Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe Wilson papers, 1835-1992 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe Wilson papers, 1835-1992

Predominant Dates:1940s-1960s

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 943

Primary Creator: Wilson, Ellen (Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe), 1919-1991.

Extent: 5.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic, then chronologically, as follows: family papers, biographical material, photographs, correspondence, Sam Wilson correspondence, Independent Women's Organization and other groups materials, and news clippings. The collection consists of five boxes and one volume.

Subjects: Children's Bureau of New Orleans., Fashion Group of New Orleans., Independent Women’s Organization (New Orleans, La.), Latrobe, Virginia., Latrobe family., Wilson, Ellen (Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe), 1919-1991., Wilson, Samuel, 1911-1993., Women -- Societies and clubs -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence., Diaries., Photographs.

Languages: English, French

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of correspondence, family papers, photographs, travel diaries, clippings, and personal papers. In addition to Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe Wilson's service in the Navy during World War II, she was also very active in her community. She was president of the Independent Women's Organization during the 1960s, which is represented in the collection by correspondence, minutes, election material, press releases, and membership material. In addition, Wilson was also a board member of the Children's Bureau; director of the Fashion Group of New Orleans; and president of St. Mary's Dominican College Associates. The papers of her grandmother, Virginia Latrobe are also included in the collection, as is correspondence between Wilson and her husband, New Orleans architect Sam Wilson.

Biographical Note

Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe Wilson (1919-1991) was born in Baltimore, Maryland and lived in New Orleans for forty years. She was the granddaughter of Ferdinand Latrobe, seven-time mayor of Baltimore and great-great granddaughter of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect of the United States capitol. She was married to New Orleans architect Sam Wilson (1911-1993). She served in the Navy during World War II. During the 1960s she was the president of the Independent Women's Organization. In addition, Wilson served as a board member of the Children's Bureau, director of the Fashion Group of New Orleans; and president of St. Mary's Dominican College Associates. She was a member of Louisiana Landmarks Society, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Society of Architectural Historians, the Louisiana Historical Association and the Associates of Maison Hospitaliere.

Subject/Index Terms

Children's Bureau of New Orleans.
Fashion Group of New Orleans.
Independent Women’s Organization (New Orleans, La.)
Latrobe, Virginia.
Latrobe family.
Wilson, Ellen (Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe), 1919-1991.
Wilson, Samuel, 1911-1993.
Women -- Societies and clubs -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.

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 Lousiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Preferred Citation: Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe Wilson papers, Manuscripts Collection 943, 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: 794731200

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Personal papers],
[Box 2: Personal papers],
[Box 3: Sam Wilson and Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe correspondence],
[Box 4: Independent Women's Organization and other groups],
[Box 5: Independent Women's Organization and other groups],
[Volume 1: Political news clippings, 1946-1948],
[All]

Volume 1: Political news clippings, 1946-1948

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