Claudel family papers, 1817-1988 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Claudel family papers, 1817-1988Add to your cart.

Predominant Dates:1858-1983

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 862

Primary Creator: Claudel family.

Extent: 14.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection materials are arranged by family member as follows: 1) Thomas Hayes, 2) Alice Moser Claudel, 3) Calvin Andre Claudel, and 4) William Rivera. Publications and fragments of short stories by Alice and Calvin Claudel follow. Materials not by the Claudel family follow these. The collection consists of fourteen boxes.

Date Acquired: 08/27/1982

Subjects: Claudel, Alice Moser., Claudel, Calvin Andre., Claudel family., Folklore -- Louisiana., Hayes, Thomas., National League of American Pen Women. Cresent City Branch., Rivera, William M., Women poets, American -- 20th century.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Photographs., Poetry., Writings.

Languages: English, French

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of the correspondence, papers, and writings of several members of the Claudel family. There are the papers of Thomas Hayes, who preached at the Seamen's Bethel, which include clippings, correspondence, financial records, sermon notes, and religious material. His granddaughter, Alice Moser Claudel, was a poet, teacher, and editor of the New Laurel Review. Her papers contain correspondence, poetry, essays, New Laurel Review material, a biography, notes, and school papers. Alice Moser Claudel's husband, Calvin Claudel, was a professor of Romance languages and wrote about Louisiana folklore. His papers contain correspondence, writings on folklore, poems, essays, reviews, and a biography. Alice Claudel's son by a first marriage, William Rivera, is also represented in the collection by his correspondence, clippings, certificates, poetry, writings, and photographs. In addition, there are the papers of the National League of American Pen Women, Incorporated, Crescent City Branch as well as phonographic records of interviews of natives of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

Biographical Note

Alice Moser Claudel (1914-1982) was married to Calvin Andre Claudel (1916-1988) and was the granddaughter of Thomas Hayes. She was a poet, teacher, and editor of the New Laurel Review, a poetry review serial, and was born and died in New Orleans. She had one son, William M. Rivera, by a first marriage. Calvin Andre Claudel was born in Avoyelles Parish and died in Baton Rouge. He was a professor of Romance languages and wrote about Louisiana folklore. Thomas Hayes was president of the Temperance Society in 1883 and preached at the Seaman's Bethel.

Subject/Index Terms

Claudel, Alice Moser.
Claudel, Calvin Andre.
Claudel family.
Folklore -- Louisiana.
Hayes, Thomas.
National League of American Pen Women. Cresent City Branch.
Rivera, William M.
Women poets, American -- 20th century.

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: Dr. Calvin Claudel.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: Claudel family papers, Manuscripts Collection 862, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

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

Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Thomas Hayes papers],
[Box 2: Thomas and William Hayes papers],
[Box 3: Alice Moser Claudel papers],
[Box 4: Alice Claudel correspondence, 1920-1971],
[Box 5: Alice Claudel correspondence, 1972-1982],
[Box 6: Alice Claudel papers],
[Box 7: Calvin Andre Claudel papers],
[Box 8: Calvin Claudel papers and other manuscripts],
[Box 9: Calvin Claudel correspondence, 1932-1983],
[Box 10: William Rivera papers],
[Box 11: Alice and Calvin publications],
[Box 12: Alice and Calvin Claudel, fragments of essays and short stories],
[Box 13: Poems by poets other than Alice or Calvin Claudel],
[Box 14: Papers of the National League of American Pen Women, Incorporated, Crescent City Branch, 1953-1976],
[All]

Box 2: Thomas and William Hayes papersAdd to your cart.
Folder 1: Thomas Hayes correspondence, 1871-1881Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Thomas Hayes correspondence, 1882-1884Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Thomas Hayes correspondence, 1885-1889Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Thomas Hayes correspondence, 1890-1899Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Thomas Hayes correspondence, 1901-1904Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Thomas Hayes correspondence, 1905-1915Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Thomas Hayes correspondence, 1916-1917Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Thomas Hayes correspondence, 1918-1938Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Thomas Hayes receipts, 1901-1927Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Thomas Hayes photosAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Hayes, poemsAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Thomas Hayes religious poetryAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Dr. Hayes narcotic registration certificate, 1920Add to your cart.
Folder 14: William M. Hayes medical class notebooks, 1904-1905Add to your cart.
Folder 15: William M. Hayes medical class notebooks, 1905Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Medical notebooks, 1906Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Medical notebooks, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Medical notebooks, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: Medical notebook, 1906-1907Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Hayes, William notebooks, 1895-1898Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Hayes notebook, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: Bank deposit receipt, 1921, phone bill, 1920, meeting programAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: Kate Nicholls (Mrs. E.M. Nicholls) receipts for work on 1923 Calliope Street house (cousin of William C. McLeod), 1901-1927Add to your cart.

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Thomas Hayes papers],
[Box 2: Thomas and William Hayes papers],
[Box 3: Alice Moser Claudel papers],
[Box 4: Alice Claudel correspondence, 1920-1971],
[Box 5: Alice Claudel correspondence, 1972-1982],
[Box 6: Alice Claudel papers],
[Box 7: Calvin Andre Claudel papers],
[Box 8: Calvin Claudel papers and other manuscripts],
[Box 9: Calvin Claudel correspondence, 1932-1983],
[Box 10: William Rivera papers],
[Box 11: Alice and Calvin publications],
[Box 12: Alice and Calvin Claudel, fragments of essays and short stories],
[Box 13: Poems by poets other than Alice or Calvin Claudel],
[Box 14: Papers of the National League of American Pen Women, Incorporated, Crescent City Branch, 1953-1976],
[All]

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