Scope and Contents The collection consists mainly of letters to Paul DeClouet, son of Alexander DeClouet, Sr. (1812-1890) of St. Martinville, Louisiana. Paul was a student in Virginia, a volunteer in the Confederate army, and a farmer in St. Martinville after the war. For a time in 1862 he and his brother, Alexander, Jr. were prisoners-of-war. The letters usually deal with domestic and personal matters. Some touch upon national politics including the Confederate Congress (to which Alexander DeClouet, Sr. was a...

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Rosalind Foley and Matthew Schott gathered material to document the history of German Prisoners of War held in Louisiana during World War II. This collection consists of Schott’s papers which include correspondence, photographs, publicity, writings, reports and other various materials pertaining to his research.

Also see Collection 151, which pertains to POW’s at camps in Louisiana. Collection 151A consists of Rosalind Foley’s research papers.

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Rosalind Foley and Matthew Schott gathered material to document the history of German Prisoners of War held in Louisiana during World War II. This collection consists of Foley’s papers including correspondence, photographs, publicity and other various materials pertaining to her research.

Also see Collection 151, which pertains to POW’s at camps in Louisiana. Collection 151B consists of Matthew Schott’s research papers.

Scope and Contents Dr. Matthew Schott collected material pertaining to German Prisoners of War Camps in Louisiana. These camps include Camp Polk, Camp Livingston, Camp Plauche, Camp Ruston and Camp Claiborne. This collection consists of photographs, correspondence, reports, and publicity, including news clippings, and articles. It also contains videotapes of a reunion held in May 1984 taken by NBC News.Dr. Matthew Schott donated this collection. Sonya Glass donated the Herbert...