Hoguet, Major Alexandre. Oral history interview, 1908-1957. 1 sound cassette, (1 hour), transcript (47 pages). Location: L:4700.0040. Louisiana native, resident of Baton Rouge, and LSU Professor of French. Discussion of campus life during WWI. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0040.

Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge Parish. Papers, 1776-1919 (bulk 1915-1919). 451 items. Location: UU:127, OS:H, 98. Records consist of administrative files (1915-1919), clippings related to WWI and the Baton Rouge Municipal Centenary, and the papers of Philemon Thomas and Colonel George Morgan. Papers of Philemon Thomas concern the construction of a memorial tablet. Papers of Col. Morgan [photocopies] include his commission as Agent of Indian affairs (Apr 10, 1776), letter from the Marquis de Lafayette to George Washington, and a letter by Thomas Jefferson commenting on Colonel Morgan's loyalty in the Burr Conspiracy (1822). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 131, 893, 1227.

Louque, Charles. Papers, 1838-1909. 518 items, 3 vols. Location: UU:112. Native of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, prominent New Orleans attorney, and Louisiana state senator. Papers document his legal activities and participation in the economic development of New Orleans. The collection includes postcard views of LSU and Baton Rouge. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1473.

Gianelloni, Vivian Joseph, 1892-1957. Papers, 1916-1918. 175 items, and 36 vols. Location: 79:55-56, OMC-3, 98. LSU alumnus, sugar technologist. Served as a lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces, WWI. Papers relate to military training and chiefly consist of course material, class papers, lecture notes, outlines of study, examinations, and text books. The collection includes a manuscript "Officer's Register" volume, photographs of a United States Army parade, detailed maps of France. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1939.

Gibson, George T. Letters, 1917. 45 items. Location: B:13. Family letters from an American lieutenant in Liverpool, England. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2451.

Gautier, James Donavan, Jr. Correspondence, 1937, 1941-1945. 68 items. Location: T:19. Corporal in the United States Air Corps in World War II. Correspondence from his parents and the War Department relating to his internment as a prisoner of War by the Japanese Government in a military prison in the Philippine Islands; and a letter (1937) from Gautier when a student at LSU. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1855.

Rhind-Gardner Family Papers, 1715-1926 (bulk 1811-1855). .3 linear ft., 2 mss. vols. Location: E:18, G:20. Merchants of Augusta, Georgia. Papers are comprised of family letters; slave documents; business and miscellaneous papers. Correspondence pertains to business arrangements, cotton crops, family news, health, and slavery. Other topics inlcude the Civil War, the Seminole War, and WWI. Business papers contain accounts, receipts, and a court document. Miscellaneous papers consist of poetry, lists of roses, ephemera, and a diploma. Volumes consist of a photo album and scrapbook. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3576.

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

Fraude, Wolfgang. Elegy, circa 1943. 1 item. Location: Misc. German soldier killed during the battle on the beachhead of Salerno, Italy, in September 1943. Typed manuscript signed with initials found by an American soldier. An original composition, in poetic prose, it deals with an episode which tests and reaffirms the comradeship between three soldiers. In German with English translation. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3634.

Ellis, John Hamilton, 1894-1971. John Hamilton and Harriet Boyd Ellis Papers, 1895, 1899, 1919-1971, undated 35 items, 2 printed volumes. Location: 79:117, OS:E. Letters of a soldier written from France, including one describing the underground city of Verdun. Mrs. William BoothÆs correspondence of the Salvation Army to the A.E.F forces. An honorable discharge from WWI. A printed roster of the 114th Engineers, 1st Corps, A.E.F. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4092.