Tulane University Manuscripts Department 1. Allain-Swigart Family (775) 1786-1968 3 linear feet Genealogical research of Elise Allain Swigart.

2. Amoss, Berthe (808) 1966-1979 1,030 items (1 record storage box, 1 oversized box, 1 oversized folder) Sketches, watercolor washes, mock-ups, manuscript and typed drafts, paste-ups, and publisher's and galley proofs of books by Berthe Amoss. Also includes manuscript and typed drafts, along with sketches and watercolors of The Mysterious Prowler, text by Joan Lowery Nixon, illustrated by Amoss. Also, some correspondence from publishers.

3. Anderson, Laura (601) 1929-1936 25 items Research notes in botany and biology made while Anderson was an MS candidate at Tulane University in 1935.

4. Avis à une dame de qualité (M 1069) n.d. 1 manuscript volume, 17 cm, 521 pages Manuscript composed and written by Mme. la Duchesse de Ligneville, mistress of Emperor Francis, husband of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. The duchess gave the manuscript to the Emperor, who had it bound and presented to their son, the Duke of Ligneville. The imperial crown, mounted on the double cross of the Holy Roman Empire, appears in gold tooling on the four corners of each cover.

5. Baginsky, Helene (no number) Papers, c. 1950-1975 c. 5 linear feet Scripts of the WDSU children's television show Let's Tell a Story, produced by the New Orleans Council of Jewish Women, and other records of the council.

6. Baillio, Marie (664) 1786, 1825-1829 45 items Papers and records pertaining to the dispute between the heirs of Marie Baillio and three buyers of property.

7. Barrow, Robert R., Family (654A) 1749-1965 4,461 items Notebooks, school papers, correspondence and other documents pertaining to a number of women, particularly Jennie Lodoiska Tennent Barrow and her daughters living in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, where Robert R. Barrow managed large land holdings. The collection also includes U.S. Daughters of 1812 papers, documents about trips to Europe, and other papers.

8. Bartlett-Basore Family (87) 1860-1884 82 items Letters written mainly between 1866 and 1884 to Mary Bartlett Weller from her brothers.

9. Baynard, William Tait (99) 1896-1941 912 items Letters to and from Baynard's mother, sister, and niece dealing with family matters and local affairs in Alexandria, Louisiana.

10. Becnel-Armant Family (296) 1849-1981 125 items Primarily Civil War correspondence of Lezin Becnel and his wife Amelia Armant. Also includes letters written in 1852 between Amelia Armant and her mother, while the former attended Sacred Heart Convent.

11. Beer, William (18) 1892-1924 3,608 items Correspondence with a number of women, particularly 78 letters from Mollie E. Moore

Davis. Beer, librarian at Howard-Tilton Memorial Library of Tulane University, New Orleans, was heavily involved in the literary circles of his day. Other correspondents include scholars, writers, and librarians.

12. Behan Family (78) 1857-1940 98 items Correspondence, autograph books and other papers of Katie Walker Behan. Five letters are from Mary Custis Lee and five are from Varina Davis to Mrs. Behan concerning the activities of Confederate organizations in New Orleans.

13. Bieber, Margarete (410) 1907-1974 25 boxes Personal and professional correspondence, short story manuscripts, poetry, books, galley proofs, reviews, photographs, student records, student recommendations, newspaper clippings, offprints and restricted autobiography. Bieber was a classicist, archaeologist, and art historian.

14. Binford, Elizabeth Harrison (M 1029) 1917-1918 6 typescript items Writings of Elizabeth Binford, journalist and writer of children's stories. Two of the stories were published in book form: A Peddler of Dreams about Edgar Allan Poe and The Little Boy of Good Children Street about New Orleans.

15. Blakemore, Elizabeth McFarland (565) 1877-1927 4 items Letters and scrapbook about the New Orleans Exposition of 1884. Also includes documents pertaining to the activities of Confederate organizations.

16. Blanc, Marie Thérèse (M 1059) Les Americaines chez elles 1939 Typescript, 22 pages Translation of portion of Les Americaines chez elles by Marie Thérèse Blanc (1840-1907, pseud. Th. Bentzon), troizieme edition Paris, Ancienne Maison Michel Levy Freres,

1896. Translated by Mrs. F. Peterson for Federal Writers Project, WPA. Mentions Carnival, women authors, Holy Family nuns, and cemeteries.

17. Bordeaux, Hazel (M 1016) Irish fulva 1938 1 item Color plate and two pages concerning the tawny or copper-colored iris found in Louisiana. Text copied by Hazel Bordeaux October 10, 1938 from Curtis' Botanical Magazine, volume 36, 1812, p [1496].

18. Boudreau, Amy (689) 1935-1978 383 items Poems written by this poet laureate; also church bulletins, journals, and programs in which her poems appear. Boudreau was the author of The Story of the Acadians and The Story of the Christian Year.

19. Bristow, Gwen (166) n.d. 2,037 items Research notes used by Gwen Bristow in writing her historical novel Celia Garth (1959), set in Charleston, South Carolina, during the Revolutionary War. The notes are arranged chronologically and cover the years 1732-1783. Many are in Bristow's hand.

20. Brosman, Catherine (685) 1962-1988 1,191 items Correspondence, poems, literary manuscripts, and other papers of Brosman, poet and professor of French at Tulane University. Includes correspondence with American and French writers, poets, and publishers. 21. Brown to 40. Chesky | 21. Brown, Adella Angela Brunet (605) 1900-1929 24 items

Diplomas, commencement invitations, memorabilia, and three photos of time spent at Newcomb (1904) and Tulane (1924).

22. Brown, Nancy, letter (B18) 1804 1 item Copies of two letters from Nancy Brown, one from Washington and one from New Orleans, to her sister, Susan Price, of Lexington, Kentucky, discussing family and social problems. Mentions Mrs. Henry Clay and General Wilkinson.

23. Bull, Mrs. Howard H. (581) 1931, 1934 46 items Correspondence regarding Chalmette Battlefield and its designation as a national monument. Mrs. Bull was president of the Chalmette Chapter of the U.S. Daughters of 1812.

24. Burruss Family (105) 1827-1902 101 items Includes letters of Mary Burruss McGehee of Woodville, Mississippi to her brother while he was a student in Connecticut.

25. Butler, Pierce (56) 1778-1951 (bulk 1902-1943) 2,706 items Includes correspondence with his wife Cora Waldo Butler and with his daughters. Also includes photographs of Cora Waldo (Smith College, Class of 1898) and her classmates. Butler was an English professor and Dean of Newcomb College.

26. Butler, Sarah D. (381) 1926-1963 399 items Drafts of gardening articles, correspondence, research notebooks of New Orleans Garden Society and the Garden Study Group.

27. Byers, Sibyl Hargis (349) 1885-1900 29 items Short story, biography, and family story; army papers of brother and father's matriculation ticket to medical school in 1885; diary of brother during army service.

28. Cable, George Washington (2) 1863, 1871-1947 22,283 items and 7 volumes Includes much correspondence to and from women. Especially noteworthy is the correspondence with his first wife, Louise Bartlett, and his second wife, Rebecca Boardman. Also includes Dora Richards Miller's diary of the siege at Vicksburg.

29. Cahn, Gladys Freeman - 1901-1964 (907) 1940-1984 (bulk 1950s-1960s) 3 ms boxes, 1.5 linear ft., and 4 scrapbooks Speeches and committee reports of Chicago born Gladys Freeman, who married Moise S. Cahn and spent her life in New Orleans working in social welfare and for the National Council for Jewish Women, serving as National President from 1949 to 1955. She also held offices in Civil Rights Commission, Louisiana Civil Liberties Union, UNESCO, American Cancer Society, Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare, and other organizations.

30. Calder, Gertrude (128) 1868-1962 2,015 items Letters and postcards from relatives to Gertrude Calder, her sister Helen, her Aunt Mary Ann, and her Great Aunt Mary Ann. Of special interest are letters referring to a smallpox epidemic in Mermentau, Acadia Parish in 1900, and the 1905 yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans. Also contains material received by Ms. Calder from Sacred Heart Church in New Orleans and various Catholic organizations.

31. Caldwell, Sylvia Ann D. (M 1048) affidavity 1833, Oct. 7 manuscript, 1 page Statement swearing that spices and currency belonging to Mr. R. Beckwith, valued at $530, were stolen from Caldwell's room in New Orleans, presumably by Arthur Man.

32. Cancer Crusaders (no number) Records, 1977-present 10 linear feet Records of a women's organization devoted to raising money for cancer research.

33. Carmouche, Annie Jeter (585) 1853-1913 1 volume (288 pages) Unpublished memoir that gives special attention to the yellow fever epidemic of 1853 and to social life prior to and during Butler's occupation of New Orleans. Also contains poems and clippings from 1866 to 1876 and the muster roll of her husband's company in the Confederate Army.

34. Carnival Collection (900) 1857-present c. 100 linear feet The Tulane Carnival Collection primarily encompasses two broad categories of materials: an extensive collection of Carnival ephemera (invitations, programs, dance cards, etc.) and possibly the largest collection of original Carnival float and costume designs. Women's carnival organizations represented include the Krewes of Iris, Venus, Muses, Shangri-La, Aphrodite, Isis, and others. Women carnival designers whose original works are preserved in the collection include Carlota Bonnecaze, Virginia Wilkinson (Jennie) Wilde, Ceneilla Bower Alexander, Louis Fischer, Leda Hincks Plauche, Olga Peters, Coralie Davis, Ann Henriques, and others.

35. Carpenter-Turley Family (120) 1845-1959 (bulk 1893-1937) 435 items Includes correspondence and notes of Edna Carpenter and Edna Turley, which describe family life in Tennessee and Texas.

36. Carroll-McClure Correspondence (M 1033) 1828-1833 3 typescript items, 6 pages Copies of letters from or about Mary Carroll in New Orleans and William McClure in Tampico, Mexico. Topics include cholera and yellow fever.

37. Catchings, Thomas (37) 1862-1925 3,028 items, 42 volumes Included within this collection of legal and business papers are letters to and from Catching's wife, Florence Shearer Catchings.

38. Chaille-Jamison Family (302) 1847-1962 184 Includes documents relating to the activities of Mrs. Stanford Chaille Jamison in the Orleans Club and the Orleans Parish Medical Auxiliary.

39. Charless, Charolotte Blows (647) 1831-1863 1 item Typescript of letters and notes written by Charless to her grandchildren. She describes her father and husband, life in St. Louis, and the 1840s and 1850s in Pascagoula and Mobile. Also included is Adele Le Bourgeois Chapin's description of Belmont Plantation.

40. Chesky, Doris Lurie (833) 1950-1975 3 ms volumes Photocopies of volumes depicting the accomplishments of Doris L. Chesky, vocal music teacher at Alcee Fortier High School, New Orleans, LA and active worker for racial understanding during the early days of integration. 41. Chesnier to 60. Davis 41. Chesnier-Duchesne-Smith Family (57) 1780-1892 (bulk 1850-1879) 152 items Includes correspondence of A.W. Smith with his mother and Sarah Smith's account of a trip from England to New Orleans (1870). Also included is the marriage contract of Francois Alexandre Chesnier Duchesne and Marie Angelique Brunet (1814).

42. Christian Woman's Exchange (257) 1881-1967, 1977 1,305 items (113 volumes, 5 reels of microfilm)

Correspondence, 1885-1956; administrative papers, 1881-1969; and financial records, 1890-1961. The bulk of the collection relates to the financial dealings of the Exchange, such as real estate, running of the shop, and the operation of the rooming house.

43. Clarke, Hovey (110) 1849-1922 (bulk 1849-1890) 120 items Primarily personal correspondence to Hovey Clarke from Martha Upham written before they were married in 1852.

44. Claudel Family (862) 1817-1988 (bulk 1858-1983) 14 linear ft. Papers of New Orleans born Alice Moser Claudel (1914-1982), poet and teacher; her husband, Calvin André Claudel (1910-1988), folklorist and teacher; her grandfather, Thomas Hayes; and her son, William Rivera.

45. Collins, Dorothy Spencer (399) 1908-1974 1,487 items Personal and social correspondence, the majority of which are invitations, thank-you notes and social letters. Also included are 61 volumes of social diaries with short entries of parties and luncheons attended during 1908 to 1974

46. Confederate Memorial Association (55-M) Louisiana Historical Association Collections 1866-1958 5,971 items Bills and receipts; invitations and programs; and other records of the Confederate Memorial Association; 27 chapter histories; Lee Circle Commission records; Lee Centennial Celebration records; summaries and programs from Memorial and Decoration Day Services; papers of the Moorman Memorial Association; records of the Ladies Confederate memorial Association; charters and by-laws.

47. Cooley Family (301) 1890-1966 1,177 items

Includes correspondence of Esther Cooley and copies of articles written by her father and herself in Waterways Journal and The Saturday Evening Post.

48. Copes, Joseph Slemmons Papers, 1832-1924 38 cubic feet Professional and personal papers of a Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Louisiana planter, businessman, and physician. In 1849 he moved to New Orleans where he practiced medicine, owned an insurance agency, owned a commission merchants firm, and speculated in Texas land. Active in Presbyterian Church, Academy of Science, University of Louisiana (Tulane). Papers contain extensive correspondence with his wife, daughters, and other female relatives.

49. Coppeé Family (279) 1847-1920 58 items Includes letters between Letitia Marshall Booth and Mary Marshall Coppeé regarding a loan.

50. Council of Social Agencies of New Orleans (911) 1921-1966 (bulk 1950-1966) ca. 50 linear ft. (97 ms boxes) Minutes, reports, studies, correspondence, and other records of a New Orleans social welfare league. As an umbrella organization, it conducted needs studies and coordinated activities of societies that provided assistance directly to individuals. The records span a period from the founding of the organization in 1921 throughout the mid-1960s. They include the working records of the council and reference materials. The largest section of records (boxes 38-91) is subject files collected to support the research mission of the organization. They contain studies, reports, and other information pertaining to the complete range of the council's research activities. Boxes 2 through 37 contain minutes, reports and other working records of the council's committees and divisions. The records also contain six boxes of pamphlets and five boxes of information on area social welfare organizations.

51. Craig, Fanny Leverich Eshelman (225) 1765-1958 104 items Letters concerning members of the Giles-Inskeep-Hampton-Leverich families. The majority of these are those of Maria Giles Inskeep and Fanny Giles Hampton.

52. Crawford, Harriet Ann (665) 1977 1 volume Unpublished manuscript of The Flagg Trap, an account of a WAC in World War II. Writing under pseudonym Marie Benton, the author relates how she volunteered in 1943 and found it difficult to adapt to army discipline and communal life.

53. Creel, Janie and Johnny (947) 1958-1997 12.5 linear ft. (7 boxes; 13 scrapbooks) Minutes, reports, newsletters, and other records of the Greater N.O. Square Dance Caller's Association, then Metro N.O. Area Square and Round Dance Association; and the Dixie Solos Square Dance.

54. Cross Keys Plantation (918) 1819-1983 (bulk 1819-1948) 6 linear ft. (6 ms boxes and 2 records boxes) Correspondence, diaries, financial records, scrapbooks, and other papers documenting the Cross Keys Plantation of Tensas Parish, Louisiana, and the Watson, McCall, and Cook families. The plantation was run by women during most of its existence. Topics documented include soldiers' views of the Civil War and World Wars I and II, plantation life, the role of women in the South, southern agriculture, social life in the rural South, the home-front during World Wars I and II, and other subjects.

55. Dashiell, Margaret (435) 1940-1941 25 items Letters, clippings, poems, and original sketches sent by Mrs. Dashiell to Mr. Usher.

56. Daughters of American Colonists, Thomas Noble Chapter (B 287) 1972-1982 1 volume Scrapbook, Mrs. Clarkson A. Brown, regent.

57. Daughters of the American Revolution, New Orleans Chapter (707) Records, 1912-1994 25 linear feet Minutes, correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, yearbooks, and other records. Also includes documents pertaining to the Louisiana state society.

58. Daunoy, Marie L. (387) ca. 1920-1950 134 items Color slides of gardens in New Orleans.

59. Davis, Coralie (723) 1954-1964 131 items Costume designs for carnival balls.

60. Davis, Jefferson (44-D) Papers, 1834-1914 40 linear feet Papers of the Confederate President. The collection is especially strong for the period of his presidency. Particularly noteworthy are significant papers of Varina Howell Davis (wife), Varina Ann Davis (daughter), and other women relatives and acquaintances. 61. de la Vergne to 80. Dunlap 61. de la Vergne Family (146) 1917-1920 1,819 items Includes papers of various women in the family, especially papers noting their activities to provide financial support through subscribers to French children whose fathers were killed in World War I.

62. Dégas-Musson papers (226) 1834--1967 464 pieces Primarily correspondence of Michel Musson, New Orleans businessman, and his daughters Desirée and Estelle. Includes letters to Michel's father from his children; letters

from Estelle and Desirée while in France, 1863-1865; letters from Rene Dégas to Estelle while he was traveling in France, 1872-1876; letters between Odile Musson and Mme Lemoisne concerning Edgar Dégas' connection with the Mussons and his New Orleans visit; and more.

63. del Rio, Dolores (B 326) 1929-1933, n.d. 1 item, 17x21 cm, unm pages Scrapbook of news clippings about Dolores de Rio, the filming of "Evangeline" in Louisiana, and the premiere at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, followed by later news clippings about the actress.

64. DeMilt, Clara (357) 1880-1953 1,196 items Lecture notes, correspondence, manuscripts, reprints, photographs, and other papers of a Newcomb/Tulane chemistry professor and dean.

65. Dènegre, Thomas Bayne (662) 1824-1836; 1911-1965 489 items Includes correspondence of Alma Baldwin Dènegre, social record of Edith Bayne Dènegre, and journal of Sally Gayle, 1824-1836.

66. Dent, Lucille May Grace (M 981) 1935-1957 (bulk 1954) 6 items Three letters of Lucille May Grace Dent, register of the Louisiana State Land Office from 1931-1957, written to her husband Fred Dent and her son when she was very ill. She writes about dying, plans for her funeral, and bequests. Also, the prayer offered at her funeral service and two funeral/death notices. Photostats.

67. Deutsch, Hermann Bacher, 1889-1970 (130) Papers, 1827-1879 (bulk 1920-1970) 33 linear feet (28 records boxes, 25 scrapbooks, and oversize materials) Includes documents relating to his role as a consultant for the book Dinner at Antoine's, by Frances Parkinson Keyes.

68. DeVan, Mathilda Todd (420) 1868 1 volume Letters and excerpts of writing by Tillie Todd (1840-1865) as a young girl in New Orleans and Mobile. The volume was created by her mother.

69. Diary - Author Unknown (M 940) 1877-1878 1 item Daily life of a young girl in Pearlington and Logtown, Mississippi. She discusses schooling and farming.

70. Dickinson Family (33) 1803-1945 70 items Within this collection are the correspondence of C.H. Dickinson, Jane Erwin Dickinson, and Charles Dickinson, and his wife Ann Maria Turner. The letters deal with crop conditions, slaves, cholera, epidemics, plantation life, and family matters.

71. Dickson-Bruns (954) Papers, 1863-1887 1 linear foot Primarily correspondence of Henry Dickson Bruns, a New Orleans physician to his two aunts, "Aunt B" and "Aunt I" in Overbrook, Pennsylvania. Bruns (1859-1933) was a member-at-large of the Louisiana constitutional convention of 1898 and fought unsuccessfully for women's suffrage. He declined to sign the constitution that the convention created, saying he was convinced its "grandfather clause" was unconstitutional.

72. Dillion, Katie (B 282) Volumes, 1890-1895 2 pieces Two undated manuscript volumes of poems and essays of Katie Dillion, primarily lessons in penmanship and essays about women.

73. Dixon, Brandt V.B. (15) 1887-1901 123 items

Letters written to Brandt Dixon, first President of Newcomb College, concerning the early days of Newcomb.

74. Doizé, Marie Pamela, b. 1878 (B 330) Education work of the Society of Sacred Heart of Jesus in lower Louisiana 1821-1930, 1930 1 typescript volume, 84 pages Thesis (M.A.) written for St. Louis University 1930 by Mother Marie Pamela Doizé, RSCJ, a native of New Orleans, who attended Sacred Heart Convent ("The Rosary"). Chapters include education in Louisiana, social service and education work of the Sacred Heart nuns, the Civil War period, and work among blacks.

75. Dresner, Jacob D. (613) 1900-1980 984 items Papers of New Orleans attorney, including material on the successions of Jean and Kate Gordon, leading New Orleans suffrage workers and their sister Frances Gordon.

76. Dreyfous, Mathilde -1898- ? (798) 1952-1971 0.6 cu ft. (2 mss boxes) Collection consists of correspondence and pamphlets collected by Mathilde Dreyfuss, a racial activist in the New Orleans League of Women Voters, "Save Our Schools," and the South Louisiana Democratic Women's Club.

77. Dreyfous, Ruth (B205) Papers, 1938 3 volumes Scrapbook, memoir of a 1938 European trip, and memoir of life as a civic activist. Includes her political and diplomatic observations on the eve of Germany's invasion of the Sudetenland. Of particular interest are her observations of the number of Austrian refugees (most Jewish) in Switzerland, the stories they told her, and her description of attitudes in Britain during the height of the Czechoslovakian crisis.

78. Dugan, Marie Louise 1868-1880 3 volumes (restricted)

Discussions of social, religious, and familial life.

79. Dunlap Correspondence (631) 1836-1869 176 pieces Correspondence mostly to New Orleans merchant John G. Dunlap concerning personal, familial, and business affairs. Other topics include Dunlap's first impressions of the city and yellow fever and cholera epidemics.

80. Dunlap Family papers (530) 1839-1942 778 pieces Primarily letters from Martha Bates Dunlap to her mother. Letters from her school years in the 1850s detail every day life and classes at an Ipswich, Massachusetts, boarding school. Later letters reveal the day-to-day life of a rural housewife in post Civil War West Virginia. Also includes personal and business papers of Charles Dunlap (husband), papers of the Civil War period, and correspondence with Dunlap children and grandchildren 81. Dyer to 100. Glenk 81. Dyer, John 1959 1 item (77) This manuscript of a book on Tulane University contains chapters on Newcomb College.

82. Dymond, Florence (453) n.d. 187 pages Unpublished memoir of plantation life and life in New Orleans in the 1880s and 1890s.

83. Earnest, Herminia (666) 1770-1752; 1838-60; 1973-74 0.25 ft. Census and land dispute documents of three French concessions in Louisiana.

84. Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana (558) 1805-1975 ca. 10,500 items Collection of papers of the President of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Louisiana, including records of the Women's Auxiliary, the Episcopal Children's Home and the Gaudet Home. Miscellaneous volumes in the collection include Women's Advisory Board journal and minutes, 1921-1924, of the Community Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, and the Formelle, Louisiana Order of the Eastern Star minute book, 1895-1914.

85. Faget, Mignon (715) 1968-1985 217 items Photocopies of advertisements for the jewelry of Mignon Faget and photocopies of articles on her life and work.

86. Farrar, Benjamin (65) 1773-1826 (bulk 1820-1826) 66 items These papers include correspondence with his wife, Mary Farrar, his daughters, Mary Farrar and Anna Farrar Mercer, and with Jane Ellis Rapalje.

87. Favrot, Carmen Freret (735) 1914-1979 275 items Collection of 275 jewelry designs and drawings for metalwork by this Newcomb craftsperson. Designs are for pins, rings, necklaces, crosses, monograms, luggage tags, utensils, and bracelets.

88. Favrot Family (550) Papers, 1695-1930 (bulk 1770-1815) 4 linear feet Papers of a prominent Louisiana family active in the civic, business, military, and political affairs of the territory and state. Includes detailed impressions of life during the settlement and development of the colony, the transition from France to Spain, cession to the United States, and the War of 1812. Particularly noteworthy are significant documents of female members of the Favrot family.

89. Ferro, Rite Boudousquie (276) 1905-1909 3 volumes Three scrapbooks of postcards.

90. Fink, Asylum (393) 1896-1924 1 box , 2 volumes Records of the Fink Asylum and orphanage, and the Delchaise House.

91. Folger, Mary (795) 1857-1862; 1865-1869 1 volume Social and personal diary of a New England woman who moved to New Orleans.

92. Fortier, Marguerite (55-N) 1945-1949 101 pieces Correspondence and reports of the U.S. Daughters of 1812, mostly regarding Chalmette Battlefield, during the chapter presidency of Fortier.

93. Freiberg, Edna B. (892) 1966-1981 14 linear ft. (25 ms boxes, oversized folder) Papers of Edna B. Freiberg pertaining to the writing of her book, Bayou St. John in Colonial Louisiana, 1980. A Wisconsin native, she was active in New Orleans in the Tulane Lyceum, Great Books, Symphony, Louisiana Landmarks, Art Museum, Friends of Cabildo, Bayou St. John Improvement Association, and Zonta Club.

94. Friday Afternoon Club Papers (725) 1924-1983 9 volumes Minutes, president's books, and treasurer's reports of a New Orleans women's literary and social club.

95. Friend, Ida Weiss (287) 1837-1963, n.d. 5,478 items Correspondence, journals, certificates, programs, invitations, albums, memorabilia, photographs, newspapers, and newspaper clippings relating to Ida Weiss Friend. Also included are minutes, reports, constitutions of various organizations in which Mrs. Friend participated such as: The Lyceum Association, French Opera Rebuilding Committee, Louisiana Federation of Women, Prison Aid League, Consumers League, National Women's Party, and Women's Civic Union. Of special interest is an early 20th century photo album containing pictures of India. Also included are drafts of Mrs. Friend's speeches before organization, late 19th century autograph albums, her personal journals (1926-1954) and a testimonial album.

96. Gaines, Myra Clark Whitney (861) 1855-1880 0.5 linear ft. (1 ms box) Records and correspondence dealing with the lawsuit of Myra Clark Gaines, 1805-1885, claiming her inheritance from her father Daniel Clark's estate. Clark was a merchant, land speculator and politician in Louisiana. Lawsuit was in the courts 1834-1891.

97. Ginder, Henry (104) 1861-1922 66 items Primarily Civil War letters to Ginder's wife, Martha Y. Terhan.

98. Girard, Marie Divon (368) 1814- 1913 52 items Correspondence and writing from Ste. Lucie and New Orleans by one of the foremost teachers of French in New Orleans.

99. Girls' High School No. 2 Class Photograph (B 196) 1911 1 piece Each student in the photograph is identified.

100. Glenk, Robert (35) 1897-1950

81 volume plus 2,744 items This large collection includes a scrapbook of Clara Israel Glenk and her activities as one of the first women doctors in New Orleans. The collection also includes 354 letters between Robert and Clara Glenk spanning their courtship and her time as instructor at the Woman's Medical College (1903-1904) up through the time she spent at the Better Life and Health Institute in Hammond, Louisiana (1938-1950). 101. Goldman to 120. Hodgson 101. Goldman Family (706) ca. 1870 7 items Within this collection is the biography of Paulina Bergman Goldman.

102. Graham, Alice Walsworth (93) 1938-1957 18 items Manuscripts of four published and one unpublished book by this author of The Natchez Woman, Shield of Honor, Indigo Bend, and other books.

103. Grant, Marcia (339) 1972 1 volume Typescript of a novel, A La Zaga.

104. Greenwald, Amelia - 1881-1966 (797) 1908-1966 (bulk 1913-1937) 2.1 cu ft. (1 record storage box, 2 mss boxes) Papers include correspondence of Amelia Greenwald from her time as a student to her time in Warsaw, Poland, when she was establishing a nursing school (1923-1926), and also while she was in Palestine surveying the nursing system (1933-1934). Also includes notes, reports, photographs, pamphlets and clippings.

105. Gregory, Angela (sculptor) (no number assigned) 1800-1987 297 ft. This collection contains personal works of Angela Gregory as a sculptor; drawings,

photographs, oil paintings, plaster casts. Included is correspondence from 1907-1987; Bres Family papers, 1800-1889; Gregory Family papers, 1874-1954; New Orleans cuisine material, 1860-1980; and a scrapbook, 1861-1988.

106. Gregory, Angela (collector) (659) 1821-1980 799 items This collection consists of the correspondence of the Bres family and their relatives in Louisiana and France.

107. Gregory, Angela (collector) (659A) 1911-1931, 1977 296 items The Katherine Bres School was open from 1911 until 1927. Primarily a school for girls, it also accepted young boys for a short time. Katherine Bres was founder and principal when, in 1919, Mrs. Virginia Hutson became copartner in the school. The school collection contains newspaper clippings, photos, school programs, announcements, students' names, leaflets, and letters.

108. Gregory, Angela (collector) (655) 1819-1960 80 items Pamphlets, photos, and newspaper clippings on New Orleans, Tulane, Newcomb, and the Unitarian Church.

109. Grossman-Myers (909) 1897-1995 (bulk 1930s-1980s) 4 linear ft. (6 ms. boxes) Papers of New Orleans born Joel Grossman-Myers, active in volunteer programs, especially League of Women voters; political campaigns (re-election of Sidney Bartholemy); economic research and other civic causes. Papers include family papers and genealogy, World War II correspondence; papers of Sidney Bartholemy re-election campaign. See also League of Women Voters.

110. Guernay, Catherine (M-935) 1842-43 1 volume Diary of first year of marriage, spent as an American in Uruguay.

111. Hale, Caroline (M 1055) 1844 1 manuscript, 4 pages, 31 cm Letter describing New Orleans written by Caroline Hale to her sisters, Mary Hale and Alice L. March, Newburyport, MA, plus postscript to her mother, March 14, 1844. Letterhead has picture of St. Charles Hotel. Describes water, river, "chain gang", opthalmia, and smallpox vaccinations.

112. Hall Family (B61) Diaries, 1864-1866 5 volumes Diaries of a trip abroad by John Hall of New Orleans and his three daughters. Kept by one of the daughters, the diaries describe the two-year trip at length and include occasional comments on the Civil War and other New Orleanians.

113. Hammond, Hilda Phelps (705) 1909-1951 154 items Records and correspondence of the Women's Committee against Corrupt Political Practices, a group that pushed for the investigation of corrupt election practices of Huey Long and John Overton. Ms. Hammond was the author of Let Freedom Ring (1936) and Pierre and Nanette in Old New Orleans (1946). Also included are a copy of a radio speech, three short stories, one published story in French, two photos, and miscellaneous personal information.

114. Harrison, William Cole - 1841-1926 (872) 1859-1926 1 ms box (20 folders) Primarily correspondence and other documents of William Cole Harrison (1841-1926) concerning his lifelong friendship with Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson (1844?-1896). Harrison, a Louisiana native, served in the Confederate army and, after the Civil War, became a pharmacist in New Orleans. In 1882, he earned his medical degree from the University of Louisiana. He moved to Los Angeles circa 1888. Eliza Jane Poitevent, who wrote poems under the name "Pearl Rivers," became the editor / publisher of the New Orleans Picayune. Poitevent married twice, to Alva Morris Holbrook in 1872 and George Nicholson in 1878.

115. Hawkins, William E. Family Papers (937) 1896-1952 0.25 linear ft. (3 folders) Legal documents and correspondence of the Hawkins family regarding the estate of E.A. Burke, 1841-1928, politician and publisher, who spearheaded the N.O. Cotton Centennial Exposition in 1884-85. He died in Honduras where he fled to escape prosecution of embezzlement in 1889. Burke's wife and his son predeceased him, resulting in Burke's estate being inherited by nephews, nieces, et al. including W.E. Hawkins, 1862-1937, native of Greenwood, LA and a member of the Texas Supreme Court.

116. Henriques, Stella (727) 1981-1985 46 sketches Original and duplicate sketches of a commercial artist for stories in New York, New Orleans, and the midwest.

117. Hicks, Malitta Newman (158) 1857-1958 126 items Letters between various members of the Hicks family of Winnfield, Louisiana.

118. Hillard, Miriam Badger (M 1031) 1849-1850 1 typescript, 24 pages Diary of young southern (Kentucky?) wife with one child. Describes travel on riverboats and trains, meals, parties, theatre, and visits to Vicksburg, Thibodeaux, and New Orleans. She was the sister of Senator Samuel Badger, who married Bishop Leonidas Polk's sister, Mary.

119. Hincks Family (147) 1811-1894 1,354 items Within this large collection are letters to Louise Lambert and Leda Hincks. Those to Leda Hincks were written from 1856 to 1868 when she was in France for her education. Also includes correspondence with Josepine Louise Newcomb.

120. Hodgson, Daisy (44) 1870-1935

165 items Records of the Louisiana Confederate Memorial Association, the Poydras Home, and legal papers and correspondence of Hodgson. A number of the letters in this collection concern her mineral water business and Camp Rest-A-While. 121. Holmes to 140. King | 121. Holmes, Kate A. (568) 1947-1973 31 items Copies of poems and articles published by Holmes in various journals.

122. Hospital de San Lazaro Documents (M 1081) 1801 1 manuscript, 6 pages Account by Juan Castanedo, Mayordomo de propios for New Orleans, on the income and expenses at the San Lazaro leper hospital. Main expenses are for the male and female nurses at the hospital. Four of the five nurses are free persons of color. In Spanish.

123. Hutson, Ethel (14) 1909-1957 3,714 items This collection pertains to the public activities and interests of Ethel Hutson, a New Orleans newspaper woman. It is divided into three major divisions: Women's Suffrage, Miscellaneous Civic Interests, and Lafcadio Hearn. The suffrage material is separated into correspondence, manuscripts, printed matter and news clippings. The second part, 1910-1957, relates to Ms. Hutson's civic interests which included education, public utilities, child welfare, the preservation of the St. Louis Hotel, public finance and transportation. The third part consists of material from 1932-1950 concerning Lafcadio Hearn, particularly the efforts of Dr. Rudolph Matas to publish Hearn's letter to him; the typescript of Hearn's letters to Matas; the typescript of "Some Friends of Lafcadio Hearn" by Ethel Hutson; typescript of an untitled article regarding the friendship of Lafcadio Hearn and Leona Queyrouze.

124. Irvine, Mary Ellen Hunter (751) 1939-1981 1 record storage box, and 1 card index box Notes, galley proofs, photographs and negatives, pamphlets, bibliography, clippings and other documents used in researching Louisiana's Art Nouveau: The Crafts of the

Newcomb Style. Also letters from her father and mother written to her when she was a boarding school student and later, a student at Newcomb in the 1920s.

125. Irvine, Sadie (759) 1893-1970 1,219 Letters, report cards, diplomas, photographs, and other papers concerning the Newcomb artist, Sadie Irvine.

126. Jewish Children's Home Collection (180) 1870-1967 (Bulk 1945-) 11,424 items Correspondence, legal papers, minute books, scrapbooks, publications, financial and other reports, and other records, including restricted reports on individual children.

127. Jews of Central Arkansas (M 1085) 1 folder, 92 pages Copies of articles from the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record describing the activities, both religious and social, of the central Arkansas Jewish Community.

128. Johnston, Albert Sidney and William Preston (M 132) 1803-1900 (bulk 1830-1899) 11,147 items Within this extensive collection are the diaries of Eliza Johnston, 1855-1856; her correspondence; letters to Henrietta Johnston from her father and her brother; letters to William Preston Johnston from his first wife, Rosa Duncan; and his second wife, Margaret Avery; and to his daughter, Rosa. William Preston Johnston was president of Tulane and was instrumental in the founding of Newcomb College. Albert Sidney Johnston was his father.

129. Jones, Charles Colcock (154) 1774-1889 (bulk 1826-1899) 5,808 items Within this large collection are many letters to and from Mary Jones, the diaries of Mary Jones, 1864-1865 and Mary Sharp Mallard, 1885-1889. Also included are 17 letters of Georgia M. Mallard, 1875-1885, to her parents Mary Sharp Jones and Robert Mallard.

130. Jones, Joseph (172) 1849-1899 3,609 items Within this large collection are letters to and from the mother of Joseph Jones, Mary Jones; his first wife, Caroline Davis; and his second wife, Susan Polk; and his daughters.

131. Jones-Hosmer-Buck family papers (234) 1809-1965 35 linear feet In addition to documenting the Jones, Hosmer, Buck and Pannill families, the papers include extensive documentation of Mary Jones Hosmer, 1900-1911 and the civic and philanthropic activities of Mrs. Charles F. Buck, Jr. (1911-1952), particularly her work with the American Red Cross from 1918-1948 and her association with Le Petit Salon, the Orleans Club, and the New Orleans Opera House Association.

132. Kaufman, Mae Barbara (M 1089) 1917-1918 4 items Papers connected with Mae Kaufman's service in World War I as a registered nurse with the Tulane University-sponsored Army Base Hospital #24 in 1917 and 1918. Miss Kaufman's name is registered with the Women in Military Service Memorial. Contains memorial registration, and personnel lists copied from the National Archives.

133. Kearny, Kate (B 280) 1862-1864 1 item Album of poetry and autographs by Confederate prisoners held in the Customs House and elsewhere in New Orleans.

134. Keeler, Miriam Brown (141) 1929-1930 215 items Letters to John Canaday about New Orleans and mutual friends among the two correspondents, both of whom worked at Newcomb and Tulane.

135. Keep, Clara J. (513) ca. 1909 11 items Recipes and a few notes on the Keep family

136. Keighley, Alice (849) 1924-1990 (bulk 1928-1929) 1 linear ft. (ms box and scrapbook) Invitations, Carnival ephemera, news clippings, and other papers pertaining to Alice Keighley, a New Orleans debutante in 1928-29. Also several 1920's New Orleans play bills.

137. Kennon, Charles Erasmus and Susan Kent (948) 1841-1937 (bulk 1860s and 1870s-1880s) 1 linear ft. (2 ms boxes and 1 large folder) Letters written during the Civil War by Charles Erasmus Kennon, a Captain in the 4th Louisiana Infantry, C.S.A. Also includes documents from his post-war careers as a doctor and a businessman.

138. Keyes, Frances Parkinson (842) 1920-1972 33 record storage boxes Comprehensive collection of Keyes' personal, family and business correspondence, and many of her manuscripts, especially of her later novels and articles.

139. Keyes, Frances Parkinson (842) 1940-1970 201 pieces Correspondence between Frances Parkinson Keyes and Eugene Pendleton Hogan, and between Hogan and the Keyes Foundation, for which he served as a board member. Hogan, an Army Information Officer, reviewed Keyes's books and answered many of her research questions. Also included is correspondence between Keyes and Cornelius Van H. Engert.

140. King, Grace (564) 1919-1920 101 items

Letters, source notes, and genealogical notes used in writing Creole Families of New Orleans (1921). 141. King to 160. Louisiana 141. King, R. Richardson (M 1012) "The life and times of Grace King" 1985 1 typescript, 23 pages Paper presented to Le Petit Salon about the life of Grace King (1852-1932), a well known New Orleans author.

142. Kingsley House (360) 1899-1910, 1949 47,740 items Administrative, financial, and historical records of the oldest settlement house in the south.

143. Kock, Virginia Downman (917) 4 ft. Music, exams, reports, and other papers of this University of New Orleans music professor.

144. Kolb, Carolyn Goldsby (348) 1970-1972 56 items Research notes gathered in the writing of New Orleans: A Guide. Also, notes on politics and clippings concerning Mardi Gras, the counter culture, and the women's movement.

145. Kolb, Pherabe (M 1076) 1994 1 volume (87 pages) Thesis for honors in history at Dartmouth College, Broadening the Horizons of Life: The Beginnings of a Women's Literary Club in Nineteenth Century New Orleans. Documents the development of the Quarante Club, a women's literary club begun in 1886 for the purpose of providing self-education and literary study. The Quarante Club is the oldest continuous women's literary discussion group in New Orleans and possibly in the South.

146. Kuntz, Rosamonde E. and Emile (600) Collection, 1719-1915 (bulk 1790-1870) 50 linear ft. Collection assembled by Felix Kuntz of early Louisiana manuscripts and imprints. Includes significant and substantial holdings pertaining to women, including documents pertaining to Marie Louise Dauberville, the Coulange, Duvergés, Dubreuil, Huchet de Kernion, Vilemont, and other families. Possibly most significant are the Pontalba family papers, including letters of Micaela Pontalba. Also includes the papers of Léona Queyrouze, New Orleans literary figure in the late nineteenth century, materials on Varina Davis, and theatre opera programs.

147. La Bouisse, Alice Menroe (283) 1875-1965 113 items Desk diaries and commonplace book (1875-1876) of Alice Blanc; photo albums; letters; invitations and cards; and 20 loose photos.

148. Ladies Benevolent Association of Louisiana (55-M) 1866-1874 31 items Lists of members, reports of activities, blank membership certificates, copy of the organization's constitution, and other records of the Louisiana Confederate Memorial Association.

149. Laguite, Jeannette Katherine (866) 1934-1992 1 linear ft. ( 2 mss boxes, 1 scrapbook)> Correspondence, writings, awards, photographs, and other papers of a professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the Tulane Medical School, including her work with professional associations and with the New Orleans Museum of Art.

150. Lanier, Sidney (116) 1875-1886 59 items Collection contains many letters to Clare de Graffenried, and three letters (1886) from Mary Day Lanier to Clare de Graffenried.

151. Latta, Samuel (92) 1848-1910 (bulk 1848-1862) 41 items Collection consists mainly of Civil War letters to his wife. They speak of his participation in the war and of family matters.

152. League of Women Voters of Louisiana (556) 1915-1972 4,325 items Financial records, correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, and other records that pertain to the New Orleans and Baton Rouge Leagues.

153. League of Women Voters of New Orleans (no number) 1917-present 20 linear ft. Minutes, reports, correspondence, and other records of the League of Women Voters of New Orleans.

154. Les Causeries de Lundi (477) 1911-1956 3 large boxes, 1 small box, 1 scrapbook Constitution, by-laws, correspondence, and other records of a club founded in New Orleans to encourage an interest in France and the French language.

155. Levin, Mrs. Zolly (928) New Orleans Jewish Women's Papers 1917-1996 (bulk 1970) 3 cubic ft. (2 records storage boxes, 2 artifacts boxes, 1 volume) By-laws, constitutions, membership lists, correspondence, reports, and other records of Jewish Women's organizations, including the Brandeis Women's Committee, and the New Orleans chapter of Hadassah. Mrs. Levin was an officer of both organizations.

156. Levy, Miriam (710) 1916-1960 6 cubic ft. Undated jewelry designs and memorabilia from years as a working craftsperson both within the community and at Newcomb Art School.

157. Long Family (859) 1887-1920 29 items Personal correspondence of the women of the Long family of Gainsville, Alabama reflecting their social activities. Also includes promissory notes, university grades and a hospital morning report.

158. Louisiana Colonials Founders Chapter (B292) Scrapbooks, 1938-1982 10 volumes Photographs, yearbooks, clippings, newsletters, programs, invitations, and other documents.

159. Louisiana Constitutional Convention, 1898 (B 344) 1898-1903 1 volume, scrapbook Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1898 scrapbook. Consists mostly of newspaper clippings, and some printed flyers. Items after 1898 are mostly society news. Of special interest are articles concerning Alice Roosevelt's visit to New Orleans in 1903.

160. Louisiana Women's War Relief Association (55-N) 1898-1899 761 items Correspondence, minute books, and financial papers of an organization established in New Orleans during the Spanish American War to send food and clothing to U.S. soldiers and to assist the destitute families of soldiers.

161. Lyons to 180. New Orleans 1936-1969 199 items Clippings and writing on twentieth century British coronations and travel literature.

162. Macfarlane , Cecilia C. (491) 1839-1905 45 items

Documents from three New Orleans slave sales; letters; autographs; journals and scrapbook from 1879; diploma from Girl's High School, 1879; miscellaneous printed material.

163. Maddox, Floy and Ruth (559) 1931-1971 172 items Silver and wallpaper designs by Ruth and Floy Maddox, including papers from their years as professors in Newcomb Art School.

164. Mailhes, Mona Family Papers (963) 1863-1967 0.25 linear ft. (1/2 mss box, 12 folders) Items dismounted from a scrapbook of Mona Mailhes's family. Families mentioned are Estalote, Herbert, Krauss, and Mouledous. John Herbert and Marjorie Estalote were the parents of Elizabeth Amanda and Marjorie Estalote Herbert (Mona Mailhes's mother). Her father was Peter Philip Mailhes. Collection includes birth and marriage records and photographs.

165. Mannel, Mrs. (M 931) 1830 1 item Compilation of German recipes.

166. Martin, Lillian Galt (890) 1822-1991 1 linear ft. Genealogical material used in writing Lewis Strong Clarke and His Wife... by Lillian Galt Martin, Newcomb B.A. 1939, of New Orleans.

167. Maxwell, Leon (62) 1870-1957 1,181 items Correspondence, papers, concerts, programs, magazines, scrapbooks, and souvenirs of Leon Maxwell and his wife, Ruth Nottage Maxwell. Maxwell was a music professor at Newcomb.

168. McConnell Family (156) 1723-1962 (bulk 1868-1937) 4,565 items This large collection includes material on the Myra Clark Gaines case, the founding of Newcomb, the ERA club, and the letters of Mary V. King and Elizabeth Yonge Logan.

169. Metairie Women's Club (922) 1938-1994 16 linear ft. Correspondence, minutes, reports, and other records of a club founded in 1939 to promote civic, social and philanthropic work among women in Metairie, Louisiana. Membership is restricted to women living in the 8th ward of Jefferson Parish. The club is non-partisan and non-sectarian.

170. Meyer, Elise Landauer (152) 1964 3 items Page proof, foundry proof, and final galley proof of The Art of Cooking with Spirits.

171. Mitchell, Lise (195) 1838-1932 166 items Personal correspondence of Lise Mitchell, daughter of Mary Davis and Charles Jewett Mitchell and godchild of Jefferson Davis. Of particular interest are letters from Jefferson Davis to Lise and her brother Joseph and a small group of letters written in 1895 by another family member to Mitchell telling her of financial difficulties at Mansfield Plantation. This collection also includes Lise Mitchell's diary (1862-1867).

172. Moore, Frances Bryson (450) 1911-1973 543 items Correspondence, photos, and clippings of a reporter for the New Orleans Morning Tribune, 1929-1939; and reporter and women's page editor for the New Orleans Item, 1939-1946.

173. Morel, Vera Walker Family Papers (813) 1807-1977 60 items

Original and copied documents relating to the Morel and allied families (Walker, and de Armas) along with research notes of Vera Walker Morel, biographical notes, and certificates about her career and genealogical research.

174. Moses, Clara (702) ca. 1870- 1920 1 volume Copy of the memoirs of Clara Lowenburg (b. 1865), Mississippi. She describes the family, social, and religious life of the Jewish community of Natchez. Among the topics covered are child rearing, home furnishing, courtship, women's activities, clothing, disease, social relationships, and travel.

175. Mysing, Blanche F. (804) 1960-1987 3 record storage boxes Documents of various New Orleans Vieux Carré organizations from the period that Blanch F. Mysing was involved in the groups. Included are papers of the Vieux Carré Commission (1982-1987); the Louisiana Council for the Vieux Carré (1960-1976), which fought against the construction of a Riverfront Expressway through the Vieux Carré; and a few papers of the Vieux Carré Action Association, the Vieux Carré Property Owners and Associates, and the Governor's Citizens Advisory Committee.

176. Mysing, Blanche F. (810) 1789-1988 1.5 linear ft. (3 ms boxes) Blanche F. Mysing worked on several committees at Tulane University. Between 1960 and 1976, she served on the International Hospitality Committee of Tulane University. She was also a member of Friends of the Tulane University Library (1983-1988) and Friends of Newcomb College (1986-1988). In addition to documents of these organizations, the Mysing collection includes correspondence (1962-1991), essays (1903-1973), and a collection of old monographs (1789-1891).

177. National Council of Jewish Women (667) 1909-1978 (bulk 1950-1970) 45 record storage boxes and 17 scrapbooks Annual reports, minutes, general files, special projects, and other records of the Greater New Orleans chapter of the national organization.

178. New Orleans City Charter (55-N) 1950-1952 248 items Notes and papers pertaining to Martha Gilmore Robinson's membership on a committee charged with drawing up a city charter for New Orleans.

179. New Orleans Geological Society Auxiliary (B 296) 1954-1979 5 volumes Scrapbook of activities of the women's auxiliary of the New Orleans Geological Society.

180. New Orleans Girls' High School Alumnae Association (B 209) 1894-1924 1 volume Minutes of annual meetings and special activities, biographical sketches of members and a history of this New Orleans school. 181. New Orleans to 200. Pollock 181. New Orleans Municipal Government (55-N) 1782-1925 2,448 items Includes documents relating to women in the section of mandate of payment, licenses, and correspondence.

182. New Orleans School Board (124) 1948-1958 16 items Scrapbooks of school board elections, created by Marta Lamar in cooperation with the American Association of University Women.

183. New Orleans Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Committee (946) 1952-1988 12 cubic ft. Scrapbooks and other records of this organization, initially called the "auxiliary," which was a women's fund-raising organization for the New Orleans Symphony.

184. New Orleans Women's Club (B 133) 1884-1932 2 scrapbooks Newspaper clippings, programs, annual reports, and other items documenting the club's activities. Includes short biographies of members.

185. Nicholls Family (639) 1802-1960 (bulk 1841-1867; 1940-1950) 4 linear ft. Papers of a Louisiana family noted for distinguished contributions to the military, law, and politics throughout several generations. Contains significant correspondence to women family members, particularly during the Civil War and World War II. Also includes information about related families, including the Pugh, Martin, Morse, Welman, Moore, Drake, Maurin, Prescott, deKay, and Tillou families.

186. Nicholson, Eliza Jane Pointevant (872) 1888-1951 15 items Pamphlets include Pearl River series poems; photos of Eliza Jane Nicholson and sons, 1897. Note: Letters about her poetry are also found the George Moorman collection.

187. Nin, Anaïs (M 984) 1964 3 items A letter from Ana•s Nin, NY, to Robert Talmadge, New Orleans, regarding sale of her manuscript to Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Also, letters of response from Talmadge and Hariland. (Howard-Tilton Memorial Library did not buy the mss).

188. Ogden Family (400) Papers, 1743-1943 426 items Papers of the Ogden, Cox, and Murdock families. Includes love letters to Elizabeth Murdock Sykes and other family correspondence.

189. Ogden, Warren C. (collector) (329) 1863 20 items

A collection of Civil War letter including a number of letters from women to Confederate soldiers. Most of the letters are written by or to residents of New Orleans and contain "objectionable" material about military affairs. The letters were confiscated or uncalled-for-letters then collected by Ogden.

190. Parrott, Anne Howard (M 619) 1838-1942 12 items Letters written to Robert Usher, Librarian, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, discussing affairs of the library and books she purchased for Howard-Tilton Memorial Library in England. Anne Parrott was the benefactor of Howard-Tilton Memorial Library.

191. P.E.O. Sisterhood-LA Chapter T (B 360) 1962-1998 20 volumes Scrapbooks of a woman's organization that owns and operates Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri. Founded in 1949, it offers education and skills to young women, including an International scholarship fund. This collection contains 20 volumes of scrapbooks from 1962-1998. There is a record of events hosted by the LA Chapter T, included are some accomplishments of the Sisterhood or that of a member or family member.

192. Pearl River Series (371) 1796-1973 33 ft. This is a large and diverse series of papers pertaining to families living in the Pearl River area of Louisiana and Mississippi. Families documented include: Crawford, Favre, Markle, Nicholson (Eliza Jane Poitevent), Norcom-Jackson, Orme, Parkerson, Poitevent, Poitevent-Favre, Poitevent-Russ, Smets, and others. Particularly noteworthy are drafts of Mary Orme Markle literary manuscripts; photographs of Eliza Jane Poitevent; and documents pertaining to Lollye Littleton, daughter of a former slave of the Poitevents.

193. Pecot, Marguerite A. (B 11) n.d. 1 volume General comments about the habits and life of south Louisiana Acadians. A section on Acadian literature discusses the writings of Ada Jack Carver and Kate Chopin.

194. Perkins, Ethel Willia (183) n.d.

11 items Memorabilia of student days at Newcomb and Tulane and her experience as a teacher at Sophie B. Wright High School for Girls.

195. Peters, Olga (684) 1927-1974 150 items Pen and ink with watercolor drawings for carnival balls.

196. Peters-Lemonnier-Lastraps Family (8) 1711-1933 314 items, 1 volume This collection includes the ledger of Adele and Evelina Lemonnier, and legal papers, some of which deal with women on the Livaudais Plantation.

197. Phillips, Inez (384) 1951-1972 905 items Writings on preservation in New Orleans, petitions, and notices.

198. Pitot, Genevieve (788) 1920-1978 5 recorded storage boxes Papers of a New Orleans born pianist, composer, and arranger of dance music, who studied under Alfred Cortot in Paris and worked in New York where she arranged dance music for Broadway musicals.

199. Place, Frank L. (217) 1840-1880 70 pieces Includes correspondence from Lucy Place Aubrey (aunt) to Frank Place. She cared for him after the death of his mother in 1856.

200. Pollock Family (334) 1827-1889 226 items

Includes correspondence of William Pollock with his sister Eliza, discussing family life. 201. Pontalba to 220. Rogers 201. Pontalba Family (590) 1796-1914 1 linear ft. Documents pertaining to Joseph Pontalba and Micaela Almonester (later, Pontalba, daughter-in-law). Includes letters of Joseph to his wife; lawsuits concerning Micaela; description of attempted murder of Micaela by Joseph; and more. See also the Kuntz Collection.

202. Posey, Zoe (430) 1874-1940 37 items Notes on voodoo customs taken from New Orleans newspapers and city records.

203. Poydras Home (69) 1816-1959 44,336 items and 199 volumes Minute books, admission records, correspondence, and other records of the Female Orphan Society, now known as Poydras Home.

204. Poydras Home for Elderly Ladies (457) 1960-1986 ca. 100 items Includes minute books, bills, receipts, bank statements, cancelled checks, financial and auditor's reports, and other records.

205. Precinct Register for Women, 17 Ward, 2nd Precinct New Orleans (M 1117) 1931-1935 1 volume (ca. 50 pages, approx. 20 of which contain data) Official Precinct Register for Women, 17th Ward, 2nd Precinct New Orleans, 1931-1935 (copy). Lists date, name, age, race, address, and party affiliation for registered female voters in the 17th Ward, 2nd Precinct of Orleans Parish, from January 2, 1931 to April 10, 1935.

206. Priestly, Charles (111) 1813-1926 (bulk 1866-1901) 270 items Primarily correspondence from Priestly's wife, Rosa Knight Priestly.

207. Pritchett-Larose Family (916) 1861-1973 (bulk 1860s-1880s) 1 ms box Correspondence, genealogical notes, photographs, and other family papers of Reverend Edgar Herndon Pritchett, Methodist minister, and his wife Jennie Harrison; also, several letters of Augustin Larose to his wife Amelie. Of special interest are glass photographs of Augustin Larose.

208. Provosty-LeDoux Family (9) 1822-1949 78 items Includes correspondence of Adele LeDoux Provosty, New Roads, Louisiana and her cousins in France, Emma Hall and Alice de Meaulne (1927-28, 1932). Also includes marriage licenses and other family letters.

209. Quarante Club (401) 1888-1986 12 cubic ft. Minutes, membership files, financial records, and courses of study of a New Orleans Women's Club. See also the Pherabe Kolb Collection.

210. Raleigh, Marie (136) 1931-1959 210 items Letters from her nephew in Germany about the Hitler Jugend, his experiences as a prisoner of war in England, and the postwar years in Germany.

211. Raymond, Clara Compton (M 766) ca. 1930 1 volume Copy of Raymond's memoirs in which she recalls the period of 1857 to 1930, including memories of Native-Americans, plantations and plantation life, river travel, soldiers,

slaves, and social life. Much of the activities take place in Rapides Parish, Louisiana and Switzerland.

212. Ready, Mary Amis (761) 1965-1966 1 volume Diary notes detailing the work of her son, Will Ready, a civil rights lawyer in Meridian, Mississippi. She discusses his actions, individuals involved in both sides of the Civil Rights Movement, events, and attitudes.

213. Reclus, Elisée (M 1060) Fragment d'un voyage a la Nouvelle Orleans 1855 typescript, 22 pages 1939 translation of portion of Fragment d'un voyage a la Nouvelle Orleans, 1855 by Elisée Reclus. Translation by Mrs. F. Peterson for Federal Writers Project, WPA. Topics include Mississippi delta, Mississippi River, New Orleans, and vegetation.

214. Remington, Ambert O. (89) 1861-1863 55 items This collection consists mainly of Civil War letters to and from his sister and mother.

215. Renshaw, Mary Collection of Panama Canal Bond Receipts (M 1101) 1901, 1909-1911 1 folder, 28 items Receipts for French Panama Canal bonds purchased by Mary Renshaw in 1901, 1909-1911.

216. Richardson, Caroline Frances (428) 1916-1930 30 items Correspondence from editors and publishers, copies of an article "Serials and Sequels" and a play (The Charm's The Thing), and one letter concerning Newcomb Relief Unit Work in Paris after World War I.

217. Richardson, Sophia Roach (351) 1768-1943 188 items Deed documents, correspondence, and memorabilia of the Roach Family. Of note are two diaries written in England, 1826-1827 and scrapbooks from 1828-1884.

218. Robertson, Anne McKinne (241) 1918 44 items 43 personal bookplates and one calendar depicting New Orleans.

219. Robinson, Martha Gilmore (678) 1859-1961 (bulk 1888-1961) 93 cubic ft. Correspondence, scrapbooks, and other papers of a New Orleans leader in historic preservation, good government, politics, and cultural and charitable projects.

220. Rogers Family (724) 1931-1959 33 cubic ft. Includes academic papers of Myra Clara Rogers, professor of Latin at Newcomb College.

221. Roland to 240. Silver | 221. Roland, Charles (76) n.d. 1 item Manuscript of a history of Tulane University, including a section on Newcomb College.

222. Ronstrom, Maud O'Bryan - 1910-1979 (903) 1935-1979 2 ms. boxes, 1 linear ft. Biographical documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other papers of a columnist for the Times-Picayune and The States Item.

223. Rose, Al (606) 1900-1975 6 linear ft. Drafts, notes, photographs, and other documents created or collected by Rose during his research into Storyville. Includes documents about Panama Hattie, the ERA Club, and photographs of women who worked in Storyville.

224. Ruth McEnery Stuart Clan (369) 1907-1975 1.75 cubic ft. Correspondence, minutes, history, papers, yearbooks, and other records of a women's literary discussion group.

225. Sacred Heart Alumni Association records (953) 1979-2000 1 mss box and 20 vols. Records of an association formed in October 1979 to promote fellowship among graduates of Sacred Heart High School.

226. Saint Martin Family (68) 1732-1950 (bulk 1834-1949) 4,972 items Within this large collection are letters to and from Louise Perret, Mme. Drausin Perret, Rosemond Perret, Louise Perret St. Martin, and Louise St. Martin.

227. Sanders, Mary Elizabeth (275) 1866-1957 59 items Speeches of Governor Sanders, carnival invitations, and other papers.

228. Sara Mayo scrapbook (B285) 1905-1969 1 volume Clippings, photographs, flyers, and other materials documenting the New Orleans Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children, which became the Sara Mayo Hospital in 1946. Persons mentioned include Drs. Sara Tew Mayo, Elizabeth Bass, Cora

Bass, Edith Loeber (Ballard), Cara Israel Glenk, Susanna Otis, Blanche Fassy, and Clothilde C. Jauquet.

229. Saxon, Elizabeth Lyle (M 1044) 1877-1892, n.d. 38 pages This collection contains news articles and clippings by or about Elizabeth Saxon, writer and worker for women's rights, grandmother of Lyle Saxon. Includes photo, articles about women's suffrage and rights, war reminiscences, prison reform, temperance and stories.

230. Saxon, Lyle (4) 1879-1946 10 volumes and 3,389 items This large collection of the papers of writer Lyle Saxon includes correspondence with many women. Of special interest are letters to his aunts, Maud and Elizabeth Chambers, and letters to and from Cammie Henry. Also included are some papers of Elizabeth Lyle Saxon. Included are her correspondence, manuscripts and writings, a photo, scrapbooks, and clippings of her poems and writings on such topics as the Civil War, Helena P. Elavatsky, women's rights, and suffrage.

231. Schiro, Victor Hugo and Margaret (Sunny) (M1001) 54 boxes Papers of a former mayor of New Orleans.

232. Schmidt, Annie Laura Hauser (803) 1845-1974 3 cubic ft. Annie Laura Hauser Schmidt, of New Orleans, authored two genealogical books about the Hauser, Harris, Dow, Coleman, and Schmidt families: Eight Known Generations of the Hauser Family in America From 1726-1956 , in 1957, and A Chronicle of Three Families: Ancestors of Charlotte Harris Hauser, 1771-1972. This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, genealogical research data, and drafts of these books. Also included are a shape-note hymnal, Olive Leaf, written by Reverend William Hauser, M.D. in 1878, and seven pieces of art (in watercolor, ink and pastel) by O. W. Rabensteiner.

233. Schreier-Norman-Edisen Family, Barbara, Paul, Phillip (945) 1861-1990 (bulk 1920s-1960s)

17 linear ft. (11 record storage boxes; 1 roll architectural drawing; prints; 1 scrapbook) Correspondence, ledgers, financial records, year books, photographs, and other papers documenting a Morgan City and New Orleans family with interests in real estate, banking, oil, insurance, medicine, politics and philanthropy.

234. Scoggins, Madeline Villere (407) 1922-1923, 1975 70 items Reminiscences of school (1910), World War I, Creole customs, and one debutante book (1922-23).

235. Scott, Natalie Vivian (123) 1856-1967 2,007 items Correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, family papers concerning Scott's education at Newcomb College (1909); Red Cross service in World Wars I and II, and in Korea; journalism in New Orleans in the 1920s and her column "Peggy Passe Partout"; and life in Taxco, Mexico, in the 1930s and 1950s, where she founded a children's nursery.

236. Seebold Family (821) 1904-1965 3 cubic ft. Manuscript pages of books Old Louisiana Plantation Homes and Family Trees and Azalea Villa (not published); personal and business correspondence and records, journals; legal papers; clippings and certificates of Herman de B. and Nettie Kinney Seebold; photographs and negatives of Louisiana plantation homes and personal photographs; one business scrapbook and one scholastic notebook of 1851.

237. Selman, Wilder Breckenridge (M 1097) 1995 1 linear ft. (typescript, 58 pages) Reminiscences of New Orleans Social Life by Wilder Brenkenridge Selman, a New Orleans resident. She discusses history, culture, politics, exclusive clubs and architecture. Bibliography.

238. Share, Nathaniel (754) 1933-1935

230 pieces Personal letters to Nathaniel Share, Rabbi of Congregation of the Gates of Prayer, from his fiancee, Isabelle Burr, family members and colleagues. The majority of the collection describes prenuptial entertainment and future plans.

239. Shlenker, Hortense (B290) 1906 1 volume Volume concerning the Newcomb High School class of 1906 with comments on courses, classmates, and graduation exercises.

240. Silver Thimble Fund (96) 1925-1950 591 items Primarily consists of correspondence between Miss H.E. Hope-Clarke, Wimbledon, England and Mrs. Martha Robinson, New Orleans, concerning Mrs. Robinson's effort to establish a Silver Thimble Fund group in the United States during World War II, the success of the venture, other war relief efforts, and personal comments of the two women about the progress of the War. There is also a large number of wartime newspaper clippings from England and America and printed material concerning the fund. 241. Smith to 260. Thompson 241. Smith, Constance (914) 1940s-1990s 2 linear ft. Louisiana born Tulane graduate, Constance Pochontas, taught in New York and New Orleans and, during World War II, worked in an army hospital in California. After the war, she worked in Washington with agencies providing relief to war refugees. Later, she spent fifteen years in Ireland and Europe, returning to the United States in 1972. She resumed her education, first through a correspondence program and then at the graduate program at Brandeis University.

242. Smith-Dufreche Family (278) 1861-1965 27 items Includes letters of Sarah Smith to and from her son Alfred W. Smith during the Civil War. Also includes other correspondence of Sarah Smith, notably a 1910 letter of Sophie B. Wright.

243. Sophie L. Gumbel Home (B175) Records, 1923-1947; 1972 2 volumes Volume 1 contains 1923-1947 minutes of the Sophie L. Gumbel Home for Feeble-Minded Girls. Volume 2 contains photos of boy students at the Gumbel School in 1972. The home was founded in 1917 as part of the Touro-Shakespeare Almshouse. It became a separate institution in 1922.

244. Sophie Locquet School (B 268) 1862-1864 1 volume Composition book of essays written by female students, mostly of a devotional or moral nature. One describes in some detail life on the Hanna Plantation of Terrebonne Parish in the 1850s.

245. Soulé, Armantine (612) 1838-1854 1 volume (50 pages) Collection of poems dedicated to Armantine Soulé.

246. Southern States Art League (11) 1921-1947 66 cubic ft. Includes the records and papers of an organization that included many women.

247. Southern Writers Series (535) 2 linear ft. Encompasses small collections or individual documents by or about Southern writers, including Cecilia Jamison, Amy Frost, Rose Knox, Mary Stuart, Wimmie Smith Evans, Carolyn George North, Beatrix M. Riedel, Alice Moser Claudel, Molly Moore Davis, Barbara May Huey, and others.

248. Spanish Census of New Orleans (M 1052) 1791 1 transcript, 1 typescript

Translation by Rene Labadie from original census in New Orleans Public Library. Gives number of whites, free people, slaves, occupations. Compilation from census of 1791 by DAR, LA Spirit of '76 chapter. Family names listed.

249. Standish, Marie Lydia (555) 1892-1953 324 items Copies of songs, performance notes, programs, letters, articles, clippings, and photographs from a collector, translator, and performer of French folk songs.

250. Stein, Gertrude (452) 1933-1935 18 pieces Letters concerning lectures schedule in the U.S. in the period 1933-1935, lists describing content of lectures, and photos. In one letter written in February of 1933, Mrs. Stein discusses her writing techniques.

251. Stewart, Winnie (B 253) 1937-1941 131 pieces Personal and family photographs of Winnie Stewart, the Jones family, and others in New Orleans, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Washington, D.C., and Baton Rouge.

252. Stocks Unlimited (107) 1964-1980 2 volumes Minutes and financial records of a women's stock and investment club.

253. Stuart, Ruth McEnery (M 438) 1892-1917 140 items Letters to actors and writers including George W. Cable. Also included are notes and memoranda, programs of readings from her work, press notices, clippings, and manuscripts of her published works.

254. Taylor, Aline M and Dick, Jr. (507) ca. 1940-1976 12,101 items Notes, drafts and completed manuscripts, correspondence, class and lecture notes, exams, photographs, clippings, and memorabilia of Aline Mackenzie Taylor (1911-1976) and her husband Dick Taylor, Jr. (1910-1962), both professors of English at Tulane University.

255. Temple Sinai Sisterhood (243 Series II) 1950-1986 1 record storage box, 15 scrapbooks Records of a Jewish women's group associated with Temple Sinai.

256. Temple Sisterhoods (no number) Collection, 1980-present 5 linear ft. Newsletters and some ephemera of Temple Sisterhoods in Louisiana and surrounding states.

257. Terhune Family (101) 1784-1938 77 items This collection of a family involved in publishing in New Jersey contains the copy books of Hannah Van Voorhis and Matilde Zabriskie.

258. Thibaut, Elmina (817) 1886-1941, 1972, 1986 241 pieces Collection includes time-wage books for Elmfield, Palo Alto, and Belle Terre Plantations in Assumption Parish; account books, check stubs, and tax returns of J. Numa Thibaut; various personal notes, photos, and scrapbooks of Elmina Thibaut. Also includes correspondence and ledgers of Union of Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of Confederacy chapters. Also correspondence from South Improv. & Ferry Co., and Godchaux Sugars, Inc. To J. Numa Thibaut.

259. Thomas, Ann Raney (440) 1862-1892 87 items

Letters and life story detailing years in Louisiana and Texas.

260. Thompson, Eleanor (61) 1869-1939 366 items Clippings and correspondence dealing with social and business life of New Orleans, fairs, expositions, balls, social and religious organizations. 261. Thorne to 280. Weeks 261. Thorne, Florence Calvert (M 942) Letter, Nov. 6, 1910 1 item- 8 pages Letter to Julie Frotscher Koch from Florence Thorne, Hannibal, Missouri concerning Samuel Gompers and his work in the labor movement in the United States.

262. Toler, Mr. John L. (898) 1 linear ft., 2 ms boxes A varied collection of papers from the John L. Toler and J. J. Archinard family given by Mrs. John L. Toler, who was formerly married to J. J. Archinard. The papers include medical records of J. J. Archinard, lectures, case histories, service records (1942-1953), 17th century records of indentured servitude, a book of slave records (1857-1859), Vera Morel "Health Pageant" float plates, and Dorothy Dix's letters to J.J. Archinard.

263. Toole, John Kennedy (740) 1930-1988 11 record storage boxes Includes the papers of Thelma Ducoing Toole. A large part of these concern her efforts to get her son's novel, A Confederacy of Dunces published and the resulting publicity following the publication of the novel.

264. Townsend-Stanton Family (19) 1845, 1854-1907, 1946 1,756 items Correspondence, poetry, and prose of Mary Ashley Townsend and her daughter, Adele Townsend Stanton. Mary Ashley Townsend was a New Orleans writer. Collection contains business and personal correspondence, including letters from Oliver Wendell

Holmes, William Preston Johnson, J.B. Lippincott, and George Mooreman; manuscripts of Townsend's stories, essays and poems; and diaries, clippings, and other material pertaining to her book Here and There in Mexico. The correspondence includes letters from several literary figures. Of special inters is Mary Ashley Townsend's travel log of Mexico during the 1880s and 1890s, letters from Mollie Moore Davis, and other letters from admirers of Stanton's and Townsend's literary works.

265. Travelers Aid Society of Greater New Orleans (365) 1917-1970 14 cubic ft. Minutes, financial records, case studies, and other records documenting the activities of the New Orleans Travelers Aid Society. Presidents and officers of the organization were usually women, and frequently the organization focused its service toward women or girls traveling alone.

266. Trice, Leon (no number) Photographs, 1920s-1960s 110 linear ft. Archives of a successful New Orleans commercial, portrait, and news photographer. Collection includes portraits, weddings, Carnival, and events Trice was hired to document.

267. Tulane University Women's Association (731) 1910-1969 0.5 ft and 4 scrapbooks Scrapbooks, minutes, photos, and other records.

268. Ugland, Amy D. (94) 1898-1909 10 items Scrapbooks concerning theater in New Orleans.

269. United Daughters of the Confederacy (M 886) (55-Q) 1861-1958 46 volumes, 3158 items Minutes, correspondence, applications for membership, reports, resolutions, and other records.

270. United Daughters of the Confederacy (B 346) Bishop Leonidas Polk Chapter No. 2415 1 minute book (1977-82) and 10 scrapbooks (1977-1993)

271. United Daughters of the Confederacy (B 345) Fitzhugh Lee Chapter No. 2415 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-1966 3 scrapbooks Three scrapbooks containing primarily newspaper clippings.

272. United States Daughters of the War of 1812 (656) 1893-1988 5 cubic ft. Correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, rosters, newsletters, and other records of the local chapter of the Daughters of the War of 1812.

273. Usher, Robert (114) 1901-1953 715 items Includes correspondence and other writings of his wife, Ethel Wight Usher.

274. Veazie, John V. (113) 1914-1933 (bulk 1921-1931) 260 items Includes letters from Vivian M. Herrington of Biloxi, Mississippi describing personal matters, social life, vaudeville, baseball, and pool. John Veazie was a professional baseball player.

275. Volunteer Committee of The New Orleans Symphony Papers (946) 1946-1988 15 linear ft. (2 records storage boxes; 47 volumes) Minutes, scrapbooks, and financial records of The New Orleans Women's Committee of The New Orleans Symphony.

276. Wade family memoirs Ca. 1863 9 volumes History and commentary on the Wade family, especially the Civil War career of Capt. Henry Farlowe Wade, Jr., 8th Battalion Louisiana Heavy Artillery. Includes correspondence of Wade with Margaret Ann Murray Wade (wife) while Wade was in Vickburg and she was in New Orleans and Osyka, Mississippi.

277. Walker, Caroline A. (M 1083) Common Place Book 1834-1841 1 manuscript volume, 19cm, unm pp. Small volume of poems, most composed by Caroline Walker; some addressed to her. One poem was signed M.F.F., Charlottesville, 1836.

278. Walle, Mary B. (100) 1868-1954 58 pieces Pamphlets, photographs, and newspaper clippings dealing with New Orleans politics, LePetit Theatre, Sugar Bowl, and the Spring Fiesta.

279. Walsh, Jane P. (931) 1885-1959 1 mss box (10 folders) Photographs collected by Jane Walsh, high school physical education teacher at Esplanade Girls High School and John McDonogh High School. Contains family and gym class photographs.

280. Weeks Family (198) 1776-1970 2,209 items Included within this large collection is a letter of Rachel O'Connor concerning the care of servants after Mrs. O'Connor is dead. The letter lists names, birthdates, and numbers of children . Rachel O'Connor managed a large plantation in Louisiana's West Feliciana Parish for nearly 25 years (ca. 1821-1846). 281. Westbrook to 294. Young

281. Westbrook, Maude Virginia (850) 1916 -1952 (bulk 1918-1940) 1 linear ft. (ms box, 2 scrapbooks) Documents written or collected by Maud Virginia Carradine Westbrook, 1885-1959. Music teacher, author poet. She taught at Newcomb College 1914-39; Red Cross worker in France to assist in the World War I cleanup, 1918-19. Contains scrapbooks, manuscripts, news clippings, photos and poems.

282. Wetmore, Elizabeth (574) 1910-1928 25 items Letters commenting on Lafcadio Hearn and various literary and political trends. Wetmore was a biographer and friend of Hearn.

283. White, Louise (527) 1914-1958 50 items Records and correspondence relating to the Poydras Home where Louise White resided from age ten. After reaching adulthood, she remained in the home as a cook.

284. White, W. Charlton (125) 1872-1889 1,362 items Within this large collection is the correspondence of Jeanette Morris (Nettie Morris) with family and friends and the courtship letters between her and William Benjamin White whom she married in 1887.

285. Whitesell, "Pops" (1876-1958) (no number) 1930s-1950s 8 linear ft. Whitesell first came to New Orleans in 1918 and settled here in 1921. A self-taught photographer, by the 1940s he was one of the ten most exhibited photographers in the world. He had a one-person show at the Smithsonian in 1946. Collection includes portraits of women literary and artistic figures of the day.

286. Whittington, G. Purnell (29) 1804-1932 509 items

Within this collection concerning Rapides Parish, Louisiana are two letters from Grace King and the 1863-1866 diary of Mary Eliza Walker.

287. Williams, Mary L.P. (M 417) 1873-1876 1 volume An account begun as a school requirement at Girls High School in New Orleans and continued in the post-school year. She writes of schoolwork, family and social life, plays and novels.

288. Wilmot Family (321) 1848-1962 278 items Includes documents relating to the social life of Dorothy and Maud Wilmot and some correspondence with Frances Parkinson Keyes.

289. Wilson, Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe (943) 1868-1991 (bulk 1950-70) 3 linear ft. (6 ms boxes) Correspondence, estate papers, political documents, photographs, and other papers of Ellen Latrobe Wilson. Wilson was born in Baltimore, Maryland and lived in New Orleans for 40 years. She was the granddaughter of Ferdinand Latrobe, seven times mayor of Baltimore and great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect of the U.S. capitol. She married Sam Wilson, a New Orleans architect. Ellen Wilson served in the Navy during World War II, was President of the Independent Women's Organization during the 1960s, a board member of the Children's Bureau, director of the Fashion Group of New Orleans, and the President of St. Mary's Dominican College Associates. She was a member of Louisiana Landmarks Society, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Society for Architectural Historians, the Louisiana Historical Association, and the Associates of Maison Hospitaliere. The papers include letters from Sam Wilson (1943-1951), Virginia Latrobe papers, photographs, personal correspondence (1930-1990), Fashion Group papers (1954-1955), estate papers and obituary of Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe Wilson, and Independent Women Organization papers (1950-1970).

290. Wilson, Mattie (843) 1867-1890 (bulk 1867-1873) 3 ms volumes

Diaries of a Tensas parish women who lived on a Mississippi River plantation with her father and three brothers. Her diaries are full of poetry, philosophy and religious writings. She records the weather daily and writes about the conditions of the river, news of passing steamboats, her sewing projects, her household chores, plantation events, and her social activities. She also records the names of books, newspapers and magazines she read, politics (both national and local), illnesses and medications, and past times (card games, piano playing, parties and dances, visits and trips). Constantly, she writes about her far-away "true love."

291. Woman's Auxiliary to the Orleans Parish Medical Society (938) 1929-1992 17 linear ft. (7 boxes, 14 scrapbooks) Correspondence (1931-1990), annual reports (1934-1982), constitution and by-laws, activities, minutes (1930-1992), financial papers (1933-1992), membership records (1929-1989), and other records. From its founding in 1929, the objective of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Orleans Parish Medical Society has been "to extend through its members the aims of the medical profession, to the various organizations which look to the advancement of health, education, and philanthropy; to assist in the District, State and National meetings, and promote acquaintance among doctors' families." Since that time, the organization has placed increasing emphasis on community service and philanthropic projects in the educational field.

292. Woodruff, Lucy (668) 1816-1889 1 volume Description of family life, teaching, and yellow fever as remembered from a life spent in Connecticut and Baton Rouge.

293. Wright, Sophie Bell 1866-1912 (801) 1890-1909 (bulk 1898-1901), n.d. 197 items Collected by her sister, Jennie Wright, and originally mounted in two scrapbooks, this collection includes correspondence, school materials, and programs, musical programs, announcements and invitations, and newspaper clippings. Also included is an eleven page biography. Among Wright's correspondents were Ida Richardson, Frank T. and Elizabeth Howard, G.W. Cable, Rebecca D. Lowe, William Beer, William W. Heard, Edwin Craighead, Molly Moore Davis, Annie R. King, and Ruth McEnery Stuart. Sophie Wright was an outstanding citizen of New Orleans who dedicated her life to education. At fifteen, she opened a day school for girls in her mother's home, which later became the Home Institute, a boarding school with a full teaching staff. Still later, Wright founded a free night school for boys. Disabled herself since the age of three, she took particular

interest in people with physical disabilities. In 1903, she became the first woman to receive the Times-Picayune Loving Cup Award. She has also been memorialized by the Sophie Wright Girls High School (now Sophie Wright Middle School) and a New Orleans Street, Sophie Wright Place.

294. Young Women's Christian Association (637) 1911- 49 record storage boxes, 36 scrapbooks Minutes, financial records, correspondence, programs, committee reports, pamphlets, and scrapbooks dealing with the administration and activities of the YWCA.