Jastremski, Leon, 1843-1907. Papers, 1876-1889. 3 items. Location: Misc., OS:J. Polish-born Louisiana politician, journalist, and newspaper publisher who served as mayor of Baton Rouge (1876-1882) and United States consul in Callao, Peru (1893-1897). Documents concerning property purchased by General Leon Jastremski in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Kimmel, C. Letter, 1866. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from Rhode Island asking a friend to advertise in New Orleans and other Louisiana papers regarding the whereabouts of his son, probably a Union soldier. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2112.

Kent, Doris. Scrapbook, 1914-1919. 11 items, 1 ms. Vol. Location: Misc., H:24, OS:K. Native of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and newspaper reporter for the "New Orleans Times-Picayune." Scrapbook contains mementos of student days at Sophie Newcomb College, and newspaper clippings, letters, and telegrams reflecting her work as a reporter. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1268.

Howard, Ellen E. ( Ellen Elizabeth). Journal, ca.1866. 1 item. Location: Misc. H. Resident of Mississippi. Incomplete diary relates her travel experiences to New Orleans, Louisiana, social activities, and descriptions of the city and Mardi Gras, and a stage performance by the actor, Lawrence P. Barrett. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3877.

Hunt, Minnie C. Diary, 1866-1867. 1 vol. Location: J:19. Resident of New Orleans who was born in 1849. She lived on a cotton farm, 'Mulberry Farm', with her parents. Diary kept by Hunt while on an extended visit with relatives in Massachusetts after the Civil War. She describes her daily life, family matters, health, and a beach holiday in Maine. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4693.

James, Patricia Rordam. Manuscript, 1967. 48 items. Location: U:158. Research notes for and typewritten copy of Oral Reading in New Orleans From 1890 to 1900. (M. A. thesis, LSU, 1969). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2470.

Inman, B. R. (Benajah R.), b. 1820. Family Papers, 1808-1888. .2 linear ft. (68 items). Location: B:50. Planter of Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Inman inherited Smithland Plantation in 1863 from his aunt, Nancy Quine. Collection includes financial records; legal materials; correspondence; and miscellaneous and printed items. The financial and legal records document Smithfield Plantation and a dry goods store on it. Business letters to John Lee, a purchasing agent in New Orleans, deal with the price of cotton and other commodities. Slave bills of sale and labor contracts with sharecroppers are included. Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reel 11. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Illinois Central Railroad. Freight contract, 1883. 1 item. Location: Misc. Contract shipping oil and grease from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans, Louisiana, with the consignee, Severin Landry of Assumption, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1198.

Huber, Leonard V. Collection, ca. 1868-1885. 12 items. Location: E:Imprints. Reproductions from the Leonard V. Huber collection of prints, showing New Orleans Mardi Gras and levee activity, steamboat disasters, flood scenes, building of the World's Exposition at New Orleans, and the Battle of Liberty Place on September 14, 1874. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1513.

Huey P. Long painting, ca. 1935.1 item. Location: OS:L. Governor of Louisiana (1928-1932), and U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1932-1935). He was assassinated Sept. 8, 1935. Photographic reproduction of a painting by New Orleans artist John McCrady titled "The Shooting of Huey Long." It was commissioned by LIFE and reproduced in the magazine's June 26, 1939 issue. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2525.