Gertrude Calder papers

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Biographical Note

Administrative Information

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Correspondence

Correspondence

Correspondence; other papers, bills and receipts

Postcards and greeting cards

Religious material

Religious material

Religious materials

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Title: Gertrude Calder papers, 1868-1962

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

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.

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.

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