Grindley, George. Letter: Washington, D.C. to LeGardeur, New Orleans, La., 1891 January 26. 1 item (4 pages). Location: Misc:G. Letter mentions a bill relating to business interests which Grindley and LeGardeur wish to have passed by Congress; dealings with Cusimano and Co.; problems with the Post Office; Grindley's wife and children in New Orleans; and his work in Washington. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4607.

Grand Isle Hotel. Account books, 1879-1898. 7 items, 4 vols. Location: Misc:G, G:6. Hotel in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and probably owned by John F. Kranz, the president of the Crescent City Ice Company of New Orleans. Collection includes a cashbook, a ledger, a guest register, bills, and receipts of the hotel. The cashbook of Kranz contains accounts with fishing boats (or 'smacks') and fish dealers, and related accounts of expenses for fishing gear, bait, and ice. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1144.

Gasquet, Marshall J. Records, 1885-1906. 2 items, 8 vols. Location: H:21. New Orleans attorney (1892) and later a member of the law firm of Gasquet, Rutherfurd, and Putnam of New York City. Office diaries, notebooks, and record books of Gasquet pertaining chiefly to office appointments and routine office matters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1229.

Fuqua, Henry Luce, 1865-1926. Speech, 1923 November 16. 1 item. Location: Misc. General manager of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (1916-1923) and governor of Louisiana (1924-1926). Printed copy of speech delivered at the Athenaeum, New Orleans, relative to his candidacy for governor. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2571.

Garland, Henry L., 1866-1970. Collection, 1907, 1916, 1924-1943. 13 items and 2 ms. vols. Location: B:14. New Orleans lawyer and native of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Thomas Jefferson Howard statement of delinquent city taxes, interest and costs due City Treasury, New Orleans, June 10, 1907; eleven bookkeeping reports from J. Dudenhefer approved by a teacher, M. L. Taylor; and two memorandum books. For further information, see see online catalog. Mss. 2140.

Garland, Henry L., 1866-1970. Collection, 1857-1901, undated 17 items and 24 ms. vols. Location: Misc.:G, N:3-4. New Orleans lawyer and native of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Professional records consisting of abstract of titles prepared from St. Tammany Parish records; index to St. Tammany conveyance records; and legal file on the case of Emmett T. Moody and Louis T. Heintz versus Zachariah Strain and Mrs. W. C. Heintz. Collection also includes an index to Garland's personal library. For further information, see see online catalog. Mss. 1788, 1978.

Variete Association (New Orleans, La.). Stock certificate, 1870. 1 item. Location: Misc.:V. Stock certificate of La Variete Association of New Orleans issued to J. A. Stevenson and signed by M. O. H. Norton, President, and John Crickard, Secretary. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1189.

Frost, Meigs O. Stories, 1936. 1 item. Location: Misc. Typewritten copy of 'Strange Stories Behind New Orleans' Streets' Names,' by Meigs O. Frost, published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune in August and September, 1936. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 965.

Fleming's patent medicine. Advertisement, ca. 1870-1900. 1 item. Location: E:Imprints. Proprietor of Fleming's Patent Medicine Depot, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Advertisement for his products. For further information, onlone catalog. Mss. 1189.

Verret, Theodule. Papers, 1804-1894 (bulk 1850-1870). .5 linear ft. (634 items). Location: E:38. Sawmill and lumber business owner in Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and justice of the peace and parish treasurer. Verret also owned property in New Orleans. Papers concern the rent or lease of Verret's property in New Orleans, his sawmill and lumber business in Mandeville, and his position as parish treasurer. Included are letters from Louisiana Superintendent of Education Robert Lusher. Some letters in French; one item in Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 905.