dudoussat, Numa. Letter, 1878. 1 item. Location: Misc. Lottery agent of New Orleans. Short letter from Numa Dudoussat explaining that one-half of a lottery ticket entitles the owner to one-half of the prize drawn by the whole ticket. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1493.

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.

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

E. S. Ballad, 1874. 2 items. Location: Impr. Copy of a printed ballad concerning the 'Battle of Liberty Place,' New Orleans, September 14, 1874. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1439.

Eager, William Blake, 1824-1890. Papers, 1848-1863-1865, 1874-1900. 21 items. Surgeon in the 162nd New York Volunteers in the Civil War. Letters concern service in military hospitals in Carrollton (now part of New Orleans) and Franklin, Louisiana; the siege of Port Hudson; and the Red River campaign. Other materials deal with Eager's medical education and a European tour in 1877. Mss. 2826.

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

Egan, J. S. Family Papers, 1850-1893, n.d. 28 items. Location: UU-R 118; OS:E. Resident of New Orleans. Papers contain Civil War letters from Virginia and Port Hudson, Louisiana, commenting on the people of New Orleans immediately prior to the surrender of the city and Union Sympathizers during the Union occupation. Included are antebellum letters telling of social conditions in San Francisco, California, following the Gold Rush; medical practice in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana; and travel in Europe. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1467.

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

Ellis, E. John and Thomas C. W. Family Papers, 1829-1936 (bulk 1870-1920). 9.3 linear ft., 72 vols. Location: U:52-65, G:5. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 21-22. Sons of Ezekiel Parke Ellis, a judge and state legislator from Amite, Louisiana. E. John and Thomas C. W. Ellis were practicing attorneys who were active in Louisiana politics. Both men served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. Papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and business papers of three generations of the Ellis family. Civil War correspondence includes letters by E. John Ellis from prison camp at Johnson's Island, Ohio. Politics occupies a large place in the correspondence and speeches of 1856-1861 and in the correspondence of the Reconstruction period. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 136. Complete finding aid (PDF)

Ellis, Hazel and Nellie. Family Papers, 1848-1938 (bulk 1903-1911). 5,451 items, 9 ms. vols. and 6 printed vols. Location: U:67-90, G:5. Personal correspondence and papers of the Caswell Prewitt Ellis family of Montgomery, Alabama, and New Orleans consisting mainly of letters among family members centering about Hazel and Nellie, daughters of Caswell P. Ellis. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 467. Complete Finding Aid

Favret, Joseph, 1873-. Oral history interview, 1974. Index (2 pages), 3 sound cassettes (1.75 hours). Location: L:4700.15. New Orleans native, centenarian, and a veteran of the Spanish-American War. Favret discusses his experiences in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and the sinking of the Maine. He also recalls the New Orleans race riot of 1900 and Robert Charles; and mentions New Orleans mayor Robert S. Maestri. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.15.

Federal archives index, ca. 1933. 1 vol. Location: H:23. Copy of a summarized checklist of federal records in the Upper Record Room in the Custom House, New Orleans, by V. L. Landry, Jr. The volume also contains an account of the books and papers disposed of by an Act of Congress in 1918, 1927, and 1930. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1214.

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

Fitzgerald, Desmond. Letter, 1877 April 24. 1 item. Mss. 1787. Hydraulic engineer and superintendent of the Boston Water Works. Letter by Fitzgerald, from New Orleans at the time of the withdrawal of U.S. troops at the end of Reconstruction, commenting on visits to headquarters of Governor Francis T. Nicholls and his defeated rival, Republican candidate, Stephen B. Packard. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2497.

Fitzpatrick, John. Letterpress copybook, 1875-1878. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:21. Secretary of the Division of the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia. Correspondence concerns veterans' reunions and raising money to erect a monument and tomb in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, for use of the association's members. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1482.

Flanders, Benjamin F., 1816-1896. Papers, 1827-1889 (bulk 1864-1875). 863 items. Location: U:109-112. Governor of Louisiana and mayor of New Orleans during Reconstruction. Flanders came to New Orleans from New Hampshire in 1843, left at the outbreak of the Civil War, and returned in 1862. Official papers and letters, including Civil War correspondence with a variety of Union military and political leaders. Collection also documents other federal posts held by Flanders, including U.S. representative and U.S. assistant treasurer. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 671.

Fluker, David J. Papers, 1839-1867. 54 items. Location: E:3. Resident of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Estate papers of David J. Fluker consist of business papers to his wife I. Ann Fluker. A letter from Fellowes and Company, New Orleans, urges sale of the plantation 'Isabella Place,' 1856. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 727.

Fontenot, Ozeme, 1846-1928. Family Papers, 1834-1949. 1148 items; 49 ms. vols.; 5 printed vols. Location: UU:190-194; O:21;0S:F. Planter of Grand Prairie, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Plantation, business records, correspondence of Ozeme Fontenot and family. Some relate to the marriage and divorce of daughter Alma Parker, and to her hospitalization in New Orleans. Papers also deal with United Confederate Veterans activities. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reels 3-6. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3248. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Foster, Isaac G. (Issac Gaillard), d. 1864. Isaac G. and John S. Foster Papers, 1861-1866. 110 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: B:41. Isaac G. Foster and John S. Foster were the sons of James Foster, a medical doctor of Natchez, Mississippi. Both served in the Confederate army and died during the Civil War. Papers include letters from John Foster written in New Orleans (1861) relating his views on Louisiana's secession. Later letters describe First Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and other battles. Isaac Foster's papers deal with Shiloh and other battles. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2184.

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.

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

French-American Society of New Orleans admit card, [1889]. 1 item. Location: Impr. Admit card to the ball celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of French Independence Day (July 14, 1889) at the West End Pavillion, New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1189.

French-American Society of New Orleans invitation, 1964. 1 item. Location: Impr. Invitation to the annual ball celebrating French Independence Day (July 14, 1964) at the Royal Orleans Hotel. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2012.

French Opera Association. Stock certificate, 1910. 1 item. Location: Misc. Certificate for one share in the capital stock of the French Opera Association, Limited, of New Orleans, issued to C. M. Abrams. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1491.

French Society of New Orleans. Papers, 1851-1947 (bulk 1872-1891). 5 items, 4 ms. vols., and 3 printed vols. Location: U:114, F:8. New Orleans organization. Certified copies of minutes of the General Assembly of the Société francaise de bienfaisance et d'assistance mutuelle (forerunner to L'athénée louisianais), minute book of the Committee of Thirty, registers of tombs, and printed histories and reports. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 318, 1012.

Frost, Meigs O. Stories, 1936. 1 item. Location: Misc. Typewritten copy of 'Strange Stories Behind New Orleans' Streets' Names,' by Meigs O. Frost, published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune in August and September, 1936. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Fuqua, Henry Luce, 1865-1926. Speech, 1923 November 16. 1 item. Location: Misc. General manager of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (1916-1923) and governor of Louisiana (1924-1926). Printed copy of speech delivered at the Athenaeum, New Orleans, relative to his candidacy for governor. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Fuqua, Henry L., 1865-1926. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2571.

Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885. Letter, 1867 February 6. 3 items. Location: Misc. Daughter of New Orleans merchant Daniel Clark and party to litigation involving Clark's estate. Letter from Washington, D.C., to special legal commissioner Caleb Cushing pertains to preparation of her cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Included is an unrelated court summons (1842) and a bill of sale for land and a slave (1843). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2637.

Gamble, Harry Pollard, 1876-1972. Papers, 1894-1970. 3 linear ft. Location: 40. New Orleans attorney and state legislator (1904-1906). Gamble was appointed assistant to the State Attorney General of Louisiana (1912). Papers reflect Gamble's interest in politics and social issues, especially race relations. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4054.

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

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. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Garland, Henry L. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1788, 1978.

Garland, Henry L., 1866-1970. Collection, 1907, 1916, 1924-1943. 13 items and 2 ms. vols. Location: B:14. New Orleans lawyer and native of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Thomas Jefferson Howard statement of delinquent city taxes, interest and costs due City Treasury, New Orleans, June 10, 1907; eleven bookkeeping reports from J. Dudenhefer approved by a teacher, M. L. Taylor; and two memorandum books. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Garland, Henry L. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2140.

Gasquet, Marshall J. Records, 1885-1906. 2 items, 8 vols. Location: H:21. New Orleans attorney (1892) and later a member of the law firm of Gasquet, Rutherfurd, and Putnam of New York City. Office diaries, notebooks, and record books of Gasquet pertaining chiefly to office appointments and routine office matters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1229.

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Letter, 1890. 1 item. Location: 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. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Gayarre, Charles E. A. For further information see manuscript card catalog. 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. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Gayarre, Charles E. A. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1553.

Gessner, Jessy Benedict. Letterbook, 1909-1913. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:16. William S. Benedict's daughter and successor in his New Orleans law practice. Letter press copy book of Jessy Benedict Gessner. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1351.

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892. Papers, 1848-1891. 164 items. Location: A:56. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 6. Confederate general and New Orleans lawyer, later a United States representative and senator from Louisiana. Papers include letters written from Yale or general of the Louisiana Division of the United Confederate Veterans Association. Papers include letters of condolence to Gilmore's wife at the time of his death, correspondence of Mrs. Mary Gilmore Harnett from officers of the Louisiana Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and a scrapbook containing obituaries. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 798.

Ginder, H. Letter, 1921 March 1. 1 item. Location: Misc. President of A. B. Griswold and Company, New Orleans jewelers to W. O. Hart. Letter from Ginder relating to an invitation to be a speaker on the occasion of the annual dinner of the Veterans of the Army of Tennessee. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1155.

Girard, M. D. Account books, 1847-1874. 2 vols. Location: G:8. French teacher in New Orleans. Journal recording pupils and income received for her lessons; record book including lectures contributed by members of her salon in 1865, and questions and answers asked at seances which she conducted. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 502.

Girod, Joseph. Papers, 1816-1899 (bulk 1830-1880). 588 items, 6 ms. vols. Location: U:133, G:8. Native of France and planter of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, and nephew of Nicholas Girod, first elected mayor of New Orleans. Joseph Girod's brother, Francis Girod, lived in Paris, France, and New Orleans. Papers include letters from Francis Girod, some of them related to the estate of Nicholas Girod, which provided for the aid of New Orleans orphans of French parentage. Plantation journals (1838-1877) and a letter book (1825-1832) are also included. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 838, 853.

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

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

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, n.d. 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

Graham, James, notary public. Papers, 1860-1883. 57 items. Location: A:57. Notary public and an auditor of public accounts in New Orleans and a marshal of the District Court of the United States of the Eastern District of Louisiana. Official papers consist of duplicate certificates of deposit of funds obtained from the sales of ships, tackle, cargo, and other goods condemned as prizes of war by the admiralty proceedings in the District Court during the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. 

Grand Army of the Republic. Papers, 1890-1923. 103 items, 5 vols. Location: U:181, F:18. Louisiana and Mississippi department of the Grand Army of the Republic, headquartered in New Orleans. Minute books, general orders, and correspondence. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 767.

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

Grant, Kate K. (Kate Kingston). Papers, 1794-1960. 1 linear ft. Location: W:20-21. Writer of Grant Parish, Louisiana. 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.

Grant, William, Attorney. Papers, 1868-1918. 478 items, 50 vols. Location: U:146-152. Attorney in New Orleans. He was at one time in partnership with J. D. Rouse but later practiced law independently. Grant served as U.S. Attorney in New Orleans in the 1890s. Legal papers, business accounts, and correspondence of Grant document his law practice in New Orleans and his association with J. D. Rouse. Volumes include cash books, ledgers, a time book, legal books, letter books, and a notebook of lecture notes. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 600.

Gray, Helen. Manuscripts, ca. 1912, ca. 1915. 3 items. Location: A:56. Southern journalist and resident of New Orleans. Typescripts of an account of Gray's travels in Finland prior to World War I and her views on Southern economy and politics. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1250.

Grima, Alfred. Papers, 1863-1868 (bulk 1864-1866). 68 items. Location: U:154. Personal letters by Alfred Grima from Richmond, Mobile, Paris, London, Cairo, and New Orleans, to members of his family in New Orleans and Augusta. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 816.

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

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

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.

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

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

Guion, Lewis, 1838-1920. Record books, 1859-1865. 2 ms. vols. Location: U:238. Lawyer in Thibodaux and New Orleans, Louisiana. Guion was an officer in the Confederate army in the Civil War, and later established a sugar planting partnership with his brother-in-law, Francis T. Nicholls. Two record books, one containing law examination questions from the University of Virginia, French language notes, and cash entries. The second is an official record book of Company H of the 26th Louisiana Regiment in the Civil War. Some notes in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1903.

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

Gurley, John W. Papers, 1858-1866. 81 items. Location: U:145. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B Reel 6 and Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reel 13. Attorney of New Orleans. Gurley and his wife Rosa were registered as enemies of the United States during the Civil War but were excused after they signed oaths of amnesty. The majority of letters are from Edward G. Stewart, a planter of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Papers of the Civil War period include claims the Gurleys were enemies of the United States, their oaths of allegiance, and letters confirming their loyalty. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 507. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

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

Haber, Jacob. Collection, 1874-1902. 3 items, 2 printed vols. Location: Misc. German-born resident of Carrollton, Jefferson Parish (now part of New Orleans), Louisiana. Papers pertaining to activities of German-Americans in the New Orleans area. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1073, 1189.

Hamilton, William Sutherland, 1789-1867?. Family Papers, 1766-1942 (bulk 1780-1884). 4 linear ft., 16 vols. Location: T:82-87, H:21, UU:148, OS:H. U.S. Army officer under General Wade Hampton, planter of Holly Grove Plantation, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, and politician who served on the first board of trustees for the College of Louisiana and a term in the Louisiana legislature. Papers reflect the administration of U.S. Army troops in the Territory of New Orleans and give an inclusive picture of national and Louisiana politics. Included are descriptions of Southern college facilities and curricula and early medical treatments. The papers also document conditions in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War, land speculation in Texas, and various aspects of plantation life and economy. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1029, 3167.

Hamiter, Joseph Busbey, 1899-. Papers, 1904-1964, n.d. 252 items. Location: 1:23. Associate Justice, Louisiana State Supreme Court. Papers include correspondence (1956-1960); speeches (1931-1964); genealogy; papers pertaining to Hamiter's association with the Orleans Parish School Board and the Louisiana State Board of Education; and materials pertaining to the Boy Scout organization. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2594.

Hanley, Ben. Collection, 1919-1936, n.d. 41 items. Location: U:115. Director of the New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art, teacher in the New Orleans Public High Schools, and one of the organizers of Le Petite Theatre du Vieux Carre and the New Orleans Conservatory of Music. Papers include announcements, circulars, programs, and related items pertaining to the Anna Morgan Studios in Chicago, Emerson College in Boston, and the New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1683.

Harris, William H. Papers, 1893-1930. 14 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc. Probably a black man who served as foreman or handyman around Augusta Plantation Sugar House, Bayou Goula, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Papers include business correspondence and a Wholesale Pocket Business Directory of New Orleans for 1893. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3261.

Hart, Junius. Piano house receipt book, 1922. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipt book, with terms of sale for a piano, made out to J. L. Sallinger, Sr., of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3733.

Hartzell, Joseph C. (Joseph Crane), 1842-1928. Letters, 1862-1906. .6 linear ft. (488 items, 1 ms. vol.), 1mf reel, 2 OS folders. Location: U:155-156, Mss.Mf:H, OS:H. Minister of New Orleans and Missionary Bishop for Africa under the Methodist Episcopal Church. Collection includes correspondence related to Hartzell's work as a student, teacher, and minister in Bloomington and Pekin, Illinois, and as a minister in New Orleans. Includes letters related to Hartzell's missionary activities throughout Africa. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 506. Complete Finding Aid

Hawkins, J. E. (Josiah Edwin). Papers, 1857-1929 (bulk 1880-1900). 6.7 linear ft. (4,464 items, 135 ms. vols., 52 printed vols.). Location: UU:309-315, J:8-9, OS:H, 98:H. Physician, surgeon, and farm owner in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Hawkins was originally from Georgia and first practiced medicine in Columbia City, Arkansas. Collection includes professional, business, and personal papers related to Hawkins' medical career. Papers include medical daybooks, plantation diaries, financial records, maps, and newspapers from New Orleans and St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 982.

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.

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. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 6-7. 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. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 748. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Henriques, Albert David. Papers, 1928-1939 (bulk 1936). 81 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: U:175. Criminal Court judge of New Orleans. Papers of Judge Henriques (d. 1936) pertain to his succession. Account book (1928-1935) of Mrs. S. J. Henriques with the Eureka Homestead Society. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2012.

Hinckley, Orramel, 1813-1868. Family Papers, 1811-1897 (bulk 1830-1870). 335 items; 16 vols. Location: UU:65, J:9. Steamboat owner and captain whose business was centered mainly in New Orleans and Opelousas, Louisiana. Hinkley's wife and son lived in Washington, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. Personal and business papers and account books (1834-1897) document Hinckley's work as a steamboat captain. There are also volumes relating to personal matters, Civil War letters and items, and the bylaws and rules of a chapter of the Royal Arch Masons. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 8-9. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 970, 1151, 1317.

Hoebel, H. Receipt, 1867. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipt for payment of flooring purchased by Hoebel, from George Merz, New Orleans lumber dealer and brewer. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 889.

Holland, Miss. Diary, 1869 September 1-October 24. 1 item. Location: Misc:H. Young woman from Liverpool, England. Diary of Holland's voyage from England to New Orleans. She describes the weather, the ship and crew, activities onboard, and adventures. She also describes places they passed enroute, including Mont Serrat, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and New Orleans.For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3275.

Hornor, Joseph P. Collector, 1718-1908. 149 items, 2 ms. vols. Location: UU:103.New Orleans lawyer. Documents and letters collected on Louisiana history and Hornor family business papers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2036, 2055, 2107.

Hornor, Joseph P. Papers, 1867-1933 (bulk 1867-1902). 229 items. Location: UU:110. New Orleans lawyer. Papers include invitations, programs, cards, badges, and related manuscript items concerning Hornor's membership in Masonic and Mardi Gras organizations and social clubs in New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1471.

Huber, Leonard V. Collection, ca. 1868-1885. 12 items. Location: Impr. Reproductions from the Leonard V. Huber collection of prints, showing New Orleans Mardi Gras and Levee activity, steamboat disasters, flood scenes, building of the World's Exposition at New Orleans, and the battle of September 14, 1874. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1513.

Howard, Ellen E. (Elizabeth) journal, [ca.1866] 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Mississippi. Summary: In this incomplete journal, Ellen Howard relates her experiences while traveling to and from New Orleans and her social activities during her visit, including sight seeing, visiting, and attending the theater and opera. She also provides descriptions of the city, Mardi Gras, and a stage performance by the actor, Lawrence P. Barrett. She also mentions the attentions of a Mr. Gillespie, whom she later married. Mss. 3877.

Huguet, Adolphe H. (Adolphe Hiram), 1837-1928. Family Papers, 1850-1951. 20 items, 6 vols. and 1 microfilm reel. Location: UU:255, Mss.Mf:H, and OS:H. The related families of Adolphe H. Huguet and William S. Pike were influential in the economy and politics of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Papers include scrapbooks, correspondence, death notices, photographs, legal papers, and other materials relating to the Huguet and Pike families in Louisiana, as well as to their relatives living in Spain and France. Some items in French and Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3805. Complete Finding Aid.

HUNLEY documents, 1863-1864, 1957-1958. 35 items [copies]. Location: U:158, OS:H. Letters, documents, and photographs illustrating the history of the Confederate submarine Hunley, designed by James McClintock and Baxter Watson, financed by Horace L. Hunley, and built in Mobile, Alabama, in 1863. Included is information about an earlier submarine built in New Orleans in 1861-1862 by Hunley and McClintock. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1559.

Hunt, Minnie C. Diary, 1866-1867. 1 vol. Location: J:19.Resident of New Orleans who was born in 1849. She lived on a cotton farm, 'Mulberry Farm', with her parents. Diary kept by Hunt while on an extended visit with relatives in Massachusetts after the Civil War. She describes her daily life, family matters, health, and a beach holiday in Maine. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4693.

Hyams, Henry M. (Henry Michael), 1806-1875. Family Papers, 1843-1953 (bulk 1901-1955). 313 items, 7 printed vols. Location: E:55. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 13-14. Lawyer, state senator, and lieutenant governor of Louisiana. In the 1830s he was a member of a vigilante committee to oppose anti-slavery interests. His son, Henry Hyams, Jr., was a lawyer in New Orleans as was his daughter, Judith Hyams Douglas. Papers consist of letters pertaining to the political situation in Grant Parish, Louisiana, in 1873 and the causes of the Colfax riot. Included are land patents and plats issued in Carroll, St. Landry, and Caldwell parishes, Louisiana, and in Texas. Papers of Henry M. Hyams, Jr. relate to his work for the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims and family lawsuits which concerned litigation and recovery of Hyams' lands principally by Judith. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1392, 1564. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Illinois Central Railroad. Freight contract, 1883 April 11. 1 item. Location: Misc. Contract shipping oil and grease from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans, with the consignee, Severin Landry of Assumption, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1198.

Inman, B. R. (Benajah R.), b. 1820. Family Papers, 1808-1888. .2 linear ft. (68 items). Location: B:50. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reel 11. Planter of Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Inman inherited Smithland Plantation in 1863 from his aunt, Nancy Quine. Collection includes financial records; legal materials; correspondence; and miscellaneous and printed items. The financial and legal records document Smithfield Plantation and a dry goods store on it. Business letters to John Lee, a purchasing agent in New Orleans, deal with the price of cotton and other commodities. Slave bills of sale and labor contracts with sharecroppers are included. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 893.

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

James, Patricia Rordam. Manuscript, 1967. 48 items. Location: U:158. Research notes for and typewritten copy of Oral Reading in New Orleans From 1890 to 1900. (M. A. thesis, LSU, 1969). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2470.

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.

Jastremski, Leon, 1843-1907. Papers, 1876-1889. 3 items. Location: Misc. Polish-born Louisiana politician, journalist, and newspaper publisher who served as mayor of Baton Rouge (1876-1882) and United States consul in Callao, Peru (1893-1897). Documents concerning property purchased by General Leon Jastremski in New Orleans. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Jastremski, Leon. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

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 CityIllustrated, 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.

John Overton-Edwin Broussard Senate Primary Hearings Scrapbook, 1933. 1 item. Location: S:124. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings from THE TIMES-PICAYUNE (New Orleans), Feb. 7, 1933 to May 2, 1933, reporting U.S. Senate hearings held in New Orleans regarding the disputed 1932 Senate primary between John Overton, an associate of Huey Long, and incumbent Edwin S. Broussasrd. For further information see the online catalog. Mss. 2600.

Johnson, Charles Andrew, 1818-1896. Papers, 1832-1896 (bulk 1858-1894). 514 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: UU:65. Native of New Haven, Connecticut, and a lawyer in New Orleans. Johnson served as a judge in Donaldsonville, Louisiana (1843) and in 1855 began a partnership in a New Orleans firm. Collection contains passports, letters (1858), military passes (1863-1864), a receipt for bonds (1864), bank checks (1866-1869), and two letters and a newspaper clipping (1873) relating to lawsuits of Johnson. Some letters in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1318.

Johnson, Margaret. Correspondence, 1873, 1884-1907. 31 items. Location: E:45. African American resident of Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Correspondence from Johnson's children living in New Orleans, Mississippi, Texas, and New York City giving information about their means of livelihood, pecuniary status, and religious interests. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1103.

Johnston, William Preston. Items, 1934-1935, n.d. 8 items. Location: Misc. President of LSU (1880-1883). Letters and related items pertaining to Johnston, including correspondence of Mrs. Grayson with the Johnston family pertaining to genealogy; a letter from Tulane University concerning a portrait of Johnston; and a list of New Orleans newspaper articles. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Jones, Joseph. Papers, 1832-1919 (bulk 1860-1905). 3,360 items, 52 ms. vols., and 22 printed vols. Location: UU:87-100, N:1-2, OS:J. New Orleans physician and scientific writer, Confederate medical authority, and president of the Louisiana State Board of Health. Papers consist of Dr. Jones's manuscript writings pertaining to his investigations of various diseases, his studies on American archaeology and anthropology, and his published and unpublished papers on Confederate medical history. Also included are family letters; and manuscript volumes consisting of six letter file books containing correspondence and related items by subjects. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 468. For the complete online finding aid, click HERE

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.

Joseph P. Hornor collection, 1718-1964 (bulk 1850-1890). .5 linear ft. Location: UU:103, OS:H. Lawyer and resident of New Orleans. Items primarily relate to New Orleans history and include colonial and ante-bellum documents. There are also items related to the War of 1812, manuscript extracts of legal codes, returns from elections (1867), and autographs of famous people. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2036, 2055, 2107.

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

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.

Kellogg, William P. Letter, 1867. 1 item. Location: Misc. Collector of Customs in New Orleans. Letter of application from Raymond Wigand for a position in the Collector of Customs office, giving Wigand's service record in the Union army. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1361.

Kellogg, William Pitt, 1830-1918. Papers, 1861, 1869-1884. 1,238 items. Location: U:176-179, OS:K. Collector of the Port of New Orleans, U.S. senator and representative from Louisiana, and governor of Louisiana. Papers relating chiefly to Kellogg's gubernatorial administration and including letters from contemporary politicians concerning local patronage, Negro voting, and federal occupation of certain areas of the state. Included are petitions for redress of grievances; extradition papers for fugitives from justice; and a joint resolution of the Louisiana Legislature opposing Kellogg's U.S. Senate membership. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 195, 543, 575.

Kendrick, Benjamin. Papers, 1806-1894 (bulk 1810-1840). .7 linear ft. (611 items). Location: U:170. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reels 11-12. Cotton planter and slaveholder of the Feliciana parishes, Louisiana. In 1823 he moved from St. Francisville (West Feliciana Parish) near Jackson (East Feliciana Parish) and in 1830 he established Asphodel Plantation there. Collection includes legal papers, bills, receipts, and correspondence. Papers document medical care for family members and slaves; and include letters from New Orleans merchants and a letter from a Missouri slave dealer (1836). Some materials relate to David J. Fluker of East Feliciana Parish, Kendrick's son-in-law. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 906.

Kenner, Duncan Farrar, 1813-1887. Papers, 1838-1905 (bulk 1838-1894). .8 linear ft. (342 items, 2 ms. vols., 1 printed vol.). Location: A:51, F:4, Vault:1. Planter of Ashland, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and Confederate diplomat. Financial, legal, and personal papers related to Ashland Plantation and Kenner's investments and business dealings in New Orleans, especially leasing the New Basin Canal in New Orleans and horse racing, as well as to Kenner's diplomatic mission to France on behalf of the Confederacy. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 1, Reel 14. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 198, 1402, 1477. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Kent, Doris. Scrapbook, 1914-1919. 11 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc., H:24. Native of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana and newspaper reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Scrapbook contains mementos of student days at Sophie Newcomb College and newspaper clippings, letters, and telegrams reflecting her work as a reporter. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1268.

Kimmel, C. Letter, 1866. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from Rhode Island asking a friend to advertise in New Orleans and other Louisiana papers regarding the whereabouts of his son, probably a Union soldier. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2112.

King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Papers, 1851, 1864-1932, 1941, n.d. 3,800 items, 6 ms. vols., and 1 printed vol., 26 mf reels. Location: UU:10-31, N:6, Mss.Mf:K and 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, some family correspondence, principally of her sister, Annie R. King. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1282.

King, William W. Family Papers, 1833-1954 (bulk 1868-1936), n.d. Ca. 8,802 items. Location: 36. New Orleans lawyer and the father of writer Grace King. Personal and family papers of King consisting of correspondence and bills and receipts concerning the law firm of Elmore and King; L'Embarrasse Plantation in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; and hardships during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Also included are papers concerning the education of the children; the social, cultural, religious, and economic life of New Orleans; the anti-lottery movement; and travel in the U.S. and Europe. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1282.

King, William W. Family Papers, 1837-1954 (bulk 1837-1933), n.d. 550 items, 174 ms. vols., 64 printed vols. Location: UU:23-27, 28:72-73, OS:K, N:6-8. New Orleans lawyer and the father of Grace King. Records of the law firm of William King, manuscript volumes of members of his family, and printed volumes of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union. Manuscript volumes include records of expenses, school notebooks, and travel diaries. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Grace King Collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1282.

Knapp, James S. Family Papers, 1849-1909 (bulk 1865-1895). 1,187 items, 16 printed vols. Location: U:182-185. Dentist and dean of the New Orleans Dental College. He was the nephew of Frederick H. Knapp, a dentist of Baltimore, Natchez, Memphis, and New Orleans; and his son, J. Rollo Knapp, was president of the Louisiana State Dental Society. Early papers include dental bills and receipts; and the charter for the New Orleans Dental College. Post-1865 papers concern the Louisiana Dental Association and the New Orleans Dental College. Also included are personal papers. Papers of J. Rollo Knapp deal with his dental practice. Frederick H. Knapp's papers include certificates from the Board of Medical Censors of Adams County, Mississippi, and the University of Havana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 880.

Kreeger's billhead, [1880]. 1 item. Location: Impr. New Orleans general department store. Billhead advertising Kreeger's art sales parlor, kid gloves, shoes, millinery, and children's clothing. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244.

L.S.U. WALTZ, sheet music, 1897. 1 printed item. Location: 65:. Sheet music for the L.S.U. Waltz by Theo. D. Meyer, published by Philip Werlein, Ltd., New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3187.

La Villebeuvre, Jean Ursin. Family Papers, 1806-1917 (bulk 1840-1880). 1,022 items, 39 vols. Location: B:48-49, J:4. Jean Ursin La Villebeuvre and his son, Eli Faurault La Villebeuvre, New Orleans commission merchants. Papers of the la Villebeuvre and the related Jourdain, Forstall, Roman, Peters, and Hyman families of New Orleans. Collection includes business and legal records as well as some family and personal papers. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 812.

Lake Charles District Nurses' Association. Records, 1934-1949, n.d. 83 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: 124:. Records include correspondence (1943-1948) principally with the Louisiana Nurses Board of Examiners, in New Orleans; minutes (1942-1949) of meetings of the Board of Directors and the Lake Charles District; and a treasurers' record book (1934-1949). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1778.

Lamberton, W. W. Letter, 1909 August 17. 1 item. Location: Misc. New Orleans resident. Letter to the secretary of the navy claims salvage fees for the recovery of five cannon from the gunboat Veruna, sunk in the Mississippi River near New Orleans during the battle of April 24, 1862. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2897.

Lamothe, Leon. Receipt, 1883. 1 item. Location: Misc. Proprietor of Leon's Oyster Saloon and Restaurant, New Orleans. Receipt for maintenance of jury. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 889.

Lanaux's (T.) Sons. Account books, 1860, 1880-1920, 1930. 49 ms. vols. Location: 114:, 125:. New Orleans commission merchants. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2222.

Lanaux, George. George Lanaux and Family Papers, 1830-1915. 3 linear ft. (3,100 items). Location: UU:61-63, J:9, OS:L, 104-105. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reels 11-13. Planter of Bellevue Plantation in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and later president of the New Orleans Insurance Association. Papers include correspondence, legal documents, financial documents, and photographs documenting the Lanaux family, plantation management, slave holdings, and land sales. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1318.

Larkin, E. J. Diary, 1878. 1 vol. Location: M:20. Businessman of Delta, Madison Parish, Louisiana. Entries record daily life, business and social matters. Diary also reports a yellow fever epidemic and its movement from New Orleans to Vicksburg, Mississippi, describing the fear and suffering of the people. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2491.

Lastrapes, Arthur. Invitation, 1913 February 4. 2 items. Location: Impr. Invitation and admittance card to the Mystic Krewe of Comus Ball in New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2072.

L'athénée louisianais. Papers, 1876-1919, n.d. 570 items and 4 ms. vols. Location: UU:86. Society founded in 1876 to perpetuate French language and culture, successor to the French Society of New Orleans. Collection consisting of official correspondence and related items of the society. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1423.

Lawrason, J. Bruns. Papers, 1866, 1938. 2 items. Location: Misc. Letter commenting on Lawrason's article 'The Passing of the Old Factor,' in The Cotton Trade Journal (July 1938) together with a bill of sale (1866) from Richard Flower and Maes, New Orleans factors, used in writing the article. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1487.

Lawrence family. Papers, 1889-1926, n.d. .1 linear ft. Location: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 15. Family of New Orleans. George Washington Lawrence, a medical doctor, was married to Clara E. Solomon, Jewish diarist in New Orleans during the Civil War. Papers include typescripts of letters, the last will of George W. Lawrence, manuscript sheet music, and photographs of Clara Solomon and the Lawrence daughters. OS:L. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4627.

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

LeBlond, Coralie. Music collection, ca. 1850-1870. 3 ms. vols. Location: 65. Concert pianist and composer of New Orleans. Sheet music, principally by Louisiana composers, arrangers, and publishers, collected by Coralie LeBlond, including one of her own compositions. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2204, 2205.

Lehmann, Victor. Notebook, 1887-1888. 1 vol. Location: J:11. Notebook of Lehmann containing notes of lectures by Professors John B. Elliott and T. G. Richardson of the Medical Department, Tulane University. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 955.

Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942. Papers, 1815-1955 (bulk 1918-1919). 17 items, including 1 vol. Location: U:116, Misc:L. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps and Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute. Originally from Point Coupee Parish, Louisiana, Lejeune attended LSU before graduating from the Naval Academy. Papers document Lejeune's military career and include a citation for the Cross of the Commander of the Legion of Honor (in French) and biographical materials. An 1815 letter deals with the Battle of New Orleans. One item in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1690, 2553.

Lincoln, Lemuel L. Family Papers, 1808-1914 (bulk 1840-1914). 142 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: U:195. Confederate veteran and commercial editor of the Times-Democrat of New Orleans. Papers of Lincoln and members of his family, consisting principally of genealogical records of the families of Judge Lemuel Rixford Lincoln of Little Rock, Arkansas; Louis Marchand of Georgia; and Pierre Firman Helluin of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Includes correspondence of Mary Lincoln and personal and business papers of Rixford J. Lincoln of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 688.

Lisle, N. Receipt, 1869. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipt for a chronometer on board the ship Plato at New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244.

Lobdell, James L. Record book, 1866-1867. 1 vol. Location: G:16. Resident of Bellemont Plantation, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Bills of lading from Vose and Lobdell, commission merchants of New Orleans, and receipts for merchandise for James L. Lobdell. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 212.

Locquet Institute. Class exercise books, 1865-1866, 1873-1877. 2 vols. Location: H:23. Madame Locquet-Leroy was principal of the Locquet Young Ladies Institute and the Locquet-Leroy Institute of New Orleans. Locquet-Leroy's class exercise books contain questions and answers on history, literature, and science, together with names of students participating in exercises. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1135, 1497.

Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935. Letter, 1928 October 12. 1 item. Location: Misc. Winnfield, Louisiana, attorney, Louisiana Public Service Commission member, Louisiana governor, and U.S. senator. Letter from Long to Dan Moody, Texas governor, inviting him or someone appointed by him to attend the Conference of the Board of Governors of the United States, to be held in New Orleans. Listed in manuscript card catalog under: Long, Huey P. Letter. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3309.

Louisiana Avenue Mission. Valentine card, [1877]. 1 item. Location: Impr. Valentine Card inscribed 'Pauline Laburr, New Orleans,' from the Louisiana Avenue Mission. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1189.

Louisiana bonds and notes collection, [1832], 1866-1911. 29 items. Location: Misc. Collection includes a bank note (1866); 21 bonds approved by the Constitution of 1879 and an Act of 1880 known as 'Baby bonds'; and 2 bonds issued in 1836 on the Citizen's Bank of Louisiana and extended to 1911. Also included is a bond (1867) of East Baton Rouge Parish; a bond (1870) issued by the Council of the Administration of Charity Hospital of New Orleans; and a warrant (1873) from the Auditor's Office. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893, 1187, 1196, 1365.

Louisiana Constitutional Convention petition, ca. 1879. 1 item. Location: Misc. Petition of the citizens and taxpayers of New Orleans requesting the president and members of the Constitutional Convention of Louisiana to reject illegal debts of the State and to limit state taxation. A letter written by A. Garnier is attached. Letter in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 231.

Louisiana Engineering Society. Scrapbook, 1898-1922. 1 vol. Location: G:16. Association located in New Orleans. Scrapbook of printed circulars, letters, and cards issued by the Louisiana Engineering Society. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 232.

Louisiana Folklore Society. Records, 1955-1995. 2 linear ft. Location: Range 49. Society based in New Orleans. Correspondence, meeting programs, committee and annual business meeting minutes, treasurers' reports, and membership rosters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4168.

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

Louisiana Historical Society. Index, 1945-1946. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:21. Index (actually a table of contents) to the Louisiana Historical Society publications and The Louisiana Historical Quarterly compiled by Sidney Louis Villere, New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1596.

Louisiana Historical Society. Program, 1934. 1 item. Location: Impr. Program for memorial services for Henry Plauche Dart (1858-1934), for the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, under the auspices of the Louisiana Historical Society. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1851.

Louisiana House of Representatives, Special Committee. Minute book, 1867. 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc. Minute book of a special committee appointed to hold hearings on a bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Thieneman of New Orleans, prohibiting the establishment of slaughter-houses above the City of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1037.

Louisiana League For Nursing. Document, 1952. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Misc. League formed by the merger of the New Orleans League of Nursing Education and the Public Health Association in 1952. Articles of Incorporation of the Louisiana League for Nursing. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2192.

Louisiana Leper Home. Records, 1890-1921. 13 linear ft., 16 ms. vols. Location: 35:57-66, O:18. Institution for lepers originally established in New Orleans (1892), and then moved to Carville, Louisiana. Records include correspondence, financial documents, insurance policies, time sheets and payrolls, and reports. Manuscript volumes include bank books, cashbooks, ledgers, and a register of patients. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2515.

Louisiana Lottery collection, 1879. 2 items. Location: Impr. October 14, 1879, official drawing; and November 16, 1879, monthly distribution, New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2060-83.

Louisiana military document, payroll sheet for the regiment for the year 1759, 1767. 1 item. Location: Safe:13, Fra. Louisiana French colonial military document giving the names of major officers, sergeants, corporals, cadet a l'eguillete, cadet soldier drummers and soldiers of a troop garrisoned at New Orleans with the amounts due each member in settlement of his pay. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1191.

Louisiana People's and White Man's Reform Party. Broadside, 1870 February. 1 printed item. Location: Impr. Circular petition, probably printed in New Orleans, seeking signatures for the organization of a new political party opposed to radicalism and black rule and supporting conservative white supremacy. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3030.

Louisiana pictures, 1720-1865. 17 items. Location: Old Map Case. Prints inclu