161. Lyons, Shirley (285)
1936-1969
199 items

Clippings and writing on twentieth century British coronations and travel literature.

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162. Macfarlane , Cecilia C. (491)
1839-1905
45 items

Documents from three New Orleans slave sales; letters; autographs; journals and scrapbook from 1879; diploma from Girl's High School, 1879; miscellaneous printed material.

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163. Maddox, Floy and Ruth (559)
1931-1971
172 items

Silver and wallpaper designs by Ruth and Floy Maddox, including papers from their years as professors in Newcomb Art School.

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164. Mailhes, Mona Family Papers (963)
1863-1967
0.25 linear ft. (1/2 mss box, 12 folders)

Items dismounted from a scrapbook of Mona Mailhes's family. Families mentioned are Estalote, Herbert, Krauss, and Mouledous. John Herbert and Marjorie Estalote were the parents of Elizabeth Amanda and Marjorie Estalote Herbert (Mona Mailhes's mother). Her father was Peter Philip Mailhes. Collection includes birth and marriage records and photographs.

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165. Mannel, Mrs. (M 931)
1830
1 item

Compilation of German recipes.

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166. Martin, Lillian Galt (890)
1822-1991
1 linear ft.

Genealogical material used in writing Lewis Strong Clarke and His Wife... by Lillian Galt Martin, Newcomb B.A. 1939, of New Orleans.

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167. Maxwell, Leon (62)
1870-1957
1,181 items

Correspondence, papers, concerts, programs, magazines, scrapbooks, and souvenirs of Leon Maxwell and his wife, Ruth Nottage Maxwell. Maxwell was a music professor at Newcomb.

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168. McConnell Family (156)
1723-1962 (bulk 1868-1937)
4,565 items

This large collection includes material on the Myra Clark Gaines case, the founding of Newcomb, the ERA club, and the letters of Mary V. King and Elizabeth Yonge Logan.

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169. Metairie Women's Club (922)
1938-1994
16 linear ft.

Correspondence, minutes, reports, and other records of a club founded in 1939 to promote civic, social and philanthropic work among women in Metairie, Louisiana. Membership is restricted to women living in the 8th ward of Jefferson Parish. The club is non-partisan and non-sectarian.

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170. Meyer, Elise Landauer (152)
1964
3 items

Page proof, foundry proof, and final galley proof of The Art of Cooking with Spirits.

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171. Mitchell, Lise (195)
1838-1932
166 items

Personal correspondence of Lise Mitchell, daughter of Mary Davis and Charles Jewett Mitchell and godchild of Jefferson Davis. Of particular interest are letters from Jefferson Davis to Lise and her brother Joseph and a small group of letters written in 1895 by another family member to Mitchell telling her of financial difficulties at Mansfield Plantation. This collection also includes Lise Mitchell's diary (1862-1867).

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172. Moore, Frances Bryson (450)
1911-1973
543 items

Correspondence, photos, and clippings of a reporter for the New Orleans Morning Tribune, 1929-1939; and reporter and women's page editor for the New Orleans Item, 1939-1946.

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173. Morel, Vera Walker Family Papers (813)
1807-1977
60 items

Original and copied documents relating to the Morel and allied families (Walker, and de Armas) along with research notes of Vera Walker Morel, biographical notes, and certificates about her career and genealogical research.

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174. Moses, Clara (702)
ca. 1870- 1920
1 volume

Copy of the memoirs of Clara Lowenburg (b. 1865), Mississippi. She describes the family, social, and religious life of the Jewish community of Natchez. Among the topics covered are child rearing, home furnishing, courtship, women's activities, clothing, disease, social relationships, and travel.

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175. Mysing, Blanche F. (804)
1960-1987
3 record storage boxes

Documents of various New Orleans Vieux Carré organizations from the period that Blanch F. Mysing was involved in the groups. Included are papers of the Vieux Carré Commission (1982-1987); the Louisiana Council for the Vieux Carré (1960-1976), which fought against the construction of a Riverfront Expressway through the Vieux Carré; and a few papers of the Vieux Carré Action Association, the Vieux Carré Property Owners and Associates, and the Governor's Citizens Advisory Committee.

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176. Mysing, Blanche F. (810)
1789-1988
1.5 linear ft. (3 ms boxes)

Blanche F. Mysing worked on several committees at Tulane University. Between 1960 and 1976, she served on the International Hospitality Committee of Tulane University. She was also a member of Friends of the Tulane University Library (1983-1988) and Friends of Newcomb College (1986-1988). In addition to documents of these organizations, the Mysing collection includes correspondence (1962-1991), essays (1903-1973), and a collection of old monographs (1789-1891).

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177. National Council of Jewish Women (667)
1909-1978 (bulk 1950-1970)
45 record storage boxes and 17 scrapbooks

Annual reports, minutes, general files, special projects, and other records of the Greater New Orleans chapter of the national organization.

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178. New Orleans City Charter (55-N)
1950-1952
248 items

Notes and papers pertaining to Martha Gilmore Robinson's membership on a committee charged with drawing up a city charter for New Orleans.

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179. New Orleans Geological Society Auxiliary (B 296)
1954-1979
5 volumes

Scrapbook of activities of the women's auxiliary of the New Orleans Geological Society.

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180. New Orleans Girls' High School Alumnae Association (B 209)
1894-1924
1 volume

Minutes of annual meetings and special activities, biographical sketches of members and a history of this New Orleans school.