61. de la Vergne Family (146)
1917-1920
1,819 items

Includes papers of various women in the family, especially papers noting their activities to provide financial support through subscribers to French children whose fathers were killed in World War I.

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62. Dégas-Musson papers (226)
1834--1967
464 pieces

Primarily correspondence of Michel Musson, New Orleans businessman, and his daughters Desirée and Estelle. Includes letters to Michel's father from his children; letters from Estelle and Desirée while in France, 1863-1865; letters from Rene Dégas to Estelle while he was traveling in France, 1872-1876; letters between Odile Musson and Mme Lemoisne concerning Edgar Dégas' connection with the Mussons and his New Orleans visit; and more.

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63. del Rio, Dolores (B 326)
1929-1933, n.d.
1 item, 17x21 cm, unm pages

Scrapbook of news clippings about Dolores de Rio, the filming of "Evangeline" in Louisiana, and the premiere at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, followed by later news clippings about the actress.

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64. DeMilt, Clara (357)
1880-1953
1,196 items

Lecture notes, correspondence, manuscripts, reprints, photographs, and other papers of a Newcomb/Tulane chemistry professor and dean.

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65. Dènegre, Thomas Bayne (662)
1824-1836; 1911-1965
489 items

Includes correspondence of Alma Baldwin Dènegre, social record of Edith Bayne Dènegre, and journal of Sally Gayle, 1824-1836.

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66. Dent, Lucille May Grace (M 981)
1935-1957 (bulk 1954)
6 items

Three letters of Lucille May Grace Dent, register of the Louisiana State Land Office from 1931-1957, written to her husband Fred Dent and her son when she was very ill. She writes about dying, plans for her funeral, and bequests. Also, the prayer offered at her funeral service and two funeral/death notices. Photostats.

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67. Deutsch, Hermann Bacher, 1889-1970 (130)
Papers, 1827-1879 (bulk 1920-1970)
33 linear feet (28 records boxes, 25 scrapbooks, and oversize materials)

Includes documents relating to his role as a consultant for the book Dinner at Antoine's, by Frances Parkinson Keyes.

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68. DeVan, Mathilda Todd (420)
1868
1 volume

Letters and excerpts of writing by Tillie Todd (1840-1865) as a young girl in New Orleans and Mobile. The volume was created by her mother.

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69. Diary - Author Unknown (M 940)
1877-1878
1 item

Daily life of a young girl in Pearlington and Logtown, Mississippi. She discusses schooling and farming.

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70. Dickinson Family (33)
1803-1945
70 items

Within this collection are the correspondence of C.H. Dickinson, Jane Erwin Dickinson, and Charles Dickinson, and his wife Ann Maria Turner. The letters deal with crop conditions, slaves, cholera, epidemics, plantation life, and family matters.

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71. Dickson-Bruns (954)
Papers, 1863-1887
1 linear foot

Primarily correspondence of Henry Dickson Bruns, a New Orleans physician to his two aunts, "Aunt B" and "Aunt I" in Overbrook, Pennsylvania. Bruns (1859-1933) was a member-at-large of the Louisiana constitutional convention of 1898 and fought unsuccessfully for women's suffrage. He declined to sign the constitution that the convention created, saying he was convinced its "grandfather clause" was unconstitutional.

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72. Dillion, Katie (B 282)
Volumes, 1890-1895
2 pieces

Two undated manuscript volumes of poems and essays of Katie Dillion, primarily lessons in penmanship and essays about women.

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73. Dixon, Brandt V.B. (15)
1887-1901
123 items

Letters written to Brandt Dixon, first President of Newcomb College, concerning the early days of Newcomb.

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74. Doizé, Marie Pamela, b. 1878 (B 330)
Education work of the Society of Sacred Heart of Jesus in lower Louisiana 1821-1930, 1930
1 typescript volume, 84 pages

Thesis (M.A.) written for St. Louis University 1930 by Mother Marie Pamela Doizé, RSCJ, a native of New Orleans, who attended Sacred Heart Convent ("The Rosary"). Chapters include education in Louisiana, social service and education work of the Sacred Heart nuns, the Civil War period, and work among blacks.

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75. Dresner, Jacob D. (613)
1900-1980
984 items

Papers of New Orleans attorney, including material on the successions of Jean and Kate Gordon, leading New Orleans suffrage workers and their sister Frances Gordon.

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76. Dreyfous, Mathilde -1898- ? (798)
1952-1971
0.6 cu ft. (2 mss boxes)

Collection consists of correspondence and pamphlets collected by Mathilde Dreyfuss, a racial activist in the New Orleans League of Women Voters, "Save Our Schools," and the South Louisiana Democratic Women's Club.

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77. Dreyfous, Ruth (B205)
Papers, 1938
3 volumes

Scrapbook, memoir of a 1938 European trip, and memoir of life as a civic activist. Includes her political and diplomatic observations on the eve of Germany's invasion of the Sudetenland. Of particular interest are her observations of the number of Austrian refugees (most Jewish) in Switzerland, the stories they told her, and her description of attitudes in Britain during the height of the Czechoslovakian crisis.

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78. Dugan, Marie Louise
1868-1880
3 volumes (restricted)

Discussions of social, religious, and familial life.

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79. Dunlap Correspondence (631)
1836-1869
176 pieces

Correspondence mostly to New Orleans merchant John G. Dunlap concerning personal, familial, and business affairs. Other topics include Dunlap's first impressions of the city and yellow fever and cholera epidemics.

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80. Dunlap Family papers (530)
1839-1942
778 pieces

Primarily letters from Martha Bates Dunlap to her mother. Letters from her school years in the 1850s detail every day life and classes at an Ipswich, Massachusetts, boarding school. Later letters reveal the day-to-day life of a rural housewife in post Civil War West Virginia. Also includes personal and business papers of Charles Dunlap (husband), papers of the Civil War period, and correspondence with Dunlap children and grandchildren