Pontalba family papers, 1796-1914 | Louisiana Research Collection

Scope and Contents: The collection contains a bound volume of letters of Joseph Xavier Delfau de Pontalba to his wife, Jeanne Francoise le Breton de Charmeaux de Chapelles; Dupoux's letter to Madame Chalmette concerning the attempted killing of the Baroness Pontalba by her father-in-law; materials relating to controversy between M. Visconti, builder, and the Baroness Pontalba; Pontalba-Copeland Litigation Record, 1839-1883; and Baron Edouard Delfau de Pontalba letters to John William Cruzat, New Orleans, 1904-1914. The collection also contains correspondence of Baron Edouard Delfau de Pontalba, 1904-1914.