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Gabbert, Bill. Calcasieu Parish Library collection.

Title: Calcasieu Parish Library collection.

Scrapbooks of the Lake Charles Garden Club (1937-1951) and Lake Charles School System (1951-1966), Lake Charles Teachers' Association (1946-1967) information, material relating to the Port of Lake Charles, copies of old newspapers, various pamphlets and booklets from local organizations, inventory of property and slaves of Charles Sallier from 1825, war ration books from World War II, charter and ordinances of Lake Charles from 1906, Lake Charles traffic survey from 1947, a pictorial account of Hurricane Audrey from 1957, photographs from the Southwest Louisiana Heritage Festival held June 12, 1988, blueprints and architectural drawings of several downtown Ryan Street stores (Gordon's Jewelry Store, 1946; Singer Store, 1959; Ames Store, 1940; Walgreen's Drug Store, 1953; Kaufman and Oddfellow Building, 1964), information on cattle brands, 1809-1811, genealogical material on the Elender and Vincent families, death notices for Jacob Ryan (died December 17, 1899) and Albert Rigmaiden (died January 13, 1910), copy of a picture of the Calcasieu Parish School Board with John McNeese and Albert Rigmaiden.

ArchivalResource: 31.63 linear ft. (15 boxes, 2 tubes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36895712 View

Reyer, Karl D. (Karl Dustin). Karl D. Reyer postcard collection, 1945-1959.

Title: Karl D. Reyer postcard collection, 1945-1959.

Postcards depicting scenes in Louisiana and Mississippi. Among them are pictures of plantation houses, buildings on Louisiana State University campus and in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, and Grand Isle, along with aerial views of Monroe and the Port of Lake Charles. There are also two portraits of Robert E. Lee, one as a young man when he served as Lieutenant of Engineers, U. S. Army.

ArchivalResource: 63 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261120787 View

Lazaro, Ladislas, 1872-1927. Ladislas Lazaro papers, 1894-1929.

Title: Ladislas Lazaro papers, 1894-1929.

The Ladislas Lazaro Papers contain correspondence, clippings, speeches, government publications, and memorandum books recording Lazaro's service as a U.S. Representative. They primarily concern state and local political campaigns, voters and constituents in the 7th Congressional District of Louisiana, agriculture, tariffs, the rice industry, World War I, and the Port of Lake Charles. Daybooks and ledgers document his medical practice in Grand Prairie (1894-1913). Also included are 11 telephone directories for towns and cities in Southwest Louisiana (1924-1926), a city directory for Lake Charles, La. (1925), and two books of Congressional memorial addresses for H. Garland Dupré and Ladislas Lazaro (1925, 1929).

ArchivalResource: 6,235 items.43 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/183194849 View

Andrepont, Joseph Burton. Joseph Burton Andrepont papers.

Title: Joseph Burton Andrepont papers.

The collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by J. Burton Andrepont's secretary, Lynelle Vice, 1983-1986. The scrapbook mostly contains newspaper clippings, with a few photographs. Archives staff photocopied the original scrapbook for preservation purposes. Staff also removed photographs and other original items from the scrapbook. The collection also includes a videocassette, audiocassete, and a transcript of an oral history interview with Andrepont on October 1, 2004.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (2.54 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63682860 View

McLeod, William Lasater. The William L. "Bill" McLeod, Jr. papers, 1940-2002.

Title: The William L. "Bill" McLeod, Jr. papers, 1940-2002.

The William L. "Bill" McLeod, Jr. Papers consist of notes, documents, correspondence, clippings, photographs, a yearbook, and ephemera relating to McLeod's political career.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes (8 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56103232 View

Port of Lake Charles collection, 1925-

Title: Port of Lake Charles collection, 1925-

Contains the record of the organization of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District in 1925 and minutes of the meetings from 1925-1966. More records will be added at a later date.

ArchivalResource: 12.71 linear ft. (10 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37669797 View