St. Martin family papers, 1732-1950 | Louisiana Research Collection
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Collection Overview
Title: St. Martin family papers, 1732-1950
Predominant Dates:1834-1949
ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 68
Primary Creator: St. Martin family.
Extent: 18.0 Boxes. More info below.
Arrangement:
Boxes 1-10 are arranged chronologically and include copies of marriage and baptismal certificates, and the correspondence of several generations of the St. Martin and Perret families. The correspondence for the period 1834-1839 is composed chiefly of letters from members of the Charles Perret and Drausin Perret families. The letters for the period 1846-1893 are of Louis St. Martin, his wife Louise Perret, and his children. There are also numerous letters to Louis St. Martin from friends and associates regarding his business affairs and his political career. The material for the period 1894-1947 is composed chiefly of the personal and business correspondence of three of the Louis St. Martin children. Between 1926 and 1949 most of the material pertains to the business activities of Armand E. St. Martin and Joseph Preston St. Martin.
Boxes 11-18 contain miscellaneous materials, including theatre programs, Mardi Gras mementos, and genealogical notes (Box 11); journals kept by various members of the family (Box 13); school notebooks (Box 14); printed political materials, 1852-1891 (Box 15); marriage announcements and death notices (Box 16); and photographs (Box 17).
In an oversized folder are several Louisiana newspapers of the 1880s.
The collection is arranged chronologically. The collection consists of 18 boxes and 1 oversize folder. The collection is 10.5 linear feet.
Date Acquired: 11/10/1964
Subjects: D'Arensbourg family., French Americans -- Louisiana -- History., Legislators -- United States., Louisiana -- Politics and government., New Orleans (La.) -- Genealogy., Perret family., St. Martin, Louis, 1820-1893., St. Martin family.
Forms of Material: Correspondence., Genealogies.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Biographical Note
Subject/Index Terms
D'Arensbourg family.
French Americans -- Louisiana -- History.
Legislators -- United States.
Louisiana -- Politics and government.
New Orleans (La.) -- Genealogy.
Perret family.
St. Martin, Louis, 1820-1893.
St. Martin family.
Administrative Information
Repository: Louisiana Research Collection
Alternate Extent Statement: 10.5 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: Isabel St. Martin Reynaud; Ruth St. Martin Ulmer; Hilda St. Martin Hartogh; Colonel Joseph Preston St. Martin, Jr.; Dr. Maurice Edward St. Martin.
Acquisition Method: Gift.
Preferred Citation: St. Martin family papers, Manuscripts Collection 68, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Processing Information: Collection processed in 1965.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.
Other Note: OCLC Number: 708090577
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Papers, 1732-1869],
[Box 2: Papers, 1870-1891],
[Box 3: Papers, 1892-1897],
[Box 4: Papers, 1898-1899],
[Box 5: Papers, 1900-1902],
[Box 6: Papers, 1903-1919],
[Box 7: Papers, 1920-1925],
[Box 8: Papers, 1926-1929],
[Box 9: Papers, 1930-1937],
[Box 10: Papers, 1938-1949],
[Box 11: Undated material, miscellaneous material],
[Box 12: Panola Company records, 1921-1941],
[Box 13: Journals, diaries],
[Box 14: Cancelled checks, school notebooks, other papers],
[Box 15: Printed materials, 1852-1891],
[Box 16: Newspaper clippings, 1855-1950],
[Box 17: Photographs, prints, and plates],
[Box 18: Empty mailed envelopes],
[[information restricted]],
[[information restricted]],
[Oversize folder 1: Newspapers],
[All]
- Oversize folder 1: Newspapers
L'Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orleans
1894 July 15 (incomplete)
1898 January 1 (incomplete)
1902 August 31 (incomplete)
Bicycle South, New Orleans
Volume 3, Number 5 (1889 May)
Daily Capitolian Advocate, Baton Rouge
1885 August 28
La Diamant, New Orleans
Volume 1, Numbers 20-26 (1887 July 1-August 14)
Le Figaro, Suplement Litteraire, Paris
1895 May 25
Le Meschacébé, Edgar P. O., Louisiana
1877 September 15
Le Meschacébé Journal Hebdomadaire, Reserve, Louisiana
1902 October 11
St. Bernard Eagle, St. Bernard, Louisiana
Volume 7, number 46 1884 October 2
Volume 7, number 47 1884 October 9
Volume 7, number 50 1884 October 30
Volume 7, number 51 1884 November 6
Volume 8, number 15 1885 February 26
Volume 8, number 19 1885 March 26
Volume 8, number 41 1885 August 27
Volume 8, number 42 1885 September 3
Volume 9, number 37 1886 October 2
The Times-Democrat, New Orleans
1886 September 16 This is the only copy of this issue at Howard-Tilton.
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Papers, 1732-1869],
[Box 2: Papers, 1870-1891],
[Box 3: Papers, 1892-1897],
[Box 4: Papers, 1898-1899],
[Box 5: Papers, 1900-1902],
[Box 6: Papers, 1903-1919],
[Box 7: Papers, 1920-1925],
[Box 8: Papers, 1926-1929],
[Box 9: Papers, 1930-1937],
[Box 10: Papers, 1938-1949],
[Box 11: Undated material, miscellaneous material],
[Box 12: Panola Company records, 1921-1941],
[Box 13: Journals, diaries],
[Box 14: Cancelled checks, school notebooks, other papers],
[Box 15: Printed materials, 1852-1891],
[Box 16: Newspaper clippings, 1855-1950],
[Box 17: Photographs, prints, and plates],
[Box 18: Empty mailed envelopes],
[[information restricted]],
[[information restricted]],
[Oversize folder 1: Newspapers],
[All]
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