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  • Thoillier, Antoine. Papers, 1831. 2 items. Location: Misc.:T. Papers consist of a promissory note (1831) of Antoine Thoillier to Francis Castleman of New Orleans, La., and a declaration of protest (1832). For further information, see online catalog.
  • Thom, Evelyn. Papers, 1768-2005, undated (bulk 1960-2005). 5.5 linear ft. Location: 119:8-10, OS:T. A local historian and historic preservationist of Baton Rouge, La. Papers consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, genealogical charts, meeting minutes, and publications. Subjects include Baton Rouge history, prominent Baton Rouge individuals and families, and historic preservation and restoration of historic properties in Baton Rouge. Mss. 5079.
  • Thomas Butler Family Photographs and Plantation Journal, 1844-1907, 1952, 1961, undated (bulk:1844-1907). 0.3 linear feet. Location: S:16. The Thomas Butler family were cotton and sugar planters of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, and resided at The Cottage. Collection consists of a plantation journal for Grand Caillou and Le Carpe Plantations, Terrebonne Parish, ca. 1844-1866, and photographs of family members and home interiors. The journal, kept during Thomas Butler and later Richard E. Butler's ownership of the plantations, contains financial accounts and a list of overseers' names (1842-1859), as well as slave registers that record births, deaths, and parents of children. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4347.
  • Thomas, David. Account books, 1838-1841, 1845. 2 vols. Location: G:1. Resident of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Record book of David Thomas containing record of account (1838-1841) with the Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad Company and a list (1845) of donors to the Centenary College Fund; and bank book (1841) of Thomas with the Union Bank of Louisiana, Clinton. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.
  • Thomas, Isaac, 1774-1859. Family Papers, 1802-1851. 0.3 linear ft. Location: D:95. Politician, lawyer, and planter. Thomas moved to Alexandria, Louisiana, in 1819, where he operated a steamboat, a sawmill, and a large plantation. He was a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate (1823-1827). Papers relating to the business and legal career of Isaac Thomas. Several papers document the history of land ownership in Rapides and Catahoula parishes, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4634.
  • Thomas, Mary Sefton. Papers, 1924-circa 1982, undated (bulk 1932-1945). 0.40 linear ft., 2 vols. Location: B:138, OS:T. Correspondence, manuscript volumes, photographs, newspaper clippings, and writings collected or created by Mary Sefton Thomas and her husband Frans Blom, a noted Danish archaeologist and founder of the Middle American Research Institute at Tulane University.  Mss. 3490
  • Thomas, Robert M. Heirs Papers, 1864-1867. 3 items. Location: Misc.:T. Documents signed by the children of Robert Matthew Thomas (Elizabeth Margaret Thomas, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana; and Mary Ellen Thomas, New Orleans) in connection with the settlement of the estate of Thomas Sellers of England. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1071.
  • Thomason, Matthew D. Diary, 1861-1863. 1 volume (contains 1 loose item), 1 microfilm reel. Location: MISC:T; MSS.MF:T. Itinerant Methodist minister assigned to the southeastern district of Louisiana, and later a farmer near Mobile, Alabama. Diary kept by Thomason records his work among whites and African Americans in Louisiana during the Civil War and his return to his native Alabama to farm. The loose item is a letter (1828) to Thomason from his wife Sarah. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 781.
  • Thompson Family Papers, 1865, 1924-1935, 1945. 10 items, 1 printed vol. Location: Misc.:T, H:20. Papers of the Thompson family of Opelousas, La., contains correspondence relating to family and business affairs, receipts, and a copy of the novel "The Initials" by Jemima Tautphoeus. Letter from George Bienvenu, an Air Force lieutenant stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base in Warrensburg, Mo., discusses his duties on base and personal news. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2021.
  • Thompson, A. C. Letter, 1845 Apri.l 14. 1 item. Misc.:T. Letter written by A. C. Thompson, merchant of New Orleans, La., to Smith Tuttle, Esq., of Fair Haven, Conn., discusses business affairs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3402.
  • Thompson, Anna Boynton. Papers, 1909, 1919. 2 items. Location: MISC: T. Anna Boynton Thompson, teacher and student of philosophy, was born on September 10, 1848, in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Harriot Boynton (Sawyer) and William A. Thompson. Two documents of Anna Boynton Thompson, a will and a letter concerning property. The first document is the last will and testament of Anna Boynton Thompson dated February 8, 1909 from South Braintree, Massachusetts, which leaves most of her estate to her sister Mary Francis Thompson and is witnessed by Martha J Henderson and Hedwig M. Biewald. The second document is a letter from Ezra H. Balkner in the Radcliffe College Treasurer's Office in Boston, Massachusetts dated December 18, 1919 to Anna Boynton Thompson concerning annuities from property that her mother had owned. Mss. 822.
  • Thompson, Benjamin, 1766?-1816. Letters, 1800, 1815. 3 items. Location: Misc.:T. English dramatist. Letters concern artistic and commercial problems encountered in writing his plays, and discuss his social life. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1350.
  • Thompson, Charles L., d. 1950. Louisiana history collection, 1699-1949. 543 items, 17 vols. (4 ms. vols., 13 printed vols.). Location: T:17, OS:T. Resident of New Orleans and collector of materials related to the history of New Orleans and Louisiana. Collection contains correspondence, research notes, and papers collected or prepared by Thompson related to New Orleans and Louisiana. Includes copies of manuscripts of the colonial, territorial and early statehood periods, maps, and photographs. Also included is a collection of watermarks. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 998.
  • Thompson, Edward B. Papers, 1819-1824. 7 items. Location: Misc.:T. Merchant of Rushville, Ohio. Letters from A. McLaughlin, Chillicothe, Ohio, to Edward B. Thompson pertaining to the sale of pork for domestic trade, and family matters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1519.
  • Thompson, Gilbert L. Papers, 1829-1854, undated (bulk 1837-1838). 0.3 linear ft. Location: 32:100, OS:T. Civil engineer and a sugar manufacturer who operated in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Contains manuscript records related to civil engineering and sugar manufacturing, personal and professional correspondence, deeds and acts of sale, bills and receipts, inventories, as well as oversized maps of Louisiana. Mss. 3638.
  • Thompson, H. Bolivar. Collection, 1885-1887, 1896-1899. 9 items, 2 vols. Location: UU:110. Resident of New Orleans and assistant state engineer of Louisiana. Personal papers of Thompson; and bound volumes and stapled records of the Spanish army in Cuba, for the period before and at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, pertaining to the military defenses at Havana. Records of the Spanish army are in Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1367.
  • Thompson, Josie. Papers, 1939-1995 (bulk 1946-1949). 1.25 linear ft. Location: X:14. Louisiana State University alumna and press correspondent for United Press International, who covered the Nuremberg Military Tribunals (1946-1949). Collection primarily consists of her typed reports of the trials and other events in post-WWII Germany. Also included are photographs, legal briefs, and personal items. Mss. 5046.
  • Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876. Letter, 1875 Sept. 6. 1 item. Location: Misc.:T. Chief State Engineer of Louisiana. Letter discusses plans for levee construction along the Mississippi River and the need for federal funding because poverty reduced tax revenues. He also lists former Confederates active on the Louisiana State Board of Engineers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3013.
  • Thompson, Waddy, 1798-1868, Letter, 1848 Jan. 14. 1 item. Misc.:T. Member of the Whig party of South Carolina who served in the state legislature, U.S. Congress, and as minister to Mexico. Letter written by Thompson requesting a correction be made to a published article about the extent of Thompson's support for the policies of President Polk's administration. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3666.
  • Thomson, Alexander, 1763-1803. Letter, 1801 September 11. 1 item. Location: Misc.:T. Scottish poet. Letter to London publishers Cadell and Davis asking them to undertake the London publication of his latest book of sonnets. Letter also refers to the sale of another of his books, Whist. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1350.
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