Contents:
Introduction
Alphabetical List
Chronological Index

INTRODUCTION

This guide describes manuscript collections documenting women's history in the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections at LSU. It includes the papers of women, women's organizations, family papers with significant bodies of women's papers in them, and other collections that document women's history in one way or another.

LSU is fortunate because it collected women's papers very early, perhaps without systematically trying to do so. Women's voices, often buried in plantation collections and Civil War papers, have emerged from obscurity only in recent decades. Researchers coming to LSU can study the letters and diaries of plantation mistresses and teachers, the papers of women writers, and the papers of black women, among other sources. A number of our women's collections have been recently microfilmed by University Publications of America in its series on Southern Women and their Families, making these collections more widely accessible.

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

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

Abell Family Papers, 1919-1931. 1 linear foot. Location: M:27. Papers belonging to the Abell family of the Winnsboro/Rayville area in northeast Louisiana. It consists primarily of correspondence between Evelyn Abell Norman, her brother—Edward C. Abell, III, and their mother—Annie Mamie Womble Abell during the early 1920s when Evelyn and Edward were attending Brenau College and Louisiana State University respectively. It also contains correspondence with other relatives and friends, two photographs, a camp training certificate, postcards, invitations to social gatherings, pay stubs/receipts, and clippings of accidents in the Rayville area. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4879. Complete Finding Aid [PDF]

Adler, Barbara. Letter, 1833 March 2. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Letter to Frau Madalina Eisenhart, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pertains to personal and family matters. In German. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2821.

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society. Certificate. 1 item. Location: OS:A. Mss. 4134.

Agnew, Janet Margaret. Papers, 1912-1942 (bulk 1940-1941). 263 items. Location: T:2-3. Assistant professor and bibliographical associate of the LSU Library School (1939-1942). Correspondence and research material relating to Agnew's compilation A Southern Bibliography. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1488.

Alabama letters, 1823, 1846. 2 items. Location: Misc. Letter (1823) from Isaac Hudson in Montgomery, Alabama, to Mrs. Elvira Moton of Virginia comments on local preaching. Letter (1846) from Sally near Montgomery to Miss Mary Wickes of Virginia describes the new state capital in Montgomery. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2723.

Allemand, Theresa. Document, 1804. 1 item. Location: Misc. Daughter of Pedro Allemand and Maria Hernandez. Certificate of baptism of Theresa Allemand. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 552.

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

Alpha Kappa Alpha Scrapbook, ca. 1972. 1 item. Location. OS:A. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was the first Greek-letter organization established by African American college women. Scrapbook contains a history of the Sorority, social events and activities, poetry, and brief biographical sketches on current members of the local chapter, Eta Kappa. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4560.

Amacker, Obadiah Pearson, 1838-1910. Family Papers, 1861-1959 (bulk 1861-1865). .3 linear ft. Location: U:118. Residents of the Florida parishes, Louisiana. Obadiah Amacker was an officer in the 3rd (Wingfield's) Regiment, Confederate cavalry. In 1865, the family moved to Greensburg, Louisiana, where he practiced law. Papers include a Civil War diary of Abigail Amacker on the home front in the Florida parishes; and a list of the officers and men of the first company to leave St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, as part of the 4th Louisiana Infantry. Confederate records transcribed from the State Library Commission document the service of the Amacker family in the Civil War. A printed pamphlet contains genealogical records. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1604.

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

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

American Association of University Women. Louisiana State Division. Records, 1948-1957. 36 items, 5 pamphlets. Location: UU:4. Records include a brief history of the association by Mrs. C. C. Henson, copies of bylaws, programs for annual meetings, letters from the general director, and association journals. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1486.

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

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

Anderson, Mollie E. Papers, 1863-1903 (bulk 1880-1889), n.d. 70 items. Location: B:16. Resident of St. Amant, Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Papers include letters (1880-1889) from the related Morgan family, farmers of Stonypoint, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. There are a few letters (1886) from Walton County, Florida, to Mrs. Mollie E. Anderson's husband, Daniel. Included is a political broadside by John Pickett to members of the Farmers' Union and People's Party relative to the lottery issue in the 1892 Louisiana gubernatorial campaign. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2171.

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

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

Anonymous Civil War scrapbook, 1856-1863. 1 ms. vol. Location: UU:110. Clippings, mostly from Mobile, Alabama, Advertiser and Register, of poems and Civil War news. Scrapbook also includes fashion designs from magazines. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 1. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Anonymous Confederate civilian letters, 1863 August 27 and 29. 2 items. Location: Misc. Pages from a letter-diary of a plantation owner, possibly the wife of a Confederate soldier, recording daily activities, local news, plantation work, and slave health. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2997.

Anonymous diary, 1858-1860. Mss. 3504. See LeBret Diary.

Anonymous letter, [1863] October 4. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from a Southern woman who had lived in New York City prior to the Civil War compares the changes that have been made during the Civil War and in particular mentions sermons of abolitionist Dr. Henry Whitney Bellows. She also describes the problems encountered in passing through Fortress Monroe under a flag of truce. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2121.

Anonymous letter, 1844 May 4. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter written from Havana, Cuba, addressed to author's sister Mrs. William P. Chapman, Sandusky, Ohio. The writer describes landscapes, the city, public activities, and meeting with the widow and daughter of recently deceased Sumner Lincoln Fairfield. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3763.

Anonymous letter, 1851. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter written from Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, by Augusta (?), to her sister, Mrs. Sarah W. Simpson, Newburyport, Massachusetts. The letter describes the excitement in Alexandria among whites and blacks over Jenny Lind's concert in New Orleans; steamboats and fishing on the Red River; and other local news. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1008.

Anonymous letter, 1861 March 28. 1 item. Location: Misc. Personal letter from 'Georgie,' New Orleans, to 'Caroline,' relating family news and social activities. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 636.

Anonymous letter, 1863 August 11. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from a young lady living near Campbell County Court House, Virginia, stating that a cousin, Robert Andrews, had distinguished himself at Winchester and had been wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2121.

Anonymous letter, 1864. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from Sarah, apparently a young girl and resident of New Orleans, written upon her return from a trip to New York City, commenting on a minstrel show in New Orleans and expressing interest in the New York presidential election returns. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1418.

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.

Applewhite, Cornelia. Papers, 1877-1878, 1924-1925, n.d. 3 items, 2 ms. vols., 2 printed vols. [on microfilm]. Location: Mf. Student at Whitworth Female College, Brookhaven, Mississippi. Two notebooks containing entries on basic subjects; lists of students; and biographical and genealogical notes. Also included are a printed song book (1877); a printed volume on the history of Sarepta (1924-1925); and three pictures. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3498.

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

Arndt, Hilda C. M., interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Transcript (8 pages). Location: L:4700.320. Faculty member of LSU's School of Social Work. Arndt discusses her decision to enter social work; her education and career before coming to LSU; the impact of World War II on day care for children; and the LSU School of Social Work faculty, students' curriculum and field experiences, and enrollment. Arndt also describes her professional activities and honors received and compares schools of social work at Tulane and LSU. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.320.

Asbury Independent Methodist Church. Photographs, 1977. 5 items. Location: E. Church located in White Castle, Louisiana, with a predominantly African American congregation. Photographs depicting the church interior show the church's pastor and assistant pastors, the women's auxiliary organization, the church Board of Stewardesses, and a baptismal group. Hill stacks For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3177.

Audubon, Lucy, 1788-1874. Letter, 1873, n.d. 2 items attached. Location: Misc. Widow of John James Audubon. Thank you note to a Mrs. Kelly refers to Mrs. Audubon's near blindness. The letter is attached to a cover of a letter probably written in the 1840's from John J. Audubon to Dr. Richard Harlan of Philadelphia. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1504.

B. R. National Organization for Women. Printed materials. /b> Location: Range 150,32. Mss. 3832.

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.

Bacon, Edmund, 1776-1826. Letters, 1802-1820. 14 items. Location: B:16. Virginia native, lawyer, and cotton planter educated in Augusta, Georgia, and Litchfield, Connecticut. He settled in Savannah, then moved to Edgefield, South Carolina. Letters to Bacon's sister Agnes and her husband Colonel Joseph Pannill of Loftus Heights, Mississippi, pertaining to legal, business, and agricultural matters; family and local news; difficulties with Creek Indians in the area; and travel. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2178.

Baker, Sarah. Oral history interview, 1974. 2 sound cassettes. Location: L:4700.2. Sarah Baker was born and raised on the Magee Plantation in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, and was 113 years old when the interview was done. Interview discusses plantation life and the end of the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.2.

Banes, Alexander. Alexander and Nannie I. Banes family Papers, 1888-1990. 1.3 linear ft. Location: U:252, OS:B. African American family of Waco, Texas. Photographs, correspondence, writings, and legal and financial papers. Some materials document Nannie Bane's work as a teacher in North Texas. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4392.Complete finding (PDF) aid.

Barbari, Marjorie Washburn, 1924-. Papers, 1953-. 759 items and 18 tapes (count up to 1989). Location: 38-76-79. Writer of Baton Rouge. Collection consists mainly of personal correspondence, poems, and tape recordings of the poems. Other writings include aphorisms and reflections, short stories, and one novel. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 338.

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

Bass-Farrar Family Papers, 1829-1917 (bulk: 1829-1843; 1858-1867) 285 items. Location: R:41. Papers of the Bass, Farrar, and Richardson families from Tensas Parish, La., and vicinity. Includes material on family matters, personal and professional activities, maintenance and overseeing of cotton plantations before and after the Civil War, life along the Mississippi River, life in Civil War Louisiana, and slavery. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4907. Complete finding aid.

Bateman, Mary. Diary, 1856. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:19, TC. Young girl living with relatives at Argyle Plantation, near Greenville, Mississippi. Diary gives personal observations of local plantation social life. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 661.

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

Baxter, Robert Graham. Papers, 1863-1932. .25 linear ft. (146 items, 1 vol.). Location: T:15. Robert Baxter was the son of Reverend H. B. Baxter, a minister of the Christian Church, formerly of Lisbon, Ohio. Reverend Baxter established a Disciples of Christ church in Baton Rouge. Personal letters from friends, Baxter's wife Mary, and members of the Baxter family in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and Springfield, Missouri. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1819.

Beaudouin, Marie Desseige Walbert. Document, 1826. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Certified copy of a process verbal of a family meeting in the succession proceedings of Marie Desseige Walbert Beaudouin. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 849.

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

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

Bell, Helena Jones, Letter, 1938 Jan. 28. 1 item. Location: Misc.: B. Southern civilian during the Civil War. Letter describes Union occupation, the loyalty of a former slave, Union soldiers killing a child, and harsh living conditions during and after the war. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4545.

Bell, John W., Captain. Papers, 1862-1864. 3 items. 1 vol. Location: Misc:B. Captain in the 32nd Alabama Infantry who served in Alabama and Tennessee during the Civil War. He was married to Nancy Bell of Coffeeville, Clarke County, Alabama. Letters to Nancy written from Camp Forney, Alabama, and Lavergne, Tennessee, discuss monetary concerns of the soldiers. Also described are local economic conditions, women searching for food for their children, and women who worked as laundresses. Included is a notebook listing personal items and expenses of John W. Bell. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 2. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 771.

Bello, Susanne Moreau. Document, 1791. 1 item. Location: Misc. Widow of Donato Bello, an officer in the militia of the post of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Mortgage of a slave by Susanne M. Bello at the post of Opelousas to Antoine Dubroqua. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Berbice Colony slave records, 1826-1827. 3 items, 1 microfilm reel. Location: OS:B, Mss.Mf:B. Deed of arrangement between owners of three sugar plantations in Berbice (Guyana), and lists of slaves attached to the plantations as of October 20, 1826, citing names, ages, employment, places of birth, and distinguishing marks. Also listed are children born to slave mothers on the plantations (1819-1826) with names, dates of birth, ages, and names of mothers noted. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2934.

Biering, Lucie. Letters, 1904. 12 items (on 1 microfilm reel). Location: Mss.Mf:B. Resident of Montana and the granddaughter of Christian D. Koch, Hancock County, Mississippi. Letters written when Lucie was 12 describe a trip with her father from Montana to Russia via Mississippi, New York City, Germany, and Denmark. Included are descriptions of Russian culture, customs, and military preparations for the Russo-Japanese War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1479.

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.

Bishop, Wm (William). Letter, 1835 May 1. 1 item (4 leaves). Location: Misc:B. Resident of Mobile, Alabama. Letter from Bishop to Agents William McCauly and Nesbit in New Orleans regarding his financial assets and liabilities. Topics include property in Mobile, money owed Bishop, instructions regarding his house and slaves, and Mary Harral's education. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 28.

Black, Isabella. Published writings, 1957-1969. 15 items, 3 printed vols. Location: UU:85. American writer and resident of Jamaica, New York. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2500.

Black, Julia. Certificate, 1885 April 7. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Champaign, Illinois. Membership certificate of Julia Black in the Home Library Association of Chicago and receipt for payment of this membership and purchase of a copy of Peale's Popular Educator and Cyclopedia of Reference. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2140.

Blomquist, Annie Toland. Papers, 1943-1946, 1948, 1950-1951. 24 items. Location: Misc. Letters to members of the Blomquist family and to Bessie Toland of Jeanerette, Louisiana, from United States servicemen during World War II and the Korean War. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2696.

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

Blount, W. M. Account book, 1817-1860. 1 vol. Location: H:14. Record of payment to Blount in settlement of William Pitt Higbee's estate and account. Also recorded are the accounts of Mrs. Amelia Gradinego, Daniel Zeringue, members of the Close family, and others of Petit Bois, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Entries include commodity prices, prices of slaves, taxes, cost of schooling, wages for a laborer, and other expenses incurred by local planters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 177.

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.

Bolton, George W. and Mimi. See: George W. and Mimi Bolton papers.

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

Bondy, Laura. Correspondence, 1876-1889, n.d. 7 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc. Student at Afton Villa girls' school, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Letters mention school and social activities. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2783.

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.

Bouanchaud, Hewitt Leonidas, 1877-1950. Papers, 1910-1921, 1950, n.d. 14 items [photocopies and photographic copies]. Location: Misc. Louisiana politician and lieutenant governor. Papers include a letter from Bouanchaud's wife, newspaper clippings and other printed items pertaining to his political career, a formal photographic portrait, and a photograph of the 1921 Louisiana Constitutional Convention with Bouanchaud presiding. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3095.

Boucry, Hélène. Family record books and Papers, 1830-1910 (bulk 1830-1884). 9 items, including 3 vols.; vols. 2-3 also available on microfilm. Location: 77:88, Mss Mf:B. Sugar planters of Bonne Esperance Plantation, St. James Parish, Louisiana. Papers include record books of Hélène Boucry containing financial and genealogical information about the Boucry, Bonnecaze, Webre, and other related families. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 790, 800.Complete finding aid.

Bourcier, Mrs. Catherine Silly. Document, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc. 7. Widow of François C. Bourcier. A document signed by the recorder of mortgages in New Orleans, certifying the non-encumbrance of a slave belonging to Madame Catherine Silly. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 36.

Bowman, James P. Family Papers, 1806-1926. 2615 items; 100 ms. vols., 6 printed vols. Location: B:19-24; J:18-19:OS:B. Planter of Rosedown Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana. Records and papers documenting the administration of Rosedown. Includes papers of William R. Bowman, Episcopal clergyman; and of James P. Bowman, Robert H. Barrow, Eliza Bowman Lyons, Catharine Rucker Turnbull, and Daniel Turnbull. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 4, Reels 8-19. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1372, 1382.

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

Breaux, Manuel. Papers, 1785, 1831. 2 items. Location: Misc. Sale of property (copy) in St. James Parish, Louisiana, by Marguerite Breaux to Manuel Breaux (1785) and a document listing several land claims as found in the decisions of the Board of Commissioners for the Eastern District of Orleans (1831). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 42.

Breazeale, Elizabeth, 1919-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassettes (50 min.), transcript (35  p.), index (13 p.). Location: L:4700.0304. LSU alumnae and Kappa Gamma House board president. Breazeale describes her experiences as a student at LSU and a member of the Kappa Gamma Sorority. She describes LSU social life; women's clothing; layout and use of the Panhellenic Building; dormitory rules; ceremonies and traditions; the push for the construction of sorority houses; her thoughts on LSU today; and problems with the Legislature and university funding. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0304.

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

Brent, Rosella Kenner, 1849-1928. Papers, 1902-1915. .1 linear ft. Location: U:210. Daughter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, planter and politician Duncan Farrar Kenner and wife of Confederate brigadier general Joseph F. Brent. Two narratives of Brent's recollections of Ashland Plantation, including a sketch of slave Henry Hammond. She also recounts an 1862 incident in which her father escaped to Bayou Lafourche upon learning that Union troops were coming to arrest him. Three letters pertain to Rosella Kenner Brent's husband, Brigadier General Joseph L. Brent, C.S.A. A 1910 letter describes General Brent's service in the Confederate army. 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. 1167, 1822. +

Bright, Jane C. Scrapbook, 1917-1956 (bulk 1918-1919). 31 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: 38:73. Native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, was 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.

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

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

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

Brown, James (James Wilson) 1913 September 18 interviewee. Oral history interview, 1979. 1 sound cassette, transcript (28 pages). Location: L:4700.3. Dean of Graduate Service in Research at San Jose State University, California. Richard Lewis was the Director of the Development of the Media Service and Support Program and Instructional Television also at San Jose State. Interview with Brown and Lewis concerns the production and use of audio-visuals and films by the U.S. Navy in World War II; the development of audio-visual products for use in schools; and their later career in the film industry. Topics include British and Canadian film making during the war; the prevention of venereal disease through films; medical films; demobilization films; and the Ladies Training and Development Center. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.3.

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

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

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

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

Buckley, Margaret, 1819-. Diary, 1852-1853. 1 ms. vol. Location: Mf. Housewife and seamstress of Finley, Ohio. Diary records daily life during the time she supported her family while her husband traveled to California. Included are mentions of social life, education of children, illnesses, and a list of household expenses. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2643.

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

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

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

Burden, Ione. Papers, 1815-1985. 23 linear ft. Location: P:39-50, OS:B. LSU administrator and Baton Rouge philanthropist. Along with her brothers Pike and Steele Burden, Ione Burden donated family land to establish the Burden Research Plantation and the LSU Rural Life Museum. Papers include correspondence, legal documents, financial papers, photographs, and scrapbooks of Ione Burden and her brothers. Collection documents Baton Rouge community events, family history, and Burden family philanthropic activities. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3063.

Butler, Anna Elizabeth. Correspondence, 1838-1861. 1.5 linear ft. Location: S:23. Anna and Sarah Jane Duncan Butler were the daughters of Louisiana Judge Thomas Butler and Ann Butler. They lived at The Cottage in West Feliciana Parish near St. Francisville. Letters from friends and family reflect the social life and customs of antebellum Louisiana. Letters written by Anna and Sarah from home and during travels chronicle their social and private lives, describe local activities, and allude to national events. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 5, Reel 1. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 581.Complete finding aid.

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

Butler, Margaret, 1821-1890. Correspondence, 1847-1880. .5 linear ft. Location: S:24. Daughter of Louisiana judge Thomas Butler and Ann Ellis Butler. She lived at the Cottage in West Feliciana Parish near St. Francisville. The Butlers were sugar and cotton planters. Letters from family and friends reflect the life of the Butler family in the antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction periods. Antebellum letters depict plantation life and religious life in the Episcopal church. Several family members served in the Confederate army and corresponded with Margaret, describing the life of army personnel. Later letters illustrate social and economic conditions after the war. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 5, Reel 2. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1068.

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

Byrd, Winnie Evans, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 2 sound cassettes (2 hours), transcript (77 p.), index (19 p.). Location: L:4700.0302. LSU alumnae; member and officer of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Byrd discusses her decision to become a teacher and her experiences as a student at LSU, including her involvement in student politics; the impact of WWII on the student body; ROTC parades; graduation in the Greek Theater; involvement with Tri-Delta alumnae; and T. Harry Williams, Professor of History at LSU. Byrd also discusses the University's decision to allow the construction of sorority houses and describes each step in the construction process of the Tri-Delta sorority house. She also gives her views on the role of sororities in the 1990s and impressions of LSU. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0302.

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

Caldwell workbook, 1966. 1 item (229 sheets) mimeographed. Location: B:14. Workbook compiled by Mrs. John Q. Anderson. A first (or rough) draft of the compiler's notes, with index, dealing with the Caldwell lineage. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2214.

Cameron, Giulia Valda. Letters, 1891. 3 items. Location: Misc. Concert singer. Letters by Alfred Mapleson, of A. Mapleson and C. Siecinoski's Operatic and Concert Agency, London, apparently an agent for Giulia Valda Cameron. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1541.

Campbell, Zoe J., d. 1866. Diaries, 1856-1866. 5 items; 10 ms. vols. Location: P:1, Misc:C. 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. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 4-5. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1274.

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

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

Carman, Juliette. Letter, ca. 1880. 1 item. Location: Misc. Mrs. W. C. Carman of Stonewall, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Letter from Carman to a friend living in Kansas relating information concerning the proposed consecration of the recently completed Protestant Episcopal Church near Stonewall and camp meetings organized by John Nelson, minister of the Methodist Church. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1088.

Carmouche, Annie Jeter, 1843-1921. Papers, 1853-1964. 5 items; 4 ms. vols. Location: W:18, H:24. 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. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 5. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2878.

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

Carruth, Elizabeth. Papers, 1848-1871. 15 items. Location: E:4. Elizabeth and Jesse L. Carruth lived in Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana. Collection includes a parish tax receipt, notes signed by Jesse Carruth, and letters (1860-1870) to Elizabeth Carruth from relatives and friends in Jasper County, Texas, concerning personal news, crop conditions, and social conditions. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 5. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 714.

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

Cazayoux Family Papers, 1929-1999 (bulk 1939-1979). 1.3 linear ft., 7 v. Location: UU:289-291, J:24, OS:C. Catholic family of Baton Rouge, La, including siblings Reverend Clair Cazayoux, a Jesuit priest, teacher at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, and missionary to India and Ceylon; Gene Cazayoux, a brother of the Sacred Heart and teacher at various Catholic schools; librarian Vivian Cazayoux; and Drs. Francis and Robert Cazayoux. Papers consist of correspondence, sermons prepared by Reverend Clair Cazayoux, church publications, travel pamphlets and brochures, speeches given by Vivian Cazayoux on her travels, and scrapbooks reflecting practices of the Catholic Church, the family members' careers, education, and religious beliefs, as well as the close familial bonds of the Cazayoux family. Collection also offers insight into the political events and social conditions in Ceylon and India, where Clair Cazayoux was a missionary, and the military situation in Korea during the 1950s and early 1960s, in which Francis and Robert Cazayoux participated. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4827. Complete finding aid

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, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Papers include record books related to benefit performances at the institute. Included are broadsides of the Protestant Episcopal Children's Home and the Chinchuba Deaf-Mute Institute (1899). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1249, 1258.

Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898. Letter, 1861 [sic.1862] January 3. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Confederate general and United States congressman. Letter to Major General Braxton Bragg written while Chalmers was a colonel in the 9th Mississippi Regiment acknowledges on behalf of the officers of the unit receipt of a barrel of golden syrup from Mrs. Bragg. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2699.

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

Chelette, Atala. Family Papers, 1819-1919 (bulk 1841-1899). 160 items. Location: B:18. Free black family of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Papers include wills, receipts, and tax returns. Included is a copy of the act of manumission (1819) of Angelique, a free black woman associated with the Chelette family. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 6. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 979. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

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

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

Chinn, Jane McCausland. Civil War reminiscence, 1863. 1 item [16 pages, typescript copy]. Location: Misc. Mistress of Fair Oaks Plantation, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, and widow of Cabell Breckinridge Chinn. Reminiscences taken from her diary record encounters with Union soldiers and the burning of grain stores. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2647.

Clark, Charles, 1849-1936. Family Papers, 1829-1972. 1.1 linear ft. (427 items, 1 vol.). Location: UU:253-254. Charles Clark was married to Emma Fowler, daughter of New Orleans residents David and Mary Elizabeth Macbeth Fowler. In 1874, Clark moved to San Francisco, and in 1914, he became judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California. 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; ephemera; writings; and an account ledger. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3982.

Clifton, Elizabeth. Negroes' account for cotton, 1840 March 16. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Document drawn up by John Bell, acting Justice of the Peace, Dallas County, Alabama, on behalf of Elizabeth Clifton listing names and money paid to 'negroes' by the estate of William C. Clifton for cotton raised on their own 'patches.' For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3666.

Colbert, Elenor Robinson, 1940-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Index (2 pages). Location: L:4700.222. Resident of Four Corners, an unincorporated community south of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Colbert's great-grandmother was a slave. Colbert describes working in cane fields as a child; customs of family gatherings, the burial of umbilical cords of newborns, and cutting hair on Good Friday; the challenges of plantation life; christening and baptism traditions; and natural remedies. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.222.

Colonial Dames of XVII Century: The Louisiana Society, Isaac Monet Chapter. Records, 1952-1992. 14 items, 15 ms. vols. Location: Misc., 7:25. Scrapbooks containing programs, publicity, photographs, and other items pertaining to the Isaac Monet Chapter, as well as some materials relating to the national organization. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3748.

Compton, Mary E. Family Papers, 1858-1955 (bulk 1858-1888). 26 items, 2 ms. vols., on one microfilm reel. Location: Mss.Mf:C, C:72. Wife of George W. Compton, a planter of Walnut Grove Plantation near Cheneyville, Louisiana. Letters of Capt. Henry E. Handerson, 9th Louisiana, relate to life at Camp Bienville and the Battle of Manassas. Compton's diary documents wartime operation of the plantation. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1299.

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

Corbin, Robert A., d. 1906. Papers, 1835-1917 (bulk 1870-1898). 1202 items; 10 vols. Location: E:8-9. 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. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 6-8. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 705. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Cornish, Reverend John Hamilton, 1815-1878. Papers, 1855-1888. 157 items. Location: W:51. Protestant Episcopal Rector of St. Thaddeus' Church, Aiken, South Carolina. Collection includes correspondence of Cornish, his sons, his daughters, and other family members. Correspondence concerns church affairs, education of the sons at Sewanee Theological Seminary and other institutions, travel, and personal relationships. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3365.

Cox, Ellen M. Collection, 1850s. 1 ms. vol. (365 pages). Location: 65:29. Bound sheet music published principally in Paris and purchased from New Orleans dealers. Includes a copy of Jerusalem composed for Louis Moreau Gottschalk and published in New York City (1855). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2384.

Crawford, David d. 1834. Letters, 1834 [183?]. 2 items. Location: Misc:C. Lawyer of Mobile and Mount Pleasant, Alabama. Letters written to his wife and mother discuss his poor state of health; his commitment to his profession; and the behavior of slaves, particularly the misconduct of a female slave resulting in the need to dispose of her. Also included are bank records of the Bank of Mobile falsified in order to cover an accounting error. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3666.

Creighton, M. G. Letter, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc. Family letter from New Orleans by Mrs. M. G. Creighton to her aunt in Philadelphia. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1399.

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

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

Curtin, Phyllis. Program, 1972. 3 items. Location: Impr. Program of a concert performance in the LSU Union Theater, March 3, 1972, autographed by soprano Phyllis Curtin. Included is a clipping of a biographical newspaper article. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2701.

Daine, Marie J. F. R. Judgment, 1829. 2 items. Location: Misc. New Orleans Parish Court judgment and receipt for court costs in favor of petitioner, Marie Jacqueline Feliciana Rigaud, versus her lawful husband, J. B. Daine, for desertion and permission to contract another marriage. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1147.

Dalrymple, C. G. Letter, 1847 June 5. 1 item. Location: Misc:D. Resident of Monroe County, Mississippi, and the wife of a cotton plantation overseer. Letter to Dalrymple's brother and sister in North Carolina describing her life on a small cotton plantation, land settlement in the area, the activities of family members, local attitudes towards violence, and her psychological state. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2966.

Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948. Papers, 1917-1936. 4 items. Location: Misc:D. United States secretary of the navy, ambassador to Mexico, and editor of the Raleigh, North Carolina, newspaper News andObserver. Letters by Daniels relate to construction at the Boston Navy Yard and the American economy during World War I; to Woodrow Wilson's role at the Versailles Peace Conference; and to Roosevelt's Agricultural Adjustment Act and its effects on farm prices. Excerpt of a speech by Daniels praises Georgetown Visitation Convent's program for the education of women, advocates women's suffrage, and discusses the service of women during World War I. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2389.

Dardenne, Eugenie. Land document, 1856 March 24. 1 item (4 leaves). Location: Misc:D. Land document recording the sale of slaves and one-third of the ownership of Dardenne Plantation, a sugar plantation in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. The sale was made by Eugenie Dardenne to John A. Dardenne. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 668.

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

Davion, Marguerite Cloutier. Document, 1824. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Act of cession in the succession proceedings of Marguerite Cloutier Davion. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 849.

Davis, Jefferson. See: Jefferson Davis family correspondence collection.

Dawson, Sarah Morgan. Letter and Photograph, 1899, n.d. 2 items. Location: Misc. Letter from Sarah Morgan Dawson to a friend, offering the use of her library. The photograph was taken on a holiday in North Carolina in August 1899. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1703.

Dawson, Sarah Morgan. Manuscripts, 1908. 2 items. Location: Misc. Two manuscript narratives from an unfinished volume of Sarah Morgan Dawson's Reminiscences and Miscellanies recalled by her during the last years of her life at the request of her children. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1703.

Dayries, B. E. Family correspondence, 1829-1848. 8 items. Location: Misc. Residents of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Correspondence of members of the Dayries family, principally Mrs. Dayries, from Mont-de-Marsan, capital of Landes, France. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1724.

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

De la Roche Family Papers, 1834-1839. 4 items. Location: Misc. Papers include an account of Pierre de la Roche with T. F. Laville, a petition to the Probate Court in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, by the widow of Pierre regarding her husband's estate, and a letter from Madame Pierre de la Roche to her attorney. Letter in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 106.

Depoux letter, [1834]. 1 item [typescript copy]. Location: Misc. Letter describing the circumstances of the attempted assassination of Mme. de Pontalba by her father-in-law, who in turn killed himself. Typescript of an original at Tulane University. In French, translated. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 949.

Derr, Lucile Elizabeth. M. A. thesis, 1927. 1 item. Location: Mf. 'The Administration of Estevan Miro, 1784-1791,' January 1927, Graduate School, University of California. Includes an appendix of translations from the original of Spanish documents, 1781-1791; 382 pages. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3381.

Despau, Marie S. C. Document, 1799. 1 item. Location: Misc. Request of Marie Carriere Despau for separation from her husband, Guillaume Despau of Opelousas, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 112.

Dezerie account, 1839. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipted statement by Elizabeth A. Preston for hauling one load of plank to Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, for Dezerie. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 114.

Diary, 1835-1837. 1 vol. Location: M:19. Governess from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at Belfield Plantation near Natchez, Mississippi. Diary records reactions to plantation life, amusements, visits to neighbors, and expressions of discontent with the South. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 33. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 533.

Diary, 1899-1900. 1 vol. Location: Misc:D. Woman from Butler County, Nebraska. Diary entries discuss travel and visits in Nebraska, Illinois, and Crowley, Louisiana. She describes vegetation of Southwestern Louisiana; rice mills; social activities; revivals; and lectures. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 8. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4010.

Dickinson, Mary A. Scrapbook, 1861-1867, 1904, 1922. 2 items and 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol. Location: Misc., P-17. Newspaper clippings collected during the Civil War by Dickinson. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1987.

Dillings, Caroline. Letter, 1822. 1 item. Location: Misc. Personal letter from Caroline Dillings, Berlin, to her brother, Henry Dillings, Cincinnati, Ohio. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 222.

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

Dixon, Margaret, 1908-1970. Papers 2545-88.

Dodard, Mrs. Jean. Document, 1832. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Bordeaux, France. Notarized document of Mrs. Jean Dodard giving power of attorney to John Garnier to sell slaves. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 118.

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

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

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

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

Douglas, Emily Caroline, b. 1840. Papers, 1855-1913 (bulk 1855-1868). 9 items, 2 ms. vols., 1 printed vol. Location: U:49, Mss.Mf:D. Connecticut native and resident of Louisiana and Mississippi. Autobiography, diary, and writings describe life in New England; with her brother, the Rev. William Kirtland Douglas, near Natchez, Mississippi, during the Civil War; at New Iberia, Louisiana; in various Mississippi towns; and in New Orleans. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 8-9. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 566.

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

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

Dow, Neal. Note, 1888. 1 item. Resident of Portland, Maine. Location: Misc. Note from Union general Neal Dow in reply to a request for an article for the Woman's Temperance Publication Association of Chicago, Illinois. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1401.

Dreux, Marie N. Document, 1801. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Will of Marie N. Dreux. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 122.

Duboscq, Madame Dumon. Item, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Request from Duboscq, first name unknown, that Maccartie obtain some information concerning Madame Dumon and provide it to a merchant in Nantes. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

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

Duperier, Emma Mille, 1838-1936. Reminiscence, 1936. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Misc. Resident of New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Typed copy of newspaper article about Mrs. Duperier, final survivor of the Last Island hurricane disaster of 1856, recalls her memories of the hurricane and her life afterward. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2933.

Dupuy, Hélène. Diary, 1861-1865. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Typewritten copy of a diary kept by Hélène Dupuy during the Civil War. The diary mentions Louisiana Confederate units and Union activity around Donaldsonville. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Durfee, Sarah. Writing books, n.d. 2 items. Location: Misc. Volumes 1 and 4 of The National Writing Book by David P. Page and Charles Northend (1842), with penmanship exercises completed by Sarah Durfee. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

Durieux, Caroline, 1896-. Oral history interview, 1975. 1 sound cassette (1 hour), Transcript (28 pages). Location: L:4700.13. Lithographer, painter, and educator of Baton Rouge. Durieux was a professor emeritus of graphic arts at LSU and was involved with literary and artistic programs sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. Interview concerns Durieux's work with, and the importance of, the W.P.A. Federal Art Project in Louisiana and New Orleans during the 1930s. Topics include the purpose, importance, and effect of the project and the work of African American artists. Durieux also discusses the effect of the Great Depression on art and artists; federal support for artists, and the success of the W.P.A. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.13.

Durieux, Caroline, 1896. Papers, 1929-1981. 2.5 linear ft. Location: X:53, OS:D. Lithographer, painter, and educator of Baton Rouge. Durieux was a professor emeritus of graphic arts at LSU and was involved with literary and artistic programs sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. Papers include personal and professional correspondence, printed items, and photographs of Durieux and her art work which document her artistic career and her career in art education at LSU. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3827.Complete finding aid.

Durieux, Caroline, 1896-, interviewee. Reminiscences on W.P.A. Federal Art Project: oral history 1975 March 31. Tape: 1 casette, Transcript: 28 leaves. Location: L:4700.0013. Lithographer, painter, and educator of Baton Rouge. Durieux was a professor emeritus of graphic arts at LSU and was involved with literary and artistic programs sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. Durieux discusses the operation of the W.P.A. Federal Art Project in Louisiana, her role as supervisor of the project, her experiences as a contributor to the Louisiana Writers' Project, the termination of the project, and its contributions to the arts. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2881.

East Feliciana Parish private land claims record, 1964. 1 ms. vol. Location: 41:8, OS:E. Volume compiled by Sarah Goodwin Brown (1964), 'A List of Private Land Claims Prior to April 12, 1814, Confirmed by Act of Congress,' lists land claims by township, giving names of settlers, acreage, and dates of inhabitation. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2886.

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

Eggleston-Roach papers, 1825-1903. 285 items, 6 vols. Location: U-51. Planters of Wilkinson County and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Mrs. Elizabeth Eggleston of Vicksburg smuggled goods through Union lines to Confederate soldiers. She was subsequently imprisoned and banished from Vicksburg. Diaries and personal papers of members of the Gildart, Eggleston, and Roach families. Horace Nelson Gildart's diary gives an account of a journey through England and Ireland; Dick Hardaway Eggleston's diary records activities on Learmont Plantation. Included are correspondence and orders of Union military authorities concerning Elizabeth Eggleston's activities during the Civil War. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 4, Reel 5. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 832. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Elliot, William St. John, 1800-1855. Papers,1824, 1835-1858.5 items. Location: OS:E. Cotton broker, planter, and owner of D'Evereaux Hall, Natchez, Miss.. Among other properites in Adams County, Miss., he also owned Saragossa Plantation. Indentures and deeds for land in Adams County, Mississippi, purchased by William St. John Elliot from Stephen Duncan, Samuel A. Moore, and Henry Chotard; and a land survey of a plantation in Tensas Parish, La., owned by his wife, Anna F. Conner Bell Ruffin Elliot. Also includes a plat of land in Adams County owned by various members of the Conner family. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1147.

Ellis-Farar papers, 1768-1871 (bulk 1804-1833). 308 items. Location: S:1. Richard Ellis, planter of White Cliffs, Homochitto, and Laurel Hill plantations, Natchez. His children included Mary (who married Captain Benjamin Farar), Jane, and Abram. Papers document plantation management and include deeds, vouchers, correspondence with overseers, and receipts. Jane took a special interest in managing Laurel Hill. Personal correspondence deals with education, plantation life, and family news. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 3, Reel 10. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1000. Complete Finding Aid

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

Ellis, Jane Self, 1931-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1975. 1 sound cassette (30 min.), Index (1 page). Location: L:4700.5. Counselor at the Baton Rouge Mental Health Center in the 1970s. Ellis received her Master of Social Work degree from LSU in 1969. Ellis discusses the Parent Consultation Program and reasons for its existence. She mentions the everyday crises dealt with by social services and the need for parental support groups to deal with changing family roles and good parent-child relationships. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.5.

Evans, H. Letter, 1864. 1 item. Location: Misc. Private, 9th Louisiana Infantry, Stafford's Brigade. Letter from H. Evans commenting on the activities of his friends in the Confederate army and in particular the courtesies received by a soldier in a hospital at Richmond from the wives of staff officers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1063.

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

Fadenville, Marie. Papers, 1874-1879. 27 items. Location: U:120. Letters from Marie Fadenville to her husband in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 238.

Fair, James. Papers, 1833-1838. 4 items. Location: Misc:F. Owner of Grove Hill Plantation in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers pertain to Fair's mortgage of Grove Hill and its slaves. Included is a copy of the sale of the plantation by Mrs. Maria Jones to Fair and an appraiser's certificate. There is also a questionnaire for stockholders of Citizens' Bank of Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 668.

Falk, Myron, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (.75 hours), transcript (24 p.). Location: L:4700.0330. Former director of the United Way in Baton Rouge and a writer and advocate of social welfare who endowed a scholarship in the School of Journalism at LSU. The interview describes Falk's family history, his education at Tulane, his wife Roberta's family history, her education, her career in social work, and her job with the Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare. Also described are Falk's work for the Transients and Migrants program during the Depression, his writings, and his presentations before Congress. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0330.

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

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

Feliciana Female Collegiate Institute. Records, 1851-1895 (bulk 1867-1895). 8 vols. (6 ms. vols., 2 printed vols.). Location: F:8. Institute located in Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, 1867-1877; Afton Villa, West Feliciana Parish, 1877-1884; and Jackson again after 1884. It was directed by Mrs. Rufus K. Howell. Four record books include accounts with students, the school's accounts with a merchandising business, and attendance and deportment records of students. Printed volumes include a catalog of the institute for 1893. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 9. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 757. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

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

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.

Fink, John D. Will, 1860. 1 printed vol. Location: Impr. Printed opinion of Messieurs Coin Delisle Paillard de Villeneuve on the validity of the disposition contained in the will of Mr. Fink providing for the construction and support of an asylum in New Orleans for the benefit of Protestant widows and orphans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244.

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

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

Fiske, Minnie Maddern. Letter, 1912. 1 item. Location: Misc. American actress. Letter from Fiske in reply to a request by a Mr. Barrett for a position. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1512.

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)

Foote, Lucy B. Papers, 1930-1964. 677 items and 1 ms. vol. Location: 79:49. Correspondence and related items pertaining to personal scholarships, American Library Association and Louisiana Library Association committees, and publication of Foote's Official Publications of Louisiana, 1803-1934 and for 1935-1948. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2040, 2042.

Forman family papers, n.d. 2 items [1 photocopy]. Location: Misc. Pages from the family Bible of Mary S. Forman and a photograph of the Wall and Calecte home where Jane Forman lived after her marriage. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2671.

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

Furber, Sarah. Letters, 1843, 1844. 2 items. Location: Misc. Teacher from Massachusetts. Photocopies of letters from Sarah Furber at a school in Plaquemine (probably the Iberville Female School Society, incorporated in 1842), Iberville Parish, Louisiana, expressing opposition to slavery and personal discontent with Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1306.

Gage, E. L. Letter, 1862 January 5. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc:G. Unmarried woman whose brother George was a Union soldier during the Civil War. Letter referring to the seizure and release of Confederate diplomats John Slidell and George M. Mason while they were on the British steamer Trent. It reflects Gage's concern about English opposition to the United States. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1585.

Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885. Letter, 1862 February 13. 1 item. Location: Misc. Daughter of New Orleans merchant Daniel Clark and party to litigation involving Clark's estate. Letter written from Richmond, Virginia, refers to difficulties in obtaining a federal passport to travel to New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3142.

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.

Gardere, Alice. Visiting card, n.d. 1 item. Location: Impr. Visiting card inscribed 'To Louisette from her friend.' For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1283.

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, Kate A. Papers, 1860-1870 (bulk 1860-1868). 28 items; 1 vol. Location: Misc:G, G:6. Member of a slaveholding family in Virginia. Kate Garland spent several months in Alabama during the Civil War. Papers include a diary (1860-1868) containing descriptions of social life in Virginia and Alabama; and correspondence to and from John Holt Gill, a friend of Kate Garland. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 10-11. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 154.

Garrett, Isaiah. Family Papers, 1840-1879. 36 items, 1 vol. Location: G:6. The Garrett and related Ball and Johnston families, residents of Monroe, Louisiana. Isaiah Garrett was a lawyer. Papers include letters of Isaiah Garrett to members of his family in Missouri; and Civil War letters to Eliza Ball Johnston from her husband, Captain John Washington Johnston, and her brother, Colonel Edward Ball, Confederate officers. Postwar correspondence includes that of John Washington and David White Johnston. There is a cookbook of Mrs. Narcissa Garrett. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 656.

Gautier, Mary Agnes. Letters, 1937-1945. 182 items and 8 printed vols. Location: T:19-20. Graduate of LSU (1938) and of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (1942). Gautier became an U.S. Army nurse stationed in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. World War II letters and related printed material. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1855.

Gautier, Mary Agnes. Scrapbook, 1942-1956. 1 ms. vol. Location: T:20. Graduate of LSU (1938) and of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (1942). Gautier became an U.S. Army nurse stationed in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. World War II scrapbook of Gautier containing handwritten entries of events and mementos. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1855.

Gay, Andrew H. (Andrew Hynes), 1841-1914. Family Papers, 1857-1957. 222 items; 10 vols. (9 ms. vols., 1 printed vol.). Location: Y:82, G:17, OS:G. Sugar planter of Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. He married Mary Augustina Dickinson in 1865, and they had four children. Papers include Civil War and Reconstruction correspondence, with letters by Confederate officers, including Elias B. Inslee. Diaries kept by Anna Maria Gay McClung, a daughter, record social life in Washington, D.C., and travel (1885-1898). Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 11-12. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2542. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

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

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Collection, 1720-1895 (bulk 1845-1857), n.d. 276 items and 6 ms. vols., 1 mf reel. Location: UU:124-132, Vault, Mss.Mf:G. Louisiana historian, jurist, and statesman. Papers pertain to his association with Confederate leader J. D. B. DeBow, his literary career, and the management of his business affairs. Also included is personal correspondence of Gayarre's wife, Anne, with the King family. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1282.

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

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

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. Confederate general and New Orleans lawyer, later a United States representative and senator from Louisiana. Papers include letters written from Yale University as a student; Civil War papers from the 13th Louisiana Regiment; a copy of a letter from his sister Eleanora describing New Orleans in 1861; and mortgages and leases for various properties. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 6. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2402, 2412, 2423.

Gilmore, John Young, 1837-1900. Family Papers, 1862, 1900-1910. 121 items, 2 ms. vols. Location: U:133, J:11. Resident of New Orleans, editor of the Sugar Planters' Journal, and major 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.

Girard, Jeanne F. Letters, 1893-1899. 3 items. Location: Misc. Proprietor of the Hotel La Sarge in Pawhuska, Oklahoma Territory. Transcriptions and translations of two letters of Jeanne F. Girard to her brother, Albin Regnier; and a letter of Joe A. Regnier, son of Albin Reginier, written from Dallas, Texas, to his sister Anne. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 968.

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.

Grace, Lucille May, 1900-1957. Scrapbooks, 1908-1956. 127 items and 13 ms. vols. Location: A:27, 84:1-12, OS:G. Register of the State Land Office. Series of eleven scrapbooks (1929-1950), and political campaign items (1956) of Lucille Grace Dent; and two scrapbooks and newspaper clippings (1908-1927), of her father, Fred J. Grace, Register of the State Land Office from 1908 until his death in 1931. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1863, 2145.

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

Grahame, John. Oath, 1831 May 24. 1 item. Location: Misc. Oath taken by John Grahame, and sworn before the Justice of the Peace of Frederick County, Maryland, stating that Juliana Gant, a mulatto, was a free born woman. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3666.

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.

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

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.

Gray, Lillie Trust. Papers, 1860-1920 (bulk 1886-1890). 178 items; 8 vols. Location: U:154; F:9. Musician and teacher at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Convent, St. James Parish, Louisiana. Papers document Gray's teaching of and interest in music, and include a record book (1874-1900, 1902) containing lists of musical compositions and a diary (1900-1905) containing entries on music sung at Roman Catholic masses. Collection also includes household and farm entries; receipts for music lessons; and a payroll book (1865-1867) for Houmas Plantation. The payroll book is available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 1, Reel 15. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 165, 965, 422.

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.

Guild of the Holy Cross. Minute book, 1886-1888. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:20. Women's organization of the Church of the Holy Cross, Paris, Texas. Minute book documents fundraising events. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 33. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 380.

Guyot, Sister Henrietta. Papers, 1921-1965. 23 items, 8 ms. vols., and 48 printed vols. Location: 77:59. Director of the Department of Nursing, LSU School of Medicine (1937-1965). Mimeographed and printed material pertaining to nursing education; and personal items including 15 items referring to the death of Sister Stanislaus Malone, superior of the Sisters of Charity at Charity Hospital (1949). Includes materials from Ruth Ingram, former director of Touro Infirmary School of Nursing, telling of her work as supervisor of nursing education in the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2050.

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

Harding, Sidney, b. 1841. Diaries, 1863-1865. 2 vols. Location: U:230. Daughter of W. S. and Elizabeth Harding, Old Brier Plantation, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. During the Civil War, her family fled three times from home, the final time to DeSoto Parish. Three diaries chronicle the family's flight to North Louisiana during the Civil War and the hardships her family dealt with during their exile. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reel 4. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 721.

Harwell, James Daniel. Family cashbook, 1894-1897. 1 item, 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc. Detailed listing of household expenses, interspersed with remarks on social and cultural activities, probably by a woman teacher, James Harwell's second wife Mary; and a photocopy of a biographical sketch of James D. Harwell. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3398.

Hayden, Estelle. Theater scrapbooks, 1899-1949. 12 ms. vols. Location: F:20. Programs of New York City operatic, dramatic, and musical productions, collected by Hayden. Scrapbooks contain pictures of many of the actors and singers involved. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1675.

Heberle, Franziska, 1900-. Letters, 1872-1986. 102 items [photostatic copies]. Location: Y:82. Immigrant from Germany, student of social welfare, employee of the Louisiana State Public Welfare Administration, and wife of LSU Boyd Professor of Sociology Rudolf Heberle. Letters to family and friends describing in detail experiences of the writer, her husband, and their three children while adjusting to life in the U.S. Included are accounts of travels in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3624.

Herbert, Susan F. Papers, 1839, 1852-1857. 34 items. Location: C:61. Resident of Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Statements from Payne and Harrison, New Orleans factor, for sale of cotton for the estate of T. S. Herbert and for his wife, Mrs. Susan Herbert. For further information see Long Papers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3700.

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

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

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.

Hill, Edith Farr. Papers, 1865-1959, n.d. 12 items. Location: Misc. Personal and business papers, also miscellaneous items, belonging to various members of the Farr family of Missouri and Iowa. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3455.

Hilliard, Isaac H. (Isaac Henry), Mrs. Diary, 1849-1860 (bulk 1849-1850). 1 vol.; also available in microfilm. Location: U:239, Mss. Mf:H. Wife of Isaac H. Hilliard, plantation owner of Grand Lake, Chicot County, Arkansas, originally of Henry County, Kentucky. Mrs. Hilliard was related by marriage to Leonidas Polk. Diary depicts plantation life from an affluent woman's perspective, describing family holidays, social occasions, steamboat travel, and trips to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kentucky. Includes her son's expenses at Kentucky Military Institute (1866). Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 13. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 178, 762. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Himel family sheet music, 1870-1913, n.d. 48 items. Location: 65:34. Residents of Convent, St. James Parish, Louisiana. Sheet music collected by members of the Himel family (Hélène, Carrie, Edna, Rita, and Odette). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600-73.

Hines, Betty, 1948, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Index (3 pages). Location: L:4700.285. Resident of Four Corners, an unincorporated community south of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Hines was the foster child of a sharecropper. Hines' memories of childhood as the daughter of a sharecropper; sugarcane growing; the recollections of her great-grandparents' enslavement; difficulties of her early work with foster children; birth customs; and traditional foods. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.285.

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904. Letter, 1902 April 22. 1 item. Location: Misc. United States senator. Letter, probably to Julia Ward Howe, discussing the exclusion of African Americans from the General Federation of Women's Clubs. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2707.

Holcombe-Kilbourne-Craddock Family Papers, 1874-1902 (bulk 1874). 58 items. Location: E:7. Emma Holcombe, daughter of Centenary College professor A. R. Holcombe, married James Kilbourne in 1876. James, a Louisiana farmer, was the son of J. G. and Almena L. Perkins Kilbourne. Letters primarily written by Emma to James prior to their marriage describe events at Centenary College, visits to LSU, family, and friends including James O. Fuqua. Also described are Emma's education and her involvement in a temperance union. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4478.

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.

Honore Daigre – Adelaide Hebert Sale, 1856, November 17. 1 item. Location: Misc: H. Honore Daigre and Adelaide Hebert were residents of Iberville Parish, La. A true copy of sale and adjudication of the sale of the plantation, land, and slaves of Honore Daigre and Adelaide Hebert, Iberville Parish. Includes a listing of their slaves' ages, sex, and family relationships, as well as a description of land and moveable property. In English and French. For further information see online ecatalog. Mss. 4888.

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.

Hulin, Aaron. Letter, 1835. 1 item (2 pages). Location: Misc. Native of New York and school teacher in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Letter tells of financial problems responsible for leaving the North and cites advantages of being a school teacher in Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2381.

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.

Hunter, Robert and Sarah Jane. Letters, 1846-1847. 9 items. Location: Misc:H. Letters exchanged between R. [Robert] A. Hunter while serving in the Louisiana State Senate, and his wife, Sarah Jane, residing either on their plantation or their summer home in the "Pine Woods&q