Manuscript Resources on The History of Education
This guide describes collections documenting the history of education in the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections (LLMVC) at LSU. It includes the papers of education officials; college deans; university presidents; professors; principals; teachers; and students. It also contains some records of defunct universities, colleges, and schools. There are a number of collections containing records of teachers' associations and student clubs and organizations.
Records of Louisiana State University, which are part of the LSU University Archives, and the papers of LSU faculty, students, and alumni, are not described in this guide unless they also relate to education apart from LSU. A separate guide to the papers of LSU faculty, students, and alumni is forthcoming. Many University Archives records are described in the University Archives section of the Special Collections web site.
The guide contains school notebooks of elementary and university students; term papers and theses; diplomas; and materials on medical and legal education. There is also information about public, private, and parochial schools; higher education; and school integration. Most of the collections are from Louisiana, but there are also materials from other parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley.
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Blom, Frans Ferdinand. Papers, 1919-1941. 159 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: UU:136; OS:B. Danish-born archaeologist and director of the Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University. Correspondence, writings, and other papers pertain largely to the development and work of the Middle American Research Institute, to Pre-Columbian Central America, and to contemporary Latin America. Writings are by Blom and other unidentified authors. Scripts for radio and film programs, engravings, photographs, and clippings are included. The scrapbook has articles about Latin America by Isaac Marcosson which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2817. Referenced in Guides: Education
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Blom, Frans Ferdinand. Letter, 1919. 1 item. Location: MISC:B. Archaeologist and former director of the Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University. Letter written from Mexico City by Blom. In Danish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 965. Referenced in Guides: Education
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Blount, W. M. Account book, 1817-1860. 1 vol. Location: H:14. Record of payment to Blount in settlement of William Pitt Higbee's estate and account. Also recorded are the accounts of Mrs. Amelia Gradinego, Daniel Zeringue, members of the Close family, and others of Petit Bois, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Entries include commodity prices, prices of slaves, taxes, cost of schooling, wages for a laborer, and other expenses incurred by local planters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 177. |
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Blum, Morgan, 1914-1964. Published writings, 1939-1965. 3 items, 20 printed vols. Location: 34:6. Graduate of Louisiana State University, Dept. of English. Professor of English at the University of Minnesota. Writings consist of poetry, articles, and reviews. Included in the collection are autographed presentation copies from authors. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2030, 2221. |
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Bondy, Laura. Correspondence, 1876-1889, undated 7 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc.:B. Student at Afton Villa girls' school, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Letters mention school and social activities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2783. |