Sommer, Ray, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1982. Transcript (23 pages), 1 sound cassette (45 min.). Location: L:4700.0058. Baton Rouge native and employee of the Office of Records and Registration at LSU in the 1920s. Interview deals with Sommer's experience working at LSU. She mentions the move to the new campus in 1926 and student life. She also mentions Mrs. A.M. Herget, Dean of Women, and the advances of women's status on the LSU campus in the 1920s. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0058.

Smith, Mrs. Bel W. Letter, 1865. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Resident of Baton Rouge. Letter to Mrs. Daigre regarding the rental of her home. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 396.

Shute, Dora. Autograph book, 1804-1918 (bulk 1862-1865). 1 vol. Location: J:5. Volume of inscribed and inserted autographs of Confederate military and political leaders and others, apparently compiled mostly in New Orleans from 1862-1865. Volume also includes several Civil War letters collected by Shute and two addressed to her. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 31. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 791.

Shute, Mrs. James D. Record book, 1863. 1 item, 1 vol. Location: J:5. Record of clothing, shoes, bedding, toilet articles, tobacco and other personal items supplied to Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners and hostages quartered in federal prisons in New Orleans and Algiers, La. Mrs. James D. Shute and Mrs. Duncan Hennan of New Orleans were granted permission by Brigadier General James Bowen, Provost Marshal General, Dept. of the Gulf, to distribute these supplies. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 791.

Sibley, Mary Lou (Mary Lou Richardson), b. 1880. Papers, 1807-1971. 22 items. Location: Misc:S. Miscellaneous items and notes illustrating Mary Lou Sibley's involvement in Baptist churches, particularly the Gilgal Baptist Church in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; Richardson family history; and photographs of the First Baptist Church in Shreveport. Included are photographs of engines and trains. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3454.

Sitwell, Sacheverell. Letter, 1938 August 26. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. English writer. Letter from Sitwell, vacationing in Tunisia, to Frederick Dawson, commenting on the veiled and beautifully dressed women of the harem of the Bey of Tunis and of other Tunisians, who are also summer visitors. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 965.

Riefenstahl, Leni. Oral history interview, 1979 September 5. 3 cassette tapes, 1 ms. vol. Location: 4700.0053. German actress and filmmaker. Taped interview with Leni Riefenstahl. Topics include a discussion of her production of official documentaries for the Nazi regime during the 1930's and her personal contacts with Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking government and party officials. Included are a typed transcription and a translation from German into English of an edited version. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0053.

Scott, M. J. Letter, 1864 June 3. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Civilian living in Covington, Louisiana, during the Civil War. Letter addressed to Scott's sister-in-law negotiating with her to take over care of his two young daughters because the Civil War had ruined him financially. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3621.

Ripley, Mrs. E. Letter, 1909. 1 item [typed copy]. Location: Misc.:R. Resident of New York. Letter published in the New Orleans Times Democrat gives supplementary facts to an article on the musical history of New Orleans. It describes in detail a fancy dress ball given by Joseph Kennedy at the New Orleans Mint in the 1850s. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 369.

Richmond, Jane. Diary, 1911-1914. 1 ms. Vol. (on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf.:R. Housewife of Jena, Louisiana. Diary records daily events of household and activities of children. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2767.