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Bastrop, Felipe E.N. Papers, 1796-1829. 31 items. A Dutch contractor who established a colony in what is today Morehouse Parish. Letters and papers (some copies) pertaining to the land grants in the Quachita River Valley of Louisiana. Ten letters (certified copies, 1806) exchanged between Bastrop and Baron de Carondelet concern land grants in the Quachita River basin (1796-1797); a contract (copy) among Baron de Bastrop, Charles Lynch, and Abraham Morehouse; a conveyance transferring land from Edward Livingston to Robert E. Griffith (1809); and a plat of Bastrop's land holdings drawn by Henry Cassidy (1811). Mss. 504.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
A Song for the Ladies broadside, [ca. 1863]. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. The author of the broadside, "Bones," was a drummer in Company G of the 77th Illinois Infantry Regiment, formerly of the 130th Illinois. Lyrics compare virtues of soldiers to flaws of men who stayed at home. Mss. 4290For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Performing arts
A. Bell and Company. Papers, 1835, 1836. 2 items. Location: Misc.:B. Cotton broker of New York City. Letters from factors at Petersburg, Virginia, and Fayetteville, North Carolina, regarding the cotton market and amount of cotton expected from Tennessee and North Alabama. Mss. 2356.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Plantations
A. C. Skiles Lumber Company Records, 1895-1942. 5 linear ft., 38 vols. Location: 1:24-31. Retail lumber dealer in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Business records consist chiefly of correspondence with suppliers and customers and include bills, receipts, and printed items. Manuscript volumes include a letterpress copy book, ledgers, sales books, journals, cash books, an index, and day books. Mss. 3143.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business
A. F. Whelan Diary, 1865-1866 One vol. Location: G:20. A.F. Whelan served in the U.S. Army, 3rd Michigan Cavalry, Co. Diary concerns the final days of the war, with entries on Lincoln's assassination, capture of Jefferson Davis, and the steamship, SULTANA. Entries refer to insubordination, desertion and prisoners, and General Sheridan's march to Texas. Mss. 4747For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Transportation
A. Ledoux and Company. Record book, 1856-1857. 1 vol. (110 pages). Location: W:53. Plantation record book kept by Samuel Leigh and Lewis F. Pulliam, overseers of the sugar plantation owned by A. Ledoux and Company, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Available on microfilm 5322:University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reel 9. Mss. 964.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Plantations Sugar
A. M. & J. C. Dupont (Firm). Account books, 1887-1933. 78 vols. Location: L:16-20. Retail and wholesale merchants of Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Directors of the firm included Albert M. Dupont, Sr., Ernest D. Dupont, Julius Dupont, and Lawrence H. Dupont. Records include daily accounts of sales; current and monthly customer accounts; records of purchases and other expenses; out-of-date and unpaid accounts; records of profits and losses; payroll records; and check book stubs and cancelled checks. Included in the miscellaneous volumes are minutes to meetings of the Parish Sunday School Association of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. Mss. 511.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Education
A.F. Cochran & Co. (New Orleans, La.) Letter, 1848 Mar. 10. 1 letter. Location: Misc. A.F. Cochran & Co. of New Orleans, La., writes Messrs. Silas Peirce & Co. of Boston, Mass., regarding the sale of wine and fruit in New Orleans. Mss. 4039.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans to 1861
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. Mss. 391, 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Women
Abraham Bell & Co. Letters and receipts, 1841-1844. 5 items. Location: Misc:A. Quaker-owned shipping merchant company of New York City, with business interests in New Orleans, Louisiana. Two receipts document cotton purchased in , for Abraham Bell & Co. One letter discusses American and English cotton and freight prices, and social matters. A bill of lading and a letter document the shipment of personal goods from New York. Mss. 4675.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans to 1861 Plantations Transportation
Abstract of wages paid to teachers employed in city colored schools, Memphis, Tennessee, 1864 December. 1 item. Location: Misc:A. Abstract signed by T. A. Walker, captain, 63rd United States Colored Infantry, listing wages to teachers in African American schools in Memphis, Tennessee, administered by the Freedman's Department during the Union occupation. Mss. 3092.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Civil War Education
Acadian Handicraft Project. Records. 1939-1962. 19.0 linear ft. (8,658 items, 152 vols.). Location: 7:58-63, 7: 67-68. Project launched in 1942 to preserve the language and culture of the French-speaking people of Louisiana; project was suspended around 1962. Records include correspondence, promotional materials, financial records, registers, and scrapbooks, and include papers of Louise V. Oliver documenting the day-to-day operation of the project. Manuscript music and French songs are contained in a scrapbook. Songs and some correspondence in French. Mss. 1800.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Cajuns French-language Performing arts Women
Account book. 1796-1799. 1 ms. vol., 1 mf reel. Location: Vault, Mss. Mf.:A. New Orleans, Louisiana, merchant. Account book recording names and accounts of customers. In French. Mss. 1054.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business French-language New Orleans to 1861 Plantations
Account book, 1888-1890. 1 vol. (513 p.). Location: B:72. Account book of printing or stationery business, probably located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Entries relate to stationery and printed products. Pages 1-134 contain general entries; pages 351 to 410 contain entries for Joseph J. Hooper; pages 451-477 contain entries for George Ellis. Mss.4541.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans 1866- New Orleans to 1861
Account of the Red River Expedition, ca. 1890. 1 item (28 pages). Location: Misc:A. Union soldier in the Civil War, a Vermont native in Nim's 2nd Massachusetts Battery. Anonymously written account of the Red River Expedition in Louisiana. The writer speculates about the reasons for and possible outcomes of the expedition and comments on generals Butler and Banks. Mss. 3422.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Achord, M. H. Map, 1931. 1 item. Location: OS:A. Map drawn from memory by M. H. Achord depicting an area on the boundary of East Baton Rouge Parish and Livingston Parish, Louisiana. The map indicates that a Civil War skirmish or other war-related incident took place in this area. Available on University Publications of America microfilm 5735: Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
Actors and Musicians Photographs, ca. 1880-1920. 64 items. Location: E:71. The collection consists of mounted and unmounted black and white photographs of actors and musicians who appeared at New Orleans theaters during the period of 1880-1920. Handwritten notes on the back of many of the photos identify the individuals, the theater where they appeared, and the name of the play or event. Among the New Orleans houses so identified are the Tulane, Athenaeum, Orpheum, Dauphine, and Crescent Theaters, as well as the French Opera House. Mss. 2116.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Performing arts
Acy, William, b. 1822. Papers, 1844-1909. 2 linear ft. (655 items; 18 ms. Vols., 39 printed vols.). Location: E:1-2, F:1. Justice of the Peace in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and plantation owner in Carroll County, Mississippi. Personal, legal, and financial papers; personal letters concern mainly relatives and friends in Baltimore, Maryland. Papers also include photographs, newspapers, and other printed items. Collection includes letters on legal matters from Francis T. Nicholls, governor of Louisiana and chief justice of the state Supreme Court. Mss. 717, 722.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Plantations Politics
Adams, George D. Letter, 1864. 1 item (4 pages). Location: Misc:A. Federal soldier encamped at Morganza, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Adams' letter to his brother describes the confiscation of United States mail by the Confederate navy and equipment left at Morganza by the Union army upon its departure for Little Rock, Arkansas. The letter also describes preparations made by the Union army at Morganza in anticipation of a Confederate attack. Mss. 1220.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Adams, Israel L., 1801-1860. Family Papers, 1813-1890 (bulk 1852-1866). 0.5 linear ft. (505 items, 1 ms. Vol.). Location: Y:83, Mss. Mf.:A, E:Imprints. Merchant and farmer of Natchez, Mississippi. Collection consists of correspondence, bills, receipts, and printed items. Letters of the Adams children and others describe the Civil War in Arkansas and Mississippi. Some letters describe experiences of an immigrant cotton farmer in Sao Paulo, Brazil; other papers relate to German immigrants. Some letters in German. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. Mss. 3637.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Civil War German-language Natchez, Mississippi Plantations
Adams, John Q. Letter, 1864 June 30. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Captain of the 29th Maine Volunteers during the Civil War. Letter from Morganza, Louisiana, to Major General J. J. Reynolds, commanding U.S. forces in the field, requesting that a deserter be returned to his regiment with full pay. Mss. 2414.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Adams, William, preacher. Circular letter. 1831 November 4. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc: A. Methodist Episcopal preacher of Lexington, Kentucky. Letter by Adams to members of the Kentucky Annual Conference discusses indebtedness incurred by the Conference as publisher of the 'Gospel herald.' On the circular is a note from Adams to Mann Satterwhite of Laurel Hill, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. The note to Satterwhite lists the names of subscribers from Laurel Hill who are in arrears for volumes 1 and 2 of the 'Gospel herald.' Mss. 1120.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Addison, George W. Receipt, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Resident of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and editor of the Opelousas Gazette. Receipt by George W. Addison for notice of the succession of Valry Roy. In French. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Adler, Barbara. Letter, 1833 March 2. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Letter to Frau Madalina Eisenhart, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pertains to personal and family matters. In German. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2821.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Women German-language
Aerial photograph of downtown Louisiana State University campus, circa 1926. 1 aerial photograph. Location: OS:A. An aerial photograph of the downtown Louisiana State University campus. Mss. 265.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Affleck, Thomas, 1812-1868. Papers, 1807-1876 (bulk 1842-1868). 12 linear feet, 43 mss. volumes, 6 printed volumes. Location: W:110-121, J:25, OS:A. Native of Scotland who established one of the first commercial nurseries in the South and published widely on scientific and agricultural subjects. He also published the Southern Rural Almanac and Plantation Garden Calendar from 1845 to the 1860s. Early papers concern Affleck's family in Scotland. Papers from 1842 to 1859 pertain to the management of Affleck's wife's plantation near Natchez, Mississippi, his commercial nursery, and his service as agricultural editor of several newspapers. Civil War letters by Affleck's sons describe battles, camp life, and troop movements. Post-Civil War papers describe Affleck's agricultural and speculative enterprises. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3, 4, 1110, 1263, 1264.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Business Civil War Plantations
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society. Certificate, 1934. 1 item. Location: OS:A. Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society was organized in 1896 at Montgomery, Ala. for the purpose of supporting work in overseas fields. Membership certificate for the Foreign Missionary Society. Mss. 4134.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Religion Women
Afton Villa journals and reports, 1976-2008. 7 v. Location: A:78. Genevieve Munson Trimble and her husband, Morrell Feltus Trimble, purchased the remains of Afton Villa, an antebellum mansion with gardens near St. Francisville, La., in 1972. The collection consists of color copies of three bound journals kept by Genevieve Trimble recording the restoration of the Afton Villa gardens, a history of Afton Villa by Genevieve Trimble, and three bound volumes of consultant's reports by Neil G. Odenwald. Mss. 5009.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Women
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. Mss. 1488.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Women
Agramonte, Aristides. Notebook, undated. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Notebook containing notes on grammar, philosophy, jurisprudence, rhetoric, mathematics, and agriculture; and a series of questions and answers. In French. Mss. 974.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education French-language
Alabama letters, 1823, 1846. 2 items. Location: Misc.:A. 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. Mss. 2723.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion Women
Alabama cotton sales and shipping statements collection, 1834-1927. 53 items. Location: A:55. Collection consisting of statements from cotton factors of Mobile, Alabama, which show freight and related charges for handling and commissions. Included are waybills for the steamers Magnolia, Lucy E. Gastrell, Hard Cash, and Nettie Quill. Also included is a manifest for the steamer Peri. Mss. 1717.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Plantations Transportation
Alabama River steamboat list collection, 1865-1895. 2 items. Location: Misc:A. The Alabama River is formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers in Alabama and was used for the shipment of sand, gravel, logs, pulpwood, cotton, and gasoline. It flows past Selma, Alabama, and runs into the Mobile River. The items contain lists of steamboats burned or sunk on the Alabama River. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1516.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation
Albrizio, Conrad Alfred, 1894-1973. Papers, 1894-1973. 1.5 linear ft. Location: 64:4, T:14, OS:A, 104-105. Artist. Albrizio studied architecture at the Beaux Arts Institute, and later studied painting and drawing in New Orleans, Louisiana and Paris. He learned fresco painting and mural composition in Rome. In 1935 he joined the LSU Art Department. Collection includes personal and professional letters, slides, photographs, sketches, and printed items. Slides and photographs depict his work in the mural and fresco genres. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3349.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
Aldrich, Ella V. (Ella Virginia), 1902-1982. Papers, 1921-1973. 22 items. Location: Misc. Ella V. Aldrich Schwing was a librarian at LSU, a member of the faculty of the LSU Library School, and a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors. The papers include material on the Colfax riot of 1873, an inscribed reprint of "Huey, Lyndon, and Southern Radicalism" by T. Harry Williams, a clipping of "The Legacy of Knute Heldner" from the Dixie Roto Magazine, and 15 photographic prints of plaques bearing Schwing's name on buildings at LSU System campuses. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3374.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- LSU African Americans Women
Alexander, James M. Letter, 1836 May 7. 1 letter. Location: Misc.:A. James M. Alexander, an overseer in Clinton, Ala., writes Edward B.D. Sloan in Sloansville, Mecklenburg County, N.C., about their friendship, farming, and land prices. Mss. 3964.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Alexander, William H. Papers, 1949-1983. William H. Alexander was a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at Louisiana State University. The papers consist of research materials and writings concerning his research on the economic aspects of dairying and the trade in milk. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4456.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business LSU
Alexandria, Louisiana photographs, 1920-1921. 5 photographic prints. Location: 65:5. Copy prints of photographs showing scenes in and around Alexandria, La., including the Bolton High School girls' basketball team (1920); a state meeting of commercial secretaries, city officials, police jurymen, etc. in Alexandria in protest of a phone rate raise (1921); a truck owned by H.T. Cottam & Co., wholesale grocers, loaded with goods (1920); the Bernstein Buick Co. dealership displaying Franklin and Buick models (circa 1920); and a carnival being erected in front of Alexandria City Hall. Mss. 3961.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Women
Allaire, Charles B. Letter, 1863 March 4. 1 item. Location: Misc:A. Soldier in the Union army who served in Louisiana during the Civil War. Allaire's letter to a professor, sent from an army camp at Lake Providence, Louisiana, includes a description of waterways in the area. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3271.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Alleman, Al. Collection, 1921-1928. 179 items. Location: W:39. Resident of Baton Rouge. Collection consists of newspaper clippings and printed items pertaining to the construction and dedication of the new LSU campus in south Baton Rouge (1926); the Louisiana Constitutional Convention (1921); and Baton Rouge scenes. Also included is a program for the 1924 inaugural ceremonies of Gov. Henry L. Fuqua. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2877.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Politics Baton Rouge
Alleman, Narcisse. Ledger, 1892-1893. 1 vol. Location: F:16. Owner of a general mercantile store in Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Ledger recording items purchased and prices charged for items at the store. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2799.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Allemand, Theresa. Document, 1804. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Daughter of Pedro Allemand and Maria Hernandez. Certificate of baptism of Theresa Allemand. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 552.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion Women Spanish-language
Allen, D. B. Letter, 1851 Nov. 13. 1 item. Location: Misc.: A. Arkansas planter. In his letter, D. B. Allen describes the roads in Louisiana as extremely muddy, but the land along the Red River as ideal for growing cotton. He compares cotton fields in Louisiana to his own in Arkansas. Allen also explains why he is in good health while traveling. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3572.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine Plantations
Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-1866, Broadside. 1 item. Location: OS:L. Lawyer of Mississippi who served in both the Mississippi and Louisiana legislatures. Allen served in the 4th Louisiana Regiment during the Civil War and was Confederate governor of Louisiana in 1864. Broadside announcing public speaking by Colonel Henry Watkins Allen and Thomas C. W. Ellis at the East Feliciana Parish Court House in Clinton, Louisiana, on October 4, by order of the American Party Central Committee. Part of the Louisiana Broadside Collection. For further information online catalog. Mss. 3705.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Politics
Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-1866, Portrait. 1 item. Location: OS:A. Lawyer of Mississippi who served in both the Mississippi and Louisiana legislatures. Allen served in the 4th Louisiana Regiment during the Civil War and was Confederate governor of Louisiana in 1864. Etched portrait of Allen by Charles B. Hall, published in his MILITARY RECORDS OF GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA (1898). For further information online catalog. Mss. 3620.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Politics
Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-1866. Letter and related photograph, 1864 July 6. 2 items. Location: Misc:A. Lawyer of Mississippi who served in both the Mississippi and Louisiana legislatures. Allen served in the 4th Louisiana Regiment during the Civil War and was Confederate governor of Louisiana in 1864. Letter from Allen to William F. Lockwood, keeper of machinery of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, authorizes Lockwood to loan penitentiary looms to cotton planters in eastern Louisiana and includes instructions for loaning the looms. Included is a photograph of Lockwood. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2867.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations Politics
Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-1866. Letter, 1863 June 13 . 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Misc.:A. Lawyer of Mississippi who served in both the Mississippi and Louisiana legislatures. Allen served in the 4th Louisiana Regiment during the Civil War and was Confederate governor of Louisiana in 1864. Letter announces his departure for Bladen Springs, Alabama, to recuperate from leg injuries suffered in the burning of the Bowman house in Jackson. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3053.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Politics
Allen, Oscar K. (Oscar Kelly), 1882-1936. Letter, 1933 Mar. 27. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Governor Oscar K. Allen writes Birch-Field & Company of New York re unimportant business. Mss. 4158.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Allen, William M., b. ca. 1833, Correspondence, 1858-1863. 22 items. Location: E:3. Farmer of Holmesville, Pike County, Mississippi. His sister, Letty, and her husband, John Houston, owned a farm in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana. William and his brother Felix were Confederate soldiers in the Mississippi Volunteers. Pre-Civil War letters from Houston discuss farming conditions, his advocacy of secession, and local social events. Civil War letters to Allen describe skirmishes in Kentucky and Louisiana, and war news such as the shelling of Port Hudson, Louisiana. Family affairs, illness and remedies, and attendance at the New Orleans School of Medicine are other topics in the letters. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 701, 2287.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Education Medicine New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans to 1861
Allen-Smith-Talmage wager, 1935 November 16. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A, Vault:1. One-dollar silver certificate, 1934 series, signed by O. K. Allen, J. M. Smith, and Eugene Talmage, as a wager on a football game between Georgia and LSU. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3389.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Allendale Plantation Records, 1900-1996 (bulk 1960-1970). 0.3 linear ft., 12v. Location: U:1, 6:64-65. Mss. 3824. Collection consists of Allendale Plantation business papers and photographs. Business papers include minutes of board and stockholders meetings, correspondence, legal documents, and account books relating to the operation of Allendale Plantation. Photographs (copy prints) are of family members, farm workers, and servants, scenes of Allendale Plantation, and sugar cane fields. Mss. 3824.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Baton Rouge Business Plantations Sugar
Alley, Mary, Scrapbooks, 1843, 1862-1884, 1910. 109 items, 3 vols. Location: Mss. Mf.:A. 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. Other printed items include pamphlets on the dedication of St. Joseph's Cathedral and the history of the Catholic Church in Baton Rouge. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3570.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Literature, Reading, and Writing Medicine Religion Politics Women
Allyn, William B. Letter, 1862 Nov. 25. 1 item. Location: Misc:A. William B. Allyn was a Federal officer serving in Louisiana during the Civil War. Written from Camp Stevens, near Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Allyn's letter describes the surrounding countryside, the Federal policy toward captured Confederate sugar, and social relations with local planters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2941.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations Sugar
Alpha Kappa Alpha Scrapbook, ca. 1972. 1 item. Location. OS:A, Range 69. 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 LSUchapter, Eta Kappa. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4560.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU African Americans Women
Alston, Solomon. Etate Document, 1809 April 27. 1 item. Location: C:61. Planter of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Deed of manumission giving a female slave to Maria Ana Gray, niece of Solomon Alston. Conditions were outlined in Alston's will. In Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1209.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations African Americans Women Spanish-language
Amacker, Obadiah Pearson, 1838-1910. Family Papers, 1861-1959 (bulk 1861-1865). 0.3 linear ft. Location: U:118. Residents of the Florida parishes, Louisiana. Obadiah Amacker was an officer in the 3rd (Wingfield's) Regiment, Confederate cavalry. Papers include a Civil War diary of Abigail Amacker, and a list of the officers and men of the first company to leave St. Helena Parish as part of the 4th Louisiana Infantry. Confederate records transcribed from the State Library Commission document. A printed pamphlet contains genealogical records. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1604.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Women
Amato, Pasquale. Scrapbook and Printed Items, 1913-1929 (bulk 1913-1915). 1 vol., 26 items. Location: M:23. Native of Italy and operatic baritone. Amato performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York until 1921, and headed the Opera Department at LSU from 1934-1942. Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and printed items relating to Amato's operatic career. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2563.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Performing arts
Ambert, Joachim. Papers, 1838-1876. 9 items. Location: Misc.:A, OS:A. French military officer and nobleman. Personal papers consisting of passports and related items (1838-1840); two letters from Baron Ambert in New Orleans, Louisiana; a bill for accommodations in Niagara Falls, New York; and Ambert's French military service record. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1356.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans 1866- French-language
Ambrose Lanfear & Co. letter, 1856 May 3-10. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Ambrose Lanfear & Co. of New Orleans, La., writes the Pastré brothers of Marseilles, France, regarding the lumber and cotton trades. In French. Mss. 3916.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
AMERICA Broadside, ca. 1899. 4 items. Location: OS:A. Steamboat owned and commanded by Captain LeVerrier Cooley, a native of Savanna, Illinois, and later a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Broadside announcing the celebration of the maiden voyage of the America, the 'biggest boat that ever sailed the Ouachita.' Also includes a sheet of letterhead paper and two envelopes with views of the Mississippi River cotton packet. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1785.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Transportation
American sugar refinery picture postcard, 1909. 1 item. Location:Misc.:A. Colored postcard of the American Sugar Refinery of Chalmette, La. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3625.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Sugar
American Association of University Professors. Louisiana State University Chapter. Papers, 1946-1972. 1.25 linear ft. Location: UU:137, 77:64. LSU chapter of national organization.Papers consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, membership lists, and other records from the LSU Chapter, the Louisiana Conference, and the national organization For further information, see onlice catalog. Mss. 2512, 2661.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
American Association of University Women. Baton Rouge Branch. Records, 1951-1994 (bulk 1980-1993). 2 linear ft., 3v. 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 online catalog. Mss. 666.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education Women
American Association of University Women. Louisiana State Division. Records, 1925-1941. 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 online catalog. Mss. 666.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education Women
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 online catalog. Mss. 1486.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Women
American Civil Liberties Union. Baton Rouge Chapter. Records, 1968-1976. 4 linear ft. Location: 9:1-4. Official records of the Baton Rouge ACLU Chapter include minutes of meetings; agendas; financial and membership records; correspondence; files on projects and involvements; newsletters; and other imprints from local, state, and national organizations. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3203.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
American Expeditionary Forces General Orders, 1918-1919 . 303 orders. Location: E:74. World War I general orders issued from General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, France, by command of General John J. Pershing, Chief of Staff James W. McAndrew, and Adjutant General Robert C. Davis. The orders concern military regulations; furlough guidelines; requisition of supplies from French citizens; staff changes; prisoners; members of the press; and the discharge and pay of soldiers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
American Expeditionary Forces General Orders, 1918-1919 . 303 orders. Location: E:74. World War I general orders issued from General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, France, by command of General John J. Pershing, Chief of Staff James W. McAndrew, and Adjutant General Robert C. Davis. The orders concern military regulations; furlough guidelines; requisition of supplies from French citizens; staff changes; prisoners; members of the press; and the discharge and pay of soldiers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
American Psychological Association. Division of Clinical Neuropsychology. Records, 1982-2003 (1994-1996). 1.2 linear ft. Location: T:66. The APA was founded at Clark University in 1892 for the advancement of psychology as a science, and incorporated in 1925. Division 40 petitioned for recognition in 1995, and was sanctioned in 1996. Archival records of Division 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) of the American Psychological Association, including Division policy documents, minutes of meetings, committee reports, significant correspondence, and printed material. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4745.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Medicine
American Sugar Cane League. Letters. 1982 May 7-10. 2 items. Location: Misc:A. Advocacy group for American sugar producers. Letters signed by Kenneth H. Kahao as president of the league. One is addressed to President Ronald Reagan and expresses appreciation for his decision to impose import quotas on sugar. The other informs league members of Reagan's proclamations. Mss. 3631.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics Sugar
Amite County Record Book, 1851-1864, 1879, 1895. 1 ms. Vol. Location: M:21. Records of the appointed trustees of the Common Schools for District No. 2 in Amite County, Mississippi. Reports from various schools list name of parents, name and age of scholar, and amounts drawn from the public fund. Some minutes are included. For further information online catalog. Mss. 6.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Civil War Education
Amite Navigation Company. Articles of Agreement, 1818 March 29. 1 item [copy]. Location: Misc:A. Established in 1817 to open the Amite River of Louisiana for navigation. Articles of agreement executed in 1817 outlining the company's objective of opening the Amite River to navigation by boats from the confluence of its branches to Galveston, Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Provisions of the article are listed along with names of subscribers and the number of shares underwritten by each subscriber. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1032.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Transportation
Anderson McNutt. Estate Papers, 1868-1895. 42 items. Location: 32:81. Planter of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and brother of Mississippi governor A. G. McNutt. Records of the disposition of McNutt's estate describe the founding of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and early Mississippi politicians; family history; and economic and political difficulties of Reconstruction. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4187.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Politics
Anderson, Decatur C. Papers, 1876-1892. 6 items. Location: Misc.:A, OS:A. 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 online catalog. Mss. 913.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Women
Anderson, Harrod C. (Harrod Clopton). Papers. 1849-1888 (bulk 1885-1887). 7 items, 3 ms. vols. Location: F:1, Misc: A. Planter of Magnolia, Haywood County, Tennessee. Papers include a cashbook, photoprints, and diaries which discuss opinions on philosophical, religious, political, and Civil War issues. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reel 20. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 8, 490, 539.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations Religion Politics
Anderson, Henry. Letter, 1863. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Union soldier during the Civil War, probably from Indiana, stationed at New Madrid, Missouri. Letter to a friend expresses lack of interest in the cause of slavery and a personal revulsion to African AmericansFor further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1427.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War African Americans
Anderson, John Q. Manuscript, LOUISIANA SWAMP DOCTOR,1836-1970 (`bulk 1836-1853, 1930-1958). 352 items. Location: C:76. Writer and professor of English, University of Houston, Texas. Manuscript of Louisiana Swamp Doctor; The Writings of Henry Clay Lewis, Alias 'Madison Tensas, M.D.', edited by John Q. Anderson. (Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1962) and related correspondence and research notes. It also contains succession records for the estate of Henry Clay Lewis (1853).For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2156.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Literature, Reading, and Writing Medicine
Anderson, John Q. Papers, ca. 1930-1990. 3 linear ft. Location: C:76-78, W:8, 7:51-52, OS:A. 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education Literature, Reading, and Writing Medicine
Anderson, John Q., Papers, 1848-1993 (bulk 1953-1973). 7.5 linear ft., 5 v. Location: X:119-125, OS:A, P:17. John Q. Anderson was a professor of English and a writer of Southern history and folklore. This collections of files, correspondence, printed material, and photographs reflect Anderson's career, current events; and they provide research material for his publications, particularly "Brokenburn: The Journal of Kate Stone, 1861-1868" and "Louisiana Swamp Doctor: The Life of Henry Clay Lewis". For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2156, 2162.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars African Americans Education Literature, Reading, and Writing Long Family Natchez, Mississippi Plantations Women
Anderson, Mollie E. Papers, 1863-1903 (bulk 1880-1889). 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 online catalog. Mss. 2171.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics Women
Anderson, Phoebe. Emancipation petition, 1849 Feb. 23. 1 petition. Location: Misc.:A. A petition filed in the Sixth District Court of the Parish of East Baton Rouge by Phoebe Anderson requests permission to emancipate her slave, Alexander. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3809.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Baton Rouge
Anderson, William H. Letter, 1845 July 19. 1 letter. Location: Misc.:A. William H. Anderson in New Hope, an extinct town in Dallas County, Ala., writes Jesse W. Norris of Pickens Court House, Ala., telling how he had just traveled to several schools for young women in southern Alabama conducting examinations and attending school conventions. He also speculates on his undecided future plans. Mss. 3964.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Women
Andrew Clow and Company. Papers, 1790-1863, 1873. 36 items. Location: A:26. Merchant of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Papers of Andrew Clow and Co. are comprised of personal and business correspondence, promissary notes, receipts, and legal documents. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 850.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Andrew Jackson account, ca. 1840, undated. 1 item. Location: Misc.:J President of the United States, 1828-1836. Anonymous manuscript apparently submitted to a periodical for publication describes a visit to Jackson's Tennessee home, the Hermitage. The writer discusses the location and appearance of the plantation and Jackson's health, interests, and family. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3212.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Plantations
Andrews, George L. (George Leonard), 1828-1899. Papers, 1863-1865. 9 items. Location: Misc:A. Union brigadier general in the Civil War. Andrews was appointed commander of the Department of the Gulf in 1863 and assumed command of the Port Hudson, Louisiana, post in 1864. Correspondence from Andrews to his wife deals with the surrender of Port Hudson (1863) and his duties as commander of the post. Two letters describe conditions in New Orleans, Louisiana immediately after the war. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3067.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War
Andrews, James M. Papers, 1846-1892. 0.25 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Medicine Women
Andry, M. T. (Michel Thomassin), 1811-ca. 1871. Family Papers, 1840-1882 (bulk 1858-1879). 0.3 linear ft. (199 items). Location: UU:66. Sugar planter of St. John the Baptist and St. Charles parishes, Louisiana, and resident of New Orleans. Collection includes correspondence and legal and financial papers. Letters received by Andry's daughter Rosa from his sons describe their participation in the Battle of Shiloh, campaigns in Kentucky, and skirmishes at Camp Beauregard in the Civil War. Partly in French. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1318.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Civil War Plantations Sugar French-language
Anne Rice collection, 1979-1991. 0.5 linear ft. Location: W:69. New Orleans, Louisiana author. Articles, interviews, and reviews by and about Anne Rice and her works. Includes audio tapes of interviews of Rice on National Public Radio (undated) and on a Larry King radio broadcast (November 1988). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4446.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Literature, Reading, and Writing Women
Annotated political broadside, circa 1842. 1 item. Location: OS:G. An annotated political broadside, entitled GRAND FOUR MILE RACE, predicting the victory of B. A. Martel over Judge John H. Overton in an election for judge in the Fifteenth Judicial District of St. Landry Parish, La., on April 6, 1857. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1150.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Annual report of the New Orleans Belt and Terminal Co. to the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1903. 2 v. Location: J:25. The New Orleans Belt and Terminal Company was formed in 1901 to operate the property of the New Orleans and Western Railroad Company. Annual reports to the ICC report the company's history, officers, assets, expenditures, earnings, and traffic and mileage statistics, as well as describe its equipment and relationship to the New Orleans and Western Railroad Company and the New Orleans Terminal Company. For more information, see the online catalog. Mss. 4871.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business Transportation
Anonymous account book, 1834-1836. 1 vol. Location: F:1. Ledger of a general merchandise store in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 58.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous account book (E), 1866-1870. 1 vol. Location: F:1. Record book of an unidentified general merchandise store in New Orleans, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 312.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business
Anonymous account book (F), 1891. 1 vol. Location: F:1. Unidentified ledger of cash accounts. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 218.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous account book (H), 1866-1879. 1 vol. Location: F:1. Journal lists food, fuel, and beverages purchased for a restaurant in France. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 458.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business French-language
Anonymous account book, 1919-1920. 3 vols. Location: J:10. Anonymous account books of a general merchandise store in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 927.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous Account Book (M), 1748. 1 mss. vol. Location: Vault:1. Account book for Baton Rouge merchant containing entries for mercantile items, loans, and passage and shipping to the West Indies (Jan. 1-March 20, 1748). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 519.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business Transportation
Anonymous account book (O), 1899-1900. 1 vol. Location: F:2. Anonymous daybook for a general merchandise store in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 975.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous account book, 1858-1866. 1 vol. Location: F:3. Anonymous account book of a Scottish firm engaged in the making and repair of furniture and in general carpentry work. Among the accounts is one for James Robert Hope-Scott of Abbotsford, grandson-in-law of Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2600.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Literature, Reading, and Writing
Anonymous account books (G), 1869-1886. 4 vols. Location: F:1. Unidentified ledgers of a general merchandise firm in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 485.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous account books (L), 1919-1920. 3 vols. Location: J:10. Anonymous account books of a general merchandise store in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 927.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous account, 1786-1788. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Account of an unidentified merchant in New Orleans, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 133.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business French-language
Anonymous Biblical notebook. Undated. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Notebook containing a commentary on the first chapter of the Book of Proverbs. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2264.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Anonymous biographical sketch. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Fragment of an anonymous biographical sketch of Adrien Emmanuel Rouquette (1813-1887), a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, poet-priest of Louisiana, and apostle of the Choctaw Indians of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, known as 'Chahta-Ima.'. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1444.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Religion
Anonymous cattle medicine manuscript, ca. 19th century. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Manuscript book of remedies for cattle ailments. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 995.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine
Anonymous Civil War diary, 1863 January 23-September 25. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A Diary of an unidentified Union soldier recording daily events, camp life, and military action in Virginia and during the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and travel between the two fronts. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3210.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous Civil War diary, 1863 September 1-December 13. 1 item [handwritten, 13 page fragment]. Misc.:A Diary of a Union soldier on the march or encamped along the Sabine River and in southeast Louisiana. He mentions fighting, expeditions, casualties, Confederate desertions, and the weather. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3328.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous Civil War letter, 1863 April 18. 2 items. Location: Misc.:A Letter from a Union camp in Baton Rouge describing camp life and mentioning the siege of Port Hudson. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2824.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
Anonymous Civil War letter, 1863 June 19. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Union army soldier. Letter discussing the Union siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi, trench visits from Confederate soldiers, artillery techniques, and camp life. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3245.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous Civil War order, ca. 1864. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A Union order from headquarters, Department of the Gulf, requesting the 9th Connecticut and the 14th Maine regiments together with a section of Thompson's Battery be sent to St. Charles [Arkansas] in order to rid the area of Confederate soldiers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1424.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
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 5750: 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Literature, Reading, and Writing Women
Anonymous commercial journal, 1836 July-August. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Journal belonging to a son of a New Orleans, Louisiana commission merchant, probably a schoolboy. Day-to-day entries made while he was working in his father's firm describe business transactions, office duties, and bank affairs; and record personal observations, descriptions of merchandise, and a few local incidents. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2168.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business Education
Anonymous Confederate civilian letters, 1863 August 27 and 29. 2 items. Location: Misc.:A 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 online catalog. Mss. 2997.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations African Americans Women
Anonymous Confederate letter, 1861 July 3. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A Letter written from New Orleans, Louisiana describing a method of blocking the Mississippi River to federal military boats. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2899.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Transportation
Anonymous Confederate Officer's letter. 1 item. Location:32:80. Mss. 3941.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous Confederate poems, ca. 1864. (2 pages). Location: Misc.:A. Anonymous poems titled 'Somebody's Darling,' 'Waiting,' and 'The Picket Guard' deal with war themes, death, and the Southern struggle. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2918.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Literature, Reading, and Writing
Anonymous Confederate scrapbook, undated. 1ms. Vol. Location: M:18. Scrapbook of prints from engravings of Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president, his cabinet, and his generals; and 5 newspaper clippings referring to incidents concerning Davis during Reconstruction. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1846.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous daybooks, 1856-1858. 2 ms. vols. Location: F:2. Accounts of sales by a free black (probably Oscar Dubreuil) for a general merchandise store in Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 833.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language
Anonymous diary, 1858-1860. Mss. 3504. See LeBret Diary. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3504.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations African Americans Women French-language
Anonymous engineering notebook, ca. 19th century. 1 vol. Location: M:18. Civil engineering notebook containing lessons on construction of arches and mathematical formulas. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 83.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Anonymous essay. 1836 November 23. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Essay titled 'Can the immortality of the Soul be proved independently of Revelation ?' was apparently written in response to an earlier discussion. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3254.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Anonymous journal, 1860-1866. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:2. Journal of a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, written as a midshipman on board the U. S. S. Congress. The journal contains the author's reasons for entering the Navy, information and opinions of Naval officers concerning the U.S. Naval Academy and its graduates, and definitions of duties of a seaman on a ship. The reverse side contains law lectures. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1071.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous ledger, 1848-1851. 1 vol. Location: G:2. Ledger of a merchant, probably at Port Hudson, Louisiana, containing accounts of prominent men in the area, particularly high ranking military officers, and of the steamboats Brilliant, E. D. White, and Montgomery. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation
Anonymous letter, [1863] October 4. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. 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 online catalog. Mss. 2121.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War African Americans Women
Anonymous letter, 1807. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Plantation letter from a Natchez, Mississippi, planter to a brother living in the East, outlining the favorable economic conditions for plantation owners in the Natchez area. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1658.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Plantations
Anonymous letter, 1844 May 4. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. 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 online catalog. Mss. 3763.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Women
Anonymous letter, 1847. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Letter from New Orleans, Louisiana, La., refers to the yellow fever epidemic. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1801.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Medicine
Anonymous letter, 1851. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Letter written from Augusta of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, 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, Louisiana; steamboats and fishing on the Red River; and other local news. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1008.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Performing arts Transportation African Americans Women
Anonymous letter, 1852 July 15. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Letter written in Washington, D.C., addressed to 'Dear Cousin,' refers to race relations as depicted in Uncle Tom's Cabin, Daniel Webster's performance, and Henry Clay's funeral. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3416.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing African Americans
Anonymous letter, 1861 March 28. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Personal letter from 'Georgie,' New Orleans, Louisiana, to 'Caroline,' relating family news and social activities. Mss. 636.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Women
Anonymous letter, 1863 August 11. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Letter from a young woman residing near Campbell County Court House, Virginia, reporting that a cousin, Robert Andrews, had distinguished himself at Winchester and had been wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2121.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Women
Anonymous letter, 1864. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from Sarah, apparently a young girl and resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, written upon her return from a trip to New York City, commenting on a minstrel show in New Orleans, Louisiana, and expressing interest in the New York presidential election returns. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1418.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Performing arts Politics Women
Anonymous letter, ca. 1867. 1 item. Location: U:116. Letter by a Confederate veteran, formerly a prisoner at Fort Delaware, to 'Dear Editor,' pleading for the white man to exercise his right to vote in order to stem the tide of radicalism. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 172.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Anonymous letter, 1867. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from a guest at Trenton House [Trenton, New Jersey], commenting on the artistic ability and physical characteristics of the blind African American musician 'Blind Tom,' after attending a concert given by the pianist. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1533.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Performing arts African Americans
Anonymous letter, 1871. 1 item. Location: Misc. :A. New Orleans, Louisiana, minister's wife describes yellow fever situation and church duties. Letter is written on the letterhead of Randolph, Singleton, and Brown, Attorneys at Law. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 70.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Medicine Religion Women
Anonymous letter, 1887 September 21. 1 item. Location:Misc.:A. Family letter written on the letterhead of the Louisa Saw Mill, in Belle Rose, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1283.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Anonymous letters, 1861. 3 items. Location: Misc.:A. Letters from Vermont Representative William W. B_____, attending a session of the state legislature, relating accounts of personal and official activities to his wife. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2112.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous Letters, 1861-1863. 8 items. Location: Misc. Letters of a private serving in the 18th New York Volunteers written from Camp King, Little River Turnpike, Camp Jackson, and White Oak Church, Virginia, to Cousin Eliza of Waterford, New York. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2449.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous letters, 1864-1865. 2 items. Location: Misc:A. Letters from a Louisiana Confederate soldier in the Civil War wintering at New Dalton, Georgia, to his sister, relating personal news and from Natchez describing his reception upon returning from the service and his adjustment to civilian life. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1032.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Civil War
Anonymous lumber company account book, 1841-1842. 1 vol. Location: H:3. Unidentified lumber dealer, possibly Andrew Brown, in Natchez, Mississippi. Daybook of accounts of sales of lumber and shingles. Prominent purchasers include Thomas Affleck, B. L. C. Wailes, John A. Quitman, Francis Surget, John Jenkins, Stephen Duncan, and Samuel Postelwaite. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 259.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Business
Anonymous lumberyard daybook, 1904 April-August. 1 vol. Location: G:2. Lumberyard, probably in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Entries give date, name of person placing order, and itemized list of purchases. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous manuscript volume, 1858-1877. 1 item. Location: Misc. A. Journal contains notes on the progress of the Civil War and the 'Trent Affair', a diplomatic incident between the U. S. and Great Britain. Other topics include poetry; songs; partial plays in commedia dell'arte style; notes on Renaissance Italian history and notes on Daniel Deronda by George Eliot. Also included are listings for businesses and consulates in New Orleans, and public officials in Paris. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3545.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Civil War Literature, Reading, and Writing Performing arts Politics French-language
Anonymous medical notebook, 1831-1849. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Notebook includes remedies for various medical conditions, recipes, and a diary. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2901.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine
Anonymous memorandum, ca 1865. 1 item [copy]. Location: Misc.:A. General Robert E. Lee's farewell address to the Army of Northern Virginia, April 10, 1865, and poem entitled 'A Mother Waiting for the News.' For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 219.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous New Orleans letter, 1874 December 15. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Letter from a visitor to New Orleans describes impressions of the city and comments on violent popular reactions to recent election returns. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2997.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
Anonymous notebook, 1827-1829, 1892. 1 ms. vol. Location: C:45. Mathematics notebook containing rules and examples, and also copies of poems. 'Madisonville Brick and Ship Yards, March 4, 1829' is written on the margin of a page. For further inormation see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Anonymous notebook, ca. 1850. 1 ms. vol. Location: C:45. Notebook containing French grammar notes and catechism questions. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Religion French-language
Anonymous notebook, ca. 1850. 1 ms. Vol. Location: C:45. Notebook containing geometric problems and definitions. In French. For further information, see online Mss. 552.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU French-language
Anonymous notebook, ca. 1850-ca. 1880. 1 ms. Vol. Location: F:2. Notebook containing notes of lectures on physics and cosmography. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 86.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education French-language
Anonymous novel, ca. 19th century. 1 vol. (261 pages). Location: U:116. A novel about Harry Lincoln, a poor boy from a troubled home in antebellum New Orleans, who is befriended by a wealthy woman. The name "Harry Barton" is written twice on the first page. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 172.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing
Anonymous papers, ca. 1907- ca. 1939. 3 items. Location: Misc.:A. Methodist lecture notes titled 'Development of Methodism and its Extension to the U.S.' covering the period 1729-1784. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Anonymous Planter Ledger, 1848-1849. 1 vol. Location: Misc.:A. Plantation ledger, possibly kept by Abraham Lobdell, a West Baton Rouge Parish, La. planter. Ledger records payments for services, goods, and taxes on land. Included are entries recording slave births and deaths, medical bills, gifts to the Protestant Episcopal Church, and goods sold to slaves on credit. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2905.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine Plantations Religion African Americans
Anonymous poem, 1864 June 3. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Confederate love poem signed 'Mystic,' Petersburg, Virginia. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2121.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Literature, Reading, and Writing
Anonymous poetry book, ca. 1815, 1817. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Volume containing copies of poems by Robert Burns and others and probably some original poetry. Personal entries indicate the volume was written ca. 1815-1817 in Georgia. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1422.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing
Anonymous Port Hudson journal, 1838-1839. 1 vol. Location: G:2. Journal for a general merchandise and cotton firm of Port Hudson, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Plantations
Anonymous prescription book, 1900-1902. 1 vol. Location: F:4. Volume containing approximately 6,000 prescriptions principally from Baton Rouge medical doctors. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Medicine
Anonymous receipes, undated. 4 items. Location: Misc.:A. Recipe of a St. Catherine doctor for medicinal tea; and others for mahogany stain, creole beer, and cornstarch pudding. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 170.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine French-language
Anonymous Reconstruction letters, 1875. 2 items. Location: Misc.:A. Ensign stationed on the U.S. Flagship Worcester in New Orleans describes the chaotic conditions existing in the Louisiana legislature, and mentions orders to disperse the legislature. He also mentions national politics and his own naval experiences. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2560.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Politics
Anonymous record book, undated. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:19. Vital statistics and military records together with comments on the condition, location, and extent of such records in several parishes in Louisiana. Included are lists of Louisiana blacks in units of the Union army during the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1018.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Civil War
Anonymous register, undated. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:19. Record book probably of the French Consulate in New Orleans, perhaps constituting a register of French citizens, possibly ship passengers passing through the city in the antebellum period who visited the consulate regarding commercial matters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 970.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous ritual, undated. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A Ritual of a white supremacist organization. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Anonymous scrapbook, 1855-1857, 1865-1867. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:10. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, mainly of poems published in New Orleans papers, and sentimental engravings. Items are glued over ledger entries (1855-1857). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3012.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Literature, Reading, and Writing
Anonymous scrapbook, 1861-1936. 2 vols (on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf.:A. Miscellaneous newspaper clippings collected mainly from newspapers in New Orleans and Natchez include materials relative to Reconstruction, the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, the Chicago fire of 1871, and steamboats. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2554.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Natchez, Mississippi Civil War Transportation Politics
Anonymous scrapbook, ca. 1900. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:21. Scrapbook contains obituaries of Sadie Patrick, secretary of the United Confederate Veterans Association; sentimental verse; and miscellaneous newspaper clippings. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2087.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Literature, Reading, and Writing
Anonymous scrapbook. 1903-1913. 1 item. Location: H:1. Newspaper clippings and some printed programs relating to Lutheran Churches in the eastern United States and to the life and career of Pastor Charles K. Hunton of Lima, Ohio. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3418.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Anonymous shipping record, circa 1900. 1 vol. Location: G:2. Shipping record of some kind of farm produce (probably potatoes) shipped in one-hundred pound sacks. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous short story, 1904 ca. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Story centering around the Steamer Betsy Ann when she was operating on a packet from Natchez to Bayou Sara on the Mississippi River. It features the home of Captain Lane Brandon of Como Landing and the surrounding territory in the Tunica Hills. It also features the building of the Red River Valley railroad as part of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1086.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Transportation
Anonymous slave list, 1700-1865. 1 item. Location: OS:S. Anonymous slave list giving cabins, names, color, and ages of slaves. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 9.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Anonymous soldier letter, 1863 September 24. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. A letter written by a Union soldier in Louisiana during the Civil War describes his unit's march from New Orleans, La., to the Bayou Teche country. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2588.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War
Anonymous sugar house record book (B), 1917-1919. 1 vol. Location: F:2. Record book of a sugar house contains production charts and inventories. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 410.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Sugar
Anonymous sugar house record book, undated. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:2. Sugar house record book published by Jas. Buckley and Company, New Orleans, La., presumably to be used at Houmas Plantation, Ascension Parish, La. On the cover is a printed label: 'Sugar House Results--Houmas.' Record book is blank except for one short entry on the first page. On the cover is a printed label: SUGAR HOUSE RESULTS--HOUMAS. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 48.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Sugar
Anonymous tavern account books, 1817, 1818-1820. 2 vols. Location: G:2. Daybook and ledger of an unidentified operator of a tavern at St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, giving place, date, name of customer, quantity and charges for purchases of liquors. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous theology notebooks. 1841-1842. 3 vols. Location: F:2. Unidentified notebooks of theology lectures. The volumes are labeled Didactic Theology, Dr. Hodge, and Pastoral Theology, Dr. Alexander. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 77.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Anonymous travel notebook, 1869-1877. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Unidentified notebook containing travel accounts of several trips to Europe, itinerary, excerpts of poems, jokes, accounts of expenses, and miscellaneous memoranda. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 606.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Transportation
Anonymous Union soldier letter, 1863 February 19. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Letter from camp near Belle Plain, Army of the Potomac, under General Joseph Hooker, pertaining to camp life, discouragement among the troops, opposition to the Emancipation Proclamation, and rumors of a conscription law. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2897.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous veterinary medicine notebook, 1840. 1 vol. Location: F:2. Notebook containing notes on the commercial jurisprudence of veterinary medicine, including Roman and French law; a consideration of various animal diseases; and models of various forms of commercial paper. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 284.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine French-language
Anonymous memorandum, 1786-1800. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Land grants memorandum. An unsigned memorandum, with a typed translation, concerns lands grants issued to Maurice and Guillermo Conway in Pointe Coupee Parish, La. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 721.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Spanish-language
Anonymous memorandum, 1889 Oct. 22. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Memorandum names Henry Finley as constable and mentions warrants awaiting enforcement. Memorandum also reports on the cotton, corn and syrup produced by J. Y. Alarid and his expectation for compensation. C. F. Graham is reported to have returned to his cotton farm to resume planting. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1155.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Sugar
Anonymous notebook, 1897-1927. 1 v. Location: F:2. Notebook contains handwritten entries and newspaper clippings related to Camp Beauregard, recipes, medical remedies, stain removal, and other items of household interest. Short biographical sketches of James John Audubon and Dr. Francois Autommarchi are also included. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 572.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine
Anonymous scrapbook, 1830-1860. 1 v. Location: F:2. Political scrapbook contains newspaper clippings of letters written to several Southern newspapers. They express opinions on politicians, political parties and issues, with a particular focus on slavery and abolition. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 223.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics African Americans
Anonymous cashbooks (K), 1867-1902. 3 vols. Location: F:2. Accounts for a general store in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Entries list the names of many of the prominent planters in the area and include some plantation records. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 848.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Plantations
Anonymous Charleston, South Carolina letter, 1839 Mar. 21. 1 letter. Location: Misc. An unknown scribe in Charleston, S.C., writes to Mr. S. Stocking of Chatham, Conn., describing his accounting work, his relationship with his superiors, the gift of an instrument shaped like a guitar with a bellows for the left hand and keys for the right, foreign members of the city's orchestra who board at the same hotel as he, his efforts to learn the trumpet, and his friendship with Louis Parocheau. Mss. 4099.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Anonymous Civil War letter, 1863. 1 item. Location: Misc:Anon.A letter written by a Richmond, Va., teacher to his parents, tells of his work as a mechanic in order to avoid the Confederate conscription law. He also informs them of his marriage to a young lady from Wilmington, N. C. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1452.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Education
Anonymous Civil War letter, 1863 May 6. 1 letter. Location: Misc. An anonymous Union soldier writing from Barre's Landing (Port Barre) east of Opelousas, La., during the First Bayou Teche Campaign describes capturing rebel cotton and sugar; marching from Donaldsonville, through Thibodaux, up Bayou Teche, and on to Opelousas; Gen. Cuvier Grover's losses at the Battle of Irish Bend (April 14, 1863); skirmishing with rebels along the march; sending runaway slaves to plantations around New Orleans; and speaking with freedmen trying to learn to read in Baton Rouge. Mss. 3674.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous Civil War memoir, 1900 -1930. 1 item. Location: An anonymous author recounts his experiences as a boy in a small town in western Kentucky at the beginning of the Civil War. He describes how the boys in the town organized themselves into a company to play as juvenile Confederate soldiers. He relates two stories of how they enticed locals into their play and how he tried a near fatal trick on soldiers of the Sixth Illinois Cavalry Regiment encamped nearby. Mss. 3975.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Anonymous essay, 1862. 1 item (141 pages). Location: E:45. Typewritten copy of an essay on some usages and idioms of the Indians of lower Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 138.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Anonymous family photograph collection, circa 1900. 3 photographic prints. Location: 65:5. These are three studio portraits of unidentified individuals: two children and an elderly woman. The children's pictures were created by the New Orleans photographic studio of E. Simon. Mss. 3848.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
Anonymous photograph album pages, 1927. 7 photographic prints. Location: 65:5. Two photograph album pages hold seven prints: a photograph of the 1927 Mississippi River flood at Cottonport, La.; two photographs of teenagers on a picnic; two photographs of members of Company H, 156th Infantry of the Louisiana National Guard doing flood relief duty at Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, La.; and two snapshots of women boating on a lake. Mss. 3961.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Anonymous sermons, circa 1800-1850. 27 items. Location: Misc. This collection consists of 16 unsigned manuscript sermons, each sewn individually at the spine, probably from the first half of the 19th century. They comment on both Old and New Testament texts and include ones on the biblical injunction for wives to submit to their husbands and the place of elders in the church. Other writings include five small groups of questions on the nature of God and Christ followed by answers challenging Socinian arguments. Other manuscripts concern the basics of syllogism and desirable human attributes. A handwritten poem, "The Dying Saint," and a Presbyterian tract, "Sin Our Enemy and God Our Friend," are also included. Mss. 4087.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Anonymous traveler's letters, 1882 Mar. 8-13. 2 items. Location: Misc.: A. An unidentified traveler writes his son two letters from New Orleans, La. His March 8, 1882, letter describes his journey by train from Jacksonville, Fla., to New Orleans, complaining of the low state of the countryside and the manners of the poor whites and blacks. His March 13, 1882, letter gives a vivid description of New Orleans, including news of levee breaks and flooding on the Mississippi River. Mss. 3858.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans New Orleans 1866-
Appleton, H. Diary, 1875-1876. 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc.:A. H. Appleton was an LSU student and cadet. His diary describes the life of an LSU student. It discusses his classes and professors, as well as his social and personal life. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4804.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU
Applewhite, Cornelia. Papers, 1877-1878, 1924-1925, undated. 3 items, 2 ms. Vols., 2 printed vols. [on microfilm]. Location: Mss. Mf.:A. 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 online catalog. Mss. 3498.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Performing arts Women
Arandoez, Jose. Document, 1800. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Resident of Barataria, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Affidavit assigning Arandoez's land, buildings, and livestock to William Garland pending receipt of land title. In Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1171.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Spanish-language
Arbour, Sidney V. Jr. Family Papers, [1855] 1900-2011. 5.75 linear ft. Location: X:27-32, OS:A. Prominent Baton Rouge, La., resident, WWII veteran and realtor. Personal papers, business and legal papers, printed material, and photographs pertain to the personal activities and business affairs of the allied Arbour Bahlinger, Kornmeyer, and Wilbert families of Louisiana. Topics include student life, WWII, oil leases, Baton Rouge real estate, volunteerism, and genealogy. Mss. 5075. For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business Education LSU
Arceneaux, Alexander. Papers, 1839-1895, undated. 133 items. Location: C:68. Cotton planter of Port Barre, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, along with his son-in-law, Louis Fuselier. Papers consist of receipts for parish and state taxes, medical services, food supplies, and for recording brands for cattle. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1319.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine Plantations
Arceneaux, J. Felix, 1886-1972. Papers. 1886-1934 (bulk 1910-1934). .2 linear ft. Location: 91:64. Baptist minister and author of newspaper articles. Printed items and notes relating to Catholic and Baptist religion and history. Two Ku Klux Klan printed items: The Imperial Night-Hawk, issue Sept. 12, 1923, and The Public School Problem in America, by Hiram W. Evans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4334.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Arceneaux, William. Papers, 1964-2007 (bulk 1972-2007). 15 linear feet and 20 volumes. Louisiana higher education official. Papers consist of correspondence, business papers, photographs, printed items, and scrapbooks related to the professional, civic, and personal activities of William Arceneaux. A small amount of correspondence is in French and Spanish. For further information, see online catalog Mss. 4107.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Baton Rouge Business Cajuns Civil War Education French-language LSU New Orleans 1866- Politics Spanish-language
Archibald, J. J. Waybill, 1891. 1 waybill. Location: Misc. A waybill for a railroad car of lumber shipped by the New Orleans & Northwestern Railway Co. for J.J. Archibald in Archibald, La. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4377.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation
Archinard, Cesario. Land grant, 1807. 1 item. Location: Misc:A. Resident of New Orleans. Land grant, signed by Luis Hector Baron de Carondelet, Spanish Governor of Louisiana, awarding land in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, to Archinard. The land was surveyed by Carlos Trudeau. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 254.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Politics Spanish-language
Arden, D. D. Letter and abstracts, 1856 May 29. 2 items. Location: Misc:A. Constable of Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Letter from Arden to P. Gurnett appointing him leader of a patrol squad. Attached are laws stating that squads be armed with guns and have the right to enter and examine cabins and residences of African Americans without prior notice of property owners. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3108.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Arentz, Thora K. Papers, 1853-1886. 10 items. Location: Misc.:A, OS:A. Papers contain official certificates (in Danish and Norwegian) of Thora K. Arentz and her family of Norway.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Arguments on slavery, intemperance, the press, and suffrage, 1832. 1 manuscript. Location: Misc. An anonymous debater in South Reading (now Wakefield), Mass., argues that slavery is a worse evil than intemperance and the freedom of the press is of superior importance to the right of suffrage. Mss. 3913.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Argyle-Crescent Company. Appraisal, 1918 September 1. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:21c. The Argyle-Crescent Company was located in Houma, Louisiana. Contains an appraisal invoice of the company by the American Appraisal Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2556.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Armstrong, A. Notebook, 1839-1847. 1 vol. Location: F:2. Notebook of miscellaneous items including remedies, beverage recipes, medical reports, observations on phrenology, Clay and Polk campaign songs, poetry, memoranda, directions for erecting a house, correspondence, and events in Armstrong's life. Included is Armstrong's will, July 7, 1841, made before meeting 'Mr. Smith' in an affair of honor. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 664.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Medicine Performing arts
Armstrong, Ezekiel. Diary, 1862 May 28-December 10. 1 vol. on microfilm. Location: Mss. Mf.:A Confederate sergeant in the 17th Mississippi Regiment during the Civil War. Diary comments on Seven Days Battle at Richmond, Virginia; sermons preached by chaplains; army marches; a visit to the scene of the Second Battle of Bull Run; the Maryland Campaign; and the attitude of civilians toward the Confederate army. He also mentions participation in the battles of Maryland Heights and Sharpsburg; and the evacuation of women and children from Fredericksburg. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 943.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Religion
Armstrong, Frank B, Price List, ca. 1890s . 1 item. Location: A. Price list for a variety of wild birds that were stuffed by taxidermist, Frank B. Armstrong of Brownsville, Tex. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3870.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge LSU Women
Arndt, Hilda C. M., interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Transcript (8 pages). Location: L:4700.0320. 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. 4700.0320.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU Women
Arnold, Thomas, Lieutenant. Papers, 1862 April 26. 2 items. Location: Misc:A. Confederate navy lieutenant serving on the Mississippi River during the Civil War. Letter from Arnold on the towboat Landis to Captain J. K. Mitchell of the Confederate navy describing an action in which he captured, then lost the Union steamer Resolute. His vessel was fired upon by the Union steamer Defiance. Included is a list of night signals for the fleet, probably Confederate. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3220.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Arst, Paul, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1995. 2 sound cassettes (1.5 hours), Transcript (56 p.). Location: L:4700.0503. Prominent member of business and civic communities in Baton Rouge, La. Arst discusses his career with Prudential, changes in the insurance industry, his involvement in LSU alumni affairs, and community work. He relates personal stories and describes his personal business philosophy. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0503.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion African Americans Women
Ascension Parish (La.). Police Jury. Records, 1837-1925 (bulk 1837-1838). 7 items. Location: Misc.:A, OS:A. Process verbals (written records) of the police jury of Ascension Parish concerning the establishment of boundary lines between Ascension and Iberville Parishes, and between Ascension and Assumption Parishes. Included is a survey (1925) of the boundary between Iberville and Ascension Parishes which conforms with a survey made by August S. Phelps (1837). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 552.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Ashland Plantation record book, 1852. 1 vol. Location: M:19. W. C. Wade was an overseer of Ashland Plantation, Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Ashland Plantation was owned by the sugar planter and politician, Duncan Farrar Kenner (1813-1887). Record book containing daily entries which describe activities on Ashland Plantation. Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reel 13. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 534.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Sugar
Ashlock, Jules R. Papers. Ville Platte Gazette centennial edition, 1958 September 18. 1 ms. Vol. Location: J:24. Special edition commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the city of Ville Platte, Louisiana, with histories; photographs of historic scenes and residents; and articles on recent progress. The volume also contains letters written by a Confederate soldier, Amos K. Anselm, to his mother in 1861 and 1862. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2480.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Asselin, Hacharie. Papers, 1837-1838. 2 items. Location: Misc.:A Resident of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Receipt for taxes on the land and slaves of H. Asselin and statement of N. Martin for tutoring and incidental expenses to Mrs. Hacharie Asselin. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language
Aswell, James B. (James Benjamin), 1906-1955, Papers. 2 items. Location: Misc:A. Author and resident of Natchitoches, Louisiana. His father, James B. Aswell, an educator and U. S. congressman. Collection contains Dudley Frasier's biographical sketch of Aswell, the author of THE BIRDS AND THE BEES; the sketch mentions the burning of Aswell's papers in his hometown of Natchitoches. Included is a publicity photograph of Aswell for Reinhart & Co. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3428.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Politics
Aswell, James B. (James Benjamin), 1869-1931. Family Papers, 1892-1959 (bulk 1909-1931). 3 linear ft. (1,319 items; 18 ms. vols.; 38 printed vols.). Location: U:172-174, G:1, 98:A. Educator, U.S. congressman. Materials pertain principally to Aswell's political career and Louisiana politics; World War I; and post-war European conditions. Included are diaries documenting Aswell's official missions to Europe and scrapbooks on his career as an educator. Diary #4 discusses the presence of Jews in Poland following WWI. Other topics include Mississippi River floods and flood control programs; the Louisiana Highway Commission; the Ku Klux Klan; and the New Llano Colony in northwestern Louisiana, Notable individuals mentioned include Huey Long, John M. Parker, Gaston Porterie, Herbert Hoover, and Al Smith. Mss. 1408, 1426, 1468, 1483.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars Education Jews Long Family Politics Transportation
Aswell, James B. (James Benjamin), 1906-1955. Letters, 1954-1955. 16 items. Location: Misc.:A. Author and resident of Natchitoches, Louisiana; son of James B. Aswell (1869-1931), educator and U.S. congressman. Letters of James B. Aswell, Jr. to Charles East pertain to book reviews written by Aswell for the MORNING ADVOCATE, to other writings, and to personal matters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3048.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Politics
Atherton, R. Letter, ca. 1863. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Federal soldier stationed in Carrollton, Louisiana, waiting with his unit for military orders. The letter contains information concerning assignments of other divisions and about mutual friends. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1484.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Atlantic Coast Seaman's Union. Account books, 1906-1915. 3 vols. Location: F:2. Three daybooks of the New Orleans branch of the Atlantic Coast Seaman's Union showing income and expenses of the union. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 592.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
Attakapas County Papers, 1808-1812, 1826. 26 items. Location: A:17, OS:A. Miscellaneous tax rolls and related items. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 10, 13.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Aubert Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A Commandant of the fortress 'Laplace'. Notarized document describing the sale of a house and lot on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, by Aubert to La Foresto (1764). In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 16.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Letters, 1831-1832. 3 items (photocopies). Location: Misc.:A American naturalist and artist. Letters to his wife describe Audubon's nature study trip along the east coast of Florida. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2787.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Audubon, Lucy, 1788-1874. Letter, 1873, undated. 2 items attached. Location: Misc.:A 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 online catalog. Mss. 1504.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898. Photograph, undated. 1 item. Location:E:73. Union general and commander of the District of Baton Rouge (1862) and of troops attacking Port Hudson. Carte-de-visite photograph of Augur in uniform. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3538.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
Austin, Moses, 1761-1821. Account, 1803-1804. 1 account. Location: Misc. Moses Austin was the founder of the American lead industry and the first man to obtain permission to bring Anglo-American settlers into Spanish Texas. This account itemizes purchases of dry goods from John Stewart by Moses Austin and his son, James Elijah Brown Austin, between December 14, 1803, and February 21, 1804, at Mine a Breton, Louisiana Territory. Mss. 3940.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Avart, Valentine Robert. Document, 1806. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Notarized copy of a land conveyance for a plantation sold by V. Robert Avart to Lancelot Pearson at public auction. The plantation near New Orleans was given to receivers by its former owner, Charles Latours. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 18.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Plantations French-language
Avault, James W., Jr. Papers, 1965. Location: 7:22. Published and unpublished materials of LSU professor in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Management, James W. Avault, Jr., concerning catfish farming and breeding and other maricultural topics. Mss. 2271, 2334, 2434.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: LSU
Avery, Dudley. Letters, 1815 January. 2 items [photostats]. Location: Misc.:A. Physician, resident of Baton Rouge, and speaker of the house in the West Florida legislature. Letters from Dr. Avery to Mrs. Mary Ann Avery during his service as a volunteer medical doctor with the Louisiana militia in New Orleans. Letters contain an account of the Battle of New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1874For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans to 1861 Medicine Politics
Avet, Joseph. Document, 1848. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Slave bill of sale for a slave sold by Joseph Avet to Lucien Gex, New Orleans, March 27, 1848. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 610.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 African Americans French-language
Ayers, Elias L., b.1796. Diary. 1854-1855. 1 vol. Location: G:1. Farmer in western New York State near Trumanburg. Ayers raised barley, oats, wheat, vegetables, fruits, berries, honey, and sheep. Daily entries discuss weather, farm work, crops sold, supplies bought, relatives, political events and opinions, education of 'Oliver,' books and magazines, and religion. Topics include an election for improving a canal and imposing temperance laws. Included is a military land warrant for property in Ohio and a manuscript map of the Territory of New Mexico, showing Ft. Union, Santa Fe, and Taos. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3365.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion Politics
Ayraud Brothers. Letterhead, 1899. 1 item. Location: Misc.:A. Merchants of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Letterhead advertising 'Moss Ginnery.' For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2416.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Babbit, Charles W. Saint-Catharine's Creek Breakwater. Adams County, Miss., 1888 January 15. 1 item; 18 x 14.2 inches. Location: OS:B. Ink and ochre watercolor on surveyor's linen oilcloth, showing a plan of a proposed breakwater at the mouth of Saint-Catharine's Creek at the Mississippi River. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4620.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi
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 online catalog. Mss. 791.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Women
Babin, Andrew. Oral history interview, 1992. 1 sound cassette (1 hour), Transcript (56 pages). Location: L:4700.0099. Babin graduated from LSU in 1917. Babin discusses his years as a cadet and student at LSU. Topics include hazing activities, interclass rivalries, demerits, drills, student leisure activities, dating, college courses, punishments for violating rules, professors, and school food. Babin also discusses Louisiana Governor Sam Houston Jones. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0099.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Politics
Babin, Felix E. Letter, 1862 September 20 and 1915. 2 items. Location: OS:B. Letter from Vicksburg, September 20, 1862; and Chamber of Commerce of Quimper and Brest, France, 50 centimes note, 1915. For further information online catalog. Mss. 1876.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War French-language
Babin, James Lee. Oral history interview, 1992. 2 sound cassettes (3 hours), Transcript (93 pages). Location: L:4700.0138. Associate Professor of English at LSU. Interview deals with James Lee Babin's family history and involvement with Christ the King Chapel on the LSU campus. Also mentioned are the Claretians (a religious order) and Babin's work with students at LSU. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0138.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Religion
Babin, Pablo. Papers, 1772-1807. 5 items. Location: Misc:B. Spanish land documents and related items of the Babin and Landry families. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Bacon, Albert C. Reminiscences, 1916-1919. 1 item, 36 type written pages. Location: Misc.:B. U.S. Marine during WWI. Bacon writes of his participation in the fighting in the Belleau Woods and Chateau Thierry area. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1625.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Plantations Women
Badin, Norbert, d. 1903. Papers, 1829-1937 (bulk 1870-1890). 695 items, 3 ms. Vols., 57 printed vols. Mss. 825. Free African American planter from the Cane River settlement of Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, an area that was home to a large community of freedmen. Personal and business papers document Badin's activities as a planter, and include family correspondence, a journal, an account book, and miscellaneous printed items. Some items in French and Spanish. U:97-98, OS:B. Available on microfilm 6061: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reel 1. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 825.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Plantations African Americans French-language Spanish-language
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Baton Rouge Long Family Plantations Women
Badon, Robert, 1896-1998, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1995. 1 sound cassette (1.25 hours), transcript ( 41 p.). Location: L:4700.00555. Robert Badon was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana and educated in St. Martinville. He worked as a New Orleans public service employee, a county agent, and a school teacher. He was a veteran of World War I and graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in agriculture in 1918. Badon discusses early life and education in St. Martinville, his experiences as a cadet at LSU, as a county agent, and as a teacher, coach, and principal. He tells of anthrax vaccinations, introduction of fertilizer in sugar cane farming, and the spead of information in rural areas. He also relates his four months of military duty during WWI and a visit by Theodore Roosevelt to Iberia Parish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.00555.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU Sugar 20th Century Wars
Bagatelle Plantation. Cotton Record Book, 1879. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:20. Plantation owned by Benjamin Tureaud. Record book documents cotton production at Bagatelle Plantation, October to December, 1879. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 19.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Bagby, Arthur P. Letter, 1905. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Alabama native, general in Confederate 4th Texas Cavalry, and participant in the Red River Campaign in Louisiana. Letter recounts his military experiences. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3032.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Bagwell, Harrison G., 1914-1973. Papers, 1947-1969, undated. 4 linear ft. Location: 6:31-34, 98:. Attorney of Baton Rouge and state Republican Party leader. Correspondence and other papers pertain to the development of the Republican Party organization in Louisiana; the presidential campaigns of 1952, 1960, and 1964; the distribution of patronage; and Bagwell's Louisiana gubernatorial campaign of 1951. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2840.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Politics
Bailey theater papers. 1 linear ft. Location: Range 38 B 1S. Mss. 3336.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Performing arts
Bailey, Albert. Account books, 1838-1847. 11 vols. Location: G:2. General merchant and cotton buyer of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Cashbooks, daybooks, a journal, ledgers, and a record book record Bailey's accounts. Also recorded are accounts of the Clinton Artillery Company and the newspaper Feliciana Whig. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Plantations
Bailey, Grace. Letter, 1945. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. LSU Laboratory School teacher. Letter to Dean E. B. Robert of the LSU Department of Education concerning the use of Fred B. Kniffen's book, 'Indians of Louisiana' in the LSU Laboratory School curriculum. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2600.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Baines, Henry. Papers, 1796-1905. 0.6 linear ft. Location: C:55, 65. Planter of Bains, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, and a member of London's Royal College of Surgeons. Baines was related to the McDermott and Maynard families. Collection contains papers and letters of the Baines, McDermott, and Maynard families related to the cotton trade, medical education, the Civil War, and financial dealings. Includes a Spanish land grant of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1209.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine Plantations Spanish-language
Baker, Don, interviewee, Oral history interview. 1 sound cassette (30 minutes), Index (1 page). Family friend and former business associate of Mississippi Senator Leroy Percy in the 1920s. Interview deals with Baker's personal background with Senator Percy; he comments on Percy's lifestyle, his political involvement in the community of Greenville, Mississippi, and his assistance in the Mississippi floods (1922, 1927). Baker mentions the Ku Klux Klan, its politics and involvement in the 1923 elections; Howard Dardun, a Klan-supported politician; and other Mississippi politicians and their attitudes toward the Klan. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0001.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Baker, Edwin Backas. Family bible, 1846-1921. 13 items and 1 vol. Location: Misc.:B, F:2, OS:B. Family Bible of the Edwin Backas Baker family of Natchez (New York, 1846). The collection also contains family genealogical notes and obituary notices. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 20.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi
Baker, John Wesley. Diary. 1 item. Location:32:80. Mss. 3892.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Baker, Neiu A. Letters, 1860. 2 letters. Location: Misc. Neiu A. Baker, a schoolteacher in Downsville, La., writes to his wife, S.J. Baker, in Longstreet, N.C., discussing her canceled trip to Louisiana; their daughter Emma in North Carolina; the land, people, and climate in and around Downsville and Union Parish; his wish to leave his teaching job for further education; and her family's reluctance to see her leave North Carolina. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4009.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Women
Baker, Ollie James, 1911-. Papers, 1946-1974, undated. 93 items. Location: C:82. Professor emeritus of architecture, LSU. Professional file pertains to his employment at LSU, to post-World War II low-cost housing research, and to the development of the LSU Department of Architecture. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3138.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
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 at the time of the interview, which discusses plantation life and the end of the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.2.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Civil War Plantations Women
Baldwin & Co. Records, 1879-1928. 7 vols. Location: G:22. Plantation store of Old Johnson Plantation in Baldwin, Louisiana. Ledgers, receipt book, payroll accounts, and records of cane produced for John Baldwin and Baldwin & Co. Available on microfilm 6061: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reel 4. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4597.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Plantations Sugar
Baldwin, William H. Answer to cross bill, 1879 Nov. 15. 1 legal instrument. Location: Misc. William H. Baldwin of Franklin County, Miss., defendant to the cross bill of J.H. Darden, describes the previous ownership of land and slaves in his family. Mss. 4055.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Ballinger, John Henry, 1775-1815. Letter, 1812 May 25. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Colonel John Ballinger was among the revolutionaries who captured the Spanish fort at Baton Rouge in the West Florida Revolution of September 1810. John Ballinger, New Orleans, writes to Fulwar Skipwith at his Montesano Plantation near Baton Rouge discussing a memorial from the Louisiana state constitutional convention requesting the annexation of West Florida to the new state of Louisiana. He also briefly notes public opinion on the likelihood of war with England. Mss. 5053.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Balmer Plantation account, 1778-1782. 1 item (13 pages). Location: Misc.:B Indigo plantation located at Mirebalois, Haiti. Receipts and expenditures made by the manager of the plantation, and prepared by the firm of J. M. Leremboure, Lassale, and Company, representatives of Mr. Balmer on the island. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2270.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations French-language
Balque, Joseph. Document, 1848. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B Document (certified copy) appointing Joseph Balque, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, natural tutor to his children. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 21.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Bancroft, Thomas P. Letter, 1839 Jan. 15-16. 1 letter. Location: Misc.: B. Thomas P Bancroft of New Orleans, La., writes to F. C. Lowell of Boston, Mass. about the cotton trade and prices. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3775.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans to 1861
Banes, Alexander and Nannie I. Banes. Family Papers, 1888-1990. 1.3 linear ft. Location: U:252, OS:B. African American family of Waco, Texas. Collection includes photographs, correspondence, writings, and legal and financial papers. Some materials document Nannie Bane's work as a teacher in North Texas. Mss. 4392.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Education Women
Bank of Mississippi. Bill of lading, 1824. 1 item. Location: Misc:W. Bill of lading for the transport of nine thousand dollars specie, contained in an iron bound keg, to Natchez, Mississippi, from the port of New Orleans aboard the steamboat ,Tanny. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3666.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Natchez, Mississippi Transportation
Bank of the United States. Natchez office records, 1830-1846 (bulk 1831-1835). 63 ms. vols. Location: M:9-12. Records include deposit books, ledgers, and general bill books. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 708.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Business
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, Orders of General Nathaniel Banks, 1864 July. Location: E:74. Orders of Major General Banks relayed by Colonel John P. Shertmore to Colonel Fearing, instructing him to inspect the mounted pickets on duty around the city of New Orleans and correct irregularities that currently exist. Part of the United States Army Collection. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3115.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894. Letter, 1866. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Congressman, governor of Massachusetts, and general in command of the Union Gulf Department in the Civil War. The letter speculates on the outcome of a possible attack by Banks's forces on Port Hudson. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2771.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894. Letterpress copybook, 1863-1864. 1 vol. Location: B:12. Congressman, governor of Massachusetts, and general in command of the Union Gulf Department in the Civil War. Letterpress copybook of official letters written by Banks from his headquarters, Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, during fall 1863 and early winter 1864. Letters comment on civilian life in New Orleans, freed slaves, and the cotton trade. Mss. 2326.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Civil War New Orleans in the Civil War Politics
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894. General order no. 105, 1864 Aug. 1. 1 item. Location: E:74. orders stipulate that all Black troops mustered into the U.S. Army will receive the same uniform, clothing, arms, rations, and other provisions alloted to other soldiers, and that Black volunteers will be granted the same amount of bounty as white volunteers. The order further decrees that Black soldiers who were free in 1861 and mustered into military service are entitled to any pay, bounty, and clothing allowed by law to free persons at the time of their enlistment. Part of the United States Army Collection. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3365.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War African Americans
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss,1816-1894. General orders, 1864 September 7. 1 printed item. Location: E:74. General Orders No. 122, issued by George B. Drake, Headquarters, Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, outlining wage schedules for white and black laborers and mechanics in army employment. Part of the United States Army Collection. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3032.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War African Americans
Bankston, Jesse. Papers, 1924-2010 . 2.3 linear ft. Location: 116:24-25, OS:B, Vault:1. Louisiana businessman and politician. Bankston served in the administrations of Sam Houston Jones, Jimmie Davis, and Earl K. Long. He was also the longest-serving member of the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee. Collection consists of ccorrespondence, political files, newspaper clippings, campaign material, and photographs that illustrate Jesse H. Bankston’s involvement in Louisiana state government and the Louisiana Democratic Party. Mss. 5078.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Long Family Politics
Bannon, Lois Elmer. Research Papers, 1983 ca. .5 linear ft. (115 items). Location: U:154, Misc:B. Papers pertaining to the history, structure, and National Register nomination of Magnolia Mound Plantation and the history of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, both in Baton Rouge. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2810.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Plantations
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 online catalog. Mss. 3386.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de, 1745-1837. Letter, circa 1800-1834. 1 letter. Location: Misc. François Barbé-Marbois was a councillor of state, director of the Trésor public (Treasury), and a senator under the French Consulate. In 1803 he negotiated the Louisiana Purchase treaty by which Louisiana was ceded to the United States. Barbé-Marbois writes of the precense of the Consul-General of the city hospitals at a reception. In French. Mss. 3712.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Barbier, Charles. Correspondence, 1806-1831. 11 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc:B. Planter in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Letters discuss family matters, planting conditions in Lafourche and Assumption parishes, and social and economic conditions in France. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2831.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations French-language
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 5750: 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business French-language Literature, Reading, and Writing New Orleans 1866- New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans to 1861 Performing arts Women
Bark Atticus account, 1848 Dec. 23. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Seth McLellan in New Orleans, La., writes his brother, Captain Jacob McLellan in Portland, Me., giving an account of expenses incurred at New Orleans at the close of the tenth voyage and the start of the eleventh voyage of the bark Atticus, as well as loans taken. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4023.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans to 1861
Barker, Andrew S. Letter, 1835. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Probably a Northerner living in New Orleans. Letter to his sister in New York City describes the ceremonies which took place on the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1399.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Barker, Jacob, 1779-1871. Letter, 1866 June 13. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Jacob Barker was a New York financier who was instrumental in securing a loan of $5,000,000 for the United States to finance the War of 1812. Jacob Barker in New Orleans, La., writes William A. Baker regarding a miniature portrait of himself painted by Henry Inman at New York around 1845. Mss. 3916.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Barksdale, Eugene. LSU Photograph Collection, 1938. 25 images. Location: 65:7. Concrete and carpenter supervisor for the Caldwell Brothers Construction Company of Baton Rouge. Photographs of buildings constructed on the LSU campus in 1938. They include student residential halls, fraternity houses, the football and baseball stadiums, the Huey P. Long field house and gymnasium, John M. Parker Coliseum, Mike the Tiger’s cage, and reflecting pool. Mss. 4990.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge LSU
Barksdale, William. Receipt, 1815 February 25. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Receipt for payment for 'going as express' with dispatches to Major Thomas Hinds of the Mississippi Territory Volunteer Dragoons by order of Brigadier General John Coffee of New Orleans. It is signed by Colonel Thomas Butler, Gen. Coffee's aide-de-camp. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1670.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Barnard, Mills H., 1837-1914. Letters, 1862-1912 (bulk 1862-1863). 9 items. Location: Misc:B. Sergeant in the 25th Connecticut Infantry during the Civil War. Letters include a description of Baton Rouge and the Union occupation of the city, references to the Battle of Port Hudson, and comments on Barnard's duties in the commissary, supplying troops engaged in the siege of Port Hudson. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3235.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
Barnwell Drilling Company, Inc. formation log, circa 1956-1970. 1 formation log. Location: OS:B. Barnwell Drilling Company, Inc., an oil and gas exploration firm, was founded in 1956 in Shreveport, La., by R.S. Barnwell Sr., R.S. Barnwell Jr., and Morton H. Kinzler. This formation log details geologic information for drilling sites in North Louisiana, South Arkansas, East Texas, Mississippi, and South Alabama. Mss. 5045.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Barnwell, William, Jr. Letter, 1825 Aug. 16. 1 letter. Location: Misc. William Barnwell Jr. in New Orleans, La., writes Messrs. Hamilton and Hood of Philadelphia, Pa., regarding trade and the slow appearance of yellow fever in New Orleans. Mss. 3916.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Barrileaux, Jerasime. Papers 1874-1927 53 items. Location: C:82. Receipts for taxes collected in Assumption Parish, Louisiana comprise the majority of this collection. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3806.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Barron, Charles, 1840-1845. Letters, 1840-1845. 6 items. Location: Misc:B. Seaman on the ship Sharon. Letters to Barron's parents in Topsham, Maine, written from New Orleans and New York. They describe individual ships and the shipping business trade from the Northeast to New Orleans and to Liverpool, England. Included are comments on freight, ship crews, weather, and activities at various ports. Mss. 1221, 1248, 1274, 1334.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Transportation
Barrow notebook, 1831. 1 vol. Location: M:18. Handwritten copies of poetry and quotations by British authors and excerpts from The Spectator, Life of Pope, and Art of Thinking. Some of the writings, particularly those in pencil, may be original poems. J.C.B., 1831, New Orleans, appears on the last page containing writing. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 24.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Literature, Reading, and Writing
Barrow & Pope (Firm). Records, 1858-1961. 1 vol. Location: M:19. Firm located in Baton Rouge, serving as attorneys for the Baton Rouge, Grosse Tete, and Opelousas Railroad Company. Letterbook contains correspondence related to legal cases handled by Barrow & Pope. Some correspondence concerns the Baton Rouge, Gross Tete, and Opelousas Railroad Company. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 471.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business
Barrow, A. B. Map of the Louisiana State University campus. Location: Room B6. Mss. 4585.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Barrow, Abram Feltus, 1868-1928. Family Papers, 1804-1982. 6 linear ft. Location: 7:60-62, G:11, OS:B, Vault:1, 36. The Barrow family moved to Nuevo Feliciana (now in Louisiana) in 1799 and built several plantation houses there. Papers document the business interests of the Barrow family and their involvement with various fraternal orders. Records of the People's Bank, St. Francisville, and the Creole Oil and Mineral Co. reflect the involvement of the Barrow and Leake families. Photographs depict family members and fraternal gatherings. Also included are records of St. John's Church, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3696, 3745.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Medicine Plantations Religion
Barrow, Alexander, 1801-1846. Letter, 1845 Mar. 6. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Alexander Barrow was U.S. Senator for Louisiana from 1841 until his death in 1846. Barrow in Washington, D.C., writes Robert J. Walker, the new Secretary of the Treasury, asking that he not remove Martin Duralde from an appointed office in New Orleans. Mss. 4130.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Barrow, Bartholomew, 1836-1869. Family collection of sheet music, 1848-1891 (bulk 1861-1874). 4 items, 3 vols. Location: Range 65. Planter of Eldorado Plantation, a sugar plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Collection of bound and loose vocal and piano sheet music collected by Barrow and his family. Some compositions in French, German, and Italian. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1379.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Performing arts Plantations Sugar French-language German-language
Barrow, Bennett H., 1811-1854. Diary, 1833-1846. 1 item [on microfilm], 1 typed transcription. Location: Mss. Mf.:B. W:24. Planter and owner of Highland Plantation, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Diary records daily activities on the plantation, weather conditions, relations with slaves, and personal activities and attitudes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2978.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations African Americans
Barrow, C. J. Certificate, 1865. Location: Misc:B. Confederate soldier and member of the Washington Artillery, a New Orleans-based unit in the Civil War. Certificate of Barrow's service in the Washington Artillery, during which he was wounded at Resaca and Peach Tree Creek, both in 1864. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War
Barrow, W. M. Family Papers, 1847-1874, undated. 24 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: U:7. St. Francisville, Louisiana, merchant. Letters by Willie Macajah Barrow (1810-1853) and Civil War diary and letters of his son, Willie Macajah Barrow (1843-1863) reflecting economic and family life on a plantation in West Feliciana Parish. Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 4, Reel 6. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 574.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Plantations Politics
Barstow, Henry. War record and letter 1862-1880 (bulk 1862-1863). 2 item. Location Misc:B. Henry Barstow served in I Company of the Massachusetts 4th Infantry during the Civil War. In 1863, he was a prisoner of war in Brashear City, La. Discusses his company's maneuvers from Lakeville, Mass. To Brashear City, La., And describe his experience in the prison camp and subsequent release. Topics include poor health and malnourishment among the soldiers; traveling on the Mississippi River; and general conditions in the camp. Also contains a resolution, April 1880, giving thanks and kind wishes to Rev. W.W. Lyle at the Pilgrim Church and Society meeting. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4866.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine Religion
Barstow, Henry war record and letter, 1862-1880. 2 items. Location: MISC:B. Barstow served in Company I of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry regiment. Diary provides timeline of service, including life in a prison camp in Brashear City, La., and poor health among the soldiers. Letter notes injuries for which Barstow will request a pension, farming advice and postwar plans, and officersÆ incompetence. Barstow mentions Port Hudson, and location of camp on loyal plantation ownerÆs property. Also contains a resolution, April 1880, giving thanks and kind wishes to Rev. W.W. Lyle at the Pilgrim Church and Society meeting. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4866.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Barth, William, 1898-1982. Papers, 1917-1959. 2.5 linear ft. Location E:109-111. William Barth was a civil engineer with the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was also a member of the River Rats, a fraternal organization of engineers. This collection contains personal and professional photographs covering the period 1917 to 1944, professional correspondence, copies of a commendation and diplomas, and a calculating device (along with accompanying brochures and instructions). The professional photographs document the work being done on the Mississippi and Atchafayala Rivers when he worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers from 1928-1958. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4421.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Transportation
Bartley Martin Commissions, 1830-1833. 3 items.Location:OS:B. Military commissions issued by governors Stephen Decatur Miller (1830) and Robert Young Hayne (1833) of South Carolina conferring on Bartley Martin the ranks of captain and major in the South Carolina militia. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Bass, John H. Diary, 1864-1866. 1 item [on microfilm]. Location: Mss. Mf.:B. Physician. Bass was born in Adams County, Mississippi; was educated at medical school in Louisville, Kentucky; and practiced in Madison Parish, Louisiana. He served as an assistant surgeon in the Confederate Army, mainly in Georgia and Tennessee. Diary covers experiences in battles during the Civil War from April to December 1864. It also contains lists of casualties, medical memos, prescriptions, and miscellaneous accounts. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3363.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Civil War Medicine
Bass-Farrar Family Papers, 1829-1918 (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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Civil War Natchez, Mississippi New Orleans in the Civil War Plantations Women
Bastrop, Felipe E.N. Public Documents,1825-1850, 1934. 10 items. Locations: U:7, OS:B. A Dutch contractor who established a colony in what is today Morehouse Parish. Typescripts of public documents pertaining to the property of the Baron de Bastrop, including material relating to land claims in Louisiana, judicial decisions relative to litigation of the Morehouse heirs, and the last will and testament of Bastrop probated in Bexar County, Tex. in 1827, and recorded in Texas in 1838 and in Morehouse Parish, La., Conveyance Records, Book 79 in 1934. Mss. 1006.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Batchelor family papers, 1852-1922. 124 items (on microfilm). Location:Mss. Mf.:B. Papers are comprised of family letters, plantation and business papers, family succession papers, and material related to an Episcopal Church. A letter from Sarah E. Archer describes a Jewish wedding, ca. 1901. Mss. 1293.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education Jews Plantations Politics Religion
Batchelor, Albert A., (Albert Agrippa), 1845-1905. Papers, 1852-1930 (bulk 1870-1900). 27 linear ft. Location: S:143-170. Personal and business papers, correspondence, diaries, and account books pertain principally to local events, and the operation and management of several plantations in Pointe Coupee Parish, including Bella Vista Plantation, Lakeside Plantation, Phoenix Plantation, Highland Plantation, and Normandy Plantation. Early letters among Batchelor family members describe conditions at the Kentucky Military Institute and the Silliman Female Collegiate Institute, and mention events such as slave insurrections and military operations. Several letters describe Civil War battles, including the 1862 Battle of Kernstown and the 1863 battles of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville. Available on microfilm 5735 and 6061: Records of southern plantations from emancipation to the Great Migration. Series B, Selections from Louisiana State University ; pt. 5, Louisiana sugar plantations, reels 1-15; Confederate Military Manuscripts. Series B, Holdings of Louisiana State University, reels 1-2.. Mss. 919.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Business Civil War Plantations Religion Women
Batchelor, Ruth Ker. Batchelor-Nutt collection, 1835-1960. 24 items, 2 vols. Location: B:46, F:16. James Batchelor was a planter and legislator of Amite County, Mississippi. Rushwell Nutt, his father-in-law, of Laurel Hill Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi, was a planter, physician, scientist, and world traveler. Collection includes papers, photographs, and ephemera of the Nutt and Batchelor families and the Davenport family of Louisiana. Letters include local and family news, and one letter describes teaching in Texas schools. Included are trade card scrapbooks of 19th century companies, and an article (1960) on Beech Grove Plantation in Amite County, Mississippi. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3018.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Business Education Medicine Plantations
Bateman, Mannah W. Family Papers, 1840-1879. 439 items on 1 microfilm reel. Location: Mss.Mf:B. Louisiana planter of Avalon Plantation. Correspondence, receipts, legal papers, and other items related to Mannah W. Bateman and family, and to their management of Avalon. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3332.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Bateman, Mary. Diary, 1856. 1 vol. [typed transcripts]. Location: M:19. Young girl living with relatives at Argyle Plantation, near Greenville, Mississippi. Diary gives personal observations of local plantation social life. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 661.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Women
Baton Rouge aerial views, ca. 1920s. 3 items. Location: E:. Photographs of taken from a rooftop near North Boulevard and Third Street First image looks southwest toward the Old State Capitol. Second image shows the intersection of Saint Louis Street and North Boulevard. Third image looks north along Third Street. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3693.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge census document, 1782. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Misc.:B. Census of the District of Baton Rouge lists names of heads of families, free African Americans, and slave population; their professions; number of dwellings; production of indigo, tobacco, rice, corn, and lumber; and the number of militiamen. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2514.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge African Americans French-language
Baton Rouge funeral notices, 1884-1897. 142 items. Location: U:7. Funeral notices for persons being buried in Baton Rouge by families in the city, fraternal organizations, and families from the surrounding areas. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 643.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge post cards, undated. 3 items. Location: E:. Three postcards of Baton Rouge and LSU. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3726.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge LSU
Baton Rouge view engraving, 1855. 1 printed item. Location: OS:B. Engraving from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion depicts Baton Rouge as seen from the west bank of the Mississippi River. The page also includes a brief description of the town. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3020.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Land Survey Document, 1848. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Land survey document dated April 11, 1848. Includes property drawing and description by prominent Baton Rouge surveyors and civil engineers Henry and William Waller. The survey was made at the request of the mayor of selectmen of Baton Rouge to assess the dimensions of a Mr. Vincent's house and gallery on the corner of North and River Streets. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 5016.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business Transportation
Baton Rouge Arsenal. Papers, 1848-1927. 5 items [photostats]. Location: U:7. Plats and a survey from the late U.S. Surveyor General's Office, Louisiana, now a part of the records of the State Land Office. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Arsenal Ledger, 1837-1905 (bulk 1837-1851). 1 v. Location: J:24. Military depot to supply troops in New Orleans and posts up the Mississippi and Red Rivers. Ledger of the Baton Rouge Arsenal Ordnance Department. The entries list accounts with named individuals, articles purchased from them, and the costs, including one account of materials to be supplied to friendly Indians. The last pages are entries of personal and household expenses of Frederick Bohm from 1865-1873. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4752.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
Baton Rouge Audubon Society Records, 1962, 1974-1988. 8 linear feet. Location 34; 109:35-38. Newsletters, brochures, newspaper clippings, correspondence, press releases, publicity information, by laws, and miscellaneous organizational records document the activities of the Baton Rouge Audubon Society (BRAS). Includes copies of the BRAS newsletter BARRED OWL (1975-1985), and numerous publicity and press releases pertaining to events and environmental awareness. Lists of the Christmas bird counts also included. Mss. 4133.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre. Programs and brochures, 1959-1994. .4 linear ft. Location: E:38. Non-profit company organized in Baton Rouge in the late 1950s as the Baton Rouge Civic Ballet, and incorporated in 1960 as the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre. Programs of performances and brochures. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4610.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Performing arts
Baton Rouge Barracks. Papers, 1821. 4 items. Location: Misc.:B. Report from Colonel Talbot Chambers, commander of the military post at Baton Rouge to General Edmund P. Gaines, with accompanying statements from the quartermaster and surgeon at the post. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2115.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Medicine
Baton Rouge Business and Professional Women's Club. Papers, 1925-. Location: Misc.B, OS:B, 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 online catalog. Mss. 2738.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Women
Baton Rouge Civil War broadside collection, 1860-1864 (bulk 1862-1864). 25 items [photocopies]. Location: OS:B. Broadsides include a political poster of the Constitutional Union Party; a resolution of the Confederate city government of Baton Rouge; and broadsides posted by federal occupation authorities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2779.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
Baton Rouge Civil War photographs, 1863. 3 items. Location: H:21. Three photographs taken in Baton Rouge during the Civil War: an African American male in a wagon pulled by mules; Pike Hall; and Garrison Lane. The first is by McPherson and Oliver, and the other two are probably their work as well. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3272For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War African Americans
Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations. Records, 1965-2000. 1.5 linear feet. Location: W:123-124. Minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and committee records document the activities and concerns of the Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations, a non-profit civic organization created in 1965 that promoted racial desegregation and better race relations by counteracting prejudice and discrimination based on religion or ethnicity. Concerned specifically with the Baton Rouge community. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4813.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge African Americans
Baton Rouge Foreign Mission Association. Scrapbook, 1877. 1 ms. Vol. Scrapbook compiled by Cecil H. Hackney, president of the Baton Rouge Foreign Mission Association. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2087.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Religion
Baton Rouge Garden Club. Records, 1938-1989. 4 linear ft. Location: 51:. Club organized in 1928 by members of the Baton Rouge Civic Association. It sponsors flower shows, lectures, courses in flower arranging and gardening, and civic beautification projects. Records include nine scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, programs, award ribbons, and other materials, for the years 1938-1941, 1952-1963, 1969-1971, and 1981-1983. Additional materials pertain to flower shows, awards, and study groups. A typescript of the club's history from 1929-1989, compiled by Beulah E. Bates, is included. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4191.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Gas Light Company. Record books, 1859-1874. 2 vols. Location: M:15. One volume is a register of subscribers to the Baton Rouge Gas Light Company's capital stock for 1859. The other volume contains business papers (1859-1864, 1871-1874) generated or received by the company. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 992.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business
Baton Rouge Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Programs and brochures, 1978-1994. .2 linear ft. Location: E:38. Organized in Baton Rouge in 1976, the Baton Rouge Gilbert & Sullivan Society presented its first production in April 1977. It is sometimes referred to as the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Baton Rouge. Programs of performances and brochures. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4611.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Performing arts
Baton Rouge Little Theater, Inc. Programs and brochures, 1981-1995. 1 linear ft. Location: E:3. Little Theater group organized in Baton Rouge in 1946. Programs of both regular season productions and summer musicals, and miscellaneous brochures. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4614.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Performing arts
Baton Rouge Opera. Programs, 1983-1991. 6 items. Location: N:28. Opera founded in 1981, governed by the Board of the Baton Rouge Opera Company, and financed through private donations. Programs. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4654.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Performing arts
Baton Rouge Scenes, c. 1920-1930. 14 items. Location: 111:1. Picture cards of various scenes from Baton Rouge, La., including the capitol building and Louisiana State University. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4999.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans 1866- Education LSU Long Family Politics
Baton Rouge Transportation Company. Records, 1916-1919, 1935-1943. 2 ms. vols. Location: F:3. Log books of Baton Rouge ferry boats Hazel and City of Baton Rouge. The early volume records a few local items, the weather, and river conditions. The second volume contains entries for routine fire drills and inspection of equipment. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2388.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Transportation
Baton Rouge, Grosse Tete, and Opelousas Railroad Co. Stock certificates, 1859. 3 items. Location: Misc.:B. Shares bought in the names of W. B. Robertson, Jordan Holt, and Henri Pelichet, and issued at Bayou Grosse Tete, Louisiana. A vignette of a train is printed on the certificates. Transfer of title is written on the back, including one to W. S. Pike. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1524.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Transportation
Battle of Port Republic, [ca. 1900]. 1 item (3 p.). Location:Misc:B.A private in Company H of the 7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, also known as the Pelican Regiment. In this typed reminiscence,Collins gives a detailed description of the role of the 7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment in the Battle of Port Republic. He mentions General Richard Taylor, Colonel H. T. Hays, and the death of Lieutenant Colonel DeChouiseul. For more information see online catalog. Mss. 4903.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Bauer, N. Letter, ca.1870-1900. 1 item. Location: B. Letter written by N. Bauer of Natchez, Miss., to F. A. Dicks requests a sample of good raw glue so its adhesion can be tested before purchase. He mentions "LePage's" glue. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2685.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Business
Baughman family collection, 1834-1957, undated. 1 linear ft. Location: UU:114, OS:B; 98:B; Mss. Mf.:B. Residents of Union and Lincoln Parishes, Louisiana. Papers of the Baughman and related families include letters (1835-1845), sheet music, theater playbills and programs, a cashbook (1885-1908), a scrapbook (ca. 1928), and issues of Louisiana newspapers pertaining to WWII, Union Parish, and Hurricane Audrey. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1852, 1981.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars Performing arts
Baxter, Robert Graham. Papers, 1863-1932. 0.3 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Religion Women
Baynard, L. B. Jr. Papers, 1896, 1906, 1923-1930. 687 items. Location: U:8-9. Correspondence in support of Baynard's candidacy for Treasurer of the State of Louisiana, and from persons seeking political favors. Semi-official letters reflect political pressure and refer to the trial of Governor Huey Long. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 230, 577.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Long Family Politics
Bayou Lafourche passenger lists, 1835-1836. 14 items. Location: OS:B. Sheets from passage book of Pierre Gabaroche, Sheldrick Moore, S. G. Moore, and P. R. Lott listing names of passengers on the steamer Revenue and probably another steamboat from towns on Bayou Lafourche to New Orleans and return. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1738.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Transportation
Baze, Felix. Document, 1847. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Sale of slave by Felix Baze to Robert de St. Clair of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 537.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Beadle, Erastus F. Diary, 1857. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:20, BTC. Travel diary of a trip from Buffalo, New York, to lands near Omaha, Nebraska. Entries reflect incidents of travel, political sentiments of the day, the great emigration to the new territory, life in Nebraska, and the financial panic of 1857. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 914.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation Politics
Beall, William N. R. (William Nelson Rector), 1825-1883. Telegram, 1862 September 9. 1 item. Location: E:84. Confederate general. Telegram from Port Hudson, Louisiana, to General Daniel Ruggles relating to the defense of the Port Hudson-Baton Rouge area. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3178.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Beauchamp, A. H. (Andre Hamille). Letters, 1863. 2 items. Location: Misc.:B. Letters from Private Andre Hamille Beauchamp in the 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment from Port Hudson to his wife, Margaret. Beauchamp mentions the scuttled ship Indianola and the Essex, Vicksburg, Miss., federal deserters, and rumors of impending attacks. He describes an artillery attack on his position by federal gunboats. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4305, 4403.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Beauchamp, E. F. Letter, 1872 July 3. 1 letter. Location: Misc. E.F. Beauchamp writes from Vermilionville (Lafayette), La., to his brother, John A. Beauchamp, relating family matters, his uncertain plans about farming in the area, his plans for the schooling of his children, problems with his unmotivated son and spoiled daughter, and complaints about the culture of the majority French population. Mss. 3789.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Cajuns
Beaudouin, Marie Desseige Walbert. Document, 1826. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. 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 online catalog. Mss. 849.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Beauford, Gertrude M. Papers, 1936-1981 (1972-1978) . 0.3 linear ft. Location: C:130, OS:B. Papers are comprised of correspondence, newspaper clippings, journal articles and photographs relating to the history and restoration of the French House, and to the publication of Tiger Bait Recipes, a cookbook published by the LSU Alumni Federation in 1976. Papers pertaining to the cookbook also include recipes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4380.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge French-language LSU Women
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Miscellany, 1839-1918 (bulk 1861-1865). 181 items [photocopies). Location: U:13, Map case:D-8, S-1, Mss. Mf.:B. Miscellany consists of correspondence, military records, succession papers, and other documents created and accumulated by Beauregard and family members. Records document Beauregard's military service, his actions during the Civil War, post-war activities, and the settlement of his estate. Family papers include a letter by his father, Jacques Toutant Beauregard (1851), and an undated memoir by his son, Rene Toutant Beauregard. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 763, 780, 785, etc.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Family Papers, 1818-1912 (bulk 1850-1880). 671 items, 106 vols. (13 ms. vols., 93 printed vols.). Location: U:10-12, F:3, OS:B. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Collection includes paper and items of financial, legal, political, and personal interest. Other items include recipes; scrapbooks; pamphlets; photographs; notebooks; and some papers of the Cenas family. Included are papers on New Orleans related to railroad, improvement, and other city projects. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 601.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Civil War Politics
Beck's Studio. LSU campus photographs, 1938. 17 items. Location: 6:23. Photography business established in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, ca. 1937. 17 black and white photographs of the campus of LSU, Baton Rouge, taken in 1938. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2755.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business LSU
Beck, John E. Letter, 1863 March 7. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Letter written by John E. Beck to Mrs. Margaret Tuckett informing her that her 'companion' George A. Tuckett died of measles at Port Hudson, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3793.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine
Beebe, William S. Papers, 1864 April 17-June 14. 2 items. Location: Misc:B. Union lieutenant, chief of ordnance in the field and assistant chief of ordnance at Headquarters, Department of the Gulf, in New Orleans. Letter from Louisiana in 2 parts. Part 1 from Grand Ecore mentions Beebe taking prisoners in a battle, 'poor Sanderson's' death, and General Stone's departure from the field. Part 2 from Alexandria describes leading his regiment and taking enemy ground. Included is a copy of a letter of General N. P. Banks recommending Beebe to Andrew G. Curtin, governor of Pennsylvania. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3302.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War
Beech Grove Plantation house photograph. 1 item. Location: 32:81. Mss. 4048.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Beech Grove Plantation home photograph, circa 1900-1950. 1 photographic print. Location: 65:5. This photograph is a copy print of the Beech Grove Plantation home near St. Gabriel, La. Mss. 4048.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Beeman, Daniel. Letter, 1833. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of New Orleans. Letter from Daniel Beeman requesting information concerning his brother. For further information, see online catalog.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Behrman, Martin. Campaign poster, ca. 1904-ca. 1925. 1 item. Location: OS:B. Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana (1904-1920, 1925-1926). Political poster for for the election of Martin Behrman. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3588.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Behrnes, J. P. (J. Polite), b. 1829. Journal, 1853-1893 (bulk 1853-1880). 1 v. Location: Misc. This journal of J.P. Behrnes of Irene Plantation in East Baton Rouge Parish, La., records rains; temperatures; and the planting, cultivation, harvesting, and yields of cotton and other crops. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4335.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations
Beik, R. Letter, 1839 May 18. 1 letter. Location: Misc. R. Beik, a commission merchant in New Orleans, La., writes Haller Nott in Rodney, Miss., regarding the precarious state of the cotton trade. Mss. 4067.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Beille, Joseph, b. 1851. Family Papers, 1851-1887. 14 items. Location: Misc:B, OS:B. Immigrant to Louisiana from Belesta, France. Papers consist of legal documents of family members: a birth certificate, a death certificate, a marriage certificate, and a passport. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 552.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Belcher, F. A. Letter, 1863 April 18. 1 item (10 pages). Location: Misc:B. Union soldier. Letter to Belcher's mother and brother written from Brashear City (now Morgan City), St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. It remarks on fighting in the area, the death of 'Matthew,' and General N. P. Bank's practice of remaining with his troops during battle. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3196.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Belcher, Francis A. Letters,[1863 Apr. 1]. 2 items. Location: MISC:B. Soldier in the 4th Massachusetts Infantry, Company D. Letters to his family describe marching and camp life and mentions Port Hudson and the explosion of the "Mississippi." For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3966.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Belcher, Fred, 1913-, interviewee. 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 African American 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Medicine African Americans Women
Bell and Buchanan. Letters, 1833. 2 items. Location: Misc.:B. New Orleans commission merchants. Business letters from Bell and Buchanan to firms in Wheeling, Virginia. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 222.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business
Bell, David J. Reminiscence, 1970. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Misc.:B. Administrative assistant to Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long. Reminiscence discusses Long's personality and campaign style. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2517.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Long Family Politics
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War African Americans Women
Bell, James T. Letter, 1864 Feb. 28. 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 describes the physical conditions at the prison, the weather, the medical facilities, the Confederate medical staff, and the illnesses rampant among the prisoners of war. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3453.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine
Bell, James T. Letter: Johnson Island Prison, Ohio, to Mary Whitaker, Alabama, 1864 February 28. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc:B. Confederate officer in the Civil War. Bell assumed charge of the 21st Alabama Infantry after Captain John B. (Boyington) Hazard died at Johnson Island Prison, February 1864. Letter written to Hazard's sister, Mrs. Mary Whitaker and her husband, Benjamin Andrews Whitaker, describing Hazard's illness, last wishes, death, those present at his death, and general conditions of the medical facilities and the prison itself. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 2. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3453.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine
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 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 2. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 771.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Women
Bell, William R., ca. 1814-1874. Papers, 1842-1941 (bulk 1842-1874). 78 items, 2 vols. Location: C:6. Native of Scotland, mortician, and owner of Union Stables in New Orleans. Business papers document Bell's stable and mortuary and include transactions with Union soldiers occupying New Orleans. Correspondence with his family discusses economic conditions and the Civil War. Collection includes a photograph of Bell. Mss. 2117, 2118.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Civil War New Orleans 1866- New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans to 1861
Bellizio, Lillian. Ledger, 1947-1949. 1 item. Location: M:18. Antiques dealer and shopkeeper from Homer, Louisiana. Ledger from 'Lillian's Antiques'. Bound volume, 136 pages, partially filled, lists items and their places of origin. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3602.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Bello, Susanne Moreau. Document, 1791. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. 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 online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Women
Belmont Plantation scrip, undated. 8 items. Location: Misc.:B. Plantation in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Scrip money used in exchange for merchandise at the plantation store. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2584.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Belmont, August, 1816-1890, Letter. 1863, Sept. 10. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Mics.:B. German immigrant, financier, and diplomat of New York City, who was married to Caroline Slidell Perry in 1849. Letter written to Rhode Island governor William Sprague recommending the promotion of Captain William J. Slidell, giving an account of his war record, and commending him for resisting inducements to join the Confederacy under the patronage of his uncle. Mss. 1557.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Belmont, August, 1816-1890. Letter, 1863 September 10. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc:B. German immigrant, financier, and diplomat of New York City, who was married to Caroline Slidell Perry in 1849. Letter written to Rhode Island governor William Sprague recommending the promotion of Captain William J. Slidell, giving an account of his war record, and commending him for resisting inducements to join the Confederacy under the patronage of his uncle. Mss. 1557.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Benedict, Edwin Letters, 1862 Dec. 12-1863 Mar. 20. 13 items.Location: Misc:B. Corporal with Company G of the 23rd Connecticut Infantry. Mentions the building of Fort Massachusetts and the presence of female Confederate prisoners at Ship Island, and describes food, camp conditionsand illness, as well as duty guarding Louisa Plantation, his interaction with slaves, and belief war is divine lesson for slaveholders. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4318.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War African Americans Women
Bennett Family Papers, 1862-1910, undated. 220 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: W:25. Residents of Trenton, Monroe, and Plain Dealing, Louisiana. Confederate soldier's letters, from John Bennett, describe Civil War camp life, the Battle of Corinth, and aspects of the Vicksburg campaign. Family letters pertain mainly to children's welfare and education, household management, and social life. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2976.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Bennett, Ezra. Family Papers, 1818-1881. 217 items [on microfilm]. Location: Mss.Mf:B. Planter and storekeeper of Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Papers include letters written from Port Hudson and Camp Pratt, Louisiana, during the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2896.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Civil War Plantations
Bennett, George W. Account books and papers, 1838-1917. 16 linear ft., 346 vols. Location: W:71-87, 89; O:6-13; OS:B. Merchant, postmaster, sugar and cotton planter of Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Papers records comprised of correspondence, ledgers, daybooks, journals, receipts, leases, agreements, labor contracts with freedmen, invoice books, record books, stock inventories, and other items relating to Bennett's commercial interests. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1010.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Business Plantations Sugar
Bennett, Harry Jackson, 1904-. Papers, 1942-1973, undated. 3 linear ft. Location: 7:67-69. Professor of zoology at LSU and director of the LSU Marine Laboratory on Grand Isle. Professional papers consist of correspondence, proposals, reports, photographs, and other materials pertaining to the LSU Marine Laboratory; and materials pertaining to oyster bed surveys conducted by Bennett along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2948.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge LSU
Bennett, Smith Westmoreland. Painting, circa 1875, 1983. 2 items. Location: Misc. This is a photographic print of a painting by Smith Westmoreland Bennett, Confederate veteran and resident of Monroe, La., depicting the arrest of Dr. Augustus Sholars by a Major Sealey and other Federal soldiers sometime during Reconstruction (circa 1875). A typescript testimony by Bessie Bennett Johnston Fudickar relates the story behind the painting and other events around Monroe during Reconstruction. Mss. 3794.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Benson Family Papers, 1775-1969, undated. 2790 items, 27 vols. Location: E:105, Mss. Mf.:B, OS:B. Cotton planters of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Letters, documents, and plantation diaries reflect plantation economy, the administration of secondary schools, the history and administration of the Baptist Church, and civilian and military participation in the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2424, 2440.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Civil War Education Plantations Religion
Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858. Letter, 1851 Sept. 30. 1 item (1 page). U.S. senator from Missouri. Letter comments on the political implications of the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), a likely Democratic presidential candidate, and mentions other possible Democratic candidates. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2574.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Beraud, Joseph. Guide homopathique, 1876. 1 ms. Vol. Location: M:20. Resident of Louisiana. Beraud probably owned a tract of land where the town of Leonville, Louisiana, is now situated. Bound manuscript volume giving instructions for treatment of and prescriptions for various diseases. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 801.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine French-language
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Sugar African Americans Women
Bermudez, I. Document, 1846. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Judge of the Court of Probates for the Parish and City of New Orleans. Petition of John L. Lewis regarding the status of sheriffs under the constitution of 1845. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 316.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Bernard, A. M. Family papers. 1875-1967. 572 items, 68 vols. Location: 5:27-31, Map case D-3, OS:B. Businessman and carriage maker in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Bernard operated the A.M. Bernard Wagon Works in New Iberia (ca. 1886-1958). Papers include business, legal, and financial papers related to the A.M. Bernard Wagon Works and other family concerns, including a syrup plant, oil and gas leases, sulphur mines, land holdings, and livestock operations. Included are a broadside soliciting funds for Methodist Episcopal missionary activities in Africa, and a map (1885) of Louisiana by the Bureau of Immigration. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2830.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Religion
Bernard, E. L. Account books, 1838-1851. 2 ms. vols. Location: F:2. New Orleans merchant and importer. Journal and letter book of E. L. Bernard, who did business with Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, and Missouri merchants. Many of the letters to business firms in France refer to merchandise being exported to New Orleans. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 813.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business French-language
Bernard, Simon. Letter, 1817. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Letter to Major-General Ripley, Bay St. Louis. It introduces Mr. Dubois-Mag'ny and is signed by General Bernard. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 26.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Bertoli, Nicolas. Family Papers, 1807-1863 (bulk 1835-1855). 22 items. Location: U:20, OS:B. Resident of New Orleans. Succession papers of Nicholas Bertoli and passports for J. B. Bertoli, merchant. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 721, 737.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans to 1861
Bertrand, Alvin Lee, 1918- interviewee. Oral history interview, 1995. 5 sound cassettes (7.5 hours), transcript (276 p.). Location: L:4700.0524. LSU alumnus and Boyd Professor of Sociology/Rural Sociology. Bertrand discusses growing up in rural Louisiana and the French language and Cajun culture. Bertrand also discusses loss of the small farm way of life, agricultural mores, and the impact of mechanization on rural life in Louisiana. Bertrand describes the general layout of the LSU campus in 1936, the creation of the LSU lakes, the LSU stadium, and student social activities. He comments on the many changes he witnessed while at LSU and details his long association with LSU and the Sociology Dept. He also discusses the development of rural sociology at LSU; his own involvement in international organizations; his work as an international rural sociologist; and his research and studies on health care needs. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0524.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU Medicine Transportation French-language Cajuns
Bertrand, Alvin Lee. Papers, 1942-1988. 1 linear ft. Location: 43:65. Author and professor of rural sociology at Louisiana State University. Includes copies, drafts, and typescripts of articles for publication; reports on rural industrialization, development, settlement, and social impact studies in Louisiana and the American South; and addresses and speeches given at sociology conferences in the United States and around the world. Mss. 4787For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education LSU Cajuns
Bertrand, Charles, Jr. Papers, 1866-1928. 728 items, 38 ms. vols. and 1 printed vol. Location: UU:141, H:14. Planter of Cloutierville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Business papers and records of Charles Bertrand, Jr., and family documents (1676-1884) of members of the family in Couches-les-Mines, France. Partly in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 840, 867, 978.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations French-language
Bethel Baptist Church (Natchitoches, Louisiana). Records, 1921-1928. 3 items, 2 vols. Location: B:18. Church with an African American congregation located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Lists of names of members and amounts of dues paid by members, minutes of church meetings, and an account of the salary paid to the minister. A minute book contains minutes of regular meetings. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 981.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion African Americans
Betts, Ephraim. Diaries, 1862 Sept. 2-1864 Feb. 19. 4 items (2 ms. Vols.). Location: J:13, Mss. Mf.:B. Sergeant in the 114th New York Volunteers during the Civil War. Diaries describe Betts' journey from New York to New Orleans, camp life, the assault on Port Hudson. The Confederate surrender, the Sabine Pass Expedition, and events on the boat back to New York. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3433.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War
Bibb, William Wyatt, 1780-1820. Letter, 1812 Apr. 8. 1 item. U.S. representative and senator from Georgia. Letter from Washington, D.C. to Levin Wailes, Louisiana, discusses the U.S. diplomatic crisis with Britain, the embargo, and preparations for war declaration. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2946.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Bichot, Jean Baptiste. Petition, 1781 March 29. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Bichot was an official of the area under the jurisdiction of the post of Pointe Coupee, in Louisiana. Item is a petition to Charles de Grand-Pre, commandant of the post of Pointe Coupee, La., requesting permission to inform Madame de Rocheblave to pay her debt to Sieur du Doigt. A list of her debts is included. An endorsement by Grand-Pr? approves the action, and an addendum by Bichot records Rocheblave was informed to pay the debt. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4894.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women French-language
Bienvenu family. Papers, 1779-1907. 143 items. Location: E:19. Planters of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, and New Orleans. Business papers of Alexandre Devince Bienvenu and Pierre Armand Bienvenu largely concern land ownership and sales in the Attakapas region, St. Martin Parish and New Orleans. Collection also includes family letters and genealogical papers. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2604.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans 1866- Plantations French-language
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation Women
Bigelow, Jonas. Letter, 1835 June 20. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Letter from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Otis Arnold, Cincinnati, Ohio, referring to Bigelow's business of running a steamboat and flat and keel boats, loaded with cattle and corn, down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2344.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Transportation
Biggs, General. Baton Rouge Arsenal Commandant's House Drawing, 1857-1858. 1 item. Location: E:65, vault:1. Original drawing and photographic reproduction of the commandant's house at the Baton Rouge Arsenal in Baton Rouge, La. Original is inscribed on back with "… done by General Biggs." For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4183.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans 1866- Women French-language
Billington, John. Letter, 1821 Dec. 10. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Letter from John Billington of Demopolis, Alabama to Thomas Newman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania concerning land development and descriptions of land (types of trees, whether or not water was available, and grapes and olives grown by neighboring "French" landowners) in the Demopolis area. Describes land owned by Newman and Billington's willingness to oversee its development.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Billiu, John L., Civil War Letters, 1861-1862. 12 items. Location: 107:18. Civil War letters written by John S. Billiu of the 4th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry from May 1861 - March 1962. They comprise a first person account of a Confederate soldier's life at Louisiana and Mississippi camps early in the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4941.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Billiu, John S. Freindship album, 1856 -1860. Location: G:20. This friendship album or \"alba amicorum\" contains inscriptions from college friends of John S. Billiu of New Orleans, La. Most inscriptions were written by friends from various Southern states attending Centenary College of Louisiana and the University of Virginia between 1856 and 1857. The volume is a blank book for poetry containing five illustrative engravings. Mss. 5089.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Bills, John H. Family Papers, 1825-1880 (bulk 1855-1861). 0.25 linear ft. (103 items). Location: A:17. Postmaster, merchant, and major of Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, who also owned a plantation on Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana. Bills was the father-in-law of Tennessee and Louisiana legislator Horace M. Polk. Personal and business letters discuss lands in Arkansas, dealings with factors, cotton trade, national and Louisiana state politics, the Democratic Party, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh, and slave customs and behavior. Correspondents include Daniel Graham, James Walker, and Horace M. Polk. Additional items consist of statements of accounts, receipts, and bills of lading. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2075.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Business Civil War Plantations Politics
Binning, Wayne. Collection, 1830-1896. 106 items. Location: U:114. Professor of history at University of Mississippi. Constable's bills of costs (1830, 1832) St. Augustine, Territory of Florida; and other items (1850, 1877-1896) pertaining to the treatment and railroad transportation of prisoners and the insane in the state of Florida. Images of American and European historical figures, largely nineteenth century, include Civil War military and political figures. Mss. 2043.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Education Politics Transportation
Birge, N. A. Papers, 1861-1865 (bulk 1862-1864). 88 items. Location: F:12, U:15. Confederate assistant quartermaster at Monroe Army Post and Shreveport, Louisiana, and agent of the Trans-Mississippi Department at Jefferson, Texas. Papers include requisitions, vouchers, and receipts for clothing, camp equipment, transportation, and medical supplies. Included are copies of official forms, routine correspondence from army personnel, and a few letters from soldiers. The impressment of cotton in Texas is discussed in two letters from Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Broadwell, Office of the Cotton Bureau, Headquarters, Trans-Mississippi Department. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 2-3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 918, 1036.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Civil War Medicine
Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857. Letter, 1838 Jan. 11. 1 item. Location:Misc.: B. Letter concerning the loss of John Quincy Adams to the anti-slavery cause and whether someone should be dispatched to Adams' district to take up the cause. Also discussed are the anti-slavery movement in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Ohio Supreme Court's reversal Birney's conviction, and the national anti-slavery movement in general.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Bishop Polk Benevolent Society. Record book, 1862, 1865-1868. 3 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc.:B., 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 online catalog. Mss. 772.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Civil War Religion Women
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 African Americans Women
Bisland, John. Family Papers, 1767-1884 (bulk 1773-1855). 1,187 items and 12 ms. Vols. Location: U:241-242; H:17; OS:B; Vault. Scottish immigrant, storekeeper, and planter who came to Adams County, Mississippi, from North Carolina. Collection includes personal and business papers of John Bisland, Sr., and his sons Peter, James, Alexander, John, and William, relating to the establishment and development of Bisland plantations near Natchez, Mississippi, mercantile enterprises, and family and local activities including education and health. Available on microfilm 5322:University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 4, Reels 6-8. Mss. 29.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education Medicine Plantations
Bisland-Lamdin Family Papers, 1838-1894. 7 items. Location: Misc.: B, Vault: 1. Family of Natchez, Miss., planters. Papers consist of six personal letters and a legal document concerning a monetary judgment awarded to Mary Witherspoon Bisland, widow of William Bisland (Oct. 16, 1868). Letters discuss the personal activities, health and deaths of friends and family members. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4071.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Women
Black, Charles. Letter. 1846. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of New Orleans. Letter from Black to his cousin, Harriet Houghton, apparently teaching at Danville, Kentucky, mentioning the celebration of Thanksgiving Day and that it was ridiculed by the Catholics. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1265.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Religion
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 online catalog. Mss. 2500.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Black, Julia. Certificate, 1885 April 7. 2 items. Location: Misc.:B. 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 online catalog. Mss. 2140.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Black, Norman P. Document, 1861. 1 item [copy]. Location: Misc.:B. Contract containing the terms of sale by William London to Norman P. Black of an African American slave. Notarized by Tom. John McHugh, of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War African Americans
Blackburn, J. Letter, 1819 January 7. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc:B. First officer of a ship owned by a company based in New Orleans. The ship's chandlers were Paterson & Philpot. Letter detailing Blackburn's involvement with settling his deceased captain's affairs. It comments on the need to consign the ship to another house or company and it reports the captain's debts and credits, mentioning an enclosed copy of his accounts. This copy is not included. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3326.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business Transportation
Blair, Frank P. (Frank Preston) 1821-1875. Letter 1866 July 15. 1 item. Location: Union officer and statesman; associate of Andrew Jackson and confidant of Lincoln. Letter from Blair to John Bigelow, U.S. Minister to France, introducing a Civil War Medal of Honor winner, General Adelbert Ames. Blair requests Bigelow's friendly aid for him. The letter refers to Ames' gallant conduct in battle, explaining that he traveled to France to observe the French Army. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3666.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Politics
Blakely, A. R. Correspondence, 1898. 6 items. Location: Misc:B. President of the New Orleans Progressive Union. Letters from Stuyvesant Fish requesting that Blakely's organization sponsor the subscription drive to purchase a silver service to be presented to the cruiser U.S.S. New Orleans by the people of New Orleans. Included is a letter from Captain William Folger, U.S. Navy commander of the NewOrleans, suggesting types of services that might be purchased. There is also an incomplete list of subscribers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1065.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
Blakeney, Thomas, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1992. 3 sound cassettes (2 hours), transcript (70 p.). Location: L:4700.0181. Colonel in the United States Army and commandant of LSU ROTC cadet corps. Blakeney describes his personal and educational background, his early interest in the military, and his involvement in ROTC while a student at LSU. He recounts his military assignments in the United States, Europe during WWII, and Vietnam in the1960s. He relates his views on ROTC at LSU; the effects of Vietnam War protests on the program, and he offers recollections of Dean Arden French and Dean James Reddoch of LSU. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0181.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU 20th Century Wars
Blanchard Family Papers, 1782, 1806, 1828. 3 items. Location: Misc.:B. Residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana. Description and plat (one document), 1782; transfer, 1806; and lease of lands belonging to the Blanchard family. Partly in French and Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 30.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language Spanish-language
Blanchard, A.H. Papers 1870-1892. 6 items. Location: 14, A:2. Surgeon on staff of the 3rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry. Papers are comprised of affidavits and letters written to Dr. Blanchard concerning long term disabilities suffered by soldiers, who had become ill at Port Hudson, La. during the Teche campaign in 1863. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3615.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine
Blanchard, D. A. Receipts, 1863. 3 items. Location: Misc.:B. Confederate captain during the Civil War. Receipts for payment of Blanchard's wages by G. Barksdale, captain and assistant quartermaster, at Richmond, Virginia. Available on microfilm 5735: Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2142.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Blanchard, Joseph. Document, 1825. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Sale (notarized copy) of land and slaves of Joseph Blanchard to Timoleon Boissac. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 668.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language
Blanchard, Newton C. (Newton Crain), 1849-1922, Photographs, 1902-1903. 4 items. Location: E:67. Lawyer from Shreveport, Louisiana; U.S. representative (1881-1894); U.S. senator (1894-1897); and governor of Louisiana (1904-1908). Photographs consist of one formal portrait of Crain and his family, two recent photographs of the Crain house in Boyce, and one photograph of an unidentified outdoor social gathering. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2935.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Blanchard, Newton C. (Newton Crain), 1849-1922, Scrapbooks, 1892-1906. 4 vols. (on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf.:B. Lawyer from Shreveport, Louisiana; U.S. representative (1881-1894); U.S. senator (1894-1897); and governor of Louisiana (1904-1908). Scrapbooks, containing newspaper clippings with some correspondence and other items, pertain mainly to Blanchard's political career and contain information about Louisiana politics, race relations, yellow fever, and the 1906 fire in the State Capitol. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2833.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine Politics African Americans
Blanchard, Newton C. (Newton Crain), 1849-1922. Letter, 1881 July 19. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Newton Crain Blanchard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1880 where he served until 1893. He was governor of Louisiana from 1904 to 1908. Blanchard in Shreveport, La., sends his record for insertion in the Congressional Directory. Mss. 4130.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Blanche, Alexander, 1833-1908. Papers, 1851-1914. 79 items, 2 vols.Location: W:48, Vault. Cotton planter of Marydale Plantation, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. Antebellum plantation diary contains notes about cotton farming; slave labor and health; weather; medical remedies; and other plantation affairs. Papers consist of correspondence, tax and payroll receipts, account sheets, and receipts for prisoners. Letters to Blanche from S. L. James include information on plantation supplies and prison laborers. Available on microfilm 5322: Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reel 11, and microfilm 6061: Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series I, Part 3, Reel 14. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3342.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Medicine Plantations
Blanchet, Jean and Marie Mathilde Cabaret. Papers, 1841-1842. 11 items. Location: Misc.:B. Residents of New Orleans. Papers include a power of attorney, signed in Paris, France, granted by them to M. M. Thon and Lubin Garnier, New Orleans; and receipts of the Blanchets, New Orleans, for payment of state, parish, and city property taxes. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 31, 52.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
Blennerhassett, Harman. Letter, 1812 Jan. 29. 1 item. Location: C:61. Native of Ireland, Virginia attorney and involved in the Burr Conspiracy. Letter is from Harman Blennerhassett to Jeffris Moore, an attorney from Port Gibson, Mississippi. Blennerhassett asked Moore to appear for him in court "in an action commenced" against him by Fred Ford. He also asked to borrow law books to prepare an answer in Chancery Court. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1209.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Block, W. Letter, 1839 December 12. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. New Orleans commission merchant. Letter from Block to a Boston attorney explaining business losses in New Orleans-Boston trade. The letter contains a list of the spoiled produce together with the name of the person or firm from whom the merchandise was received. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1493.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business
Blom, Frans Ferdinand, 1893-1963. Papers, 1919-1941. 159 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: UU:136. Danish-born archaeologist and director of the Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University. Correspondence, writings, and other papers pertain largely to the development and work of the Middle American Research Institute, to Pre-Columbian Central America, and to contemporary Latin America. Writings are by Blom and other unidentified authors. Scripts for radio and film programs, engravings, photographs, and clippings are included. The scrapbook has articles about Latin America by Isaac Marcosson which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2817.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Blom, Frans, 1893-1963. Letter, 1919. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Archaeologist and former director of the Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University. Letter written from Mexico City by Blom. In Danish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 965.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Blomquist, Annie Toland. Papers, 1943-1946, 1948, 1950-1951. 24 items. Location: C:82. 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 online catalog. Mss. 2696.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars Women
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 online catalog. Mss. 1609.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing 20th Century Wars Women
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Plantations African Americans Women
Blum, Morgan, 1914-1964. Published writings, 1939-1965. 3 items, 20 printed vols. Location: 34:6. Graduate of Louisiana State University, Dept. of English. Professor of English at the University of Minnesota. Writings consist of poetry, articles, and reviews. Included in the collection are autographed presentation copies from authors. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2030, 2221.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU Literature, Reading, and Writing
Boardman, J. G. Letter, 1862 April 8. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc:B. Union soldier in the Civil War. Letter written from Camp Taylor, near Huntsville, Alabama, to Boardman's brother comments on the town of Huntsville and its residents and reports that some of the local residents were arrested and held for the good behavior of the rest. It also describes the departure of Boardman's unit from Tuscumbia, and their burning of bridges to cut off Confederate travel and communication by road. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3092.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Bobet Brothers. Records, 1866-1873. 8 items. Location: Misc:B. Oak stave and lumber business in New Orleans. Bills, receipts, payment orders, and a letter relating to business. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1244.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business
Bogan, Robert Anthony, 1890-1959. Photograph collection, circa 1920-1958. 7 photographic prints. Location: 65:5. Robert Anthony Bogan Sr. served as Baton Rouge Fire Department chief around 1918-1959. Seven copy prints depict scenes around Baton Rouge, La., especially concerning the fire department and parades. Mss. 4082.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972, Correspondence. 21 items. U.S. representative from Louisiana. DeLesseps S. Morrison (1912-1964), lawyer and mayor of New Orleans, actively encouraged trade with Latin America. Correspondence includes letters from U.S. diplomatic personnel and Latin American political figures concerning Morrison's report about the Louisiana Trade And Good Will Mission to Latin America. Letters express condolences on Morrison's death. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2899.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Politics
Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972, Speech. 1 item. U.S. representative from Louisiana. A signed typescript of Boggs' speech relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and describing the arrival of the President's body in Washington, D.C. Boggs' first meeting with President Lyndon B. Johnson is included. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3115.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Boggs, Lindy, 1916- Letters, 1974-1978. 6 letters. Location: Misc. Lindy Boggs was U.S. Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Louisiana (1973-1992) and U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican (1997-2001). These five letters by Boggs recount her memories of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Speaker of the House John W. McCormack. A short note from Russell B. Long is also included. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3878.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Politics Women
Boggs, William R., 1829-1911. Reminiscences, 1891. 3 items [photocopies]. Brigadier general of the Confederate army and chief of staff of the Trans-Mississippi Department from November 1862 until the end of the Civil War. Boggs' reminiscences, written in 1891 at the age of 62, cover the entire period of the war, from the election of 1860 until his surrender in June 1865. Also included are two obituary notices from Boston and New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3058.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Civil War
Boland, Rose Mary Shields. Scrapbook, 1906-1940. 1 vol. [on microfilm] Location:Mss. Mf.:B. 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 online catalog. Mss. 2595.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Performing arts Women
Bolton, George W. and Mimi. See: George W. and Mimi Bolton papers, Mss. 4653.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Bonaparte, Napoleon. Document, 1792. 1 item. Location: OS:N. First Consul of the Republic of France. Document signed by Napoleon Bonaparte commissioning Louis Guichard to the rank of Chief of Battalion, with a full acccount of his services. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1583.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Bond of James Graham, Marshal, 1863. 1 item. Location: MISC:B. Surety bond issued for Graham and his deputies, one of which was Michael Hahn. He was appointed U.S. Marshal of the Eastern District of Louisiana in May 1863. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4006.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Bond, Priscilla Munnikhuysen, 1838-1869. Papers, 1858-1866. 0.7 linear ft. (98 items, 3 ms. Vols.). Location: B:15. Resident of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, poems, and photographs. Diaries record Bond's daily activities and observations relating to plantation life, runaway slaves, social activities, hypnotism, and Civil War experiences and thoughts, including participation by African American soldiers. Available on microfilm 5750: 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Civil War Literature, Reading, and Writing Plantations Women
Bondy, Laura. Correspondence, 1876-1889, undated. 7 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc.:B. Student at Afton Villa girls' school, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Letters mention school and social activities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2783.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Women
Boney, Richard K. (Richard Kinsey), 1855-1937. Papers and diaries, 1866-1884. 18 items ( on 1 microfilm reel). Location: Mss.Mf:B. Lawyer and planter of Duckport Plantation, Madison Parish, Louisiana. Diaries record student life at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington; social life in Virginia and Vicksburg, Mississippi; and legal studies at the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University), New Orleans. Included are miscellaneous papers and photographs of Boney. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3041.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education New Orleans 1866- Plantations
Bonnecaze, Leon, 1797-1872. Papers, 1807-1881. (bulk 1850-1870). 0.6 linear feet. Location: Y:84, OS:B. French Consul for Baton Rouge, lawyer, and prominent business man. Papers consist of documents conveying the personal, financial, and business life of Bonnecaze, as well as those of his relatives, and his associates. Most correspondence, financial and legal papers pertain to land ownership. Mss. 5074For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business French-language New Orleans 1866- New Orleans to 1861
Bonnegent, Marie Jeanne. Document, ca. 18th century. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Fragmentary inventory and appraisal of a succession proceeding which lists property in St. Domingue. Document witnessed by Bullet. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1257.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Bonner, Samuel C. Family Papers, 1772-1886 (bulk 1808-1886). 172 items. Location: UU:111. Cotton planter of Pickens County, Alabama. Papers include family correspondence describing antebellum and post-bellum social conditions in Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana, including education at the University of Alabama and news about the Civil War and Reconstruction. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1472, 1507.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Education
Bonner, Wesley McDonald, 1847-1891. Family papers, 1890-1891, 1902, 1935. 22 letters, 1 typescript. Location: B:66. Wesley McDonald Bonner of Franklin Parish, La., married Carolina Amanda Frazier on Dec. 31, 1878. The papers consist primarily of 20 letters written by Bonner to his wife and daughter while studying medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans, La., between October 1890 and February 1891. Mss. 3890.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Medicine New Orleans 1866-
Bonnot, Raoul. Bill, 1893. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. New Orleans undertaker. Detailed bill for the funeral of Mrs. A. Caillier, widow. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2297.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Women
Bonny, P. L. Papers, 1862-1864. 18 items. Location: Misc.:B. Confederate lieutenant who was commandant of the post at Lake Shore, Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, during the Civil War. Papers consist of special orders and related items pertaining to the destruction of cotton, blockade runners, conscription, and an incident entailing a threat by a U.S. gunboat to fire on the town of Mandeville. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1435.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Bookter, Alexander. Succession Papers, 1805 May 10. 1 item (9 leaves). Location: Misc:B. Slaveholder of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Slaves and other property were seized and sold at public sale after the death of Alexander Bookter by the Sheriff of St. Helena Parish for the payment of Bookter's debts. Affidavits of Ann Liles, William Liles, and John Mink regarding ownership of slaves and other property in the estate of Alexander Bookter. Signed by Spanish commandant of Louisiana, Carlos de Grand-Pre. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4514.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language Spanish-language
Boone, William C. Letters, 1916-1929. 10 items. Location: Misc:B. Homer, Louisiana, attorney and educator. Letters to Boone's wife pertain to family matters, discussions of his legal studies at LSU, and his work as special counsel in legal cases generated by the administration of Governor Huey Long. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2871.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Long Family Politics
Boothby, Charles W. Papers, 1861-1898 (bulk 1861-1874). 1 linear ft. Location: T:19, OS:B. U.S. Army captain, customs official, superintendent of education for New Orleans, and politician. Correspondence, printed military orders, and quartermaster's records reflect Civil War and postbellum New Orleans. Civil War papers document personal experiences, military engagements, African American soldiers, and political activity. Postbellum papers reflect the local and national political environment during Reconstruction. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4847.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Civil War Politics African Americans
Bordelon, Leonce P., Diaries, 1876-1931, 2005. 15 v. Location: J:28. Avoyelles Parish, La., planter. Diaries of Leonce P. Bordelon reflect Louisiana plantation life in rural Avoyelles Parish during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Entries pertain primarily to plantation operations, the effects of climate on those operations, social activities, health and local elections. Some entries in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4952.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Medicine Plantations African Americans French-language
Bordis & Co. Records, 1866. 3 items. Location: OS:B. Records include an agreement with freedmen drawn on an official form of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands and two payroll receipts for laborers employed on the Monot Plantation, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 965.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Bosch, Charles W. Papers, 1951-1978. 8 linear feet. Location: Y:87-94, OS:B. Correspondence, newsletters, periodicals, and other documents reflecting the work of conservationist Charles W. Bosch and his association with the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and the National Wildlife Federation. Mss. 4731.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: None
Bosley, Hubbard S. Papers, 1825-1947 (1850-1880). 10 linear ft., 39 vols. Location: C:1-5, O:68-70, 98:B, OS:B, Planter of Red River Parish, Louisiana, son-in-law of William A. Powell of Caddo Parish, Plantation records, business papers, and personal correspondence of Hubbard S. Bosley, William A. Powell and families. Included are materials relating to the Civil War. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reel 19, and microfilm 6061: Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration. Series B, Part 2, reels 12-13. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 963.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Civil War Plantations
Bossier, Mrs. V. P. Account, 1838. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Statement of account receipted by Follain, Fux & Co. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 33.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business French-language
Botts, John Minor, 1802-1869, Letter, 1859 Apr. 4. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. U.S. congressman from Virginia. Letter discusses Botts' desire to win the Whig presidential nomination in 1860 and problems encountered by Botts in his campaign. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2574.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Bouanchaud, Hewitt Leonidas, 1877-1950. Papers, 1910-1921, 1950. 14 items [photocopies and copy prints]. Location: Misc.:B. 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 online catalog. Mss. 3095.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics Women
Boucry Family Papers, 1814-1884, 1910 (bulk 1830-1884). 7 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: French-language Plantations Sugar Women
Boudar, Thomas. Document, 1845. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of New Orleans. Bill of sale (copy) for slaves sold to Marie Louise Paris of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana by Boudar. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 25.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 African Americans
Boudousquie, Charles. Document, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Sale of slaves to Charles Roussel, signed by a notary, with seal. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 34.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language
Boudousquie, Charles. Slave Bill of Sale, 1840 . 1 item. Location: Misc.: B. Sale (in French) of slaves in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Charles Roussel. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1198.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans New Orleans to 1861
Boudreaux, C. Dreaux. Papers, 1972, 1974. 3 items. Location: Misc.:B, OS:B. Resident of Baton Rouge. Papers include a proposal for the establishment of an aviation museum in Patterson, Louisiana, and bound copies of correspondence, clippings, pictures, and other items relative to Boudreaux's research on the history of the Wedell-Williams Air Service. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3236.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Boudreaux, Maximilien E. Family Papers, 1856-1927 (bulk 1866-1905). 0.4 linear ft. (78 items, 15 ms. Vols., 1 printed vol.). Location: E:41. Sugar planter in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Boudreaux and his son Rene may have practiced tenant farming in the 1890s. Papers pertain largely to the cultivation and sale of sugar cane and the purchase of merchandise, and include correspondence, cashbooks, time books, a letterbook, and a memorandum book containing genealogical information. Some items in French. Available on microfilm 6061: 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. 1099.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: French-language Plantations Sugar
Bougaud, C. Letter, 1803 May 16. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Business letter written from New Orleans, La., addressed to Mr. Stre. Bossier, Opelousas, La., discusses the handling of C. Bougaud's account and his financial assets. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3482.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
Bourcier, Catherine Silly. Document, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Widow of Fran?ois 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 online catalog. Mss. 36.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 African Americans Women French-language
Bourcieu, Duree. Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Land conveyance by Duree Bourcieu, also spelled Bourcier, to Collet. Signed copy with signature of a New Orleans Notary. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 35.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
Bourgeois Motor Works. Records, 1897-1898. 1 vol. (171 items). Location: F:3. Manufacturing firm located in New Orleans. Bound letter-book volume contains letters, cards, invoices, and receipts addressed to the Bourgeois Motor Company from various manufacturers. Items contain information related to equipment, supplies, and manufacturing. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 50.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business
Bourgeois, Lillian C., d.1956. Saint James Parish history collection, 1766-1957 (bulk 1932-1957). 543 items, 39 vols. (37 ms. vols., 2 printed vols.). Location: U:180, 79:77, OS:B. Historian who published a history of St. James Parish entitled Cabanocey; The History, Customs,and Folklore of St. James Parish (1957). Research materials and correspondence related to Bourgeois' Cabanocey. Included are typewritten copies of documents in the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, Spain;photocopies of account books, and other primary source materials. Also included are copies of township maps of St. James Parish with the parish tax roll; funeral notices; two printed pamphlets; newspaper clippings; and a typewritten draft of Cabanocey. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2195.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing
Bourgeois, Louis Alexander. Certificate, 1788. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Louis Alexander Bourgeois was born and baptised in 1762, the son of James Henry Bourgeois and Marie Anne Belamy. Copy of his baptismal certificate made from original records in the archives of the Parish of St. Roche, Paris, France (1788). In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Bourgeois, Pierre. Family Papers, 1771-1821. 3 items. Location: Misc.:B. Papers include a land transfer (1771), a property sale (1775), and a petition regarding ownership of slaves (1821). Partly in French and in Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 37.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language Spanish-language
Bourjaily, Vance Nye. Certain kind of work, A, 1968. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Louisiana novelist. Galley proof of Bourjaily's article, 'A certain kind of work,' which appeared in Thomas McCormack's Afterwords; novelists on their novels. For furher information see online catalog. Mss. 4486.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing
Boutelle, A. L. Letter, 1835. 1 item. Location: B. Letter from A. L. Boutelle, a native of Maine, discusses his move to Louisiana for health reasons. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1371.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine
Boutte, Baptiste. Papers, 1764, 1790-1791. 3 items. Location: Misc.:B. Papers include an original land deed (1764) and two promissory notes (1790 and 1791). New Orleans. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 38.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
Bower, Garner and Harrison. Papers, 1863-1868, undated. 126 items. Location: E:51. New Orleans commission merchants. Letters to a member of the firm at Baton Rouge (1863) and at Natchez, Mississippi (1864-1868). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1388.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business Civil War Natchez, Mississippi New Orleans 1866- New Orleans in the Civil War
Bowers, Calvin T. Papers, 1871-1911. 87 items, 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol. Location: B:10. Merchant of Clinton, Kentucky. Correspondence, financial papers related to Bowers' business ventures; indentures and deeds to land in Hickman County, Ky., insurance policies, a memorandum book, and a copy of "Life Imprisonment vs. the Death Penalty" by Duke C. Bowers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2541.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Bowers, J. A., letter, 1863 Feb. 24. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Confederate soldier. J. A. Bowers writes from Port Hudson, La., about camp life, quality food and water, and he tells of Union troops foraging across the river. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3770.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Bowers, J.A. Letter, 1863. 2 items. Location: Misc.:B. Confederate soldier. Letter written from Port Hudson, Louisiana, describes camp life, quality of food and water, and Union troops. A certificate, signed by Captain C. Kavanaugh, states James Bowers furnished an able-bodied substitute and is released from military service, For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3770.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Bowers, Laura Boddie Jones, Papers, 1906-1990, 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans 1866- Natchez, Mississippi Education LSU Long Family 20th Century Wars Women
Bowling, L. Cotton record book, 1856. 1 vol. Location: M:18. Probably a clerk in a New Orleans cotton factor's office. Record book kept by Bowling lists the number of bales of cotton received, the names of steamers and railroads transporting the cotton, and the places of origin of the cotton. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1351.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business Plantations Transportation
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 5322:University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 4, Reels 8-19. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1372, 1382.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations African Americans Women
Bowman-Turnbull Family Papers, 1777-1972. 1 linear ft. Location: T:53, OS:B. Family of cotton and sugar planter of West Feliciana Parish, La. Papers contains correspondence, financial and legal papers, and printed items reflecting the business activities and, to a lesser degree, the personal lives of the Turnbull and Bowman families. Included are the business papers of Catherine Rucker Turnbull. Two slave lists can also be found (Dec. 12, 1844, Feb. 2, 1856). Printed items relate to family history and historic plantations of West Feliciana Parish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 5059.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Business Civil War French-language New Orleans to 1861 Plantations Sugar Transportation Women
Simeon A. "Alex" Box, 1920-1943. Scrapbook, 1942-1944 . 1 volume. Location: Y:83, OS:B. Box was born in Quitman, Mississippi, in 1920 and graduated from LSU in 1942, where he played both baseball and football. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, earning the Distinguished Service Cross shortly before his death in 1943. The scrapbook contains mostly newspaper clippings and letters written to Earle Hubert Wagley following Box's death. Mss. 4181.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars LSU
Boyd, David French, 1834-1899. Papers, 1833-1934 (1860-1899). 9 linear ft., 45 v. Location: D:14-21, vault, U:179, Mf:Mss:B, OS:B. Confederate officer, president of the Seminary of Learning at Alexandria, Louisiana, president and professor at LSU (1884-1886). Papers contain correspondence, including correspondence with William T. Sherman; writings about Civil War figures; academic papers; photographs; financial papers; and printed items. Manuscript volumes consist of school notebooks; memoranda; diaries, including a Civil War diary; morning reports from Kentucky Military Institute and Locust Dale Academy; and a minute book of the Demostherman Society. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 40, 99, 794, 890, 893, 1400, 1612, 4234.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Civil War Education LSU African Americans
David French Boyd Papers. William T. Sherman Letters, 1859-1891. .3 linear ft. Location: U:179, Mss. Mf.:B, Vault:26. Civil War officers, educators. Letters refer to higher education, political issues, rights of freedmen, Ku Klux Klan activities, and the jetty system in New Orleans. Civil War letters concern Boyd's imprisonment. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 890, 893, 3362.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Baton Rouge Civil War Education LSU New Orleans 1866- New Orleans in the Civil War Politics
Boyd, Leroy Stafford, 1873-. Letter, 1907 December 7. 1 item. Location: Misc. :B. Son of LSU President David French Boyd. Letter addressed to S. H. Lockett, New York; asking for papers concerning his father, also for biographical information on Col. Samuel H. Lockett. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3427.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Boyd, Leroy Stafford, 1873-. Papers, 1806-1936 (bulk 1876-1936). 16 linear ft., 46 v. Location: D:55-62; 79:71-74; OS:B; R:12-15; Z:23-25; Vault. Librarian for U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission. Correspondence, genealogical materials, photographs, printed items and scrapbooks. They reflect the political environment, Boyd's political activities, his interest in LSU, General William T. Sherman, and his father LSU President David F. Boyd, and his involvement with Kappa Alpha Fraternity. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 99.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education LSU Medicine Politics Religion
Boyd, Overton F. (Overton Fuqua), 1891-1951. Papers, 1915-1938 (bulk 1915-1925). .5 linear ft. (23 items, 1 ms. vol., 2 printed vols.) Location: U:118. Son of LSU President Thomas D. Boyd and a sugar chemist and professor. Papers relate to Boyd's position as a sugar chemist at the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad, British West Indies. Two broadsides pertain to the U.S.' military control of the Dominican Republic during Woodrow Wilson's administration. Included are a memorandum book containing formulae for sugar processing, notes, and a few cancelled postage stamps; and printed volumes. Partly in Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1589, 1799.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Sugar Spanish-language
Boyd, S. S. Letter, 1838 August 15. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of Natchez. Letter from a New York correspondent to Boyd regarding commercial matters, the resumption of specie payments by banks, and the visit to New York by the Mississippi orator Senator S. S. Prentiss. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2114.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Business Politics
Boyd, Thomas D., Jr., 1882-1964. Papers, 1901-1924. 1,000 items, 1 ms. vol., 15 printed vols. Location: 79:50-52. Resident of Tucson, Arizona, LSU alumnus, and sugar technologist in the Louisiana sugar industry. Papers principally for the period Boyd was general superintendent of the South Puerto Rico Sugar Company, Ensenada, Puerto Rico. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2037.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business LSU Sugar
Boyd, Thomas D., Jr., 1882-1964. Application, 1917. 11 items. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of Tucson, Arizona, LSU alumnus, and sugar technologist in the Louisiana sugar industry. Application and letters of recommendation for a commission in the Quartermaster's Department, U.S. Army, from Thomas D. Boyd, Jr. during World War I. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1946.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Sugar 20th Century Wars
Boyd, Thomas Jefferson, 1804-1893. Papers, 1805-1939 (bulk 1819-1869). 3.25 linear ft., 1 v. Location: D:128-130, OS:B, R:5. Lawyer, town trustee, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and a commissioner to the Virginia Board of Public Works from Wytheville, Va. Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and personal papers concerning Boyd's legal practice, public service, personal business, and family life in Wytheville. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 99.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Politics Transportation
Boyer, Albert P., Mrs. Papers and account books, 1885-1907. 0.8 linear ft. (47 items; 4 vols.). Location: E:51, O:67. 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 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 1. Mss. 1258.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Business New Orleans 1866- Women
Boylston, William A. Diary, 1864-1865. 1 item. Location:Misc.:B. South Carolina native, Confederate soldier. Boylston provides brief daily accounts of his unit's activities and movements, including his 1864 capture by Union forces, and his eventual release. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4733.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Bozeman & Company. Account books, 1854-1857. 3 vols. Location: F:9. General merchandise store in Hermitage, Louisiana, owned and managed by W. G. Bozeman. Books kept by W. G. Bozeman record sales and accounts of customers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 472.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Bozeman, Harley B. Papers, 1840-1969. 805 items, 2 vols. Location: T:36. Columnist for the Winn Parish Enterprise. Papers consist of personal correspondence and relating to persons and places in Winn Parish, La. Letters from Dr. T. Harry Williams and others refer to Williams' biography of Huey Long, 577 articles from "Winn Parish As I Have Known It" in the Winn Parish Enterprise, an issue of the Winn Parish Enterprise centennial edition (1952), a map of Winn Parish (1964), and a photocopy of Milton Dunn's History of Natchitoches, Louisiana (1920). Papers also contain letters from George S. Long (1957) reminiscing about Huey Long and from Julius T. Long (1962) who mentions Earl and Huey Long. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2431.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Long Family Politics
Bozeman, Harley B. Telegram, 1930 July 17. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Newspaper columnist and writer of Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Telegram addressed to the New Orleans Times-Picayune commenting on an editorial about the Louisiana Highway Commission. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3269.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Politics
Bradford, David, d. ca.1816. Letters, 1798-1805. 25 items [typescripts]. Location: H:16, U:120. Planter and owner of the Myrtles Plantation,West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Photocopies of letters written to David Redick of Pennsylvania relate to the settlement of Bradford's debts, the disposition of his property in Pennsylvania, and economic and political matters in Spanish West Florida. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 855.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Politics
Bradford, David, d. ca.1816. Family Papers, 1798-1882 (bulk 1833-1838). 50 items. Location: U:120. Planter of the Myrtles Plantation, Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers include Spanish land grants, surveys, plats, conveyances, appraisals, and mortgages for land owned by David Bradford and family, chiefly in West Feliciana and East Baton Rouge parishes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 735.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Plantations
Bradford, James L. Papers, 1856-1865. 19 items. Location: E:4. Confederate Army captain. Personal letters and bills including a letter from his brother, J. B. Bradford, discussing Louisiana politics. Civil War papers include a list of officers in Bradford's company, a record of an expense account for recruiting officers, record of stores and supplies, doctors' statements noting the health of enlisted men, and payroll account;. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 727.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine Politics
Bradford, Roark. Letter, 1927. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Writer, 1896-1948. Novelist, short story writer, and journalist. Letter from Bradford to H. C. Leach of The Forum, referring to his story "The River Witch", and his "Book of Ethiopus", and probably "Ol' Man Adam An' His Chillun", published by Harpers in 1928. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1401.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing African Americans
Bradfute, Mrs. Theresa S. Document, 1850 December 5. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Slave bill of sale (copy) by Mrs. Theresa Stringer McDonald Jones Bradfute, executor of the estate of Greenbury Ridgely Stringer, to James Stuart Hart. Mss. 409.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans New Orleans to 1861
Bradley, James E. Family papers. 1862-1884 (bulk 1862-1865). 25 items and 2 vols. on 1 reel of microfilm. Mss.Mf:B. Itinerant Methodist Episcopal minister in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oregon. Diary and papers detail his aid to those displaced in present-day St. Landry and Tangipahoa parishes by the Civil War and his organizing religious services there. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1259.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Religion
Bradly, James Thomas. Reminiscences, 1907. 3 items. Location: Misc.:B. Confederate soldier. Typescript of James Thomas Brady's article "Naval Reminiscences: An Ex-Confederate's Account of the Monitor and Merrimac Battle." Brady gives an account of his service in the Confederate navy aboard the gunboat Lady Davis, the Merrimac and its battle with the Monitor, and his subsequent service along the Atlantic coast. Brady's obituary and family photograph accompany the article. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3176.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Bradsher, Earl Lockridge. Papers, 1899-1983. 3 linear ft. Location: 50. Poet, author, and professor of American literature at LSU. Papers consist of correspondence, including five letters and cards from writer and folklorist J. Frank Dobie; manuscripts of short stories, poems, and other writings; a few printed items; some personal financial records; class notes; and photographs. Included are some clippings pertaining to civic affairs and other professional matters; and an unpublished memoir written by Bradsher. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4075.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Literature, Reading, and Writing
Bradsher, Earl Lockridge. Poems, 1954-1966. 1 linear ft. Location: UU:138. Poet, author, and professor of American literature at LSU. Manuscript poems on a wide range of subjects. Included is an unpublished manuscript of an anthology of poems (1964) by Bradsher entitled, 'In the shadow of science, and other poems.' For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2673.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Literature, Reading, and Writing
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876, Letter, 1860 December 7. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Confederate general in command of the Army of Tennessee during the Civil War. Letter written from Thibodaux, Louisiana, while Bragg was a major general in the Louisiana militia. It presents his opinions on the role of the militia system and the need for the governor of Louisiana to seek advice of military men. The letter also comments on the attitudes of the local residents towards military service and states that they are poorly equipped. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3072.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Politics
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876. Letter, 1856 February 10. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Confederate general in command of the Army of Tennessee during the Civil War. Letter to Bragg's wife describes Bivouac, a 2000-acre plantation three miles from Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, which he had just purchased. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2025.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876. Letter, 1856 February 12. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Confederate general in command of the Army of Tennessee during the Civil War. In reply to a request for biographical information from J. Furlong of Brooklyn, N.Y., Bragg discusses the circumstances of his situation as a sugar planter in Louisiana at the beginning of the Civil War, laments the misfortunes of his 125 former slaves, and briefly describes his military career for the Confederate States of America. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2537.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations Sugar African Americans
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876. Letter, 1875 February 12. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Confederate general in command of the Army of Tennessee during the Civil War. In reply to a request for biographical information, Bragg discusses his situation as a sugar planter in Louisiana at the beginning of the Civil War; laments the wartime misfortunes of his 'happy and contented' slaves; and describes his military career. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2537.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Sugar
Braintree Manufacturing Company. Correspondence, 1844-1845. 7 items. Location: Misc.:B. Company located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Letters to Jonathon Cushing, agent for the Braintree Manufacturing Company, from Washington Jackson and Company, New Orleans factors. Letters concern the sale and delivery of cotton gins. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1404, 1417.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business Plantations
Brandon family. Notebooks and account books, 1852-1888. .35 linear ft. (1 item, 5 vols.). Location: Misc:B, J:10. Proprietor of a general store. Papers include Brandon's notebooks from his studies at Yale College, and documents related to the business activities of Brandon's general store. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 878.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Education
Brandon, Byrd. Estate receipt, 1843 Jan. 1. 1 receipt. Location: Misc. P. Woodson received from W. Robinson, administrator of the estate of Byrd Brandon, three dollars for services rendered concerning some slaves belonging to the estate in 1842. Mss. 3626.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Branon, James S. Letter, 1840 Nov. 28. 1 letter. Location: Misc. James S. Branon in New Orleans writes John Stewart of Richmond, Va., regarding the cotton trade. The letter is written on a weekly summary of commercial statistics from the "New-Orleans Price-Current and Commercial Intelligencer." Mss. 3818.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans to 1861
Brass band photographs, undated. 2 items. Location: E:66. Group photographs of the Natchitoches and Eglipse Brass Bands. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2961.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Performing arts
Braughton, Ann B. Estate inventory, 1809 Jan. 9. 1 estate inventory. Location: Misc. This inventory and appraisal of the personal estate of Ann B. Braughton of Concordia Parish, Orleans Territory, includes the names and valuations of six slaves, as well as 310 arpents of land, livestock, dishes, silverware, furniture, and other household goods. Mss. 3626.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Bray, John A. Papers, 1838-1856. 4 items. Location: Misc:B. Cotton planter of 'Cotile,' Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Items include a bill for goods bought by Bray and for freight shipped aboard the steamboat Louisiana; a statement by New Orleans cotton factor A. Miltenberger recording Bray's sale of cotton; and a letter concerning the hire of a 'boy.' Included is a copy of a deed to land and slaves in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Plantations Transportation African Americans
Brazilian Newspapers: the DeForest collection, 1822-1828. 95 items. Location: 77:98. Collection of Brazilian newspapers and fliers, broadsides, and pamphlets, dating from the time of independence. Collection includes printed advertisements, an announcement for A FLAUTA MAGICA, and other items. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3074.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Performing arts
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans 1866- Business Education LSU Medicine Sugar Transportation Religion Politics 20th Century Wars African Americans Women French-language Cajuns Spanish-language
Breaux, Manuel. Papers, 1785, 1831. 2 items. Location: Misc.B. 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 online catalog. Mss. 42.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women French-language
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education LSU Women
Breazeale, Nita Sims. Family Papers, 1811-1981 (bulk 1905-1943). 9.5 linear ft., 3 v. Location: 47:8-12, OS:B, N:9, 65:3, vault. Baton Rouge, La. resident. Papers relate to the Breazeale and Sims families of Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville, and Natchitoches, La. They consists of correspondence, legal documents, printed material, photographs, and artifacts related to World War I and World War II, Bundles for Britain, Inc., genealogy, and state and local history. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2442.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars African Americans Baton Rouge Business French-language German-language LSU
Breazeale, Robert. Certificate, 1794. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Certificate signed by Durel, in 1794, verifiying Chitimachas Indian land in the Attakapas District cultivated by Robert [Breazeale]. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 889.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Breda, Jean Philippe, 1808-1882. Family Papers, 1776-1921. 1,070 items and 31 vols., 3 mf reel. Location: B:64-65, J:13, 98:, OS:B, Mss.Mf:B, Vault:3. Physician and druggist of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Letters, personal papers, and business records of Dr. Breda concerning his medical practice, Louisiana politics, and family matters; together with correspondence and papers of his son, J. Ernest Breda, relating to the Civil War and politics. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 953, 966, 1021.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine Politics French-language
Brees, Ray. Photographs, 1959-1960. 37 items. Location: E:66. Photographs from 1959 and 1960 capture scenes from plantation homes, as well as buildings and streets of New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 236.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Plantations
Brenan, J. A. W. Letter, 1855 December 19. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. New Orleans businessman. Letter to his father describes his career with a counting house, trade conditions in New Orleans, the presence of large numbers of unemployed men, and recruitment for the Walker expedition to Nicaragua. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2577.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business
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 online catalog. Mss. 1477, 1822.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Plantations Women
Brent, Nanine M. Papers, 1886-1899, 1943, undated. 53 items, 2 ms. vols. Location: U:114. Daughter of Colonel Joseph L. Brent. Diary, recipes, household hints, New Orleans trade cards, and newspaper clippings. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1822.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
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 6061: 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations Politics African Americans Women
Brian Family Papers, 1841-1886. 2 ms. vols. Location: J: 21. Papers include a scrapbook made by Solomon Morgan Brian (circa 1841 to 1860) and a diary/account book kept by his son Erastus Francis Brian (circa 1871 to 1886). Solomon's scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, including obituaries, local stories, and census reports. Erastus's diary/account book contains detailed logs of goods sold, weather reports, and several newspaper clippings. The Brian family owned Evergreen Plantation in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, until Erastus sold it in 1890, retaining five acres for Brian Cemetery.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Brian, Clara Alma. LSU diploma, 1915. 1 item. Location: OS:B. Includes an LSU diploma for a Bachelor of Arts degree signed by Thomas Boyd. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2525.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Brian, Erastus F. Letterbook, 1897-1909. 25 items, 1 vol. Location: C:83, H:23. Resident of Baton Rouge. Letter press copybook of Erastus Francis Brian containing a few official letters as secretary treasurer of the Board of Pension Commissioners of Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1172.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Brian, Hardy L., 1865-1949, Family Papers. 1,426 items, 2 ms. vols., 21 printed vols. Location:UU:324-327, OS:B, 98:, Mss.Mf.:B. Newspaperman and Populist Party political leader of Winnfield, Natchitoches, and Shreveport, Louisiana. Family correspondence and papers pertaining largely to social life. Items of political interest include newspapers, a memoir, and documents. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2592.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Brickell, D. Warren (Daniel Warren), 1824-1881. Papers, 1869-1882. 0.5 linear ft. (82 items, 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol.). Location: C:74, 98:B, OS:B. New Orleans gynecologist, founder and dean of the New Orleans School of Medicine, and editor of numerous medical journals. Papers consist mainly of newspaper clippings and political broadsides, many dealing with Reconstruction issues. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1430.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Medicine New Orleans 1866- Politics
Bridges, Tyler Papers, 1882-2002. 14.5 linear feet. Location: UU:296-308, L:36, OS:B. Newspaper articles, interviews, and copies of court records and transcripts of wire taps compiled by journalist Tyler Bridges as research for his book, 'Bad Bet on the Bayou: The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and the Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards.' For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4899.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans 1866- Business Politics
Brigadier General Mason Brayman letter, 1864. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Letter to Brigadier General Brayman concerning the living conditions of freedmen in Natchez, Mississippi. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3666.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Civil War African Americans
Bright, Jane C. Scrapbook, 1917-1956 (bulk 1918-1919). 31 items, 1 vol. Location: 38-73. Red Cross nurse during WWI and a native of Yazoo, Mississippi. Bright was attached to the New Orleans Chapter Base Hospital, Unit No.24, and stationed at Limoges, France. Scrapbook contains mementos of her service as a Red Cross Nurse with the American Expeditionary Force (A.E.F.) in France. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1810.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Medicine 20th Century Wars Women
Bringier, Louis Amadee, 1827-1897. Papers, 1786-1901. 599 items and 14 vols. Location: T:96-97, F:9, OS:B. Planter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana; Confederate officer and commander of the 4th Louisiana Cavalry and the 7th Louisiana Regiment. Papers include military records, correspondence and business papers relating to the administration of Hermitage Plantation in Ascension Parish and Houmas, Burnside, and Bagatelle plantations. One letter report that a woman killed a federal soldier in New Orleans (1862); another describes Grand Ilse as a resort requented by Jews. Some items in French. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 6061: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 1, Reels 1-2, and microfilm 5322: Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series I, Part 1, Reel 13. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 43, 139, 544.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Civil War Plantations African Americans Women French-language Jews
Brion letter, 1769. 1 item [typescript copy]. Location: Misc.:B. Treasurer for the French colonial troops at New Orleans. Letter from Brion to his brother J. B. Brion, clerk of court in Paris, on the overthrow of the French troops in Louisiana and the lack of pay for the soldiers. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 949.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Women
British Museum. Map Collection, 1683-1874. 374 items on 1 microfilm reel. Location: Mss.MF:B. Microfilm copies of maps in the British Museum, mostly depicting aspects of the North American Gulf Coast and Louisiana, and some maps of French and Spanish ports, and of North America in general. Mss. 3200.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: French-language New Orleans to 1861 Spanish-language Transportation
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. Mss. 3180.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Women
Britton & Koontz. Records, 1824-1899 (bulk 1838-1858). 569 items, 7 vols. Location: U:18-19, F:9. Banking house in Natchez, Mississippi, operated by Audley Clark Britton, also a plantation owner, and by George W. Koontz. Collection includes records related to the Commercial Bank of Natchez. Other items relate to Britton & Koontz banking activities and to personal bills and receipts of the Britton family. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 747.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Business Plantations
Britton, A. C. (Audley Clark), 1822-1894. Family Papers, 1830-1929. 1,760 items, 14 ms. Vols. Location: S:119, O:16. Banker and planter of Natchez, Mississippi. Papers include letters and descriptions of the family, plantation, and social lives in Natchez and documents specific to Britton's business activities. Miscellaneous items include photographs, autographs, poems, ledgers, and genealogies. Included are two letters to Eliza Britton written by Jefferson Davis. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 4, Reel 1. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1403, 1710.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Natchez, Mississippi Business Literature, Reading, and Writing Plantations African Americans
Britton, W. A. Record book, 1847. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:19. Agent for the Nautilus Insurance Company of New York, in Natchez, Mississippi. Record book lists the names and beneficiaries of life insurance policyholders. A number of entries pertain to insurance on the lives of slaves. Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 3, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 923.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi African Americans
Broadwood, P. C. Letter, 1851 Feb. 12. 1 letter. Location:Misc.:B. P.C. Broadwood in New Orleans, La., writes his father, James S. Broadwood in Brighton, England, describing an overland journey from Savannah to New Orleans. Mss. 3967.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Brookes, W. I. Letter, 1848 Aug. 18. 1 letter. Location: Misc. W.I. Brookes in Macon, Ga., writes his father, Rev. J.L. Brookes, in Hamburg, S.C., about the condition of his plantation, the state of the cotton market, and the comparative qualities of several cotton factors. Mss. 4099.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Brooks Read Brer Rabbit Collection, 1950-1991 (bulk: 1950-1959). Ca. 29 linear feet. Approximately 500 reel to reel audio recordings, scripts, phonographs, correspondence, and subject files of Brooks Read, Baton Rouge storyteller, journalist, and political observer. Materials relate to Read's recorded productions of his original Brer Rabbit stories, as well as a few select Uncle Remus stories of Joel Chandler Harris. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4476.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Literature, Reading, and Writing Performing arts African Americans
Brooks, Cleanth, 1906-. Letter: New Haven, Conn. to Annette Duchein, 1984 December 21. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. American scholar, writer, and professor of English at LSU and Yale University. Brooks mentions his preparations for forthcoming Jefferson Lecture and other lectures and his plans to visit Louisiana; he also comments on the use of the work 'reckon.' For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4602.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU
Brooks, Cleanth, 1906-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1992. 2 sound cassettes (2 hours), Transcript (81 pages). Location: L:4700.0142. American scholar, writer, and professor of English at LSU and Yale University. Brooks discusses his family background; his education; Robert Penn Warren, his friend and advisor; teaching at LSU; the LSU English Department; work on Southern Review and its demise; and Southern Review's predecessor, The Southwestern Review. Brooks also describes LSU politics; and the scandal and reform surrounding the career of LSU President, James Monroe Smith. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0142.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Brooks, Cleanth, 1906-. Papers, 1936-1963. 28 items. Location: W:49. American scholar, writer, and professor of English at LSU and Yale University. Collection consists of miscellaneous papers concerning administration policy at LSU and Phi Beta Kappa faculty at LSU; also typescript of Eliot H. Stanley's Harvard College Honors Thesis, The Tiger Stays For Dinner, 1963. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3426.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU Literature, Reading, and Writing
Brooks, F. M. Bills, 1870, 1882, 1883. 3 items. Location: Misc.:B. Dr. F. M. Brooks, plantation and retail druggist of Baton Rouge. Bills from Dr. Brooks. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2555.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Medicine Plantations
Brooks, F. M. and Son. Business records, 1892-1894. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:15. Retail druggist of Baton Rouge. Record book containing copies of prescriptions from local medical doctors. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2506.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Medicine
Brooks, Overton, 1897-1961. Papers, 1898-1970 (bulk 1936-1961). 23.5 linear ft. 36 vols. Location: 35:67-76, 31:81, 50:81 P:15, OS:B, vault:3, 21. Baton Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana, WWI veteran, attorney and U.S. congressman from Louisiana. Correspondence pertains largely to Brooks' congressional career, particularly his membership in the House Armed Services committee and the House Science and Aeronautics committee. Collection also contains photographs and diaries. Included in the correspondence are political and personal letters from Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson and items related to Brooks's own war service. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2492, 2520.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars Baton Rouge Politics
Brossard, Chandler, 1922-. Manuscript, ca. 1955. 25 items (246 pages). Location: UU:128. Edited essays from The Scene Before You: A New Approach to American Culture. (New York, Rinehart, c. 1955). For further information, see catalog. Mss. 1961.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing
Brother Johnathan's own book. ca. 1850-1852. 2 vols. and 1 microfilm reel. Location: Vault:10 and Mss.Mf:B. Contains humorous drawings of travel in various places, including New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4749.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Brouard, G. Arsene (Gerfroy Arsene) 1867-1938. Papers. 1895-1940. 1 linear ft. Location: S:107, S:108, OS:B. French monk and botanist. Correspondence, research notes, printed material, personal papers, photographs, plant samples, and diagrams by Brother Arsene Brouard. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3568.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education French-language Religion
Broussard, James F. Photograph collection, 1936. 1 black-and-white negative, 1 copy print. Location: 65:5. This collection consists of one copy negative of a photographic print of the salon of La Maison Française (the French House) on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., and one copy print made from that negative. Mss. 3467.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Broutin, Narcissus. Commission, 1808. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Notary public in the City of New Orleans. Commission signed and sealed by Governor William C. C. Claiborne of the Territory of Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Browder and Brown. Daybook, 1817-1819 . 1 vol. Location: G:2. Daybook of Browder and Brown, general merchants of Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, La. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Browder, Frederick A. Journal, 1814-1816 . 1 vol. Location: G:2. Journal of Frederick A. Browder, Clerk of Court for East Feliciana Parish, contains accounts recorded as clerk, and personal accounts for carpentry work, a saddle, beef, and loans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Brown, Charles L. Letters, 1862-1863. 5 items. Location: Misc.:B. Civil War letters by a Union soldier stationed in Virginia to his family in Waltham, Massachusetts. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2423.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Brown, E. Y. Letter, 1863 April 21. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Letter written while aboard the steamboat, Natanzas, describing the scenery along the Mississippi river, war torn New Orleans, and a visit to a military hospital. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3802.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Medicine
Brown, Edward F. Letter, 1866 Dec. 18. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Edward F. Brown of Salem, Mass., writes to James Carnegy Savage of New Orleans, La., regarding Savage's going down to New Orleans to commence work on a plantation. He also relates family news and discusses the religious aspects of dying. Mss. 4244.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Plantations Religion
Brown, Elizabeth. Account, 1835-1836. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Statement of account from William Beans, blacksmith to Brown. Payment for account received by Beans on February 6, 1836. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2127.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Women
Brown, Harry Bates, Sr., 1876-1962. Papers, 1908-1970, undated. 14 linear ft. Location: T:109-122, Map Case, D:21. Professor of agronomy, LSU. Personal papers include family correspondence, legal and business records, and memorabilia. Professional papers include correspondence, research notes, materials pertaining to professional organizations and teaching, and manuscripts of published books. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2530.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: LSU Literature, Reading, and Writing
Brown, James (James Wilson) 1913 September 18 interviewee. Oral history interview, 1979. 1 sound cassette, transcript (28 pages). Location: L:4700.0003. 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. 4700.0003.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Medicine Women
Brown, James, 1766-1835. Letter, 1824 December 25. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Attorney in New Orleans who became secretary of Louisiana (1804), U. S. attorney for the Orleans District (1805), U.S. senator from Louisiana (1813-1817, 1819-1823), and minister to France (1823-1829). Letter of acknowledgment from Paris, France, to Colonel Thomas Aspinwall, United States consul in London, for the purchase of a tablecloth. Includes comments on the possibility of Andrew Jackson being elected, and the popularity of France's king. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1195.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Politics
Brown, James, 1766-1835. Letter, 1827 September 13. 1 item. Location: Misc. Attorney in New Orleans who became Secretary of Louisiana (1804), United States attorney for the Orleans District (1805), U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1813-1817, 1819-1823), and Minister to France (1823-1829). Letter to the director of the Royal Museum of Paris, requesting permission for three of his fellow countrymen to visit the museum at a time when it was closed for a coming exposition. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1240.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Politics French-language
Brown, James, 1766-1835. Letter, 1829 March 31. 1 item. Location: Misc. Attorney in New Orleans who became secretary of Louisiana (1804), U. S. attorney for the Orleans District (1805), U.S. senator from Louisiana (1813-1817, 1819-1823), and minister to France (1823-1829). Letter from Paris, France, to Joseph Gales, editor of the National Intelligencer, in which he enclosed a newspaper account of an 'affray' between American and French sailors at Mahen in which a French officer and an American sailor were killed. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2261.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Brown, James, 1766-1835. Letter, 1803 Feb. 14. 1 letter. Location: Misc. James Brown was U.S. District Attorney in Kentucky, 1791; Secretary of State of Kentucky, 1792-1796; Secretary of Orleans Territory, 1804; U.S. District Attorney in Orleans Territory, 1805-1808; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1813-1817, 1819-1823; and U.S. Minister to France, 1823-1829. Brown in Lexington, Ky., writes Thomas Todd, a Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, near Frankfort, expressing his gratitude for the support of his intelligent friends in Kentucky in the face of slanderous comments from his enemies. Mss. 4130.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Brown, James, 1766-1835. Letter, 1829 March 31. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Attorney in New Orleans who became secretary of Louisiana (1804), U. S. attorney for the Orleans District (1805), U.S. senator from Louisiana (1813-1817, 1819-1823), and minister to France (1823-1829). Letter from Paris, France, to Joseph Gales, editor of the NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, in which he enclosed a newspaper account of an 'affray' between American and French sailors at Mahen in which a French officer and an American sailor were killed. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2261.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Brown, James, 1766-1835. Papers, 1764-1811 (bulk 1804-1811). 0.5 linear ft. Location: U:20, F:9, OS:B. Attorney in New Orleans who became secretary of Louisiana (1804), U.S. attorney for the Orleans District (1805), U.S. senator from Louisiana (1813-1817, 1819-1823), and minister to France (1823-1829). Collection consists of legal and business papers and correspondence of James Brown. Legal and business papers include documents recording sales of slaves and legal disputes. Most of the letters are from William N. Brown and General James Wilkinson. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 44.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language New Orleans to 1861 Politics
Brown, John Potts, 1835-1910. Notebook. 1897. 1 vol. (on 1 microfilm reel). Location: Mss. Mf.: B. Baptist layman and resident of Kosciusko, Mississippi. Memoranda concerning Baptist organizations in Mississippi and Kentucky and the Southern Baptist Convention; notes on a meeting of the Kosciusko Association with Harmony Church; and notes on the historical origin of Baptism and the missionary movement. Included are notes on the goals of Baptist churches and drafts of sermons on the Bible and Christian living. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3429.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Brown, R. L. Letter, circa 1870-1900. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Personal letter from Amite County, Mississippi, to Brown's cousin Ophelia Crawford, commenting on marriage and a baseball game at Centreville, Wilkinson County. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2190.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi
Brown, Reddin. Papers, 1835-1838. 5 items. Location: OS:B. Resident of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Papers pertain to the mortgage of land and slaves, and include a land conveyance, an appraiser's certificate, and other legal documents. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 668.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge African Americans
Brown, Sarah Goodwin. Scrapbooks, 1885-1961 (bulk 1959-1960). 43 items and 6 manuscript vols. Location: U:175, H:3, 98. Newspaper clippings covering the 1960 United States presidential campaign. Collection also includes a few loose articles (1937) dealing with Louisiana persons and places and items of family interest (1885-1910). Mss. 2333.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Politics
Brown, Sarah Goodwin. Collection, 1840-1944. 31 items. Location: U:181, OS:B. 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. Mss. 1573, 1986.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War Education Women
Brown, Silas H. Letter, 1863 May 22. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Civil War soldier. Letter written at an unnamed army camp in Baton Rouge to his family. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4573.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
Brown, W. D. Account books, 1913-1921. 7 vols. Location: F:15. Owner or agent of Gossypia Plantation. Records for the plantation kept by Brown covering cotton ginning and crop records, pay roll, cash accounts, and merchandise. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 45.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Browne, Charles Albert. Report, 1932. 1 item (16 pages). Location: Misc.:B. Agricultural chemist. Report by Dr. Browne (1870 -1947) on the Chanpatia factory of the Champarum Sugar Company, India, containing historical background, drawing of factory compound, photographs of personnel, and interior and exterior of buildings. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1951.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Sugar
Browne, William M., ?-1884, Letter, 1859 Aug. 7. 3 items. Location: Misc.:B. Newspaper editor and later Confederate brigadier general. Letter to Isaac V. Fowler, Postmaster of New York City, concerning the dismissal of a political appointee and its effect upon Democratic party organization and factions. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2478.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Brownell, T. C. Letter, 1837 Feb. 20. 1 letter. Location: Misc. T.C. Brownell, a Hartford, Conn., resident wintering in New Orleans, writes to Rev. Charles J. Todd, an Episcopal minister in Logansport, Ind., informing him of Episcopal parishes in Connecticut in need of ministers and describing Episcopal Church affairs in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4023.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion New Orleans to 1861
Browning, Samuel R. Letter, 1849 September 4. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Letter to A. W. Boyd in North Carolina concerning slave- and horse-trading in Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4197.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Bruce, David. Papers, 1871-1876. 2 items. Location: Misc.:B. Receipts for lumber purchased by Bruce from F. Fischer & Son, New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 913.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business
Bruce, Seddon, and Wilkins Plantation Records, 1741-1865 (bulk 1847-1854). 607 items, 6 ms. Vols. Location: S:124-125, J:20. William Webb Wilkins, James Coles Bruce, and James Alexander Seddon, partners in the ownership of sugar and cotton plantations, a saw mill, and a cooper's shop in Saint James Parish and Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Papers include legal documents, bills and receipts, correspondence, and manuscript volumes related to plantation operations and slave matters. Included are photocopies of a Union Army-issued circular and broadsides regarding slave employment and the subsistence of federal troops. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reels 9-10. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2668.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations Sugar
Bruin, Peter Bryan. Letter, 1809 Mar. 28 . 1 item. Location: Misc.: B. Peter Bryan Bruin served in the Continental Army and as one of three territorial judges in the Mississippi Territory. Peter Bryan Bruin writes from Bruinsburg, Miss., to Judge David Latimer informing him that his son, Edmond Bruin, has been ill and cannot appear in court. Bruin asks the judge to postpone the trial date. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 5057.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Brunet, Francis. Document, 1788, Oct. 9. 2 items. Location: Misc.:B. Two certified copies of a land sale in Opelousas, Louisiana, to Charles Vivant by Francis Brunet. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 46.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Brunot, James M., d. 1856. Family Papers, 1827-1877. 27 items. Location: E:52, OS:B. Lawyer of Baton Rouge. Letters from Brunot to family members in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, deal with the death and estate of his brother Felix; economic development in Baton Rouge; and Louisiana inheritance laws, among other topics. A printed letter (1873) in French from the General Union of the French Societies of Mutual Aid in the United States supports republican government in France. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1242.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge French-language
Bruns, J. Dickson (John Dickson), 1836-1883. J. Dickson Bruns and T. G. Richardson correspondence, 1869-1870. 4 items. Location: Misc:B. Physicians of New Orleans. Bruns was also an organizer of the White League. Letters to Richardson, General Braxton Bragg, and General Richard Taylor from Bruns; and letters to both generals from Richardson. All the letters concern a controversy between the doctors about a breach of medical ethics on the part of Bruns. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 47.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans 1866- Medicine
Brunswig, Lucien Napoleon, 1854-1943, Journal. 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol. Location: W:46. Druggist, founder of Bergen Brunswig Corporation, Journal contains short essays written during a tour of France; each location after WWI. He describes damages suffered during the war and postwar reconstruction and rehabilitation. He writes character sketches of French leaders; discusses American-European political, economic, and human interest issues; and expresses his anti-German sentiment. Also included is a printed pamphlet, "75th Anniversary, Brunswig Drug Company, 1962 Annual Report." For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3600.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics 20th Century Wars
Brusle, Charles A. Papers, 1854-1905. 32 items (includes 3 vols.). Location: U:20, F:11. Sugar planter of Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana; and Confederate army officer; state legilator; tax collector; and sheriff. Papers include a diary, a record book, and scrapbook, primarily concerning Brusle's activities in the Civil War and in politics. Diary contains an account of his trip to the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, to muster a regiment of Creeks into the military service of the Confederacy under orders from General Benjamin McCulloch. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 558, 1605, 1627.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations Sugar
Bruxner, A., Lecture Notebook, 1854-1856. 1 vol. Location: O:17. Student at the University of Leipzig. Four semesters of lectures delivered by Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher, a German economist who taught at the University of Leipzig, recorded by A Bruxner. Subject matter includes economic theory and practice, finance, statistics, and political science. In German. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3201.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Politics German-language
Bryan & Weyer. Account books, 1880-1881. 7 items, 2 vols. Location: F:11. Account books of a meat market in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Among the loose receipts in the ledger is a parish license for a butcher (1880). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 473.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Bryan, James. Document, 1822. 1 item. Location: Misc.B. Resident of Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Inventory of Bryan's property and slaves. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 668.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Buchanan, Geo. W. (George W.), d. 1833. Letter, 1831 Aug. 29. 1 item (2 leaves). Location:B. Lawyer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the brother of President James Buchanan. Letter describes a visit with President Andrew Jackson, comments on Jackson's personality and manner, and discusses possible political candidates in forthcoming national elections. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2599.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Buck, Pearl S., 1892-. Letters, 1968. 2 items. Location: Misc.:B. American writer and philanthropist. Letters to a correspondent in India commenting on the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy; the Black Power demonstration by U.S. athletes at the Mexican Olympic Games; and racial problems in the United States. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2473, 2475.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Politics African Americans Women
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Literature, Reading, and Writing Religion Women
Buck-Ellis Family Papers, 1812, 1826-2000. 14 linear ft and 27 volumes. Location: 16:1-14, OS:B, J:27, Vault 1. Family of educators, lawyers, and public officials from Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. 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 scrapbooks, 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 also include some professional correspondence, primarily from his legal and public career. Mss. 4820.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars African Americans Civil War Education Literature, Reading, and Writing Medicine Religion Women
Buckley, Margaret, 1819-. Diary, 1852-1853. 1 ms. vol. Location: Mss. Mf.:B. 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 online catalog. Mss. 2643.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Medicine Women
Buckley, Nathaniel. Record book, 1846-1864. 1 ms. vol. Location: Mss. Mf.:B. Copies of official reports of officers of the U.S.S. Dale, a naval vessel assigned to duty in the Gulf of California during the Mexican War, describe military actions in the town of Guaymas and several nearby villages during the spring months of 1848. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2669.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation
Buckner, George W. Letterbook, 1866-1890. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:19. Baton Rouge lawyer. Letterpress copybook. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2212.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Buford, Nick, 1941-, Papers, 1939-1970 (bulk 1965-1970). 270 items, 1 v. Location: T:75-76, 98. Correspondence concerning Buford's research on a biography of Luis N. Morones, founder of the Mexican Labor Party. Other items include research papers; miscellaneous items on Latin American politics, tourism, and economics; and anti-Castro propaganda. U.S. Senator Russell Long of Louisiana is among the correspondents. Partly in Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2457.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics Spanish-language
Buford, Nick, 1941-. Papers, 1939, 1967-1970. 143 items. Location: T:76, 90:. Correspondence concerning Buford's research on a biography of Luis N. Morones, founder of the Mexican Labor Party. Other items include research papers; miscellaneous items on Latin American politics, tourism, and economics; and anti-Castro propaganda. U.S. Senator Russell Long of Louisiana is among the correspondence. Partly in Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2457.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Long Family Politics Spanish-language
Buhler, John Christian, 1789-1866. Family Papers, 1805-1952 (bulk 1824-1931). 437 items, 1 ms. Vol. Location: C:49, OS:B. 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars Baton Rouge Plantations Politics Women
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. Mss. 1311.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Literature, Reading, and Writing Natchez, Mississippi Plantations Women
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 5750: 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Natchez, Mississippi New Orleans 1866- Plantations Women
Bulger, M. Receipt, 1886. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Receipt from a plumber, steam and gas fitter. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1244.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business
Bullard, J. A., Mrs. Letter, 1847 May 1. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Bullard describe flooding of the Mississippi River at Grand Gulf, Miss., and across the river in Tensas Parish, La., the abundance of flora and fauna, mosquitoes, riding horses, the cotton crop, and other news. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4039.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward, 1803-1873. Letters, 1845-1867. 4 items. Location: Misc.B. English novelist and politician. Letters concern the preparation of a manuscript for publication; a request for assistance in finding a gardener for his estate; and social letters of thanks and condolence. Mss. 1350.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Politics
Buman, A. W. Letter, 1865 February 18. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Union soldier during the Civil War. Letter from Lincoln Hospital, Washington, D.C., describes the routines and privileges at the hospital, and mentions visits to the public buildings in Washington. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2425.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine
Bunt, Edward C. Letter, 1851 Nov. 29. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Edward C. Bunt in Franklin, La., writes Greene D. Moore in Oakland, Yalobusha County, Miss., regarding the case of Lott et al vs. Jenkins et al, a two-year-long lawsuit involving ownership of slaves, upcoming in the District Court of Vermilion Parish. Mss. 3907.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Burbank, Whittier and Company. Account books, 1835-1838. 7 vols. Location: G:2-3. General merchants of Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Daybooks, journal, and ledger of Burbank, Whittier and Company. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Burch, Wilson E. Papers, 1944-1960. 6 items. Location: OS:B. Police Juror, Ward Nine, Washington Parish, Louisiana. Five certificates issued by the Executive Department, State of Louisiana, to Wilson E. Burch, and one newspaper clipping on Burch, Senator R. Long, and Representative James H. Morrison. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4154.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Long Family Politics
Burden, Andrew. Document, 1859, Dec. 5. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Agreement signed in Lawrence County, Alabama, swearing not to trade with a slave without the owner's permission and not to allow gambling. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3365.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Burden, Dan. Papers, 1860-1898. 8 items. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Business and legal papers, including a probate court record relating to claims against the succession of Oscar Barber (1879) and copy of the lease of Myrtle Grove Plantation by Mary A. Pike to Dan Burden (1898). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 255.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Plantations
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. Mss. 3063.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge LSU Plantations Women
Burden, Steele. Oral history interview, 1978. Transcript (13 pages). Location: L:4700.4. Landscape architect, gardener, and founder of the Rural Life Museum at LSU. Interview discusses Burden's work with Edward Avery McIlhenny (1872-1949) and Avery Island, and Weeks Hall's garden plan. It also discusses the landscaping and construction of Shadows-on-the-Teche in New Iberia, Louisiana. Mss. 4700.4.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Burel Family. Letter, 1839. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Resident of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Personal letter from Mr. Burel to his family in Lyon, France. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 222.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Burgess, C. A. Letter, 1841 May 30. 1 letter. Location: Misc. C.A. Burgess in Mobile, Ala., writes to his wife in New York City describing his meager success in business and asking her to tell him of any opportunities in New York. Mss. 4106.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Burgess, West. Agreement, 1804. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Agreement outlining conditions for the apprenticeship of a slave with blacksmith Phillip Alts of Maryland. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2186.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business African Americans
Burguières, Jules M., Jr. Papers, 1816-1957 (1911-1915). 2.5 linear ft. Locations: 78:1-2, OS:B, J:30, E:65. Sugarcane planter and researcher, land developer. Papers consist of correspondence, research notes, clippings, photographs, and financial records relating primarily to Jules M. Burguières, Jr.’s involvement in the sugar and timber industries of Louisiana and Florida. Some research material in French and German. The estate papers of Joseph E. Burguières are also included. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1927, 2026, 2134, 2264, 2525.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Business Civil War French-language German-language Plantations Sugar
Burke, E. A. (Edward A.). Papers, 1859-1929 (bulk 1872-1899). 83 items, 2 printed vols. Location: C:48, OS:B. New Orleans politician and publisher. Burke escaped to Honduras after being indicted for embezzlement (1889) as Louisiana State Treasurer. Papers include correspondence describing Louisiana politics and affairs in Honduras and Mexico, including letters from prominent Latin American political figures. Some items in Spanish. Mss. 547, 620, 641, 893, 1226.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Politics Spanish-language
Burnett family. Papers, 1778-1862. 6 items. Location: Misc.:B, OS:B. Papers include bills of sale of slaves; two pieces of private script; one piece of Continental currency for eight dollars; and an 'extra' edition of the RICHMOND ENQUIRER, giving the text of Confederate President Jefferson Davis' inaugural address. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 901.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War African Americans
Burnham, Anne. Letters, 1833-1838. 4 letters. Location: Misc. Anne Burnham was a missionary among the Choctaw Indians, first in Havana, Ala., then near Fort Towson, Indian Territory, after their removal in 1833. This collection consists of four letters received by Anne Burnham mostly from women in Columbus, Miss. Mss. 3947.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion Women
Burnham, B. Letters, 1863 January 4-May 23. 2 items. Location: Misc:B. Union soldier in a regiment stationed at Camp Parapet, near New Orleans, and Fort Butte-a-la-Rose (also called Camp of Fort Burton), Louisiana. His regiment was brought to Louisiana by transport ship. Letters describe the conditions of the regiment's camp, Confederate attacks on transport boats, and a African American regiment stationed near Camp Parapet. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3443.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Civil War New Orleans in the Civil War
Burnham, Howard and Horace. Letters, 1862-1863. 4 items. Howard Burnham, apparently a Union soldier in an Illinois regiment stationed in Arcadia, Missouri. Horace Burnham, apparently a Union soldier in the Marine Hospital in New Orleans in the Civil War. Howard Burnham's two letters (1862) tell of the number of men ill and in hospitals; Horace Burnham writes of accommodations at the Marine Hospital in New Orleans, African Americans, and sanitation facilities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1181.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Medicine African Americans
Burrell, Robert W., 1905-1966. Family Papers, 1889-1966. 113 items. Location: U:16. Entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, and LSU professor. Personal papers of Dr. Burrell relating to his childhood, family, and friends. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2135, 2187.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Burrell, Robert W., 1905-1966. Papers, 1931-1966. 55 folders. Location: 79:64-65. Entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, and LSU professor. Manuscript writings, correspondence, annual reports, and notes dealing with research in Yokohama, Japan 1932-1941; Yakima, Washington, 1946-1953; and at LSU, 1953-1966. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2135.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Burrows, Lottie. Letters, 1860-1864. 38 items. Location: U:100. Resident of New York. Civil War letters to Burrows from family members enlisted in the Union army. Written primarily from Louisiana, they relate military life, personal health, and conditions in camp; and include descriptions of military engagements in Louisiana and Texas. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4686.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Burruss, John C. Family Papers, 1825-1882. 407 items. Location: C:56,Mss. Mf.:B. Papers of three generations of the family of Reverend John C. Burruss and the related family of Edward McGehee, both of Wilkinson County, Miss., pertaining to the Methodist Church in early Mississippi, the social and intellectual life of a wealthy planter family, religious justification of slavery, education in southern and eastern colleges, and Civil War military service and civilian participation. Mss. 1209.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Civil War Natchez, Mississippi Plantations Politics Religion Sugar
Burrwood, Louisiana, and Southwest Pass jetties construction photographs, circa 1905-1915. 18 photographic prints. Location: E:65. Between 1898 and 1913, work was conducted to create a sustainable channel 1,000 feet wide and 35 feet deep at the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River delta. Surveying, dredging, and construction of jetties, sills, and other structures took place during this period. Fourteen of eighteen annotated photographic prints document construction of jetties in the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River delta, while three concern the aftermath of the 1915 hurricane and one presents a view of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Mss. 5068.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Transportation
Burt, Joseph, Jr. Papers, 1856-1876 (bulk 1862-1863). 16 items. Location: Misc:B. Union soldier in the 57th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. Papers include correspondence while Burt was stationed in New Orleans in 1863 commenting on military life, Confederate prisoners of war, and off-duty recreation including the shooting of alligators. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2721.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Civil War
Butler Family Papers, 1663-1950. 16.5 linear ft. Location: S:2-S:8, OS:B, Vault. Cotton and sugar planters in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers include letters, personal papers, financial and legal documents, photographs, and printed items. Papers discuss the Civil War; plantation life; Thomas Butler's judicial and political career; and antebellum life in the Gulf South states. Included is correspondence from prominent Louisiana residents and others. Letters from Anna Butler who lived in the White House (1849-1850). Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 5, Reels 13-27. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1026.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations Politics Sugar
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 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 5, Reel 1. Mss. 581.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Plantations Women
Butler, Anthony, d. 1849. Letter, 1835. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Charge d'affairs of the United States at Mexico City. Colonel Butler, United States Army, served with General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. Letter to Captain E. A. F. Vallette, United States Navy, requesting Vallette to carry dispatches to Peru for the Mexican Secretary of State. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1537.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Politics
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. Letter, 1890 March 1. 1 item. Location: Misc.B. General in the United States Army during the Civil War. Letter from Butler replying to a request for facts pertaining to the execution of William B. Mumford, refers the writer to James Parton's book, GENERAL BUTLER IN NEW ORLEANS (1862). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1802.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Literature, Reading, and Writing
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. Letter, 1861 September 16. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. General in the United States Army during the Civil War. Letter, written from Lowell, Massachusetts, to Mr. Haskell, discusses notices written by Haskell about Butler's role in the battle of Big Bethel, Virginia, the first land battle of the Civil War.For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3193.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. General orders no. 98, 1862 Nov. 20. 1 item. Location: E:74. The order corrects a previous official report that stated that the 7th Regiment of the Vermont Volunteers lost its colors at the Battle of Baton Rouge. Clarifying that it was not its regimental colors but rather its camp colors that the regiment lost, the order states that the colors will be restored to the regiment. Part of the United States Army Collection. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2312.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
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 yellow fever in New Orleans (Aug.-Oct. 1837). Mss. 4315.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars African Americans Business Education Medicine New Orleans to 1861 Plantations Women
Butler, James. Letter, 1804. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Letter addressed to the Duke of Ormonde, British ancestor of the Butler family of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1537.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Plantations Women
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 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 5, Reel 2. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1068.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations Sugar Religion Women Jews
Butler, Richard, 1777-1820. Papers, 1795-1899. 1.25 linear ft. Location: S:2, OS:B, Vault. Richard Butler, army officer and sugar planter, was the son of American Revolutionary War figure Colonel William Butler and Jane Carmichael of New Orleans. Papers include correspondence, financial papers, and plantation records. A diary describes Butler's travels from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Natchez, Mississippi, to deliver army dispatches. Included are two letters from Andrew Jackson to Butler. Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 5, Reels 2-3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1000, 1069.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Plantations Sugar
Butler, Robert Ormond. Papers, 1848-1888. 1.5 linear ft. Location: S:25-26, OS:B. Medical doctor in New Orleans and Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, and sugar planter and molasses producer in Terrebonne Parish. Papers include correspondence, financial papers, legal documents, printed items, and photographs related to Butler's business and professional lives. Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 5, Reels 3-4. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1068.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Medicine New Orleans 1866- New Orleans to 1861 Plantations Sugar
Butler, Robert, 1786-1860. Papers, 1831-1853. .15 linear ft. Location: S:24, Misc:B. Surveyor general of Florida and a colonel in the U.S. Army; brother of Louisiana judge Thomas Butler. Holographic poems, most signed and dated by Butler and most written at Lake Jackson, Tallahassee, Florida. Many of the poems were adapted to the music of contemporary songs and hymns. One group of poems comments on the 1845 presidential election of James K. Polk and George M. Dallas and eulogizes Andrew Jackson. A promissory note (1831) is for the hire of three slaves. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1000, 3112.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Performing arts Politics
Butler, Thomas W., 1842-1913. Papers, 1842-1913. 7 linear ft. Location: U:17-19, J:10. Planter of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers comprised of correspondence, plantation records, financial papers of Cedars Plantation and Butler's own personal and financial papers. Some materials relate to Le Carpe Plantation, owned by his father Richard Ellis Butler. Included are letters related to the higher education of Butler's children. Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 5, Reels 4-9. Mss. 888.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education Plantations
Butler, Thomas, 1785-1847. Family Papers, 1663, 1793-1950 (bulk 1820-1920), undated. 8,333 items, 53 ms. vols., and 74 printed vols. Location: F:16, OS:B,Mss. Mf.:B, 65:B. Judge of the Louisiana Third District Court. Butler owned plantations in West Feliciana and Terrebonne Parishes. Papers include letters from public officials, friends, and family and correspondence and business papers relative to the management of Butler's plantations and to accounts and civil cases handled by Butler for merchants in Mississippi and Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 581, 893, 965, 1353.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Politics
Butler, Thomas, 1785-1847. Papers, 1804-1945. 5.5 linear ft. Location: S:13-S:15, OS:B, J:10, Vault. Judge of the Louisiana Third District Court. Butler owned plantations in West Feliciana and Terrebonne Parishes. Papers include correspondence and documents related to household and business finances, documenting the plantation economy in the antebellum and post-bellum periods. Civil War papers include Confederate military orders and other official correspondence. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 5, Reels 9-13. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2850.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business Education LSU 20th Century Wars Women
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU Women
C. R. Graham and Co. account books, 1846-1848. 2 vols. Location: G:6. Merchants of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Ledger and daybook of C. R. Graham and Co. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 479.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business
Cabassa, Luis G. Letter, 1917 April 3. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Inquiry addressed to the Dean of the University of Louisiana by a pharmacist of Caguas, Puerto Rico, as to fees and course of study in chemistry and sugar manufacture. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3616.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Medicine Sugar
Cabell, William Nicholas. Letters, 1936-1948. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm. Location: Mss.Mf:C. Supervisor of the composing room of the BATON ROUGE STATE TIMES. Personal letters written to family members describe Baton Rouge in detail. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4547.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Miscellany, 1850-1914. 1 item. Location: W:37. Louisiana writer. George Washington Cable was born in New Orleans, La., and served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. He worked as a journalist for the New Orleans Picayune from 1865 to 1879. His most important works are Old Creole Days (1879), The Grandissimes (1880), and Madame Delphine (1881). His sympathy for civil rights and opposition to the harsh racism of the era showed in his writings, earning him resentment by many white Southerners. Cable moved to Massachusetts in 1884 and died in St. Petersburg, Fla., in 1925. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1162.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Literature, Reading, and Writing
Cable, James B. (James Boardman), 1846-1915. Papers, 1862-1913 (bulk 1885-1913). 0.5 linear ft. (61 items; 1 printed. Vol.). Location: U:106, M:18. Writer of Long Beach, Mississippi. His brother was the writer George Washington Cable. Papers chiefly consist of Cable's published and unpublished poetry and short stories. Letters from Cable to his mother mention his work as an orderly at Oliver Hospital, Lauderdale, Mississippi, during the Civil War. There are also letters from George. Some genealogical material regarding the Cable family and an article about James B. Cable are included. The printed item is a first edition of George Cable's Grandissimes. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1765.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Literature, Reading, and Writing Medicine
Cade account books, 1828-1878. 2 vols. Location: F:11. Robert Cade, resident of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Entries include Poplar Grove Plantation and the W. B. Chamberlin plantation. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 474.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Cadwallader, Richard C. Collection, 1941-1945. 5 looseleaf binders, 6 printed vols. Location: 7:57-58. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, attorney. Printed materials pertaining to military administration during World War II including procedure regulations, technical manuals, book files, and handbooks. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2770.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge 20th Century Wars
Caffery, Donelson and Family. Papers, 1580-1958 (bulk 1861-1909). 537 items, 39 vols. Location: C:74-75, O:23, OS:C. Planter of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana and U.S. senator. Papers consist of correspondence, genealogies, clippings, photographs, pamphlets, diaries, notebooks, postcards, scrapbooks, and financial records of the Donelson Caffery family. They concerns family matters, Louisiana politics, the Civil War, Caffery's senatorial career, the effects of the Mexican War on the sugar industry, Louisiana oil industry, plantation operations, Jewish hotel guests (v. 4,5) and the removal of Jews from Franklin (v.6). The papers of John Murphy Caffery also reflect his own naval career and the Louisiana sugar industry. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1865.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Jews Plantations Politics Sugar
Caffery, Donelson Jr. Letter, 1889. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Editor and manager of the Franklin, Louisiana, ST MARY BANNER. Letter from Caffery to W. B. Logan, United States Marshal, in New Orleans, concerns the sale of Ivanhoe Plantation. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 889.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Plantations
Caffery, Donelson, 1835-1906. Family letters, circa 1879, 1897. 2 letters. Location: Misc. Donelson Caffery was a planter in St. Mary Parish, La., state senator for St. Mary Parish (1892-1894), and U.S. senator from Louisiana (1893-1901). Letters recount recent developments in the Caffery family (circa 1879) and Donelson Caffery's paternal family history (1897). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4268.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Politics Women
Cahan, Solomon. Application for discharge, 1863 August 2. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Calcasieu League for Environmental Action Now (C.L.E.A.N.) Records, 1980-2001. 16.3 linear ft. Location: 93:32-45. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, subject files, and records of the Calcasieu League for Environmental Action Now (CLEAN). Items pertain principally to planning, legislation, environmental issues, and activities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4799For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Transportation
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 online catalog. Mss. 2214.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Caldwell and Hicky. Receipt, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc. New Orleans factor. Receipt for payment by Ramsey and Parker of a brokerage fee on the sale of cotton. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1244.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business Plantations
Caldwell, David. Letter, 1844 March 24. 1 item. Location: Misc. Apparently a clergyman from Virginia. Letter telling of the excellent medical attention he received in New Orleans and his desire to return to his church in Virginia rather than accept positions offered in Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2097.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Medicine
Caldwell, Erskine, 1903-1987. Typescript, 1963. 1 typescript. Location: Misc. Erskine Caldwell describes the "Bossier Strip," a stretch of nightclubs along East Texas Street in Bossier City, La., patronized by young airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base and staffed by troubled young women from small towns in the Deep South. Caldwell wrote the piece for the San Francisco Chronicle. Mss. 4196.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing
Caldwell, James H. (James Henry), 1793-1863. Letter, 1855 Jan. 17. 1 letter. Location: Misc. James H. Caldwell was a British-born theatre manager who developed and dominated the pioneering theatre of the South and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1848-1856). Caldwell in the Louisiana House of Representatives writes a brief letter about changes to a piece of legislation. Mss. 3934.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Caldwell, Samuel S., 1894-1953, Scrapbooks, 1918-1950 (bulk 1932-1937). For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Politics
Cale, John G. (John Gustav), 1922-. Abstract, 1967. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Genealogical data on the Henri Fourrier family of Baton Rouge taken from a paper by Cale, which he gave at an American Musicological Society meeting in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2304.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans 1866- Performing arts
Cale, John G. (John Gustav), 1922-. Papers, 1966-1968. 98 items, 1 vol., on microfilm. Location: Mss. Mf.:C. Thematic index cards and bound typewritten seminar paper list titles of manuscript and printed music of Henri and Joseph Amedee Fourrier in the LSU Library and the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired. Mss. 2304.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education LSU Performing arts
Callout, Joseph. Document, 1828. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Land conveyance (notarized copy) describes the sale of property in St. James Parish, Louisiana, by Caillouet to Pierre Michel. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 54.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
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 online catalog. Mss. 1541.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Performing arts Women
Camp Polk scrapbook, 1943 Mar. 8-10. 1 scrapbook (17 gelatin silver prints) Location: 65:5. This scrapbook of 17 photographic prints and three pages of itineraries documents Cary Grant's visit with the 11th Armored Division at Camp Polk, La., during a three-day visit, March 8-10, 1943. Mss. 3757.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Campbell, James. Journal, ca. 1810. 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc. Account of a journey from North Carolina to Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; and entries of a blacksmith's work and charges. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 862.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi
Campbell, James C. Letter, 1836. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Tavern keeper in Natchez, Mississippi. Letter describes efforts to obtain employment in Rodney, Jefferson County, and Natchez, Mississippi; poor business conditions; and employment conditions in the tavern. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3120.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Business
Campbell, Zoe J., d. 1866. Diaries, 1856-1866. 5 items; 10 ms. vols. Location: P:1, Misc:C. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 4-5. Resident of New Orleans; daughter of James and Zoe Lambert Campbell and sister of Lambert Campbell, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. Dairies document expenses, condolence visits, and piano lessons. Beginning in May 1861, they deal with the Civil War, including events in occupied New Orleans. Papers also include a funeral announcement for Campbell and a personal letter. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1274.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War French-language New Orleans 1866- New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans to 1861 Performing arts Women
Canaday, Nicholas. Papers,1960-1982 (bulk 1960). 31 items. Location: Misc:C. Professor of English at Louisiana State University and a citizen activist. Photocopies of newspaper clippings and letters about desegregation and the public schools in Baton Rouge and statements and speeches by Canaday as leader of the Citizens' Committee and the Organization for Public Education Now (OPEN). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4773.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education LSU African Americans
Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873. General orders, 1864 September 14. Location: E:74. 1 printed item. General orders No. 48, issued by Lt. Col. C. T. Christensen, headquarters, Military Division of West Mississippi, New Orleans, on the suspension of prisoner exchanges and methods to be employed in sending Confederate prisoners to depots in the North. Part of the United States Army Collection. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3032.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Baton Rouge Business Civil War French-language New Orleans to 1861 Religion Women
Cannon, Fenelon. Commission, 1859. 1 item. Location: OS:C. Resident of Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Commission by Louisiana Governor Robert C. Wickliffe appointing Fenelon Cannon a member of the Board of Supervisors of the State Seminary of Learning. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1654.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Canonge, B. Y. Receipt, 1842 January 10. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Receipt for legal services rendered in settling the estate of B. Y. Canonge. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1244.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Capell Family. Papers, 1816-1931 (bulk: 1840-1880). 1 linear ft; 30 v. Location: U:299; F:11; OS:C; MssMf:C. Planters and merchants of Amite and Wilkinson Counties in Mississippi. Eli Jackson Capell was a planter of Pleasant Hill Plantation in Amite County and operated a store near Rose Hill, Mississippi. His son Henry Clay was an attorney in Centerville. Business and plantation papers and legal documents comprise the bulk of this collection. These include land deeds; invoices and correspondence regarding shipping cotton; slave bills of sale; diaries, ledgers, and scrapbooks that document daily activities of Pleasant Hill Plantation; and a daybook from the Rose Hill store. Personal correspondence includes two letters from Jefferson Davis and letters of recommendation written for Henry Clay Capell when he was seeking employment with the federal government. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 4, Reel 2. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 56, 257, 1751, 2501, 2597.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Business Civil War Natchez, Mississippi Plantations
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 laborersÆ 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Business Civil War Medicine Natchez, Mississippi Plantations Women
Capital Bank. Scrapbooks, 1954-1980. 5 vols. Location: Range 50. Bank and trust founded in 1955 in Baton Rouge. Three scrapbook volumes (1954-1980) contain newspaper clippings and photographs documenting the bank's history. Two scrapbooks (1955-1980) contain photographs of the bank, its employees, and its activities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4621.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Capitol Correspondents Association Gridiron Show Programs, 1960-2003. 38 items. Location: X:15. Programs from gridiron shows put on by both the Capitol Correspondents Association of Baton Rouge, La., and the Central Louisiana Press Club of Alexandria, La., two not-for-profit organizations that support journalists who report on state and local government and politics. The programs contain lyrics to song parodies written by the press members to roast politicians at the national, state, and local levels throughout Louisiana, as well as other newsworthy individuals and issues from the preceding year, including the LSU football team. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4996.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Politics
Capseg, Ives. Document, 1796. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Captain of the ship NAVARRO. Protest of the ship NAVARRO concerning the misconduct of some of the officers on the ship. In Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 721.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation Spanish-language
Card, H. T. Letter, 1863 October 7. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc:C. Union soldier in the Civil War. Letter written to Card's brother and sister from Glendale, Mississippi, describes travel by railroad through Corinth, Mississippi, life in military camp, and the local landscape. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3245.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Transportation
Carey Salt Company Records, 1927-1933,1939 (bulk 1930-1933). .5 linear ft. Location: 109:23, OS:C. Papers pertaining to the startup of salt mining operations in Winnfield, La. Comprised of correspondence (and referenced reports, contract drafts, newspaper clippings, and sketches) between Howard J. Carey, Vice President of the Carey Salt Company, and business associates located primarily in Winnfield and New Orleans, La. For further information, see online catalog, Mss. 4929.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Carey, Cora, b. 1843. Family Papers, 1866-1971. 161 items; 2 ms. Vols. Location: W:33, OS:C, Vault:1. 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 5750: 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing New Orleans 1866- Women
Cargill, Henry A. Letter, 1843 May 20. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Henry A. Cargill in Jackson, Miss., writes a Miss Roscoe requesting the bed clothing of the slaves Ann and Emily whom he had recently purchased from "Judge Quitman, Yerger, Lee & Shattuck" (possibly referring to John A. Quitman, Jacob S. Yerger, and David O. Shattuck). Mss. 3626.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Carl Austin Weiss, Jr. Photograph, [1926-1927]. 7 items. Location: 32:82. Alleged Huey Long assassin. 1 photographic print and 6 negatives of the same basic image. Photograph of Weiss taken as senior at Tulane University College of Medicine and reproduced from the JAMBALAYA. Listed in unprocessed collections list under: Weiss, Carl Austin, Jr. Photo. Mss. 4015.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Long Family Politics
Carleton, Mark. Record books, 1883-1901 (bulk 1883-1885). 2 ms. vols. Location: F:11. Scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture who studied sugar cultivation and fungi. Record books include field notes and data of experiments related to sugar production conducted in Nebraska and specimens of fungi identified in Kansas. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 57.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Sugar
Carleton, Mark T. Papers, 1935-1995. 2 linear ft. Location: 50:21, OS:C. Baton Rouge native, LSU faculty member, Department of History. Papers consist of printed items, correspondence, family photographs, and typescripts which document the professional career of Carleton at LSU, and his involvement in the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana. Campus correspondence reflects his efforts to gain tenure and his participation in campus committees. Other professional correspondence pertains to his publications. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4644.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: LSU Politics
Carman, Juliette. Letter, ca. 1880. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident 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 online catalog. Mss. 1088.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion Women
Carmouche, Annie Jeter, 1843-1921. Papers, 1853-1964. 0.3 linear feet Location: W:18, H:24, Vault 6. 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 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 5. Mss. 2878.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War New Orleans 1866- New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans to 1861 Women
Carnatz family papers, ca. 1850-1886. 47 items. Location: U:25. Papers pertaining to the genealogy of the De Varenne and Carnatz families of New Orleans, including copies of baptismal certificates, marriage contracts, birth certificates, and related papers from a territorial district in France; Harris County, Tex.; and New Orleans, La. The papers from the period from 1850 to 1886 pertain to legal and educational matters concerning Rodolph Carnatz and his wife, Virginia De Varenne. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 924.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Carnegie, S. Steve. Papers, ca. 1935-1968. 7 linear feet. Location 91:43-47. Carnegie was a contract civil engineer of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Engineering files, correspondence, subject files, personnel files and photographic materials which document civil engineering projects in Baton Rouge and other Louisiana towns. Towns include Amite, Baldwin, Bogalusa, Crowley, Independence, Morgan City, Plaquemine, Port Allen, Rayne, St. Martinville, Slidell, Sulphur, and Vinton, Louisiana. Projects include sewerage and sanitation works, highway construction, subdivision plans, and parks and public facilities. Photographic materials consist of photographs, negatives, and 16mm motion picture films depicting engineering and construction work. Some films depict flooding in Baton Rouge and hurricane Camille. Mss. 2531.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Carondelet, Luis Hector baron de. Order, 1793 July 2. 1 item. Location: Misc: C. Carondelet was governor of Louisiana (1791-1797) and West Florida (1791-1795). Document from Carondelet to Nicolas Forstall, commandant at Opelousas, letting Forstall know that Josef[?] de la Pena has presented himself in Carondelet's tribunal with a petition and an account concerning payment and placement of a borrowed slave named Pedro. Others mentioned in the document are Nicolas Maria Vidal and Pedro Pedesclaux. In Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Spanish-language
Carondelet, Luis Hector, baron de, 1748-1807. Papers, 1791-1819 (bulk 1792-1796). 11 items. Location: C:36. Spanish governor of Louisiana from 1792-1797. Letters address the debts of Nicolas Forstall and Guillermo Armand and securing a passport for Ygnacio Maria Spiller. Official issues include the boundary between Avoyelles and Rapides districts and completion of an inventory of military records. Included is a copy of sixteen rules of commerce by Carondelet and Andres Lopez Armesto governing the trade of the Spanish colonies (1793). In French and Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 59.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics French-language Spanish-language
Carondelet, Luis Héctor, barón de, 1748-1807. Papers, 1791-1819 (bulk 1792-1796). Spanish governor of Louisiana from 1792-1797. Letters address the debts of Nicolas Forstall and Guillermo Armand and securing a passport for Ygnacio Maria Spiller. Official issues include the boundary between Avoyelles and Rapides districts and completion of an inventory of military records. Included is a copy of sixteen rules of commerce by Carondelet and Andres Lopez Armesto governing the trade of the Spanish colonies (1793). In French and Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 59.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans 1866- French-language Spanish-language
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, 98:, 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. Mss. 2317.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Medicine Politics Religion Women
Carpenter, Horace. Papers, 1891, 1896. 2 items. Location: Misc. Confederate veteran of the Civil War and author of an article on the Battle of Port Hudson published in Century Magazine. Letter to Carpenter containing a Union soldier's recollections of personal happenings in the Port Hudson area following the surrender of the city. Also included is a photograph of Carpenter. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 546.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Carr, J. C. Letter, 1825 October 17. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Letter by J. C. Carr to J. P. M. Dubois, of Cloutierville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, pertaining to the succession of P. Quierri. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1464.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Carr, Louis F. letter, 1861. 1 item. Location: MISC:C. Letter from Louis F. Carr in Memphis (Tenn.) to J. Currie. Carr mentions cotton prices and his desire to sell and purchase property. He writes about secession, noting that several Northern states are willing to concede to Southern demands, which Carr characterizes as "our inalienable and constitutional rights." Mss. 3975.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Carriere, A. and Sons. Papers, 1877. 6 items. Location: Misc.:C. New Orleans merchants. Papers apparently pertaining to imports from Le Havre, France, through the port of Galveston, Texas. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1198.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business
Carriere, Joseph Victor. Papers, 1790-1844. 16 items, 2 vols. Location: A:1; OS:C. Physician and druggist of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Papers include baptismal certificates and records of slave sales. Medical account books (1819-1822) record patient visits, including slave patients. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 984.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language Medicine
Carriere, Oliver P. Correspondence, 1973-1979. 57 letters. Location: Misc. Judge Oliver P. Carriere was a New Orleans jurist whose hobby--the study and play of the game of poker--was translated into one of the largest and most comprehensive collections on that subject in existence. This correspondence between Carriere and Dr. Don Black, a pediatrician in Paris, Tex., concerns the collecting of literature on poker. Mss. 3957.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Performing arts
Carriere, Severin. Papers, 1854-1871. 25 items. Location: B:10. Papers include personal and family correspondence all in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2543.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Carrigan, Jo Ann, 1933. Civil War Collection, 1862-1968. 0.3 linear ft. Location: UU:72, OS:C. Professor of history at Louisiana State University. New York muster rolls, photographs, & publications pertaining largely to the state of New York's participation in the Civil War. Included are postcards depicting Civil War scenes and photographs of maps of New Orleans during the War of 1812. There is also an autograph book containing the names, ranks, and addresses of soldiers in the 10th New York Artillery. Artifacts include Civil War uniform buttons, commemorative ribbons, and a medal. Mss. 2455.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War LSU New Orleans 1866- New Orleans in the Civil War
Carroll, Daniel R. Family Papers, 1864-1948. 191 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: T:6, OS:C, Vault. Owner of Ackbar Plantation, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Carroll was also a cotton broker in New Orleans. Papers include personal letters, scrapbooks, and genealogies of the Carroll and Parker families. Some papers document plantation management, including sugarcane growing, rice planting, the construction of a sugar mill, and African American laborers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1514, 2296.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Business New Orleans 1866- Plantations Sugar
Carroll, Hoy and Company. Papers, 1858, 1865. 2 items. Location: Misc. Commission merchants of New Orleans. Telegram (1858) from Jesse Perkins of Jackson, Mississippi, and a letter (1865) from Fielding Brothers of Liverpool, England, to Carroll, Hoy, and Company regarding accounts. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 850.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans in the Civil War Business
Carroll, Thomas. Receipt, 1858. 1 item [photostatic copy]. Location: Misc. Receipt for payment for slaves by Carroll, signed by Martin Tally at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1108.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Carrollton Centennial Exhibit collection, 1959. 53 items [photocopies]. Location: OS:C. Exhibit created for the Carrollton Branch, Whitney National Bank of New Orleans. Materials pertain to Carrollton, Louisiana, formerly part of Jefferson Parish, later annexed into New Orleans. Collection includes maps; photographs; petitions; reports; city ordinances, regulations, and orders relating to the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad, the Carrollton Hotel and Gardens, public schools, homes, fire companies, the federal occupation in the Civil War, the levee, and roads. The photocopies are made from original items dating from 1832 to 1908. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1623.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Education New Orleans 1866- New Orleans in the Civil War
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 5750: 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Carson, John H., 1837-1911. Papers, 1854-1976. 4 items, 2 vols., and 1 microfilm reel 35 mm. Location:Vault:4. Carson emigrated from Tennessee to East Texas in 1858. He enlisted in the Texas Partisan Rangers Regiment of the Confederate cavalry in August 1862. After his parole on July 24, 1865, he returned to his family in East Texas. Papers are comprised of two manuscript volumes: a personal narrative recounting his experiences in Louisiana during the Civil War and a record book with a list of expenses incurred during his move to Texas. Other items include his parole certificate, a photograph taken with his wife, Elizabeth, and a photocopy giving a short history and list of officers of Crumps Regiment, Texas Cavalry. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1960.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Carson, William Waller. Family records, 1845-1930. 1 vol. Location: F:23. Residents of Tennessee and Mississippi. Family records include genealogical listings, biographical and autobiographical sketches, and correspondence, all pertaining to the history of the Carson and related Waller, Green, Hutchins, and other families. Included is information about plantation life, slavery, and the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2919.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations African Americans
Carson, William Waller. Letter, 1923 Dec. 13. 1 item. Location: Misc.: C. Sergeant-major in the 4th Louisiana Cavalry in the Civil War. Letter recounts his Civil War experiences in northeastern Louisiana, the capture of Louis Dent, the brother-in-law of General Ulysses S. Grant, insubordination and discipline in the army, and the remedies used to prevent scurvy. Carson also describes a failed attempt to capture the United States gunboat, RATTLER, at Natchez, Miss., and he discusses the philosophy of slavery, particularly the fiscal aspect. A typed transcript (undated) accompanies the letter. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4068.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Natchez, Mississippi
Carter, A. E. Notarial record books, 1893-1903. 2 vol. Locations: F:15. Notary public of East Feliciana Parish, La. Copies of original notarial and private acts recorded by A. E. Carter. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 796.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Carter, A. G. Letter, 1862 July 13. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Letter to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles from A. G. Carter and John C. Miller, Deputy Provost Marshalls, documents actions of Union forces against the inhabitants of the Louisiana parishes of East and West Feliciana and East Baton Rouge. The letter also requests troops to defend the parishes and to plant batteries along the Red River. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4623.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Carter, Felix. Family papers, 1957. 2 items. Location: Misc. A program for a meeting of the Bunkie Service Association (1957) and a 3-page manuscript of advice on Christian conduct of life for an African-American Baptist congregation were removed from the family Bible of Felix Carter and Charity Dokes. Mss. 3849.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Religion
Cartwright, Samuel A. (Samuel Adolphus), 1793-1863. Letter, 1849 August 8. 2 items. Location: Misc. Physician of Natchez, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Cartwright was a Confederate army physician, and at one time a professor of diseases of the African American in the Medical Department of the University of Louisiana. Letter to Doctor Q. A. B. Quesenbery discusses the treatment and prevention of cholera. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3234.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Medicine African Americans
Cartwright, Samuel A. (Samuel Adolphus), 1793-1863. Prescription, 1833. 1 item. Location: Misc. Physician of Natchez, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Cartwright was a Confederate army physician, and at one time a professor of diseases of the African American in the Medical Department of the University of Louisiana. Prescription for cholera. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 672.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Education Medicine African Americans
Cartwright, Samuel A. (Samuel Adolphus), 1793-1863. Family Papers, 1826-1864. 67 items, 2 ms. Vols. Location: U:109, Vault. Physician of Natchez, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Cartwright was a Confederate army physician, and at one time a professor of diseases of the African American in the Medical Department of the University of Louisiana. Papers include correspondence, photoprints, and a European travel diary. Correspondence relates to politics, slavery, and education in the South, including letters from Jefferson Davis and other prominent individuals. Included is a treatise on 'camp dysentery' written by Cartwright. For further information, see online catalog. Filed under Cartwright, Samuel Adolphus. Papers in Archives USA. Mss. 2471, 2499.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Civil War Education Medicine Natchez, Mississippi Plantations Politics
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943. Letter: to Harry Ittner, 1933 March 8. 1 item. Location: Vault. African American educator and agricultural scientist, and director of the Research and Experiment Station at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. Letter by Carver to Ittner discusses Ittner's studies at Antioch College (Ohio), and comments on Carver's interests in music, motion pictures, and theater. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3412.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Performing arts African Americans
Cary, Sylvester L., 1827-1915. Scrapbook, 1864-1930 (bulk 1872-1915). 1 vol. (on 1 microfilm reel). Location: Mss.Mf:C. Emigration agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, a founder of Jennings, Louisiana, and 'father' of the southwestern Louisiana rice industry. Cary actively solicited Iowa farmers to emigrate to southwestern Louisiana. Newspaper clippings concerning Cary genealogy, rice and fruit tree cultivation, the development of Jennings and southwestern Louisiana, Holstein cattle, farming associations and fairs, national financial issues, and the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. The clippings are pasted over the 1864 accounts of a general store. Mss. 2337.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business
Casa Calvo, Marquis De (Sebastian de la Puerta Y O'Farril). Coat of arms, circa 19th century. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Spanish governor of Louisiana 1799-1801. Pencil drawing of the coat of arms of Sebastián Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill, marqués de Casa Calvo, by a Mr. Folck. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 61.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Casa Calvo, Marquis De (Sebastian de la Puerta Y O'Farril). Document, 1804 March 16. 1 item. Location: Misc. Spanish governor of Louisiana. Copy of ordinance issued by Casa Calvo and signed by Francisco Collell and John Joseph Cruzat, captains of the Regiment of Infantry of Louisiana. In Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1257.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics Spanish-language
Casey, Powell A. Collection, 1782-1972. 5.5 linear ft. Location: 77:99-100; 49:6-7; 98; OS:C. Retired officer of the Washington Artillery, the Louisiana National Guard, and writer on military history. Collection includes research materials and other items pertaining to the history of the Battle of New Orleans and the Washington Artillery; typescripts of published writings by Casey; and correspondence. Mss. 1732, 2540, 2712.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing New Orleans 1866- New Orleans to 1861
Casso, Evans J., 1914-. Papers, undated. 2 linear ft., 1 item. Location: 1:66, Vault. Louisiana historian and author. Papers include manuscripts and research materials for his books, 'Louisiana Legacy, A History of the State National Guard', and 'Lorenzo,' 'The History of the Casso Family in Louisiana'; and correspondence on Italians and other ethnic groups in Louisiana. Included are typed manuscripts and research on the Civil War in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3119.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Literature, Reading, and Writing
Cato, Daniel. Statement, 1812. 1 item. Location: Misc. Bill for medical services from Daniel Cato to Benjamin Bradford, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1120.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine
Cattarinich Family Papers, 1878-1880. 6 items. Location: Misc. Residents of New Orleans. Personal letters to Mr. Cattarinich from members of his family in Italy. In Italian. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 222.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
Causey, R. J. Correspondence, 1863 September 25-November 19. 4 items. Location: Misc.:C. Letters from Causey's wife comment on a riot near Tickfaw involving African Americans, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; Confederate farm taxes; and transportation difficulties of sending cotton to Baton Rouge. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2133.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War Transportation African Americans Women
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education Religion Women
Cazedessus, Eugene, R. Papers, 1893-1938, undated. 15 items. Location: Misc.: C, OS: C. Prominent Baton Rouge, La., banker. Papers contain photographic copies of two letters, printed items and photographs. Letters relate to the candidacy of Ruffin Golson Pleasant (May 8, 1907) and Baton Rouge election results, La. (Jan. 1914). Printed items include relate to local businesses and St. Joseph’s Church, Baton Rouge. Also, found is Cazedessus's obituary (Feb. 24, 1938) and images Cazedessus's house, the old State Capitol and unidentified persons (1893, 1895, undated). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3585.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business Politics Religion
Centenary College of Louisiana. Document, 1845. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Undergraduate college in Jackson, Louisiana. Formed in the 1840s from a merger of the College of Louisiana and Centenary College. Judge Edward McGehee, a planter and businessman of Mississippi, was instrumental in the founding of the college. Document pertaining to the purchase of the College of Louisiana, to be called the Centenary College of Louisiana. It states Judge McGehee's responsibility for the purchase of the property along with promises of subscribers to make endowments. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 133.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Education Plantations
Central America. Cacao Plantation reports, 1736-1797. 1 vol. Location: F:10. Reports to the 'Royal Society' in Guatemala containing information concerning the cultivation and varieties of cacao; adverse climatic conditions; owners' lack of interest; economic improvements that could be made; and data on uncultivated lands. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 406.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Certification of Louisiana presidential election returns, 1872 Dec. 4. 1 manuscript. Location: Misc. Governor Henry C. Warmoth and State Registrar of Voters B.P. Blanchard certify the election of presidential electors for Louisiana. Those eight electors certify that they cast eight abstaining votes for president of the United States and eight votes for Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri for vice president. Mss. 3921.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Chadbourne, Danville S. Letters, 1862-1863. 13 items. Location: C:72. Private in the 22nd Maine Infantry in the Civil War. Chadbourne's letters relate his experiences while stationed in Louisiana as part of General Nathaniel Banks' army at Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville, Morgan City, Washington, and Port Hudson. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1128.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
Chaffe record books, 1887-1895. 3 ms. vols. Location: H:23. John Chaffe & Sons, a cotton and sugar trading concern in New Orleans, was succeeded by Wm. H. Chaffe & Co., Limited. Wm. H. & J. C. Chaffe's Shingle Mill was a manufacturer of cypress shingles and lumber in Eugenia Louisiana. Collection includes a cotton market report book (1887-1893), an order book (1894-1895), and daily report forms (1893), respectively, for the three Chaffe businesses. For further information, see online catalog. Mss.1139.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business Plantations Sugar
Chaffraix, D. A., Mrs. Papers, 1892-1904 (bulk 1899). 18 items, 5 ms. vols. Location: M:19, 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). Mss. 1249, 1258.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education New Orleans 1866- Religion Women
Chaille, Stanford. Stock certificate, 1862. 1 item. Location: Misc. Stock certificate for thirty shares in the capital stock of the Bank of Louisiana to Dr. Stanford Chaille. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1187.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Civil War
Chain survey of Louisiana State University campus, 1909. 1 chain survey. Location: OS:C. A chain survey of the downtown Baton Rouge campus of Louisiana State University by a member of the Department of Civil Engineering. Mss. 1287.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
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 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. Mss. 2699.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Women
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business Plantations Women
Chambers, Rowland. Diaries, 1849-1863. 7 vols. Location: G:16. Itinerant dentist from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Chambers practiced dentistry in various places, including Yazoo County, Mississippi, and Madison Parish, Louisiana. Six diaries cover the period 1849-1863 and describe Chambers' activities in North St. Louis, New Orleans, Panama City, Panama, Yazoo County, Mississippi, and Madison Parish, Louisiana. The diary from 1862-1863 describes experiences in Vicksburg and includes an account of the siege of Vicksburg. Collection also includes a diary of Augustus Lattz of the 76th Illinois Regiment. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 3-4. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 839.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine
Chambon, Celestin M., 1879-. Papers, 1892-1963. 73 items, 6 printed vols. Location: U:6, OS:C. Catholic curate and pastor of New Orleans. Chambon's research materials on Catholic architecture and history in New Orleans. Many items relate to St. Louis Cathedral. Included are typewritten copies of documents, newspaper clippings, and works published by Chambon. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2047.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing New Orleans 1866- Religion
Champion, E.W. Letter, 1838 Jan. 1 Location: Misc.: C. In her letter to friends and family in West Springfield, Mass., E.W. Champion describes social activities in Savannah, criticizes Abolitionists and remarks on the death of Elijah Lovejoy. She comments on Southern food and weather, and relates news of family members in Savannah and New England. Mss. 3964.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Chandler, E. H. Letter, 1861 May 30. 1 item. Location: Misc. Agent of R. F. & P. Railroad Company. Letter from Confederate Army Headquarters, Fredericksburg, Virginia, instructing Chandler to report to the mayor of Fredericksburg the arrival by railroad of all suspicious persons and to detain them for questioning by military authorities. Included are instructions about the issuance of railroad passes to soldiers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2487.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Civil War Transportation
Chandler, Zachariah. Papers, 1861-1864. Microfilm. Location: Mss. Mf.:C. U.S. Radical Republican senator from Michigan. Papers consist of letters from Chandler during the Civil War and correspondence of politicians and generals. The microfilm represents part of the Chandler papers in the Library of Congress. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 746.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Politics
Chaney and Fuqua. Memorandum Book, 1852, 1867 . 1 v. Location: G:1. Memorandum book of Wood S. Chaney, Issaquena County, Miss. (1852), but principally of T. J. Fuqua, East Feliciana Parish, La., of merchandise and produce accounts and of fees in civil cases as clerk of court and recorder or as a justice of the peace (1867). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Chaperon, Jacques. Papers, 1764. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Notarized documents describe sales by Chaperon: a house and lot to Mr. De la Clair, merchant of New Orleans; and a house and lot to Mrs. La Tour. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 64.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
Chaplin, Breazeale and Chaplin. Papers, 1806-1925 (bulk 1860-1905). 4,912 items, 74 vols. Location: B:55-63, K:34-35, 98:. Law firm of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Phanor Breazeale was an attorney, president of the Natchitoches Parish school board, a newspaper editor, and a U.S. congressman. Correspondence and related papers of Chaplin, Breazeale, and Chaplin; and business and some official papers of Phanor Breazeale reflecting economic, political, and similar matters in the Natchitoches area. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 952, 967, 1028.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Politics
Charity Hospital (New Orleans, Louisiana). Record books, 1882-1884. 4 vols. Location: F:12. Hospital in New Orleans. Case record books of Charity Hospital list patients' names, ages, places of birth, residences, medical histories, conditions upon admission, clinical histories, treatments, results of treatments, and names of doctors assigned to cases. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 65.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Medicine
Charles A. Reynard-Marian Reynard Baun Papers, 1927-1997. 0.6 linear feet. Location: 107:17-18, J:25. 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 collection includes correspondence, lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, printed items, and miscellaneous items of Charles A. Reynard and Marian Reynard Baun. Items principally pertain to social activism while they were LSU professors and to Baun's subsequent work with the Friends of Public Education. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4772.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Baton Rouge Education Jews LSU Women
Charles C. Peck letter, 1838. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. R. C. W. & Co. was a New York mercantile firm. Letter to Charles C. Peck from R. C. W. & Co. of New York regarding the Mississippi cotton trade and financial matters. Letter may be incomplete. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3635.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Plantations
Charles L. Thompson and Associates. Blueprint, 1999-. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Plantations
Charles, I. H. (Isaac Henry). Letters, 1841-1848. 10 items. Location: Misc:C. Charles moved with his family from Philadelphia to New Orleans in 1841. There he attended school and worked as a clerk in a commercial house. Letters to a cousin, John Edward Liddall, describe Charles' sea voyage to New Orleans; his secondary education in private schools in Louisiana; the presence of yellow fever; news of the War with Mexico; and reactions to a call for volunteers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 621.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Education Medicine Transportation
Charleston, South Carolina slave pass, 1847 Nov. 29. 1 pass. Location: Misc. This is a handwritten pass for a slave named William to go "from Mrs. Davis' Mansion House to Dr. Bellinger's, College St., in haste, and permit him to return." It is signed by Ann Pamela Cunningham, Charleston, S.C. Mss. 3808.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Chase, G. K. Letter, 1876 November 20. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from New Orleans to Judge Edwards Pierrepont discusses the disputed election of 1876; fear for the victory of Democratic presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden; and Democrats in New Orleans encouraging anti-Northern feelings. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2588.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Politics
Chase, George W., Correspondence. 4 items. Resident of Baton Rouge (1846) and later of Danville, Maine. Letter to Chase by Andrew White describes his journey from New Orleans to General Zachary Taylor's headquarters at Matamoros, Mexico (1846). Baton Rouge letters from other Chase associates deal with local people and events. Topics in these letters include the new Jesuit College and visits to Baton Rouge by presidents Zachary Taylor and James K. Polk. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1310, 1398.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans to 1861 Religion Politics
Chase, Philander, 1775-1852. Letter, 1840 Jan. 23. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Philander Chase was Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Ohio (1819-1831) and of the Diocese of Illinois (1835-1852). Chase in New Orleans, La., writes about his tour to solicit funds for Jubilee College in Robin's Nest, Ill., and the welcome he received in New Orleans from former students whom he had known while living there over 30 years before. Mss. 3948.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Religion
Chatelain, Leonard. Photograph, 1910. 1 albumen print. Location: 65:5. This photograph depicts Dr. Leonard Chatelain seated in a horse-drawn wagon with a collapsible top. Mss. 3908.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine Transportation
Chatillon, Auguste de. Manuscript, 1845-1851. 1 item (typescript, 127 pages). Location: vault:4. 'Souvenir du sejour aux Etats-Unis d'un artiste fran?ais' (1845-1851). In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1478.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Chatry, Jean L. F. Document, 1831 June 1. 1 item. Location: Misc. Will of Jean Louis Fran?ois Chatry, made in New Orleans, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 66.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
Chatsworth Plantation store records, 1865-1893. 0.7 linear ft. Location: 33:33. Plantation in Louisiana purchased by the Gardere family in 1866 and managed by Fergus Gardere until 1895. Gardere also operated a cotton gin in partnership with Joseph Staring in the 1880s. Papers relate to the operation of the store and plantation at Chatsworth, and to the Gardere and Staring families. They include store ledgers recording accounts and payrolls. There is also material from a plantation journal in French and English. Mss. 4589.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge French-language Plantations
Chelette, Atala. Family Papers, 1819-1919 (bulk 1841-1899). 160 items. Location: B:18. Free African American 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 African American woman associated with the Chelette family. Available on microfilm 5750: 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Women
Chelsea Bridge toll book, 1805. 1 vol. Location: F:3. Daily record of tolls for Chelsea Bridge, in Massachusetts, kept in 1805 by David Moore and Oliver Pope. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2600.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation
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 online catalog. Mss. 965.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Women French-language
Chenel, Louis E. Family Papers, 1665-1989. 15 linear ft. Location: 95:, 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. Unproc. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4631.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Women
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958. Family Papers, 1943-1956. 102 items. Location: W:30. Lieutenant general and commander of the volunteer group the Flying Tigers. Chennault established the Civil Air Transport, Inc. Letters of Chennault written chiefly to his son, David, with references to Civil Air Transport, Inc., and world and Louisiana politics. Papers includes observations about life aboard a ship during World War II and conditions in Nationalist China. Letters to Louisiana Governor James A. Noe and to Judge Robert F. Kennon concern alleged kickbacks to the Earl Long-Spaht campaign by the Louisiana State Police (1952). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3042.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars Long Family Politics
Chennault, Dille Elizabeth Young. Papers, circa 1893-1982. 4 photographic prints, 1 letter. Location: Misc. Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault commanded the volunteer group The Flying Tigers, which led the air war in China beginning in 1942. The papers contain copy prints of four photographs of Claire Lee Chennault and his father, John Stonewall Chennault, and a copy of a letter by Ernest N. Chennault arguing for the placement of the Chennault house in Gilbert, La., on the National Register of Historic Places. Mss. 3769.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Chevalier, Pierre. Papers, 1764-1766. 4 items. Location: Misc. Documents describing the sale of a house and lot in New Orleans; the sale of several pieces of furniture at auction; a request to sell at auction a house and lot; and a resolution of the Superior Council. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 67.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
Chicago Herald and Examiner. Newspaper collection, 1918 November 12. 1 item. Location: 99. World War I victory edition of the Chicago Herald and Examiner. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3772.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars
Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park. Photographs, 1900. 29 items. Location: W:52. Albumen prints of photographs of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4504.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War
Chilton, Horace, 1853-1932, Extract, circa 1901-1932. 1 item [typewritten copy]. U.S. senator from Texas. Extract from the memoirs of Chilton giving a character sketch of Senator Donelson Caffery, his contemporary. The sketch contains comments on Caffery's habits, political views, and decisions on controversial issues as a U.S. senator. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1298.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Chilton, St. John P., 1909-. Papers, 1951-1977. 3.75 linear ft. Location: 7:8-10. Professor and Chairman of Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, LSU. Personal and professional papers pertain to sugar technology, local politics, genealogy, and other matters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2454.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Sugar Politics
Chinarel, Adolphe. Letter, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Nantes, France. Business letter from Chinarel to John and Lubin Garnier of New Orleans pertaining to the bankruptcy of Chenard Freres. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 68.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business French-language
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 online catalog. Mss. 2647.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations Women
Chisolm, A. R. Document, 1861. 1 item [typewritten copy]. Location: Misc. Confederate colonel under the command of General P.G.T. Beauregard during the Civil War. Journal records events before and during the bombardment of Fort Sumber. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 764.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Chol, Emmanuel, 1834-1916. Papers, 1845, 1854-1921. 1,213 items, 6 ms. vols.. Location: U:163-164, 65:29, 98:. Native of France, music teacher and composer of Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Bills and receipts, manuscript and sheet music, pamphlets, and other imprints reflect Chol's professional career, his affiliation with the Catholic Church, and the education of his children in parochial schools. Partly in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1780, 1906.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education French-language Performing arts Religion
Choppin, A. R. (Arthur Richard), Research reports, 1927. 1 ms. vol. Location: W:5. Bound volume of research reports and materials compiled by A. R. Choppin for a dissertation on 'The use of aluminum compounds in the manufacturing and refining of sugar.' For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2600-73.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Sugar
Choppin, Arthur Richard physical chemistry laboratory notebook, 1923-1928. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU
Christ Episcopal Church. Minute book. 1853-1855. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:16. Located in Napoleonville, Louisiana. Minute book of the vestry of Christ Episcopal Church. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1619.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Christian, Bickham. Collection, 1804-1863, 1953-1957. 13 items, 11vols. Location: U:115. Genealogical and historical materials, including muster rolls and military service records, collected for research on the Florida Parishes of Louisiana and the Bickham and related families.. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2432.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Christian, George, Oral History Interview. 1 transcription. Press Secretary. Taped telephone interview of former President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The discussion centered on LBJ's attitude towards television and television's impact on public opinion, particularly with respect to evaluation of the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3385.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics 20th Century Wars
Christie, William J. Letters, 1862. 4 items. Location: Misc:C. Union soldier in the Civil War probably from Minnesota. Letters to Christie's brother written from Corinth, Mississippi, comment on the occupation of Corinth by Union troops; camp life; the landscape and people of Corinth and Alcorn County; Union troop movements; and the Battle of Shiloh. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3245.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Church of the Nativity (Rosedale, Louisiana). Parish register. 1859-1981. .2 linear ft. [photocopy]. Location: C:87. Register of an Episcopal church including lists of rectors, families, baptisms, confirmations, communicants, marriages, burials, and offerings. Includes act of incorporation and constitution of the church, printed items, and newspaper clippings. Register volume is entitled, 'A New Parish Register with an Index and Summary of Parochial Statistics.' Printed in 1859, Buffalo, New York. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4637.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Cior, Charles, 1819-(ca.)1894. La musique, selon les sciences observes. L'histoire, la phylosophie, la physiologie, etc., etc., entendre, comprendre, se souvenir, 1885. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Performing arts French-language
Citizens' Bank of Louisiana. Papers, 1836-1877, 1902, undated. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans 1866- Business
City Bank. Records, 1832-1852. 6 linear ft. Location: 79:1-6. City Bank of New Orleans was incorporated in 1831. Financial records, correspondence, and minutes of the City Bank of New Orleans and its branches in Baton Rouge and Natchitoches documenting the conduct of business with its depositors and dealings with other banks in the United States.For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1785.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business
Civil War campaign maps. Location:Map collection. Mss. 3614.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Civil War cartoon album, 1861. 1 vol., 1 mf reel. Location: Vault:5, Mss.Mf:C. Bound volume of 400 envelopes with printed caricatures of the South from the Northern point of view. Willie Sargent Smith collected the envelopes, which depict such subjects as politics, finances, trade, warfare, morals, race relations, and political leaders such as Jefferson Davis and General G.T. Beaugregard. Most cartoons show the printer's name. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3411.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Civil War Politics African Americans
Civil War letters, 1861-1866. 21 items. Location:Misc.:C. Letters from Union soldiers describing military life principally in the Virginia area but also in Vicksburg, Mississippi. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 983.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War
Civil War officer letter, 1863 Mar. 30. 1 item. Location:Misc:C. Letter from officer stationed near Vicksburg, Miss., to his sister. He praises common soldiers as true patriots, and describes the negative effects of war on the morality of both soldiers and civilians. He encourages his sister in her educational pursuits. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3941.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Civil War soldiers letters, 1863. 6 items. Location: Misc. Sam White and F. A. Belcher, Union soldiers stationed in Louisiana during the Civil War. Letters to their families describe their sea voyage to New Orleans and encampments at Baton Rouge, Algiers, and Brashear City (now Morgan City), Louisiana. Other topics include contraband slaves as laborers and as military recruits; and medical care. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3188.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Medicine Transportation African Americans
Civil War New Orleans orphanages receipts, 1863. 2 items. Location:Misc:C. Handwritten receipts of payment from the U.S. Army, Department of the Gulf, to the Female Orphan Asylum and St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, two orphanages run by the Catholic Church in New Orleans. The items reflect the nature of interaction between Federal occupation forces and the local population. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3913.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Women
Civil War Photograph Album, 1862-1900. 1 vol. Location: M:22. Album containing photographs of Civil War military personnel, including private soldiers and officers, mostly Confederate. Many of the individuals depicted are identified. Includes photographs of Jefferson Davis, P. G. T. Beauregard, and J.E.B. Stuart. Mss. 2572.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War
Civil War Quartermaster document, 1863 September 3. 1 item. Location: Misc. Quartermaster receipt for purchase of materials for the Female Orphan Asylum in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3365.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Women
Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817. Letter. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817, Letter, 1815 Oct. 30. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C, Vault:1. Governor of the Territory of Orleans, first governor of the State of Louisiana. Letter to Major Charles Tessier of the Louisiana Militia, concerning directives issued by Claiborne regarding the fortification of New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2419.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Politics
Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817, Order, 1814 Feb. 18. 1 item [photocopy]. Location:.Misc.C. Governor of the Territory of Orleans, first governor of the State of Louisiana. Order to Charles Tessier, commander of the militia regiment of Baton Rouge, directs him to bring his men to New Orleans to join U.S. military forces there. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2674.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans to 1861 Politics
Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817. Letter book, 1804-1811 (bulk 1804-1805). 3 items, 1 vol. Location: OS:C, Vault:4, Mss. Mf.:C. Governor of the Territory of Orleans, first governor of the State of Louisiana. Correspondence concerns Claiborne's administration, relations with Native Americans, problems with the importation of slaves, Louisiana bank, Spanish land grants and land surveys in the Natchez District, and Catholic disputes in the district of Saint Bernard. Legislative act provides reimbursement for damaged houses and slaves killed or executed during the slave insurrection (April 25, 1811). One item in French. Letter book available on microfilm. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 71, 603, 965.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Natchez, Mississippi Business Religion Politics African Americans French-language
Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817. Letter and engraving, 1810 November 14. 2 items. Location: Misc.:C, vault:1. Governor of the Territory of Orleans, first governor of the State of Louisiana. Letter written to G. W. Sevier, commander of a garrison in Hiwassee, Tennessee, requests use of a soldier to guide him from Hiwassee to Natchez. Included is an undated engraving of Claiborne. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3031.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi
Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817. Letters and depositions, 1799-1846 20 items. Location: Vault: 61, Misc: C. William C.C. Claiborne was governor of the Louisiana Territory from 1803 to 1812, and the state of Louisiana from 1812-1816. Primarily letters to Claiborne from from Dr. John Sibley, U.S. Indian Agent in Natchitoches, in which he discusses several aspects of territorial business, including native and slave affairs, resident opinion, and political intrigue within the region. Sworn depositions from residents of Natchitoches who provided firsthand accounts of the Spanish in the area are also present. Also includes two letters from Capt. Edward Turner, Civil Commandant of the District of Natchitoches, relating uneasy relations between the Creoles and the Americans. Other correspondence relates to Claiborne's family and his political and military connections. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 5018.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Politics
Clan MacLean Society of the United States records, 1964-1978. 33 items. Location: B:8. The Clan MacLean Society of the United States was organized out of a meeting of the Louisiana Clan MacLean society on June 2, 1968. The Louisiana society had been reorganized at a meeting held in Rosedale, La., on May 31, 1964. Records consist of numbered and unnumbered communications and formal newsletters for the Louisiana Clan MacLean society and the Clan MacLean Society of the United States. Mss. 5036.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Clapp, Thomas. Document, 1841. 1 item. Location: Misc. Certification by the recorder of mortgages for New Orleans that there is no mortgage in Clapp's name recorded against a African American woman named Maria. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 72.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 African Americans Women
Clark, Charles, 1849-1936. Family Papers, 1829-1972. 1.1 linear ft. (427 items, 1 vol.). Location: UU:253-254, 65:02. Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California; married to Emma Fowler of New Orleans, Louisiana. Papers of the related Fowler, Nutt, Macbeth, and Clark families. They consist of personal correspondence and legal papers of Nathaniel W. Fowler and John Slidell, family correspondence, writings, photographs, ephemera, account ledger and the travel journal of Charles Clark. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3982.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing New Orleans 1866- New Orleans to 1861 Politics Women
Clark, Daisy Kidd. Papers, 1841-1975. 1 linear ft. Location: 9:77-78, OS:C, Vault. Baton Rouge resident. The collection consists of personal papers, printed items, photographs, and badges relating to the activities of Daisy Kidd Clark, family members, and the genealogy of the Kidd family and allied Betz and Gruenwald families. Personal papers and printed items also include material that relates to the Delta Omicron fraternity, the American Hemerocallis Society, and the independent Order of Odd Fellows. Notable is a the sale of a sale of a ten-year-old mulatto girl who had been born to a slave imprisoned in the Louisiana Penitentiary, East Baton Rouge (May 4, 1861) and a 19th century Japanese print. Mss. 3304, 3905.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Baton Rouge
Clark, E., Jr. Letter, 1860 Nov. 16. 1 letter. Location: Misc. E. Clark Jr. in New York, N.Y., writes the Hon. R. Bacon regarding the use of guano as fertilizer and the possible secession of South Carolina. Mss. 4079.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
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. Mss. 4953.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Cajuns French-language LSU Women
Clark, John C., 1824-1908. Photographs, ca. 1870-1913. 0.1 linear ft. Location: MISC:C. Civil War soldier and officer in 76th Pennsylvania's Infantry Regiment. Collection includes four albumen prints and one tintype of Campbell family members. Also includes genealogical notes and a newspaper obituary for Campbell. Mss. 5033.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Clark, R. S. Diary, 1859. 1 ms. vol. (typescript). Location: M:21. 'Journalist' for the Mountain Rangers, a group of students from the University of North Carolina. The entries describe a walking trip through a large portion of western North Carolina including Mount Michell and Asheville. Diary includes rules and regulations for the Rangers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 659.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Clark, Samuel M. D. Ledgers and papers, 1826-1869. 46 items, 3 vols. Location: M:25, C:76. Jeweler in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, in the 1820s, and Justice of the Peace for West Baton Rouge Parish in the 1840s and 1850s. Collection includes three ledgers containing jewelry business and Justice of the Peace records. Miscellaneous materials include receipts, court records, and oaths. Partly in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3169.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business Politics French-language
Clark, Samuel M. D. Papers. 1835-1837 8 items. Location: Misc.:C, OS:C. Jeweler and Justice of the Peace of West Baton Rouge Parish, La. Mortgage of land and slaves (1837), sale of land (1835), receipts for pre-emption rights (1836), appraisers certificate (1836). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 668.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Business
Clarke, C. P. Letters, 1846, 1849. 2 items. Location: Misc:C. Protestant clergyman from Massachusetts. Letters from Clarke telling of his small congregation of French speaking people in New Orleans and later in Lafayette. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1493.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Religion French-language
Clarke, Powhatan. Diary, 1862-1863. 1 vol. Location: M:18. Surgeon, professor of chemistry, and aide-de-camp to Brigadier General D. M. Frost during the Civil War. Colonel David French Boyd was a captain of engineers on General Richard Taylor's staff (1863). Diary includes Clarke's round trip from Rapides Parish, Louisiana, to Camden, Arkansas. Later entries by Boyd include his military and topographical notes of the area between Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, and Waterproof, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 4. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846. Letter, 1842 July 16. 1 item. Location: Misc.C. English abolitionist. Clarkson mentions that his book addressed to the clergy of the United States was published only for America and is recognized as one of his best works. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2425.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion Politics African Americans
Clary, Hiram T. Papers, 1862-1889. 9 items. Location: Misc:C. Surgeon and physician of the 32nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Co. K. Papers include military records concerning promotions; orders to report to Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Little Rock, Arkansas; discharge paper (1864); and a notice from the pension office. Also included is a copy of a document admitting Clary to the degree of a master mason. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 361.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War Medicine
Clauss & Fischer. Journal, 1851-1852. 1 vol. Location: G:16. Merchants and commission brokers of Bayou Sara, Louisiana. Frederick Fischer and Catherine Clauss were immigrants from Germany. Their son, Charles Leonhardt Fischer, was a Confederate veteran, attorney, and politician of St. Francisville. Journal records expenses for goods and services of local residents and plantation owners and managers, including members of the Turnbull, McKowen, Stirling, Barrow, Joor, Weems, and other families. Entries also document freight shipped aboard steamers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4640.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Transportation
Clauss & Fischer. Journal, 1851-1852. 1 vol. Location: G:16. Merchants and commission brokers of Bayou Sara,inancial relationships with agents in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3022.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Claussen, Francis F. Letters, 1883 January-June. 9 items. Location: Misc:C. Native of Boston, Massachusetts, and an assayer at the United States Mint at New Orleans beginning in 1885. Dr. Benjamin Silliman, a chemistry professor, organized the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University. Letters from Claussen to Silliman concern an investigation of the assayer's department; a visit by the Canadian metallurgist, James Douglas; mineral samples from the King Mine in New Mexico; and deposits of gold and other minerals in Honduras. Included are stock holdings of the Sulphur Company, the owner of an extensive deposit of sulphur. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1433.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, Letter, 1843 Mar. 25. 1 item. Location:Misc.:C, vault:1. U.S. senator from Kentucky and Whig presidential candidate. Letter to John L. Lawrence, New York City, discusses President John Tyler's chances of re-election, Clay's trip to the southwest, and election prospects of the Whig party in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2606.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Letter, 1829 October 8. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C, Vault:1. Letter, written from Ashland, Ky., to J. Whitaker [et al.], Clayville, Ky., compliments the workmanship of the combs produced by the factory in Clayville and gives special mention of one comb intended for use by Mrs. Lucretia Hart Clay. Included are Clay's comments on the American economic system, on the enterprise and ingenuity of American citizens, and on his advocacy of domestic economic protectionism. Mss. 3452.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Politics
Cleaveland, John P. Letter, 1865 May 2 . 1 letter. Location: Misc.: C. Civil War chaplain. John Cleaveland gives a brief account of his military activities from his enlistment to the surrender of New Orleans to Gen. Benjamin Butler. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3868.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War New Orleans in the Civil War
Clement, George. Family Papers, 1863-1878 (bulk 1863-1867). 13 items and 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc.:C, M-18. French-speaking farming family of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Collection includes financial papers, legal documents, personal papers, and a time book (1878) recording hours worked by agricultural laborers. Largely in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1148.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language Plantations
Clendennen, R. Account book, 1867. 1 vol. Location: J:10. Retail meat dealer of Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Account book listing the names of Clendennen's customers and charges for their purchases. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 913.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Letter, 1885 Feb. 11. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C, vault:1. U.S. president. Letter to George E. Waring (1833-1898), agriculturist and sanitary engineer, expressing his reluctance to interfere in legislation regarding the National Board of Health because of his lack of information about the organization. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2473.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Clifton, Christopher. Papers, 1871-1892. 53 items. Location: W:31. Sugar planter of Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Clifton was associated with New Orleans sugar factors and commission merchants, including Howell and Ker, Pierre Lanaux, and E. M. Scott. Papers consist of business correspondence, financial statements, and receipts which document Clifton's production and sale of sugar and molasses and his financial relationships with agents in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3022.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans 1866- Sugar
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 African Americans by the estate of William C. Clifton for cotton raised on their own 'patches'. Mss. 3666.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Women
Cline, William Rodney. Papers, 1832-1970. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Religion
Cling, John. Document, 1828 December 23. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Deed of land sold by John Cling drafted by Edward Duffel, judge and notary public. Other names mentioned include Celestin and Jean Baptiste Cling, and witnesses Joshua Fish and Adolphe Seghers. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 552.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad. Company daybook, 1851-1853, 1867-1870. 1 vol. Location: M:21. Local railway in East Feliciana, Louisiana. Daybook contains daily entries for freight receipts kept by Thomas H. W. Baynard and S. C. Richmond with the Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad Co. Later entries (1867-1870) are grocery accounts with M. Harris, a general merchant of Clinton, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1353.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Transportation
Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad Company. Record books, 1841-1843, 1853-1879. 2 vols. Location: G:3. Local railroad in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Record book contains manifests of cotton shipped from Clinton to Port Hudson. Minute book contains a copy of the act of incorporation; names of the board of directors, officers, and stockholders; the by-laws; and minutes of the board of directors meeting. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Transportation
Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad Company. Invoice, 1855 Jan. 10. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad Company was a local railroad in East Feliciana Parish, La., incorporated in 1833. Invoice shows freight charges for the transportation of food products. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 5058.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Transportation
Clinton school papers, 1826-1829. 3 items. Location: OS:C. Terms of tuition and regulations for an academy at Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana (1826); and contracts with Thomas F. Sale to teach grammar school literature (1828, 1829). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 925.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Close, John. Papers, 1802-1872 (bulk 1802-1859). 325 items. Location: U:330. Contractor's agent for the United States Army post at Opelousas and a cotton planter of Petit Bois Plantation, Port Barre, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Correspondence includes letters from New Orleans merchants concerning orders for supplies and other business at the Army post. Plantation papers consist mostly of correspondence of cotton factors in New Orleans. Personal papers include correspondence from Kentucky and Mississippi and genealogical information about the Chauvin family. Correspondence chiefly in French. Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reels 17-18.For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1646.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Civil War French-language New Orleans 1866- New Orleans to 1861 Plantations
Coates, Charles E. and Ollie Maurin. Family Papers, 1862-1980 (bulk 1937-1972). 17.5 linear ft. Location: 12:15-23, OS:C. Papers reflect to the academic careers of Charles E. Coates and his son, Jesse Coates, professors of chemistry and chemical engineering respectively, at Louisiana State University. They relate to their research in agricultural chemistry, particularly the sugar industry, and chemical engineering. The collection also contains family papers of Charles Coates and Ollie Coates. Those of Ollie Coates reflect her involvement in The Baton Rouge Little Theater Guild. Collection consists of correspondence; scientific reports and writings; academic material; printed items and photographs. Mss. 3579.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education LSU Performing arts Sugar Women
Coates, Charles E. and Ollie. Papers, 1862-1980 (bulk 1937-1972). 17 linear ft. Location: 12:15-23, OS:C. Papers reflect the academic careers of Charles E. Coates and his son, Jesse Coates, professors Louisiana State University. They relate to their research in agricultural chemistry, particularly the sugar industry, and chemical engineering. The collection also contains family papers of Charles Coates and Ollie Coates. Those of Ollie Coates reflect her involvement in The Baton Rouge Theater Guild. Collection consists of correspondence; scientific reports and writings; academic material; printed items and photographs. Mss. 3579. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education LSU Performing arts Sugar Women
Coates, Jesse, 1908-1994, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 2 sound cassettes (3 hours), Transcript (83 pages). Location: L:4700.0291. LSU professor of chemical engineering (1936-1975), head of the Department of Chemical Engineering (1955-1967), and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry. Coates describes his family background; his father's work to establish LSU's ChemistryDepartment; the establishment of football at LSU and games on the old campus; and his own career before and after joining LSU's faculty. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0291.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Coates, Raymond, 1875-1965. Manuscript music, 1953, 1956. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education Performing arts
Coats, Lewis M. Correspondence, 1941-1943. .3 linear ft. Location: 92:71. Military hospital orderly at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. Letters reflect wartime experiences as a hospital orderly, the morale of fellow soldiers, and the effect of the war upon such communities as Lake Charles. Correspondence also describes impressions of New Orleans and Houston, and provides details of his plans to elope with Mildred Bell. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4705.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Medicine 20th Century Wars
Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868, Letter, 1850. 1 item. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Letter Governor Joseph Walker of Louisiana notifying him of the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles M. Conrad. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 76.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Cobb, Lemuel. Letter, 1846. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from East Sharon, Massachusetts, to L. Garnier of New Orleans, stating the cost of manufacturing raw Louisiana silk. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 75.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business
Cobden, Alfred F. Diary, 1852. 1 vol. Location: Misc.:C. Resident of London, England. Typescript of a letter written in diary form from Alfred F. Cobden, to his sister, describing a trip to the Madeira Islands from November 1850 to May 1851. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 949.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation
Cochuo Manufacturing Company. Correspondence, 1840 July 11. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Letter related to cotton crops and prices. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1417.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Cockfield E.J. and Family Papers, 1854-1930 (bulk 1875-1890). 1.3 linear feet, 15 manuscript volumes. Location: A:65-66, P:19, OS:C. Planter and businessman of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Family papers spanning three generations include local Natchitoches news; correspondence and descriptions of the Cockfield family in Williamsburg County, South Carolina; and letters from a son in France during World War I. Included are items related to local public schools, including programs for musicals and plays at Louisiana State Normal College (now Northwestern State University). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 989.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars Business Education Performing arts Plantations
Cocks, John G. Papers, 1853. 3 items. Location: OS:C. Resident of Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Grants of land to Cocks by the State of Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 552.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Coggins, Paschal. Estate sale inventory, 1824 July 21. 1 inventory. Location: Misc. This inventory documenting the sale of the estate of Paschal Coggins, a cobbler of New Orleans, La., was compiled by Charles Byrne for the benefit of David Coggins of Philadelphia, Pa. David Coggins was represented by Samuel Grant and Joseph R. Jenks, also of Philadelphia. The estate was composed mostly of shoes that were sold in lots at various times during the year 1823 for $440.73. Mss. 3963.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Cogswell, William. Letter: to Samuel A. Christie, 1889. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Brigadier general of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. Letter recounts the capture of Confederate guerillas (1862) in Virginia during Cogswell's command. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2874.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Cohn Brothers. Store ledgers, 1902-1936. 5 vols. Location: G:22. Store in Lorman, Mississippi, founded in 1875 by the Cohn Brothers, a family of Jewish merchants from Alsace. Ledgers include one store account book and four cotton gin books containing names and cotton weight records. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4679.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Civil War
Cohn, Henry Louis, Jr. Collection, 1866-1896, circa 1945-1965. 8 items. Location: Misc. Henry Louis Cohn Jr. was a book publisher and real estate developer who developed the Highland Lakes Subdivision in Baton Rouge, La. The collection consists of invitations, programs, and a pamphlet concerning the Baton Rouge Fire Department (1866-1896) and three photographs featuring Henry Louis Cohn Jr. and other Baton Rouge dignitaries (circa 1945-1965). Mss. 3575.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Jews
Cohn, Isidore, 1885-. Papers, 1879-1972 (bulk 1920-1950), undated. 29 linear ft. Location: 34:136-174, OS:C, 102:69-70. New Orleans surgeon and medical educator. Collection contains articles, lectures, letters, photographs, and printed material related to medicine. Includes material related to Lafcadio Hearn, LSU Medical Centers, Tulane University Medical Center, and other medical organizations in Louisiana. Collection also includes audio recordings of Cohn (1955). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3425.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- LSU Medicine Jews
Cohn, Margie deBretton, 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge LSU Literature, Reading, and Writing Religion Women
Col. W.W. Pugh and family papers, Thomas C. Nicholls record book, 1837-1878 (bulk 1840-1842). 1 vol., 5 items. Location: B:50. Lawyer and judge of the Court of Errors and Appeals of New Orleans. His son, Francis T. Nicholls, was governor of Louisiana. Papers include reminiscences, poems, newspaper clippings, obituaries, family history and biographical information, and descriptions of New Orleans and the Creole culture of Attakapas, Louisiana. Mss. 2160.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing New Orleans 1866- New Orleans to 1861
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine Plantations African Americans Women
Colbert, William Williams, 1807-1890. Family correspondence, 1859-1877 (bulk 1861-1864). 16 letters. Location: Misc. William Williams Colbert and his family settled in Bienville Parish, La., in 1849. This correspondence by William Williams Colbert, Richard Colbert, William Bonaparte Colbert, Georgia Alabama Colbert, and Nicholas John Sandlin primarily dates from the time of the Civil War and mostly describes campaigns around Virginia. Mss. 4119.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Cole, Christian Grenes. Family Papers, 1911-1935. .25 linear ft. Location: T:95. Correspondence, legal documents and financial papers reflect the business dealings of Robert Ruffin Barrow and Christian Grenes Cole of Terrebonne Parish, La. Papers relate to the bankruptcy of Myrtle Grove Syrup Co. Inc., confiscation of land in Terrebonne Parish, La., and a mortgage default in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3648.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans 1866- Plantations Sugar
Cole, James Perry, 1889-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1977. 1 sound cassette (1.5 hours), Transcript (64 pages). Location: L:4700.0006. Dean of students, director of student affairs, and professor of mathematics at LSU. Cole discusses dealings with LSU as a student, faculty member, and administrator. Topics include his work as Dean of Student Affairs, organization of the Louisiana State Guard, and organizing the first Boys' and Girls' State meets. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0006.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Coleman, Viola, Collection, 1945-2008 (bulk: 1945-1947). 44 items. Location: Misc:C. Midland, Texas physician and Louisiana civil rights pioneer. Contains photocopies of correspondence, news clippings, and video transcript detailing Coleman's lawsuit for admission into LSU's medical school in 1946. For more information see online catalog. Mss. 4997.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education Medicine Politics African Americans Women
Collection of Dickensian programs, 1879-1936. .3 linear ft. (92 items). Location: C:26. Programs and ephemera of theatrical performances and church bazaars in London and other English and American cities, featuring the literary works of Charles Dickens, assembled by an unknown collector. Items document plays, festivals, operas, and film productions of Dickens's works. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1106.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Performing arts
Collection of papers on Lancashire, England, 1654-1842. .25 linear ft. (111 items). Location: W:51. Papers deal mainly with activities on or affecting the Manor of Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England. Legal papers consist of contracts regarding land tenure, leases, and labor; articles of agreements; and lawyer's statements of accounts. Administrative accounts of estates and churches, some personal letters, a map of a section of the River Lumney, poetry, a hymn, a drawing, an embroidery pattern, and other items are included.For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3591.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing
Colledge letter, 1885 Nov. 8. 1 item. Location: Mics.:C. Resident of Washington, D.C. Letter to a friend discussing the results of recent elections in several states and a scheme by the assistant secretary of the treasury to raise funds to pay the way of voters to go to Maryland to ensure the election of Democratic candidates. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2972.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
College of Baton Rouge. Records, 1836-1853. 17 items, 4 vols. Location: Misc:C, F:6. College organized in Baton Rouge in 1837, the successor to the Baton Rouge Academy, which had been founded in 1820. Presidents of the college included Pierre Dubayle, William B. Lacey, and R. H. Ranney. Account books, a minute book of the Board of Trustees, ledgers, printed materials, and miscellaneous memoranda document the college's organization and operation. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 78.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Education
Collins, O. L. Account book, 1857-1871. 1 vol. Location: H:21. Physician of Chipola, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Daily record of Dr. O. L. Collins giving names of patients, fees, and treatment prescribed. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1235.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine
Colomb, Bessie B., Collection, 1880, 1934, 1964-1969 32 items, 3 v. Location: Misc. C, OS:C. Collection of printed material pertains to Louisiana and New Orleans (1964-1969), and to Huey P. Long (1934). The collection also includes three photographs of LSU cadets (1880).For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Long Family New Orleans 1866- Politics
Colonel Cutts (Ship). Logbook, 1856-1878 (bulk 1856 February 13-October 19). 1 vol. Location: P:19. Ship which operated out of New Orleans. Its master was Jesse Snow. Logbook recording activities aboard the Colonel Cutts as it sailed from New Orleans to Falmouth, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cronstadt, London, Cardiff, and back to New Orleans. Included is a record of men employed from shore at Cronstadt. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1022.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans 1866- Transportation
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 online catalog. Mss. 3748.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Colquette, R. T. Collection, circa 1830-1911. 10 items. Location: Misc.:C. Copies of maps show the location of a Spanish fort in New Orleans, La. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2811.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Columbus (Miss.) Petition, 1863. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Petition from citizens of Columbus, Miss., requesting that Confederate Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles, commander the Department of Mississippi, order all able men to enroll in Confederate service. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4105.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Combs, John P. Ledger, 1806-1822 (bulk 1812-1822). 1 vol. Location: G:3. Dry goods merchant of New Orleans and sheriff of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Ledger containing accounts (1806-1807) with prominent families in New Orleans; entries (1816-1817) of Benjamin Collins; records of fees owed to Ewill Dalton; and notations recording methods of payment. Some entries record sales of property in St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Comeaux, Louis, 1911-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Index (3 pages). Location: L:4700.0744. Retired sugarcane sharecropper and life-long resident of Four Corners, an unincorporated community south of Franklin, Louisiana. Recollections of Comeaux's childhood as the son of a cane farmer. He recalls his work in an Avery Island salt mine; farming as a sharecropper; the routine of sugarcane planting and harvest; cane syrup production; farm labor; and early transportation. Comeaux also recalls traditional Cajun foods including couche-couche and cracklins; the boucherie; and social conditions in Four Corners. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0744.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Sugar Transportation Cajuns
Commercial Bank of Natchez. Records, 1835-1864. 151 vols. (17.6 linear ft.). Location: M:1-8. The Commercial Bank of Natchez operated in Natchez, Mississippi, with branches in Brandon, Holmesville, and Shieldsboro, Mississippi. Records of the bank and its branches include manuscript volumes of signatures, check records, ledgers, deposit receipts, account balances, credits, loans, exchanges, certificates, pass books, powers of attorney, and probate court records. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 708.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Business
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business Politics 20th Century Wars African Americans Women
Community Concerts, Inc. Programs, 1937-1983. 1 linear ft. Location: UU:197. Programs prepared by the Community Concert Service of New York for use at musical and dance concerts of the Baton Rouge Community Concerts Association, also known as the Community Concerts Association of Baton Rouge. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4592.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Performing arts
Compton, Mary E. Family papers, 1858-1955 (bulk 1858-1888). 26 items, 2 v. 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Women
Concordia Parish collection, 1794-1896 (bulk 1800-1860). 235 items, 8 printed vols. Location: U:26, F:12, OS:C. Official records documenting the history and development of Concordia Parish. Includes payrolls of Louisiana military units in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War, and 38 maps of the lower Mississippi Valley. Photocopies of military pay rolls made from originals in the National Archives and copies of maps made from originals chiefly in the Library of Congress. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 55, 79.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Concordia Parish inquest case file, 1857. 4 items [transcriptions]. Location: Misc. Transcription by the Historical Records Survey of case papers in the courthouse in Vidalia, Louisiana, for an inquest in the death of the slave Samuel at Forest Home Plantation. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2032.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations African Americans
Confederate military board sewing bills, 1861. 2 invoices. Location: Misc. These two invoices to a local military board (possibly in Tensas Parish, La.) record amounts owed to various women for making articles of clothing for the Confederate army. Mss. 3626.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Women
Confederate military report, 1862. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Report recording battles and skirmishes around Richmond, Va. rans Scrapbooks. Available on microfilm 5735: UPA Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 4. For more information, see online catalog. Mss. 1114.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate newspaper clippings, 1862 January-April. 8 items. Location: E:Imprints.Clippings of dispatches from Confederate newspapers announcing political and military news prior to the surrender of New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1919.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Politics
Confederate States Army Civil War orders, 1865. 3 items. Location: E:84. Photocopies of orders issued by Joseph E. Johnston and W. T. Sherman regarding the logistics and terms of the surrender of Johnston's command in North Carolina. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 736.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States Army Collection, 1863-1865. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States Mail Line. Waybill, 1864 November 18. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Waybill of a stagecoach from Albany and Bainbridge, Georgia, to Quincy, Florida, a printed form completed in manuscript. It lists passenger names, seats, places of origin and destination, and fees paid. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2281.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Transportation
Confederate States Mail Line. Waybill, 1864 November 18. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Waybill of a stagecoach from Albany and Bainbridge, Georgia, to Quincy, Florida, a printed form completed in manuscript. It lists passenger names, seats, places of origin and destination, and fees paid. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2281.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation
Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 17th. Company E. Muster roll, 1864 February 29-April 30. 1 item. Location: E:84. Muster roll, signed by Captain Joshua N. Tyus, records the company's payroll and lists names and absences of company members. Available on microfilm: UPA Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 521.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America. Army. List of officers, 1864. 1 item. Location: E:84. . A list of Confederate officers employed in the office of the Provost Marshal, Richmond, Virginia, signed by provost J. H. Carrington. Available on microfilm: UPA Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 247.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Cavalry Regiment, 2nd. Company A. Notebook, 1863-1865. 1 vol. [typewritten copy]. Location: F:12. Notebook kept by a clerk or adjutant of the 2nd Louisiana Cavalry (also called Vincent's Volunteers), contains muster and payroll notes, notes of clothing issued and furloughs received, detailed service memoranda, and miscellaneous notes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 585.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Cavalry Regiment, 3rd. Muster roll, 1862 August 15-October 31. 1 item (2 leaves) [photostatic copy]. Location: E:84. H. Gibbs was a captain in the 3rd Louisiana Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. This regiment was commanded by Colonel J. Frank Pargond. Muster roll records the company's payroll, names of members and their absences. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 884.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 16th. Muster and pay rolls, 1862-1863. 22 items. Location: OS:C. John W. Addison and Robert P. Oliver were captains of Companies D and H of the 16th Louisiana Infantry during the Civil War. Rolls of Company D, signed by John W. Addison, and rolls of Company H, signed by Robert P. Oliver, document the companies' service in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 4. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 587.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 4th. Fourth Louisiana Regiment muster rolls, 1861 August 31-October 31. 11 items. Location: OS:Confederate. Muster rolls for companies in the Fourth Regiment record payroll information and list names of members, dates of their enlistment, and absences. The muster rolls are signed by the regiment's assistant quartermaster, J. G. Kilbourne. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 21. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 23.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America. Army. Trans-Mississippi Dept. Bureau of Conscription. General orders no. 6, 1863 Aug 4. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. A printed act of the Confederate States of America Congress with a handwritten order from Brigadier General Elkanah Braken Greer, chief of the Bureau of Conscription, attached. The act repealed certain draft exemptions. The order is signed by William Stedman, a member of Greer's staff. It provides for the detention of persons claiming draft exemptions under section 2 of the act. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4864.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America. Louisiana Cavalry Regiment, 8th. Muster rolls and plan, 1865. 12 items. Location: E:84. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. Field, staff, and band member rolls for 8th Louisiana Cavalry, Companies A-I and K, in the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1059.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America. Dept. of the Treasury. Report of the second auditor of the treasury to the Congress of the Confederate States, 1864 Nov. 11. 1 item. Location: Misc.:R. Handwritten report by W. H. S. Taylor, second auditor of the Confederate Department of the Treasury, to the Confederate Congress pertaining to a claim submitted by the State of Louisiana requesting reimbursement for expenses incurred for war preparations. The auditor concludes that the state is owed less than the amount requested. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4203.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America Army Collection. Treasury department circular, 1861 August 22. Location: E:84. 1 printed item. Circular issued by Carl G. Memminger, Secretary of the Treasury, for the purpose of selling bonds in order to raise revenues. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2785.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America Army, Louisiana Heavy Artillery, 1st Regiment Guard Book, 1861. 1 vol. (on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf:U. United States Army, Louisiana Heavy Artillery, 1st Regiment served at Forts Jackson and St. Philip below New Orleans (La.) in 1861-1862. Guard book details sentences and punishments given to regimental prisoners at Fort Jackson, La. Lists names of the gaurds on duty and names of prisoners. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4910.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War
Confederate States of America Collection, 1861-1865, 1915, 1917. 22 items. Location:E:64, OS:C. Collection consists of correspondence and records relating to affairs of the government of the Confederate States of America. Records concern to economic conditions, the Confederate flag, the courts, and procurement of railway equipment and guns. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 80, 893, 1187, 2133, 2142, 2527.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America Collection. Army department of Western Louisiana, 1864. 1 item [printed copy]. Location: E:64. Correspondence between E. Warren Moise, Judge of the Confederate Court, Natchitoches, Louisiana, and Lieutenant General S. B. Buckner, Commander of the Department of Western Louisiana, Alexandria, relating to the trial and execution of a soldier. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2527.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America Collection. Department no. 1. Letter. 1862 February 25. 1 item. Location: E:64. Joseph G. Pickett, Acting Adjutant General, New Orleans. Letter to Major Rainy, president, New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad, requesting assistance in obtaining guns from the Bennett and Surget foundry. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2133.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War
Confederate States of America Collection. Quartermaster's department, 1861-1862. 3 items. Location: E:64. Letter to the president of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad Company requesting someone to handle transportation accounts. Circular on the issuance of transportation coupons to soldiers who re-enlist for military service. Also a letter to H. J. Ranney, Confederate major in New Orleans, requesting assistance for replacement of two engines on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2133.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Transportation
Confederate States of America Collection. Tax receipt, 1864-1865. 3 items. Location: E:64. Receipts for payment of tax-in-kind of rice, peas, and fodder; and an estimate and assessment of agricultural products of Orangebury County, South Carolina. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2142.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Confederate States of America flag, 1979. 1 item. Location: T:78. Modern replica of a Confederate flag bearing the autograph of T. Harry Williams, LSU Professor of History, for student Wade Becnel. Williams's signature was given on the last day of his last Civil War course in May 1979. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3382.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War LSU
Confederate topographical report of Port Hudson (La.), 1862. 1 item. Location: MISC:C. Report by topographical engineer Leon J. Fremaux to Confederate Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles on topography at Port Hudson as it concerned placement of light artillery. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3921.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Conner, Lemuel Parker, 1827-1891. Family Papers, 1810-1985, undated. 12.5 linear feet and 22 ms. Vols. Location: A:106-117, A:120-121, OS:C, 65:, 98: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, 1431, 1475, 1551, 1595, 1710, 1793, 1859, 1934, 1999.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Business Civil War French-language LSU Natchez, Mississippi Performing arts Plantations Women
Conrad, Archelus M. Papers, 1861-1890 (bulk 1861-1865). Ca. 100 items. Location: E:41, OS:C. Union officer in command of a Corps d'Afrique Engineers company in Louisiana in the Civil War. Papers include military orders, muster papers, charges of military crimes, and other items relating to the 97th Engineer Regiment. It also includes a carte-de-visite showing Conrad in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4126.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans 1866- Civil War African Americans
Conrad, Charles Magill, 1804-1878, Letter, 1868 March 24. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Politics
Conrad, Charles Magill, 1804-1878. Letter, 1854 October 2. 1 item. Location: Misc. Louisiana attorney, congressman, U.S. senator, secretary of war, and delegate to the Confederate Congresses. Letter to William G. Webster, regarding the abolitionist views of a 'Mr. Bacon' and the questionable suitability of one of his sons as tutor to Conrad's sons. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3377.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Politics African Americans
Conrad, Charles Magill, 1804-1878. Letter, 1868 March 24. 1 item. Location: Misc. Louisiana attorney, congressman, U.S. senator, secretary of war, and delegate to the Confederate Congresses. Letter from New Orleans replies to a request for the address of former Louisiana governor Thomas O. Moore. For further see nformation, online catalog. Mss. 2938.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Politics
Conrad, Max Zephirin. Manuscript, [1965]. 1 item (32 pages). Location: UU:166. Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, LSU. Typewritten copy of 'The Basic Elements of Civil Beauty as Illustrated by Cities Around the World,' written (1964-1965) when Conrad was a Charles Eliot Travelling Fellow. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2258.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Literature, Reading, and Writing
Conrads, Henry and Catherine. Papers. 1710, 1717. 2 items [photostats]. Location: Misc.:C. Members of the Quaker congregations at Germantown. Certificate of marriage and letter of recommendation for Henry Conrads and Catherine Streepers signed by members of the monthly meeting. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 576.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion
Conservation of Cultural Resources. Louisiana committee minutes, 1942 January 17. 1 item. Location: Misc. Minutes presenting the importance of creating the Louisiana Committee to act with the national organization during World War II emergency. Persons in charge of cultural and official depositories of records in New Orleans and Baton Rouge are named. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1830.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans 1866- 20th Century Wars
Consolidated Association of Planters of Louisiana. Papers, 1791-1912 (bulk 1827-1882). 9,703 items, 84 vols. Location: U:27-43, F:12-14, OS:C, vault:1, 51-52. Land bank of sugar planters designed to aid planters in securing better credit facilities. Financial records including banking papers; account books; legal documents; land and slave sales; diaries; letter books; plantation records; and correspondence. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 82, 724.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Plantations African Americans
Consolidated Association of the Planters of Louisiana. Bond, 1836. 6 items. Location: Misc:C. Bond no. 606 issued to the State of Louisiana for one thousand dollars by the Consolidated Association of the Planters of Louisiana of New Orleans. The bond is signed by Governor E. D. White. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3659.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Plantations Politics
Constable, N. S. Inventory, 1864 December 21. 1 item (4 leaves). Location: Misc:C. Captain and acting quartermaster in the Union army in New Orleans in the Civil War. Inventory of furniture and other articles in a New Orleans residence assigned as quarters for troops by Constable. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 248.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War
Constantinides (Dinos) Papers, 1961-1995. 5.5 linear feet. Location: 34:169-175; OS:C. Composer and faculty member at LSU School of Music. Consists of original and printed copies of sheet music, performance posters and programs, and recordings of live performances. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4613.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: LSU Performing arts
Constitutional Convention. Broadside, 1868. 1 item [photographic reproduction]. Location: OS:C. Broadside has extracts from the reconstructed Louisiana constitution on civil rights and public education, and includes vignette portraits of African American legislators and members of the Convention. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3023.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Politics African Americans
Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans, Louisiana). Records, 1978-1989. 7 linear ft. Location: 95, Unproc. OS:C. New Orleans arts organization which held Mardi Gras parades, 1978-1989. Papers include grant applications to the National Endowment for the Arts, correspondence, budgets, membership files, publicity files, project proposals, photographs, and materials related to social events such as cocktail parties and balls. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4636.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
Coody, Archibald Stinson, b. 1883. Papers. 495 items, 10 printed vols. Location: C:89-90. Secretary of the Mississippi State Tax Commission, state agent for insurance companies, and politician. Correspondence, speeches, and political writings relate to Coody's professional life and his participation in local, state, and national politics. Correspondence includes letters from Mississippi Governor and U.S. Senator Theodore G. Bilbo. Coody's political writings comment on current political, economic, and social events and include miscellaneous speeches. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2446.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Politics
Cook, Benjamin Franklin, b. 1867. Memorandum, 1948. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Son of Samuel B. Cook, a member of the Kansas Calvary. William Clark Quantrill was the leader of a band of guerillas with Confederate sympathies in Kansas and Missouri during the Civil War. The band was mustered into the Confederate army in 1862. Memorandum describes the murder of Frank Cook and others by Quantrill near Olathe, Kansas, and Samuel B. Cook's challenge to meet Quantrill in a duel. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2140.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Cooley, E.C., and Robert J. Cooley. Labor contract, 1867. 1 item. Location: OS:C. Labor contract freedmen working on the Cooley Plantation, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 149.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations African Americans
Cooney, John F. Letter, 1862 June 4. 1 letter. Location: Misc. A letter written by John F. Cooney, a Confederate soldier stationed at Camp Moore, Tangipahoa Parish, La., to his family in West Baton Rouge Parish, La., mentions a Federal bombardment of Baton Rouge and asks about family news. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4314.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
Cooper, Anthony Ashley, 1801-1885. Letters, 1829-1890. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Cooper, Emil. Papers, 1954-1959. 12 items, 1 printed vol. Location: U:115. Musical director and conductor of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. Letters to members of the Youth Concert Committee of the Junior League of Baton Rouge and the Symphony Auxiliary, concerning the Youth Concerts and, in particular, the production of Peter and the Wolf. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1929.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Performing arts
Cooper, John Daniel, d.1864. Diary, 1864. 1 vol. Location: Misc:C. Confederate soldier from Mississippi killed in Georgia in 1864. Diary containing daily memoranda of military activities and personal reflections, including poems written by Cooper. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2728.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Literature, Reading, and Writing
Cooper, William A. (William Abb), 1890-1970. Scrapbooks, 1930-1950. 2 vols. Location: 40:. Louisiana Division of Motor Vehicles chief, Supervisor of Public Accounts, East Baton Rouge assessor, and State Collector of Revenue. Scrapbooks consist of news clippings detailing Cooper's career as state employee. Volume 2 includes loose clippings relating to Louisiana scandals (1939) and to Cooper's role as auditor. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4093.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Politics
Coppard, Alfred Edgar. Letters, 1929-1932. 3 items. Location: Misc.:C. English short-story writer and poet. Thank you letters from Alfred Edgar Coppard. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 965.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing
Coquille, Walter, 1886-1957, Papers. 489 items, 3 audio cassette tapes, 1 printed vol. Professional radio and stage entertainer, salesman, and politician of New Orleans. Coquille was born at Smoke Band, Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Collection contains items of Coquille's career including letters, notes, scripts, stories, cartoons, photographic prints, audio cassette tapes, and printed items. Most items are related to the Cajun culture and dialect. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3094.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics Cajuns
Corbin, James P. Papers, 1865-1904 (bulk 1875-1890). 19 vols. Location: F:15. Virginia Military Institute cadet, Confederate soldier, and justice of the peace of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Business and personal papers include plantation diaries recording the operation of Moss Neck and Race Field plantations, Virginia. Papers include minutes from Fredericksburg city council meetings. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 85.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Politics
Corbin, Robert A., d. 1906. Papers, 1835-1917 (bulk 1870-1898). 1,202 items; 10 vols. Location: E:8-9. Land speculator and businessman of Louisville, Kentucky, New Orleans, and Hammond, Louisiana. 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 5750: 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Civil War New Orleans 1866- New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans to 1861 Women
Cormier Family papers, 1863-1864. 5 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc.:C. Residents of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Legal documents. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2741.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
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 online catalog. Mss. 3365.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Religion Women
Cortes, Fernando, 1487-1547. Ordinances, 1524 March 20. 4 items (photocopies), typewritten transcription and translation. Location: Misc. Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Ordinances prescribing the rule and conversion to Christianity of the Indians, crops to be planted, and residence requirements for Spaniards holding Indian slaves. Maps show Cortes' travels and a plan of Tenochtitlan. In Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2504.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Religion Spanish-language
Coston (L. A.) Papers, 1900, 1903. 3 items. Location: Misc:C. Receipts for cotton sales from Ferdinand Gumbel & Co. and Putnam V. King of New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1538.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business
Cottingham, Claybrook C., 1881-1949. Papers, 1860-1963 (bulk 1907-1956). 198 items, 18 vols. (12 printed vols., 6 ms. vols.). Location: 6:40-41, OS:C. President of Louisiana College and Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, and director of Rotary International. Collection contains manuscripts of speeches related to education and religion, correspondence related to Rotary International, a notebook, scrapbooks, clippings, and memorabilia. Also included are issues of The Pine Knot (1913-1937). Mss. 2686.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education Religion
Cotton factors' statements, 1838-1839. 2 items. Location: Misc:C. Taylor Gardiner & Co. and Brander, McKenna, and Wright were cotton factors and commission brokers in New Orleans. Itemized statements from Taylor Gardiner & Co. and Brander, McKenna, and Wright record sales of baled cotton, prices, and accessory charges. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3005.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business Plantations
Cotton Trade Warehouses, Inc. Account book, 1939-1941. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:5. New Orleans company. Account book containing accounts principally with John M. Parker Company. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2091.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business
Cotton, Elijah B. Slave bills of sale, 1856. 2 items. Location: Misc:C. Copies of acts of conveyance of slaves to Elijah B. Cotton of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, by John C. Razan of Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, and Daniel Blum of Ascension Parish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Cotton, George. Letters, 1862. 4 items. Location:Misc:C. Letters by George Cotton to his wife and to a fellow Union officer concern personal and family matters and relate war news, with references to the Battle of Shiloh and evacuation of Corinth, Mississippi. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4744.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War LSU Medicine Plantations Politics Women
Council of Trade and Plantations. Letter book, 1700-1721. 1 ms. Vol. (31 pages). Location: M:21. British colonial trade council. Letter book containing letters, memorials, and reports to the Lords Commissioners of the council. Included are entries concerning the logwood cutters of the Campeche peninsula, the African slave trade, and colonial manufacturing. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 680.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business African Americans
COURIER (Natchez, Miss.), 1862 May 22. 1 item. Location: 99:. Single issue on blue paper. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3365.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Civil War
Cousin, Max. Commission, 1886 July 10. 1 item. Location: OS:C. Commission appointing Max Cousin as Notary Public for St. Tammany Parish, La., and signed by Governor Samuel D. McEnery and Secretary of State Oscar Arroyo. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3707.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Cousinard, Edward. Papers, 1829-1909 (bulk 1863-1875). 848 items, 7 ms. vols. Location: B:140-142, OS:C, O:59. Public official of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Cousinard served as Baton Rouge mayor, parish sheriff, and superintendent of the Louisiana Institute for the Blind. Papers include memorandum books (1862-1869) and a receipt book (1865-1866); a list of members of the Vigilante Committee (1862-1865); and receipts and business letters pertaining to Cousinard's duties as sheriff. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 87.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War Politics
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 online catalog. Mss. 2384.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Performing arts Women
Cox, Owen B. Papers, 1844-1882, undated. 21 items [on microfilm]. Location: Mss. Mf.:C. Planter and merchant of Clinton and Briarfield, Mississippi. Papers include slave sale documents; family letters; two Jefferson Davis documents; and a contract (1879) and a letter (1882), both pertaining to the management of Briarfield Plantation. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3041.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Plantations
Cox, Robert Ray. Oral history series, 1977-1978. 10 tapes. Location: W:41. Tapes of interviews conducted by Cox while doing research on his thesis on Weeks Hall and his work on the gardens at the Shadows in New Iberia, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3282.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations
Crabb, Edward L. (Edward Lewis). Papers, 1841-1886. 38 items. Location: A:77. Edward L. Crabb was a businessman of Brooklyn, N.Y., who worked in the sugar refining business. The papers primarily consist of letters received by Edward L. Crabb from his relatives discussing family news, the operation of the Cuba estates, a cholera epidemic in Cuba, the purchase of sugarcane and molasses, sugar refining, and other business issues. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4245.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business Plantations Sugar
Cragin, Daniel. Letter, 1850. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Agent for Cragin and Sheldon of Boston, Massachusetts. Letter discusses payment for the shipment of boats. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1244.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Transportation
Craig, Beatrice McW., Scrapbooks, 1888-1948, 1960. 2 ms. vols. J:17. Pictorial clippings depicting the life and career of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2446.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Crane, Andrew E. Family Papers, 1835-1917. 1,016 items, 6 vols. Location: U:46-47, F:16, OS:C. Carriage maker in New Orleans and planter in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Early papers (1835-1845) pertain to Crane's business interests as a carriage maker. Other materials relate to Crane's purchase of a plantation in St. James Parish (1849) and to a partnership (ca. 1864) with C. R. Kuneman to cultivate a plantation. Correspondence (1874) with William Little of Galveston, Texas, discusses timber interests. Later material relates to Zachary Crane and the St. Michael Corporation. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 89.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans 1866- New Orleans to 1861 Plantations
Craven, James W. and M.T. Letters, 1863-1892. 5 letters. Location: Misc. James W. Craven, M.T. Craven, Susannah Craven, and Ella Craven were siblings from Fredericktown, Ohio. Letters sent by James W. Craven and M.T. Craven to Susannah Craven in August 1863 describe their experiences in the Battle of Gettysburg. Other letters from James Craven discuss family matters and his life in Colorado. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4551.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Crawford family notebook, 1886-1887, 1914-1917. 1 vol. Location: F:16. Farmers of Centreville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Early notes are recipes for various medical cures; later notes pertain to stock on the Crawford farm. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 288.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Medicine
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Women
Crawford, Ingoldsby Work, 1786-1867. Letter, 1829 Jan. 27. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Ingoldsby Work Crawford of Union, Conn., was Collector of Customs of the Port of New London under the Andrew Jackson administration. Crawford writes Asa Child of Norwich, Conn., supplying a draft of his letter to President-Elect Andrew Jackson recommending Child for Attorney for the District of Connecticut and William Ellis for Collector of Customs of the Port of New Haven. Mss. 4056.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Crawford, Lewis B. Certificate, 1905 April 1. 1 item. Location: 78:24. Charity Hospital ambulance surgeon. Certificate given by Charity Hospital (New Orleans) to Crawford for faithfully and efficiently discharging his duties in the Charity Hospital Ambulance Service, organized in 1885. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1811.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Medicine
Crawford, William. Letter, 1835 Apr. 18. 1 letter. Location: Misc. William Crawford in New Orleans, La., writes Captain Daniel Hevrich in Charleston, S.C., regarding the cotton trade. Mss. 3916.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Cree, A. B. (Alfred B.). Letters, 1863-1864. 7 items. Location: Misc:C. Captain of the Iowa 22nd Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Letters to Cree's wife, Mattie, in Iowa City, written from the Atchafalaya River Basin of Louisiana. They refer to camp life and military engagements at Brashear City (now Morgan City), Berwick City, the Vermilion River, and Morganza Bend. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4064.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Creighton, M. G. Letter, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Family letter from M.G. Creighton of New Orleans, La., to her aunt in Philadelphia, Pa. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1399.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Women
Crescent Regiment descriptive list, 1862 November 26. 1 item. Location: E:84. The Crescent Regiment, also called the 24th and the Consolidated Regiment of Louisiana Infantry in the Civil War. Descriptive list of Captain A. D. Lewis's Company K. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1908.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Cromwell, Bartlett Jefferson, 1840-1917. Letters, 1878, undated 4 items. Location: Misc:C. United States Navy Commander. Letters from New Orleans, Texas, and Georgia to his wife tell of his problems with his crew and ship. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2105.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
Croom Family bills of sale and currency, 1825, 1839, 1863. 3 items. Location: Misc: C and Vault:4. Two slave bills of sale and one piece of 1863 Louisiana currency. The first bill of sale is dated 14 Dec. 1825, and regards the sale of a slave named Solomon to Isaac Croom for $475.00. The second bill of sale, dated 2 Sept. 1839, regards the sale of a slave named Lucy by Charles Croom to Isaac Croom for $667.00. The currency is one $20 bill, No. 1329, issued by the state of Louisiana, Shreveport, March 10, 1863. Signatures appear on the bill as well. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4883.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business African Americans
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Natchez, Mississippi LSU 20th Century Wars Women
Cross, Richard. Account books, 1836-1840. 11 vols. Location: RR:13. Merchant of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Daybooks, journals, and ledgers, contain records of accounts with residents of East Feliciana Parish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 319, 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Crossett Lumber Company collection, 1900-1907, 1921-1962. 6 items, 132 vols. Location: N:11-18. Lumber company located in Arkansas. Collection consists of records of the Crossett Lumber Company and affiliated companies . Collection includes letter press copy books (1900-1903) of E. W. Gates and C. W. Gates, concerning timber holdings and building mills. Also included are brochures on the Southern Pine industry and photographs of the town of Crossett, Arkansas. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1860, 1864, 1895.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Crump, Brodie S., Reminiscences of Brodie S. Crump: oral history. tapes: 3 cassettes, transcript: 59 leaves. Leroy Percy received his law degree from the University of Virginia and practiced law in his home town of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi. He served as a U.S. senator and with the Federal Reserve Board branch in St. Louis, Missouri. Interview discussing the career and character of Senator Leroy Percy of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3569.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Crump, Gary A. Manuscript, 1969. 1 item (25 pages). Location: UU:166. Professor of History of LSU. Paper AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS AS A SOURCE FOR MILITARY ORGANIZATION, given at the Southern Historical Association meeting, October 30, 1969. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2447.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Cucullu, Simon. Papers, 1853. 3 items. Location: Misc:C. Papers documenting the sale at auction of land and slaves of the succession of Simon Cucullu to Joseph and M. Cucullu, including certificates of the sale and mortgage of the property. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 537.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language
Culver family. Letters, 1849-1851. 4 items. Location: Misc:C. Caleb and Wallace Culver were natives of New York State who moved to Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Letters from Caleb and Wallace describe business and living conditions and construction in the town of Mansfield. A letter from A. R. Mitchell, a lawyer in Mansfield, relates the death of Caleb and includes an estimation of the value of his estate. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1437.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Cumming, George B., 1796-1878. Letters, 1856. 2 letters. Location: Misc. George B. Cumming in Savannah, Ga., writes Rutson Maury in New Orleans, La., about the sluggish worldwide market in cotton following the Crimean War. Mss. 4098.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
Cummings, T. J. Letter, 1876 Nov. 24. 1 letter. Location: Misc. T.J. Cummings of New Orleans writes William Graham Sumner in New Haven, Conn., blasting him for his views on the political situation in Louisiana and insisting Sumner was fooled by lies told him by Democrats. Mss. 3719.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Cunningham, John A. Notebook, 1865-1866. 1 vol. Location: F-16. Student at the University of Virginia in 1865-1866. Notes on French and mathematics courses kept by John A. Cunningham while attending the University of Virginia. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 90.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Cuny, Benjamin Philip, 1804-1883. Family Papers, 1845-1949. 25 items and 7 volumes. Location: 1:68. Personal correspondence, papers, and records of the Cuny family of Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, and the Clark family of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Bulk of correspondence to Benjamin Philip Cuny from family members. Various legal and personal records and volumes pertain primarily to the ownership and management of the family’s property. Mss. 4246For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Plantations
Currency collection, f1756-1919 (bulk 1861-1864). 275 items. Location: Vault:4. The majority of the currency was issued during the Civil War by Louisiana, individual parishes and municipalities of Louisiana, and the Confederate States of America. Some currency was also issued by United States Treasury, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Louisiana banks, and private businesses. Bills not related to the Civil War were issued by New Jersey (1756), North Carolina (1779), Russia (1918-1919), and include a certificate issued by the Hungarian Fund (1852), a Mississippi and Alabama Rail Road Company twenty dollar note, January 1, 1838. Vignette of steamboats and Robert Fulton and others. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893, 965, 1177, 1187, 1294, 3531, 4907.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Civil War
Currency collection, 1864. 1 item. Location: Vault-4. Confederate States of America ten dollar bill, Richmond, Virginia. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2060-83.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Currency collection,1756-1919 (bulk 1861-1864). 275 items. Location: Vault:4. Colonial currency issued by New Jersey; Continental currency issued by South Carolina; Civil War currency issued by the Confederate States of America, individual states, parishes, counties, cities, banks, and other private businesses or persons. Included is script issued by the City of Baton Rouge; and currency issued by the governments of Japan (Philippine occupation), Russia, Austria-Hungary, France, Italy, and Poland. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893, 965, 1177,1187, 1294, 1508, 3033, 3034, 3114, 3472, 3531, 4883.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business Civil War
Curtis, A. J. Letter, 1867 Apr. 17. 1 letter. Location: Misc. A.J. Curtis writes to his friend, Phillip Bacon, lamenting the poor returns from his plantation five miles below Algiers, his business in New Orleans, and plantations owned by acquaintances. He describes a levee break 60 miles above New Orleans and expresses satisfaction at the defeated, embittered attitude of southerners being "very gratifying to us Union men." Mss. 3751.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans 1866- Plantations Politics
Curtis, John Calvin. Letter, circa 1862. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. John Calvin Curtis, a native of Bridgeport, Conn., joined Company I of the Connecticut 9th Infantry Regiment in 1861. Letter from Curtis in New Orleans, La describes his experience recuperating at St. James Hospital there, malnourishment among Union army soldiers, guerilla attacks on his regiment in sugar cane fields, the Battle of Baton Rouge (1862), and Union Army maneuvers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4865.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War
Cushing, E. Correspondence, 1848. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Resident of Freeport, Maine. Letter from New Orleans to Capt. Cushing commenting on cargo from New Orleans to Boston via Havana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1399.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Transportation
Cutler, R. King (Rufus King). Memorandum, 1884 April 14. 1 item. Mss. 3032. Louisiana politician, an organizer of the state's Republican party, elected to the U.S. Congress, which refused to seat him over differences on Reconstruction. Memorandum, written in New Orleans, expresses Cutler's support for national uniformity in matters of religion, law, and currency. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3032.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Religion Politics
Cutrer, Hiram A. Slave bill of sale, 1846. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc:C. Bill of sale recording the sale of slaves from Hiram A. Cutrer of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, to Horace Tucker, also of Livingston Parish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 537.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Cutts, James Madison, 1837-1903. Letter, 1867. 1 item. Location: Misc. Brevet lieutenant colonel in the 20th U.S. Infantry assigned to Philip Sheridan's 5th Military District, which included Louisiana. He was commander of the post at Shreveport, La. Letter from Cutts, Shreveport, La., to Thomas Ewing, former brigadier general in the U.S. Army. Cutts reports his view that the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 effectively turned the country over to "the black man" and the necessity of military occupation by a larger force. For further information, see online catalog. Mss 4856.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Cutts, Richard. Letters, 1814-1815. 2 items. Location: Misc.C. Federal employee of Washington, D.C. Letters by Cutts relating information received concerning the safety of New Orleans and the British losses at the Battle of New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1322.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Cuvillier, P. A. Correspondence, 1825-1826. 4 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Personal and business correspondence. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 222.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
D'Aunoy, Nicholas F. Proceedings, 1809. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D, OS:D. Record of proceedings (notarized copy) in the case of Nicholas F. Daunoy vs. Maria Elizabeth Detrehan, widow of Carlos Fabre Daunoy, regarding settlement of the estate. In Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 97.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Spanish-language
Daigle, Isadore, b. 1846. Family Papers, 1859-1966. 155 items. Location: Y:86, OS:D, Vault:38. Plantation owner in West Baton Rouge Parish. Personal papers, three photograph albums and various loose photographs, documenting the Daigle, Woodruff, and Noyes families. Family papers include the contract for the construction of the St. Delphine Plantation (1859), a legal letter to the heirs of Mr. Daigle (1911), and newspaper clippings. Mss. 4041.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Plantations
Daigre, H. L. Report, 1862 August 12. 1 item. Location: Misc. Confederate captain and a member of the Creole Chargers in the 1st Louisiana Cavalry during the Civil War. Daigre's report to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles of the Union naval losses on and after the first Battle of Baton Rouge and the names of the ships from Farragut's fleet participating in the burning of Donaldsonville. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1495.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
Daily Citizen (Vicksburg , Miss.), 1863 July 2. 1 page. Location:99:. Page of a Confederate newspaper printed on wallpaper. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2634.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
DAILY COMET (Baton Rouge, La.). New Year's greeting, 1855. 1 item. Location: OS:B. Baton Rouge newspaper. New Year's greeting from the newspaper carrier to its patrons. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge
Daily Picayune. Papers, 1870, 1871. 2 items. Location: Misc. Statements to the Louisiana House of Representatives for subscriptions to Daily Picayune, New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 92.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Politics
Daine, Marie J. F. R. Judgment, 1829. 2 items. Location: Misc.:D. 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 online catalog. Mss. 1147.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Women
Dakin, James H. Diary, 1847-1850. 1 vol., 1 mf reel. Location: F:16, Vault:5, Mss.Mf:D. Architect of New Orleans working in partnership with his brother and the architect James Gallier. Dakin designed the state capitol in Baton Rouge and various buildings in New Orleans. Diary concerns the planning and construction of the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Letters by Dakin, copied in the diary, describe details of the building and its construction. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 509.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge New Orleans to 1861
Dakin, Melvin G. 1908-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1978. 2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 30 minutes), Transcript (47 pages). Location: L:4700.0008. Assistant to LSU President Harold Stoke (1948-1950) and faculty member of the LSU Law School. Dakin discusses his work at LSU from 1937-1941 and from 1947-1951. Topics include Dakin's interaction with LSU Presidents, the LSU Board of Supervisors, the LSU Law School, and certain events from 1937 to 1951. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0008.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Dalferes, Antonio. Papers, 1822-1838. 24 items. Location: C:72. Resident of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Much of the collection consists of sales and transfers of land and slaves between Dalferes and other residents of Assumption Parish. There are also papers relating to the estates of S. Navarro and Francisco Machado. Partly in Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 552.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Spanish-language
Dallas, Alexander, 1759-1817, Letter, 1815 June 14. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1814-1816) and briefly Secretary of War. Letter written from the Department of War to the Governor of the Mississippi Territory transmits a copy of regulations concerning Indian relations drawn up by commissioners under the Treaty of Ghent. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3028.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Women
Dalrymple, William Haddock, 1856-1925. Papers, 1905 . 17 items, 1 vol. Location: U:47. Professor of veterinary science at LSU and a practicing veterinarian in Baton Rouge. Papers contain manuscript definitions of medical terms and notes on diseases, anatomy, organs, arthrology, mycology, bone structures, and other related topics. Included is a published work by Dalrymple, Livestock Sanitation (1923). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 604.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Medicine
Dameron-Pierson Company. Plat book and records, 1831-1938. 28 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: OS:D. Abstract company of Saint Martinville, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. Plat book includes property listings, owners, acreages, notations of oil and gas leases, and boundary lines for various townships. Records include documents related to oil and gas fields in Saint Martin Parish and in the Texas-Louisiana gulf region. Includes loose maps and U.S. Government surveys of townships. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 913.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Dana, Charles B. Family Papers, 1799-1949 (bulk 1823-1880). 700 items, 59 vols. Location: B:71-72, OS:D, K:35-36. Protestant Episcopal minister of Alexandria, Virginia, Port Gibson, Mississippi, and Natchez, Mississippi. Papers include correspondence, sermons, essays, maps, photographs, and other papers relating to religious activities, family matters, and local events. Manuscript volumes are comprised of a diary, cashbooks, registers, sermons, and notebooks. A letter of S. A. Kimball of Concord, New Hampshire discusses the abolitionist movement and members of the Colonization Society (1836). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 972, 973.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Natchez, Mississippi Religion
Dane, E. Letters, 1862-1864. 9 items. Location: Misc:D. Union soldier in the Civil War. Letters, the earliest of which was written in New Orleans commenting on social and economic conditions in the city. Later letters written in the Teche country of Louisiana comment on conditions in that area. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1460, 1493, 2991.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Business Civil War
Danglade, Pierre. Papers, 1841 January 29-February 3. 2 items. Location: Misc:D. Resident of Paris, France. Papers pertain to a loan from the Bank of Louisiana in New Orleans. Included are a notarized power of attorney for John and Lubin Garnier and a letter from Danglade to a cashier of the Bank of Louisiana authorizing payment of $4,000 to J. & L. Garnier. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 93.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business
Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948. Papers, 1917-1936. 4 items. Location: Misc:D. A U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Ambassador to Mexico, and editor of the Raleigh, North Carolina newspaper, News and Observer. Letters describe construction at the Boston Navy Yard, the American economy during WWI, Woodrow Wilson's role at the Versailles Peace Conference, Roosevelt's Agricultural Adjustment Act and its effects on farm prices and the rural economy. An excerpt of a speech by Daniels discusses the service of women during WWI. Mss. 2389.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars Politics Women
Dansereau, Hercules, b. 1832. Account Books and Papers, 1807-1907 (bulk 1859-1906). 32 items, 5 ms. vols. Location: Misc:D, OS:D, F:16. Physician of Thibodaux, Louisiana, and a member of the Scottish Rite Masonic Order. Papers include two medical ledgers (1860-1906) and a daybook (1874-1875); a minute book of the Scottish Rite Thibodaux Lodge No. 13 (1859-1861); and a minute book of the Philharmonic Society of Thibodaux (1861). Some manuscript volumes in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 823.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Medicine Performing arts French-language
Daquin, Louis. Document, 1835. 1 item. Location: Misc. Sale (notarized copy) of slaves of the Daquin heirs of New Orleans to August Reggio of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 94.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Daquin, Louis. Document, 1835 March 11. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Bill of sale (notarized copy) for the sale of slaves belonging to the heirs of the Daquin estate in New Orleans to August Reggio of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 94.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 African Americans French-language
Darby power of attorney, 1809 June 15. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Power of attorney from the Darby heirs of St. Martin Parish, La., giving power to their brother, Jean Darby St. Marc, to go to Baton Rouge to claim their mulatto slave Maria del Carmen and her four children, and to sell them at the greatest advantage to the heirs. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 95.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Dardenne, Eugenie. Land document, 1856 March 24. 1 item (4 leaves). Location: Misc:D. Land conveyance 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 to John A. Dardenne. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 668.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Sugar African Americans Women
Daugherty, Dennis. Papers, 1970. 12 items. Location: U:108. The papers consist of six audio cassette tapes of oral history interviews conducted by Daugherty for his senior thesis on Sam Houston Jones, former governor of Louisiana, at Louisiana State University in 1970. Photocopies of five letters received by Daugherty from Jones and a photocopy of the thesis are also included. Mss. 2538.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Women
Daumer, Simon G. Power of attorney, 1838. 1 item. Location: Misc.:W. Resident of New Orleans. Power of attorney (notarized copy) of Simon Gabriel Daumer to John and Lubin Garnier. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 96.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
Dauterive & Fremaux (Crowley, La.). Funeral record book, 1923-1926. 1 v., 9 items. Location: A:78. Dauterive & Fremaux was a firm of undertakers and embalmers in Crowley, La. This ledger records funerals conducted between May 1923 and October 1925, with one on August 30, 1926. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3372.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Religion
Davezac, A. (Auguste), 1780-1851. Letter, 1824 Oct. 30. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Auguste Davezac was personal aide to Andrew Jackson during the defense of New Orleans in 1814-1815 and twice served as chargé d'affaires to the Netherlands (1831-1839 and 1845-1850). Davezac in New Orleans, La., writes John G. King in Baltimore, Md., regarding a production involving himself and Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette. Mss. 3913.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
David F. Boyd Hall pencil drawing, circa 1930s. 1 drawing. Location: OS:B. A pencil drawing of David F. Boyd Hall on the campus of Louisiana State University. Mss. 265.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Davidson, John M. Legal Papers, 1861-1867. 124 items. Location: UU:111. Lawyer in New Orleans who handled cases for client Charles Black, a commission merchant and steamboat owner of Matamoros, Mexico, as well as cases involving steamboats and the United States Commissioner of Claims in Louisiana. Legal papers include bills, receipts, petitions, court summons, acts of sale, and promissory notes of Charles Black, reflecting his financial interests in several steamers and ships. In English and Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1472.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business New Orleans 1866- New Orleans in the Civil War Spanish-language Transportation
Davidson, Neal. Papers, 1837-1862. 4 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Cotile, Louisiana. Papers of Major Davidson include a letter (1862) notifying Davidson of a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning at the Ice House Hotel, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Education
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 online catalog. Mss. 849.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Davis (Don) Slide Collection, 1974-1991. 3 linear feet. 7:34-36. Collection consists of slides and color photographs taken of the Louisiana coasts and waterways from the 1970s through the 1990s. Miscellaneous paper-copy maps scattered throughout the photographic items were also retained in the collection. Louisiana parishes represented in the collection are Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Vermilion. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4896.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
Davis, E. F., 1841-1899. Papers, 1856-1899 (bulk 1872-1886). 0.25 linear feet. Location: A:72. Baton Rouge businessman who, along with several partners including Thomas B. Brown, formed the Grange Store and the Baton Rouge Cooperative Association. Collection consists of financial and business papers of the Grange Store, meeting minutes of the Baton Rouge Cooperative Association, photocopies of personal letters, and a death and funeral notice. One letter comments on the Civil War in Baton Rouge. Also includes the financial and legal papers of Thomas B. Brown, one of Davis' business partners. These papers consist of ledger sheets and bills for the sale and purchase of cotton, tax receipts, and promissory notes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4312.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business Civil War
Davis, E. Greene. Diploma, 1897. 1 item. Location: OS:D. Diploma of the Southern Military Academy [Institute] in Clinton, Louisiana. The school was founded in 1894 by Captain T. H. Gilmore and folded in 1898. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3469.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education
Davis, George H. Letters, 1862-1864. 6 items. Location: Misc:D. Union soldier in the 26th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War. Letters written to family members while Davis was stationed in New Orleans, Algiers, and Morganza, Louisiana, comment on conditions in occupied New Orleans, Confederate prisoners, and gun boat battles. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3328.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War
Davis, Henry Winter, 1817-1865. Letters, 1852-1866, undated. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Politics African Americans
Davis, James. Letter, 1872. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Special agent of the United States Treasury Department, New Orleans, Louisiana. Letter from Davis to the Honorable Schuyler Colfax, vice-president of the United States, stating that the majority of the Louisiana and Mississippi delegates to the Philadelphia Convention will vote for the nomination of Vice-President Colfax. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1240.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Politics
Davis, Jefferson. Family correspondence collection, 1868-1907. 12 items. Location: Misc.:D, vault:1. U. S. congressman (1845-1851, 1857-1861) from Mississippi, U. S. Secretary of War (1853-1857), and president of the Confederate States of America (1861-1865). Correspondence relates to genealogy, personal affairs, and letters of recommendation for an African American coachman. Correspondents include Jefferson Davis, his wife, Varina Davis and daughter, Margaret Davis Hayes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 250, 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics African Americans Women
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889, Letter, 1848. 1 item. C:61, vault:1. U. S. congressman (1845-1851, 1857-1861) from Mississippi, U. S. Secretary of War (1853-1857), president of the Confederate States of America (1861-1865). Letter from Jefferson Davis, Washington, D.C., to Colonel A. T. Archer promising to use his influence concerning an application to the commissioner of Indian Affairs. George M. Lester Collection. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1209.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Letter, 1875 November 9. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D, vault:1. U . S. congressman (1845-1851, 1857-1861) from Mississippi, U. S. Secretary of War (1853-1857), president of the Confederate States of America (1861-1865). A letter signed by Jefferson Davis concerns the organization of the Mississippi Valley Society, which was organized to promote trade between the Mississippi River states and England. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4807.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Business
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Miscellany, 1877 March 17, undated. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Davis, Jimmie, 1899-2000. Photograph, circa 1940s. 1 gelatin silver print. Location: 65:5. This is a signed photographic portrait of James H. "Jimmie" Davis, governor of Louisiana (1944-1948, 1960-1964). Mss. 3692.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Performing arts Politics
Davis, Joel R. Papers, 1831-1876, 1898. 71 items. Location: UU:85. Resident of Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi. Papers include post-Civil War agreements regarding stores and supplies. New Orleans items consist of a marriage certificate (1860), an agreement, a report, and two receipts. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1518.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans 1866-
Davis, John. Document, 1839. 1 item [photofacsimile]. Location: Misc. Manager of the Orleans Theatre and the French Opera House in New Orleans. Last will of John Davis signed at Mandeville, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1048.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business Performing arts French-language
Davis, Joseph M., Jr., interviewee. Oral history interview, 1993. 1 sound cassette (45 minutes), Index (4 pages). Location: L:4700.232. Resident of Four Corners, a community south of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, who owned a trucking company and was a police juror for 20 years. Davis describes working as a child; his college career; involvement in his family trucking business, and challenges of breaking into the white dominated trucking industry; federal programs for minorities; his political involvement; and his family values. Davis also discusses the history of South Coast Plantation and his parents' employment there; plantation life in the 1950s and 1960s; and sugarcane. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.221.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Education Plantations Politics African Americans
Davis, Lucy Wilcox, 1843-1928. Family papers, 1921-1980. 7 items. Location: Misc. The collection contains a short letter from J.W. Noyes, one of six surviving members of the Orleans Cadets, 1st Louisiana Infantry Regiment (1921); two clippings on veterans of the Orleans Cadets (early 1920s); a copy of "History of the First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana" (1927); "Twenty-Five Years of Usefulness," a typescript history of the Bank of Commerce at St. Francisville, La., by E.G. Davis (circa 1940); a program for the centennial celebration of Covington Presbyterian Church in Covington, La. (1948); and a pamphlet on the Covington Presbyterian Church (1980). Mss. 4049.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Religion
Davis, M. L. Letterbook, 1887-1888. 1 vol. Location: J:10. Lumber dealer and mill operator of Chunchula, Alabama. Letter book recording orders and shipments of lumber to firms in New York, Boston, St. Louis, Birmingham, and Mobile, Alabama. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 913.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Davis, Pliny Earl. Papers, 1842-1896. 21 items. Location: Misc:D, OS:D. Notary of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Personal papers include a family register and two letters from Davis to his son relating family matters, his displeasure over his son re-enlisting into army, scarcity and prices of goods, and run away slaves. Business papers of Davis contain legal documents pertaining to the transfer of property, a promissory note, the resulting instrument of protest when the note was not honored, and tax notices. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3666.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War African Americans
Davis, Richard M. Letter, 1864 July 5. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union soldier. Letter describes discipline and lifestyle of troops at Port Hudson, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3328.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Davis, Varina Howell. Letter, 1881 March 12. 1 item. Location: Misc.: D, Vault: 1. Wife of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America. Letter from Varina Davis to a Mr. Bigelow comments on the status of Jefferson Davis's hand injury, the attractiveness of Mississippi, and her daughter's visit. Original housed in the vault is restricted. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3929.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Davis, Varina Howell. Photograph, 1849 . 1 item. Location: Vault:39. Wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. 1 1/6 plate studio portrait cased daguerreotype of Varina Davis, possibly taken at Natchez, Miss., circa 1949. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1678.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Women
Davis, William. Papers, circa 1910, 1930. 2 items. Location: Misc. William Davis was state representative for St. Mary Parish, La., between 1920 and 1924. The papers consist of a 1930 letter from the law offices of Gilbert L. Dupré in Opelousas, La., to Davis lamenting that Huey P. Long "is a great scoundrel, a dishonest one, and yet he has succeeded." It further criticizes Long's behavior in the U.S. Senate. A copy print of Davis' portrait from sometime around 1910 is also included. Mss. 3779.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Long Family Politics
Dawes, Henry Laurens, 1816-1903. Letter, 1861 Jan. 1. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. U.S. senator from Massachusetts. Letter to 'My Dear Kimball' in Washington, D.C., referring to national and Massachusetts politics and the prospect of war. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2544.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Politics
Dawkins, Guilford. Petition, 1853 January 6. 1 item (2 leaves). Location: Misc:D. Plantation overseer of Madison Parish, Louisiana. Petition to the 10th Judicial District Court, Madison Parish, for redress regarding an injury inflicted on Dawkins by Dudley, a slave. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4515.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations African Americans
Dawson & Pipkin Bills of Lading, 1847-1849. 1 v. Location: M:22. Commission merchants of New Orleans, La. Approximately 220 bills of lading were printed as forms, completed by hand, and bound in a single volume arranged chronologically from December 1847 to March 1849. The bills specify the shipper (always Dawson & Pipkin), the vessels, their captains, ports of destination, cargoes, and other information. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4974.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business Transportation
Dawson and Pipkin. Receipts, 1847-1850. 21 items. Location: Misc.:D. Cotton planters. Receipts from New Orleans merchants reflect cotton sales and purchases of plantation supplies. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2950.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Plantations
Dawson, Caroline. Papers, 1850-1857 . 3 items. Location: C:61. Receipts for subscription to THE YOUTH'S COMPANION and a bill for imported dry goods. Mss. 1209.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Women
Dawson, John B. (John Bennett), 1800-1845. Letter, 1843. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Request to the editor of the District School Journal, New York, to send eight copies of the School Journal to New Orleans, and enclosing payment. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2466.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Education
Dawson, Mrs. Frank D. Collection, 1925, 1928, undated. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Long Family Politics
Dawson, N. Henry R. Letter, 1849 Sept. 28. 1 letter. Location: Misc. N. Henry R. Dawson of Carlonville, Dallas County, Ala., writes to his uncle, Colonel John H. Dawson of Camden, Ark., regarding the cotton trade in Alabama and social news of Dallas and Wilcox counties. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4039.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Dawson, Sarah Morgan. Letter and Photograph, 1899, undated. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Dawson, Sarah Morgan. Manuscripts, 1908. 2 items. Location: Misc.:D. 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 online catalog. Mss. 1703.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Day of Jubelo Carte cartoon, 1865. 1 printed item. Location: E:69. Carte-sized cartoon drawn by E. B. Bensell and printed in Philadelphia depicting emancipated slaves celebrating freedom in their former master's house. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2918.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Plantations African Americans
Day, Anita G., Digital Prints. 2000. Forty (40) 5 inches X 7 inches digital prints, matted to 11 inches X 14 inches. Location: 91:3. The collection consists of 40 digital prints of images created at the 1999 Festivals Acadiens, an annual cultural event that began in 1972. The Lafayette Jaycees, along with the help of Rubber Boots, Inc., organize the principal components of Festivals Acadiens, including four separate festivals: Festival de Musique Acadienne; La Vie Cadienne Wetlands Folklife Festival; Heritage Pavilion, and; Bayou Food Festival. These festivals are held in Girard Park in Lafayette, Louisiana. The 1999 festival, during which these images were created, was held from Friday, September 17, through Sunday, September 19. These prints were part of the exhibition, "Preservation as Public Spectacle: Festivals Acadiens," displayed in Hill Memorial Library in 2000. Mss. 4993.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Cajuns French-language Performing arts
Day, John. Letter, 1848 Apr. 15. 1 letter. Location: Misc. John Day of Liverpool, England, writes Godfrey Barnsley in New Orleans, La., describing the economic effects of the Revolutions of 1848 in France, especially on the cotton trade. Mss. 4067.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
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 online catalog. Mss. 1724.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women French-language
Dayroll of cotton pickers, 1864 October 31. 1 item. Location: Misc:D. Detailed roster listing names and wages of freedmen put to work picking cotton on President Island, Mississippi, during the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3666.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War African Americans
De Beguer, Emma. Letter, 1869. 1 item [photostat]. Location: Misc.:D. Resident of Baton Rouge. Personal letter by Miss de Beguer to a friend. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 778.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Women French-language
De Bordes Family Papers, 1765-1822. 106 items. Location: B:13, OS:D, Mss. Mf.:D Papers relating to land holdings and the operation of sugar and coffee plantations in Haiti and Santo Domingo; slave insurrections and the life of refugees from them in New Orleans; and decisions and decrees relating to trade, commerce, and emigration. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2246.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language New Orleans to 1861 Plantations Sugar
De Bow, J. D. B. Letter, 1865 December 30. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Resident of New Orleans. Letter from De Bow requesting that Mr. Seymour of the "New York Times" write a favorable criticism of a comedy by the Louisiana historian Charles E. A. Gayarre, in order that the play might be brought to the New York stage. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1770.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Performing arts
De Flandren, Jean B. Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of land and house of Jean Baptiste De Flandren. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 103.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 French-language
De Forest, George. Collection, 1548, 1604-1945. 44 linear ft., 149 vols. Location: 77:35-49; 31:25-30; 31:35-36; 31:63-65; OS:D; 98. New Orleans bookseller. Collection of American (including Louisiana), British, French, Latin American, and other documents, covering a wide range of occupations, including writers, lawyers, soldiers, clergy, and scientists. Includes a group of British travel diaries. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1350.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Religion French-language
De Forest, George. Scrapbooks, 1935-1943. 4 vols. Location: 28-49. New Orleans bookseller. Contents consist almost entirely of the column 'Art, Music, Literature, and Drama,' clipped from 'The Border Telegraph' (Galashiels, Peeblesshire, Scotland) between 1935 and 1943. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2600.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Performing arts
De Grummond, Jane Lucas. Papers, 1834-1990 (bulk 1893-1990). 35 linear ft. 3 printed vols. Location: UU:172; 98; 109:40-53; O:13. Professor of Latin American history, LSU. Research materials used for the editing of the Journal of John G. A. Williamson, first diplomatic representative of the United States to Venezuela. Venezuelan newspapers, clippings, and periodicals illustrating politics and public opinion in 1958. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2463.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU Politics Women
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 online catalog. Mss. 106.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women French-language
De La Vega, Joaquin Fel. Receipt, 1841 March. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipt for payment by Carlos Perker. In Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1208.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Spanish-language
De La Vergne, Charles E. Memorial Collection, 1751-1972. 1 linear ft. and 2 reels of microfilm. Location: 77:21, Mss. Mf.:D. Family of lawyers, planters, and businessmen of New Orleans. Correspondence, military papers, genealogical material, and other papers include material on banking and finance, the Consolidated Association of the Planters of Louisiana, defense of New Orleans during the War of 1812, and Jefferson College. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2642.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Business Education French-language New Orleans 1866- New Orleans to 1861 Plantations Politics Spanish-language
De Lapouyade, Robert. Collection, 1848-1936 (bulk 1894-1933). 206 items and 2 vols. Location: B:63, P:19, OS:D. Scenic artist born in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Collection contains business correspondence (1911-1935), programs for plays and operas at various New Orleans theaters, photographs, a book of sketches, postcards, and a scrapbook concerning his work. Also included are photographs of De Lapouyade's stencil for marking stage settings and a spear made for an opera. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1011, 1040, 2629.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866- Performing arts
De Lee, Augustus. Short story, undated. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing
De Peyster, Robert G. S. Letter, 1830 May 24. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Robert G.S. de Peyster in New Orleans writes John Linton and Henry S. Leverich in New York regarding the cotton trade. Mss. 3941.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: None
De Saulby, A. B. Manuscript map of Baton Rouge, ca. 1862. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Lieutenant of the Engineer Corps. Ink drawn map of Greenwell Springs Road and parallel Benton Ferry Road to the Comite River and Amite River at Denham Springs, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3623.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War
de Trujeda, Bernardino, Declaration, 1799. 1 volume (88 pages). Location: 111:1. Certified copy of declartion regarding financial condition of sugar plantation and mill at Hacienda Senora Santa Ana Tepoxtepec, owned by the Regidor Perpetuo of Cordova, Mexico, Bernardino de Trujeda. The declaration is dated October 23, 1789, but the certified copy was signed January 25, 1799 by public notary Mariano Francisco Zambrano at Puebla de los Angeles. The document is bound and contains petitions, claims, and wills, some signed by various church officials. It also includes an inventory, appraisal, and description of slaves and other property. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4998.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Plantations Sugar African Americans Spanish-language
De Villier, Charles Jumonville. Conveyance, 1799 June 14. 1 conveyance. Location: Misc. This conveyance, authored by Carlos Trudeau, records the transfer of land at St. Martinville, La., from Joseph DeVille Degoutin to Charles Jumonville de Villier. In Spanish. Mss. 5090.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Spanish-language
Dearborn, J. A. Letter. 1851. 1 item. Location: Misc. Methodist minister. Letter from Dearborn upon his arrival in Baton Rouge from Kentucky, giving a humorous account of travel on the Ohio River and telling of church work in Baton Rouge. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1525.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Transportation Religion
DeBlanc, Charles. Slave bills of sale and memorandum, 1835-1854. 3 items. Location: Misc:D. French-speaking slave owner of New Orleans. Papers include slave bills of sale of Charles DeBlanc to Auguste and Octave Reggio of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and an undated memorandum to Luis DeBlanc. Slave bills of sale in French, memorandum in Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 African Americans French-language Spanish-language
DeClouet, Alexandre (Alexandre Etienne), 1812-1890. Family Papers, 1787-1905 (bulk 1855-1888). 1.2 linear ft. (150 items, 37 vols.). Location: U:181, J:5. Sugar planter, Confederate congressman, and state senator from St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Beginning in the 1860s, DeClouet was active in the White League, an organization opposed to rights for freedmen. Collection includes financial papers, legal documents, political papers, and correspondence. Financial records of Alexandre DeClouet and his son Paul document plantation management and labor issues. Political papers include White League materials. Some items in French. Available on microfilm 6061: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reels 5-6. Mss. 74, 258, 461, 756.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language Plantations Politics Sugar
DeClouet, Alexandre, Jr. Letter, 1861 April 17. 1 item. Location: Misc:L Son of Alexander Etienne DeClouet, sugar planter, state senator from St. Martin Parish, La., and Confederate congressman. DeClouet comments on the Confederate victory at Fort Sumter and recounts difficulties in raising companies in St. Martinville for service in the state militia and enlistees' statements that they will refuse to leave the parish if their units are so ordered. He also mentions his father's desire for him not to enlist yet and to stay home while DeClouet attends the Confederate Congress in Montgombery, Ala. Available on microfilm 6061: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reel 6. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4850.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Deer, George Harvison, 1903-1966. Papers, 1940-1966. 18.75 liner ft. Location: 80:1-15. Served as principal of the LSU Laboratory School and professor of education from 1940 until his appointment as dean of Junior Division in May of 1959. Papers pertain to Deer's work in education and university administration. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2170, 2328, 2794.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU
Degener, Edward, 1809-1890, Letter, 1870 July 17. 1 item. Misc.:D. German immigrant, grocer, city councilman of San Antonio, Texas, and U.S. congressman. Letter to L. J. Mack, Victoria, Texas, comments on Reconstruction politics and Texas governor, Edmund J. Davis, and iconcerns the application of J. Paul Jones, a Republican, for a post held by "Captain Henderson." For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2725.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Degruy, P. H. O. Document, 1844. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Bill of sale (notarized copy) for slaves sold to Madame Charles H. Delery of New Orleans. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 104.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics African Americans French-language
Dehn, Adolf. Watercolors, 1943. 2 items. Location: OS:D. 20th century painter and lithographer . Watercolors of the Esso Standard Oil Refinery at Baton Rouge, La., entitled BUTADIENE STORAGE SPHERES AT NIGHT and PIPES LEADING FROM DOCKS TO THE REFINERY. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4497.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business
Deiler, J. Hanno. Items, 1840, ca. 1904. 4 items. Location:Mss. Mf.:D Former professor of German at Tulane University, New Orleans. Microfilm copies of two articles, concerning German immigration to Webster Parish, Louisiana, and to Texas, by J. Hanno Deiler, and a related newspaper clipping; and a copy of The Native American, March 28, 1840. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1112.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 New Orleans 1866- Education
Delassus, Carlos Dehault. Diary, 1836 December. 1 vol. Location: M:20. Civil, military, and political commandant of New Madrid, Missouri. Typescript of the diary records Delassus' trip from New Orleans to St. Louis, Missouri, and his return. Entries made during his stay in St. Louis mention names of local residents and record business transactions and visits with friends and family. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 729.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Transportation Politics
Delbondio, Fred. Letter, 1860 Mar. 6. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. New Orleans commission merchant. Letter addressed to Messrs. Decker & Mann, Jasper, concerning current market prices for coffee, eggs, molasses, and white beans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3416.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business
Delelis, O. Leon. Scrapbook, 1843-1874. 1 ms. vol., 1 microfilm reel. Location: UU:252, Mss. Mf.:D. Schoolmaster and writer of St. Martinville and Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Scrapbook of manuscript writings and newspaper clippings, some pertaining to the Civil War and Reconstruction. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2677.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Education Literature, Reading, and Writing French-language
Delmer, Alexander. Telegram, 1865 June 1. 1 item (1 leaf). Location: Misc:D. Civil War correspondent for the New Orleans Times in Washington, D.C. Telegram describes the circumstances surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the persons involved, and their trial. It also relates Jefferson Davis's comments on the murder. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 4. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3271.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans in the Civil War Civil War Politics
Delsarte, Francois Alexandre Nicolas, 1811-1871. Papers, 1811-1934 (bulk 1830-1899), undated. 1,448 items, 74 ms. Vols., 33 printed vols. Location: 35:82-95, OS:D. French educator, music and dramatic instructor, and originator of a widely recognized system of elocution. Professional papers contain materials relating to the study of pantomime; notes and manuscripts of writings by Delsarte's pupils, William Alger and James MacKaye, together with studies of the Delsarte system by S. S. Curry, Claude Shaver, and others. Partly in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1301.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Education French-language Literature, Reading, and Writing Performing arts
Delta Duck Club of New Orleans. Daybook, 1914-1923. 1 vol. Location: J:10. Located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, in what is now known as the Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. Daybook records names of members, dues paid, and expenditures of the club.For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 907.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans 1866-
Delta Kappa Epsilon (Fraternity). Zeta Zeta Chapter (Louisiana State University). Records, 1908-1968. 7 items, 5 vols. and 1 microfilm reel. Location: Range 5 and Mss.Mf:D. LSU fraternity. Records of local chapter include memorabilia; minute books (1908-1960); guest book (1919-1968); record book (1908-1923) and scrapbook (1923-1941), both containing newspaper clippings, correspondence, imprints and manuscript writings, all pertaining to fraternity members and activities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3215.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU
Demmon, E. L. Oral history interviews, 1958, 1959. 1 item (75 pages and index). Location: U:115. Director of Southeastern and Southern Forest Experiment Stations and special investigator and technical advisor, Goodyear Rubber and Tire Company, Central America and the Dutch East Indies. Interviews conducted at Panama City, Florida (1958), and at Asheville, North Carolina (1959) by Elwood R. Maunder, Forest History Society, Inc. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1681.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Democratic State Central Committee of Louisiana, Papers. 1,492 items. X:43-51, OS:D. Minutes of meetings, committee reports, memoranda, correspondence, resolutions, election returns, affidavits, and other documents pertaining to candidates, qualifying forms, proxies, and a small number of campaign items on the state and local level. Mss. 3760.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Politics
Demolliens, Alexander. Papers, 1839, 1840. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Paris, France. Papers pertain to the settlement of an account of Fran?ois Verrier, merchant of New Orleans, and include a power of attorney to Aumont Thieville & Company, Paris, and a letter to John and Lubin Garnier, New Orleans. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 108.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business French-language
Denman, Rolph M. Document, 1854. 1 item. Location: Misc. D. Resident of New Orleans. Power of attorney given to I. Marsh Denman for the sale of a slave to A. Borron. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 109.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 African Americans
Dennis, W. C. Letters, 1852. 2 items. Location: Misc. Business letters from New Orleans praising Bridgewater Paint, and mentioning an intended trip to Key West; and letters from Mobile ordering sacks of salt and noting the demand for same, due to floods and consignment loss. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 850.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 Business
Dennis, William. Slave bill of sale, 1856 December 18. 1 item. Location: Misc:D. Resident of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, and administrator of the estate of his father, William Dennis, Sr. Slave bill of sale documents the transfer of a slave named Henry from the estate of William Dennis, Sr., to Mrs. Lucy Morgan (nee Dennis), widow of Egbert Morgan, for $1,405. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3659.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans
Depositions regarding a steamboat collision on the Mississippi River, 1831. 2 depositions. Location: Misc. These depositions were taken at New Orleans, La., in the case of Henry Shaw vs. John D. Daggett & Enoch Price, pending in the circuit court at St. Louis, Mo. The lawsuit concerned the collision of the steamboats Courtland and St. Louis on the Mississippi River somewhere above the Claiborne County-Jefferson County, Miss., line in October 1830. Mss. 3923, 3939.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation
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 online catalog. Mss. 949.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women French-language
DeReggio receipt, 1780. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Receipt for an appointment in New Orleans, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1350.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861
Derouen, Eloi Joseph. Notebook, 1844-1896, 1914. 1 ms. vol. on microfilm. Location:Mss. Mf.:D Cattleman of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Notebook containing genealogical data for the Derouen and Primeaux families; records of cattle markings and sales; a register of births of slaves; and a few daybook entries of accounts. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1953.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans French-language
Derr, Lucile Elizabeth. M. A. thesis, 1927. 1 item [on microfilm]. Location: Mss. Mf.:D. Copy of Lucile Elizabeth Derr's master's thesis, "Administration of Estevan Miro, 1784-1791," (University of California Graduate School, Jan. 1927). Also included is an appendix of translations from the original Spanish documents (1781-1791). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3381.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Women
DeRussy, Rene Edward. Letter, 1838 Dec. 1. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Letter to Benjamin L. C. Wailes, Jefferson College, Adams County, Mississippi declines an offer of a position as a teacher of mathematics and civil engineering at Jefferson College. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1053.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Education
Desire, Monsieur. Account, 1830. 1 item. Location: Misc. Bill by Jn. Tinet for two items, one of which was a uniform for the Opelousas Chasseurs costing $18.00. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 110.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Desmond (John) Papers, 1954-2003. 140 linear feet. Location: Range 32 and 149, McIlhenny Room. Office files, architectural drawings (design development, working, and final), photographs, and slides recording the architectural career of John Desmond, native of Hammond, La., and an award-winning Baton Rouge architect. He designed many of Baton Rouge's most recognizable buildings, including, among others, the LSU Union, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, the Louisiana State Library, the Louisiana State Archives, and many area churches. Some business records and informational and promotional materials about the firm are present, as well. Mss. 4792.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Business LSU
Desobry, Charles A. Document, 1860. 1 item. Location: OS:D. Resident of Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Letters patent issued to Charles A. Desobry for his improvement of bagasse furnaces, June 29, 1860. The attached schedule and plans describe the furnace as an improvement over the one patented previously. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
Desobry, Louis. Partnership Agreement and Amnesty Oath, 1854-1865. 2 items. Location: Misc:D, OS:D. Sugar planter of Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Articles of agreement establishing a partnership for the ownership and operation of Irion Plantation, a sugar plantation near Plaquemine. The terms of the sale of land and slaves state that the partnership will be called 'Desobry's and Company'. Included is an oath of amnesty and allegiance to the United States signed by Louis Desobry (1865). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Plantations Sugar African Americans
Despau, Marie S. C. Document, 1799. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Request of Marie Carriere Despau for separation from her husband, Guillaume Despau of Opelousas, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 112.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women French-language
Detro, Randall A. (Randall Augustus), 1931-. Collection, 1932-1988. 20 items [photocopies]. Location: W:54. Mostly circulars of Huey Long and the Long political organization concerning the programs of Long during Governor O. K. Allen's administration. Collection includes a handbill and publicity photograph from a 1988 production of the play 'The Kingfish.'. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4138.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Long Family Performing arts Politics
Devall-Hyams Family Papers and Photographs, 1824-1977 (bulk 1906-1913, 1918). 1.5 linear ft., 1 v. Location: T:31-32, J:20. Louisiana sugar planters. Collection consists of personal correspondence, legal documents, genealogies, and family photographs. Papers reflect family matters, personal activities, financial affairs, land transactions, and to a lesser extent the sugarcane crop at Orange Grove Plantation. Letters of Lillie Dickinson, Susie Devall comprise a large portion of the correspondence (1904-1913). Letters by Benjamin Devall concern military life in Georgia during World War II (1918). Photographs include an unidentified African American sugarhouse worker (undated). Mss. 4242.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: 20th Century Wars African Americans Baton Rouge Plantations Sugar Women
Devol, Don, d. 1983, interviewee, Oral history interview. 2 sound cassettes (1.5 hours); transcript (36 p.). Huey Long's personal secretary. Interview includes Devol's personal and professional relationship with Long, and his views on Long's personality, political career, and assassination. Devol also discusses Long's radio addresses and relationship with the news media. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0009.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Long Family Politics
Dewees, John. Family Papers, 1789, 1817-1954. 593 items; 4 ms. Vols. Location: W:47, M:22, OS:D. Planter of Charleston, South Carolina, and later of Eunice, Louisiana. Papers include correspondence; land and slave sale documents; tax receipts; stocks and bonds; court decisions; wills; deeds; estate and property settlements; and photos, especially the ante-bellum period and Reconstruction. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3089.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: African Americans Plantations
Dezera account, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Statement of account of M. Dezera with the firm of Gardiner and Thompson for the purchase of household items, including five gallons of whiskey. for glasses purchased by Dezera. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 113.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business
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 online catalog. Mss. 114.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Dialect Atlas of Louisiana Workbooks, 1944-1946, 1948-1949, 1951-1955. 41 vols. Location: 37-39. International authority on phonetics and Professor Emeritus of Speech, Head of the Speech Dept. At Louisiana State University. Linguistic Atlas of Louisiana workbooks based on South Atlantic Worksheets of the Linguistic Atlas of the United States and Canada under the direction of Hans Kurath, University of Michigan, and Claude Merton Wise. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1307.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education LSU
Dialectic Society. Resolution, 1859 September 10. 1 item. Location: Misc. A student literary society at the University of North Carolina. Resolution by the Dialectic Society upon the death of a member, Norman A. Morrison of Richmond County, North Carolina, who graduated from the University in 1857. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1832.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Education Literature, Reading, and Writing
Diary, 1835-1837. 1 vol. Location: M:19. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 33. Governess from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at Belfield Plantation near Natchez. Diary records reactions to plantation life, amusements, visits to neighbors, and expressions of discontent with the South. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 533.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Natchez, Mississippi Plantations Women
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 5750: 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Dickinson, Mary A. Scrapbook, 1861-1867, 1904, 1922. 2 items and 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol. Location: Misc., OS:D, P-17. Newspaper clippings collected during the Civil War by Dickinson. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1987.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War Women
Dietz, Walter F., Papers. 470 items, 6 ms. vols., and 76 printed vols. Socialist party member of the Lake Charles, Louisiana, local (1903-1934); state secretary (1909-1914); national committeeman and state secretary (1928-1931). Correspondence, broadsides, financial reports, pamphlets, writings, newspaper clippings, bound printed volumes, and manuscript volumes for the national Socialist Party, the state organization, and the Lake Charles local organization. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1894.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Politics
Dillings, Caroline. Letter, 1822. 1 item. Location: Misc. Personal letter from Caroline Dillings, Berlin, to her brother, Henry Dillings, Cincinnati, Ohio. Mss. 222.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Women
Dissard Letter, 1825. 1 item. Location: Misc. Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, New Orleans. Letter from Mr. Dissard to A. Douce, head of the Lodge in Lafayette, Louisiana, about raising a subscription for a monument to George Washington. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 116.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language New Orleans to 1861
Dixon, George M. Papers, 1861-1863. 8 items. Location: Misc:D. Merchant of Downsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, and a Confederate soldier. Letters describe campaigns and camp life in Mississippi and Louisiana, including the battles of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 4. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2616.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Civil War
Dixon, Margaret, 1908-1970, Papers. 1 linear ft. 257 items, 5 vols., 1 audio tape. Journalism, editor of dean of the Louisiana capitol press corps. 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.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge LSU Literature, Reading, and Writing New Orleans 1866- Politics Women
Dixon, William Windom, 1891-1962. Papers, 1914-1962. 1 linear ft. Location: 50:20. Born in Geismar, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, Dixon graduated with a B.S. in Agriculture from LSU in 1915. He enjoyed an illustrious career in the U.S. Army, serving in both World Wars and as a commander in the Battle of the Bulge. The materials document Dixon's military career and family life through photographs, newspaper clippings, military orders, and medals. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4722.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: LSU 20th Century Wars
Dixon, William Y., 1843-1874. Papers, 1860-1905 (bulk 1860-1874). For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Baton Rouge Civil War Education Medicine Transportation African Americans
Dobbs and Keasbey Ledger, 1828-1831 . 1 vol. Location: G:3. Indexed ledger of Henry M. Dobbs and Company (1828-1830) and Henry M. Dobbs Jr. and Anthony Keasbey (1831), mercantile firm near Bayou Sara, La., containing accounts of prominent people in the West Feliciana Parish area and of the steamboats Pocahontas and Columbia. Other entries include accounts for building material for a Charity Hospital financed by public subscription, with Louis Dillard for printing, and with managers of a lottery. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Business Transportation
Dodard, Jean, Mrs. Document, 1832. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Resident of Bordeaux, France. Power of attorney given to attorney, John Garnier, by Mrs. Jean Dodard to sell her slaves. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 118.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: African Americans Women French-language
Dodge, Mary Abigail, 1833-1896. Letter, 1886 November 24. For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Literature, Reading, and Writing Women
Doire, Robert. Document, 1783. 1 item [photostat]. Location: Misc.:D. Resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Notarized document by Doire granting liberty to his slave, Santiago Durham. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 778.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: New Orleans to 1861 African Americans
Doke, Fielding Yeager. Papers, 1849-1910 (bulk 1860-1868). 54 items. Location: U:120. Captain of 9th Missouri Regiment, Confederate States Army. Papers relate principally to Doke's service in the Trans-Mississippi Department of Louisiana and Arkansas. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 4. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2215.For Additional Information: Library Catalog HTML Finding Aid PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: Civil War
Dolhonde, Anthony. Receipt, 1834 April 10. 1 item. Location: Misc. Tax receipt by A. Cruzat for payment of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, taxes. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 850.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: French-language
Donato, Adolphe. Letter, 1883 December 16. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Opelousas, Louisiana, and servant to U.S. Representative Edward Taylor Lewis. Letter written from Washington, D.C., describes his trip with Lewis from Louisiana to Washington, problems encountered by African Americans in travel and housing, the city of Washington, and his own social life. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2946.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Transportation Politics African Americans
Donelson, A. J., Letter, 1845 Feb. 4. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Ward of President Andrew Jackson and charge d'affaires of the United States to the Republic of Texas. Letter from Donelson to Colonel James Taylor of Newport, Kentucky, referring to President Jackson's association with the Taylor Family. The letter is used by General James Taylor, cousin of President Zachary Taylor, to write to a relative. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1580.For Additional Information: Library Catalog Also Referenced In: Politics
Dore, J. Hugo (John Hugo), 1890-1953. Papers, 1935, 1938-1951, undated. 1900 items. Location: 77:12-20, E:49. Judge of the First District of the First Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana and a resident of Ville Platte, La. His judicial files consist of reviews, opinions, judgments, briefs, dockets of cases, and other related records pertaining to causes and actions appealed from the district courts. Personal papers include correspondence concerning personal business and some family matters, copies of minutes of the LSU Board of Supervisors, correspondence, and testimony primarily related to the “Louisiana Scandals,” 1938-1944. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1389.For Additional Information: Library Catalog PDF Finding Aid Also Referenced In: