Thomas Ewing Dabney papers, 1833-1969 | Louisiana Research Collection

Title: Thomas Ewing Dabney papers, 1833-1969

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 229

Extent: 29.0 Boxes

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Scope and Contents: The collection consists of correspondence, typescripts, biographical material, and newspaper clippings. Thomas Ewing Dabney was a journalist for the Times Picayune as well as a prolific writer on the history and customs of Louisiana and the South, especially New Orleans. There are manuscripts of articles, novels, a play, and histories.

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Box 1: Correspondence; biographical material, 1856-1969
Box 2: "Drama of the Mississippi"
Box 3: "Fabulous Decades"
Box 4: "General Beauregard Comes Home"
Box 5: "History of Louisiana"
Box 6: "A History of New Orleans"
Box 7: "A History of New Orleans"
Box 8: "A History of New Orleans"
Box 9: "Man of Light: The Story of James H. Caldwell"
Box 10: "Obligation"
Box 11: "Public Service of New Orleans"
Box 12: "The Squirm"
Box 13: Untitled manuscript dealing with history and customs of New Orleans; series of articles: "Drama of the Mississippi" written in Socorro, New Mexico, undated; 1948-1950
Box 14: Adah to Bones
Box 15: Boring Fool to Civil Rights
Box 16: Classical to Early Drama
Box 17: Early Education to First Steamboat
Box 18: Flat to Haunted
Box 19: He Made a Hand to Keeping
Box 20: Kelly to Marie Laveau
Box 21: Mark Twain to New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad
Box 22: New Orleans to One Hundred
Box 23: One to Redevelopment
Box 24: Registered to Sopaipillas
Box 25: Southern to Vicksburg
Box 26: Visions to Yellow
Box 27: Notes on articles in Boxes 14 through 26
Box 28: Articles by other authors
Box 29: Newspaper clippings; Round Table Club Invitations, 1833-1969