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Manuscript Collections Thilly, Frank
Description
Thilly, Frank. Notebooks, 1888-1889. 7 vols. Location: H:20. Notebooks of Professor Frank Thilly while attending the University of Heidelberg contain lecture notes on logic, ethics, and general philosophy courses. Part in German. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 498, 520.
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Manuscript Collections
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1888
Manuscript Collections Thomas, David
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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.
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1838
Manuscript Collections Toland, Bessie
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Toland, Bessie. Scrapbook, 1934-1935. 1 ms. vol. Location: G:18. School teacher of Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Award winning scrapbook consists of clippings of news stories from various Louisiana newspapers describing pageants, plays, musical performances, and other events held in celebration of the tercentenary in Louisiana high schools. Also included are articles describing the history of various Louisiana high schools and observances of the tercentenary in Jeanerette, La., Bessie Toland's hometown.. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1934
Manuscript Collections Swayne, Wager
Description
Swayne, Wager. Letter, 1872 April 19. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Attorney of Toledo, Ohio. Letter to the President of the United States recommends for employment T. W. Conway, a former U.S. army chaplain involved in African American education in Reconstruction Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2899.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1872
Manuscript Collections Stumberg, Jo, 1902-, interviewee
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Stumberg, Jo, 1902-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1978. Transcript (109 pages); 2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 50 minutes). Location: L:4700.0061. Baton Rouge educator. Interview discusses campus life, Strumberg's first Master's thesis on women's occupations in Baton Rouge, and her career as elementary school teacher and LSU teacher. She mentions being fired by Huey Long, the expansion of LSU, and the status of women in 1920-1930s. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0061.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1978
Manuscript Collections Taylor, Cecil G., 1909- interviewee
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Taylor, Cecil G., 1909- interviewee, Oral history interview. 12 sound cassettes (14 hours), Transcript (590 p.). LSU French professor, assistant to the president, dean of arts and sciences, and chancellor. In a series of 8 interviews, Taylor describes his career as a French professor and administrator at LSU. He describes his family background, his education at the University of North Carolina, and his French language studies and Cajun French. He also describes Baton Rouge beginning in the 1930s, Huey Long and Louisiana politics, and the desegregation of education in Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0071.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1930
Manuscript Collections Stokes, Joel A.
Description
Stokes, Joel A. Family Papers, 1863-1898. 140 items. Location: E:35. Druggist and retail liquor and tobacco dealer of Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi. Business papers consist chiefly of bills and tax receipts for Stokes' drug business. Personal papers include a Civil War letter from J. W. Courtney to his family and a series of letters from Lilly Stokes, a teacher in Osyka, to her brother J. J. Stokes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 685.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1863
Manuscript Collections Taylor, Charles E. Papers
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Taylor, Charles E. Papers, 1848. 11 items, 1 vol. Location: Misc.:T, H:14. Resident of Clinton, Louisiana, and president of Silliman College. Play, poem, and sketch of early life by Charles E. Taylor. Bound volume contains a group of school orations. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 415.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1848
Manuscript Collections Stearns, John Barker, 1894
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Stearns, John Barker, 1894. Letter, 1946 August 5. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Professor of classical philology. Letter to Miss Ione E. Burden, Director of Social Activities, LSU, discussing a survey of rules for student conduct at Dartmouth College. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2600.
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Manuscript Collections
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1946
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