31. Elliot, Maud Howe
1885
11 items

Letters written by Maud Howe Elliot in her official capacity as the Chief of the Literary Bureau, Department of Women's Work of the 1884-1885 New Orleans World Exposition, asking various women authors to donate their books on display to the library of the Southern Art Union of New Orleans.

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32. Emancipation notice
1850
1 item

Jose Carmen de Valasco, a resident near Bayou Road, gives notice of his intention to free an 8-year-old `quarteronne' named Sophie.

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33. Eustis-Aldige Family
1904-1960
46 items

This collection documents the activities of Elizabeth Eustis, a New Orleans socialite, in New York.

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34. Field, Frederick
1934
1 item

A letter Field wrote concerning the book The Story of the French Market, written by his mother as an advertisement for a coffee company.

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35. First Presbyterian Church Ladies' Church Association
1894-1909
5 items

These minutes describe the annual meetings of a benevolent organization of First Presbyterian Church, New Orleans.

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36. Fischer, Elizabeth Nicholson
1982
1 item

This oral interview of a descendant of the founders of the Times-Picayune was conducted by Glenda B. Stevens.

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37. Foster, William Lovelace
l855-l870
88 items

Written to his wife, Mildred, during the siege of Vicksburg, one eighty-eight-page letter gives homey details of the hardships of civilian life. In this besieged town, women, as well as men, were casualties of war. Other letters discuss the pre-war and post-war period.

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38. Gage, Mrs. Mims
1818-1869
16 items

Includes invitations, correspondence, receipts, and family records.

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39. Gaines, Myra Clark
1802-1946
9 items

Myra Clark Gaines was a central figure in a series of lawsuits confirming her claim as the only legitimate child of Daniel Clark and Zulime Carriére. The collection includes copies of Spanish colonial documents concerning land involved in litigation, correspondence, and newspaper clippings concerning the case.

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40. Galerie Simonne Stern
l967-l979
5 linear feet

A collection comprised of correspondence and artist's files of a successful New Orleans gallery owner.