Louisiana Leper Home records, 1884-1921 (1895-1920).

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Louisiana Leper Home records, 1884-1921 (1895-1920).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122655692

Records consist of correspondence, legal documents, printed items, administrative records, and financial records that relate primarily to the financial operations of the La. Leper Home. Correspondence (1894-1921) includes references to patient care and conduct and legal documents contain court orders confining individuals to the Home. Printed items include clippings, reports, legislative acts related to funding, photographs (undated), blueprints for construction projects at the Home (1904, 1914, undated) and blueprint maps of the New Orleans French Quarter and Garden District (undated). Administrative records (1894-1920, undated) are comprised of office files and record books that include surveys, statistics, requisitions, minutes, and reports. Financial records contain promissory notes, bank records (1894-1921; undated), construction bids and specifications (1895-1920, undated), financial statements (1894-1921, undated), payroll records (1895-1921, undated), bills (1894-1921), and account ledgers.

14 linear ft.16 ms. v.

eng,

fre,

ger,

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6804998

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Louisiana Leper Home

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d27ck2 (corporateBody)

The Louisiana Leper Home was established by the Legislature in 1894 for the detention of Louisiana residents affected with leprosy. It was placed in Iberville Parish, La., under the authority of the Home's Board of Control. The State sold the hospital to the Federal Government for $35,000 in 1920. On Jan. 3, 1921, it became the United States Marine Hospital No. 66, Carville, La., regulated by the United States Public Health Service. From the description of Louisiana Leper Home record...

Louisiana. Board of Control for the Leper Home

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tv38md (corporateBody)

United States Marine Hospital No. 66 (Carville, La.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w71w2b (corporateBody)