Moyer, H. P. Letter, 1874 Jan. 4. 1 item. Location: Misc.:M. Resident of Lebanon, Louisiana. Letter from H.P. Moyer, Lebanon, Pa., to W.C. Cole, New Orleans, La., concerning the poor health of his brother, John Moyer, in New Orleans. H.P. Moyer regrets that he cannot send for his brother because of his fragile health or come to see him in New Orleans. He adds that he is too poor to bring his brother's corpse home and asks Cole to bury him in the event of his death. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 222.

Lawrason, J. Bruns. Papers, 1866, 1938. 2 items. Location: Misc.:L. Letter commenting on Lawrason's article 'The Passing of the Old Factor,' in The Cotton Trade Journal (July 1938) together with a bill of sale (1866) from Richard Flower and Maes, New Orleans factors, used in writing the article. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1487.

Municipal Improvement Company. Record books, 1888-1908. 3 vols. Location: H:1. Ledger, minute book, and trial balance of the New Orleans Municipal Improvement Company from the year 1888 when the company was granted its charter until its liquidation in 1908. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 308.

S. Nosacka and Son. Poster, circa 1890s. 1 item. Location: OS:S. New Orleans, Louisiana, manufacturer. Poster advertising metal furniture, flower stands, hanging baskets, animal cages, and yard equipment. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1208.

Morgan Family Papers, 1772-1941 (bulk 1827-1911). 220 items, 7 vols. Location: Y:83, H:22. Planters and jurists of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Thomas Gibbes Morgan was a lawyer and judge. James Morris Morgan was a lawyer, planter, and journalist involved in politics. Relatives include the Frellsen, Hicky, Erksine, and Bunyan families. Correspondence, genealogical notes, family histories, and other papers document the Morgan, Frellsen, and related families. An autobiography by Margaret Benson Erksine (1840) describes her captivity with Shawnee Indians in Kentucky. Included is a grounds survey of the Baton Rouge State Capitol (1847) and a contract for the construction of a levee on Fairview Plantation, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2090.

Vieux Carré photographs, circa 1930.10 items. Location: E:. Photographs of New Orleans area scenes, including French Quarter buildings, St. Louis Cathedral, and a bayou scene. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3043.

Meyer, Eveleen. Announcement, 1915. 1 item. Location: Misc.:M. Announcement for a song recital in New Orleans, Louisiana. For further information, see onine catalog. Mss. 2525.

Miangolarra, Juan. Papers, 1836-1916. 61 items, 1 vol. Location: C:54, OS:M. Native of Spain and a resident of Havana, Cuba, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Papers contain information concerning Miangolarra's activities as commander of the Spanish Cazadores of New Orleans and the Louisiana Defendera, battalions of the Louisiana militia volunteers in the Confederacy. In Spanish. For further information, see onine catalog. Mss. 1184, 1216.

Medical ledger and scrapbook, 1854-1919 (bulk 1854-1863). 5 items, 1 vol. Location: M:19. Accounts of medical services received by prominent Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, residents and their slaves. Eleanor Marshall of Cheneyville, Greensburg, and New Orleans used the ledger as a scrapbook of poetry, local news, and short stories. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2297.

Moore, Eddie. Musical composition, 1893. 1 item [microfilm copy and enlargement print]. Location: Misc.:M, Mss. Mf.:M. A mulatto resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, studying music at a conservatory in Stuttgart, Germany. Musical composition, 'Mazurka d'encore,' by Moore. The composition is part of an autograph album of Rosa Frantz Harper. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1288.