Wright-Boyd family papers, 1812-1914.

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Wright-Boyd family papers, 1812-1914.

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Papers consist of correspondence; diaries; journals; memoirs; business papers and photographs belonging mostly to the women of the Wright family. They reflect the lives of the Wright and Boyd families in the last half of the 19th century. Letters describe student life in Connecticut, Kentucky and Louisiana in the 1850s and military service during the Civil War. Legal papers document efforts to regain Wright family land in Texas. Diaries and journals reflect the personal and spiritual lives of Sarah, Esther, and Mary Wright. Record books also detail plantation life during and after the war. Papers describe people and events at the Louisiana State Seminary in the 1860s and 70s. Additionally, collection contains genealogical material.

2.5 linear ft.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7130102

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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