Gertrude Calder papers, 1868-1962 | Louisiana Research Collection
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Collection Overview
Title: Gertrude Calder papers, 1868-1962
ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 128
Primary Creator: Calder, Gertrude.
Extent: 7.0 Boxes
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged by topic as follows: correspondence (1868-1961), bills and receipts (1886-1957), postcards and greeting cards (c. 1905-1945), and religious material (1928-1961).
The collection consists of seven boxes.
Subjects: Calder, Gertrude., Catholic Church -- Archdiocese of New Orleans (La.), Catholic Church -- United States., Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Church (New Orleans, La.), Smallpox., Yellow fever -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Forms of Material: Correspondence., Greeting cards., Postcards., Religious objects.
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection consists of personal letters and postcards from Gertrude Calder, her sister Helen, her aunt Mary Ann, and her great-aunt Mary Ann, from Alex Calder and his wife Catherine Rogers, and from other relatives and friends in Louisiana, Texas, the eastern United States, and Scotland. There are letters referring to a smallpox epidemic in Mermentau, Acadia Parish, Louisiana in 1900 and a 1905 yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans.
The collection also contains materials received primarily by Gertrude Calder from the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in New Orleans, the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and various charitable orders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.
Biographical Note
Subject/Index Terms
Calder, Gertrude.
Catholic Church -- Archdiocese of New Orleans (La.)
Catholic Church -- United States.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Church (New Orleans, La.)
Smallpox.
Yellow fever -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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: Gertrude Calder.
Acquisition Method: Gift.
Preferred Citation: Gertrude Calder papers, Manuscripts Collection 128, 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: 754964875
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Correspondence, 1868-1910],
[Box 2: Correspondence, 1911-1956],
[Box 3: Correspondence; other papers, bills and receipts, 1957-1961; 1886-1957],
[Box 4: Postcards and greeting cards, circa 1905-1945],
[Box 5: Religious material, 1934-1962, undated],
[Box 6: Religious material, 1928-1961],
[Box 7: Religious materials, 1911-1961],
[All]
- Box 7: Religious materials, 1911-1961
- Folder 1: Oblate Fathers, "Roses and Gold from...Our Lady of the Ozarks," Carthage, Missouri, 1949-1957
- Folder 2: Religious tracts and prayer leaflets, 1911-1939
- Folder 3: Marienhill Fathers, "Leaves from the Garden of St. Bernard," Detroit, Michigan, 1954-1957
- Folder 4: Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Holy Cross Fathers, New Orleans, 1918-1961
- Folder 5: Other New Orleans churches
- Folder 6: Other New Orleans churches
- Folder 7: Other New Orleans churches
- Folder 8: Unclassified
- Folder 9: Unclassified
- Folder 10: Unclassified
- Folder 11: Unclassified
- Folder 1: Oblate Fathers, "Roses and Gold from...Our Lady of the Ozarks," Carthage, Missouri, 1949-1957
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Correspondence, 1868-1910],
[Box 2: Correspondence, 1911-1956],
[Box 3: Correspondence; other papers, bills and receipts, 1957-1961; 1886-1957],
[Box 4: Postcards and greeting cards, circa 1905-1945],
[Box 5: Religious material, 1934-1962, undated],
[Box 6: Religious material, 1928-1961],
[Box 7: Religious materials, 1911-1961],
[All]
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