Ethel Hutson papers

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Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Correspondence regarding Woman's Suffrage and photographs

Woman's Suffrage manuscripts; printed manuscripts and press releases

Woman's Suffrage newspaper clippings

Letters of recommendation and correspondence

Correspondence and utility bills

Manuscripts and Lafcadio Hearn material

Manuscripts and printed material

Newspaper clippings

Newspaper clippings

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Title: Ethel Hutson papers, 1879-1957

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 14

Primary Creator: Hutson, Ethel.

Extent: 9.0 Boxes

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by topic as follows: Woman's Suffrage correspondence, International Suffrage Conference photographs, Woman's Suffrage manuscripts, Woman's Suffrage clippings, correspondence, utility bills, manuscripts, Lafcadio Hearn material, printed materials, and newspaper clippings.

The collection consists of nine boxes.

Subjects: Era Club., Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904., Hutson, Ethel., League of Women Voters of New Orleans., Suffrage -- Louisiana -- New Orleans., Woman's Suffrage Party of Louisiana., Women's rights -- United States -- History., Women authors, American -- 20th century., Women journalists -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence., Manuscripts for publication.

Languages: English

Ethel Hutson (1872-1951) was the daughter of Charles Woodward Hutson, a Louisiana State University professor and artist, and Mary Jane Lockett. She went to college at the University of Mississippi and Texas A & M. In addition, she studied art with Cary Lockett McAuley at the Art Student League, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, and Newcomb College. She began her career designing tiles in Indianapolis and drawing illustrations and writing articles for Readers Magazine. She then taught art in Texas public schools and privately and in 1909, began to do art work and to write feature articles for the New Orleans Picayune.

In 1912 she became head of the woman's department of the New Orleans Item and became active in local woman's organizations. As a member of the Era Club she focused on health care issues and rising prices in the New Orleans area. She became an active member and later press officer of the Woman's Suffrage Party of New Orleans, which was an outgrowth of the Era Club, but divided politically into two factions: States' rights versus the United States Constitution. The first state convention of the Party was in New Orleans in 1913 and continued in several forms until suffrage passed, at which point it dissolved and reemerged as the League of Women Voters.

Ethel Hutson was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Southern States Art League. She helped to collect part of the Southern States Art League records and some was given to her by the Woodward family.

Era Club.
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
Hutson, Ethel.
League of Women Voters of New Orleans.
Suffrage -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Woman's Suffrage Party of Louisiana.
Women's rights -- United States -- History.
Women authors, American -- 20th century.
Women journalists -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.

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: Ethel Hutson.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: Ethel Hutson papers, Manuscripts Collection 14, 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.

Other Note: OCLC Number: 752328242