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Manuscript Collections Kent, Doris. Scrapbook,
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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.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1914
Manuscript Collections Howard, Ellen E. ( Ellen Elizabeth)
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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.
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Manuscript Collections
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1866
Manuscript Collections Hunt, Minnie C.
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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.
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Manuscript Collections
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1866
Manuscript Collections Hunter-Taylor
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Hunter-Taylor family papers. 1848-1899, undated 346 items; 6 ms. vols. Location: W:27. Residents of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers of Sereno Taylor, minister and principal of Silliman Female College in Clinton, Louisiana, and his wife Mary Emerson Creed Taylor on family, education, and the Civil War. Collection includes letters of Confederate soldier Samuel Eugene Hunter. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 9-10. Filed under Taylor, Sereno. Family papers of Sereno Taylor and Samuel Eugene Hunter in Archives USA. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3024.
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Manuscript Collections
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1848
Manuscript Collections Jackson, Emma
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Jackson, Emma. Papers, 1914, undated 2 items. Location: Misc. Public school teacher and principal. Employment contract from Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, to teach as principal in the St. Paul (Colored) Public School (July 25, 1914) and a composition book of Emma Jackson, home economics teacher. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3437.
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Manuscript Collections
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1914
Manuscript Collections Hunter, Robert and Sarah Jane
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Hunter, Robert and Sarah Jane. Letters, 1846-1847. 9 items. Location: Misc:H. Letters exchanged between R. [Robert] A. Hunter while serving in the Louisiana State Senate, and his wife, Sarah Jane, residing either on their plantation or their summer home in the "Pine Woods" in Rapides Parish or in Alexandria. In addition to love letters, correspondence includes description of political activities and also his service as an officer in the Mexican War. She relates news of family, friends, crops, and other local happenings. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4072.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1846
Manuscript Collections Hulin, Aaron
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Hulin, Aaron. Letter, 1835. 1 item (2 pages). Location: Misc. Native of New York and school teacher in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Letter tells of financial problems responsible for leaving the North and cites advantages of being a school teacher in Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2381.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1835
Manuscript Collections Jackson, Isaac F., d. 1864?
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Jackson, Isaac F., d. 1864? Family Papers, 1827-1874 (bulk 1861-1869). 120 items, 2 vols. Location: E:41. Land owner, Amite County, Mississippi. He was married to Lettie V. Jackson (nee Wilson), also from Amite County. Papers are chiefly financial documents of the Jacksons and Wilsons. Legal papers include items related to the sale of land and litigation among family members. Correspondence includes personal letters of Isaac, Lettie, and Isaac's brother Joseph R. Kemp. Papers include the release of J. R. Kemp from a prisoner of war camp (1863). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 698.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1827
Manuscript Collections Jameson, M. Margaret
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Jameson, M. Margaret. Papers, 1958-1986. 1 linear ft. Location: 91:40. Dean of Women and Dean of Students at LSU. Papers consist of speeches and materials related to Jameson's activities in the LSU Womens Faculty Club, the Pan Hellenic Council, the Intercollegiate Association for Women Students, and associations of women administrators and deans. Cassette tapes of speeches given at administrative conferences are included. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4703.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1958
Manuscript Collections Hyde, Sue and E.
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Hyde, Sue and E. Letter, 1843. 1 item. Location: Misc. Residents of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Letter from Sue and E. Hyde, Jr., to Sophia L. Hyde, Baltimore, Maryland, requesting vaccine because of the poor quality of the vaccine used in Natchitoches. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1363.
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Manuscript Collections
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1843
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