Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Children of Strangers, 1930-1937. 1 vol. (on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf.:S, vault:22. Saxon, an LSU alumnus, was a resident of Baton Rouge, La. He was a historian as well as a writer of fiction. Original manuscript of Saxon's only novel, Children of Strangers, published in 1937. The bound volume also contains a letter of presentation to Franz Blom (later Mrs. Peter G. Denker), photographs of two of the characters in Children of Strangers, and reviews from The Saturday Review, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans States, The New York Times, and The New Republic. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1410.

Séguin, James D., 1853-. Diary, 1870. 1 vol. Location: F:23. Resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Diary records reflects personal activities, social attitudes, comments on victory of the Radical Republicans in recent elections, and reports from the Franco-Prussian War. Diary also contains poetry and miscellaneous writings. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3127.

Harrington, William. Poem, ca. 1865-18901 item. Location:E:Imprints. Union soldier in the 40th Indiana Infantry, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia. Leaflet of 'The One-Armed Soldier,' a poem written by William Harrington, a Union soldier in the 40th Indiana Infantry wounded at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. Probably printed to be sold by permanently disabled Union veterans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1198.

Rouquette, Adrien, 1813-1887. Papers, 1840-1843, 1854-1860. 359 items, 27 vols. Location: A:15. Poet priest of Louisiana and 'Apostle of the Choctaw Indians' of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Poems, sermons, and notebooks of Adrien Emmanuel Rouquette. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 750, 1159.

Richardson, Carrie. Margaret Dixon scrapbook, 1935-1972. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:21. A native of New Orleans, Margaret Dixon was a journalist, editor, and dean of the Louisiana Capitol Press Corps. Scrapbook, compiled by Mrs. Roger W. Richardson, containing newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items which document Dixon's career as a journalist and editor of the Baton Rouge paper, Morning Advocate. Included are obituaries of Dixon. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3003.

Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Lafitte the Pirate, 1930-1932. 1 vol. (on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf.:S, vault:22. LSU alumnus, historian, writer, and resident of Baton Rouge, La. Original manuscript of Lafitte the Pirate by Lyle Saxon. The bound volume also contains a presentation letter, 1932, to Mrs. Franz Blom (later Mrs. Peter G. Denker) and a photograph of Saxon. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1715.

Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946. Miscellany, 1930, 1933-1934. 5 items. Vault:22. Louisiana writer. The Lyle Saxon Miscellany consists of four personal letters from Saxon to a friend, Mrs. Grace Arny of New Orleans (1933-1934) and a sketch by E.H. Suydam of the Napoleon House and Maspero's Exchange Coffee House, New Orleans (1930). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1469.

Richardson, Miles, 1932-. Papers, 1961-1975. 8 vols., 3 items. Location: 77:85. LSU professor of geography and anthropology. Fieldwork notes, observations, and daily account of an anthropologist doing fieldwork in Latin America. Included are manuscript copies of two of Richardson's books, two sets of proofs for those books, and a reprint of an article by Richardson. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2253.

Rees, Grover, 1891-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1991-1992. Transcript (22, 25 pages), 2 sound cassettes (2.5 hours). Location: L:4700.0078. Native of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and graduate of LSU (1912) and Harvard Law School (1915) who wrote a history of Breaux Bridge. Interview deals with his student years at LSU and Harvard; his book on Breaux Bridge; and his work at Gulf Oil Corporation. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0078.

Prentiss, Seargent S. Papers, 1788-1851. 35 items (photocopies). Location: A:9. Material used by Dallas C. Dickey in his publication 'Seargent S. Prentiss, Whig Orator of the Old South.' Papersl include correspondence between Prentiss and members of his family; newspaper articles; and material from the J. J. Crittenden Collection, Library of Congress. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 239.