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. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

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, 184. 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. 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.

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

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 Family Papers, 1814-1884, 1910 (bulk 1830-1884).6 items, 3 vols. Location: 77:88, Mss. Mf.:B.Sugar planters of Bonne Esperance Plantation, St. James Parish, Louisiana. Papers include record books of Helene Boucry containing financial and genealogical information about the Boucry, Bonnecaze, Webre, and related families. Partly in French. Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reel 8. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 790, 800. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

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.

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

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

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

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, Anna and Sarah. 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. HTML | PDF

Butler, Edward. Family papers, 1809-1950 (bulk 1904-1945). 10 linear ft. Location: U:282-290, M:19, OS:B. Cotton planter of West Feliciana Parish, La. Correspondence, personal papers, business records, printed material, and photographs reflect the personal activities and plantation operations of the Butler and related Mathews families, with a focus on Edward Butler and his immediate family. Noteworthy are two letters discussing a sick slave (Dec. 29, 1817) and runaway slaves (Aug. 15, 1835). Letters also discuss student life, World War II experiences, and malaria and yellow fever. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4315. Complete finding. PDF

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

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

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.

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

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., includes Rev. Clair Cazayoux, a Jesuit priest, teacher and, and missionary; Gene Cazayoux, Catholic brother; librarian Vivian Cazayoux; and Drs. Francis and Robert Cazayoux. Papers consist of correspondence, sermons, church publications, travel pamphlets, speeches, and scrapbooks, reflecting careers, education, and the Catholic Church. Collection also offers insight into the political events and social conditions in Ceylon and India, and the U.S. military involvement in Korea during the 1950s and early 1960s. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4827. Complete finding aid. HTML| PDF

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.

Clark, Gladys, b. 1918. Papers, circa 1890-2004 (bulk 1940-1997). 0.75 linear ft. Location: 128:. An accomplished spinner and weaver in the Acadian tradition, Clark received numerous awards during her career. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, and printed materials that document her artistic works and awards received, including a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1997. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4953. Complete Finding Aid. PDF

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.

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

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.

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

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,undated 12.5 linear feet and 22 ms. vols. Location: A:119-120, 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 5322: 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. HTML | PDF

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.

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

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. HTML | PDF

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

De 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.

Dornier, Jules A. and Family Papers, 1917-1965. 0.3 linear ft. Location: 50:15. Farm and sugar planting family near Convent, Saint James Parish, Louisiana. Correspondence and ephemeral related to the family's farm business including World War II prisoner of war labor contracts. The collection also contains letters from former POW laborers and records showing Lillian Dornier's involvement in the Cooperative for American Remittance to Europe (CARE, Inc.) program.. Mss. 3468. Complete Finding Aid

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. HTML | PDF

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; OS:E; Vault:21. 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. HTML | PDF

Ellis, Hazel. Family Papers, 1848-1938 (bulk 1903-1911). 5,451 items, 15 vols. Location: U:67-90, G:1. Hazel and Nellie Ellis were members of the Caswell Prewitt Ellis family of Montgomery, Alabama, and New Orleans. Personal papers of the Ellis family include financial records, legal documents, photographs, and correspondence. Most correspondence relates to family matters, health, and social events including Hazel's trip abroad in 1902. Much of the correspondence dated 1905 pertains to social events related to Hazel as Queen of Mardi Gras. Other letters are those of suitors written to Hazel and Nellie. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 467. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

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

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

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

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, Edward J., III, 1878-1952. Congressional File, 1888-1921. 18 linear ft. Location: Y:63-80, OS:G. Comprised of official congressional files that document the political career of U.S. Senator Edward James Gay III. Files consist of correspondence, legal documents, and printed material pertaining to political campaigns, state and national elections, political patronage, legislative bills, Dept. of Agriculture, construction of levees by the Mississippi River Commission, and the participation in elections and political support of African-Americans. Legislative correspondence discusses pending bills concerning pensions, tariffs, health of rural populations, the creation of the Department of Education, and the transportation, storage and marketing of livestock. Files also contain selected subject materials relative to the American Legion bonus (1920), cotton, sugar, League of Nations (1919-1920), the United States Post Office, railroads, women's suffrage, and U. S. military academies. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1295. 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.

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

Gendron (Lorraine P.) Papers, 1970-2008 (bulk: 1980-2008). 1 linear foot. Location: U:312. A folk artist from Hahnville, La. Contains business papers, printed items and photographs related to Gendron’s artwork and her meetings with political figures. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 5004. Complete Finding Aid. PDF

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. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

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

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. Complete finding aid.

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" in Rapides Parish or in Alexandria. In addition to love letters, correspondence includes description of political activities and also his service as an officer in the Mexican War. She relates news of family, friends, crops, and other local happenings. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4072.

Hunter-Taylor Family Papers, 1848-1899, n.d. 346 items; 6 ms. vols. Location: W:27. Residents of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers of Sereno Taylor, minister and principal of Silliman Female College in Clinton, Louisiana, and his wife Mary Emerson Creed Taylor on family, education, and the Civil War. Collection includes letters of Confederate soldier Samuel Eugene Hunter. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 9-10. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3024.

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

Hyde, Sue and E. Letter, 1843. 1 item. Location: Misc. Residents of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Letter from Sue and E. Hyde, Jr., to Sophia L. Hyde, Baltimore, Maryland, requesting vaccine because of the poor quality used in Natchitoches. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1363.

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Jackson, Emma. Papers, 1914, n.d. 2 items. Location: Misc. Public school teacher and principal. Employment contract from Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, to teach as principal in the St. Paul (Colored) Public School (July 25, 1914) and a composition book of Emma Jackson, home economics teacher. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3437.

Jackson, Isaac F., d. 1864? Family Papers, 1827-1874 (bulk 1861-1869). 120 items, 2 ms. vols. Location: E:41. Owner of property in Amite County, Mississippi. He was married to Lettie V. Jackson (nee Wilson), also from Amite County. Papers are chiefly financial documents of the Jacksons and Wilsons. Legal papers include items related to the sale of land and litigation among family members. Correspondence includes personal letters of Isaac, Lettie, and Isaac's brother Joseph R. Kemp. Papers include the release of J. R. Kemp from a prisoner of war camp (1863). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 698.

Jameson, M. Margaret, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (1.5 hours), transcript (58 p.). Location: L:4700.0226. Dean of Women and Dean of Students at LSU. Interview details Jameson's family background, the Greek letter societies at LSU, and Jameson's career as an administrator at LSU. The interview focuses on sororities at LSU, describing construction, hurricane and fire damage, design and planning, and the governance and administration of sororities. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0226.

Jameson, M. Margaret. Papers, 1958-1986. 1 linear ft. Location: 91:40. Dean of Women and Dean of Students at LSU. Papers consist of speeches and materials related to Jameson's activities in the LSU Womens Faculty Club, the Pan Hellenic Council, the Intercollegiate Association for Women Students, and associations of women administrators and deans. Cassette tapes of speeches given at administrative conferences are included. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4703.

Jarnagin, Willie Preston, 1896-. Memoirs, 1977. 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc. Resident of Texas and Louisiana. Reminiscences from childhood to mid-life, in Northeast Texas and Northwest Louisiana. Jarnagin chronicles her own and her family's life, loggers, and sharecroppers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3718.

Jefferson Davis family correspondence collection, 1868-1907. 12 items. Location: Misc:J. President of the Confederate States of America. He was married to Varina Howell Davis. Margaret Davis Hayes was their daughter. James Jones was an African American coachman who worked for Jefferson Davis. Davis' letter from Canada comments on his personal affairs and his letter to Samuel M. Duncan concerns family genealogy. Jones' correspondence includes letters of recommendation by Mrs. Davis and letters from Hayes about her father's personal effects. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 250, 893.

Jefferson, Elizabeth. Collection, 1867-1885, ca. 1918. 10 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc. Reminiscences by Elizabeth Jefferson describing her antebellum Mississippi home, and the treatment of the slaves and free blacks on the plantation. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2329.

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

John James Audubon Chapter, DAR. 2 ms. vols. in 1 linear ft. box. Location: Range 48. Mss. 3435.

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

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

Johnston, Eliza Griffin. Letter, 1895 November 10. 1 item. Location: Misc. Wife of Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston. Letter expresses continued sentiment for the Confederate cause. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2846.

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

Joly, Marianne Webb. Certificate, 1832. 1 item. Location: Misc. Copy of birth and baptismal certificate (1802) of Marianne Webb Joly from the records of St. John the Baptist Church, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Jones, Ellen E., b. 1852. Ellen E. Jones journal and Claude Perry letter, 1854-1872 (bulk 1871-1872). 2 items. Location: Misc:J. Resident of Georgia. Journal contains reminiscences about Jones's school years in Georgia and Pennsylvania. She discusses life in Macon, Georgia, mentioning holidays, balls, and theatrical productions. Also included is a letter from her aunt, Claude Perry, to her mother. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 15. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4057.

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

Jones, Sam Houston, 1897-1978, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1977. 1 sound cassette, Transcript (28 pages). Location: L:4700.30. Governor of Louisiana (1940-1944). Jones discusses his political campaign of 1940; changes he made while in office; Huey Long's political following; views on social welfare; government corruption; his executive secretary, Cocheran; his wife's role in his career; and his family background. Jones also discusses state senator W. D. Cotton's role in the bridge over Calcasieu River; and development of schools and buildings during his administration. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.30.

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

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

Kearney, Eugenie Buard, 1848-1926. Family Papers, 1831-1960, n.d. 108 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Mf. Resident of Natchitoches and Pointe Coupee parishes, Louisiana. Papers include documents of Mrs. Kearney's father Pierre Alcide Buard; papers of her husband George W. Kearney, a Natchitoches Parish public official; and correspondence with her children. Included is genealogical information about the Buard, Kearney, and related families. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3095.

Keller, Helen, 1880-1968. Letter, 1947 March 24. 1 item (1 page, typewritten). Location: Misc. Deaf and blind author, educator, lecturer, and counselor of the American Foundation for the Blind. Letter addressed to 'Dear Miss Peaslee' containing an appeal for funds for the Committee on the Deaf-blind of the Foundation. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3330.

Kemberling, John. Papers, 1792-1820. 19 items. Location: C:30. Official documents filed in the case of John Kemberling and his sister Barbara against John Gaynor, their step-father, relative to ownership of land in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Partly in Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 132, 133.

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

Kentwood, Louisiana, items, 1898-1906, n.d. 11 items. Location: Misc. Photograph of grave of Amos and Susan Fluker Kent; village tax receipts for Ida M. Fenn and C. W. Tate; receipt of R. S. Draughan; certificate of good standing in the Tangipahoa Baptist Church for Janie Tate; and postcards of local scenes. Also include are memoranda on Ada M. Fenn and Janie Tate. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1213.

Ker, John, 1789-1850. Family Papers, 1803-1862. 27 items, 1 vol. Location: S:108. Medical doctor of Good Hope Plantation of Concordia Parish, Louisiana, and the father of Mary Susan and William H. Ker. Papers include letters from Stephen Duncan, Sr., of Natchez, Mississippi, and Philadelphia, to Dr. John Ker; and Civil War letters from William H. Ker, a Confederate soldier. Collection also includes a diary (1850-1851) of Mary Susan Ker with details on family life after her father's death. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 15. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3539. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

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

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

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

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

Kilbourne, James Gilliam, 1828-1893. Family Papers, 1817, 1869-1939 (bulk 1869-1939). .3 linear ft., 2 vols. Location: T:29. Planter, jurist, state legislator, Confederate captain, and member of the law firm Fuqua and Kilbourne of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers include letters to Mrs. James Gilliam Kilbourne from her children; and verse and music composed by a daughter, Margaret Gayden Kilbourne Breedlove. They also document family history, the Kilbourne library, and the succession of Peter Gilliam. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1058.

Kilbourne, Lillian, 1868-1949. Papers, 1880-1903 (bulk 1880-1894). .5 linear ft. Location: T:29. Daughter of James Gilliam and Almena Leonora Perkins Kilbourne. She attended Goucher College and Johns Hopkins, and taught at Silliman Female Collegiate Institute, Clinton, Louisiana; and married Eldridge Smith of Mississippi. The collection consists primarily of personal letters Kilbourne received when she was teaching in Clinton and Bayou Sara, Louisiana. Correspondents are relatives and friends from Clinton, Wilson, and Bayou Sara. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 33-34. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4391. Complete Finding Aid

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

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

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

Kittel, Jane B. Letter, 1857. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from a New England farm girl to her sister, telling of the brutality of the local schoolmaster, a young man with strict religious practices; and family and local news. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1511.

Knight, Bradley Jay. Family Papers, 1850-1967, n.d. 46 items, 9 ms. vols., 4 printed vols. Location: W:1, M:21. Correspondence and other papers pertain to family and social matters. Diary of Alta M. King (1871-1872) records daily activities of schoolgirl in Rochelle, Illinois. Diaries of William H. King (1885-1894) record daily activities of a farmer in Rochelle. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2614.

Koch, Christian D. Diary, 1831-1836. 1 printed vol. Location: H:14. Danish sailor who later owned a farm in Mississippi. Published diary translated by his daughter-in-law, Lawrentze M. Koch, and edited by his granddaughter, Thomasine Lutken. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1370.

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

Kosnegary, Etta. Letter, 1862 November 12. 1 item. Location: Misc. Confederate war widow of Columbia, Tennessee. Letter laments the death of her husband, speaks of civilian hardships and of the welfare of her slaves. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2897.

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

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

Lamarque, Charles. Document, 1850 August 12. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of a slave woman, Rosa, by Charles Lamarque to Henry Rance. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 208.

Lambert, Norma. Papers, 1959-1967. 6 items, 5 vols. (2 ms. vols., 3 printed vols.). Location: C:65, H:21. Teacher in the Amite Grammar School and member of the Camp Moore chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy; resident of Tangipahoa, Louisiana. Papers relate to the social history (1866-1967) of Tangipahoa. Included are copies of minutes of village meetings, financial statements, a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, illustrations, a recipe book, and a yearbook of the Camp Moore chapter. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2111, 2354.

Lanaux, Mrs. Arnold. Papers, 1810-1837. 8 items. Location: OS:L. Resident of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Papers pertain to the mortgage of lands and slaves from the estate of Arnold Lanaux, including an inventory of the estate of George Rixner (1810) and documents of the Citizens' Bank of Louisiana (1836). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 668.

Landry, B. J. Letter, 1901. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from B. J. Landry, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., to Fernand Fernandez of Donaldsonville pertains to the pardon granted to Camille Vives by the state of Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 552.

Landry, Jeanne. Letter, 1888. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, sending New Year greetings. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1283.

Landry, Shirley, 1926-, interviewee. Shirley and Reed Landry oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Index (3 pages). Location: L:4700.221. Resident of Four Corners, a community south of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, and the daughter of a sugarcane farmer. She married Reed Landry, also a sugarcane farmer. Shirley Landry recalls early life on a farm near Jeanerette, Louisiana; Four Corners in the 1930s-1950s; the local general store and dance hall; relations with African Americans; and Sunday traditions. Reed Landry describes technological changes in sugarcane farming; modern planting and harvesting routines; and modern varieties of sugarcane planted in Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.221.

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

Langevin, Carmen Browder, 1900-1967. Papers, 1940-1968, n.d. 14 items. Location: Misc. Dancer and weaver of Berkeley, California. Papers refer to Langevin's career as a student of Isadora Duncan, as a professional dancer and teacher of dancing, and as a weaver. Included is a biography of Duncan by Langevin; photographs of Langevin as a dancer; and correspondence and other papers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2608.

Larche, Adeline N. Letter, 1861. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Providence (now Lake Providence), East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Letter to Mrs. Larche from Levy & Dieter, commission merchants, New Orleans, concerning her account and the cost of insurance to cover the cotton crop. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 860.

Larose, Rosemond. Document, 1853. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of a slave of Rosemond Larose to Charles Lamarque, Jr., New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 537.

Lassalie, Aline. Memorial, 1960. 3 items. Location: Misc. Letter of acknowledgment for money given to Marillac College in memory of Sister Aline Lassalle by her parents. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2409.

Latta, Samuel R. (Samuel Rankin). Correspondence, 1861-1862. 1 vol. (containing 35 items). Location: H:21. Captain of the Macon Grays, 13th Tennessee Infantry, during the Civil War. His family lived in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Letters exchanged by Latta and his wife during his service in Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, and Mississippi. Latta describes his participation in the battles of Belmont and Shiloh. Included are three letters from a brother living in Boston, Massachusetts, and two letters from a school teacher. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1924.

Lauve, C. L. Account book, 1826-1833, 1874-1877. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:21. Probably a woman farmer of Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Receipts of Balthazar Dupuy for sums of money received in his official capacity as sheriff of Iberville Parish; and cash accounts of Lauve. Entries include cash received for sewing, butter, and wood; and cash paid out for clothing, groceries, and taxes. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1528.

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

Lawson, L E L A. Letter, 1852. 1 item. Location: Misc. Daughter of General E. W. Ripley of Jackson, Louisiana. Letter from Mrs. Lawson, either a newcomer or visitor in Washington, D.C., mentions that through the kindness of Senator Solomon W. Downs of Louisiana she has been introduced to Washington residents and visits the Capitol every day. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1926.

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

Lea, Lemanda E. Papers, 1858-1872. 57 items. Location: E:39. Resident of Liberty, Mississippi, and wife of a Confederate soldier. Correspondence includes letters from her mother, Sarah Sandell of Pike County, Mississippi, and letters from camps in Mississippi and Louisiana written by her husband, I. G. Lea, and her brothers, C. J. and W. G. Martin. Printed items include a speech by the Hon. Thomas R. Stockdale of Mississippi, and minutes of the Union Baptist Association. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 21. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 704. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Leary, Richard K. Correspondence, 1942-1944 (bulk 1943). 1.3 linear ft. Location: UU:245-246. World War II U.S. Army soldier serving in the 327th Military Police Escort Guard at Camp Livingston, a prisoner of war camp in Louisiana. Letters to Richard Leary is from his wife, friends and relatives discuss news from home, local events, and the effect of the war upon the town of Laconia, Louisiana. Leary's letters discuss his military duties, recreational activities, and prisoners interned at Camp Livingston. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4687. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Lebret diary, 1858-1861, 1977 (bulk 1858-1861). 1 item, 1 vol. and 1 microfilm reel. Location: Vault:12 and Mss.Mf:L. The Lebret family of Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, La., was headed by Peter (a.k.a. Pierre) Lebret, French-born owner and operator of Lebret and Hearsey, a general merchandising firm in Bayou Sara, and Fancy Point Plantation. Diary, probably written by Peter Lebret's sister-in-law. She mentions caring for children and slaves, teaching children, sewing, housekeeping, business dealings in trying to purchase more land, Waterloo Plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, and local and family news. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3504.

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

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) 1807-1870. Letter, 1868, n.d. 2 items [enlargement prints]. Location: Misc. Confederate general in the Civil War. Letter from General Lee in reply to a request from ten-year old, Miss Sadie Napiers, San Antonio, Texas, collecting large ornamental buttons as a hobby; and a memorandum, apparently written by her granddaughter, explaining why she requested the button. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Lee, Robert E. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1674.

Lefevre, Paul. Letter file book, 1856-1859. 1 vol. (218 items). Location: F:8. Resident of Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and apparently a drygoods merchant dealing in women's apparel and accessories. Business correspondence of Paul Lefevre and his wife from New Orleans and New York merchants. Included are a few letters from customers. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 754.

Lenoir, William B. Papers, 1834-1844. 34 items [typescripts]. Location: U:199. Postmaster of Roane County, Tennessee. Correspondence of William B. Lenoir from his brother, Walter R. Lenoir, a farmer in Boone County, Missouri; and his daughter and son-in-law, Eliza and John Martin, merchants of Memphis, Tennessee. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 242.

Lewis, Irma Polidore, 1945-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Index (3 pages). Location: L:4700.219. Daughter of a sugarcane worker and life-long resident of Four Corners, a community south of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Lewis recalls her childhood as the daughter of unwed parents; being trained in carpentry by her uncle; work as a child on a sugarcane farm; plumbing and other self-provisioning skills; and traditional foods and folk medicines. Lewis also discusses her inability to attend college; and her involvement in the Four Corners Community Center. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.221.

Lewis, Mrs. Anna E. Papers, 1896-1926. 27 items. Location: UU:109. Resident of Baton Rouge. Correspondence and family photographs, including a Spanish-American War letter and a World War I letter. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1080.

Lewis, Mrs. R. L. Recipes, n.d. 1 item, 1 vol. Location: W:1. Resident of Winnfield, Louisiana. Recipes, probably gathered during the 1930's by Mrs. Lewis. Scrapbook volumes also hold clippings related to the forging of checks. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600-73.

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

Lintner, Mary E. Campbell. Scrapbook, 1819-1832. 1 ms. vol. Location: G:11. Resident of Johnston and Schoharie, New York, and probably the wife of Joseph Albert Lintner. Scrapbook of clippings from British and American newspapers containing a speech of President John Quincy Adams, articles and verse on national holidays, religion, women and marriage, and pictures of prominent persons. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1842.

Littlejohn, E. A. Letter, 1854. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Letter from Mrs. E. A. Littlejohn, Star post office, to Mrs. R. N. Hall, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, mentioning the funeral of Dr. Beck of Thibodaux. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1371.

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

Long, Carolyn Bason. Papers, 1969-1985, n.d. 8 linear ft. Location: 29. Volunteer activist, wife of Senator Russell B. Long. Papers include personal correspondence, photographs, and materials documenting charitable activities, social engagements, and duties as a senator's wife. Mss. 4020.

Long, Cathy. Papers, 1985-1986. 10 linear ft. Location: 10:64. U.S. congresswoman from Louisiana. Congressional office files of Long representing the Eighth Congressional District. Mss. 4051.

Long, Rose McConnell. See: Rose McConnell Long silhouette.

Louden [?], Elvira. Correspondence, 1855-1888. 1 reel microfilm. Location: Mf. Teacher and resident of Virginia. Social and family letters pertain to social life and Confederate soldiers' experiences in the Civil War. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2651.

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Cash journal, 1788-1793. 4 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Vault 31 [5]. Cash journal for the royal household kept by M. Le Roy, cashier of the general treasury of the house of the King and Queen, and audited by Randon de la Tour, administrator of the public treasury. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1800.

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Volume, 1770-1788. 1 ms. vol. Location: Safe 31 [5, 1]. Volume containing six pamphlets and one manuscript pertaining to the royal court of France during the reign of Louis XVI. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1861.

Louis XVIII, 1755-1824. Document, 1787. 2 items. Location: Misc. Document signed by Marie Josephine Louise, Countess of Provence and wife of Louis XVIII, listing household allowances for the year 1787. Also a lithograph portrait of the Countess of Provence by Delpech. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2025.

Louisiana Association of Deans of Women. Records, 1931-1984. .4 linear ft. Location: 94:64. State organization founded in 1931, affiliated with National Association of Women Deans and Counselors. Minutes, membership records, reports, resolutions, correspondence, and biographical information. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4652.

Louisiana bonds and notes collection, 1892, 1938-1939. 4 items. Location: OS:L. Two 1892 bonds due in 1914, one Louisiana State Capitol Building Bond (1938), and one bond for Confederate veterans and their widows (1939). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3438.

Louisiana Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Records, 1928-1994. 9.5 linear ft. Location: 112:21-28, 91:69-70, 111:22-23. Organization affiliated with the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Minutes, correspondence, reports, directories, and quarterly newsletter, The Pelican. Subjects include women in business, women in the professions, and pay equity for women. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4471. Complete finding aid.

Louisiana Governor's Conference On Women. Imprints, 1976. 9 items. Location: Impr. Imprints from Governor's Conference on Women (Baton Rouge, June 4-5, 1976) include programs and materials about day-care, rape, employment, and artist Caroline Durieux. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3103.

Louisiana Governor's Conference on Women. Packet, 1976. 8 items. Location: E:Impr. Packet includes facts sheets and program. For further information see online cata.og. Mss. 3103.

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

Louisiana postcard collection, 1904-1951. 507 items. Location: 11:4. Postcards depict subjects in towns and regions of Louisiana and some areas of Mississippi and Wyoming. Included is a photograph depicting three women in front of a plantation house. The photograph is labeled 'Alice Emilie Knapp, Forrest Home.' For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3645.

Louisiana State Nurses' Association. Records, 1904-1970. 4,984 items, 13 linear ft., 35 ms. vols., 522 printed vols. Location: 38:41, Range 95. Correspondence, official records, and printed materials pertaining to state and national nurses' associations and to the profession of nursing. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1545, 1893, 2573, 2631.

Louisiana Women's Political Caucus. Records, 1975-1990. .5 linear ft. Location: 91:70. Reports, minutes, manuals, newsletters, clippings, and other papers documenting the activities and political positions of the caucus on issues including women's rights, reproductive rights, and abortion. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4580.Complete finding aid.

Louvell, Mrs. Auguste. Papers, 1811-1859. 10 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Brest, France. Papers include a bill, invitation, letter from banking house, business cards, a protest of a note of Peter Desanes, and settlement of accounts upon the dissolution of the partnership of Duchamp and Peillon. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 233.

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

Lowry, K. B. Notice, 1862. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union lieutenant commander of the U.S. Gunboat Sciota in the Civil War. Copy of a public notice issued by Lowry threatening summary justice on James Humphreys or any member 'of his band of guerrillas' damaging the property of Mrs. Burbank, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 753.

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

Lusher, Alice Lamberton. Diploma, 1876 June 3. 1 item. Location: OS:L. First principal of Sophie Wright School, teacher for over fifty years in New Orleans, and wife of Louisiana educator and superintendent of education Robert M. Lusher. Diploma issued by the Peabody Normal Seminary of New Orleans to Miss Alice Lamberton. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3705.

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

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

MacKowen, John C. (John Clay), 1842-1901. Papers, 1846-1966 (bulk 1897-1901). 103 items, 3 printed vols. Location: E:64. Planter and physician of Jackson, Louisiana, and owner of a property in Anacapri, Italy. Letters concern the education of John MacKowen and his brothers in New England schools, MacKowen's Confederate service during the Civil War, the education of African Americans by plantation women, and the MacKowen property in Italy. Some letters and papers in Italian and French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2465.

Magruder, Eliza L. Diary, 1846-1857. 2 vols., 1 typescript. Location: G:17. Young woman of Locust Plantation near Natchez, Mississippi, the home of her aunt and uncle, Olivia and Joseph Dunbar (d.1846). Diary comments on local social events and amusements; visiting friends; births and deaths; and treatment, care of, and unrest of slaves. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 34. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 654.

Mandeville, Francisca D. Document, 1798. 1 item. Location: Misc:M. Widow of Don Antonio de Marigny Mandeville of New Orleans. Inventory (notarized copy) of property held by Francisca Dupart Mandeville. For further information see online card catalog. Mss. 128.

Mansfield Female College. Catalogues, 1855-1856, 1868, 1968. 3 items [photocopies]. Location: Impr. School located in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Catalogs of Mansfield Female College. Included is a program for the 1968 reunion. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2353.

Marcou, Mrs. Adeline. Papers, 1835. 3 items. Location: Misc. Former wife of François Marcou, deceased, of New Orleans. Papers of Mrs. Marcou include a petition to sell slaves belonging to the estate of her husband; an authorization by probate court; a recorder of mortgages certificate; and certificate of auctioneers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 281.

Marigny, Francoise Delisle Duparc. Document, 1798. 1 item. Location: Misc. Inventory (notarized copy) of property of Francisca Dupard Mandeville, widow of Don Antonio de Marigny Mandeville, New Orleans. In Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 128.

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

Marionneaux, Marie Doralise. Certificate, 1855. 1 item. Location: Misc. Copy of birth and baptismal certificate of Marie Doralise Marionneaux (baptized in 1815) from the registers of births and baptisms of St. Gabriel's Church, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, 1855. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Marshall, Maria Chotard. Family Papers, 1819-1868. 48 items. Location: S:126. Family of businessmen and planters whose branches settled in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Letters of Sarah Foster Chotard to her daughter Maria Louisa Marshall, and Maria's to her sister Eliza Gould, discuss family, legal, and business affairs, social life, travel, and Civil War experiences. Memoirs by Eliza Gould deal with family history. Collection includes a biographical sketch of David Hunt, a wealthy planter of Natchez, Mississippi, and his wife Anne Ferguson Hunt. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3256.

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

Martin, Leonard, 1908-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (1.5 hours), Index (4 pages). Location: L:4700.281. Sugarcane farmer and great-grandson of a slave, Martin was a resident of Four Corners, Louisiana, an unincorporated community south of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Martin's account of the sale of his great-grandfather as a slave along with descriptions of his education; his father's career as the first black schoolteacher in the area; work in sugarcane farming; and a dance-hall operator, Alice LeBaude. Martin also describes forms of transportation; the marriage of his white maternal grandmother to a Native American; his own marriage; work in Texas; the use of drugs in Four Corners; and his religion. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.281.

Mason, Polly, 1855-1974, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1971. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), 10 pages. Location: L:4700.41. Former slave, born at Ulster Plantation near Alexandria, Louisiana. Mason was 115 years old at the time of the interview, and was residing in Woodworth, Louisiana. Mason describes her master, Judge Henry Boyce, and her life on his cotton plantation in Boyce, Louisiana. Included are her memories of Union soldiers in Louisiana during the Civil War and her sadness upon the assassination of President Lincoln. Mason also recalls the establishment of a station for the Texas and Pacific Railroad in the area, and her first view of an airplane. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.41.

Mather, Louise. Notebook, 1875. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:20. School notebook containing essays. In French and English. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 794.

Mather, Mary. Music collection, ca. 1860-1890. 3 vols. Location: H:11. Includes three bound volumes of sheet music for piano, including waltzes, polkas, and popular melodies. Most of the sheet music was printed in New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4466.

Mathews Family Letters, 1870-1877. 3 items. Location: C:61. Residents of New Orleans. Family letters from Mrs. Charlotte Ann Mathews and Mr. John Mathews; and family letter to R. Bowman Matthews (spelled with 2 t's) from R. S. Floyd returning from Paris, France. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1209.

Mathews, Charles Lewis, 1824-1864. Family Papers, 1797-1898 (bulk 1840-1872). 1908 items; 2 ms. vols. Location: U:224-227, OS:M. Family of Greenwood Plantation, West Feliciana Parish. Charles Mathews was the son of George and Harriet Flower Mathews, husband of Penelope Stewart. Papers document the family's plantations, managed by women: Greenwood, Georgia (Raceland), Coco Bend, and Chaseland, Rapides Parish. Included are factors' statements, slave records, overseer's letters; freedmen's contracts; and Civil War soldiers' letters. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reels 14-17. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 910.

Mathews-Ventress-Lawrason Family Papers, 1770-1934. (bulk 1797-1798; 1820-1838; 1860-1876; 1919-1933). 3 linear feet. Location: UU: 255-258, OS:M. Families were cotton and sugar planters of West Feliciana, Lafourche, and Pointe Coupee Parishes, Louisiana. 19th century papers reflect planting activities of Mathews family; 20th century materials reflect real estate management and investment activities of the Ventress and Lawrason families. Papers include personal and business correspondence, printed items, newspaper clippings, financial records, and legal documents. Financial papers centering on Harriet Flower Mathews, and records of legal work for Penelope Stewart Mathews. Ventress-Lawrason correspondence primarily addressed to Sallie Mathews Ventress, including series of letters from cousin Mrs. M. M. Slaughter. Also legal documents for land purchased by Sallie Mathews Ventress. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4358. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

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

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

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

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

McClellan, Ellen M. Letter, 1875 March 24. 1 item. Location: Misc. Wife of General George B. McClellan. Letter of condolence from McClellan to Mrs. Cowan expressing her shock and grief over the death of Cowan's brother, General Robert O. Tyler. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2115.

McClung, Dora. Letter, 1868. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Delapalma, Ohio. Personal letter to 'Dear uncle' stating plans for celebration of Christmas. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 889.

McCollam, Andrew and Ellen. Papers, 1839-1867. 3 vols. [typescript copies]. Location: H:1, BTC. Andrew McCollam was a surveyor-planter of Ascension and Assumption parishes, Louisiana. Plantation diary (1842-1851) of Ellen McCollam pertains to family life, domestic activities, general plantation matters, and attendance at the theater. Travel diary (1866-1867) of Andrew McCollam contains entries for a trip to Brazil. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 550.

McDaniel-Gill. Letters, 1849-1859. 12 items. Location: Misc. Caroline McDaniel and her planter husband Robert D. Gill. Letters written in Mississippi and Louisiana relate to western emigration, family life, and economic difficulties. The last letter by Gill to Caroline's mother announces his wife's death. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3416.

McDonald, Charles. Family photographs, n.d. 3 items. Location: Safe 14. Daguerreotypes of Charles McDonald, his wife, and his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Pictures, of Union and Jackson Parishes, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1455.

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

McLaws, William Raymond, b. 1818. Papers, 1831-1919 (bulk 1840-1880). 59 items, 50 ms. vols. Location: W:17, P:2-3. Lawyer and judge of Augusta, Georgia. Papers consist of correspondence, notes, and printed items. Journals contain diary entries describing daily personal and professional activities, social life, contemporary political events and figures, and travel in the South and to Washington, D.C. Legal notebooks and memorandum books record McLaw's attitudes toward legal decisions. An autograph album of Mollie Morgan and a scrapbook are included. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2967.

McLean, Shirley, 1941-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), index (3 pages). Location: L:4700.218. Resident of Four Corners, an unincorporated community south of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, and daughter of Louis Comeaux, sugarcane farmer. McLean relates her childhood memories of life on a sugarcane farm, work and recreation on the farm, sugarcane harvesting, local schooling, relations with African Americans, and French language usage. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.218.

McMurran-Austen Family Papers, 1846-1878; 1942, undated (bulk:1856-1868). 0.6 linear feet. Location: U:298, OS:M. John T. McMurran family of Melrose in Natchez, owners of Louisiana plantations, son John, Jr., married Alie Austen of Maryland. Primarily correspondence related to family matters, the Civil War, home life, politics, plantation operation, and attitudes toward federal forces. Newspapers clippings, cartes de visites of family members, a household inventory, J. T. McMurran, Jr.'s discharge from the Confederate army in 1862, and military passes are also present. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4795. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

McPheeters, Gabriel P. Papers, 1827-1862, (1862). 23 items. Location: Misc:M. Lieutenant Colonel in the Louisiana Infantry during the Civil War. Correspondence to McPheeters relates news of friends, family, and the war. Letters from his brother report on war events from Virginia. Papers also include a memorial of John P. Walworth (n.d.), photocopies of obituaries of family members, and a biographical sketch of Martha Willis Dunbar. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3813.

McQuiston, Nelson, 1897-, interviewee. Nelson and Lottie McQuiston oral history interview, 1979. 1 sound cassette (1.5 hours), Index 2 (pages). Location: L:4700.44. Nelson and Lottie McQuiston married in 1921 and lived in the Atchafalaya Basin area of Louisiana. The resided in Baker, Louisiana, at the time of this interview. They discuss geographical changes in the Atchafalaya Basin since 1929; the Atchafalaya spillway; lumbering in the area; local treatment of illnesses; residents shopping for groceries and clothing; mail service; education; boat building; and housing. They also discuss births; weddings and funerals; crops and livestock; fishing; and picking and ginning Spanish moss. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.44.

McVea-Neville Family Papers, 1830-1917. 0.1 linear ft. Location: 50:15. Allied families of St. Francisville and Port Hudson, La. Personal correspondence; financial records comprised of tax rolls, credit account statements, bills and receipts; and documents related to family property, including property agreements, a plat map and court records from a family property dispute. Also includes a copy of a Confederate States army substitution affidavit, a congressional report booklet on abandoned property claims, a grade report for Albert McVea from Silliman Collegiate Institute. Mss. 3284. For additional information, see online catalog or Complete finding aid.

Meckstroth, Bertha Amelia. Papers, 1903-1958. 207 items, 9 vols. (7 ms. vols., 2 printed vols.). Location: U:180, F:4. Graduate of Radcliffe College (1906), nurse, teacher, student at the Chicago Art Institute, and exhibitor at the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago (1933-1934). Collections includes personal letters, an autobiography, notebooks, copies of articles for publication, and a Radcliffe College alumnae directory (1940). Includes designs and items related to Meckstroth's quilting exhibition at the Century of Progress International Exposition. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2248.

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

Merrick, Caroline E. Letters, 1855-1858. 7 items [typewritten copies]. Location: Misc:M. New Orleans resident and wife of Louisiana Supreme Court chief justice Edwin Thomas Merrick. Letters reflect Caroline Merrick's opinions of women's dress and the facilities at the watering resort Feliciana Springs, near Clinton, Louisiana, and provide details about her family and friends. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 16 and Reel 34. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1496.

Merrill-Buckner papers, 1787-1870 (1830-1860). 578 items. Location: U:228. A. P. Merrill of Natchez, Mississippi, was a physician and the cashier of the Agricultural Bank. Aylett Buckner settled in Natchez around 1830, where he was a prominent attorney, cotton factor, and director of the Commercial Bank of Natchez. Collection primarily consists of financial and legal papers of Merrill, Buckner, and Jane Dunbar Ferguson, a planter of Washington, Adams County, Mississippi. Other items include plats of the property of Abner Green and the deed to Patesi Plantation and its slaves. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 598.

Metoyer, Adeleda. Papers, 1845-1897. 52 items. Location: A:1. Free woman of color, Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Bills and receipts (1845-1860) are for medical care, taxes, freight, and merchandise. Included are statements of account (1873-1874), from Miltenberger & Pollock, New Orleans factors, to Mrs. Philomene Metoyer. In French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reel 1. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 836.

Middleton, Jane Porter, 1920-, interviewee. Oral historyother sorority houses. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.300.

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

Miller, Joan Chaffee. Notebook, 1932-1933. 1 vol. Location: W:2. Professor, LSU Department of English. Notebook containing 'Selected Contributions of Miss Miller's Class in Freshman English, 1932-1933,' dedicated to Dr. Miller at the end of her first year at LSU. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600-73.

Millon, Mariana. Account, 1790. 1 item. Location: Misc. Account of Mariana Millon with Aysaente (?), July 8, 1790. In Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 297.

Mims, Elizabeth J. Letter, 1886. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter written to Mims' family, from Cartersville, South Carolina, shortly after the occurrence of an earthquake, conveying shock of the event. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3675.

Mims, Mary. Scrapbook, 1939-1949. 1 vol. Location: M:24. Extension sociologist with the LSU Cooperative Extension Service and head of the Louisiana Teachers Association. Scrapbook contains materials related to Mims' work with rural community life in Louisiana. Her work as a sociologist and teacher and her involvement with agricultural exhibitions are represented. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3882.

Minor family photograph collection, 1885. 6 items. Location: E:73. William J. Minor was a sugar planter of Terrebonne and Ascension Parishes, Louisiana. His father, Stephen Minor, owned a plantation and a home in Natchez, Mississippi. Ayres P. Merrill was the U.S. Minister to Belgium. Collection contains formal portraits of William J. Minor, John Minor, Mrs. Minor (probably the wife of William J. Minor), and Ayres P. Merrill II. Included are photographs depicting Oakland, the Minor family home, and Elmscourt, the Merrill family home, also in Natchez. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3173.

Minor, Katherine Surget, 1834-1926. Letter, 1867 Dec. 5. 1 item. Location Misc: S. Katherine Surget Minor was a native of Natchez and wife of Natchez plantation owner John Minor. The Minor and Surget families owned several plantations in Louisiana and Mississippi. Letter to C.E. [Charles E.] Leverich expresses Minor's dissatisfaction with economic conditions in Reconstruction era Mississippi and an employee of the Freedman's Bureau. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4867.

Minor, Rebecca A. G. Papers, ca. 1860-1870. 786 pages. Location: Mf. Wife of William J. Minor and executrix of his estate. Case files of Rebecca Minor against the United States, filed in the U.S. Court of Claims, for the Civil War seizure by Union military authorities of sugar, molasses, and supplies at Hollywood and Southdowns plantations, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 857.

Mistick Krewe of Comus (Organization). Invitation, 1956. 2 items. Location: OS:M. Mardi Gras social organization. Invitation and admission card to Krewe of Comus' Grand Centennial Ball, February 14, 1956, addressed to Mrs. Berenice McKnight Irving. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4518.

Moffitt, Sarah C. Deed, 1867. 1 item. Location: Misc. Deed for sale of land in Lawrence County, Arkansas, by Uriah A. H. Smith. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1198.

Monette, James. Day book and diary of James Monette of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, 1848-1863. 1 vol. Location: G:17r. Cotton planter in Bastrop, Louisiana, and the son of Samuel Monette. Typescript of a day book and diary, including frequent references to what the women were doing on a given day. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 16. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 590.

Monroe, Ethel V. Papers, 1897, 1904-1961. 209 items, 2 ms. vols., 19 printed vols. Location: 78:24. Medical nurse. Papers of Monroe pertaining to her work with nursing organizations. Included are 2 minute books of the New Orleans Sanitarium Alumnae Association, an organization made up of nurses who attended the New Orleans Sanitarium and Training School for Nurses. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1779.

Montfort vs. Montfort document, 1842. 1 item (notarized copy). Location: Misc. Record of New Orleans Parish Court case no. 14575, Mrs. Jean Jacques Montfort vs. her husband. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 315.

Montgomery, Isidore. Letter, 1863. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Letter from Montgomery to Misses Ellen Marshall and Anorheta West, written from a camp near Port Royal, Virginia, giving personal news. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Montgomery, Joseph. Papers, 1806-1886. 233 items; 1 vol. Location: U:240, H:13. New Orleans cotton broker, owner of Belmont plantation near Port Gibson, Mississippi, and husband of Amelia Smylie. Papers of the Montgomery and Smylie families. Joseph's document financial matters; Amelia's written from Belmont relate to family matters, rumors of civil war, slaves, black laborers, shortages, and plantation management during Reconstruction. Available on microfilm: University Publication of America Records of Southern Plantation from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 4, Reel 10. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1019. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Moore, Alison. Papers, 1920-1984. 17 linear ft. Location: 12:1-13. Graduate of LSU and a librarian at LSU from 1929 to 1958. Moore was also a historian of the Civil War and the author of Old Bob Wheat, High Private; The Louisiana Tigers; And Sixty '60S. Papers include research materials, manuscripts, and related correspondence; grade books; and some business correspondence. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4108.

Moore, Eddie. Musical composition, 1893. 1 item [microfilm copy and enlargement print]. Location: Misc., Mf. New Orleans mulatto studying music at a conservatory in Stuttgart, Germany. Musical composition, 'Mazurka d'encore,' by Moore. The composition is part of an autograph album of Rosa Frantz Harper. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1288.

Moore, Mary C. Demand draft, 1844 February 16. 1 item. Location: Misc:M. Demand draft for $1007.30 charged to the estate of David Weeks. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4542.

Morgan family history, 1938. 1 item (175 pages). Location: E:54. Typescript of the Morgan Family History including the diary (1854-1864) of Aurora Margueritte Morgan, descendant of Charles Morgan, of Morganza, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1368.

Morgan family history, n.d. Location: E:54. Photographs of portraits of Colonel Charles Morgan and his wife, Hyancinthe Allain Morgan, filed with Morgan (Family) History. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2015.

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

Morgan, Lucia Cameron, -1970. Papers, 1938-1970, n.d. 1 linear ft. Location: 77:, 102:. Professor of speech, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Professional papers include correspondence (1959-1970), manuscripts of articles and books, teaching materials, research notes, and other materials, pertaining to classroom teaching, phonetics, regional accents, and speech training. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2804.

Morgan, Zula Penny. Papers, 1900, 1961, n.d. 4 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Ruston, Louisiana. Social letters and photographs. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2940.

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

Morris, Agnes. Papers, 1899-1902. 26 items; 1 printed vol. Location: A:2. Corresponding secretary of the Louisiana Federation of Women's Clubs and president of the Lesche Club of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Papers include correspondence, copies of constitutions, and reports from related members of the Louisiana Federation of Women's Clubs. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 34. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 967.

Morris-Sibley Family Papers, 1846-1910 (bulk 1846-1879). 93 items; also available as a bound typescript. Location: A:2, H:3. Thomas Henry Morris moved from Wales to Louisiana and married Mary White Sibley in 1854. She was born in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and her family owned Mount Elon Plantation. Papers consist of family correspondence, including that of Mary Wells Sibley and Mary White Morris; Civil War correspondence of Thomas H. Morris and others; and letters from the Morris sons describing life at a school in North Carolina, 1878-1879. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 34. For further information, see online catalog. Mss.562. For Complete Finding Aid PDF

Mossy, Mrs. Eliza. Document, 1841. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of slave (notarized copy) by Mrs. Mossy, wife of Toussaint Mossy, Jr., deceased, to Antoine Boudausiquie of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 307.

Mount Nebo Baptist Church (St. Tammany Parish, La.). Minutes, 1813-1860. 2 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc:M. Two volumes of church minutes. Volume 1 (1813-1833) also contains a list of members, articles of faith, minutes, and an index by Ethma Roberts Rush (1993). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4512.

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

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

Muggah-Glover-Guyther. Family Papers, 1844-1896, 1906, n.d. (bulk 1844-1852). 14 items. Location: UU:168. The Muggah, Glover, and Guyther families lived in Natchez, Mississippi and Pattersonville, Louisiana. Collection includes correspondence, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and photographs. Correspondence consists mostly of letters between women discussing marriage, family life, domestic obligations, religion, social events, and customs. Mss. 4790.

National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Louisiana. Shreveport committee compilation, 1952, 1954. 2 ms. vols. [photographic copies]. Location: 41:39. Records (1724-1829) of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Natchitoches, Louisiana, compiled by the Shreveport Committee of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1720.

National Society of Magna Charter Dames and Barons Louisiana State Division. Scrapbooks. 2 ms. vols. Location: Range 36 B 1S. Mss. 3958.

National Society of Magna Charta Dames: La. State Division. Scrapbook. 1 ms. vol. Location: Range 51. Mss. 4017.

New Orleans Academy of Science. Papers, 1852-1870 (bulk 1869-1870). 7 items. Location: Misc. Minutes of meetings tell of the appointment of committees, reports presented at the meetings, speeches, and other matters. Included is a stock certificate of the New Orleans Mechanics Society and a land transfer by Martha Adams to Mrs. William C. Adams. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 323.

New Orleans District Nurses' Association. Records,1892-1968. 6.5 linear feet, 12 ms v. Location: R:41-45. Collection reflects the history and organization of the New Orleans District Nurses' Association as well as the activities of the Louisiana State Organization for Public Health Nursing and the National Organization for Public Health Nursing. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1547, 2288, 2372.

New Orleans League of Nursing Education. Records, 1936-1952. ca. 800 items. Location: 124:. Organization affiliated with the National League of Nursing Education and the Louisiana League of Nursing Education. Records consist of correspondence, reports, by-laws, and minutes of the New Orleans League; programs and pamphlets from conventions; programs and printed material of the Louisiana State Nurses Association; and items related to continuing education. Included are materials pertaining to a report prepared for the National Nursing Council by Esther Lucile Brown entitled 'Nursing for the Future.' For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1608.

New Orleans miscellaneous documents, 1810-1879. 4 items [photostatic copies]. Location: Misc. Documents include a portion of a legal document (1810) signed by Charles Laveaux, father of Marie Laveaux; a slave sale document bearing signature of Marie Laveaux (1838); and two documents pertaining to property on Dauphin Street. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3147.

New Orleans opera-theatre scrapbook, 1899-1937 (bulk 1913-1914). 8 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc., M:20. Scrapbook contains programs for operas, plays, and benefit performances given at the French Opera House and at New Orleans theatres. Loose items include programs for plays given at the Tulane Theatre and for Sarah Bernhardt's engagement at the Dauphine. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 794.

Newell, Robert Aiken, b. 1819. Papers, 1841-1887 (bulk 1863-1864). 250 items. Location: U:235, 65. Irish immigrant and owner of Oak Grove, Cheneyville, Louisiana. The collection consists chiefly of personal papers of Newell and family. Personal correspondence of the 1850s and 1860s reflects the plantation and social activities of the Newell, Forman, and Keary families. Some letters were written from Newell to his wife during a trip to his home in Ireland (1859). Civil War letters from family in the 16th Louisiana Infantry and 8th Louisiana Heavy Artillery at camps in the state discuss the quality of Louisiana conscripts, provisions, the Red River campaign, Vicksburg, and deserters. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 14. For further information, see Complete Finding Aid (PDF).

Nichols, Irby Coghill. Papers, 1862-1972. 15 linear ft. Location: 45:15-20, 44:26-27. LSU professor of mathematics. His wife, Pauline Wright Nichols, studied art and design at Newcomb School of Art and the Chicago Art Institute. After they married she continued her design work. Correspondence, printed items, financial papers, legal documents, memoirs, journals, pedagogical materials, and photographs document the professional, business, and personal lives of the Nichols family, primarily Irby C. and Pauline Nichols. Sketches and other graphic materials reflect the artistic career of Pauline Nichols. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3798.Complete finding aid.

Norwood, George, b. 1847. Papers, 1797-1901. .3 linear ft. Location: E:7. Planter and miller of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, who served on the police jury of the seventh ward for many years. He married Stella Currie, daughter of Malcolm M. Currie, a planter and former senator from Franklin County, Mississippi. Papers of George and Stella Norwood and related families include deeds and land grants in East Feliciana Parish and Franklin County, Mississippi. Correspondence and cotton trade records from Clinton to Port Hudson are included. Also included are the papers of Thomas W. Scott, judge of East Feliciana Parish, that pertain to the settlement of the estates of James Winter, William J. Boatner, James H. Cason, and G. W. Jelks. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 677.

Opelousas Female Institute Catalogue and announcement of the Opelousas Female Institute, 1891-1892. 1 printed vol., 20 cm. Location: E:Impr. Boarding and day school for young ladies and children in Opelousas, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1189.

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

Order of the Eastern Star. Papers, 1910-1940. 23 items. Location: W:1. Secret social order composed of Masons, their wives, sisters, daughters, mothers, and widows. Papers of Mrs. Frankie Mae Lewis, in 1940 Worthy Matron of the Dodson, Louisiana, chapter of the O.E.S., consisting of notes, clippings, hymns, and volumes of procedural rules and parliamentary practice. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600-73.

Osterberger, Charles. Letter, 1855. 1 item (photocopy). Location: Misc. Immigrant to Louisiana from French province of Alsace. Family letter from his mother discusses personal concerns. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2589.

Paap, Christian C. F. Papers, 1822-1848. 7 items. Location: Misc. Birth certificates of Sophia Elizabeth Schumacher, Johann Paap, and Christian C. F. Paap. In German. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 246.

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

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

Palmer-Lincoln Family Papers, 1865-1976. 1 linear ft. Location: Range 33:33. Edward C. Palmer ran a family wholesale paper trade business in New Orleans, and his sister, Maud, was involved in the cranberry business in Massachusetts. His daughter, Helen, married James Rufus Lincoln. Papers largely consisting of family correspondence. E. C. Palmer's paper business is documented through letters, a copy book, and audit books. Papers from Maud Palmer's interests in the cranberry trade consist of correspondence, receipts, and notebooks. Lincoln family papers include family correspondence, legal papers, cards, and drawings. Photographs represent both families. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4628.Complete finding aid.

Papet, Charles. Papers, 1819, 1834. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sales (copies) of property of Charles Papet to Mrs. Virginia Livaudais (1819) and to François Gardere (1834). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 335.

Partin, Pauline Thibodeaux. Papers, 1864-1930 (bulk 1897-1905), n.d. 40 items. Location: U:119. Resident of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Correspondence and a few miscellaneous items of Pauline Thibodeaux Partin and the related Arceneaux and Brown families. In French and English. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1642.

Pasteur, Amelia. Papers, 1896-1933, n.d. 12 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Papers include personal letters from friends; a letter from Mrs. Charles Fisk Beach of England regarding Pasteur's Society's Ready Reference; and a letter and Christmas card from Dorothy Dix. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 117.

Patti, Adelina, 1843-1919. Letters, 1889-1891, n.d. 15 items. Location: Misc. Italian opera singer. Letters from England and United States to Patti's friend, concert singer Giulia Valda Cameron, giving information on personal plans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1541.

Patti, Adelina, 1843-1919. Sheet music, n.d. 1 item. Location: 65:. Italian opera singer. Sheet music illustrated with a large picture of Patti, advertising Myers Brothers, leading grocers of Martinsburg, West Virginia. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1557.

Payne, Cornelius Bricknell. Slave bill of sale, 1853 April 7. 1 item. Location: Misc:P. Slave bill of sale documents the transfer of a mulatto slave, 24 years of age, named John, from Payne to Harriet Smith, a free woman of color, both of New Orleans. The document also states that Harriet Smith and John lived as man and wife for six years and that she intended to emancipate him as soon as possible. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3666.

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

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

Peniston, Anthony, 1796-1826. Papers, 1821-1822. 5 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans and St. Francisville, Louisiana. Letters written to Peniston by his sister Ellen Peniston of Petersburg, Virginia, and by business associates. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3361.

Penrose, Ann Wilkinson. Diary and Family Letters, 1861-1865, n.d. 11 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Safe, Mf. Resident of New Orleans. Diary by Penrose containing daily entries in the form of letters to her son, Joseph Biddle Wilkinson Penrose, serving in the Confederate army, reflecting civilian life in New Orleans during the Union occupation of that city. Loose items consist of family letters and a family history. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1169.

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

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

Peters, Emma Dell, 1941-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Index (6 pages). Location: L:4700.283. Resident of Four Corners, an unincorporated community south of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Peters lived on Sterling Plantation; her great-grandparents were slaves. For 26 years, Peters worked as a cook in the school system. Peters gives an account of her great-grandparents' purchases as slaves, and discusses slave religion, the treatment of slaves, and female slaves who bore children for their white masters. Included are spirituals she learned from her grandparents. Peters also gives accounts of illnesses, funeral customs, early jobs she held, poverty in her youth, and discipline and life in her large family. She also discusses Civil Rights legislation. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.283.

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

Peyroux, Constance. Papers, 1832, 1835. 2 items. Location: Misc. Sale of a plantation and slaves in Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans, by the estate of Marie Eulalie Peyroux to Constance Peyroux (1832); and sale of a plantation and slaves in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, by Pierre A. Peyroux to Constance Peyroux. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 668.

Phillips, Sarah Ellen. Reminiscences, 1865 April. 1 item (5 pages) [mimeographed copy]. Location: Misc. Civil War reminiscences of an episode near Selma, Alabama, during a raid by Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Army of the Mississippi. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1776.

Pinson, Nancy. Papers, 1820-1890. 1 linear ft. Location: C:62. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reels 13-14. Planter of Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Correspondence and business papers of the Daniel B. Pinson family. Papers are comprised of bills and receipts for taxes, goods and services, and medical and dental treatments. Letters refer to slave riots, cotton trade, cholera, and family matters. Also included are statements from cotton brokers in New Orleans; contracts with freedmen; and a slave list. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 828, 1255. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Pipkin, M. Louis (Mrs.). Diary, 1886-1888. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:21. Resident of New Orleans. Diary records daily activities, family news, and treatment of numerous illnesses. Also includes newspaper clippings of household hints and lists of expenditures. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 18. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2822.

Porteous, Laura L. Collection, 1936, 1949. 2,260 items, 7 ms. vols. Location: 78:61-65. Collection includes transcriptions and translations of Spanish judicial documents and cases in the Cabildo (1769-1803); and lists of Spanish officials (1769-1803) and notaries in New Orleans (1822-1922). Also includes extracts and translations of the Favrot papers, and extracts from baptismal records. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1200.

Pradel, Jean Charles de, 1692-1764. Family Papers, 1719-1954. 407 items on 1 microfilm reel. Location: Mss.Mf:P. Native of France and soldier and planter of New Orleans. He was married to Alexandrine de la Chaise de Pradel and operated Mon Plaisir Plantation. Papers include correspondence of Jean Charles de Pradel and his wife. His letters deal with business matters, the development of the Louisiana colony, and the discipline of slaves. Her letters deal with his estate and their daughters in France. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2866.

Prescott, M. R. E. (Mary Rose Emma), d. 1864. Record book, 1850-1863. 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc:P. Wife of planter Aaron Prescott. Infrequently-dated notations listing slaves of Cedar Grove Plantation, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; clothing and tobacco issued to them; and other related information. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4276.

Prevost Family Papers, 1786-1814. 30 items. Location: U:230. Letters, legal documents, and related items of Pierre Prevost of St. Domingue; his daughter, Emilie Prevost Majestre of New York City; and his son, Maurice Prevost of New Orleans. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1560.

Prichard, Walter, 1887-1965. Collection, ca. 1804-1950. (bulk 1804-1828, 1838-1897). 196 items. Location: C:11-12. Indiana native and professor of Louisiana history at LSU. He founded the University's archives department. Thomas Bolling Robertson was Louisiana's first member of the House of Representatives and governor. Jane Ferguson was a plantation owner. Collection contains the letters and excerpts of journal entries (1804-1828) by Thomas Bolling Robertson with transcriptions, research notes, and footnotes by Prichard; and Jane Ferguson's correspondence (1821-1827, 1838-1839, 1852-1853, 1880, 1896-1897). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2509.

Pride, Nancy Burkett. Papers, 1971 June-November. 13 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc. Correspondence with persons in New Orleans, including Beverly Brown, Bernie Shields, and Elizabeth Shields Fourton, concerning Mrs. Pride's research for a thesis on child acting and child labor laws (1900-1914). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2666.

Prolifers for Survival Collection, 1979-1987 (bulk: 1983-1986). 2.2 linear feet. Location: 6:35-37. Records documenting the administration and activities of a pro-life and anti-nuclear proliferation activist organization. Includes correspondence, publications, and audio visual materials. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4166. Complete finding aid. PDF

Pugh-Williams-Mayes Family Papers, 1844-1933 (bulk 1855-1884). 1.5 linear ft. (283 items, 15 vols.). Location: D:98, H:11. Plantation owners and slaveholders in Louisiana. Richard Pugh served as a private in the Louisiana 5th Company Battalion of the Washington Artillery during the Civil War. His family fled to Texas before Union troops invaded the Bayou Lafourche area. Papers include genealogical notes on the Pugh family, Civil War correspondence between Mary and Richard Pugh, correspondence from friends and relatives, legal documents, financial papers, and financial manuscript volumes. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reel 7, and Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 4, Reel 11. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 730, 733, 741.

Pugh, Josephine Nicholls, 1820-1868. Civil War account, n.d. 2 items (17 pages). Location: Misc.:P. Wife of Colonel William W. Pugh, planter of Woodlawn Plantation, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Personal account titled 'Dark Days: A Woman's Record,' describes the occupation of Assumption Parish by Union troops in 1862 and comments on the behavior of the occupying troops, the reaction of slaves, and Confederate civilian experiences. Included is a reminiscence of Mrs. Pugh by her husband. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reel 7. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2618.

Pugh, Josephine Nicholls, 1824-1868. Record book, 1846-1939 (bulk 1846-1868). .3 linear ft.; 1 microfilm reel. Location: H:12, Mss. Mf:P. Wife of Colonel William W. Pugh, planter of Woodlawn Plantation, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Record book documents public recognition of the Nicholls and Pugh families and includes published reports of Louisiana-related events from the Mexican War through the Civil War. In English and French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4275.

Pugh, Mary W. Papers, 1882-1925. 1.5 linear ft. 17 vols. Location: A:6-8, P:20, OS:P. Widow of Richard L. Pugh, of Live Oak Plantation, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Correspondence of Mrs. Pugh principally from her children. Contains a letter concerning African American labor problems; and memorandum book #5 and time books for the Thibodaux Brick Works. Photographs of Live Oak Plantation and the Maguire home in Tennessee are also included. For further information, see manuscript card catalog. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reels 13-14. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 897, 1055. Complete Finding Aid. HTML | PDF

Pugh, Mrs. W. W., Jr. Civil War account, ca. 1865. 1 item (8 pages) Location: Misc.:P. Mss. Mf: P. Resident of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Account of the Battle of Georgia Landing at Labadieville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana, on October 27, 1862, in which Confederate troops led by Colonel G. P. McPheeters were defeated by Union troops led by General Godfrey Weitzel, on Bayou Lafourche. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1756.

Pugh, W. W. (William Whitmell), 1811-1906. Family Papers, 1833-1941. 921 items, 11 ms. vols. Location: U:165-168, H:9, OS:P. Planter of Woodlawn Plantation, Assumption Parish, Louisiana, state representative, and president of the Board of Levee Commissioners. Papers document politics, the Board of Levee Commissioners, Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, education of the Pugh children, and plantation matters. Includes papers of Pugh's son Thomas, a physician; and Edward, a lawyer of Ascension Parish. Also included are materials relating to the Civil War and to Pugh's daughter-in-law, Eliza Lofton Phillips Pugh. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Pugh, Col. W. W., 1811-1906. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2052.

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Ramsland, Katherine M., 1953-. Papers, 1989-1996. 9.5 linear ft. Location: 8:57-62. Pennsylvania author and biographer. Papers inclu drafts of Ramsland's biography of Anne Rice; a draft and manuscript proof of Witches' Companion; and drafts, papers, and interviews for two other Ramsland books. Correspondence relates to Ramsland's books and articles by and about her. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4464. Complete finding aid.

Randall, Lizzie. Letter, [1851]. 1 item. Location: Misc. Niece of Dr. and Mrs. McCormick of New Orleans and visitor to their home. Letter to a friend in Connecticut describing New Orleans social life, including visits to the opera, art museums, and concert halls. Randall writes about performances by Rosa Devries and Jenny Lind. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1326.

Ratcliff, Olivia J. Speech, 1866. 1 item [typed copy]. Location: Misc. Speech delivered by Ratcliff on the presentation of a stone for Confederate monument erected at Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 358.

Raymond, Mrs. Clara C. Reminiscences, n.d. 1 item [typed copy]. Location: Misc. Residenormation see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 360.

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

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

Reynes, Joseph. Family Papers, 1743-1929 (bulk 1862-1869). 2 linear ft., 36 vols. Location: C:87-88; P:20. Resident of New Orleans and member of a prominent Creole family. Reynes was Justice of the Peace for the 2nd District of New Orleans and was later appointed as director of the Louisiana State Bank. Correspondence, essays, and business papers include letters describing civilian life in occupied New Orleans during the Civil War and conditions in the Confederate army. A record book describes a business venture of Polyxene Reynes. Some items in French. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 15-16. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1038. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Rhea, Mrs. Clara A. Papers, 1871-1887. 10 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Minden, Louisiana, and Henderson, Texas. Letters to Mrs. Clara Alice (Weldin) Rhea from family members. The letters tell of conditions of the weather, crops, health, and family affairs. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 565.

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

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

Richardson, Henry Brown, 1837-1909. Family Papers, 1834-1967. 224 items; 4 vols. Location: W:32, D:16, Map case. Chief engineer of the State Board of Engineers of Louisiana (1880-1904) and a member of the Mississippi River Commission (1904-1909); member of the Confederate Corps of Engineers in the Civil War. Collection documents Brown's early Midwest travel and imprisonment in the Civil War; life in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, and, after 1877, his work in New Orleans as an engineer. Includes correspondence and a diary of his wife, Anna Farrar Richardson. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 16-17. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2987. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Richmond, Jane. Diary, 1911-1914. 1 ms. vol. Location: Mf. Housewife of Jena, Louisiana. Diary records daily events of household and activities of children. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2767.

Riefenstahl, Leni. Oral history interview, 1979 September 5. 3 cassette tapes, 1 ms. vol. Location: W:15, W:22. German actress and filmmaker. Taped interview with Leni Riefenstahl. Topics include a discussion of her production of official documentaries for the Nazi regime during the 1930's and her personal contacts with Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking government and party officials. Included are a typed transcription and a translation from German into English of an edited version. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3388.

Ripley, Mrs. E. Letter, 1909. 1 item [typed copy]. Location: Misc. Resident of New York. Letter published in the New Orleans Times Democrat gives supplementary facts to an article on the musical history of New Orleans. It describes in detail a fancy dress ball given by Joseph Kennedy at the New Orleans Mint in the 1850s. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 369.

Risley, Alice Cary, b. 1847. Diary, 1864-1868. 1 item on 1 microfilm reel. Location: Mss.Mf:R. Resident of New Iberia, Louisiana, and a political refugee and Union sympathizer living in Union-occupied New Orleans during the Civil War. Diary entries deal with social and family life in New Orleans and New Iberia; family visits to Massachusetts; and activities as a substitute teacher, particularly of blacks, at the Normal School in New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2269.

Rives, Mary Elizabeth Carter, 1829-1900. Diary, 1865-1900. 1 vol., 1 microfilm reel. Location: Mss.Mf:R. Widow and planter of Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Diary records sentiments toward Confederate defeat and her experiences managing a plantation during early Reconstruction, including relations with freedmen. It also relates family activities and social life in Mansfield and Shreveport, Louisiana. Genealogical materials and remedies for smallpox, cancer, and scarlet fever are included. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2670.

Roberts, Sylvia, 1933-. Papers, 1968-1973 (bulk 1970-1973). 293 items. Location: 79:117. Attorney of Baton Rouge. Roberts served as a member and secretary of the Louisiana Commission on the Status of Women, established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1968. Papers consist of files kept by Roberts of the Louisiana Commission on the Status of Women (1970-1973) including memoranda, correspondence, agendas, minutes, publicity, and printed items. Collection includes copies of the Commission's newsletter, Louisiana Women. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3259.Complete finding aid.

Robertson, Maria McKinne Winter, 1854-1932. Papers, 1894-1932. .2 linear ft. [Photocopies]. Location: UU:166. Robertson was born on Fairview Plantation, Georgia, and lived in Augusta, Georgia, and New Orleans. Papers consist of anecdotal accounts of her own and other families, and focus primarily on her life in Georgia. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3479.

Robertson, Mary Jane. Correspondence, 1860-1862, n.d. 7 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Letters from friends pertain to social life, the Catholic laity, and Confederate civilian experiences. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2868.

Robertson, Thomas Chinn. Letter, 1862. 1 item [printed copy]. Location: Impr. Letter by Robertson from Camp St. Mary, near Corinth, Mississippi, to his mother, Mrs. William B. Robertson, of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, describing the Battle of Shiloh. Published by the Louisiana Division of the Daughters of the Confederacy. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Robin, Jean and Gradenigo, Augustin. Document, 1807. 1 item. Location: Misc. Residents of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Attestation by Jean Robin and Augustin Gradenigo of the authenticity of the signature of the will of Marie Louise Taillefaire. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 413.

Roque, Pauline. Letter, 1859. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Personal letter by Pauline Roque to her husband. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 849.

Rose McConnell Long silhouette, 1936. 1 item. Location: 32:82. U.S. senator from Louisiana, wife of Huey Long. Listed in unprocessed collections list under: Long, Rose McConnell silhouette. Mss. 4158.

Rosedown Plantation restoration photograph collection, 1961-1962. .5 linear ft. (650 photographs and safety negatives). Location: A:98. The main house at Rosedown Plantation was built (1834-1835) by cotton planter Daniel Turnbull in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, near St. Francisville. In 1956 Catherine Fondren Underwood purchased the plantation and began extensive renovation. Chiefly photographs and negatives taken in 1961 and 1962 by Louis 'Red' Martel, documenting the restoration work carried out at Rosedown Plantation. A few additional photographs and negatives depict livestock, grounds, and St. Mary's Episcopal Church. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4350.Complete finding aid.

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

Rountree, Mary Estelle. Letters, 1853-1860. 16 items. Location:  Z:6. The Rountree family, an affluent family living near New Orleans at a property called Berryhill and retaining a residence in New Orleans. Letters written by Mary Estelle Rountree to her friend Charlotte Davis of Connecticut reflecting the social life of the Rountree family.Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 27. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4647.

Rousseau, Mrs. Jacques. Document, 1826. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Certification of payment of mortgage on property of Mrs. Jacques Rousseau. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 552.

Roussel, Adelaide. Document, 1841. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Gift of a slave (copy) to Madame Julien Vienne from Adelaide Roussel. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 374.

Roux, Mrs. C. Receipt, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipt for payment for moving household furniture in New Orleans by M. E. Garcia. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244.

Rucker, Ada. Letter, 1863 April 27. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina. Confederate civilian's letter speculates on the progress of the Tennessee Campaign and discusses problems with free blacks and runaway slaves. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2865.

Rumage, William. Letter, 1844 December 30. 1 item. Location: Misc:R. Resident of Tennessee. Letter by William Rumage to John Rumage refers to the sale of a female slave and to President-elect Polk visiting Nashville, Tennessee. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3666.

Sale of the office of regidor, manuscript, 1793. Location: A:16. Sale of the office of Regidor in Puebla, Mexico, formerly held by Juan de Zarate y Vera, to Antonio de Ojeda y Estrada. Includes a transcription and translation made by Alicia de Jongh for her thesis. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 732.

Salisbury Plantation: papers, 1858-1900 (bulk 1894). 3 items, including 2 vols. Location: Misc:S, M:18. Salisbury Plantation was located near Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. A plantation record book contains accounts of payments made to laborers for cotton picked and work in turnip patches, as well as purchases made by laborers and crop estimates. Includes a school notebook of Arthur Crisfield of Maryland and a letter from Seymoura Scudder to Mrs. Shepherd of Salisbury Plantation commenting on house guests and plans for a trip to Tennessee. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 4, Reel 12. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1749.

Sanders, Jared Y. and family. Papers, n.d. 1 item. Location: C:32. Louisiana governor. Campaign button, 'Our Choice--Ladies of St. Mary.' For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1757-81.

Saturday Music Circle. Invitation, n.d. 1 item. Location: Impr. Invitation to a recital by Mrs. Benjamin Elsas, soprano, in the Grunewald Gold Room, possibly in New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

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

Savoy, Joseph. Family Papers, 1856-1909. .3 linear ft. (93 items). Location: W:31. Sugar planter on Bayou Lafourche, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Papers include family correspondence, with two letters of Corrine Savoy discussing the election of 1900; business papers dealing with the sale of sugar and molasses in New Orleans; and insurance policies for Joseph Savoy's plantation and sugar house. One letter and one receipt in French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reel 15. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3022. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Schmit, Mrs. M. A. Record books, 1891-1902. 3 ms. vols. Location: P:20. Dealer in general merchandise, of Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Daybook, invoice book, and account ledger. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1027.

Scott, Emily T. (Emily Turpin). Papers, 1850-1935 (bulk 1882-1935). 326 items; 1 vol. Location: A:25. Resident of Sicily Island, Louisiana. Correspondence from Scott's children and other family members pertains chiefly to family matters; some correspondence is concerned with land holdings of Scott's son-in-law, R. H. Harris. Also included is an 1865 amnesty oath signed by Israel Scott. Other letters discuss the cattle, lumber, and oil industries, and the death of Huey Long. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 27. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 386. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

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

Scott, M. J. Letter, 1864. 1 item. Location: Misc. Civilian living in Covington, Louisiana, during the Civil War. Letter addressed to Scott's sister-in-law negotiating with her to take over care of his two young daughters because the Civil War had ruined him financially. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3621.

Scott, Margaret J. E. Document, 1853. 1 item (copy). Location: Misc. Resident of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Sale of Montevideo Plantation and slaves by Mrs. Scott to Mr. Lewis G. Sterling, March 24, 1853. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 668.

Scott, Thomas W. Papers, 1832-1833. 7 items. Location: C:61. Judge and resident of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Correspondence of Judge Scott and related legal documents pertaining to the dissipation of the estate of Ann M. Scott by her husband, John H. Scott. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1209.

Scott, Walter H., 1893-. Papers, 1914-1921, 1994. 1 linear ft. Location: W:56. World War I hospital ward clerk from Michigan, stationed in Vittel, France, 1917-1919. Photographs, diaries, scrapbook, postcards, and printed items document Scott's experiences during the First World War, and other significant events and figures of the period. A biography of Scott by his daughter, Marie Scott Standifer, is included. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4465.

John N. and Eugenia B. Shealy letters, 1859-1862. 51 items. Location: A:26, H:16. Confederate lieutenant in the 47th Alabama Regiment during the Civil War. John N. Shealy and Eugenia (Jennie) Burson, both of Georgia, wed in 1859; they had two sons. The 1859 correspondence consists of love letters between John and Jennie. The 1862 correspondence, written while Shealy was in field service, describes Confederate soldiers' hardships, illness, and suffering under Stonewall Jackson's command. Jennie wrote about family affairs and her sale of cotton. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 466.

Sherwood, Emily D. Family correspondence, 1853-1865 (bulk 1862-1865). .3 linear ft. (109 items). Location: S:121. Sherwood's family owned a farm in Quincy, Illinois. Her brothers Charles and Frederick served in the Illinois 50th Regiment during the Civil War and fought in battles throughout the South. Papers include correspondence among Sherwood family members. Civil War letters comment on activities, health, and camp life; battles at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, and Corinth, Mississippi; blacks; and Rebel women. Other items discuss social life among northern farmers and workers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2566.

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

Shute, Dora. Autograph book, 1804-1918 (bulk 1862-1865). 1 vol. Location: J:5. Volume of inscribed and inserted autographs of Confederate military and political leaders and others, apparently compiled mostly in New Orleans from 1862-1865. Volume also includes several Civil War letters collected by Shute and two addressed to her. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 31. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 791.

Shute, Mrs. James D. Record book, 1863. 1 item, 1 vol. Location: J:5. Mrs. James D. Shute and Mrs. Duncan Hennen, residents of New Orleans. Record of supplies distributed to Confederate prisoners of war and 'Political & Hostage Prisoners,' chiefly from Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama, quartered in Union prisons in New Orleans and Algiers, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 791.

Sibley, Mary Lou (Mary Lou Richardson), b. 1880. Papers, 1807-1971. 22 items. Location: Misc:S. Miscellaneous items and notes illustrating Mary Lou Sibley's involvement in Baptist churches, particularly the Gilgal Baptist Church in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; Richardson family history; and photographs of the First Baptist Church in Shreveport. Included are photographs of engines and trains. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3454.

Sitwell, Sacheverell. Letter, 1938. 1 item. English writer. Letter from Sitwell, vacationing in Tunisia, to Frederick Dawson, commenting on the veiled and beautifully dressed women of the harem of the Bey of Tunis and of other Tunisians, who are also summer visitors. Misc. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

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

Skinner, Cornelia Otis. Program, n.d. 1 item. Location: Impr. Autographed program of Paris '90 by Cornelia Otis Skinner. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2525.

Slave document, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc. Alabama bill for services of black woman as midwife for $3, $2 of which was paid cash to the midwife. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3271.

Smith, Ann E. Papers, 1836-1867. 265 items. Location: C:55. Wife of James P. Smith, Clover Hill Plantation, Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Factors letters and statements from M. B. Brady and Company and J. B. Byrne and Company, New Orleans factors, to Mrs. Smith for cotton sales. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1209.

Smith, Anna Davis, 1841-1938. Reminiscences, 1927, 1928, 1938. 3 items (one photostatic copy). Location: Misc. Resident of Solitude and Locust Grove Plantations, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, and of Baton Rouge; daughter of Joseph Davis Smith and grandniece of Jefferson Davis. Reminiscence recalls events in the life of Jefferson Davis and describes Smith's relationship with him. Collection includes a newspaper obituary of Smith and a copy of CONFEDERATE VETERAN magazine which contains an article written by Smith. Original in the Robert McElroy Papers in the New York Public Library. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2630.

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

Smith, Jean H. Collection, 1821, 1826, 1965. 6 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc. Papers include an inventory and appraisal of the estate of Mary Harwell; a list of blacks hired out; and renting of land belonging to the orphans of Thomas Harwell. Also includes a plan of escape tunnel in Confederate Prison at Salisbury, North Carolina, and a report of its discovery. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3398.

Smith, Jeanne Sully. Diary, 1910-1911. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:21. New Orleans debutante. Entries comment on social engagements prior to and during the Carnival season. Included are souvenir cards and favors, invitations, and newspaper clippings from the society page. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2346.

Smith, John P. Document, 1848. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of slaves of Smith to Arthemise Islain, free woman of color of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 398.

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

Smith, Richard H. Family correspondence, 1835-1851 (bulk 1839). 9 items. Location: Misc:S. New Orleans attorney. Papers include letters to Smith from his brother, J. Brice Smith of Georgetown, District of Columbia; his wife, Octavia; and others. The letters discuss family and business matters. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 31. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2179.

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

Smyth, Jeanne Sully. Scrapbook, 1911, 1916-1919, 1928. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:21. Scrapbook compiled as a memento of the wedding and honeymoon of Jeanne Sully and Dr. John Smyth; the World War I military service of Dr. Smyth; Mrs. Smyth's participation in Red Cross activities; and the death of Mrs. Thomas Sully. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2346.

Solomon, Clara. Diaries and photograph, 1861-1862, n.d. .3 linear ft. Location: H:17. Jewish diarist of New Orleans during the Civil War. Four manuscript volumes record Solomon's experiences in New Orleans during the first part of the war (1861-1862). An albumen cabinet card portrait of one of Clara Solomon's daughters is included, and a bound typescript of the diaries is also available. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 15. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 538.

Sommer, Ray. Papers, ca. 1924-1988. 3 linear ft. Location: Range 95. Baton Rouge native and employee of the Office of Records and Registration at LSU in the 1920s. Materials related to Sigma Delta Tau, Zeta Chapter; Kappa Delta; and Delta Kappa Gamma sororities at LSU. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4642.Complete finding aid.

Sommer, Ray, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1982. Transcript (23 pages), 1 sound cassette (45 min.). Location: L:4700.58. Baton Rouge native and employee of the Office of Records and Registration at LSU in the 1920s. Interview deals with Sommer's experience working at LSU. She mentions the move to the new campus in 1926 and student life. She also mentions Mrs. A. M. Herget, Dean of Women, and the advances of women's status on the LSU campus in the 1920s. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.58.

Sophie B. Wright Free School. Notebooks, ca. 1882-1903. 5 ms. vols. Location: J:3. School located in New Orleans. Practice sets for a bookkeeping course at the Sophie B. Wright Free Night School belonging to students Norman E. Kerth and A. Robertson. Miss Lilli Richardson was the instructor. Filed in manuscript card catalog under Wright, Sophie B. Free School. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1351.

Southern Cotton Press. Papers, 1865. 7 items. Location: Misc. Dr. D. F. E. Boulin, a French citizen, was the owner of a press which was seized by occupation forces in New Orleans in 1862. Documents related to a law suit against the U.S. government by Boulin's widow appealing the seizure. Most items in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3476.

Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference. Imprint, 1913. 1 item. Location: Impr., E:103. Four page circular. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3620.

Spears, Ann E. Papers, 1861-1864. 3 items. Location: Misc:S. Louisiana resident, possibly from East Feliciana Parish. Papers include a letter (1861) from her cousin, a Confederate soldier in Company B, 4th Louisiana Infantry, stationed on Ship Island, Mississippi, in the Civil War; a military pass (1863); and an issue of the Feliciana Democrat. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 31. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1227.

Spencer, Linda Anglada. Letter, 1965 September 21. 1 item (6 pages). Location: Misc. Letter giving an eyewitness account of the destruction caused by Hurricane Betsy in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, from Port Sulphur to Buras. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2103.

St. Charles Theatre. Broadside, 1855. 1 item [photostat]. Location: Impr. Theatre located in New Orleans. Broadside advertising the performance of Julia Dean in Love at the St. Charles Theatre. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 586.

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

Stanton, Edwin L. Papers, 1866-1875. 23 items. Location: Misc:S. Son of Edwin McMasters Stanton, secretary of war under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Correspondence of Stanton to Edward Pierrepont. Lettrs refer to court cases, including one involving William Weed and Stanton's father. They discuss the election campaign of 1868 and rumors regarding possible Ulysses S. Grant cabinet appointments. Included are two letters by Ellen H. Stanton, wife of Edwin McMasters Stanton. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3635.

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883. Papers, 1812-1883, 1834-1872. 3,053 items [microfilm]. Location: Mf. Vice-President of the Confederacy in the Civil War. His brother, Judge Linton Stephens, was lieutenant colonel of the 15th Georgia Regiment during the first year of the Civil War. Extensive correspondence between Stephens and his brother Linton Stephens; and a few other letters between Alexander and his brother's widow. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Stephens, Alexander Hamilton. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 863.

Stephenson, P. D. (Philip Daingerfield), 1845-1916. Papers, 1862-1903. .9 linear ft. (44 items, 11 vols.). Location: E:53, G:21, Mss. Mf:S. Presbyterian minister of Woodstock, Virginia, who served as a private in the Confederate army, Missouri Brigade of Tennessee, during the Civil War. Stephenson's memoirs relate his experiences in the Confederate army and are based on diaries he kept during the war and letters to his family. He describes the defense and evacuation of Corinth, Mississippi, campaigns, and battles. A diary records Stephenson's experiences during the Union invasion and occupation of Huntsville, Alabama. Reminiscences of his wife contain her comments on plantation life and the Civil 1002.

Stewart, Mrs. Sarah A. Account books, 1866-1874. 2 vols. Location: J:12. Stewart leased Magnolia Plantation, owned by the Fort family of Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana; and owned Holly Grove Plantation near Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Record book for Magnolia Plantation containing copies of contracts and accounts with freedmen (1866-1870) and a record book for Holly Grove Plantation listing plantation expenses (1873-1874). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Stewart, William and Walter. Papers, 1817-1933, n.d. 207 items, 15 printed vols., 4 ms. vols. Location: E:37. Residents of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers include tax bills and receipts; and three letters by Confederate veterans describing the Civil War. There is also a letter from Mrs. Virginia Hilliard about her former husband, General Albert Jenkins, who fought at Gettysburg; and a printed address by Col. J. S. Scott. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 703.

Stirling Family Papers, 1862, 1924. 4 items. Location: C:61. Residents of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Civil War papers consisting of two Confederate bonds and a medical discharge application signed by L. Stirling, enrolling officer, for James W. Johns. Also includes a letter with information on Jefferson Davis' marriage to Sarah Knox Taylor. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1209.

Stokes, Joel A. Family Papers, 1863-1898. 140 items. Location: E:35-37. Druggist and retail liquor and tobacco dealer of Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi. Business papers consist chiefly of bills and tax receipts for Stokes' drug business. Personal papers include a Civil War letter from J. W. Courtney to his family and a series of letters from Lilly Stokes, a teacher in Osyka, to her brother J. J. Stokes. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 685.

Stone, Kate. Diary, 1861-1907. 2 vols.,1 mf reel. Location: Vault, Mss.Mf:S. Louisiana planter and diarist. Diaries describe Stone's experiences during the Civil War in Louisiana. The diaries were published by John Q. Anderson as Brokenburn: The Journal of Kate Stone. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4643.

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

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

Surghnor, Mrs. M. F. Diary, 1882-1899. 1 ms. vol. [typescript]. Location: M:20. Resident of Monroe, Louisiana. Entries comment on incidents and persons living in Monroe, and give some family news. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 647.

Taylor, Calvin, 1805-1889. Family Papers, 1822-1913 (bulk 1840-1870). 1,970 items; 9 vols. Location: A:58-60, H:20. Mississippi land speculator and merchant (1830-1845); and lumber and sawmill operator (1846-1889). Calvin's brother Sereno was a Baptist preacher; his brother Lewis was a farmer in New Hampshire. Collection contains business correspondence, family correspondence from Sereno and Lewis Taylor, and a three-volume diary of Calvin's daughter Louisa, describing family activities in Handsboro, Mississippi (1889-1909). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 525.

Taylor, Edna Baker. Post card album, ca. 1906-1908. 2 vols. Location: J:17. Resident of Natchez, Mississippi. Albums contain post cards of various public and private buildings, homes, and parks in Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, New York City, and Toronto. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1225.

Taylor, Margret A. Letters, 1861-1865. 160 items. Location: Mf., Roll 5. Resident of Georgetown, Ohio. Letters relate primarily to civilian affairs at Georgetown and document the role of women during the Civil War. The letters also contain a detailed description of John Morgan's raid on Georgetown. Several letters deal with Union Party supporters and Southern sympathizers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1653.

Taylor, Miles, 1805-1873. Family Papers, 1821-1954 (bulk 1821-1890). 200 items. Location: U:236, 99. Congressional representative, lawyer, judge, and sugar planter of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Taylor's son Thomas was a sergeant in the 8th Louisiana Volunteers in the Civil War. Collection includes family letters, photographs, manuscript writings, genealogical and biographical materials, and reprints of speeches Taylor made in Congress (1856-1857). Mrs. Taylor's mother lived in Natchez, Mississippi, and the collection includes letters between them; and Civil War letters from Thomas Taylor as a prisoner of war in Saratoga Springs, New York. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 18-19. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1378, 1448, 1636. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Taylor, Sereno. Papers, 1833-1869 (bulk 1849-1863). 11 items, 12 ms. vols.,1 mf reel. Location: A:60, H:20, Mss.Mf:S. Minister and educator of the Silliman Female Collegiate Institute of Clinton, Louisiana, and of Mississippi City, Mississippi. Diaries (1849-1863) recording weather, school affairs, religious matters, and personal observations; and personal papers, mainly receipts. Also included is a prospectus of the Sparta, Georgia, Female Model School (1833); and of the Taylor Montgomery Cottage College and Academy of Music, Drawing and Painting, in Mississippi (1855). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 617.

Taylor, Thomas Thomson. Papers, 1861-1866, n.d. 497 items, 13 ms. vols. [microfilm]. Location: Mf. (Rolls 1-5), U:15. Union officer in the Civil War and member of the 12th and 47th Ohio Regiments. Civil War diaries, letters, and related items of Colonel Taylor and letters from his wife Margret A. Taylor, of Georgetown, Ohio. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1653.

Tebo, Julie C. Papers, 1904-1966. 1 linear ft. Location: 38:77. Professional nurse and the secretary of the Louisiana State Board of Nurse Examiners. Papers pertain mainly to Tebo's professional career and her involvement in the state board. Items include correspondence, nursing publications, clippings, printed items, sermons, a map, notes, and photographs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2768.

Terrell, Miles. Family Papers, 1859-1929. 317 items. Location: B:25. Miles Terrell, farmer, and his wife, Sarah Terrell, free blacks of Hineston, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Papers include bills, registration certificates for voting, receipts for payments on notes, subpoenas in civil cases for failure to pay debts, and tax receipts of Miles Terrell (1859-1879). After 1880 similar papers are addressed to Mrs. Sarah Terrell. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 843.

Tew, Susan D. Papers, 1885-1926. 422 items, 1 vol. Location: A:51-52. Professor of classical languages at Newcomb College in New Orleans, and native of Jamestown, New York. The Tew family was related to the Goodrich family. Papers include family letters, legal papers, newspaper clippings, and printed items related to Newcomb College. Items concern women's contributions during World War I, labor problems, aviation, auto racing, and B.F. Goodrich's rubber company. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1945.

Thomas, Robert M. Heirs papers, 1864-1867. 3 items. Location: Misc. Documents signed by the children of Robert Matthew Thomas (Elizabeth Margaret Thomas, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana; and Mary Ellen Thomas, New Orleans) in connection with the settlement of the estate of Thomas Sellers of England. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1071.

Thomason, Matthew D. Diary, 1861-1863. 1 vol. (contains 1 loose item). Location: Misc:T. Itinerant Methodist minister assigned to the southeastern district of Louisiana, and later a farmer near Mobile, Alabama. Diary kept by Thomason records his work among whites and blacks in Louisiana during the Civil War and his return to his native Alabama to farm. The loose item is a letter (1828) to Thomason from his wife Sarah. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 781.

Thrasher, Arthur P. Correspondence, 1895-1898. 51 items. Location: U:15. Massachusetts resident, married to Ella V. Burdick of East Hampton, Massachusetts. His brother, Charles Frank Thrasher, and Frank's wife Alice lived on a houseboat on the Mississippi River. Letters from Frank and Alice Thrasher document Frank's work as a tinsmith and life on the houseboat Eureka, including people and places seen during their journey up the Mississippi River from New Orleans. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 31. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2247. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Thurston, George N. Family Papers, 1843-1907. .16 linear ft. (64 items, 3 vols.). Location: C:45. Mississippi River steamboat captain for the New Orleans Ice Company, and a sugar planter at Baskerville Plantation, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Papers include personal and business letters related to Thurston's work, and diaries and account books kept by his wife, Mary Thurston, concerning the household and plantation. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1124.

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

Toland, Bessie. Scrapbook, 1934-1935. 1 ms. vol. Location: G:18. School teacher of Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Winning scrapbook in nation-wide competition presented for the tercentenary celebration of American high school education by Toland. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Toland, Bessie. World War II scrapbooks, 1941-1949. 4 ms. vols., 2 printed vols. Location: A:36. School teacher of Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Letters and greeting cards from World War II soldiers stationed in the United States and in the various theaters of war, compiled by Toland. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1609, 2124.

Tong, Sarah. Document, 1850. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Sale of slaves (copy) of Mrs. Sarah Tong to Francis A. Tete of Assumption Parish. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 537.

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

Trepagnier Family Papers, 1836, 1839. 4 items. Location: Misc. Sales of slaves of Jacques, Theodule, and Mrs. Pierre Trepagnier of St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 425.

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

Tureaud, Benjamin. Family Papers, 1803-1932 (bulk 1849-1880). 3,332 items, 88 vols. Location: E:42-44, J:1-3. Plantation and store owner of Bagatelle, Brule, and Houmas plantations in Ascension and St. James parishes, Louisiana. Papers include plantation records, business records, and correspondence of Benjamin Tureaud and his family. Some records document merchandise sold to African American laborers. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 427. Complete finding aid.

Turnbull, Daniel Family Papers, 1803-1913. (bulk 1832-1871). 74 items. Location: C:96. Daniel Turnbull was a sugar and cotton planter and founder of Rosedown Plantation in West Feliciana ParishThe collection contains correspondence, legal papers, and financial records of the Turnbull family, including Turnbull's daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and James P. Bowman, and concern the operation of family plantations Rosedown and Bayou Grosse Tete, as well as to the family's experiences during the Civil War, the destruction of DeSoto Plantation, and Turnbull's war claims. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4973. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Turnbull, Martha, 1809-1896. Diary, 1837-1895. Transcription, 1 item (31 pages). Location: Misc. Transcription prepared by Charles A. Haines, curator of Rosedown, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Entries in the diary describe the planting and cultivation of the flower and vegetable gardens. Included is an inventory (1864) of household goods. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2375.

Turnbull, Sarah, 1831-1914. Diary, 1851. Transcription, 1 item (2 pages). Location: Misc. Wife of James Pirrie Bowman, cotton planter, Rosedown, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Entries describe places visited on a European tour. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2375.

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

Turnbull-Bowman Family Papers, 1771-1956 (bulk 1820-1910). 8 microfilm reels. Location: Mss.Mf:T. The Turnbull and Bowman families were cotton and sugar planters of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Collection includes financial papers, correspondence, legal documents, personal papers, sheet music, printed items, and photographs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4452. Complete finding aid HTML | PDF

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

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

Tuttle, Isaac O. Letter, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of or visitor to Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Letter to his cousin Miss Maria E. Seeley, of Fairhaven, Connecticut. Tuttle comments on the social customs of the Southern people, and describes the natural beauty and graciousness of Creole ladies at a plantation ball. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 872.

Tyler, Jerry E. Interviews, 1972 July 12, 25. 2 items. Location: Misc. Interviews conducted by Tyler with Luis Quintanilla, former Mexican charge d'affaires in Washington, D.C. (1934-1940); and with Silva Herzog, an economist, sociologist, and historian. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2756.

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Baton Rouge Chapter. Collection, 1899. 1 item. Location: OS:U. Baton Rouge Joanna Waddill Chapter, No. 294, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Charter of the chapter signed at Nashville, Tennessee, by the president and secretary of the association. The names of twenty-two charter members are given. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Louisiana Division. Collection, 1922-1928. 8 items and 60 vols. Location: J:3, X:85-86. Mrs. Fred W. Bradt was historian of the Louisiana Division of United Daughters of the Confederacy. Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings. Printed material includes two programs of annual conventions; a constitution and by-laws of the New Orleans Chapter; and yearbooks for the Bunkie Chapter. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 428.

Van Buskick, Sarah M. Letter, 1855. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of West Troy, New York. Letter from Sarah M. Van Buskick to Mrs. Mary Trusk contains personal news. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 454.

Varillat, M. Letter, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from M. Varillat, apparently a child, to her grandmother, describing in detail the size of the steamer Ohio and, in particular, the furnishings for the drawing room and the cabins. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1032.

Varnado, Florence Bankston. Papers, 1918-1967. 28 items. Location: C:63, Misc:V. Mother of Clyde Wendell Varnado, a lieutenant in the 35th Infantry of the U.S. Army; and of Samuel Ross Varnado, captain of Company L of the 325th Infantry of the American Expeditionary Forces. Collection includes items related to an insurance claim against the U.S. Army; photographs of Clyde and Samuel; two military crosses from the United Daughters of the Confederacy; discharge papers; and, a woven basket. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2272.

Varnado, Samuel Ross, 1881-1931. Papers, 1917-1979 (bulk 1917-1937). .3 linear ft. (30 items, 5 printed vols.). Location: A:54. Captain of Company L, 325th Infantry of the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Varnado was wounded in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and was a patient in a veterans hospital in Gulfport, Mississippi. Papers include letters written by Varnado around the time of the Meuse-Argonne battle, and documents and items related to Varnado's military service. Includes a Cross of Military Service certificate (1967) awarded posthumously by the Daughters of the Confederacy. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2272, 2448.

Varnell, William M. Papers, 1849-1871. 4 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Texas. Papers include a letter (1849) from Sacramento, California, to C. Hill, Wilmington, Arkansas; two unidentified newspaper obituaries (typed copies) of Varnell; and a sketch (typed copy) of the life of Varnell by his granddaughter. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 584.

Villier, Marie J. Document, 1814. 1 item. Location: Misc. Sale of a slave by Mrs. Marie Jean Villier of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, to Louis DeBlanc of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 434.

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

Vincent, Thomas McCurdy, 1882-1909. Family Papers, 1824-1916. 467 items. Location: W:38-W:39, Vault:1. Thomas McCurdy Vincent served as a U. S. Army officer in the Seminole and Civil wars. He was an instructor at West Point before the Civil War,1858-1861. Letters of Thomas Vincent and Laura Lancaster (1857) pertain to Vincent's military career, family matters and the education of his son, Thomas Norris Vincent. Vincent's diary and expenditures while at West Point are present. Other correspondence describes the effects of yellow fever in Galveston and surrounding area (1867); Whig sentiments among the students of a Catholic girls school in Kentucky (Nov. 21, 1840), the Catholic education of girls (1840-1855), conversion to Catholicism (1857) and the influence of the Catholic Mission Movement on the Vancouver Indian of Oregon (1876). Also includes letters of recommendation for admission to West Point, including one from William T. Sherman. Other correspondents include Julia Dent Grant and Ida Tarbell. Early papers (1824-1856) relate to the Joseph B. Lancaster family and reflect social events, education of children and family matters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3116.

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

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

Walsingham, Mary. Manuscript, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Manuscript by Mary Walsingham titled, 'Is he Knave or Fool--this Mr. Wilde?' For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 244.

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

Watson, J. (Joseph). Correspondence, 1826-1846 (bulk 1826-1828). 13 items. Location: Misc:W. Mayor of Philadelphia. Correspondence (1826-1828) about the recovery of five free black children kidnapped in Philadelphia and sold as slaves in Louisiana and Mississippi. Other items include a letter of Clara Baxter of New Orleans proclaiming her dislike of the city. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 32. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1872.

Weigel, Henry S. Family letters, 1942-1944, n.d. 2 linear ft. Location: 5:26. Officer in the U.S. Army Infantry Corps in World War II, and resident of Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Weigel's letters pertain to his military training; his wartime service in England; the progress of the war in Europe and Africa; and reactions to the Allied invasion of France in 1944. Letters of his wife, Merle Elizabeth Morrison Weigel, concern civilian life in Amite, rationing, wartime civilian service activities, social life, and child rearing. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3012.

Weigel, Henry S. Family letters, n.d. 2 items. Location: 5:, Box:2, Folder:39. Officer in the U.S. Army Infantry Corps in World War II, and resident of Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Photograph of Henry S. Weigel in Captain's uniform and a photograph of his wife, Merle Elizabeth Weigel. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3012-79.

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

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

West, William Hansberry. Document, n.d. 1 item [photostat]. Location: Misc. Document signed by William Hansberry West's daughter, Lydia An West, verifying that West was the pilot of the steamer Robert E. Lee at the time of the famous race with the steamer Natchez. It also contains a photograph of a medal presented to West. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1615.

Weston, Mrs. D. C. Catechism, 1866. 1 printed vol. Location: Impr. JEWISH ANTIQUITIES, GEOGRAPHICAL, DOMESTIC, POLITICAL, AND RELIGIOUS: A CATECHISM FOR THE USE OF SUNDAY-SCHOOLS by Mrs. D. C. Weston. (New York, General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union and Church Book Society, 1866). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Weydemeyer, Luise. Family correspondence, 1849-1869. .16 linear ft. (100 items). Location: A:67. German immigrant living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Letters from relatives and friends concern personal and business matters and discuss Union army recruitment and training during the Civil War. Letters from Union general Franz Sigel's wife describe her husband's military activities and civilian career. Primarily in German. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1350.

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

Whitaker, Mary. Letter, 1864. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: UU:136. Resident of Mobile, Alabama. Letter from Lieutenant James T. Bell, Confederate prisoner at Johnson's Island, Ohio, to Mrs. Whitaker, responding to her request for information about her brother, Captain John B. Hazard. Bell gives a description of the last illness and death of Hazard. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2437.

Wideman-Mothershead land documents, 1806-1930, n.d. 33 items. Location: OS:W. Residents of Jefferson County, Missouri. Land documents, including titles and deeds, pertain to tracts of land acquired by Mark Wideman, his widow Meredith Wideman, and Isaac Sylvester Mothershead. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3246.

Wiksell, Wesley A., 1906-1991. Wesley A. and Jean Starr Wiksell papers, ca. 1920-1970. (bulk 1950-1965). 39 linear ft. Location: 91,Unproc. OS:W. Wesley A. Wiksell was a professor of speech and communication at LSU. He and Jean Starr Wiksell were puppeteers. Papers include subject files, correspondence, photographs, and other items that document Wiksell's activities as a professor, puppeteer, and theater performer. Papers of Jean Starr Wiksell relate primarily to the theater and to her work as a puppeteer. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4329.

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

Wilkinson, Hugh M. Papers, 1953, 1954. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans and a descendant of General James Wilkinson. Address by Wilkinson at the unveiling of a historical marker at the site of Camp Sabine, by the Louisiana State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (1953). Also a set of papers pertaining to the dedication exercises of the Wilkinson family burying-ground in Calvert County, as a historic site, by the Maryland State Chapter of the DAR. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1574.

Wilkinson, Micajah. Papers, 1853-1935 (bulk 1855-1880). .3 linear ft. (116 items, 33 printed vols.). Location: E:39. Farmer of Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi. Personal correspondence of Wilkinson and his wife. Letters from Nancy Willard and her granddaughter provide information about religion, the temperance movement, agriculture, race relations, and community events in Collinsburg, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Civil War correspondence describes camp life in Mississippi, Confederate conscription, the battle at Shiloh, hardships on women, and the siege of Vicksburg. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 707.

Willard, Irma Sompayrac. Papers, 1933, 1967, 1972, 1973, n.d. 7 items. Location: W:5, OS:W. Louisiana artist. Papers include a genealogy of the Sompayrac family; histories of the founding and first days of the Natchitoches (Louisiana) Art Colony; a map of 'Historic Natchitoches and Cane River Country'; and a print of a drawing by Willard of New York skyscrapers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2743.

Williams, Emma. Account book, n.d. 1 vol. Location: J:7. Resident of Slaughter, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Account book of Williams listing names and payments made. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 449.

Williamson, F. B. T. Family correspondence, 1790-1881 (bulk 1812-1856), n.d. 289 loose items, 184 items in 2 bound vols., 1 printed vol. Location: C:70, O:13. Frances Bond Travis Williamson, wife of John G. A. Williamson. Correspondence of Frances Williamson, the John Travis family, the Cadwalader family of Philadelphia, and the Bond family of England, pertaining to family matters, travel in England and France, and social and economic conditions in England. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1302, 1325.

Wilsford, Inez Smith, 1855-1939. Reminiscence, n.d. 1 item [typed copy]. Resident of Ringgold, Georgia. Memories of the Civil War. Mss. 2671.

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

Woman's Christian Temperance Union. State of New York. Items, 1883-1949. 53 items. Location: U:107. History and convention programs of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Oswego County, New York, and related broadsides and pictures of the national organization. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1813.

Women's Club, Inc. Records. 21 RCS boxes. Location: Range 8:46-56. Mss. 4222.

Women's Faculty Club. Minutes, 1950-1961. 2 ms. vols. Location: O:13. Scrapbooks contain minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings about club activities, and other materials pertaining to the club. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Louisiana State University collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2623.

Women's Social Industrial Association. Record books, 1881-1899. 2 linear ft. Location: H:13. Association in New Orleans organized for the mutual benefit of its members and to promote the industries of women. Collection contains minute books, a journal of expenses for the charity committee, and a printed constitution and bylaws. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 32. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2137. Complete finding aid

Womens University Students Association. Papers, 1896-1940. 139 items. Location: 78:60. Collection of miscellaneous pamphlets not pertaining to the association. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 599.

Wood, Letitia L. Papers, 1927. 7 items. Location: Misc. Materials relating to a speedwriting course given by the School of Brief English Systems of New York City. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2140.

Wood, Sarah Knox. Genealogical notes, 1901. 1 item (186 pages, typewritten copy). Location: U:121. Genealogical materials collected from original records and other sources for Sarah Knox Wood for her application for membership in the Maryland Society of the Colonial Dames of America. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1237.

Wright family sketch, 1957. 1 item. Location: Misc. Sketch of Dr. Jesse Durastus Wright and Dr. Wright's wife, Sarah Robert Grimball, together with a list of their children and their birth and death dates. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1434.

Wright, Jesse D., 1793-1850. Papers, 1831-1899 (bulk 1835-1882). 1.2 linear ft. Location: UU:248-249. The Wright family owned lands in Louisiana and Texas. Jesse practiced medicine in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and also managed several business concerns, including a store and plantations, and was active in civic and church affairs. Correspondence mostly reflects the business concerns of the Wrt of New Orleans; principal of the Home Institute, a day and boarding school for young ladies, and organizer of the Free Night School for working men and boys. Items removed from scrapbooks include letters of appreciation, programs, invitations, and other materials documenting Wright's career as an educator and philanthropist. 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. 1134.

Wright-Boyd Family Papers, 1812-1914. 2.5 linear ft. Location: R:23-24, OS:W, Vault. The Wright family owned plantations in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Esther Gertrude Wright married David French Boyd, president of the Louisiana State Seminary, later LSU. Papers include correspondence, diaries, journals, memoirs, and photographs. The papers mainly document the lives of the women members of the Wright and Boyd families. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3362.Complete finding aid.

Wurtele, Mildred Orkney. Scrapbook, 1910-1912. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. 'A Theatre-Goer's Record' of entertainment in Chicago and New Orleans. Scrapbook contains clipped programs for plays, operas, ballets, concerts, vaudeville, and motion pictures, lengthy comments by Wurtele, and photographs of the artists. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2306.

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

No "X" Records.

Young, Robert Thomas, 1812-1890. Family Papers, 1793-1927 (bulk 1830-1890). .5 linear ft. Location: E:35, OS:Y. Cotton planter of the Plains region of Louisiana, in upper East Baton Rouge Parish. Correspondence, legal documents, financial papers, slave lists and bill of sale, personal papers, and printed items document the lives of the Young family. Included are letters written during the Civil War by Robert's sister-in-law, Julia. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4548.

Youree historical game, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Card game subtitled 'Loyalty to the Truth of Confederate History' produced by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Shreveport chapter, by Maude Hearn-O'Pry, ca. 1920-1924. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3337.

Zacharie, Carrie. Composition book, 1862-1864. 1 item. Location: Misc:Z. Student's composition book written at the Convent of Mercy, New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4524.

CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX

1665-1989. Chenel, Louis E. Family papers
1719-1954. Pradel, Jean Charles de, 1692-1764. Family papers
1743-1929 (bulk 1862-1869). Reynes, Joseph. Family papers
1768-1871 (bulk 1804-1833). Ellis-Farar papers
1770-1788. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Volume
1770-1934 (bulk 1797-1798; 1820-1838; 1860-1876; 1919-1933)
1772-1941 (bulk 1827-1911). Morgan family papers
1781, 1830-1907 (bulk 1830-1895), n.d. Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Papers
1784-1941 (bulk 1820-1890). Turnbull-Allain family papers
1785-1924. McGrath, John, 1835-1924. Family papers
1785, 1831. Breaux, Manuel. Papers
1786-1814. Prevost family papers
1787. Louis XVIII, 1755-1824. Document
1787-1870 (1830-1860). Merrill-Buckner papers
1788-1793. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Cash journal
1790. Millon, Mariana. Account
1790-1881 (bulk 1812-1856), n.d. Williamson, F. B. T. Family correspondence
1791. Bello, Susanne Moreau. Document
1792-1820. Kemberling, John. Papers
1793. Sale of the office of regidor, manuscript
1793-1927 (bulk 1830-1890). Young, Robert Thomas, 1812-1890. Family papers
1794-1960. Grant, Kate K. (Kate Kingston). Papers
1797-1898 (bulk 1840-1872). Mathews, Charles Lewis, 1824-1864. Family papers
1797-1901. Norwood, George, b. 1847. Papers
1797-1955 (bulk 1820-1910). Turnbull-Bowman-Lyons Family Papers
1798. Mandeville, Francisca D. Document
1798. Marigny, Francoise Delisle Duparc. Document
1799. Despau, Marie S. C. Document
1800-1950 (bulk 1860-1937). Barel, Leona Queyrouze, 1861?-1938. Papers
1801. Dreux, Marie N. Document
1801-1952 (bulk 1823-1852). Chalmette, Azelie Delino, de. Azelie Delino and Ignacio Delino de Chalmette papers
1802-1820. Bacon, Edmund, 1776-1826. Letters
1803-1862. Ker, John, 1789-1850. Family papers
1803-1918 (bulk 1850-1870). Hennen-Jennings family papers
1804. Allemand, Theresa. Document
1804-1918 (bulk 1862-1865). Shute, Dora. Autograph book
1804-1950 ca. (bulk 1804-1828, 1838-1897). Prichard, Walter, 1887-1965. Collection
1805-1952 (bulk 1824-1931). Buhler, John Christian, 1789-1866. Family papers
1805-2001 (bulk: 1850-1950). Johnson (Alfred Grima) Family Papers
1806-1886. Montgomery, Joseph. Papers
1806-1926. Bowman, James P. Family papers
1806-1930, n.d. Wideman-Mothershead land documents
1806, 1835-1964 (bulk 1844-1899). Carpenter, George H., 1849-1892. Family papers
1807. Robin, Jean and Gradenigo, Augustin. Document
1807-1971. Sibley, Mary Lou (Mary Lou Richardson), b. 1880. Papers
1808-1914 (bulk 1840-1914). Lincoln, Lemuel L. Family papers
1809-1950 (bulk 1904-1945) Butler (Edward and Family) Papers
1810-1837. Lanaux, Mrs. Arnold. Papers
1810-1953, n.d.. Conner, Lemuel Parker, 1827-1891. Family papers
1810-1879. New Orleans miscellaneous documents
1811-1859. Louvell, Mrs. Auguste. Papers
1812-1883, 1834-1872. Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883. Papers
1812-1914. Wright-Boyd family papers
1813-1860. Mount Nebo Baptist Church (St. Tammany Parish, La.). Minutes
1814. Villier, Marie J. Document
1814-1884, 1910 (bulk 1830-1884). Boucry Family Papers
1814-1969 (bulk: 1913-1969). Bynum Family Papers
1814-2004. Gay-Butler-Plater Family Papers
1815-1985. Burden, Ione. Papers
1816-1868. Billaud family. Papers
1817-1860. Blount, W. M. Account book
1817-1933, n.d. Stewart, William and Walter. Papers
1817, 1869-1939 (bulk 1869-1939). Kilbourne, James Gilliam, 1828-1893. Family papers
1819-1832. Lintner, Mary E. Campbell. Scrapbook
1819-1868. Marshall, Maria Chotard. Family papers
1819-1919 (bulk 1841-1899). Chelette, Atala. Family papers
1819, 1834. Papet, Charles. Papers
1820-1938 (Bulk 1850 - 1890). Marston Family Papers, Marston Henry, 1794-1884.
1820-1919. Titcomb, Charles C. Papers and picture collection
1821-1822. Peniston, Anthony, 1796-1826. Papers
1821-1954 (bulk 1821-1890). Taylor, Miles, 1805-1873. Family papers
1821-1960. Saucier, Gertrude B. (Gertrude Bott), 1881-1978. Family papers
1821, 1826, 1965. Smith, Jean H. Collection
1822. Dillings, Caroline. Letter
1822-1848. Paap, Christian C. F. Papers
1822-1913 (bulk 1840-1870). Taylor, Calvin, 1805-1889. Family papers
1823, 1846. Alabama letters
1824. Davion, Marguerite Cloutier. Document
1825-1903. Eggleston-Roach papers
1826. Beaudouin, Marie Desseige Walbert. Document
1826. Rousseau, Mrs. Jacques. Document
1826-1827. Berbice Colony slave records
1826-1833, 1874-1877. Lauve, C. L. Account book
1826-1846 (bulk 1826-1828). Watson, J. (Joseph). Correspondence
1827-1862, (1862). McPheeters, Gabriel P. Papers
1827-1872. Doussan Family Papers
1827-1874 (bulk 1861-1869). Jackson, Isaac F., d. 1864?. Family papers
1829. Daine, Marie J. F. R. Judgment
1829-1836 (bulk 1832). Palfrey, Sidney A. Letters
1829-1848. Dayries, B. E. Family correspondence
1829-1868. Cannon, Andrew Family Papers
1829-1972. Clark, Charles, 1849-1936. Family papers
1830-1910 (bulk 1830-1884). Boucry, Hélène. Family record books and papers
1830-1917. McVea-Neville Family Papers
1831 May 24. Grahame, John. Oath
1831-1836. Koch, Christian D. Diary
1831-1899 (bulk 1835-1882). Wright, Jesse D., 1793-1850. Papers
1831-1919 (bulk 1840-1880). McLaws, William Raymond, b. 1818. Papers
1831-1960, n.d. Kearney, Eugenie Buard, 1848-1926. Family papers
1832. Dodard, Mrs. Jean. Document
1832. Joly, Marianne Webb. Certificate
1832-1833. Scott, Thomas W. Papers
1832-1959. Scott, Eva, 1877-1961. Family papers
1832, 1835. Peyroux, Constance. Papers
1833 March 2. Adler, Barbara. Letter
1833-1838. Fair, James. Papers
1833-1869 (bulk 1849-1863). Taylor, Sereno. Papers
1833-1941. Pugh, W. W. (William Whitmell), 1811-1906. Family papers
[1834]. Depoux letter
1834 [183?]. Crawford, David d. 1834. Letters
1834-1839. De la Roche family papers
1834-1844. Lenoir, William B. Papers
1834-1940. (Bulk: 1845-1865) Badley Family Papers
1834-1949. Fontenot, Ozeme, 1846-1928. Family papers
1834-1967. Richardson, Henry Brown, 1837-1909. Family papers
1835. Hulin, Aaron. Letter
1835. Marcou, Mrs. Adeline. Papers
1835 May 1. Bishop, Wm (William). Letter
1835-1836. Brown, Elizabeth. Account
1835-1837. Diary
1835-1851 (bulk 1839). Smith, Richard H. Family correspondence
1835-1876 (bulk 1835-1849). Lee, Eleanor Percy, 1820-1849. Eleanor Percy Lee and Catharine Ann Warfield papers
1835-1917 (bulk 1870-1898). Corbin, Robert A., d. 1906. Papers
1835-1994 (bulk 1861-1866). Waddill family papers
1836-1861, 1897. Mouton, Emma Gardner, d. 1897. Scrapbook
1836-1867. Smith, Ann E. Papers
1836, 1839. Trepagnier family papers
1837. Creighton, M. G. Letter
1837-1895. Turnbull, Martha, 1809-1896. Diary
1837-1954 (bulk 1837-1933), n.d. King, William W. Family papers
1838-1861. Butler, Anna Elizabeth. Correspondence
1838-1861. Butler, (Anna and Sarah) Correspondence
1838-1894 ca. Turner, M. Jane. Scrapbooks
1839. Dezerie account
1839-1867. McCollam, Andrew and Ellen. Papers
1839, 1852-1857. Herbert, Susan F. Papers
1840. Bourcier, Mrs. Catherine Silly. Document
1840. Slave document
1840. Tuttle, Isaac O. Letter
1840 March 16. Clifton, Elizabeth. Negroes' account for cotton
1840-1879. Garrett, Isaiah. Family papers
1840-1944. Brown, Sarah Goodwin. Collection
1840-1953. Laycock, John T. Family papers
1841. Mossy, Mrs. Eliza. Document
1841. Roussel, Adelaide. Document
1841-1887 (bulk 1863-1864). Newell, Robert Aiken, b. 1819. Papers
1841-1935 (bulk 1841-1893). Mayo, Robert H. (Robert Henry). Family papers
1842. Montfort vs. Montfort document
1843. Hyde, Sue and E. Letter
1843-1907. Thurston, George N. Family papers
1843-1914. Buhler, John Robert, 1829-1886. Papers
1843-1953 (bulk 1901-1955). Hyams, Henry M. (Henry Michael), 1806-1875. Family papers
1843, 1844. Furber, Sarah. Letters
1843, 1862-1884, 1910. Alley, Mary. Scrapbooks
1844 February 16. Moore, Mary C. Demand draft
1844 May 4. Anonymous letter
1844 December 30. Rumage, William. Letter
1844-1933 (bulk 1855-1884). Pugh-Williams-Mayes family papers
1845-1897. Metoyer, Adeleda. Papers
1846-1857. Magruder, Eliza L. Diary
1846-1892. Andrews, James M. Papers
1846-1910 (bulk 1846-1879). Morris-Sibley family papers
1846-1939 (bulk 1846-1868). Pugh, Josephine Nicholls, 1824-1868. Record book
1846-1966 (bulk 1897-1901). MacKowen, John C. (John Clay), 1842-1901. Papers
1847 June 5. Dalrymple, C. G. Letter
1847-1874. Girard, M. D. Account books
1847-1880. Butler, Margaret, 1821-1890. Correspondence
1848. Smith, John P. Document
1848-1863. Monette, James. Day book and diary of James Monette of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
1848-1871. Carruth, Elizabeth. Papers
1848-1891. Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892. Papers
1848-1899, n.d. Hunter-Taylor family papers
1848-1938 (bulk 1903-1911). Ellis, Hazel and Nellie. Family papers
1849-1859. McDaniel-Gill. Letters
1849-1860 (bulk 1849-1850). Hilliard, Isaac H. (Isaac Henry), Mrs. Diary
1849-1869. Weydemeyer, Luise. Family correspondence
1849-1871. Varnell, William M. Papers
1850. Tong, Sarah. Document
1850 August 12. Lamarque, Charles. Document
1850-1870 ca. LeBlond, Coralie. Music collection
1850-1863. Prescott, M. R. E. (Mary Rose Emma), d. 1864. Record book
1850-1935 (bulk 1882-1935). Scott, Emily T. (Emily Turpin). Papers
1850-1967, n.d. Knight, Bradley Jay. Family papers
1850s. Cox, Ellen M. Collection
1851. Anonymous letter
[1851]. Randall, Lizzie. Letter
1851. Turnbull, Sarah, 1831-1914. Diary
1851-1895 (bulk 1867-1895). Feliciana Female Collegiate Institute. Records
1851, 1864-1932, 1941, n.d. King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Papers
1852. Lawson, L E L A. Letter
1852-1853. Buckley, Margaret, 1819-. Diary
1852-1870 (bulk 1869-1870). New Orleans Academy of Science. Papers
1852-1989. Cotton, William Davis and Family Papers
1853. Larose, Rosemond. Document
1853. Scott, Margaret J. E. Document
1853 April 7. Payne, Cornelius Bricknell. Slave bill of sale
1853-1860. Rountree, Mary Estelle. Letters
1853-1865 (bulk 1862-1865). Sherwood, Emily D. Family correspondence
1853-1935 (bulk 1855-1880). Wilkinson, Micajah. Papers
1853-1964. Carmouche, Annie Jeter, 1843-1921. Papers
1853, 1954, n.d. Town, Clarissa E. Leavitt, b. ca. 1806. Diary
1854. Littlejohn, E. A. Letter
1854-1872 (bulk 1871-1872). Jones, Ellen E., b. 1852. Ellen E. Jones journal and Claude Perry letter
1854-1919 (bulk 1854-1863). Medical ledger and scrapbook
1855. Marionneaux, Marie Doralise. Certificate
1855. Osterberger, Charles. Letter
1855. St. Charles Theatre. Broadside
1855. Van Buskick, Sarah M. Letter
1855-1856, 1868, 1968. Mansfield Female College. Catalogues
1855-1858. Merrick, Caroline E. Letters
1855-1866. Lyons, Mary E. Notebook
1855-1888. Cornish, Reverend John Hamilton, 1815-1878. Papers
1855-1888. Louden [?], Elvira. Correspondence
1855-1894. Buck, William C. Family correspondence
1855-1913 (bulk 1855-1868). Douglas, Emily Caroline, b. 1840. Papers
1856. Bateman, Mary. Diary
1856 March 24. Dardenne, Eugenie. Land document
1856-1859. Lefevre, Paul. Letter file book
1856-1863. Anonymous Civil War scrapbook
1856-1866. Campbell, Zoe J., d. 1866. Diaries
1856-1900, 1990, n.d. (bulk 1856-1880). Hall, George Otis. Family papers
1856-1909. Savoy, Joseph. Family papers
1856-1932 (bulk 1856-1860). Spyker, Leonidas P. Collection
1857. Kittel, Jane B. Letter
1857-1957. Gay, Andrew H. (Andrew Hynes), 1841-1914. Family papers
1858-1860. Anonymous diary
1858-1866. Bond, Priscilla Munnikhuysen, 1838-1869. Papers
1858-1872. Lea, Lemanda E. Papers
1858-1900 (bulk 1894). Salisbury Plantation: papers
1858-1911. Ferguson, Kate Lee, b. 1841. Papers
1858-1953, n.d. Garig, William Wallace, 1839-1908. Family papers
1858-1955 (bulk 1858-1888). Compton, Mary E. Family papers
1859 ca. St. Mary's Female Academy library book
1859. Roque, Pauline. Letter
1859-1862. Shealy, John N. (John Noah), d. 1862. John N. and Eugenia B. Shealy letters
1859-1929. Terrell, Miles. Family papers
1860. Fink, John D. Will
1860-1862, n.d. Robertson, Mary Jane. Correspondence
1860-1870 (bulk 1860-1868). Garland, Kate A. Papers
1860-1870 ca. Minor, Rebecca A. G. Papers
1860-1890 ca. Mather, Mary. Music collection
1860-1920 (bulk 1886-1890). Gray, Lillie Trust. Papers
1860-1970 (bulk 1900-1970). Gebelin-Walsh-Hynes_Frenzel Papers
1861. Larche, Adeline N. Letter
1861 March 28. Anonymous letter
1861-1862, n.d. Solomon, Clara. Diaries and photograph
1861-1862. Latta, Samuel R. (Samuel Rankin). Correspondence
1861-1863. Thomason, Matthew D. Diary
1861-1864. Spears, Ann E. Papers
1861-1864. Stewart family correspondence
1861-1865, n.d. Penrose, Ann Wilkinson. Diary and family letters
1861-1865. Dupuy, Hélène. Diary
1861-1865. Taylor, Margret A. Letters
1861-1866, n.d. Taylor, Thomas Thomson. Papers
1861-1867, 1904, 1922. Dickinson, Mary A. Scrapbook
1861-1907. Stone, Kate. Diary
1861-1959 (bulk 1861-1865). Amacker, Obadiah Pearson, 1838-1910. Family papers
1861 [sic.1862] January 3. Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898. Letter
1862. Lowry, K. B. Notice
1862. Robertson, Thomas Chinn. Letter
1862 January 5. Gage, E. L. Letter
1862 February 13. Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885. Letter
1862 November 12. Kosnegary, Etta. Letter
1862-1863. Wyckoff, Elias. Correspondence
1862-1864. Bell, John W., Captain. Papers
1862-1864. Zacharie, Carrie. Composition book
1862-1903. Stephenson, P. D. (Philip Daingerfield), 1845-1916. Papers
1862-1904 ca. Lytle, Andrew D., 1834-1917. Collection
1862-1972. Nichols, Irby Coghill. Papers
1862, 1865-1868. Bishop Polk Benevolent Society. Record book
1862, 1900-1910. Gilmore, John Young, 1837-1900. Family papers
1862, 1924. Stirling family papers
1863. Chinn, Jane McCausland. Civil War reminiscence
1863. Montgomery, Isidore. Letter
1863. Shute, Mrs. James D. Record book
1863 April 27. Rucker, Ada. Letter
1863 August 11. Anonymous letter
1863 August 27 and 29. Anonymous Confederate civilian letters
1863 September 25-November 19. Causey, R. J. Correspondence
[1863] October 4. Anonymous letter
1863-1865. Harding, Sidney, b. 1841. Diaries
1863-1898. Stokes, Joel A. Family papers
1863-1903 (bulk 1880-1889), n.d. Anderson, Mollie E. Papers
1863-1932. Baxter, Robert Graham. Papers
1864. Anonymous letter
1864. Evans, H. Letter
1864. Scott, M. J. Letter
1864. Whitaker, Mary. Letter
1864-1867. Thomas, Robert M. Heirs papers
1864-1868. Risley, Alice Cary, b. 1847. Diary
1864-1930 (bulk 1897-1905), n.d. Partin, Pauline Thibodeaux. Papers
1864, 1866, 1874. Violette, Eugene M. Collection
1864, 1883-1933, n.d. King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Selected papers
1864, 1899-1916. Ferguson, Percy. Papers
1865 ca. Pugh, Mrs. W. W., Jr. Civil War account
1865. Dougherty, Mrs. J. W. Pass
1865. Rayon, Virginia D. Document
1865. Smith, Mrs. Bel W. Letter
1865. Southern Cotton Press. Papers
1865 April. Phillips, Sarah Ellen. Reminiscences
1865-1866, 1873-1877. Locquet Institute. Class exercise books
1865-1900. Rives, Mary Elizabeth Carter, 1829-1900. Diary
1865-1959, n.d. Hill, Edith Farr. Papers
1865-1976. Palmer-Lincoln family papers
1866. Ratcliff, Olivia J. Speech
1866. Weston, Mrs. D. C. Catechism
1866-1867. Hunt, Minnie C. Diary
1866-1874. Stewart, Mrs. Sarah A. Account books
1866-1875. Stanton, Edwin L. Papers
1866-1971. Carey, Cora, b. 1843. Family papers
1867. Moffitt, Sarah C. Deed
1867 February 6. Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885. Letter
1867-1885, 1918 ca. Jefferson, Elizabeth. Collection
1868. McClung, Dora. Letter
1868-1907. Jefferson Davis family correspondence collection
1868, n.d. Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) 1807-1870. Letter
1869. De Beguer, Emma. Letter
1869 September 1-October 24. Holland, Miss. Diary
1869-1940 (bulk 1869-1904, 1926-1940). Brent, Joseph Lancaster, 1826-1905. Papers
1870-1877. Mathews family letters
1870-1913, n.d. Himel family sheet music
1871. Babcock, Mrs. George. Diaries
1871-1887. Rhea, Mrs. Clara A. Papers
1872-1986. Heberle, Franziska, 1900-. Letters
1873-1874, n.d. Smith, Annabell, 1862-. Diary
1873, 1884-1907. Johnson, Margaret. Correspondence
1873, n.d. Audubon, Lucy, 1788-1874. Letter
1874-1879. Fadenville, Marie. Papers
1874-1902 (bulk 1874). Holcombe-Kilbourne-Craddock family papers
1875. Mather, Louise. Notebook
1875 March 24. McClellan Ellen M. Letter
1876 June 3. Lusher, Alice Lamberton. Diploma
1876-1878. Mayer, Abe and Brother. Account books
1876-1889, n.d. Bondy, Laura. Correspondence
1876-1892. Anderson, Decatur C. Papers
1876, 1904, 1907, n.d. Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905. Papers
1877-1878, 1924-1925, n.d. Applewhite, Cornelia. Papers
1880 ca. Carman, Juliette. Letter
1880-1894. La Houssaye, Sidonie de. Papers
1880-1903 (bulk 1880-1894). Smith, Lillian Kilbourne, 1868-1949. Papers
1881-1899. Women's Social Industrial Association. Record books
1881-1931. Buhler, M. E. (Mary Edith). Papers
1882-1899. Surghnor, Mrs. M. F. Diary
1882-1903 ca. Sophie B. Wright Free School. Notebooks
1882-1925. Pugh, Mrs. Mary W. Papers
1882-1950 (bulk 1932-1940). Stafford, Emma T. (Emma Tarleton). Sidonie de la Houssaye collection
1883-1940. Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Selected papers
1883-1949. Woman's Chrisitan Temperance Union. State of New York. Items
1885. Minor family photograph collection
1885 April 7. Black, Julia. Certificate
1885-1907. Boyer, Albert P., Mrs. Papers and account books
1885-1926. Tew, Susan D. Papers
1885-1990. Wall, Mary B. (Mary Berthelot), 1903-1990. Papers
1886. Mims, Elizabeth J. Letter
1886 November 24. Dodge, Mary Abigail, 1833-1896. Letter: to James Redpath
1886-1888. Guild of the Holy Cross. Minute book
1886-1888. Pipkin, M. Louis (Mrs.). Diary
1886-1899, 1943, n.d. Brent, Nanine M. Papers
1886-1986 (bulk 1910-1960). Moyse-Gottlieb-Sommer Family Papers Inventory
[1887-1910 ca.]. Kahao, Mary Jane. Mary Jane Fly Kahao collection of photographs and ephemera
1888. Dow, Neal. Note
1888. Landry, Jeanne. Letter
1888-1990. Banes, Alexander. Alexander and Nannie I. Banes family papers
1889. Fisher, Lucy Maria W. F. Memoirs
1889-1891, n.d. Patti, Adelina, 1843-1919. Letters
1889-1926, n.d. Lawrence family. Papers
1890-1992 (bulk: 1937-1965) Crosby, (Dixie Hammond) Family Papers
1890-2004 (bulk 1940-1997). Clark, Gladys Papers
1891. Cameron, Giulia Valda. Letters
1891 January 26. Grindley, George. Letter: Washington, D.C. to LeGardeur, New Orleans, La.
1891-1892. Opelousas Female Institute Catalogue and announcement of the Opelousas Female Institute
1891-1893. Jones, Mary C. Notebooks
1891-1902. Schmit, Mrs. M. A. Record books
1891-1962. Warner, Mary Henkel. Family papers
1892-1904 (bulk 1899). Chaffraix, D. A., Mrs. Papers
1892-1950. Butler, Louise, 1866-1951. Writings
1892, 1938-1939. Louisiana bonds and notes collection
1893. Bonnot, Raoul. Bill
1893. Moore, Eddie. Musical composition
1893-1899. Girard, Jeanne F. Letters
1893-1927 (bulk 1892-1900). Wright, Sophie B. Papers and scrapbooks
1894-1897. Harwell, James Daniel. Family cashbook
1894-1932. Robertson, Maria McKinne Winter, 1854-1932. Papers
1895. Anthony and Chapman-Catt lecture admit card
1895 November 10. Johnston, Eliza Griffin. Letter
1895-1898. Thrasher, Arthur P. Correspondence
1896-1908. Stuart, Ruth McEnery. Letters
1896-1926. Lewis, Mrs. Anna E. Papers
1896-1933, n.d. Pasteur, Amelia. Papers
1896-1940. Womens University Students Association. Papers
1897, 1904-1961. Monroe, Ethel V. Papers
1897, 1911-1955, n.d. Douglas, Judith Hyams, 1875-1955. Papers
1898-1906, n.d. Kentwood, Louisiana, items
1899. United Daughters of the Confederacy, Baton Rouge Chapter. Collection
1899-1900. Diary
1899-1902. Morris, Agnes. Papers
1899-1937 (bulk 1913-1914). New Orleans opera-theatre scrapbook
1899-1949. Hayden, Estelle. Theater scrapbooks
1899, n.d. Dawson, Sarah Morgan. Letter and Photograph
1900, 1961, n.d. Morgan, Zula Penny. Papers
1901. Landry, B. J. Letter
1901. Wood, Sarah Knox. Genealogical notes
1901-1958. Smith, Winifred Thomas. Papers
1902 ca. Morrill, Nellie. Manuscript
1902. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter
1902 April 22. Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904. Letter
1902-1915. Brent, Rosella Kenner, 1849-1928. Papers
1903-1958. Meckstroth, Bertha Amelia. Papers
1904. Biering, Lucie. Letters
1904-1951. Louisiana postcard collection
1904-1966. Tebo, Julie C. Papers
1904-1970. Louisiana State Nurses' Association. Records
1904-1975. Loyd, Gladys Means, d. 1984. Family papers
1906-1908 ca. Taylor, Edna Baker. Post card album
1906-1940, n.d. Boland, Rose Mary Shields. Scrapbook
1906-1918, 1931-1955, 1980, 1990, undated (bulk: 1931-1955). Bowers, Laura Boddie Jones, Papers
1908. Dawson, Sarah Morgan. Manuscripts
1908-1956. Grace, Lucille May, 1900-1957. Scrapbooks
1909. Ripley, Mrs. E. Letter
1909-1913. Gessner, Jessy Benedict. Letterbook
1910-1911. Smith, Jeanne Sully. Diary
1910-1912. Wurtele, Mildred Orkney. Scrapbook
1910-1921, 1950, n.d. Bouanchaud, Hewitt Leonidas, 1877-1950. Papers
1910-1940. Order of the Eastern Star. Papers
1911. Paille, Clara. Copy book
1911-1914. Richmond, Jane, 18-1914. Diary
1911-1917. Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. Papers
1911, 1916-1919, 1928. Smyth, Jeanne Sully. Scrapbook
1912 ca., 1915 ca. Gray, Helen. Manuscripts
1912. Fiske, Minnie Maddern. Letter
1912-1942 (bulk 1940-1941). Agnew, Janet Margaret. Papers
1913. Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference. Imprint
1914-1919. Kent, Doris. Scrapbook
1914-1921, 1994. Scott, Walter H., 1893-. Papers
1914, n.d. Jackson, Emma. Papers
1916 ca. Whitaker, Lily C. Poem
1917-1936. Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948. Papers
1917-1956 (bulk 1918-1919). Bright, Jane C. Scrapbook
1917-1965. Dornier, Jules A. and Family Papers
1917-1979 (bulk 1917-1937). Varnado, Samuel Ross, 1881-1931. Papers
1918-1967. Varnado, Florence Bankston. Papers
1920-1958, n.d. Wilkerson, Helen C. Papers
1920-1970 ca. (bulk 1950-1965). Wiksell, Wesley A., 1906-1991. Wesley A. and Jean Starr Wiksell papers
1920-1984. Moore, Alison. Papers
1921-1937, n.d. Louisiana photograph collection
1921-1965. Guyot, Sister Henrietta. Papers
1921-1992. George W. and Mimi Bolton papers
1921, 1930-1932, n.d. Orage, Alfred Richard. Papers
1922-1928. United Daughters of the Confederacy, Louisiana Division. Collection
1922-1969. Dixon, Margaret, 1908-1970. Papers
1924 January 19. Pegues, Mrs. R. W. Letter
1924-1988 ca. Sommer, Ray. Papers
1925-. Baton Rouge Business and Professional Women's Club. Papers
1925-1941, n.d. American Association of University Women. Louisiana State Division. Records
1926-2006. de Caro, Francis A. and Rosan A. Jordan Collection
1927. Derr, Lucile Elizabeth. M. A. thesis
1927. Wood, Letitia L. Papers
1927, 1928, 1938. Smith, Anna Davis, 1842-1938. Reminiscences
1928-1939 (bulk 1936). Henriques, Albert David. Papers
1928-1994. Louisiana Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Records
1929-1981. Durieux, Caroline, 1896. Papers
1930-1964. Foote, Lucy B. Papers
1930-1990 ca. Anderson, John Q. Papers
1931-1984. Louisiana Association of Deans of Women. Records
1931-1985. Daughters of the American Revolution. Baton Rouge Chapter. Records
1932. Beauregard House Association program
1932-1933. Miller, Joan Chaffee. Notebook
1933, 1938, 1963, 1970-2004 (bulk: 1987-2004). Breaux, John B. Papers
1933, 1967, 1972, 1973, n.d. Willard, Irma Sompayrac. Papers
1934-1935, n.d. Johnston, William Preston. Items
1934-1935. Toland, Bessie. Scrapbook
1934-1949, n.d. Lake Charles District Nurses' Association. Records
1935-1972. Richardson, Carrie. Margaret Dixon scrapbook
1936. Duperier, Emma Mille, 1838-1936. Reminiscence
1936. Rose McConnell Long silhouette
1936, 1949. Porteous, Laura L. Collection
1936-1952. New Orleans League of Nursing Education. Records
1937. Mayfield, Mary Ann Colvin. Biography
1937-1945. Gautier, Mary Agnes. Letters
1938. Chemin, Camille. Letter
1938. Morgan family history
1938. Sitwell, Sacheverell. Letter
1938-1970, n.d. Morgan, Lucia Cameron, -1970. Papers
1939-1941, n.d. American Association of University Women. Baton Rouge Branch. Records
1939-1949. Mims, Mary. Scrapbook
1940-1968, n.d. Langevin, Carmen Browder, 1900-1967. Papers
1941 December 2. Bristow, Gwen, 1903-. Letter: Beverly Hills, Calif., to Annette Duchein
1941-1949. Toland, Bessie. World War II scrapbooks
1942-1944 (bulk 1943). Leary, Richard K. Correspondence
1942-1944, n.d. Weigel, Henry S. Family letters
1942-1945. Blomquist, Carl. Scrapbook
1942-1956. Gautier, Mary Agnes. Scrapbook
1942-1962, n.d. Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970.
1943-1946, 1948, 1950-1951. Blomquist, Annie Toland. Papers
1944-1948, n.d. Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970. Papers
1945-1982. Cohn (Margie deBretton and Family) Papers
1946-1956. Arndt, Hilda C. M. Hilda Arndt and Harrison A. Dobbs papers
1947 March 24. Keller, Helen, 1880-1968. Letter
1948-1957. American Association of University Women. Louisiana State Division. Records
1948-1980. Register records, The
1950-1961. Women's Faculty Club. Minutes
1952-1992. Colonial Dames of XVII Century: The Louisiana Society, Isaac Monet Chapter. Records
1952, 1954. National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Louisiana. Shreveport committee compilation
1953. Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970. Letter
1953, 1954. Wilkinson, Hugh M. Papers
1953-. Barbari, Majorie Washburn, 1924-. Papers
1956. Mistick Krewe of Comus (Organization). Invitation
1957. Wright family sketch
1957-1968. Marilla, Esmond Linworth, 1900-. Papers
1957-1969. Black, Isabella. Published writings
1958-1986. Jameson, M. Margaret. Papers
1959-1967. Lambert, Norma. Papers
1960. Lassalie, Aline. Memorial
1960. Welty, Eudora. Letter
1960 December 3. Dixon, Margaret, 1908-1970. Papers
1961-1962. Rosedown Plantation restoration photograph collection
1964. East Feliciana Parish private land claims record
1965 September 21. Spencer, Linda Anglada. Letter
1965-1972. Korn, Bertram W. Correspondence
1965, 1966. Kahao, Mary Jane (Mrs. Kenneth). Papers
1966. Caldwell workbook
1966 December 28. Grau, Shirley Ann, 1929-. Letter
1968. Buck, Pearl S., 1892-. Letters
1968-1973 (bulk 1970-1973). Roberts, Sylvia, 1933-. Papers
1969-1985, n.d. Long, Carolyn Bason. Papers
1970. McCants, Dorothea Olga. Manuscript
1970. McCants, Dorothea Olga. Papers
1971. Mason, Polly, 1855-1974, interviewee. Oral history interview
1971 June-November. Pride, Nancy Burkett. Papers
1972. Curtin, Phyllis. Program
1972 July 12, 25. Tyler, Jerry E. Interviews
1972-1991 (Bulk: 1980-1990). Common Cause Louisiana Records Inventory
1974. Baker, Sarah. Oral history interview
1975. Durieux, Caroline, 1896-. Oral history interview
1975. Ellis, Jane Self, 1931-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1975 March 31. Durieux, Caroline, 1896-, interviewee. Reminiscences on W.P.A. Federal Art Project: oral history
1975-1990. Louisiana Women's Political Caucus. Records
1976. Louisiana Governor's Conference On Women. Imprints
1976. Louisiana Governor's Conference on Women. Packet
1976. Lowery, June Amy. Manuscript
1977. Asbury Independent Methodist Church. Photographs
1977. Britt, Gladys Lawrence. Sketches of Miss Caroline Dorman: reminiscences
1977. Dorman, Caroline, 1889-1971. Recollections
1977. Fauver, Eleanor Dalrymple, interviewee. Oral history interview
1977. Jarnagin, Willie Preston, 1896-. Memoirs
1977. Jones, Sam Houston, 1897-1978, interviewee. Oral history interview
1977-1988. (Bulk: 1979-1982). Pereboom (Margaret) Papers
1978. Stumberg, Jo, 1902-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1979. Brown, James (James Wilson) 1913 September 18 interviewee. Oral history interview
1979. McQuiston, Nelson, 1897-, interviewee. Nelson and Lottie McQuiston oral history interview
1979 September 5. Riefenstahl, Leni. Oral history interview
1979-1991. Anne Rice collection
1982. Sommer, Ray, interviewee. Oral history interview
1985-1986. Long, Cathy. Papers
1985, 1990, n.d. Lane, Pinkie Gordon. Papers
1986. Heininey, Anna. My happy trip to New Orleans, Louisiana
1988. Douglas, Ellen, 1921. Can't quit you, baby: galleys, pasteups, and published copy
1989-1996. Ramsland, Katherine M., 1953-. Papers
1993. Arndt, Hilda C. M., interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. Breazeale, Elizabeth, 1919-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. Byrd, Winnie Evans, interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. Colbert, Elenor Robinson, 1940-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. Falk, Myron, interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. Hines, Betty, 1948, interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. Jameson, M. Margaret, interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. Landry, Shirley, 1926-, interviewee. Shirley and Reed Landry oral history interview
1993. Lewis, Irma Polidore, 1945-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. Martin, Leonard, 1908-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. McLean, Shirley, 1941-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. Middleton, Jane Porter, 1920-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1993. Peters, Emma Dell, 1941-, interviewee. Oral history
1994. Belcher, Fred, 1913-, interviewee. Oral history interview
1995. Falk, Myron, interviewee. Oral history interview
n.d. Dubosey, Madame Dumon. Item
n.d. Durfee, Sarah. Writing books
n.d. Forman family papers
n.d. Gardere, Alice. Visiting card
n.d. Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970. Manuscript
n.d. La Houssaye, Sidonie de. Collection
n.d. Lewis, Mrs. R. L. Recipes
n.d. McDonald, Charles. Family photographs
n.d. Morgan family history
n.d. Patti, Adelina, 1843-1919. Sheet music
n.d. Pugh, Josephine Nicholls, 1820-1868. Civil War account
n.d. Raymond, Mrs. Clara C. Reminiscences
n.d. Roux, Mrs. C. Receipt
n.d. Sanders, Jared Y. and family. Papers
n.d. Saturday Music Circle. Invitation
n.d. Skinner, Cornelia Otis. Program
n.d. Trollope, Frances Milton, 1780-1863. Papers
n.d. Varillat, M. Letter
n.d. Walsingham, Mary. Manuscript
n.d. Weigel, Henry S. Family letters
n.d. West, William Hansberry. Document
n.d. Williams, Emma. Account book
n.d. Wilsford, Inez Smith, 1855-1939. Reminiscence
n.d. Youree historical game

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