11. Deutsch, Hermann B.
ca. 1920-1945
422 items

Correspondence, news articles, notes, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, sheet music, government documents, clippings, and other papers of Hermann Deutsch (1889-1970), newspaper reporter, columnist, and author. Of particular interest for research on women are Deutsch's reports on Huey P. Long's campaign for Hattie (Wayatt) Caraway's election to the US Senate for Arkansas in 1932. A poem signed by Caraway is also included.

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12. Di Leo, Octavia Benintende
1915-1952, 1977
1 ft.

Papers and memorabilia of Octavia Benintende Di Leo, her mother, Mrs. Frances Benintende, and her grandfather, Salvadore Wian.

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13. Israel, Rose
1915-1961
5 boxes; Mss 210

Rose Israel (Mrs. Mayer Israel, née Rose Lazard) died on January 14, 1953, at the age of 87. A native and lifelong resident of New Orleans, she was the daughter of Calme Lazard, a prominent businessman, and Sarah Godchaux. The collection contains records of Rose Israel; the estate of her husband, Mayer Israel; and Mayer Israel & Co., the major retail clothier and general department store that he founded and that operated in New Orleans from ca. 1891 until the late 1950s. Materials associated with Rose Israel consist mainly of financial records for 1915-1953.

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14. Kennedy, Evelyn Soulé
1919-1980 (bulk 1931-1949)
4.5 linear ft.; Mss 223

Papers, including correspondence, typescripts of plays, broadcast scripts, poetry, and miscellaneous writings, clippings, and photographs, created by or concerned with the life and writing of Evelyn Soulé Ford Kennedy (1899-1991). Some materials relate to other local female writers of the time.

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15. Lamar, Marta B.
1951-1974 (bulk 1966-1974)
6 linear ft; Mss 62

Correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, petitions, studies, and publications collected by New Orleans preservationist Marta B. Lamar. The papers relate mainly to the proposed Uptown Mississippi River Bridge and other controversies. They may shed light on the role of women in civic activism.

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16. Louisiana Folklore Society
ca. 1948
50 items

Phonodiscs of Louisiana French folk songs and stories recorded by Lelia Saucier, a folklorist, author, and teacher of Spanish and French at Louisiana State Normal College (now Northwestern State University) at Natchitoches, Louisiana. Her book, Folk Tales from French Louisiana (1962) was based largely on these recordings.

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17. Luke, Leontine G.
1966-1974
15 items; Mss 64

News clippings, photographs, and publications collected by Leontine G. Luke, together with records of the Ninth Ward Civic and Improvement League. Luke was President of the League from 1956 to 1974. The collection may provide source material for the role of women in civic activism.

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18. Lyman, Alice W.
1918-1963
ca. 0.5 ft. and 2 vol.

Personal papers of Alice W. Lyman, including correspondence, clippings and photographs. The collection also includes some church and benevolent society records.

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19. Malmaison Collection
1815
1 item

Title deed of Malmaison, Josephine Bonaparte's palace and park near Paris. Each leaf is initialed with her autograph. Dated January 16, 1815.

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20. Midlo, Herman Lazard
ca. 1900-1978
6 ft.

Legal files of Herman Lazard Midlo, including briefs, petitions, affidavits, depositions, demurrers, photographs, correspondence, agreements, clippings, a taped interview, and miscellaneous pamphlets. Midlo's work involved immigration and naturalization, labor, and civil liberties issues. His clients included the United Transport Workers Union of America, and the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. The papers of his daughter, Dr. Gwendolyn Hall, are in the Michigan Historical Collection, Ann Arbor, Michigan and the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University.