Roman family papers, 1820-1963 | Louisiana Research Collection
By Ariel St.Etienne
Collection Overview
Title: Roman family papers, 1820-1963
ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 179
Primary Creator: Roman family
Extent: 3.0 Boxes. More info below.
Arrangement: The collection consists of 3 boxes and 1 oversize folder. It is 3 linear feet.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Biographical Note
The family tree of the Roman family begins with Noël Roman, a bourgeois of Grenoble, France. His grandson, Jacques Roman, settled in Louisiana in the 1700s. Jacques was known for owning large cattle herds, as well as his sugar plantation in St. James Parish. His sons, Andre Bienvenu and Jacques Telesphore, followed in their father's footsteps and soon became leading sugar planters in Louisiana. Jacques Telesphore married Marie Thérèse Celina Josephine Pilie of New Orleans, commonly known as Celina, and owned Oak Alley plantation. The couple had three children, Octavie, Louise and Henri, commonly known as Henry. Henri married Thérèse de Bouligny.
Andre Bienvenu Roman, one of Louisiana's most distingueshed Creoles of his time, was elected into the Louisiana House of Representatives for several terms, during which he became speaker of the house. He also served as judge and became governor in 1831 for a four year term, and again in 1839. Andre was one of three Southern commissioners sent to Washington, D.C. to attempt a peaceful succession from the union. Andre was sent to court when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the United States.
The Roman family is related to the de la Villebuevre, Buchanan, and Scott families through marriage. The Roman family also has strong ties to the Catholic Chuch, as the daughter of Jacques Telesphore Roman became a carmelite nun and mother superior of New Orleans.
Administrative Information
Repository: Louisiana Research Collection
Alternate Extent Statement: 3 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.
Preferred Citation: Roman family papers, Manuscripts Collection 179, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Processing Information: Collection finding aid written by intern Ariel St. Etienne.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Roman family papers, 1820-1860],
[Box 2: Roman family papers, 1863-1963, undated],
[Box 3: Roman family papers, 1820-1939, undated],
[Oversize folder 1: Portrait of J. Lion],
[All]
- Box 1: Roman family papers, 1820-1860
- Folder 1: Jacques Telesphore Roman family personal papers, 1820-1838
This folder includes petitions for the succession of Madame J.E. Roman and items for Jacques Telesphore Roman, such as accounts and personal letters.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 1A: Translations, 1836-1838
- Includes the translation of the letter to Telesphore Roman in Folder 1, and a translation of a list of accounts for T. Roman.
- Folder 2: Jacques Telesphore Roman family personal papers, 1839-1841
This folder contains personal items for Jacques Telesphore Roman, mainly monetary documents.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 2A: Transcription, 1840, September
- This folder contains the translation of a list of accounts for J.T. Roman found in Folder 2.
- Folder 3: Jacques Telesphore Roman family personal papers, 1841-1845
This folder mainly contains personal letters to Jacques Telesphore Roman, as well as a few monetary statments.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 3A: Translations, 1841-1845
- Includes the translations of letters found in Folder 3.
- Folder 4: Jacques Telesphore Roman family personal papers, 1846
Includes accounts, and personal letters to Celina and Jacques Telesphore Roman.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 4A: Translation, 1846
- Contains the translations for the letters found in Folder 4.
- Folder 5: Jacques Telesphore Roman family personal papers, 1847-1848
This folder contains accounts and personal letters for the Roman family.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 5A: Translation, 1847, Februrary
- This folder contains the translation of a letter from G. Aime to his uncle, found in Folder 5.
- Folder 6: Jacques Telesphore Roman family personal papers, 1848-1849
Includes copies of accounts for Jacques Telesphore Roman.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 7: Roman family accounts, 1850
This folder contains copies of accounts for the Roman family.
Documents are in English and French.
- Folder 8: Roman family accounts, 1852-1853
This folder contains copies of Jacques Telesphore Roman's accounts after his death.
Documents are in English and French.
- Folder 8A: Translation and transcription, 1852-1853
- Contains translations for accounts found in Folder 8.
- Folder 9: 1854-1855
This folder contains copies of accounts for the Roman family.
Documents are in English and French.
- Folder 9A: Translation, 1854, March
- Contains the translation of an account found in Folder 9.
- Folder 10: Roman family personal papers, 1858-1859
This folder contains personal letters for the Roman family, including one letter signed by Edward Roman.
Letters are in French and English.
- Folder 10A: Translation, 1859, November
- Contains translations for letters found in Folder 10.
- Folder 11: Roman family personal papers, 1860
- Folder 1: Jacques Telesphore Roman family personal papers, 1820-1838
- Box 2: Roman family papers, 1863-1963, undated
- Folder 1: Henry Roman personal papers, 1863-1864
This folder contains items for Henry Roman, such as accounts and personal letters. Most of the letters are addressed to Henry Roman from his mother, Celina.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 2: Henry Roman personal papers, 1865
This folder contains personal items for Henry Roman, such as letters and written agreements. Most of the letters are addressed to Henry from Edouard, P. Buchanan or Louise. There is also an unsigned letter addressed to "Buck," Henry's brother. There is also a list of accounts for members of the Roman family.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 3: Roman family contract, 1866, March
This folder contains a copy of a contract filed with St. James Parish in which Henry Roman gives his plantation to Celina, Louise and Octave.
The document is in French.
- Folder 4: Roman family letters, 1868-1869
This folder contains personal letters for the Roman family. Most of the letters are addressed to either Therese Roman or Henry Roman.
All letters are written in French.
- Folder 5: Roman family papers, 1870-1871
This folder includes personal letters for the Roman family and two lottery documents. One lottery is for a diamond cross and the other is for a diamand and opal bracelet. There is also a photocopy of the lottery for the diamond cross.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 6: Henry Roman personal papers, 1871-1873
This folder contains letters and receipts for Henry Roman.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 7: Roman family letters, 1874
This folder contains personal letters for the Roman family, most are addressed to Henri Roman.
All letters are in French.
- Folder 8: Roman family personal papers, 1875-1876
This folder contains personal letters and monetary notes for the Roman family. Most of the items belong to Henry Roman.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 9: Henry Roman personal papers, 1877-1879
This folder contains personal letters and receipts. Some of the letters are correspondence between Henry Roman and Louis Blache. The receipts are for Henry Roman.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 10: Henry Roman receipts, 1882-1898
This folder contains receipts for Henry Roman.
Documents are in English and French.
- Folder 11: Roman family papers, 1927-1953
- This folder contains letters, personal notes, and keepsakes for the Roman family. The letters are addressed to Corinne R. Scott.
- Folder 12: Roman family letters, undated
This folder contains letters and envelopes for the Roman family. Most of the letters are addressed to Thérèse Roman from her sister, Marie Villeré.
All letters are in French.
- Folder 13: Roman family letters, undated
This folder contains letters for the Roman family. Most of the letters are addressed to Thérèse Roman from her sister, Marie Villeré. The folder also includes a copy of what appears to be a letter and a short list of accounts for a member of the Roman family.
All letters are in French. The copy is in English.
- Folder 1A: Translations, 1863-1864
- This folder contains translations for letters found in Folder 1.
- Folder 2A: Translations and transcriptions, 1865
- This folder contains translations for Folder 2.
- Folder 4A: Translations and transcriptions, 1868-1869
- This folder contains translations for Folder 4.
- Folder 5A: Translations and transcriptions, 1870
- This folder contains translations for Folder 5.
- Folder 6A: Translations, 1871-1872
- This folder contains translations for Folder 6.
- Folder 7A: Translations and transcriptions, 1874
- This folder contains translations for Folder 7.
- Folder 8A: Translations and transcriptions, 1875-1876
- This folder contains translations for Folder 8.
- Folder 9A: Translations and transcriptions, 1877-1878
- This folder contains translations for Folder 9.
- Folder 12A: Translations, undated
- This folder contains translations for Folder 12.
- Folder 13A: Translations, undated
- This folder contains translations for Folder 13.
- Folder 14A: Translation, 1836-1867
- This folder contains copies of letters and documents for the Roman family. It appears as though these copies may be translations.
- Folder 1: Henry Roman personal papers, 1863-1864
- Box 3: Roman family papers, 1820-1939, undated
- Folder 1: Slave sales, 1820-1839
This folder contains sales contracts for slaves sold to the Roman family.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 2: Slave sales, 1840-1848
This folder contains sales contracts for slaves sold to the Roman family.
Documents are in French and English.
- Folder 3: Genealogy, 1931, undated
Includes a Roman family tree from Noël Roman to Henry Jacques Roman and a pamphlet on the history of the Roman family.
The family tree is in French.
- Folder 3A: Translation, undated
- This folder contains a translation of the family tree found in Folder 3.
- Folder 4: Mystic Knights, undated
- This folder contains a list of the "Mystic Knights," in which H.J. Roman was a member.
- Folder 4A: Transcription, undated
- This folder contains a typed copy of the list found in Folder 4.
- Folder 5: Miscellaneous, undated
This folder contains a document for Zenon Roman, as well as a chart.
The document is written in French.
- Folder 6: Portrait of A.B. Roman, undated
- This folder contains a signed portrait of A. B. Roman, agriculturist of Louisiana.
- Folder 7: Photograph of J.H. Roman III, 1939
- This folder contains a photo of J.H. Roman III as a child.
- Folder 8: Pamphlet, 1857
- This file was transferred.
- Folder 9: Translations, 1834-1840
- This folder contains translations and typed copies of documents in this collection.
- Folder 10: Translations, 1841-1849
- This folder contains translations of documents found in this collection. Most of the translations appear to be from Folder 2.
- Folder 11: Translations, 1852-1854
- This folder contains translations for documents found in this collection.
- Folder 12: Translations, 1854-1859
- This folder contains translations for documents found in this collection.
- Folder 13: Translations, 1860-1874
- This folder contains translations for documents found in this collection.
- Folder 14: Translations, undated
- This folder contains translations for documents found in this collection.
- Folder 1: Slave sales, 1820-1839
- Oversize folder 1: Portrait of J. Lion
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[Box 1: Roman family papers, 1820-1860],
[Box 2: Roman family papers, 1863-1963, undated],
[Box 3: Roman family papers, 1820-1939, undated],
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