John S. Kendall papers, 1889-1959 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: John S. Kendall papers, 1889-1959

Predominant Dates:1911-1959

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 251

Primary Creator: Kendall, John S. (John Smith), 1874-1965.

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic, then chronologically, as follows: personal papers, manuscripts, printed materials, and crepe worn at Jefferson Davis' funeral. The collection is made up of one box and nineteen volumes.

Date Acquired: 06/00/1954. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Authors and publishers., Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972., Cox, Paul E., Journalists -- Louisiana -- New Orleans., Kane, Harnett, T. (Harnett Thomas), 1910-1984., Kendall, John S. (John Smith), 1874-1965., Kendall, Lucy Gray., Long, Russell B., Moore, Frederick, 1877-, Thomas, Frederick Folger, b. 1885.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Typescripts.

Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of personal and business letters to John Smith Kendall from friends, family, and some former associates from the Times-Picayune. Correspondents include F.F. Thomas, Jr., editor of Far Afield, in which several of Kendall's poems were published; Paul E. Cox, an old Times-Picayune friend; Frederick Moore, author of With Japan's Leaders; Lucy Gray of Nashville, a cousin; Harnett Kane of New Orleans; Louisiana State University Press and Alabama Press; Representative Hale Boggs, and Senator Russell Long. There are also several typescripts of Kendall's works, including The Cathedral of St. Peter, The Roman Forum, Via Appia-Via Ostiensis, and his printed works, An Alphabet of Animals, The Beggar Maid, and A Debt of Honor. In addition, there are a number of bound volumes in English and Spanish.

Biographical Note

John Smith Kendall was Professor of Spanish at Tulane University and was, for several years, on the staff of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He is the author of the three-volume History of New Orleans, The Golden Age of the New Orleans Theatre, and number articles. Some of his other works include The Cathedral of St. Peter, The Roman Forum, Via Appia-Via Ostiensis, An Alphabet of Animals, The Beggar Maid, and A Debt of Honor.

Subject/Index Terms

Authors and publishers.
Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972.
Cox, Paul E.
Journalists -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Kane, Harnett, T. (Harnett Thomas), 1910-1984.
Kendall, John S. (John Smith), 1874-1965.
Kendall, Lucy Gray.
Long, Russell B.
Moore, Frederick, 1877-
Thomas, Frederick Folger, b. 1885.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Accruals: Additional material added to the collection through 1985.

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: Mrs. John S. Kendall.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: John S. Kendall papers, Manuscripts Collection 251, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1956.

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

Other Note: OCLC Number: 758975955

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: John S. Kendall papers],
[Volume 1: "La Litteratura Castellana", 1922],
[Volume 2: "La Litteratura Espanola en el Siglo de Oro", 1924],
[Volume 3: "La Litteratura Hispano-Americana Contemporanea" volume I, 1930],
[Volume 4: "La Litteratura Hispano-Americana Contemporanea" volume II, 1930-1933],
[Volume 5: "Estudios en la Literatura Espanola del Siglo de Oro", 1934],
[Volume 6: "Enasyos Literarios", 1936],
[Volume 7: "The Central Americans", undated],
[Volume 8: "The Central Americans" revised copy, undated],
[Volume 9: "The Lords of Misrule", 1920-1936],
[Volume 10: "New Orleans in the Horse and Buggy Days", 1925-1936],
[Volume 11: "Crime in New Orleans", 1930],
[Volume 12: "Music in New Orleans", 1939],
[Volume 13: "Historical Collections in New Orleans" in North Carolina Historical Review, volume VII number 4, pages 463-476, 1930 October],
[Volume 14: Early copy of "Dear Dorothy Dix" with letter to Kendall from Harnett Kane],
[Volume 15: "Estudios En La Literatura Espanola Del Renacimiento", 1933-1934],
[Volume 16: "Essays Literary and Historical", 1936],
[Volume 17: "El Renacimiento En Espana", 1929],
[Volume 18: The Renaissance in Spain", 1933-1934],
[Volume 19: "Spain in the Middle Ages", 1936-1937],
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Volume 11: "Crime in New Orleans", 1930