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Dent Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 116
Scope and Contents
The Dent Family papers are comprised of the personal, professional and collected papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001), as well as a small amount of material related to their son, Tom Dent (1932-1996) and other family members. The collection has six series of files, three of which deal specifically with Albert W. Dent while the remainder deals with Jessie C. Dent and members of the Covington-Dent family. The correspondence (1908-1985)...
Dates:
Created: 1897-1985; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
LaBranche Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 652
Content Description
Dr. Emile J. LaBranche Sr. opened LaBranche’s Drug Store in 1907 on Claiborne Avenue between Dumaine and St. Anne in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was a fully owned and operated African American business, which boasted both Caucasian and African American clientele. Emile Sr. was a graduate of Straight College and the Pharmacy School of Meharry Medical College. Prior to opening the store he worked for two years in New Iberia, Louisiana, and married Gertrude Blanchet. They had three children,...
Dates:
Other: 1899-1999
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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- African American universities and colleges -- Faculty -- History -- 20th century 1
- African Americans -- Hospitals -- Louisiana -- New Orleans 1
- Diaries 1
- Education -- Louisiana -- Bogalusa 1
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- Journals 1
- New Orleans (La.) -- History 1
- Photographs 1
- School buildings -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century 1
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- Dent, Albert W., Dr. (Albert Walter), 1904-1984 1
- Dent, Jessie Covington (Ernestine Jessie), 1904-2001 1
- Dent, Tom (Thomas Covington), 1932-1998 1
- LaBranche Family 1
- LaBranche, Emile J., Jr. 1
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