41. Gault, Samuel
1 January l863 - 13 April 1863
2 volumes

In a rollicking manner, Union captain Gault describes, in this diary, his encounters with local prostitutes during his assignment at a camp in Carrollton.

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42. German Protestant Orphan Asylum Records
1870-1957
7 linear feet

These records include minutes of the Ladies' Aid Society.

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43. Gottschalk, Louis Moreau
1842-1911
278 items

The major portion of this collection is correspondence between Clara Gottschalk Peterson, sister of the composer and a musician in her own right, and William L. Hawes, music critic, concerning her efforts to sustain public interest in her brother's music.

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44. Greenleaf, Mary Longfellow
1852
1 volume

The sister of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Mary Greenleaf (1816-1902) was married to a wealthy cotton broker and textile manufacturer, James Greenleaf (1814-1865). While residing in New Orleans, she recorded her social experiences and household activities, including shopping lists, and the purchase of decorating items.

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45. Greenwood, Moses
1844-1952
810 items

A New Orleans businessman, Greenwood headed the Louisiana Relief Committee, which helped persons forced to emigrate by Union occupation troops because they refused to pledge allegiance to the Federal government during the Civil War. Eleven letters from women during the Civil War period provide a view of southern women; some involve the sale or attempted sale of valuables by women who found themselves in financial difficulty. Six letters from the Reconstruction period are from women, most of whom appeal for loans.

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46. Grima Family
1830-1981
ca. 5,000 items

Includes papers of Clarisse Claiborne Grima.

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47. Grima Family
1856-1921
444 items

The Grima family has long been prominent in Louisiana, especially during the flowering of Creole culture during the nineteenth century. Collection consists of correspondence between family members during and after the Civil War. Included are letters of Adelaide Grima describing the effect of the War on her family, who were forced to leave Louisiana in 1864. Also includes letters from a daughter Marie Grima and a cousin Eugenie Lavie. A letter from Amelie Martin, a friend residing in Marseilles, France, concerns events of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.

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48. Grima Property Insurance Policy
1833
1 item

The policy was issued to the widow Grima of New Orleans for three buildings near Toulouse St.

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49. Hammond, Alma
44 items

Hammond was state director of WPA professional and community services in Louisiana. Included are WPA files.

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50. Hammond, Hilda Phelps
1918-1949
82 items, 21 volumes

Hilda Phelps Hammond spearheaded the Women's Committee of Louisiana, which opposed Huey P. Long's policies. Included in her papers are correspondence, transcripts of her radio broadcasts, photographs, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. Publications represented in the collection include her own, as well as those of her colleague Shirley G. Wimberly, the Women's Committee of Louisiana, and Congressional publications concerning Huey P. Long.