Hardin, (J. Fair) Collection, 1718-1939. 7 linear ft., 5 vols. Location: S-29-36, 78:66-67, P:2, OS:H, Map Cage, 98:H, Vault:3, Mss. MF:H. Shreveport, Louisiana, attorney, historian, and author. The J. Fair Hardin Collection includes correspondence, proofs, drafts, reports, maps, articles, and speeches, as well as research materials created or collected by Hardin. The papers pertain to his efforts to mark historical sites in Louisiana (especially the Presidio de Nuestra Seänora del Pilar de Los Adaes site in Natchitoches Parish, La.). Also included are the papers concerning the research, writing, and publishing of his book, Northwestern Louisiana (1939). Mss. 1014.