Winston De Ville collection

Consists of an 1866 article of agreement between Samuel Haas and a freedman named Josephus for a twelve-month work contract. "Rations furnished by S. Haas. The aforesaid Josephus on his part agrees to work and act in all things according to the regulations of the Freedmans Bureau [sic] and shall never leave the premises without the knowledge and consent of his employer."

Also includes historical essays by De Ville, "African-American Militiamen of New Orleans, 1792," "Free People of Color at Opelousas in 1792," "The Free-Mulatto Militia of Louisiana, Ca. 1792," and "The Run-Away Slave Fund of 1792." Also includes a photocopy of a 1913 newspaper published in Reserve, Louisiana, entitled "L'Observateur," and various photocopied research materials such as a list of Free People of Color in Opelousas.