Mailhes, Mona
00-011

Summary Information

Repository
Newcomb Archives
Creator - Teacher
Mailhes, Mona
Title
Mona Mailhes
ID
00-011
Date [inclusive]
1935-2005
Extent
13.5 Cubic feet  This collection (1935-2005), arranged in three series, consists of 13 cartons, 2 boxes, and 2 framed items.
Language
English

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Biographical/Historical note

Mona Mailhes attended Ursuline Academy and graduated from Newcomb College in 1949. She attended summer school at Columbia University in 1957. She was a teacher, usually in elementary school, and retired from the Orleans Parish School system in the mid-1980s. After about a year’s break Mona then taught at St. Francis of Assisi School from 1989–1995 as a reading specialist on the Orleans Parish School system payroll. After retirement Mona became active as a volunteer in various community organizations.

Mona's father, Pete Mailhes, was a coach at Alcee Fortier High School in New Orleans and was inducted into the Tulane Football Hall of Fame.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection (1935-2005) concerns the life of Mona Mailhes, a New Orleans teacher who graduated from Newcomb College. The collection is rich in materials about teaching (especially the teaching of reading), student life at Newcomb College in the 1940s, and Mailhes family history. There are many scrapbooks and numerous slides and photographs included.

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Organization and Arrangement

The Mona Mailhes collection contains 15 items: 12 cartons, 2 boxes, and 2 framed objects. Her collection is a treasure trove of material about teaching, and especially about how to teach reading.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Newcomb Archives

Newcomb Center for Research on Women
Seltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu

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Controlled Access Headings

Occupation(s)

  • Teachers

Personal Name(s)

  • Mailes, Peter -- History-Sources

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Collection Inventory

 NAC 508 Series 1, Carton 1 of 12   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

This box contains 46 folders as follows:

1. Teaching Techniques

2. Phonics Test for Teachers

3. Learning Centers

4. Reading Seatwork

5. Teaching Tools

6. Goals

7. Reading Tests and Skill Checks

8. Phonics

9. Dolch Words

10. Vocabulary

11. Spelling Stuff

12. Reading in Content Areas

13. Pleasure Reading

14. English

15. Teaching a Selection

16. Reading Problems

17. Alphabet Reading & Writing

18. Study Skills: SQ3R

19. Reading the Telephone Book

20. Consumerism (Reading Ads)

21. Reading Newspapers

22. TV, Radio, and Reading

23. Test-Taking Tips

24. Reading Games & Activities

25. Word Puzzles – Hidden Words

26. Across & Down

27. Fun Learning

28. Miscellaneous Game Stuff

29. Teaching Materials

30. Calls Notes (college)

31. Handouts from Coursework (college)

32. Student Contracts & Awards

33. Good Work Stickers

34. Phonics Pix

35. Food for Thought

36. Humor

37. Puppets book

38. Teaching Notes

39. Performance Objectives (book)

40. In Other People’s Shoes

41. Check Lists (2 copies)

42. Peanuts coloring book; Mix or Match Story Book

43. Reading & Writing Skills books (2)

44. Remedial Reading manual

45. Time – American Presidents Special Report

46. Sensitivity – In Other People’s Shoes (46 large cards)

Also Contains: Orleans Parish School Board and Administrative Personnel (Mona Mailhes)

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 NAC 509  Mailhes, Mona Series 1, Carton 2 of 12   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

This box contains 34 folders:

1. Music

2. Reading & Music

3. Music Activities

4. Maps

5. Social Studies

6. Science

7. Special Education

8. Classroom Techniques

9. Teaching Techniques

10. Math

11. Math Reading

12. Math Learning Fun

13. Math & Newspapers

14. Newspapers & Reading

15. Newspaper Activities

16. Beginning Reading Books

17. Master copies of Word Lists

18. Teaching Aids (reading)

19. Assorted Puzzles & Games (reading)

20. Cat Book (for Duane)

21. Library

22. Miscellaneous

23. Grade Book from St. Francis of Assisi School, 1989–95

24. Math Bulletin Boards; Math Shade-Ins (Primary)

25. Contemporary Shade-Ins: Sports, Reading

26. Human Anatomy Coloring Book; Helpful Characters transparencies

27. Problem Solving Exercises

28. Tutors Handbook; Teachers Orientation for 1776/Right to Read/1976 program

29. Tutor Trainers Handbook for 1776/Right to Read/1976 program (2 copies)

30. A Handbook for Educational Volunteers, 1776/Right to Read/1976 program; A Guidebook for the Volunteer Rea ing Teacher

31. Right to Read Workshop for Tutor Trainers. 1776/Right to Read/1976

32. Volunteers

33. Make-It Book

34. Mona Mailhes’ term paper- 1960

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 NAC 510 Series 1, Carton 3 of 12   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

This box contains 39 folders:

1. Behavior & Classroom Management

2. Mainstreaming

3. Self-Concept and Acceptance

4. Instructional Objectives

5. Prescriptive Teaching

6. Grade Level Tests

7. Assessment Ideas

8. Diagnostic Prescriptive Techniques

9. Word Lists Grades 1 – 6

10. Feelings (writing about)

11. Attitudes & Morale

12. Self-Concept & Attitude

13. Food for Thought

14. Reading & Math Learning Activities

15. Reading Math

16. Math Readability

17. Math Skill & Drill Book – 2

18. Math Games

19. Handwriting

20. Drama

21. Fairy Tales

22. Library

23. Library Awards

24. Career Education

25. Record Keeping

26. Propaganda (by J. Weston Walsh)

27. Game Materials

28. Stickers

29. Miscellaneous “Stuff”

30. Pizazz – Games, Puzzles, etc.

31. Propaganda (HEW booklet)

32. Propaganda Techniques

33. Language of Persuasion

34. Shaping Opinions

35. About Advertising

36. Ads as a Teaching Tool

37. Advertising Exercises

38. Re-examining Hansel & Gretel

39. FORB(AB)ES (magazine parody)

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 NAC 511 Series 1, Carton 4 of 12   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

This box contains 39 folders relating mostly to family legal and financial matters.

Two legal-size folders:

1. Wills and Successions

2. Cemetery plot and miscellaneous

Letter size folders:

3. Elizabeth Hebert Krauss

4. Peter Mailhes (death)

5. Marjorie Mailhes (death)

6. Certificates (birth, marriage, death, etc.)

7. Certificates (stock, titles, etc.)

8. Legal Miscellaneous re: Catherine Mailhes and Maria Mouledous

9. Teaching Certificates

10. MS Property – legal papers

11. Adolph Banks succession (maternal uncle)

12. Mouledous Bequest

13. Ibarra Stock

14. Miscellaneous

15. Cemetery Information

16. Lakelawn Cemetery - General Information

17. Headstone Monument

18. Cemetery Miscellaneous

19. Retirement System Information

20. Teachers’ Retirement Fund

21. General Financial Information (mostly re: retirement)

22. Retirement Benefits (calculations)

23. Retirement Income

24. Retirement Decision

25. Certificate of Appreciation

26. Retirement cards (and party pictures)

27. Brick at Aquarium

28. Scholarship at Loyola - donations 1-4

29. Scholarship at Loyola – donations 5 – 8

30. Mississippi Property

31. Annuities and financials

32. Whitney Money Management

33. 9117 Nelson House

34. 9117 Nelson House pictures

35. Property Tax – 9117 Nelson: 1946–1989

36. Property Tax – 9117 Nelson: 1990–2003

37. Personal Property Tax There are also six blueprint rolls of various aspects of the headstones and monument:

--Krauss inscription

--Tombstone – Marjorie Mailhes

--Mona Anna Mailhes headstone

--Marjorie Hebert Mailhes headstone

--Tombstone details

--Peter Mailhes headstone

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 NAC 512 Series 1, Carton 5 of 12   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

This box contains 39 folders relating to her education and three of her many trips.

Rolled paper with blue ribbon: Ursuline Grammar School diploma

Rolled paper with pink ribbon: Ursuline High School diploma

Folders:

1. Newcomb College 1945-49

2. Newcomb College Transcripts

3. National Teacher Exam

4. University of Colorado (1953)

5. Loyola – M. Ed.

6. Loyola – Misc.

7. Columbia University (1957)

8. LSU – 1959-60

9. LA Department of Education

10. Orleans Parish School Board

11. Kappa Delta Pi (Zeta chapter)

12. Damma (Pi chapter)

13. University of North Carolina – Summer ‘46

14. UNC – Correspondence (1)

15. UNC – Correspondence (2)

16. UNC – Correspondence (3)

17. UNC – Correspondence (4)

18. UNC – Elberta Ragsdale Correspondence

19. Summer 1946 – memorabilia

20. Washington, D.C. - memorabilia

21. Washington, D.C. – Library of Congress

22. Washington, D.C. – Mt. Vernon

23. Washington, D.C. – Smithsonian, Monastery

24. Washington, D.C. – FBI

25. Summer 1946 photos

26. Diploma- Newcomb 1949

27. Diploma– Loyola M/ Ed. 1955

28. 1940 trip– Scrapbook copy

29. 1940 trip– Correspondence

30. 1940 trip– Niagra Falls pictures

31. 1940 trip– Memorabilia

32. 1940 trip– Original scrapbook pages

33. 1949 Florida trip– Scrapbook copy

34. 1949 Florida trip– Correspondence

35. 1949 Florida trip– Memorabilia

36. 1949 Florida Trip– Original scrapbook pages

37. 1949 Upstate New York trip– Scrapbook copy

38. 1949 Upstate New York trip– Correspondence

39. 1949 Upstate New York trip– Original scrapbook pages

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 NAC 513 Series 1, Carton 6 of 12 - Slides   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

This box contains two wooden boxes of color slides.

Box 1: ~11” x 14” x 3” contains color slides (all identified) of family and friends

Box 2: ~10” x 12” x 3” contains more (identified) color slides of family and friends

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 NAC 514 Series 1, Carton 7 of 12 - Slides   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

Mona Mailhes traveled extensively and took pictures and wrote about the trips. This box contains 7 folders relating to trips and 3 boxes of color slides.

Folders:

1. Havana/Florida 1951– Scrapbook copy

2. Havana/Florida 1951– Picture Pages

3. Havana/Florida 1951- Correspondence & memorabilia

4. Havana/Florida 1951– Originals of pictures

5. Havana/Florida 1951– Scrapbook pages

Wooden Boxes:

Box 1: Color Slides (all identified) of local scenery

Box 2: Color slides (all identified) of her 1958 European tour

Box 3: Color slides (all identified) of her 1960 European tour

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 NAC 515 Series 1, Carton 8 of 12 - Photo Albums and Scrapbooks   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

This box contains 23 folders with the original contents of one scrapbook and five photo albums, as well as full color copies of said albums and scrapbook.

Folders:

Copies:

1. Photo Album I– 1929–1955

2. Photo Album II– 1949–1987

3. Photo Album III– 1988–1994

4. Photo Album IV– 1995–2000

5. Scrapbook (teaching)– pp. SB 1–94

6. Scrapbook (teaching)- pp. SB 95–191

7. Scrapbook (teaching)- pp. SB 192–314

8. Scrapbook (teaching)- pp. SB 315–404

9. Scrapbook (teaching)- pp. SB 405–505

10. Scrapbook (teaching)- pp. SB 506–580

11. Mexico Trip 1955

Originals:

12. Photo Album I– 1929–1955 pp. 1–30

13. Photo Album I– 1929–1955 pp. 31–62

14. Photo Album II– 1950–1987 pp. 1–28

15. Photo Album II– 1950–1987 pp. 29–56

16. Photo Album II– 1950–1987 pp. 59-84

17. Photo Album III– 1988–1994 pp. 1–30

18. Photo Album III– 1988–1994 pp. 31–61

19. Photo Album III– 1988–1994 pp. 62–90

20. Photo Album IV- 1995–2000 pp. 1–24

21. Photo Album IV- 1995–2000 pp. 25–51

22. Mexico trip- 1955

23. Miscellaneous Photos: Originals and copies

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 NAC 516 Series 1, Carton 9 of 12   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

Mona Mailhes made ample use of charitable annuities to make donations while she was still living. The principal recipients of these annuities were Tulane University, Loyola University, and the Audubon Institute. This box contains 40 folders, primarily with material relating to these donations.

1. Estate Planning Information 1970–1975

2. Tulane Financial Reports 1970–1974

3. Tulane Forward Fund and Memorial Tributes

4. Howard Tilton Library Dedication 10/18/68

5. Misc. Tulane Fund-Raising Information

6. Library Correspondence and Misc. 1960s–1970s

7. Friends of the Library (FOL) Miscellaneous Correspondence

8. FOL Life Memberships

9. FOL Certificate in presentation folder- Marjorie Mailhes

10. FOL Certificate in presentation folder– Mona Anna Mailhes

Charitable Annuities Related to Tulane

11. 1989- $10,000

12. 1991, 1992- $10,000 each

13. 1994, 1997- $10,000 each

14. 1998, 2000- $10,000 each

15. 2001- $10,000

16. 5/2002, 12/2002- $10,000 each

17. Endowment lists (originals) related to Tulane

18. Tulane Library 1965–1977: Correspondence re: donations

19. Tulane Library 1982–89: Correspondence re: Book “finds”

20. Tulane Library 1990–91: Correspondence

21. Tulane Library 1992–94: Correspondence

22. Tulane Library 1995–97: Correspondence

23. Book Gifts- Misc. correspondence

24. Misc. memorial donations to library 1966–71

25. Library Donation Records (originals) for M & P Mailhes, Charlee, and Annie funds

26. Books Donation to NCCROW

27. Donation to Medical School Library

28. Gifts to Law Library

29. Loyola Library Endowment

30. Loyola Scholarship Funds records

31. Savings Bonds Disposition

32. Charitable Annuities information

33. Audubon Institute Endowment Miscellany

34. Audubon Institute Annuity- Nov. 1999 $10,000

35. Audubon Institute Annuities– Feb. 2000 $5,000, June 2001 $10,000

36. Audubon Institute Youth Program

37. Annie’s Bench in Audubon Park

38. Book Donation to Audubon Institute

39. Audubon Institute Miscellany

40. Magazines: Animal Watch– Spring 2002; Tulanian – Winter 2003

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 NAC 517 Series 1, Carton 10 of 12   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

Cats and dogs were an important part of Mona Mailhes' life. She kept extensive scrapbooks of photos of her pets, as well as medical information about them. One of her cats “wrote” a book about the values of difference.

After she retired Mona became active in various volunteer activities in the community.

This box continues with information about library gifts. It also has memorabilia from her various volunteer activities. And, about a third of the box is taken up with the early drafts, revisions, and finally the book "Tell Us Why," by Charlee LeChat Mailhes.

There are 36 folders:

1. Correspondence re: wills— 1965, 1980

2. Tulane Medical School Library– Mouledous Memorial Fund

3. Howard Tilton Library Funds: correspondence 1970–1990

4. Howard Tilton Library Funds: correspondence 1991–1994

5. Howard Tilton Library Funds: correspondence 1995–1999

6. Spring 1997 Tulanian

7. Correspondence re: giving program

8. New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) volunteer folder

9. NOMA correspondence

10. NOMA Faberge exhibit

11. NOMA miscellaneous

12. Children’s Hospital volunteer activities

13. Historic New Orleans Collection: correspondence re: donations (including family information)

14. Miscellaneous about relatives

15. Tell Us Why (TUW) early drafts

16. TUW later drafts

17. TUW text proof

18. TUW correction notes

19. TUW print copies (2)

20. TUW photocopy of book

21. TUW copyright information

22. Cat miscellaneous (literary)

23. Charlee Le Chat Mailhes Memorial Collection at Howard Tilton library

24. Pet Photos 1965–1972 (copies)

25. Letters to Charlee

26. Cat Trivia

27. Little Arfful Annie (a dog) memorabilia

28. Scat (dog) final illness

29. Scat memorabilia

30. Misc. cards re: pets

31. Miscellaneous album pages– copies

32. Miscellaneous album pages– originals

33. 1967 Get Well wishes– copies

34. 1967 Get Well wishes– scrapbook original, part 1 of 2

35. 1967 Get Well wishes– scrapbook original, part 2 of 2

36. Pet Photo Album- original

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 NAC 518 Series 1, Carton 11 of 12   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

This box has some financial and health insurance information, as well as burial instructions. There are memorabilia from Ursuline Academy and her Newcomb 50th Reunion.

Most of the rest of the material includes miscellaneous memorabilia, e.g., several folders of material from her 1957 summer at Columbia University, cards from the 1960s, and correspondence with an Australian journalist. Several folders have information about her father Pete Mailhes, including his years as coach at Alcee Fortier High School and his nomination and induction into the Tulane Football Hall of Fame.

There are 32 folders:

1. Loyola Planned Gifts 1994–1998

2. Health Insurance (secondary)

3. Conversion of E and EE bonds Jan. 2000

4. Burial Instructions for Mona

5. Holy Name and Ursuline schools 1935–1945

6. Ursuline Yearbook– 1945

7. Ursuline Landmark dedication, etc.

8. Newcomb class of 1949 50th Reunion

9. Teaching (1949)

10. Tulane/Newcomb Trivia 1947–1948

11. California summer 1952

12. 1957 Summer at Columbia- copy of journal

13. 1957 Summer at Columbia– journal original

14. Summer 1957 letters from Mona

15. Summer 1957 letters from Betty Kraus (aunt who was also in New York then)

16. Charlee pictures 1967

17. Mona– totally miscellaneous

18. Greeting Cards (from the 1960s)

19. Cards to Marjorie (Mona’s mother)

20. Cards from the cats (circa 1974)

21. Noel Adams Correspondence

22. Noel Adams newspaper articles (copies)

23. Mona Miscellaneous

24. Various Miscellany

25. Mr. Pete’s Day pix

26. Pete Mailhes’ death May 1965

27. Pete Mailhes funeral book (copy)

28. Pete Mailhes funeral book (original)

29. Pete Mailhes Memorial Trophy

30. Tulane Hall of Fame nomination drafts

31. Tulane Hall of Fame nomination letter

32. Tulane Hall of Fame Induction

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 NAC 519 Series 1, Carton 12 of 12 - Photos, photo albums, scrapbooks   1.0 Cubic feet

General note

This box contains photographs and scrapbooks that include four generations. It also has mementos from the funeral of Mona's mother Marjorie.

There are 40 folders:

1. Property purchase - Lot A Sq. 4 Avenue C and Brooks Street

2. Sale of above property

3. Flood Info and Interstate Plans

4. Photographs of Mona

5. 1949 Tulane graduation

6. Photographs of Mona and family

7. Photographs of Mona's mother Marjorie & her sister Elizabeth

8. Photos of pets

9. Miscellaneous photos

10. (4) 45 rpm recordings by Mona

11. Miscellaneous memorabilia

12. Miscellaneous cards, etc.

13. Charlee autobiography (original)

14. Charlee book submission (original)

15. Charlee letter (copy)

16. More miscellany

17. Drafts of responses to sympathy cards (for mother’s death)

18. Sympathy cards (for Marjorie’s death)

19. Funeral Book (Marjorie)

20. Donations honoring Marjorie

21. “Mona’s Snaps”- scrapbook of friend’s wedding (copies)

22. "Ancestor" photo album– copies

23. Betty Kraus (aunt) scrapbook- copies

24. Miscellaneous– copies

25. “Mona’s Snaps”- original album

26. “Ancestor’s”- original album

27. Betty Kraus scrapbook– original

28. Miscellaneous memorabilia– originals

The following are snapshots, arranged in archival sleeves:

29. Early Pictures before 1950

30. California Summer– 1952 (1 of 2)

31. California Summer– 1952 (2 of 2)

32. Mexico Vacation with Betty– 1955 (1 of 2)

33. Mexico Vacation with Betty– 1955 (2 of 2)

34. Mexico Photos 1957 (1 of 2)

35. Mexico Photos 1957 (2 of 2)

36. Mona’s Photos: 1958 – 1997

37. Mona’s Photos: 1997

38. Mona’s Photos: 1999 – 2000

39. Photos from TV Program

40. Miscellaneous (includes photos of great grandparents)

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 NAC 554 Series 2, Carton 1 of 1 1950-1984   0.5 Cubic feet

General note

This carton contains materials related to teaching reading and Special Education students.

The material in the 29 folders has been arranged topically:

1. Science Teaching

2. Social Studies Teaching

3. Student Teaching Workshop etc. Jan. 1981

4. Tests, Evaluations, etc. (1 of 2)

5. Tests, Evaluations, etc. (2 of 2)

6. Reading

7. Spelling

8. Truck Driver Dictionary

9. Basic Words

10. The Instant Words (Edward Fry) 1980

11. Writing

12. Reading- Content Areas

13. Reading Comprehension Questions

14. Reading- Phonics

15. Reading– Study Skills

16. Reading– Recipes for Reading

17. Creative Teaching Ideas

18. Fun Sayings

19. Parents as Teachers (fliers, etc.)

20. Reading and Television 1975–1982

21. Parents as Teachers (booklets)

22. A Parents’ Guide to Learning Disabilities

23. Special Education Resources 1977–1984

24. Learning at Home— hints and help

25. Questioning Techniques

26. For Parents

27. Thesis Writing– Form and Style

28. Tulane University Reading Clinic June 21, 1950– July 27, 1950

29. Reading: Diagnosis and Prescription 1975–1976

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 NAB 100 Series 3, Box 1 of 2 1949-1949   0.5 Cubic feet

General note

Mona Mailhes and her mother both kept extensive scrapbooks.

This box contains the original scrapbook (divided into four folders) dating back to 1949 when Mona began teaching. The pages are very fragile and large pieces have broken off. It is recommended that they not be handled unless absolutely necessary. The booklets, flyers, fronts and backs of photos, letters, notes, etc. have all been copied and are in Carton 8, NAC 515.

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 NAB 110 Series 3, Box 2 of 2 

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