Augustin and Wogan families papers, 1803-1936 | Louisiana Research Collection

Scope and Contents: The collection consists of family papers, primarily of the Augustin family, with notes and papers of the Wogan family. In addition, there are writings by Jeanne Wogan Arguedas, who wrote under the pen name Anne Labranche. The Augustin family papers consist of records of Jean Augustin and his wife Marie Sauton as well as a petition signed by prominent New Orleanians in favor of Honorable Donatien Augustin, Judge of the Fifth District Court (1857). There are genealogies for the Wogan family as well as other related families, including Mandeville, Almonaster, Morant, Livaudais, Trepagnier, and d'Herbigny. The Jeanne Wogan Arguedas material includes writings, notes, translations, printed material, and clippings, primarily on Creole culture.