Louisiana Historical Association collection, 1773-1985 | Louisiana Research Collection

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 55

Extent: 332.0 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement:

55-E through 55-M are boxed consecutively.

55-R, S, (not T) U, (not V) (not W) X, Y, Z are boxed consecutively

Scope and Contents of the Materials
Of special interest to Civil War historians is the combined collections of the Louisiana Historical Association, which was formerly housed in the Confederate Memorial Hall. It consists of correspondence, telegrams, diaries, general and special orders, memoranda, bills and receipts, muster rolls, maps, scrapbooks, newspapers, sheet music, and photographs of the Civil War period, and correspondence, records, and scrapbooks of various Confederate veteran associations. There are also several hundred items dealing with the early history of New Orleans and with prominent families of the region.

The collection consists of over 300 linear feet, covering the period from 1773-1985, and is divided as follows: Administrative Records; Civil War Documents; Confederate Personnel; Jefferson Davis; Confederate States Cavalry; J. A. Chalaron; J. B. Walton; W. W. Hunter; A. C. Van Benthuysen; Albert Sidney Johnston; J. A. Harral; Joseph L. Brent; Memorial Associations; New Orleans; United Confederate Veterans; United Sons of Confederate Veterans; Other Veteran Organizations; Camp Nichols; Army of Tennessee; Board of Pensions; Army of Northern Virginia; Washington Artillery; G. W. Brent; John T. Purves; William H. Thomas; Sheet Music; Muster Rolls; Newspapers; Books and Pamphlets; Maps; and Photographs.

Administrative Information
Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Alternate Extent Statement: 332 linear feet

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Preferred Citation: Louisiana Historical Association collection, Manuscripts Collection 55, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Box and Folder Listing:
Sub-series 4: Trans-Mississippi Department Papers, 1862-1897
Orders, reports, and letters concerning the department, its armies, companies, and individuals. Documents of the Cotton Bureau and Indian Affairs are included in this section.
Box 4
Folders 1-29 (formerly Box 6, Folders 1-29)
Folder 1: 1862 September 10 - 1862 December 1
Folder 2: 1863 January 8 - 1863 February 24
Folder 3: 1863 March 20 - 1863 May 31
Folder 4: 1863 June 1 - 1863 July 30
Folder 5: Col. Alston letterbook, 1863 July - 1863 December
Folder 6: 1863 August - 1863 September
Folder 7: 1863 October 1 - 1863 November 30
Folder 8: 1863 December 8 - 1863 December 31
Folder 9: 1864 January 2 - 1864 January 31
Folder 10: 1864 February 2 - 1864 February 29
Folder 11: 1864 March 1 - 1864 March 31
Folder 12: 1864 April 1 - 1864 April 30
Folder 13: 1864 May 3 - 1864 May 15
Folder 14: 1864 May 16 - 1864 May 31
Folder 15: 1864 June 1 - 1864 June 15
Folder 16: 1864 June 16 - 1864 June 30
Folder 17: 1864 July 4 - 1864 July 27
Folder 18: 1864 August 4 - 1864 August 31
Folder 19: 1864 September 1 - 1864 September 30
Folder 20: 1864 October 3 - 1864 October 31
Folder 21: 1864 November 1 - 1864 November 30
Folder 22: 1864 December 1 - 1864 December 31
Folder 23: 1865 January 2 - 1865 January 31
Folder 24: 1865 February 2 - 1865 February 28
Folder 25: 1865 March 4 - 1865 March 31
Folder 26: 1865 April 1 - 1865 April 14
Folder 27: 1865 April 17 - 1865 April 30
Folder 28: 1865 May 6 - 1865 May 28
Folder 29: Indian Affairs, 1861 July 10 - 1897 October 17