Dayries, Provosty Arthur, 1895-1964. Papers, 1938-1961. 2.45 linear feet. Location: 32:136-137. Provosty Arthur Davis served as Superintendent of Police for the New Orleans Police Department from 1954-1960. These papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, statement transcriptions, internal memoranda, published materials, newspapers and clippings created and accumulated by Provosty Arthur Dayries primarily during his leadership role between 1954 and 1961. They concern New Orleans Police Department personnel changes, internal investigations and trials. Mss. 3320.

Tate, General Foster Joseph. Photograph album, circa 1920-1929. 0.20 linear ft. Location: 65:2. Foster Joseph Tate was a field artillery officer who commanded a division in Italy during World War II and was awarded the Legion of Merit for his service. The photograph album (unbound) contains 103 black and white gelatin silver prints mounted on paper showing scenes from several locations in Louisiana during the 1920s. Mss. 4963.

La Villebeuvre, Jean Ursin and Family. Papers, 1803-1917, undated (bulk 1840-1880). 1.75 linear ft. Location: W: 91-93, J:4, OS:L. Jean Ursin La Villebeuvre and his son, Elie Farault La Villebeuvre, were commission merchants in New Orleans, Louisiana. The collection includes the Papers of the La Villebeuvre family and the related Jourdain, Peytavin, Gray, Forstall, Roman, Peters, Toledano, and Hyman families of New Orleans and St. James Parish. Contents include business and legal records, account books, family letters, personal papers, and photographs. Mss. 812, 1208. 

Robinson, Chester B. Photographs, 1950. 0.2 linear ft. Location: 19:10. Commercial photographer specializing in photographic wall decor. Color 35mm slides, color 120mm negatives, black/white 4 x 5 negatives, and 35mm black and white negatives are present. Scenes depicted include Louisiana landscapes, agriculture, the seafood industry, plantations, Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, the State Capitol, and Louisiana State University. Portraits of African Americans include the caretaker of The Cottage plantation. Mss. 4685.

Swaye, Frank J. Collection, circa 1839-1999, (bulk 1955-1969). 0.75 linear ft. Location: V:99, 104:-105. Materials related to Swaye's studies as a student in geography at Louisiana State University. Materials cover field research of the Mississippi River Delta and South Pass mudlumps (1966-1970). Field notes and photographs by Fred B. Kniffen cover trips to False River and Pierre Part, Louisiana (circa 1955). Collection materials comprise research-related photographs, slides, field notes, maps, printed materials, and news clippings. Mss. 5212.

Campbell, Zoe J. Diaries, 1856-1866. 5 items; 10 volumes. Location: P:1, Misc: C. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 4-5. Resident of New Orleans; daughter of James and Zoe Lambert Campbell and sister of Lambert Campbell, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. Diaries document expenses, condolence visits, and piano lessons. Beginning in May 1861, they deal with the Civil War, including events in occupied New Orleans. Papers also include a funeral announcement for Campbell and a personal letter. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1274.

de Caro Francis A. and Rosan A. Jordan. Collection. 1956-2009, undated (bulk 1966-2003). 13 linear ft. Location: 11:19, 15:15-21. De Caro and Jordan were folklorists, authors, and Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) professors. The collection includes personal and professional correspondence, writings, exhibitions, photographs, printed items consisting of brochures, handbills, newspapers, and posters; and topical files that document de Caro's folklore class at LSU, his work with the Louisiana Folklife Commission, and Jordan's work with the women's movement. Writings as well as exhibitions comprise material primarily related to folklore within Louisiana and British colonial life in India. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3197, 4089, 4164.

Aerial Photographs of New Orleans, circa 1985. 0.3 linear ft. Location: 119:3. Thirty-nine (39) black and white photographs featuring aerial views of the New Orleans French Quarter, or Vieux Carré. Area boundaries extend from North Rampart Street to the Mississippi River, between Bienville Street and Esplanade Avenue. Images appear to be sequential, taken on the same day circa 1985. Landmarks include Jackson Square, the Pontalba Buildings, the Louisiana Supreme Court building, various hotels, and the newly renovated Jackson Brewery shopping center. Mss. 5150.

Welsh, William Calvin and Family. Papers, circa 1880-1935, undated (bulk circa 1880-1900). 1 linear ft., 21 vols. Location: 53: Family from Poplarville, Mississippi, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Consists of family recipes, grocery receipts, photographs, manuscript volumes, and printed items collected and created by the Welsh family. Mss. 3879.

Verret, Theodule. Papers, 1804-1894, undated (bulk 1850-1870). 1 linear ft. Location: E:38, OS:V. Business owner, justice of the peace, and parish treasurer from Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, La. Primarily business papers concerning the rent or lease of his property in New Orleans, his sawmill and lumber business, and his position as parish treasurer. Receipts, bills, and contracts are present as well as personal letters and printed materials. Some records are in French.