Gertrude Calder papers, 1868-1962 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Gertrude Calder papers, 1868-1962Add to your cart.

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 128

Primary Creator: Calder, Gertrude.

Extent: 7.0 Boxes

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by topic as follows: correspondence (1868-1961), bills and receipts (1886-1957), postcards and greeting cards (c. 1905-1945), and religious material (1928-1961).

The collection consists of seven boxes.

Subjects: Calder, Gertrude., Catholic Church -- Archdiocese of New Orleans (La.), Catholic Church -- United States., Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Church (New Orleans, La.), Smallpox., Yellow fever -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Greeting cards., Postcards., Religious objects.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of personal letters and postcards from Gertrude Calder, her sister Helen, her aunt Mary Ann, and her great-aunt Mary Ann, from Alex Calder and his wife Catherine Rogers, and from other relatives and friends in Louisiana, Texas, the eastern United States, and Scotland. There are letters referring to a smallpox epidemic in Mermentau, Acadia Parish, Louisiana in 1900 and a 1905 yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans.

The collection also contains materials received primarily by Gertrude Calder from the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in New Orleans, the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and various charitable orders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.

Biographical Note

Gertrude Calder had a sister Helen, an aunt Mary Ann, and a great aunt Mary Ann as well as other relatives and friends from Louisiana, Texas the eastern United States, and Scotland. She collected religious material from the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in New Orleans, the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and various charitable orders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Her godchild is Gyrt Wagner.

Subject/Index Terms

Calder, Gertrude.
Catholic Church -- Archdiocese of New Orleans (La.)
Catholic Church -- United States.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Church (New Orleans, La.)
Smallpox.
Yellow fever -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: Gertrude Calder.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: Gertrude Calder papers, Manuscripts Collection 128, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1965.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Other Note: OCLC Number: 754964875

Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Correspondence, 1868-1910],
[Box 2: Correspondence, 1911-1956],
[Box 3: Correspondence; other papers, bills and receipts, 1957-1961; 1886-1957],
[Box 4: Postcards and greeting cards, circa 1905-1945],
[Box 5: Religious material, 1934-1962, undated],
[Box 6: Religious material, 1928-1961],
[Box 7: Religious materials, 1911-1961],
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Box 1: Correspondence, 1868-1910Add to your cart.
Box 2: Correspondence, 1911-1956Add to your cart.
Box 3: Correspondence; other papers, bills and receipts, 1957-1961; 1886-1957Add to your cart.
Box 4: Postcards and greeting cards, circa 1905-1945Add to your cart.
Box 5: Religious material, 1934-1962, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 1: Association of the Miraculous Medal, Perryville, Missouri, 1950-1952, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Capuchin Franciscan Fathers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1930-1960Add to your cart.
Includes material on: Toner Institute; Home for Boys; Seraphic Home Journal.
Folder 3: Confraternity of the Precious Blood at the Monastery, Brooklyn, New York, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Franciscan Brothers, Searcy, Arkansas, 1951-1961, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Franciscan Fathers, Loretto, Pennsylvania, 1951-1961, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Franciscan Fathers, Mount St. Francis, Indiana, 1947-1960, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Franciscan Fathers, Monastery of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Springdale, Connecticut, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Franciscan Friars of Atonement, Graymoor, Garrison, New York, 1934-1962, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: The Order of the Most Holy Trinity, Sacred Heart Monastery, Pikesville, Baltimore, Maryland, 1946-1957, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Home of the Good Samaritan, San Antonio, Texas and Stolberg, Germany, 1948-1960, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Marienhill Fathers, Detroit, Michigan, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Oblate Fathers, Mary Immaculate League, San Antonio, Texas, 1952-1957, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: National Shrine of the Little Flower, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus, Discalced Carmelite Fathers, San Antonio, Texas, 1934-1957, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Mother Mary Mission, Negro Apostolate of the Divine Savior, Phenix City, Alabama, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Norbertine Fathers, DePere, Wisconsin, 1951-1954, undatedAdd to your cart.
Box 6: Religious material, 1928-1961Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Fathers of the Oratory, The Oratory, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1957, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Passionist Missionaries, Union City, New Jersey, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Priests of the Sacred Heart, Hales Corner, Wisconsin, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: St. Ann's Church, Geddes, South Dakota, 1928-1957Add to your cart.
Folder 5: St. Anthony Messenger, Cincinnati, Ohio, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, South Dakota, 1957, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, Portland, Oregon, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Sisters of Charity, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1948-1961Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Society of the Divine Savior, St. Nazianz, Wisconsin, 1930-1960, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Society of the Divine Savior, Elkton, Maryland, 1948, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Tekakwitha Indian Orphanage, Sisseton, South Dakota, 1938-1954, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: "Truth!" New York, New York, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Other ordersAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Other ordersAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Other ordersAdd to your cart.
Box 7: Religious materials, 1911-1961Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Oblate Fathers, "Roses and Gold from...Our Lady of the Ozarks," Carthage, Missouri, 1949-1957Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Religious tracts and prayer leaflets, 1911-1939Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Marienhill Fathers, "Leaves from the Garden of St. Bernard," Detroit, Michigan, 1954-1957Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Holy Cross Fathers, New Orleans, 1918-1961Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Other New Orleans churchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Other New Orleans churchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Other New Orleans churchesAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: UnclassifiedAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: UnclassifiedAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: UnclassifiedAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: UnclassifiedAdd to your cart.

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Correspondence, 1868-1910],
[Box 2: Correspondence, 1911-1956],
[Box 3: Correspondence; other papers, bills and receipts, 1957-1961; 1886-1957],
[Box 4: Postcards and greeting cards, circa 1905-1945],
[Box 5: Religious material, 1934-1962, undated],
[Box 6: Religious material, 1928-1961],
[Box 7: Religious materials, 1911-1961],
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