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Letters

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

Montegut, Elvina H. (1863-1956). Papers, 1888-1930, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0322
Scope and Contents

This collection contains mainly letters in French to Elvina Montegut of LaPlace, Louisiana. They date especially in 1911, 1915, and 1928. There are also many unidentified family photographs.

Part of the collection was donated to John Robert Moore of the History Department by Rita Davis. Dr. Moore sent the materials to UAAMC. There was also another box of letters with no indication concerning donor. The collection includes a number of holiday post cards.

Dates: 1888-1930, n.d.
Found in: University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection / Montegut, Elvina H. (1863-1956). Papers, 1888-1930, n.d.

Mouton, George R. (1911- ). Letter, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-MSS-0182
Dates: n.d.
Found in: University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection / Mouton, George R. (1911- ). Letter, n.d.

Noel Family. Papers, 1879-1967, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0348
Scope and Contents This collection consists of letters written between Mr. and Mrs. Louis Henry Noel (L. H. Noel) and their children, family, and friends. The Noel family is from Abbeville, Louisiana. Most of the letters were written in the 1940s during World War II and most of them were written between the members of the Noel family. According to the way the letters were addressed, at least four of the children were participating in the war in some way. Elda, Wilfred, and Stella all served as Corporals and...
Dates: 1879-1967, n.d.
Found in: University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection / Noel Family. Papers, 1879-1967, n.d.

Posey, W.S. ( - ). Papers, 1880, 1886

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-MSS-0067
Scope and Contents

Letter to and speech by W.S. Posey dealing with politics (Republican Party) and education. Photocopies. Donated by Mrs. G.E. Fox.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1880, 1886
Found in: University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection / Posey, W.S. ( - ). Papers, 1880, 1886

Pritchard Rice Mill. Records, 1910s - 1960s

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0047
Scope and Contents

The collection covers the business transactions of this company. The files contain administration records, external and internal correspondence, financial records, insurance records, business contracts, and equipment documentation.

Dates: 1910s-1960s
Found in: University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection / Pritchard Rice Mill. Records, 1910s - 1960s

Reeves, Jim (1923-1964). Correspondence, 1961

 File
Identifier: UAAMC-MSS-0248
Dates: 1961
Found in: University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection / Reeves, Jim (1923-1964). Correspondence, 1961

Ripley, John A. (1836-1896). Letters, 1862: April – August

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-MSS-0166
Scope and Contents

Five letters from John Ripley to his wife in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Ripley was an assistant surgeon in a Vermont regiment stationed in Louisiana at the time. The letters were written from New Orleans (3), Ship Island, Mississippi (1), and Bayou des Allemands (1). These items were scanned by Jim Bradshaw. The location of the originals is not indicated.

Dates: 1862 April-August
Found in: University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection / Ripley, John A. (1836-1896). Letters, 1862: April – August

Sanders, Jared Young (1839-1881). Civil War Letters, 1862-1865

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-MSS-0145
Scope and Contents

Civil War Letters written by Sanders. Photocopies. No donor card.

Dates: 1862-1865
Found in: University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection / Sanders, Jared Young (1839-1881). Civil War Letters, 1862-1865

Savoie, Wilfred, Jr. (1925-2011). Collection, 1939-1947

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0476
Scope and Contents This collection consists of letters he sent home to his family while stationed in California. The majority of the letters are to his mother (Mamma), where he talks about his day-to-day life at the Navy base and inquires about life back at home on the family farm. There are also letters to his siblings and to Gertrude Miller, who would become his wife. Also included in the collection are miscellaneous items such as a photocopy of his honorable discharge, his health record during his time in...
Dates: 1939-1947
Found in: University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection / Savoie, Wilfred, Jr. (1925-2011). Collection, 1939-1947

Stagg, Louis (1833-1892). Letters, 1855-1863

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-MSS-0007
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photocopies of letters to Laurie, Louis Stagg’s sweetheart then wife, written in French with typed copies and translations. Written from Ville Platte, Louisiana and Opelousas, Louisiana before the war, and Camp Moore, Louisiana; Tupelo, Mississippi; Jackson, Mississippi; and Chattanooga, Tennessee during the war.

Gene Ardoin donated the collection.

Dates: 1855-1863
Found in: University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection / Stagg, Louis (1833-1892). Letters, 1855-1863

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