Scrapbook, 1885.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Scrapbook, 1885.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70956246

Newspaper articles written shortly after Davis's arrival in New Orleans and originally published in the Picayune under the series title "Keren-happuch and I." She describes the streets, shops, churches, and points of interest of the city as well as the people she encounters and events such as Mardi Gras and Christmas. The scrapbook was compiled by the author for a friend, A.H. Wilkins, who was a schoolbook representative in Louisiana and Texas. The scrapbook is signed and illustrated with pictures clipped from unidentified source.

1 v.

Stephen F. Austin State University, East Texas Research Center

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8051528

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Wilkins, A. H.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ws9h81 (person)

Davis, M. E. M. (Mollie Evelyn Moore), 1852-1909

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60p13jh (person)

Author. From the description of Scrapbook, 1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956246 Poet and novelist known as Mollie or M.E.M. Davis and author of two volumes of poetry and twelve novels, which alternate between Texas and New Orleans settings, and Under Six Flags, a school textbook history of Texas. Davis married Thomas Edward (T.E.) Davis, who served on the staff of the New Orleans Times and as editor of the Picayune. M.E.M. Davis also was a l...