Charles Etienne Arthur Gayarré papers, 1848-1895.

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Charles Etienne Arthur Gayarré papers, 1848-1895.

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This collection consists of personal, literary and historical papers of Charles Gayarré of New Orleans, La. Included are handwritten correspondence sent by or addressed to Gayarré, post cards, manuscripts, genealogical and biographical information, research notes, financial documents, newspaper clippings and other printed items. Some letters and manuscripts are accompanied by later typed transcriptions, and photocopies. The texts of newspaper articles authored by Charles Gayarré were typed up and bound, under the auspices of the Statewide Library Project in 1939. Two of these which are included in the collection are: The Blacks in Louisiana; and Mr. Cable's freedman's case in equity.

1.5 linear feet (1 box incl. 7 v.)

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8150583

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895

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Charles-Étienne Arthur Gayarré (January 9, 1805 – February 11, 1895) was an American historian, attorney, slaveowner and politician born to a Spanish and French Creole planter family in New Orleans, Louisiana. A Confederate sympathizer and a writer of plays, essays, and novels, Gayarré is chiefly remembered for his histories of Louisiana and his exposé of US Army general James Wilkinson as a Spanish spy. Born on his grandfather's plantation just outside the city limits of New Orleans (now Aud...

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925

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George Washington Cable, an American author and critic, was born in New Orleans and fought for the South in the Civil War. His first collection of tales of life in the south was Old creole days (1879). In 1884 he went on a reading tour with Mark Twain. He moved to Northampton, Mass., in 1885. He is chiefly known for his early works describing picturesque Louisiana Creole life and courageous essays on civil rights. From the description of George Washington Cable papers, 1865-1918. (Pe...