Peters, LeMonnier and Lastrapes families papers, 1711-1968 | Louisiana Research Collection

By Ariel St.Etienne and Deirdre Barr

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Collection Overview

Title: Peters, LeMonnier and Lastrapes families papers, 1711-1968

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 8

Primary Creator: Peters family.

Other Creators: Lastrapes family., LeMonnier family.

Extent: 6.5 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The collection consists of 7 boxes and 18 volumes. It is 6.5 linear feet.

Date Acquired: 10/11/1944

Languages: French, English, Spanish;Castilian

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of documents for the Peters, LeMonnier, and Lastrapes families. These three families are connected by marriage, and eventually all resided in New Orleans, Louisiana. With family origins in France, many of the family documents within the collection are in French. The collection contains significant correspondence between the Lastrapes family in New Orleans and their relatives, the Souët family in Castelnaudary, France, where the family originated.

The collection includes birth, baptismal, marriage and death certificates, personal letters, newspaper clippings that concern the families, business letters and documents, and other personal paper material such as pictures and autograph albums.

Biographical Note

The Peters family, originally from Canada, moved to New Orleans and played a large role in developing the public school system. The city honored the family and their contribution to the school system by naming a public school after Samuel Jarvis Peters. The family was also connected through marriage to the Lastrapes and LeMonnier families, two prominent New Orleans families.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Alternate Extent Statement: 6.5 linear feet

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: Edwin Lastrapes.

Preferred Citation: Peters, LeMonnier and Lastrapes families papers, Manuscripts Collection 8, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Finding aid created by intern Ariel St. Etienne. Additional inventory data entry by Deirdre Barr.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Letters and documents, 1711-1939],
[Box 2: Letters, bills, receipts, stamps, paper money, etc., 1940-1969 and undated],
[Box 3: Newspapers clippings, magazine clippings, pictures, menus, etc., 1850-1973 and undated],
[Box 4: Family pictures and photographs, undated],
[Box 5: LeMonnier ledgers, Peters autograph albums, & microfilm, 1850-1945],
[Box 6: Photo album, negative film files, post card booklet, booklets, 1837 and undated],
[Box 7: Letters (in French), newspaper clippings, stamps, programs, certificates, 1837-1967 and undated],
[Volume 1: Record of Deaths- Dr. Y.R. Le Monnier, 1870-1913],
[Volume 2: The Constitution of Henry A. Bullard, 1851],
[Volume 3: Scrapbook, 1924-1932],
[Volume 4: Scrapbook, 1923-1932],
[Volume 5: Scrapbook, 1932-1936],
[Volume 6: Scrapbook, 1935-1937],
[Volume 7: Scrapbook, 1937],
[Volume 8: Scrapbook, 1920-1968],
[Volume 9: Scrapbook, 1906-1945],
[Volume 10: Scrapbook, undated],
[Volume 11: Edwin P. Lastrapes Puerto Rican Rum, 1953],
[Volume 12: Scrapbook, undated],
[Volume 13: Scrapbook, undated],
[Volume 14: Scrapbook, undated],
[Volume 15: Scrapbook, undated],
[Volume 16: By Gum!, undated],
[Volume 17: By Gum!, undated],
[Volume 18: By Gum!, undated],
[All]

Volume 15: Scrapbook, undated