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Manuscript Collections Family
Description
Family history project, 1972-1983. 6 linear ft. (photocopies).Location: 6:70-73, Mss. Mf.:F. Papers prepared by students of Dr. David Culbert, LSU History Department for his History 56 class. Family histories pertain mainly to the lives of the writers' grandparents and include information about American social and economic conditions in the first half of the twentieth century, especially in Louisiana. Copies of photographs and pertinent family documents are also included. The family photograph album of Marva Kador (#174) is available on microfilm. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2775.
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Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1972
Manuscript Collections Goodman, J. Harvey
Description
Goodman, J. Harvey. Bibliographical compilation, 1893-1935. 27 items and 1 ms. vol. Location: E:51. Resident of New Orleans. Bibliographical compilation containing native Louisiana authors, writers whose works pertain to the state, and artists of Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1529.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1893
Manuscript Collections Read, William A. 'Festschrift'
Description
Read, William A. 'Festschrift' papers, 1937-1941. 123 items. Location: UU:128. LSU professor in the Department of English. Correspondence and manuscripts of articles from contributors to "Studies for William A. Read: A Miscellany Presented by Some of His Colleagues and Friends" (LSU Press, 1940), a volume honoring Professor Read upon his retirement in 1939. Correspondence is addressed to Nathaniel M. Caffee and Thomas A. Kirby, the editors of the volume. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1963.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1937
Manuscript Collections Exquisite Corpse
Description
Exquisite Corpse records, ca. 1961- [ongoing]. 11 linear ft. Location: Range 41. Correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, and papers related to publication of the journal, Exquisite Corpse, edited by Andrei Codrescu. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4045.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1961
Manuscript Collections Engle, Paul
Description
Engle, Paul. Manuscripts, 1947, 1950, 1951. 13 items. Location: UU:128. English professor. Three poems 'Telephone,' 'Babe Ruth,' and 'Electric' included in Paul Engle, The Word of Love (1951); 1947 Christmas card from Paul and Mary Engle; typewritten copies of the poems; and printed descriptive cards prepared for an exhibit. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1962.
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Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1947
Manuscript Collections Eaton, Walter Prichard, 1878-1957
Description
Eaton, Walter Prichard, 1878-1957. Letters, 1935. 2 items. Location: Misc. American author, literary critic and educator. Letters predict future reputations of contemporary writers and discuss the impact of the play, Tobacco Road. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2912.
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Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1935
Manuscript Collections Dufour, Charles L.
Description
Dufour, Charles L. Digest, 1861-1862, 1959. 1 vol. [on microfilm]. Location: Mss. Mf.:D. Historian and author.Research notes taken from New Orleans newspapers and other sources pertaining to New Orleans prior to the Federal occupation in 1862, collected by Charles L. Dufour for a book on the fall of the city during the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1536.
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1861
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