subj1. Creole-related holdings

Content Description The Margaret Rose Vendryes collection consists of research files compiled by Vendryes, an artist and art historian, in preparation for her 2008 book, Barthé: A Life in Sculpture. The collection and Vendryes’ book concern African American sculptor Richmond Barthé, a native of Mississippi and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. The collection dates from 1939-2008 and measures 2.80 linear feet. The majority of the collection consists of photocopied...

Scope and Contents The Vining family scrapbook consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed ephemera collected by the family of New Orleans physician R. J. Vining. The photographs include those of the Vining family and friends, including prominent members of Creole families in New Orleans. Individuals depicted in photographs include: Ethel Brown, L.T. Burbridge family, J.J. Dejoie Sr., Joseph Dejoie Jr., Pearl Dejoie, Prudhomme Dejoie, Beatrice Dunn, Florence Anne Dunn, Hatte Feger, Vera...

Scope and Contents The papers of California native and New Orleans-based photographer Christopher Porche West contain photographs, printed ephemera, correspondence, news clippings and other collected items that document West's interest in the history and culture of New Orleans' African American and Creole communities. The strengths of the West papers are the numerous prints of photographs taken by West, as well as the collection of materials formed by him as part of his research on the history and...

Scope and Contents The papers document the life of Warren Barrios Wilson, attorney and former CEO of Thomas Bros. Maps in Oakland, California.  The papers encompass 3.0 linear feet of personal papers, items from his legal career, as well as collected items from Thomas Bros. Maps and the Thomas Bros. Maps Educational Foundation. The personal papers include writings, journals, correspondence, photographs, audiovisual materials, and collected news clippings. Of particular note, the portraits and...