| David E. Pace “Pace and picante sauce” Ouachita Citizen, January 6, 1994 | |
| John Peyton Parker “King Drummer of South Dies” The Shreveport Times, No Date | |
| Pa- Pe–Biography | John P. Parker “Former Pastor in City Pays Tribute to John P. Parker” The Shreveport Times, No Date |
| “Hilyer S. Parker: Fourth Judicial District” La. District Judges Assoc. Biographies of Louisiana Judges, 1965 ed. | |
| Jennifer Parsons “Design in mind: Jennifer Parsons returns to Monroe after working in Hollywood creating costumes for movies” News-Star, July 18, 2004, Page 1D | |
| Carol Flower Layton Parsons Obituary | |
| Carol Layton Parsons Funeral program | |
| Bertrand “Packinghouse” Patterson “Black Baseball Players Recognized” The Monroe Dispatch, July 15-21, 1999 | |
| Iline Payne “Payne served Red Cross for 50 years” News-Star, March 15, 1987 | |
| Robert Charles Payne “Sacred Conversations: The Power of Your Spoken Words” Ouachita Citizen Tempo, August 1, 1996, Page 1B | |
| Billy G. Pearson “Monroe’s Pearson died Sunday” News-Star, March 28, 2005, Page 1B | |
| “Mr. Billy Gene Pearson” obituary, Unsourced | |
| “Sidney M. Pee” obituary, News-Star, March 24, 1998 | |
| Cleventine L. Simmons Peevy [obituary/bio] from “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994” Copyright 1996 by Ollie Burns | |
| Princess Ann Pegues “Thin book depicts much on black lives in Morehouse Parish” News-Star-World, April 19, 1981, Page 1B | |
| Velda Long Pendleton [obituary/bio] from “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994” Copyright 1996 by Ollie Burns | |
| “Morgan Dewey Peoples” obituary, News-Star, May 26, 1998 | |
| “Todd Perry garners Louisiana small business award” News-Star, March 25, 2001 | |
| John E. Peters III “Get connected with Chef John” News-Star, April 29, 1998, Page 1B | |
| Bob Pettit “a louisiana life: Bob Pettit” Louisiana Life, Spring 1999, p.96 | |
| Raymond O. Pierce “Successful Southerners” The Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburg, PA) June 25, 1938 | |
| “Death March began trip to hell for 67,000 troops” News-Star, April 12, 1992, Page 1A | |
| “Monroe survivor remembers little except for the bodies” News-Star, April 12, 1992, Page 1A | |
| Pardue, J. C. (1917 – 2012) | “Bible survives devastating war battles: Pardue gained peace, faith from experiences” News-Star No Date |
| “World War II vet, POW awarded Purple Heart” News-Star, October 7, 2003, Page 1A | |
| “An American Hero: One of the ‘greatest’ now gone” News-Star, June 30, 2012, Page 1A | |
| Hypolite Pargoud “French Aristocratic Emigre Region’s Colorful Pioneer” Monroe Morning World, October 20, 1929 | |
| Hypolite Pargoud burial records 1857 Pierre LaChaise Cemetery, France | |
| Pargoud Family | Sale of Upper Pargoud Plantation |
| Jean Francois Hypolite Pargoud (1798 – 1857) | Photograph of 1858 map showing Pargoud property |
| Jean Francois John “Frank” Pargoud (1828 – 1908) | A series of articles about the death of General Frank A. Pargoud |
| Information and photograph of a painting of the steamboat Frank Pargoud | |
| “Early Monroe Homes”- Essay about properties in Monroe including Lower and Upper Pargoud Plantation | |
| “Frank Pargoud- a picturesque figure” by Ron Downing | |
| The Poetry of Rear Admiral William Seavy Parsons, compiled by Joanne Seavey Parsons Williams and William Brock Parsons, January 2006 work | |
| Rough draft of above work | |
| Parsons, William Seavey (1904 – 1975) | |
| “Passman, Otto E(rnest)” Current Biography 1960, pp. 310-312 | |
| “Fifth District: Otto Ernest Passman” Congressional Directory, 1976, Louisiana, p. 74 | |
| Passman, Otto E. -1 Otto Ernest Passman (1900 – 1988) | “Passman victim of heart attack: Veteran ex-House member, 88, dies at home in Monroe” News-Star, Sunday, August 14, 1988, Page 1A |
| “Otto Passman” News-Star, Sunday, August 14, 1988, Page 14A | |
| “Ex-Rep. Otto Passman, 88, Dies; Foe of Foreign Aid” The New York Times, August 14, 1988 (Obituaries) | |
| “Mourners pay final tribute: Passman remembered as ‘great congressman, brilliant statesman’” News Star, August 16, 1988, Page 1A | |
| Address of Congressman Otto E. Passman before L. B. Faulk Post No. 13, The American Legion, November 8, 1969 | |
| “Passman gives Nixon view of district’s ails” (Passman with President Nixon) Ouachita Citizen, March 5, 1970 | |
| “Mrs. Davis Joins Staff of Passman” Unsourced | |
| “Passman, Others Reported Cleared” Monroe Morning World, November 13, 1976 | |
| “Judge denies motion to halt Passman case” Monroe Morning World, June 4, 1978 | |
| “Passman trial scheduled” Unsourced | |
| “Gravel, Scott provide study in contrasts” Monroe Morning World, ca 1978 (attorneys in Passman trial) | |
| “Report says Passman gave military aid data” Monroe Morning World, No Date | |
| “The ‘wrong man’ is on trial: McKeithen praises Passman” Monroe Morning World, ca 1978 | |
| “Passman judge to hear motion” Monroe Morning World, December 13, 1978 | |
| “Passman hearings under way” News-Star, December 19, 1978 | |
| “Passman too ill to travel” Unsourced | |
| “Hearing date for Passman will be set ” Unsourced | |
| “Passman attorneys to seek dismissal” Monroe Morning World Unsourced | |
| “Judge refuses to void counts against Passman” Unsourced | |
| “Passman trial to be in Monroe” Monroe Morning World, December 20, 1978 | |
| “Passman, Otto Ernest” Who’s Who In America, 1974-75, Volume 2 | |
| “Passman says letter contained no sensitive material” Monroe Morning World, January 19, 1979 | |
| “Protests prelude to trial” Unsourced | |
| “Trial exhibits listed” Unsourced | |
| “Photo of Passman could be evidence” News-Star, February 2, 1979, Page 6B | |
| “Tongsun Park may testify in Passman trial: State Department official says rice dealer expected to be in Monroe” Monroe Morning World, February 3, 1979, Page 1A | |
| “Lawyers file witness list for Passman” Monroe Morning World, February 10, 1979 | |
| “Prosecutors object to Passman exhibits” Monroe Morning World, February 21, 1979 | |
| “Prosecutors challenge Passman trial exhibits” source unknown date unknown | |
| “Passman to face peers” Monroe Morning World, March 4, 1979, Page 1A | |
| “Passman stands proud” Monroe Morning World, March 4, 1979, Page 2B | |
| “Trial brings to climax lengthy investigation” Monroe Morning World, March 4, 1979, Page 2B | |
| “Passman followers like his personal touch” Monroe Morning World, March 4, 1979, Page 3B | |
| “Park struggled for riches: Rice dealer found opposition in Passman” Monroe Morning World, March 4, 1979, Page 3B | |
| “Some people here see Park as ‘nice guy’” Monroe Morning World, March 13, 1979 | |
| “Park says he gave $98,000 to Passman in 1973 contibutions” News-Star?, March 15, 1979, Page 1A | |
| “Park’s memory, testimony vary” Monroe Morning World, March 17, 1979, Page 1A | |
| “Hanna tells of rice talk with Passman in House” Unsourced | |
| “Former paralegal testifies Park paid for jewelry” News-Star, March 27, 1979 | |
| “Passman and Park: a trial to remember” News-Star, March 27, 1979 | |
| Additional articles about Passman’s trial and acquittal – mostly unsourced | |
| Passman, Otto E. – 2 | Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier of Co. C 2nd Va. Calvary By R.H. Peck |
| Peck, R.H. : Rufus Harrison Peck (1838 – 1923) | “Pederson makes strong case for job” August 21, 2001, Unsourced |
| “Pederson’s job still in limbo” News-Star, June 9, 2004, Page 4C | |
| Pederson, Doug (1968 – ) | “Pederson considers retiring” News-Star, October 8, 2004, Page 4C |
| “Pederson adds Honky Tonk concert to annual golf event” News-Star, March 10, 2005, Page 1B | |
| “Pederson returns” News-Star, March 17, 2005, Page 1C | |
| Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana, Vol. 1, p. 150 (Louisiana congressman, Hon. John Perkins, Jr. played important role in development of State Library.) | |
| “# 924 John Perkins Papers Inventory” in Southern Historical Collection, Manuscripts Dept. at Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| Perkins Family : John, Sr. (1781 – 1866) & John, Jr. (1819 – 1885) | “The John Perkins Family of Northeast Louisiana” Calhoun, R.D., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly, January 1936, Vol. 19, No. 1 |
| “The Memorial of John Perkins” Rainwater, P.L., ed., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly, October 1937, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 3-27 | |
| “Marie Adrien Persac: Louisiana Artist” Louisiana Endowment For The Humanities, Fall 2000 | |
| Persac, Marie Adrien (1823-1873) | “Johann Ernst (John Ernest) and Caroline Schau Peters Family” by Ron Downing |
| “German immigrant finds fortune in Monroe” Monroe Morning World, October 14, 1979, Page 2D | |
| Peters Family : John (1832 – 1915) Caroline (1839 – 1912) | “Peters Furniture Company Is Now In Fifty-Sixth Year; Was Founded By J. E. Peters In 1871: Firm Was Considered An Old One in 1893 – Three Generations of Embalmers in the Peters Family” Unsourced, ca 1927 |
| “Funeral Home Here 67 Years: Peters’ Establishment One of Most Up-To-Date in Southland” Unsourced, ca 1938 | |
| Conversation wih Mrs Louis Peters, March 1991 about closing the Peters’ business in 1966 | |
| Joy Eleanor Phelps “Profiles in Mature Living: She Is a Ray of Sunshine” Unsourced | |
| R.L. Phillips, obituary “Nostalgia” Sterlington Town Talk, January 1989 | |
| Ph-Pr-Biography | Rene Pickens “Pickens’ envisioned inn” News-Star, March 23, 1997, Page 1D |
| “Eliza Davis Pierce” [obituary/bio] from “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994” Copyright 1996 by Ollie Burns | |
| P.B.S. Pinchback “Charles E. Nash and P.B.S. Pinchback” Black Americans in Congress, Christopher, Maurine, 1976, pp. 104-112 | |
| Glen Post “Welfare of employees motivates CenturyTel CEO” News-Star, February 29, 2004, Page 10 | |
| “Judge W. N. Potts Answers Last Call” Monroe News-Star, April 28, 1913, Page 1 | |
| “Bill Pratt” Ouachita Citizen, Friday, November 13, 1992, Page 1B | |
| Keith Prince “Hall of Fame enshrines a Prince today” News-Star, No Date 2004, Page 1A | |
| Mrs. Courtney Proffitt “Mrs. Proffitts’ First Records Received Here: Soprano to Give Concert at Monroe Furniture Saturday” News-Star, November 15, 1929, Page 16 | |
| Joe Profit “Northeast alumnus Profit successful on, off field” News-Star, March 10, 1989, Page 1C | |
| Joe Profit “Ex-NLU star: Drug-gree life led to success” News-Star, March 10, 1989, Page 1B | |
| Joe Profit “Former NFL star, Monroe native focuses on youth” News-Star, April 11, 1997 | |
| Copy of article written February 23, 1911 about the Prenuptial party for Charles W. Phillips and Madeline Blackshear | |
| Family Tree of Phillipses: From Michael to Jeremiah | |
| Phillips Family : Charles (1859 – 1932), Madeline (1886 – 1977) | |
| Michael (? – 1686) | Transciption of legal papers naming Robert J. London the administrator of the succession of James Philon in April 1869 |
| Transciption of Robert J. London’s Administrator’s Oath in September 1870 | |
| Philon Family : James ( – 1869) | Transcription of letters of administration issued to Robert J. London on September 26, 1870 |
| Copies of the original legal papers that were transcribed | |
| Photocopies of handwritten information on the Pickens family | |
| Pickens Family: James Davis Pickens, Sr. (1819 – 1887) | “Thousands Participate in Gov. Pleasant’s Inaugural” Monroe News-Star, May 15, 1916, Page 1 |
| Short biography of his life/accomplishments | |
| Pleasant, Ruffin (Governor) (1871 – 1937) | |
| “Abe E. Pierce III To Run For Ouachita Police Jury” Monroe Morning World, October 4, 1971, Page 9A | |
| “Pierce beats Bryant” News-Star, April 21, 1996, Page 1A | |
| Pierce, Abe E., III (Mayor) (1934 – 2021) | “Narrowing the community gap” News-Star, June 18, 1996, Page 1A |
| “Monroe’s new First lady: Life-long teacher wants children put first” News-Star, June 30, 1996, Accent | |
| Program for Mayor’s Inauguration, July 1, 1996 (2 of the same program) | |
| “Pierce: ‘Do it together’” News-Star, July 2, 1996, Page 1A | |
| “New Way Center Honors retirees” The Monroe Dispatch, January 3-9, 1997 | |
| “Mayor Pierce Takes Undeserved Beating” The Monroe Dispatch, August 6-12, 1998 | |
| “Mayor To Give State of City Address” News-Star, July 27, 1997, Page 1A | |
| “Opening of New Family Medical Clinic” The Monroe Dispatch, December 17-23, 1998 | |
| “Women in History Month” The Monroe Dispatch, March 27- April 2, 1997 | |
| “Dr. Ava Pierce Hangs Out Her Shingle in Emergency Medicine” The Monroe Dispatch, August 20-26, 1998 | |
| “Low-key Pierce shuns limelight” News-Star, July 3, 1997, Page 1A | |
| “Mayor Sticks to Campaign Promises During First Year” The Monroe Dispatch, July 10-16, 1997 | |
| “Pierce contributions celebrated” News-Star, No Date Page 1A | |
| “Pierce maintained class, dignity throughout tenure” News-Star, No Date | |
| “In the Nation’s Capitol” The Monroe Dispatch, March 13-19, 1997 | |
| “Sons of the South: Leonidas Polk” by Clayton Rand in The Times-Picayune, April 11, 1965 | |
| “Polk Was a Crusader With Cross and Sword” Unsourced | |
| Polk, Leonidas (1806 – 1864) | |
| “A Yankee School Teacher in Louisiana, 1835-1837: The Diary of Caroline B. Poole” The Louisiana Historical Quarterly, pp. 651-679 | |
| Poole, Caroline B. (1802 – 1844) | Office of the Mayor, Monroe, LA, Biography 12/6/1983 |
| “Powell accepts position” Ouachita Citizen, March 20, 1975 | |
| Powell, Bob (Mayor) : Robert Ellis “Bob” Powell (1923 – 1997) | “Best qualities offered: Powell endorsed” Monroe Morning World, April 1, 1979 |
| “Bob Powell enters mayor’s race” Monroe Morning World | |
| “Thank You: Bob Powell mayor” Ouachita Citizen, April 12, 1979, Page 3A | |
| “Bob Powell will be Monroe’s mayor” Ouachita Citizen, April 26, 1979, Page 1A | |
| “Powell sees job with businessman’s eye” Monroe Morning World, June 29, 1979. Page 5 | |
| “Re-elect Bob Powell Mayor” (2 brochures) | |
| “Powell re-elected” Ouachita Citizen, April 10-16, 1980, Page 1 | |
| Photo of Mayor Bob Powell with city council members July 7 initiating Home Rule Charter, new form of city government – Ouachita Citizen, July 10-16, 1980, Page 1 | |
| “Crowd draws to fete Monroe on 200th” News-Star-World, January 10, 1983, Page 1B | |
| “Robert E. Powell” Louisiana Twin Cities, January 30, 1985, Page 5 | |
| “Monroe government headed by Powell” News-Star-World, July 26, 1987 | |
| “Powell coasts to re-election” News-Star-World, March 9, 1988, Page 1A | |
| “Powell: City’s leader needs bigger salary” News-Star, July 13, 1990, Page 1B | |
| “Appreciating Mayor Powell” News-Star, June 19, 1996, Page 1A? | |
| “Residents, elected officials say goodbye to Bob Powell” News-Star, June 19, 1996, Page 1A? | |
| “Bob Powell, 1923-1997” News-Star, July 29, 1997, Editorial | |
| “Powell proud of 17-year run, looks to future” News-Star, June 23, 1996, Page 1A | |
| “Former Mayor Powell battles serious illness” News-Star, November 9, 1996 | |
| “Ex-mayor Bob Powell dies : Heart trouble claims leader” News-Star, July 27, 1997, Page 1A | |
| “Robert Ellis Powell” obituary, News-Star, July 28, 1997 | |
| “Memorial services held for former Monroe mayor” Ouachita Citizen, July 3, 1997 | |
| “Memorial praises legacy of Powell” News-Star, July 31, 1997, Page 1A | |
| “Hundreds Bid Farewell to Robert E. ‘Bob’ Powell” News-Star, July 31-Aigust 6, 1997, Page 5 | |
| January 30, 1983-June 23, 2005- KIA in Fallujah, Iraq | |
| “Mourning a fallen Marine” News-Star, June 25, 2005, Page 1A | |
| Powell, Chad (Corporal) | “Slain W.M. Marine’s memorial set for today” News-Star, June 26, 2005 |
| “Pastor: Support for Marine’s family ‘overwhelming’” News-Star, June 28, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Church has tentative plans to honor hero” News-Star, June 27, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Powell services set for Sunday” News-Star, July 2, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Ouachita escorts its fallen hero home” News-Star, July 3, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Final Salute: Cpl. Chad Powell” News-Star, July 4, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Military View: A Message of Thanks” News-Star, July 24, 2005, Page 3F | |
| “Mr. Poydras’ Strange Will” PIE DuFour’s A la Mode | |
| “Poydras’ dowry continues to pay parish newlyweds” News-Star-World, February 2, 1986, Page 8B | |
| Poydras, Julien (1740 – 1824) | Copy of his will in French |
| Article about Elvis’ visits to Monroe in 1952 and 1953 – Unsourced | |
| “Hank Snow, above , and his show will appear in West Monroe…” Monroe Morning World, February 13, 1955, Page 16B, Column 5 | |
| Presley, Elvis (1935 – 1977) | “Hillbilly Stars Appear Friday in West Monroe” Monroe Morning World, February 16, 1955, Page 7, Column 5 |
| “Friday Nite West Monroe Hi Auditorium …Hank Snow…Elvis Presley” Ouachita Citizen, February 18, 1955, Page 12, Column 6 | |
| “KTRY To Bring Duke of Paducah Here Thursday” Bastrop Daily Enterprise, Monday, February 21, 1955, Page 1 | |
| “Duke of Paducah And Entertainers Here Tonight” Bastrop Daily Enterprise, Monday, February 24, 1955 | |
| Photo of Monroe Mayor Troy meeting Elvis at the plane Monroe Morning World, March 5, 1974 | |
| “Elvis Presley Due in City Later Today” Monroe News-Star, March 4, 1974, Page 1A (2 copies) | |
| “Elvis Hits Right On The Money Here” Monroe Morning World, March 5, 1974, Page 2A (2 copies) | |
| “Concert Mixup Explained Here” Monroe News-Star, March 8, 1974, Page 1A | |
| Fields Ad “Welcome Elvis To Monroe” Monroe Morning World, March 3, 1974, Page 7A | |
| “Elvis Thrills Capacity Crowd” Monroe Morning World, March 9, 1974, Page 9A, Column 1 | |
| Photo of Elvis Presley with notice of his second concert appearance in Monroe Civic Center, Monroe News-Star, May 2, 1975, Page 3A | |
| “Presley Scores In First Concert Here” Monroe News-Star, May 5, 1975, Page 8A | |
| “Failure of Heart Reported Fatal For Elvis Presley” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977 | |
| “Elvis Had Magic Touch With Fans To The Last” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977 | |
| “Elvis Appearance Subject Of Debate” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977 | |
| “Elvis’ Blue Moon Put Him On His Way” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977, Page 2D | |
| “Presley Liked In Home Town” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977 | |
| “Presley Had Beginning In Shreveport” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977 | |
| “North Louisiana Watched Elvis Grow” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977 | |
| “Elvis Attracted Young, Old Alike” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977 | |
| “Elvis Mourned By Housewives, Beautiful People” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977, Page 3C | |
| “Presley Style Changed Music” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977 | |
| “Life, Times Of Presley” Monroe Morning World, August 17, 1977 | |
| “Elvis Sets Record” News-Star, August 17, 1977 | |
| “Fans Flock To Elvis Presley Mansion” Monroe Morning World, August 18, 1977, Page 8A | |
| “Drug Habit Not Found For Elvis” Monroe Morning World, August 18, 1977, Page 8A | |
| “Presley Fans Glimpse Idol” Monroe Morning World, August 18, 1977 | |
| “Man Recalls Young Elvis” Monroe Morning World, August 18, 1977 | |
| “Stardom Frustrated Presley” source unknown date unknown | |
| “Presley Termed Good Man” source unknown date unknown | |
| “Presley’s Daughter Tells Mother About His Death” Monroe Morning World, August 18, 1977 | |
| “World Mourns Presley’s Death” Monroe Morning World, August 18, 1977, Page 9A | |
| “Army Bunkmate: Elvis Wondered What Future Held” Monroe Morning World, August 18, 1977 | |
| “Witnesses Tell How Monroe Girls Killed At Presley Funeral” Monroe Morning World, August 19, 1977, Page 1A | |
| “Elvis–Country Boy” Monroe Morning World, August 19, 1977, Page 1A ? | |
| “Fans Rush To Buy Elvis Records” Monroe Morning World, August 19, 1977, Page 1A | |
| “Elvis Presley Is Put To Rest” Monroe Morning World, August 19, 1977, Page 7B | |
| “Cemetery Scene Is Restless” Monroe Morning World, August 20, 1977, Page 7B | |
| “A Tribute to the King of Rock” Monroe Morning World, August 21, 1977, Page 7B | |
| “A gift from Elvis” News-Star, June 26, 1989 | |
| “Elvis Presley Gave Monroe Girl Necklace” Monroe News-Star, August 18, 1977 (See News-Star, June 26, 1989.) | |
| “Necklace given at 1974 concert revives legend” News-Star, June 26, 1989 | |
| “Elvis Anniversary: Rock Lost Its Royalty 25 Years Ago, But Elvis Lives On” News-Star, August 11, 2002, Page 3D | |
| “In Search of the King: Researchers need info on Elvis’ 1955 shows in West Monroe, Bastrop” Ouachita Citizen, March 25, 2004, Page 1B | |
| “Elvis Angels aim to finance stature” News-Star, July 24, 2004, Page 1B | |
| Story of Elvis’ 1955 appearance at West Monroe High School in 1955 by Chuck Halley©2/18/15, The Polyester Ball online, retrieved on December 24, 2018 | |
| Diary of Zenos Preston: 15 May, 1844–16 July, 1847 (Typed copy) See also: Indexed copy by Diane Keen Jones in GC | |
| Preston, Zenos (ca. 1807 – ?) | “Those who’ve tasted his cooking say of Randy Prewitt: He knows how to cook and he knows how to season” News-Star, September 30, 1998, 1B ? |
| “Prewitt’s scampi quick to cook, long on taste” News-Star, September 30, 1998, 1B | |
| Prewitt, Randy: Randall Bryant “Randy” Prewitt (1940 – 2019) | “Flavors of the Ark-La-Miss: Randy prewitt’s taste treats” DeltaStlye, October 1998 |
| Photo of Randy Prewitt signing a copy of his cookbook, Ouachita Citizen, October 8, 1998 | |
| “Top off holiday meals with Louisiana favorites” December 3, 1998 Unsourced | |
| “Paul & Enola Prudhomme: Two of the world’s most famous Louisiana chefs” Acadiana Profile, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 6-20 | |
| “a louisiana life: Paul Prudhomme” Louisiana Life, Autumn 1995, p. 72 | |
| Prudhomme, Paul (1940 – 2015) | “a louisiana life: Paul Prudhomme” The Good Life, 2005/06, p. 62 (a supplement to Louisiana Life) |
| Willie Ragan “Ragan’s heart still in coaching” News-Star, July 23, 1998, Page 1C | |
| Willie Ragan “Ragan new boss at CCS” Ouachita Citizen, July 30, 1998 | |
| Ra-Ri–Biography | Wilson Rambo “Rambo aims to broaden juvenile programs” News-Star, September 14, 2000 |
| Dale Ramsey “Union Parish carver sees life in wood” Louisiana Country, November 1989, Vol. 6, p. 5 | |
| John Randolph “Sons of the South by Clayton Rand: John Randolph” – The Times-Picayune, No Date, Section 2, Page 10 | |
| Roosevelt Rankins “African-American Achievement Awards: Rankins earns humanitarian honors” News-Star, March 1, 2003 | |
| Joseph E. Ransdell (Senator) “Biographical Sketch of Senator Joseph E. Ransdell” by Minnie S. Murphy, May 24, 1937 photocopy of WPA essay original available in Special Collection and Digital Library | |
| Miss Mary Elizabeth (May) Read “May Read: History Buff” Monroe Morning World, November 13, 1977, Page 21A | |
| “Miss Mary Elizabeth (May) Read” obituary, News-Star, May 1989 | |
| “Paul Leslie Read” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 833 | |
| “Matthew C. Redmond” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 847 | |
| Ansley “Captain” Reed “First black police officer of Monroe dies” News-Star, June 3, 1989, Page 1B | |
| “Luther Reed, Sr.” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 946 | |
| Willis Reed “The Hornets bring Willis Reed home after decades on the East Coast: The Good Life” News-Star, July 25, 2004, Page 1C | |
| “Willis Reed: A Man of Many Trophies” Louisiana Life, September/October 2010, P. 80 | |
| Charles Regan “Owner, founder of office supply store dies at 82” News-Star, October 20, 2003, Page 3A | |
| Sybil Renaud “Nursing career spanned 60 years” News-Star-World, May 10, 1981 | |
| “Miss Sybil C. Renaud” obituary, News-Star-World, July 16, 1989 | |
| Jim Rice “La. Author inspires kids at area school” News-Star, November 7, 2000 | |
| Susan Rich “Volunteer’s work with books, youth appreciated” News-Star, March 4, 1991 | |
| “Ted Richard” News-Star, May 4, 1995 (Profile of local black history maker submitted by daughter, Joyce Richard Lattimore) | |
| J.N.T. Richardson (Judge) “Death of Judge J.N.T. Richardson” The Ouachita Telegraph, July 15, 1868, Page 2, Column 2 (See back of article for more.) | |
| Col. Robert Richardson Funeral notice, October 12, 1895 (Moved to SC 4-3-24) | |
| Hulon Riche “Another Green world” News-Star, June 12, 2005, Page 1D | |
| Thomas Ritter “Internal Trials: Emotional turmoil inspires photographs” News-Star, May 30, 1990, Page 1D | |
| Thomas Ritter “Travelin’ man: Exhibit displays the journeys of artist Ritter” News-Star, November 2, 1995, Accent | |
| “State’s Only Elected Woman Judge Is Native of Monroe” Monroe Morning World, January 18, 1976, Page 1B | |
| “Resting her case: Oldest state judge leaves bench after 16 years” News-Star, October 14, 1990, Page 1D | |
| Ragland, Alwine Mulhearn Smith (Judge) (See also Peters Family and Mulhearn Family for genealogical information) | “Judge Alwine Mulhearn Smith Ragland–The Good Samaritan” Louisiana Road Trips, June 2006, Page 28 |
| (1913 – 2006) | “Ragland, former judge, dies at 92” News-Star, May 2, 2006, Page 1B |
| “Judge Alwine Mulhearn Smith Ragland” obituary, News-Star, May 2, 2006, Page 3B | |
| Program for Memorial Service on May 3, 2006 | |
| “Rambin named to Board of Regents” News-Star, January 14, 1999 | |
| “Rambin’s caring attitude earns him Fant Award” News-Star, February 22, 1999 | |
| Rambin, Melvin (Mayor) (1941 – 2001) | “NLU honors Rambin with Fant Award” News-Star, February 27, 1999 |
| “Rambin wins Monroe mayoral race” Ouachita Citizen, March 22, 2000 | |
| “Rambin tackles crumbling city” News-Star, June 14, 2000, Page 1B | |
| “Melvin Rambin: Debt may be one solution” News-Star, June 14, 2000, Page 1B | |
| “Infrastructure quality slowly on rise” News-Star, June 14, 2000, Page 1B | |
| “Mayor-elect gets ready for transition” Unsourced | |
| “Rambin: ‘Together we can do it’” News-Star, July 2, 2000, Page 1A | |
| “Rambin: Work will soon replace ceremony” News-Star, July 4, 2000 | |
| “Pierce Hands Over City Baton” The Monroe Dispatch, July 6-12, 2000, Vol. 26, No. 26 | |
| “Rambin tells union layoffs necessary” News-Star, August 1, 2000 | |
| “Rambin hires personnel consultant for Monroe” News-Star, August 3, 2000 | |
| “Rambin settling into mayoral groove” News-Star, August 5, 2000 | |
| “Council blasts mayor over Froggy” News-Star, September 12, 2000 | |
| “Rambin apologizes to council” News-Star, September 16, 2000, Page 1A | |
| “City Council juggles with property tax” News-Star, September 27, 2000 | |
| “Rambin implements city street program changes” News-Star, October 4, 2000 | |
| “Rambin vows to ‘take heat’ attached to job” News-Star, October 6, 2000 | |
| “State: Union’s petition against Rambin invalid” News-Star, October 23, 2000 | |
| “Rambin counts on resignations to trim” News-Star, No Date | |
| Office of the Mayor: City of Monroe, News Release, 11/17/2000, Medical Information | |
| “Rambin may discover test results Wednesday” News-Star, November 28, 2000 | |
| “Rambin lights up yule season: Mayor back after cancer treatments” News-Star, December 5, 2000 | |
| “‘This was so tough’: Rally honors Rambin” News-Star, January 29, 2001 | |
| “Rambin appoints short-term managers” News-Star, December 7, 2000 | |
| “Community Prayer Partners rally behind Rambin” News-Star, January 29, 2001 | |
| “Results in spite of adversity: Mayor checks up on goals” News-Star, February 4, 2001, Page 1A | |
| “Rambin’s battle has united city” News-Star, February 4, 2001 | |
| “Treatment fails to help Rambin” News-Star, March 3, 2001, Page 1A | |
| “Despite drop in energy, Rambin charges on” News-Star, March 23, 2001, Page 1A | |
| “Rambin first up for new treatment” News-Star, May 5, 2001, Page 1A | |
| “Chamber honors late Monroe Mayor” News-Star, August 1, 2001 | |
| “Mayor Melvin L. Rambin” obituary News-Star, June 21, 2001 | |
| note: For more information about the life and death of Melvin Rambin see microfilm for News-Star June 20-21, 2001 | |
| “2001: June 20 We must celebrate Melvin Rambin’s life” News-Star, December 30, 2001, Page 2B | |
| Additional information on Melvin Rambin in oversized newspaper file | |
| “First, a musical … Concert to honor late mayor’s ardent love of singing” News-Star This Week, May 3-9, 2002, Page 6 | |
| “Choir sings deceased mayor’s favorites as tribute” News-Star, May 4, 2002, Page 3A | |
| “Algenon Clark Ransom” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 932 | |
| “Paul Ransom, civic leader, farmer dies” News-Star, January 9, 2005 | |
| Ransom Family: (1897 – 1982) | “Mr. Paul Standley Ransom” obituary |
| Paul Standley Ransom (1924 – 2005) | “Adele Ransom: Police Jury” January 3, 1998 |
| Adele Dawn Waddill Ransom (1927 2019) | “Rawls Elected to State Office” OPPJ Gazette, March 1992, Vol. 24 |
| “Rawls remembered for ‘progressive’ work at OPPJ” News-Star, January 12, 2005 | |
| Rawls, Arlan (1924 – 2005) | “Rawls paves impact on area” News-Star, November 19, 2000 (Won 2001 A.O. Evans Award) |
| Genealogical research by Mercedes Ray Pertuit aka Mrs. Samuel Pertuit (Items VF1-VF39) | |
| (VF-1) Pages from Caldwell Parish in Slices concerning Mr. John Ray | |
| Ray Family | (VF-2) Pages from Louisiana History Quarterly |
| John Swearingin Ray (1816 – 1888) | (VF-3) Census records |
| (VF-4) Ancestry information on John Ray | |
| (VF-5) Ancestry information on John Swearingin Ray | |
| (VF-6) Ancestry information on Marie Sagers | |
| (VF-7) Ancestry information on James Swearingin Ray b. ABT 1794 | |
| (VF-8) Ancestry Plus information on James Swearingin Ray | |
| James (ca. 1794 – 1844) | (VF-9) Information from Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on John Ray, lawyer; “John Ray: Forgotten Scalawag” by E. Russ Williams in Louisiana Studies, Fall 1974 |
| VF-10 Missing? | |
| (VF-11) Copy of the title page of the Digest of the Statutes of the State of Louisiana, in Two Volumes, Vol. II, John Ray , Compiler, N.O. 1870 (Law Library Tulane University) | |
| (VF-12) “Death of Hon. John Ray” Times-Picayune, March 5, 1888 | |
| (VF-13) Dear Cousins and Pen Pals, Letter from Mercedes Ray Pertuit | |
| (VF-14) Ancestry information on Jean-Baptiste Bres (VF-14) | |
| (VF-15) “Hon. John Ray” Ouachita Telegraph, June 3, 1868, Page 2, Column 2 | |
| (VF-16) Ancestry information on Julia Felicity Dewitt (VF-16) | |
| (VF-17) Marriage license for Mr. John Ray & Miss Catherine Bres | |
| (VF-18) “The McCormick’s and the Ray’s of Missouri and Louisiana” | |
| (VF-19) “Recollections of the Early Settlers of Ouachita Parish: Sketch of the Life of Hon. John Ray” Ouachita Telegraph, August 25, 1888 | |
| (VF-20) Information from Sara Bres | |
| (VF-21) Tidbits Related to Judge Robert Ray | |
| (VF-22) obituary of Catherine Bres Ray | |
| Robert Ray (1830 – 1899) | (VF-23) Photo and information about tomb of John Ray |
| (VF-24) Letter to Mrs. Odom from Pat McKenna | |
| (VF-25) Historical notes on John Ray | |
| (VF-26) Transcribed copy of 1930 article “Leading Citizens Started Masonry” in Monroe, La., newspaper | |
| (VF27-VF30) Mercedes’ letters to Rose Odom | |
| (VF-31) Letter to Mercedes from Louis Ray & additional notes by her | |
| (VF-32) Letter from Mercedes to Rose Odom | |
| (VF-33) Handwritten story about John Ray | |
| (VF-34) Handwritten information about John McCormick | |
| (VF-35) Handwritten notes and genealogical information | |
| (VF-36) Genealogical information and charts on the Ray family | |
| (VF-37) Letter from Pat McKenna to Mrs. Odom | |
| (VF-38) Clipping from The Richland Beacon-News, Rayville, La. Letter sent to paper by Mercedes on January 14, 1969 | |
| (VF-39) Article on “RAY, JOHN” p. 555 Unsourced | |
| “John Ray’s Contempt for Principle” Ouachita Telegraph, August 5, 1868, Page 2, Column 6 | |
| Information taken from article in Ouachita Telegraph, August 25, 1988, written by Miss Welley Floyd, John Ray’s adopted daughter | |
| “Local Songwriter’s First Recording Result of Joke” News-Star, No Date | |
| “Chuck Redden: Popular morning DJ has talent for writing, singing country music” Ouachita Citizen, May 17, 1991, Page 1B | |
| Redden, Chuck (1959 – ) | |
| “Dr. Reddix Enters School Board Race” Monroe Morning World, August 15, 1976, Page 7A | |
| “Monroe dentist, civil rights activist dies at 77” News-Star, November 21, 2001, Page 1A | |
| Reddix, John Ira (Doctor) (1924 – 2001) | “The Legacy Lives On: Community Mourning Death of Dr. Reddix, Trailblazer for Justice” Unsourced |
| Irene Reid Biography (2 copies) | |
| “Mrs. Reid Retires After 39 Years With Newspapers” Monroe Morning World, January 3, 1957, Page 2 | |
| Reid, Irene (1903 – 1999) (Nee: Simms) | “Honesty Has Not Gone Out of Style” real estate ad writer’s Workshop |
| Irene Simms Reid | “The Un-beatable—Irene Reid” October 1965 Unsourced |
| “Certificate of Membership” Residential Division of the National Institute of Real Estate Brokers 1968 | |
| “Certificate of Membership” Commercial and Investment Division of the National Institute of Real Estate Brokers 1968 | |
| “Irene Reid Appointed Board Vice President” Monroe Morning World, October 23, 1970, Page 5A | |
| “TOP LEVEL: Real Estate Service” Monroe Morning World, February 28, 1971, Page 11D | |
| “Local Woman Heads Meet of Realtors” Monroe Morning World, October 4, 1972, Page 4B | |
| “Irene Reid: Traditionally, Now Is The Time To Buy Property!” Monroe Morning World, November 8, 1972 | |
| “Irene Reid Named Local ‘Realtor of the Year’” Monroe News-Star, December 4, 1972 | |
| “Irene Reid Named Realtor of the Year” Monroe News-Star, May 23, 1973, Page 8A | |
| “A Fast Pace at 74” Mature Living, August 1978, pp. 26-28 | |
| “Painting becomes 3rd career for Irene Reid” News-Star, April 16, 1979 | |
| “Irene holds realty seminars for staff” Monroe Morning World, October 2, 1979, Page 10C | |
| “Irene Reid, A Woman Executive who started by delivering newspapers” The Monroe/West Monroe T.V. Star, January 7-13, 1979 | |
| “Irene Reid offers tips on selling your home” News-Star World, April 9, 1979 | |
| “Watch for new Irene Reid Realty signs on cars of sales personnel” Unsourced | |
| “Irene Reid presented award by Nat’l Relocation Service” News-Star World, 1979 | |
| “Irene Reid uses lock box method” Ouachita Citizen, September 11, 1980, Page 6B | |
| “Irene Reid – a fast pace at 77” Ouachita Citizen, November 12, 1980, Page 17 | |
| Outstanding Achievement Award for service as President of Martha Sunday School Class, Febuary 22, 1981 | |
| “Irene Reid…a forerunner for women in business” Ouachita Business, December 1985, Vol. 1, No. 12 | |
| Letter from Irene Reid to William R. Coenen, Sr. . Attorney and his reply | |
| Letter from Irene Reid to William R. Coenen, Sr. . Attorney | |
| “Mrs. Reid Named Realtors Leader” Unsourced | |
| “Careers span newspaper field, real estate, art” News-Star World, April 4, 1988, Page 1E | |
| “90th birthday brings tribute to cake maker” News-Star, February 13, 1993, Page 9A | |
| “Irene Reid writes ’30’ to storied life” News-Star, July 30, 1999 | |
| Collection of Irene Reid advertisements | |
| “Tribute honors dancer Renaud: Monroe native taught dancing to thousands” News-Star, May 19, 1990, Accent | |
| Copy of “Program Armadine Renaud Dance Revue of Nineteen Fifty” (June 8, 1950 at Neville Auditorium) | |
| Renaud, Armandine (1903 – 1990) | |
| Original SC Rare Vertical 273 Programs | “”The Big House’ stands silent” News-Star World, September 14, 1982, Page 2A |
| “Community marvels at Reynolds’ handiwork” News-Star-World, October 26, 1986, Page 1B | |
| Reynolds, Jennie Martin (1908 – 1996) | “Festival founder Reynolds dies at 88′” News-Star, January 15, 1996 |
| “Jennie Martin Reynolds” obituary, News-Star, January 15, 1996 | |
| “Prison journalist close to freedom” December 26, 2000 | |
| “Prosecutor to appeal prison journalist case” December 27, 2000 | |
| Rideau, Wilbert (1942 – ) | “Group says Rideau ought to remain behind bars” December 26, 2000 |
| “Prison journalist’s conviction overturned” January 1, 2001 | |
| “Prison journalist’s conviction overturned” Unsourced | |
| “Rideau guilty, but free man: Ouachita jury convicts prison journalist of lesser manslaughter charge’” News-Star, January 16, 2005 | |
| “Rinehart Family Pioneer Settlers” Ouachita Citizen, December 6, 1961, Page 1 (written by Herbert Rinehart) | |
| Rinehart Family: William Lowie (1830 – 1916) & Jacob Wilson (1825 – 1904) | “Honored by State Art Patron Award: Ringham directs praise to others” Ouachita Citizen Tempo, August 26-28, 1992, Page 1B |
| “Chris Ringham and Lisa Hawkins Honored at Governor’s Mansion” ARTSNEWS, Fall 1992, Vol. 11, No. 5 | |
| Ringham, Chris : Christopher Ringham, jr. (1926 – 2003) | “A life…given to the stage” News-Star, July 6, 1997, Page 1D |
| “Chris Ringham bringing the magic onstage” News-Star, April 28, 2002, Page 1A | |
| “Lights go down for Ringham, 76” News-Star, August 10, 2003, Page 1A | |
| “The Little Theatre’s ‘backstage magician’ dies at 74” News-Star, August 8, 2003, Page 3A | |
| “Thespians planning service for Ringham” News-Star, August 12, 2003, Page 3A | |
| “Friends, admirers plan celebration to honor Ringham” News-Star, August 14, 2003, Page 3A | |
| “Community gathers to remember Ringham” News-Star, August 17, 2003, Page 3A | |
| “C of C award goes to Riser” News-Star-World, November 6, 1985 | |
| “Mr. George, 91, offers wealth of history, memories” News-Star, October 21, 1985 | |
| Riser, George Marshall (1907 – 2005) | “Riser served community, gave direction to his ‘boys’” News-Star, March 29, 2005, Page 3C |
| “Teacher, coach Riser dead at 97” News-Star, March 28, 2005, Page 1B | |
| “George Marshall Riser” obituary, News-Star, March 29, 2005, Page 5B | |
| Elizabeth Smith Roach “Usher, Churchwoman and Religious Leader: Elizabeth Smith Roach’s Homecoming” The Monroe Dispatch, July 17-23, 1997, Page 1 | |
| Mattie Foster Robbins “Autobiography: Mattie Foster Robbins” | |
| Ro-Ry–Biography | “John Wesley Roberson” Story of Louisiana Vol. 4, page 447 |
| A.L. Roberts “Inventor, 84, sees profit in the future” News-Star, July 13, 1991, Page 1A | |
| Scotty Robertson “His practices made perfect lessons: Scotty Robertson’s prep work was an inspiration to future legend” News-Star, August 16, 2005, Page 1C | |
| Johnny Robinson “Hero of yesteryear continues to help youth of today” News-Star, January 29, 1998 | |
| Johnny Robinson “A Man Among Boys: Johnny Robinson fights off health woes to provide a home” News-Star, July 31, 2005, Page 1C | |
| Patrick Robinson “Movers and shakers: History-makers sacrificed to better their towns” News-Star, May 28, 1995, Page 1D | |
| “B.B., Count Basie played at Miller-Roy” (on back of article above) | |
| “Frank J. Roddy” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1155 (First fire chief of Monroe, appointed in February 1912 by Mayor Forsythe) | |
| “Myrtle Rodgers” obituary, Monroe Morning World, November 1, 1978, Page 6B | |
| Myrtle Rodgers “Rodgers leader in local school” News-Star-World, March 20, 1987, Page 1D (First principal of Georgia Tucker Elementary School) | |
| “Charles Q. Rodriguez” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) | |
| “William D. Rodriguez” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) | |
| Adrien Rouquette “They Built Louisiana: Adrien Rouquette” Times-Picayune (Poet-Priest Loved Indians, Lived in Lacombe Woods) | |
| “Roy, John. Diary, 1860-1862, 1871” 1 vol. [microfilm] (reference and note] | |
| “Mrs. M. Ruffin Succumbs Here: Prominent High School Educator Dies After Lingering Illness” Monroe News-Star, January 29, 1945, Page 1 | |
| Sallie Ruffin “Pioneer Local Woman Expires: Funeral of Mrs. Sallie Ruffin Will Be Held Tuesday Afternoon” Monroe News-Star, December 13, 1937, Page 1 | |
| Rev. John L. Russell Sr. “Civil rights leader, OPSB member dies after illness” News Star Dec. 17, 2019 | |
| Michael Ryan “Ryan honored for work with Red Cross board” News-Star, November 18, 1998 | |
| “A league of her own: WM woman was on men’s team too” Ouachita Citizen, July 10, 1992, Page 1A | |
| “All-American girl earned fame playing baseball” News-Star, September 26, 1996, Page 13A | |
| Roark, Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Kovalchick (1925 – 2020) | “In a league of her own: Dorothy Roark publishes a memoir that recounts the first woman to play on a men’s minor league baseball team” News-Star, October 24, 2004, Page 1D |
| “Duck Commander: Newcomer to Game Call Industry” Profile of Ouachita, November/December 1980, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 12-14 | |
| Photocopy of the Profile of Ouachita Magazine above | |
| Robertson, Phil Family (Duck Dynasty) (1946 – 2025) | “Lured In by a Family Just Being Itself on TV” The New York Times, October 8, 2012 |
| “Duck Season Comes Early” Louisiana Road Trips, September 2013, Page 9 | |
| “Willie’s Duck Diner to Open in West Monroe” Louisiana Road Trips, October 2013, Page 19 | |
| “Local Accolades: Duck Dynasty” Ouachita Parish 2013 Community and Relocation Guide, Page 12 | |
| “Louisianians of the Year Including The”Duck Dynasty” Guys, Hunter Hayes, Wendell Pierce, William Joyce and More” Louisiana Life, January/February 2014 | |
| “Duck Commander Warehouse and retail store” Ouachita Life, June 2014, Page 31 | |
| “Milletillo’s Sauce Factory prides itself on family” Delta Business, March 2016, Page 28 | |
| “The Robinson Scroll” February 1944, contains pages 65-74, inclusive of the Genealogy of George Robinson of Rehoboth, Massachusetts | |
| Robinson Family: George (1626 – 1699) | “Biographical Information for Bernie D. Robinson” December 1995 |
| “Biographical Sketch of Bernie D. Robinson” | |
| Robinson, B.D.; Bernie Dayton (1910 – 2002) | “Prominent Educator Retires” |
| “Robinson joins council: Longtime businessman and educator B.D. Robinson will fill Charles Johnson’s seat until a fall election” News-Star, December 28, 1994, Page 1A | |
| “Appointee’s busy first day includes meeting, calls” News-Star, December 28, 1994, Page 1A | |
| “Making a difference throughout a lifetime” News-Star, January 21, 2001, Page 3A | |
| “Robinson receives top chamber award” News-Star, January 18, 2001 | |
| “Robinson receives Silverstein Award” News-Star, January 26, 2001 | |
| “B.D. Robinson wins Silverstein Award” News-Star, January 26, 2001, Page 6 (Monroe Chamber of Commerce) | |
| Copy of Professional Teaching Certificate for A.B. degree from Dillard University in 1936 | |
| “Pioneer B.D. Robinson dead at 92” News-Star, July 14, 2002, Page 1A | |
| “Proposal would honor area civil rights leader” News-Star, April 8, 2005, Page 2B ? | |
| “Late civil-rights leader honored” News-Star, October 22, 2005 Page 1B | |
| “Building to get Robinson’s name” News-Star, October 15, 2005 | |
| Copy of Delayed Certificate of Birth filed June 28, 1972 | |
| Form of Application for Registration to vote filled out January 11, 1949, certified 2/23/1972 | |
| Genealogical information on” The Robinson Family” | |
| Copy of Robinson Business College Yearbooks 1947, 1973 | |
| Copies of National Council of Business Schools certificates for Robinson Business College | |
| “Former home of business school on National Register” News-Star June 27, 2022 Page 1A | |
| 1969-2004 Articles | |
| “Grambling Sends Them the Pros” Louisiana Heritage Magazine, Spring 1969, pp. 12-13 | |
| Robinson, Eddie 1 (1919 – 2007) | “Robinson once did it all” News-Star-World, August 18, 1981 Page 1C |
| “Eddie Robinson: Grambling coach hot on the trail of Bear’s all-time win mark” News-Star-World, Sunday, September 1, 1985 Supplement | |
| “King Eddie: Robinson breaks Bryant’s all-time record” News-Star-World, 1985 Supplement (2 copies) | |
| “Robinson leaves AD post at GSU” News-Star, August 9, 1989, Page 1C | |
| “Legend of the Fall: Grambling State’s Eddie Robinson” News-Star, October 7, 1995, Supplement | |
| “Coach Rob Welcomes Latest Addition to Team” The Monroe Dispatch, August 28-September 3, 1997 | |
| “55 Years, Coach Rob’s Last Homecoming” The Monroe Dispatch, October 30-November 5, 1997, Page 7 | |
| “Final Home Game for Coach Rob” The Monroe Dispatch, November 20-26, 1997, Page 1 | |
| “Farewell to The Legend: A Tribute to Eddie Robinson” News-Star, November 28, 1997 | |
| “Coach Eddie Robinson Retires After 57 Years” The Monroe Dispatch, December 4-10, 1997, Page 1 | |
| “Smiles And Tears Marked Coach Rob’s Farewell” The Monroe Dispatch, December 4-10, 1997, Page 1 | |
| “Dinner Honoring Coach Rob” The Monroe Dispatch, December 4-10, 1997 | |
| “Recognition for Coach Eddie Robinson” The Monroe Dispatch, April 9-15, 1998, Page 7 | |
| “Robinson joins Dome’s elite” News-Star, November 26, 2000, Page 1A | |
| “Legend of the field: Coach Robinson” News-Star, February 24, 2002, Page 1A | |
| “Coach Rob always made students part of his family” News-Star, June 20, 2004, Page 6C | |
| “Tribute to a giant” News-Star, August 11, 2004, Page 1A | |
| 2005-2017 Articles | |
| “This dream also lives on: Attempt to build a Robinson museum have made for saga” News-Star, January 18, 2005, Page 1C | |
| Robinson, Eddie 2 | “State has eye on Eddie Rob museum: Tourism officials to make GSU meeting” News-Star, February 2, 2005, Page 6C |
| “Eddie Rob museum may start modestly” News-Star, February 4, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Junior: Museum ‘a great honor’ Robinson’s son says facility should be built in Grambling” News-Star, May 6, 2005 | |
| “Exhibit to offer taste of museum to come” News-Star, June 10, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Exhibit just a small taste: Eddie Rob items on display starting today” News-Star, June 17, 2005, Page 1C | |
| “Coach’s legacy plays out at exhibit” News-Star, June 18, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Robinson’s museum gets news on funds” News-Star, July 8, 2005, Page 1C | |
| “Ater backs Robinson museum” News-Star, November 12, 2005, Page 1B | |
| “Proposed Eddie Robinson Museum gaining momentum” News-Star, August 4, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Eddie G. Robinson” Find A Grave entry created April 4, 2007 | |
| “Nation loses football legend” News-Star, April 4, 2007, Page 1A | |
| “Farewell: The Life and times of Eddie Robinson (1919-2007)” News-Star special section, April 5, 2007 | |
| “Eddie Robinson, 88, Pioneer Grambling Coach, Is Dead” The New York Times, April 5, 2007 (taken from Internet) | |
| “The perfect picture: Finding the right way to say goodbye to a football legend” News-Star, April 6, 2007, Page 1A | |
| “The legendary Eddie Robinson: ‘Our’ Robinson also a pioneer” News-Star, April 17, 2007, Page 1C | |
| “C-Dogs will remember Coach Rob: Late Grambling legend brought many Carroll players to college” News-Star, April 17, 2007, Page 4C | |
| “Coach Eddie Robinson: An American hero, a builder of men of character” Acadiana Profile, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 28-29 | |
| “‘Coach Rob’ memories: Former players’ stories set the foundation for the Eddie Robinson Museum” News-Star, June 6, 2008, Page 1C | |
| “Doris Mott Robinson: Grambling State University Mourns the Loss of Doris Robinson” news release by Lynn Alexander | |
| “Celebration of Life Services Announcement” | |
| “Wife of legendary GSU coach Eddie Robinson passes away” http://www.the newsstar.com blog, September 18, 2015 | |
| “Great granson of Robinson keeps family legacy alive: Burrell a member of football staff as defensive assistant” News-Star, Steptember 23, 2016, Page 1C | |
| “Eddie G. Robinson Museum” Journeys, June 2017, Page 17 | |
| The Eddie G. Robinson Museum Grand Opening Commemmorative Book, February 13, 2010 | |
| A Commemorative Publication, Friends of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum Honors Baseball Hall of Famer HANK AARON, May 8, 2015 | |
| The Eddie G. Robinson Museum brochure | |
| ” A Legend Dies, First News Leader Editor” The Monroe Dispatch, July 13-19, 1995, Page 1 | |
| “Center fulfills dream” News-Star, June 29, 1996 | |
| Robinson, Emily Parker (1916 – 1995) | |
| “Drama ‘Covers’ Bastrop” January 3, 1993, Page 1D Unsourced | |
| “Opening night of school friend’s play is like a dream come true” January 3, 1993, Page 1D Unsourced | |
| Robinson, Ronn (1944 – 1995) | “‘Cover of Life’ Robinson comes home for play’s Rose debut” News-Star, September 25, 1994, Page 1D |
| “‘Cover of Life’ Play sprang from Roots of playwright” News-Star, September 25, 1994, Page 1D | |
| “Sterlington IS Bastrop in ‘Cover’” September 25, 1994, Page 2D Unsourced | |
| “Bastrop marks today for native playwright” News-Star, September 30, 1994, Page 1C | |
| “It’s Louisiana night on Broadway: Friends, family will share Ronn Robinson’s dream” News-Star, October 1, 1994, Page 1D | |
| “It’s Louisiana night on Broadway: Jackson native recreates Bastrop woman’s life” News-Star, October 1, 1994, Page 1D | |
| “Bastrop playwright left loving legacy ” News-Star, May 28, 1995 | |
| “Painting of Creole Dinner to Be Displayed” Unsourced | |
| “George Rodrigue: Cajun’s art big away from home” News-Star-World, November 23, 1987, Page 1D | |
| Rodrigue, George (1944 – 2013) | “The Art of George Rodrigue” Louisiana Arts, 2001, p. 2 |
| “Blue dog artist depicts dawn of Blanco era” News-Star, January 8, 2004, Page 1A | |
| “Congressman Buddy Roemer: Rebel with a cause on Capitol Hill” Dixie, The Times-Picayune, April 20, 1986 | |
| “Buddy Roemer: ‘Revolution’ sought in La. Government” Meet the Candidates Section, Capital News?, October 20, 1987, pp. 18-19 | |
| Roemer, Charles (Buddy) (Governor) (1943 – 2021) | “Governor-elect puts accent on independence” News-Star-World, October 26, 1987, Page 1B |
| “’87 Governor Roemer: from Bossier City to Harvard” The Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville, La., October 20, 1987, Page E5 | |
| “Outlook ’88: State battles budget” Supplement to the News-Star-World, February 28, 1988, Section H | |
| “Gov.-elect says state begins new era: Win or lose, next four years crucial to future” News-Star-World, March 13, 1988, Page 1A | |
| “Gov.-elect says state begins new era: Roemer to pitch financial plans on statewide TV” News-Star-World, March 13, 1988, Page 1A | |
| “Roemer’s human side may just survive trappings of office” News-Star-World, March 13, 1988, Page 5B | |
| “Settling in to life in Baton Rouge: Patti Roemer limits media, public access to mansion” News-Star-World, March 14, 1988, Page 1D | |
| “Settling in to life in Baton Rouge: Governor’s wife to be within earshot of office” News-Star-World, March 14, 1988, Page 1D | |
| “Family dressed to kill for inauguration today” Unsourced | |
| “Lawn party to suit all tastes” Unsourced | |
| “Troubled La. Gets new gov today” U.S.A. Today, March 14, 1988 | |
| “Louisiana’s Populist Era Closes Today With the Inauguration of Gov. Roemer” The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 1988, p. 38 | |
| “Roemer says layoffs around corner” News-Star-World, March 27, 1988, Page 1B | |
| “Roemer defends ‘high’ salaries of staff; payroll doubles EWE’s” News-Star-World, March 27, 1988, Page 1B | |
| “Roemer cuts 113 jobs, own pay 10%” News-Star-World, March 30, 1988, Page 1A | |
| “Legislature ’88: Roemer reports main lines of budget battle plan” News-Star, May 30, 1988, Page 3B | |
| “The Roemer budget: How his plan compares with current spending” News-Star-World, July 6, 1988 | |
| “Senate panel OKs $8.3 billion budget” News-Star-World, July 9, 1988, Page 1A | |
| “Laurence Guidry: The governor’s buddy” Sunday Advocate magazine, July 10, 1988 | |
| “Guidry and the governor: One is black, one is white, these two small men, and they’re and odd looking pair, but they’re best friends” Shreveport Journal, July 15, 1988, Page C15 | |
| “Roemer says he’s ‘wiser’ for past year” News-Star, March 14, 1989, Page 2B | |
| “Governor: Financial ship of state more seaworthy” News-Star, September 14, 1990, Page 1A | |
| “Quick action saves life of Monroe businessman” News-Star, September 14, 1990, Page 1A | |
| “Roemer, officials announce plant” News-Star, September 14, 1990, Page 1A | |
| “Roemer: GOP ‘a team I want to be on’” News-Star, March 12, 1991, Page 1A | |
| “Bush to campaign for Roemer: Local Republican office hopes for more joiners” News-Star, March 19, 1991, Page 1A | |
| “Bush to campaign for Roemer: White House gives governor warm welcome” News-Star, March 19, 1991, Page 1A | |
| “Buddy Roemer: ‘Goodbye to ME, Hello to WE” Esquire, March 1991, pp. 98-102, 140-142 | |
| “Roemer sounds call to revolution: Bossier lawmaker joins fire, ideas to oust EWE” News-Star, January 6, 1998 | |
| Descendants of Juan Augustin Ronquillo – Generated by Ancestral Quest (Citations for information gathered) | |
| Note on Marie Gratianne Ronquill, native of Pacquemines Parish, b. Aug. 14, 1823 from the N.O. Sacramental Records book, Vol. 15 | |
| Ronquillo Family | Copies of pages from 1860 Plaquemines Parish Census |
| Jean Ronquillo (1792 – 1868) | “Strong survivors: Couple start new life after horrors of Holocaust” News-Star, April 23, 1995, Page 1D |
| “Survivor’s story: Sol Rosenberg shares Holocaust experience in upcoming book” News-Star, September 1, 2002, Page 1D | |
| Rosenberg, Sol (1926 – 2009) | “Holocaust survivor shares story” News-Star, April 29, 2003, Page 3A |
| “Book club hears survivor’s tale” News-Star, December 17, 2003 | |
| “Tola Baron Rosenberg” obituary, Mulhearn Funeral Home, January 14, 2006, Page 3B | |
| “Mr. Sol Rosenberg” obituary, Mulhearn Funeral Home, February 2009 | |
| “Sol’s Pipe & Steel: 63 years” Delta Business, December 2015, p. 32 | |
| VF-1 Family Group Sheet for Auguste Roy and wife Marianne Moron | |
| VF-2 Roy Ancestor Chart | |
| Roy Family: Auguste (1748 – ca. 1800) ; Marianne (ca. 1758 – ?) | VF-3 Williams Ancestor Chart |
| VF-4 Family Group Sheet for Julia Roy and husband John Williams | |
| Maria M. Williams (1816 – 1833) | VF-5 Maria M. Williams |
| Julia (ca. 1780 – ?) John Williams (ca. 1770 – 1835) | VF-6 Louis Michel Lamy from Encyclopedia of Founding Families… |
| See above | VF-7 Marie Magdeline Morin (Moron) from Encyclopedia of Founding Families… |
| “Services Friday For Roy, Monroe Negro” Monroe News Star, September 5, 1957 (obituary for J.C. Roy Jr., s/o Dr. Roy) | |
| (ca. 1920 – 1957) | “Monroe jeweler named chairman of NLU fund” News-Star, April 16, 1989 |
| “Jeweler celebrating 72 years” News-Star, December 13, 1992 | |
| Rubin, Sam and Barry : Samuel, Jr. (1927 – 2013) | “Rubin living a dream: Monroe native and former Northeast Louisiana strenght coach Barry Rubin enjoying the Super Bowl experience with Green bay” News-Star, 23, 1997 |
| “Thank You” full page advertisement from Sam Rubin, Jr. to friends and customers, News-Star, February 22, 2005, Page 4B | |
| Barry (1957 – ) | |
| “Ruple essence of Neville spirit” News-Star-World, January 22, 1981, Page 1C | |
| “‘There will never be another like him’” News-Star, October 10, 1995, Page 1C | |
| Ruple, Bill (Coach) (1913-1995) | “William Andrew Ruple” (1913-1995) Find a Grave Memorial |
| “Stadium to be renamed in honor of Coach Ruple” Ouachita Citizen, October 3, 1996, Page 7A | |
| “‘Old Neville High’ To Be Unveiled” Ouachita Citizen, October 3, 1996, Page 10A | |
| “Bill Ruple Stadium” Ouachita Citizen, October 10, 1996, Page 1A | |
| “Honesty No. 1: Neville’s Bill Ruple wanted coaches to be true to players, parents” News-Star, July 12, 2005 | |
| Research about the life and genealogy of Bill Russell (NBA player from Monroe, LA) | |
| Russell, Bill (1934 – 2022) | The Pedigree of RYVES of Damory Court, and Ranston, co. Dorset. (Family Tree chart) |
| Ryves/Rives Family : Robert Ryves (ca. 1490 – 1551) | Agnes Sarvis “White House veteran shares memories” Ouachita Citizen, July 17, 2003 |
| Gary Savage “JFK evidence detailed” News-Star, November 16, 1993, Accent | |
| Biography–Sa | “Richard Savage: West Monroe’s Main Event” Profile of Ouachita, March/April 1982, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 5-7 (pp. 11-14 missing) |
| Walter S. Savage, Jr. Killed in Action “Area residents recall day at Pearl Harbor” News-Star-World, December 6, 1987, Page 6 | |
| Genealogical research on the Coyle, Drew and allied families | |
| Genealogical research on the Drew, Coyle and allied families (also letters and recipes) | |
| Salisbury, Nan Drew : Florence Annette “Nan” Drew Salisbury (1924 – 2013) | Drew Genealogy/Family History – folder contains copies of Bible and genealogical records, pages from books, etc. |
| An Index of Old Cemetery and Church Records in Louisiana compiled by the Historical Activities Committee of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Louisiana. | |
| “Death Claims Judge Sandel, Distinguished Jurist of Monroe” Monroe Morning World, November 26, 1932, Page 1 | |
| “Judge Percy Sandel” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) pp. 571-574 | |
| Sandel, Percy (Sr.) (1872 – 1932) | “Percy Sandel” Chambers, A History of Louisiana, pp. 55-56 |
| “Students honor voice teacher: Banquet set Saturday for ‘Serenade’ founder” News-Star-World, May 27, 1982, Page 1D | |
| “A Salute to Estelle Sanders” Ouachita Citizen, August 11, 1994, Page 1B | |
| Sanders, Estelle (1905 – 1998) | Invitation to “Six Decades of Music: a salute to Estelle Sanders” at the Little Theatre of Monroe |
| “Estelle Sanders Celebration” Ouachita Citizen, August 22, 1994 | |
| “Little Theatre honors its Estelle Sanders” News-Star, August 21, 1994, Page 7D | |
| “Estelle Schulze Sanders” obituary, News-Star, January 11, 1998 | |
| “Area lost wonderful woman in Sanders” News-Star, January 18, 1998, Page 4B | |
| “Community to remember music teacher Sanders” News-Star, June 26, 2010, Page 2B | |
| “Governor Jared Young Will Be Elected United States Senator Tuesday” Monroe News-Star, June 29, 1910, Page 1 | |
| “J. Y. SANDERS, FORMER STATE GOVERNOR, DIES” Monroe Morning World, March 23, 1944 | |
| Sanders, Jared Young (1869 – 1944) | |
| “Pocket Knife Has Long and Mysterious History” The Bastrop (La.) Daily Enterprise | |
| “Pocket Knife Termed Most Interesting Piece in Snyder Museum Collection” The Bastrop (La.) Daily Enterprise, Thursday, June 23, 1983, Page 3 | |
| Sandidge Family: Col. John Milton Sandidge (1817 – 1898) | “Knife bears telltale inscription: Names point to Civil War plot” News-Star-World, Sunday, September 9, 1984 |
| “Professor Rawson Speaks At UDC Chapter Meeting” The Bastrop (La.) Daily Enterprise? February 7, 1986 | |
| “Col. Milton Sandidge represented area as Speaker of the House” Pride in Morehouse, April 28, 1995, Page 11A | |
| “Colonel John Milton Sandidge: Planter-Politician-Soldier-Entrepreneur” The UDC Magazine, May 22, 1995, Page 22 | |
| Research and correspondence regarding Col. Sandidge | |
| Copies from pages of Bossier Parish Headstones by Clifton D. Cardin | |
| Copies from pages of Bossier Parish History: The first 150 years. 1843-1993 by Clifton D. Cardin | |
| Ancestral Chart: Fannie Allen Sandidge Taylor (Mrs. Wm. Monnette Taylor) | |
| “Land Transfers Reflect Changes” January, 1980 | |
| VF-1 Genealogical information on the Sanford family submitted by Mr. Mildren Miller Simon Swatloski and Mrs. Agnes Miller Larson of New Iberia, La. | |
| VF-2 Additional information on the Sanford family | |
| Sanford Family : Robert Sanford (1646 – 1700) | |
| “Sartor paints the Old South” News-Star-World, No Date | |
| “Folk artist Lucy Sartor dies” News-Star-World, February 26, 1983 | |
| Sartor Family | “Painted portraits endure competition, economy” News-Star-World, January 16, 1983 |
| Lucy Leigh Hubbs Sartor (1902 – 1983) | “Sartor preserves moments” News-Star-World, December 31, 1986, Page 1D |
| Tommie Sue Sartor Hubenthal (1930 – 2025) | “Sartor Photography Exhibit” Ouachita Citizen, November 18, 1993, Page 5B |
| Margaret Sartor -Graduated from Neville in 1977 | “Sartor wins video award” Ouachita Citizen, June 27, 1996, Page 10A |
| “Native author Sartor shares teen years in new book” News-Star, June 25, 2006, Page 1B | |
| C.J. Sartor | |
| “Saunders remembered for wealth of inspiring baseball memories” News-Star, February 20, 1999, Page 3A | |
| “Mr. Saunders passed away” The Monroe Dispatch, February 18-24, 1999 | |
| Saunders, Augustus Jr. Family: (1909 – 1999) | Saunders, Rosaline Parker [obituary/bio] from “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994” © 1996 by Ollie Burns |
| (1912 – 1992) | “Cold stare stays fixed on Monroe” News-Star-World, July 3, 1983, Page 1B |
| “S.W. Saunders Shoots Himself” The Ouachita Telegraph, Friday, February 2, 1889, Page 3 Column 2 | |
| Saunders, Sidney W. (1846 – 1889) | Photocopy of Marriage License for Sidney Saunders and Annie Livingston dated April 16, 1871 |
| New Orleans Birth Certificate for William L. Saunders dated March 27, 1874. | |
| “James Wright, Only Heir Hardin Property, Moved By Sister’s Tragic End” Monroe-News-Star, November 23, 1926, Page 1, Column 6 | |
| “Unique, Costly S.W. Saunders’ Tomb Re-Opened”” Monroe-News-Star, November 23, 1926, Page 1, Column 7 | |
| “Deep in Dixie: Monument of Mystery” Dixie, No Date, contributed by Jean Hartsook Faulk | |
| “The Sidney W. Saunders Monument” photocopy of drawing by Cynthia LaFrance ca. 1967 | |
| “The Old City Cemetery of Monroe” Profile of Ouachita, July/August 1978, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 37-39 | |
| “The Old City Cemetery of Monroe: Part 2” Profile of Ouachita, September/October 1978, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 27-29 | |
| “Old Landmarks: ‘Who loved not wisely but too well’” Unsourced | |
| “Old Monroe City Cemetery” 10/29/1992 | |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 1891, O.P. Taylor v. The State of Texas | |
| “The Sidney W. Saunders Monument” by Eulalia McCoy pp. 11-12 in Vignettes of Louisiana History (La 917.63) | |
| “Monroe cemetery long on history and tales” News-Star, July 27, 1997, Page 1D | |
| “Saunders’ somber legacy” News-Star, September 12, 2000 | |
| “Reader unearths truth about Annie Livingston’s fate” News-Star, September 25, 2000, Page 3A | |
| “Sidney and Annie Saunders–Monroe’s Black Sheep” by Lora Peppers, Louisiana Road Trips, March 2007 (with transcript copy) | |
| “Saunders tomb a monument to grief” News-Star, September 4, 2016, Page 1B | |
| “Saunders Monument” copy of WPA report | |
| Copies of documents, research, and newspaper articles | |
| “Captain Thompson Wood Lee Monument: Old Monroe City Cemetery” compilation of articles/information | |
| Compilation of articles/information on the “Monument of Mystery” | |
| J.H. [Slim] Scogin “Scogin dies at 73” obituary, Ouachita Citizen, September 4, 1981 (John H.) | |
| John Scott “Franklin resident prolific poem writer” News-Star-World, March 15, 1981 | |
| Biography–Sc-Se | Tom Scott “University, entire state, lost a good friend” News-Star, March 7, 2001 |
| Tom Scott “Scott Truck owner celebrates 50 years of serving Monroe” News-Star, June 25, 1989 | |
| Tom Scott “Businessman Tom Scott dies” News-Star, February 20, 2001 | |
| Jane & Suzy Seeber “Written in the spirit: Mom, daughter create some soulful music” News-Star, December 13, 1997 | |
| Jane and Suzy Seeber “Seebers collaborate on original cantata” Ouachita Citizen Tempo, December 18, 1997, Page 7A | |
| Dr. Sidney Seegers “Seegers drew admiration for dedication” News-Star, November 20, 1983, Page 1B | |
| “Will Tour Europe” Monroe News-Star, June 11, 1910, Page 1 | |
| “SCHULZE” Who’s Who in the Twin Cities, pp. 154-155 | |
| Schulze, Charles (Judge) (1861 – 1943 | Photo of Judge Charles Schulze |
| “Judge Schulze Is Found Dead: Prominent Resident Succumbs From Heart Attack Sunday” Morning Newspaper, June 27, 1943 | |
| “Former LTI Head Dies Suddenly” Morning Newspaper, June 27, 1943 | |
| “Judge Schulze Rites Are Held: Large Number Present for Funeral of Former Court Official” July 1, 1943 | |
| “Louisiana News Briefs” obituary for Judge Charles Schulze, Crowley Daily Signal, June 28, 1943 | |
| “Lieutnant E. Jack Selig, Jr.” Monroe Morning World, June 11, 1943 | |
| “Jack Selig, Jr., Emulates ‘Dad’” Monroe Morning World | |
| Selig, Jack & Family: Emile Jack Selig (1885 – 1953) | “Well-Known Golfer” Monroe Morning World |
| (1916 – 1943) | “F.D. Selig Dies, Rites Friday” News-Star, January 8, 1953 |
| Copy of Resolutions to keep the name Selman Field to honor the memory of Lt. Augustus J. Selman (1942) | |
| Genealogical information of Selman family | |
| Selman, Augustus James (1893 – 1921) | Genealogical research and articles on Augustus James Selman |
| Copy of Signature of Confederate Navy Hero Raphael Semmes on correspondence | |
| “Raphael Semmes” Sons of the South by Clayton Rand (13th in a series) The Times-Picayune | |
| Semmes, Raphael and Family : (1809 – 1877) | Thomas Jenkins Semmes “They Built the South” by Clayton Rand (Unsourced) |
| (1824 – 1899) | Leverta Bradberry Sharbono “All in the family” News-Star, March 13, 2005, Page 1D |
| Bess Sharp “Full of Love” News-Star, September 7, 2003, Page 1A | |
| Biography–Sh | Neil Shaw “Love of football fuels Shaw” News-Star, October 30, 1997 |
| “Lenard L. Shlenker, B.S., M.D.” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 767 | |
| “Alden T. Shotwell” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 851 | |
| “Charles ‘Chig’ Shoudy” obituary, News-Star, August 10, 1998 | |
| Johnnye Mae Sherman-Smith “Final Rites Held for Mrs. Johnnye Mae Sherman-Smith” The Monroe Dispatch, January 23-29, 1997 | |
| “Writer draws on experiences in West Monroe” News-Star, August 14, 1988 | |
| “Novel reveals ‘secrets’” News-Star, August 14, 1988, Page 6D | |
| Shankman, Sarah (1944 – ) | “WM native gaining literary fame” Ouachita Citizen, May 3, 1989 |
| “Ex-West Monroyan scores with Southern novels” News-Star-World, May 7, 1989, Page 6D | |
| Photos of Sara Shankman in newspaper and NLU Drumbeat, Winter 1989, Page 13 | |
| “Mystery writer to read works at library” News-Star, January 9, 1994 | |
| Flyer for Sarah Shankman at OPPL on January 13, 1994 | |
| “Black History Month Observed” The Monroe Dispatch, February 18-24, 1999 | |
| “City to hand Sharp’s shingle on courthouse” News-Star, February 18, 2005, Page 1A | |
| Sharp, James (Jr.) (1923 – 2003) | “Sharp Dead at 80” Monroe Free Press, June 14, 2003, Page 1 |
| “James Sharp Jr: 1923-2003” News-Star, June 6, 2003, Page 1A | |
| “Building moniker to honor Sharp” News-Star, August 8, 2003, Page 1A | |
| “Monroe honors Sharp’s Legacy” News-Star, February 19, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Sharp, other attorneys remembered at opening” News-Star, September 4, 2003, Page 1A | |
| “Sheets, Wilson honored by ADs” News-Star, July 18, 1999, Page 1C | |
| “Olympics: The Man with the Golden Arm” The Times-Picayune, September 20, 2000 | |
| Sheets, Ben (1978 – ) | “Sheets has all the fun now: Milwaukee hurler has found his first year to be enjoyable” Unsourced |
| “Anniversary Celebrated By Agency” Monroe Morning World, November 1, 1974, Page 6A | |
| “Shell receives 1982 Service to Mankind Award” News-Star-World, March 23, 1983 | |
| Shell, Garland (1918 – 1998) | “Shell remembers life in the limelight” Louisiana Twin Cities, August 28, 1985, Page 7 |
| “Sparkplug Shell goes on and on and on and…” Ouachita Citizen, April 9, 1993 | |
| “Garland Shell Meets The Hollywood legends” News Star May 31, 1994 | |
| “A talk with…Garland Shell: Pondering solutions for Monroe’s problems” News-Star, July 5, 1994, Page 1C | |
| “Charles B. Sherrouse” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) | |
| “Charles B. Sherrouse” The Story of Louisiana, Vol. 4, 1963, p. 444 | |
| Sherrouse Family: Charles Benjamin Sherrouse (1891 – 1971) | “Sherrouse to retire from LP&L board” Ouachita Citizen, May 7, 1970, Page 1 |
| “W. John Sherrouse” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) pp. 703-704 | |
| “W. John Sherrouse” The Story of Louisiana, Vol. 4, 1963, p. 446 | |
| William John Sherrouse (1888 – 1963) | “99 And Still Going: Nothing has ever stopped Stella Whitecotton Sherrouse…” News-Star, October 22, 2006, Page 1D |
| (1907 – 2007) | Copy of Succession of Clara Shirley and legal documents 1952-1956 |
| Shirley, Clara (? – 1952) | “Deep in Dixie: Master of the River” Dixie, date unknown |
| “They Built Louisiana: Shreve Holds Unique Post Among Pioneers of River” Times-Picayune Unsourced | |
| Shreve, Henry (Captain) (1785 – 1851) | “Capt. Henry M. Shreve: the Man, the Raft, and the Painting” Louisiana Heritage, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1970, pp. 22-23 |
| Linda Barham Hair Sievers “Local women honored today for their sweeping contributions” News-Star, No Date | |
| (David C.) “Silverstein: Remembered for big heart, community spirit” News-Star-World, April 12, 1983 | |
| Biography–Si-Sm | “Anna Wooten Slagle” obituary, News-Star, April 6, 1992, Page 7A |
| “Clarence Edward Slagle” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) pp. 1245-1247 | |
| “Clarence Edward Slagle” Chambers, A History of Louisiana, Vol. 3, 1925, pp. 340-342 | |
| “Elmer C. Slagle” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1242 | |
| Clara Eloise Etheridge Slater Application for membership to National Society of the Daughters Of The American Revolution ca. 1932 | |
| “Robert Nicholls Slator” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) pp. 1302-1306 | |
| John Slidell “Sons of the South by Clayton Rand: John Slidell” The Times-Picayune, No Date | |
| Dr. Bentley Sloan “Dr. Sloan Honored” The Focus, March 14, 1986 (First United Methodist Church, West Monroe) | |
| Calvin, Bernard, Mary, & Tamica Smith “Celebrate The family: Annual YWCA event honors local clans” News-Star, April 6, 2003, Page 1D | |
| Darline Smith “Smith wins 2003 Woman of the Year” News-Star, March 14, 2003 | |
| “Douglas Y. Smith” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1029 | |
| Douglas Y. Smith “Town’s Trade Center Now is Housed in Five New Stores” Monroe News-Star, August 2, 1929, Page 12 | |
| Eugene Smith “Sen. Ewing extols pride, values to chamber; Smith wins award” News-Star, February 2, 1994, Page 7A | |
| Eugene Smith “Smith: C of C manager 18 years” Unsourced | |
| Eugene Smith “Smith wins Evans Award” Ouachita Citizen, Thursday, February 3, 1994 | |
| Eugene Smith “Former Chamber director Eugene Smith honored with Evans award at annual banquet” Ouachita Citizen, Thursday, February 3, 1994, Page 1A | |
| Fred Smith “Ex-soldier recalls memorie in black battalion” News-Star, May 23, 2001 | |
| George Harmon Smith “Spearsville author of ‘Bayou Boy’ dies at 84” News-Star, February 24, 2004, Page 5A | |
| Helen Rush Smith [obituary/bio] from “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994” Copyright 1996 by Ollie Burns | |
| John Henry Smith, biography – Unsourced | |
| Lee G. Smith, Jr. “Educator succumbs to Massive Coronary” The Monroe Dispatch, June 3-9, 1999 | |
| Lee G. Smith, Jr. “Community Mourns Passing of Mr: Lee Smith” The Monroe Dispatch, June 3-9, 1999 | |
| Ruth Evelyn Bryant Smith [obituary/bio] from “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994” Copyright 1996 by Ollie Burns | |
| “Slacks finds teaching rewarding” News-Star-World, November 16, 1981 | |
| “Slacks named to Endowment for Humanities” News-Star, November 3, 1985, Page 1D | |
| Slacks, Lorraine Hayes (1931 – 2018) | “Mrs. Lorraine Slacks–Profile Personality of the Week” The Monroe Dispatch, August 10-16, 1995 |
| “Educator closes book on 33 years: Slacks’ salute set for Sunday” News-Star, July 13, 1996 | |
| “‘More precious than rubies’ Slacks touches lives, hearts and minds” News-Star, February 29, 2004, Page 1A | |
| “Charles Houston Slagle’s Journal” | |
| Slagle, Charles Houston (1881 – 1967) | VF-1 “Short History of Martin Hancock Smith as recalled by Robert E. Smith, only surviving son, at Sacramento, July 10, 1942 |
| VF-2 Bible Records | |
| Smith, Martin Hancock Family (1826 – 1881) | VF-3 “Pioneers of Marengo County: Martin Smith was one of many early Smiths” The Demopolis Times, January 15, 1976 |
| Bible Records | |
| Smith, Thomas Keeling Family: 1786-1873 | Jeff B. Snyder “Personal Sketch of The Honorable Jeff B. Snyder” by Murphy, March 25, 1937 (photocopy of WPA report) |
| Pierre Soule “They Built Louisiana: Pierre Soule” by Clayton Rand, Times-Picayune Unsourced | |
| Biography–Sn-Sw | Pierre Soule “Diplomatic Challenge” Dixie Magazine, October 12, 1969 |
| “James Dilling Sparks” biography Unsourced | |
| “Julius Eugene ‘Gene’ Spatafora” obituary, News-Star, May 11, 2007, Page 3B | |
| Maydell Batiste Spears “Spears wins top honors at banquet” News-Star, February 28, 2004, Page 1A | |
| Maydell Batiste Spears “Best foot forward” News-Star, November 21, 2004 | |
| Col. Thomas C. Standifer Picture of Col. Thomas C. Standifer, C.S.U. (1827-1897) | |
| Lynds Sterling “Descendants of Rachel Feazel m. 1) Alexander Dutton 2) Lynds Sterling” | |
| Joe Raymon Stewart “Stewart approved as Monroe’s next police chief” News-Star, August 26, 1992 | |
| Joe Raymon Stewart “Police department says goodbye to retiring Monroe chief” News-Star, June 13, 2003, Page 3A | |
| Coach Robert “Gooney” Stewart “Community Mourns Loss of Sunday School Superintendant and Coach” The Monroe Dispatch, April 8-14, 1999 | |
| Georgia Street “A ‘Steet’ Light at the End of the Tunnel” Northeast La. Parent, July 1990, Page 21 | |
| Deannie Strickland “‘A Great Love’ After 40 years at the bedside, nurse retires from St. Francis” News-Star, August 9, 2002 | |
| Savery “S.L.” Stuckey “Airport honors Stuckey legacy: Lincoln aviation grew from one man’s love of flying” Unsourced | |
| Gordon Surguine, short biography, Who’s Who In The Twin Cities, 1931 | |
| Mrs. W. J. Sutcliff “Miss Faulk’s Scrapbook” Ouachita Citizen, January 11, 1979, Page 2B | |
| Commissioner R. D. Swayze “Miss Faulk’s Scrapbook” Ouachita Citizen, February 22, 1979, Page 1B | |
| “Lawson L. Swearingen, Jr.” Louisiana Twin Cities, January 30, 1985, Page 3 | |
| Mildred Swift “Swift shared recipes with public for years” News-Star, September 27, 1979 | |
| Mildred Swift “Local cooks treasure memories of Mildred Swift” News-Star ?, August 16, 2000 | |
| “George Marion Snellings, Jr.” Story of Louisiana Vol. 4, 1963, page 442, Biographical Section | |
| “Marie Louise Snellings: Little But Mighty” Ouachita Citizen, October 17, 1977, Page 1B | |
| Snellings, Marie Louise (1912 – 1994) | “Cook of the week: Snelling cookbook accidental success” News-Star Morning World, November 19, 1979, Page 1E |
| “Friends: Meet Mary Louise Snellings” News-Star-World, September 21, 1981 | |
| “Former state, parish official Marie Louise Snellings dies” News-Star, February 3, 1994, Page 1A | |
| “Marie Louise Wilcox Snellings” obituary Unsourced | |
| “Concert Series continues” Unsourced | |
| “Snellings to be remembered for service to community” Ouachita Citizen, February 10, 1994, Page 3A | |
| “Late Snellings inducted” News-Star ?, March 28, 1997, Page 5A | |
| “Snellings honored for service” News-Star, April 27, 1997 | |
| “Hall of fame…” Ouachita Citizen, May 8, 1997, Page 3A | |
| VF-1 Spyker Estate | |
| VF-2 Spyker Family Tree | |
| Spyker Family | VF-3 “Spyker planation site of first Monroe field gas well” News-Star-World |
| Leonidas Pendleton Spyker (1810 – 1867) | VF-4 Map |
| VF-5 Article by Travis Mayo “Monroe was once natural gas capital of the world” News-Star-World, July 2, 1976 | |
| VF-6 Spyker genealogical information | |
| VF-7 Introduction to the Diary of Leonidas Pendleton Spyker by Lillian Herron Williamson | |
| “Diary chronicles weather 124 years ago” Unsourced | |
| Copy of certification of photo copies from Stevenson Family Bible submitted by Mrs. Mattie Mae Stevenson Miller | |
| Stevenson Family: Hugh Stevenson (1835 – 1925) | Photocopies of genealogical information about the Stinson Family (original in Special Collections: SC 2018 01 Oversized Box 1 File 3 #13a) |
| Photocopies of Bible pages from the Stinson Family (original in Special Collections: SC 2018 Oversized Box 1 File 3 #13a) | |
| Stinson Family: Dudly Stinson (1781 – 1824) | For more information see “Our Stinson’s” in Genealogy room call number GC 929.2 Sti |
| VF- 1 “Bartholomew Stovall Tricentennial: 1684-1984” Richmond, VA. & Powhatan Co., VA. | |
| VF-2 Stovall Journal, January 1980, Vol. 2, No. 3 | |
| Stovall Family 1: (1665 – ca. 1721) | VF-3 Information about Bartholomew Stovall and the upcoming Tricentennial |
| VF-4 Pages copied from Family Reunion Handbook: A Guide to Family Reunion Planning | |
| “Lasserre, Stovall families plan reunions” News-Star-World, February 6, 1983, Page 2D | |
| VF-5 “The VID Kid Picks 25 Can’t-Miss Video Games” by Rawson Stovall, Woman’s Day, December 13, 1983, pp. 78+ | |
| VF-6 “Young columnist puts video talents to work” News-Star-World, July 30, 1984, Page 1D | |
| Rawson L. Stovall (1972 – ) | |
| VF-7 Copies of pages from Descendants of George S. Stovall | |
| VF-8 The World Book of Stovalls | |
| Stovall Family 2 : (1846 – 1912) | |
| VF-9 Stovall Journal, Volume 5, 1983 | |
| VF-10 Stovall Journal, Volume 5-2, 1983 | |
| Stovall Family 3 | VF-11 Stovall Journal, Volume 5-3, 1983 |
| VF-12 Stovall Journal, Volume 6-1, 1983 | |
| VF-13 Stovall Journal, Volume 6-2, 1983 | |
| VF-14 Stovall Journal, Volume 6-3, 1983 | |
| VF-15 Stovall Journal, Volume 6-4, 1983 | |
| “Twin Cities Are Ready to Observe Jerry Stovall Day: LSU President to Be Speaker” Ouachita Citizen, January 18, 1963, Page 1 | |
| “West Monroe set to honor its most famous son today” News-Star-World, January 20, 1983, Page 1C | |
| Stovall, Jerry (1941 – ) | “West Monroe honors Stovall” News-Star-World, January 21, 1983, Page 1C |
| “Former All-American Stovall new Tech athletic director” Louisiana Tech University Alumni News, Winter 1990-91, Page 5 | |
| “The Stovall Era begins at Tech” News-Star, December 12, 1990, Page 1B | |
| “Clifford M. Strauss” Story of Louisiana Vol. 4, 1963, page 441, Biographical Section | |
| “Heads National Organization” Monroe Morning World, March 25, 1945, Page 20 | |
| Strauss Family: (1904 – 1981) | “Clifford Strauss was benefactor” News-Star-World, November 5, 1981 |
| “Strauss leaves legacy of loving deeds” News-Star-World, April 19, 1983 | |
| “A Tribute That Will Grow With Time” Unsourced | |
| Fred “Pap” Strauss (1877 – 1953) | “Throng Temple at Pap’s Rites” Unsourced |
| “‘Community servant’ dies at 83” News-Star, July 18, 1989, Page 1B | |
| “Mrs. Roselyn Leiber Strauss” obituary | |
| (1905 – 1989) | |
| “World marathan record broken last month by former Islander” M. I. Reporter, December 14, 1982 | |
| Article written by Carl Stroud about his maternal grandfather, Walter Scott White (1846-1919) | |
| Stroud, Dr. Carl White (1908 – 2006) | Carl White Stroud, M. D. Personal History 2006 |
| Morehouse | |
| Copies from Bible of Stubb Family Records | |
| Copy of the Memoriam for F. P. Stubbs, Sr. read in the Supreme Court of Louisiana on October 5, 1908 | |
| Stubbs Family: Col. Francis Peter “Frank” Stubbs (1830 – 1908) | “To the Memory of Francis Peter Stubbs (1830-1908)” Action of the Session of the First Presbyterian Church, Monroe |
| “Statement of Business Matters made by F. P. Stubbs, Sr. on June 17th, 1900” | |
| Biography of Stubbs, Col. Frank P. (Jr.), Who’s Who In The Twin Cities, 1931 | |
| News article from Monroe Bulletin, November 21, 1883, regarding a hunting accident in which F.P. Stubbs, Jr. (12) killed his hunting partner (Johnson) 15 years old | |
| Col. Francis Palmer “Frank, Jr.” Stubbs (1872 – 1933) | “William King Stubbs” Story of Louisiana Vol. 4, 1963, page 538, Biographical Section |
| “Donation enhances Tech’s Stubbs architectural achives” News-Star, June 12, 2006, Page 1B | |
| William King Stubbs (1909 – 1986) | “Fountain quenched thirst of travelers” News-Star-World, No Date |
| “Member of Junior League: Miss India Stubbs” Monroe News-Star, May 15, 1934 | |
| “Mrs. Earl Hobbs Chumney (Nee India King Stubbs)” obituary, News-Star, September 5, 2002 | |
| India King Stubbs Chumney (1914 – 2002) | “Charles Flower Stubbs” obituary, News-Star, February 16, 2006, Page 3B |
| “Memories of Pecanland Plantation” Old Natchitoches Parish Magazine, Vol. 82, pp.32-34 | |
| Charles Flower Stubbs (1913 – 2006) | Transciption of interview with Elizabeth Gordon Stubbs Crawford, Sept. 3, 1978, Los Angeles, CA |
| Records from Rebel Archives War Department | |
| Elizabeth “Bessie” Gordon Stubbs Crawford (1891 – 1988) | |
| Note: Elizabeth was Linton Stubbs’ daughter, F.P. Sr.’s eldest | VF-1 Typed copy of Bible Records on file at Tennessee Historical Socieety, Nashville, TN (Mrs. Melvin Short) |
| Linton Stubbs (1855-1930) | VF-2 Typed copy of Last Will of Christopher Stump from Pennsylvania German, January 1903, p. 23 |
| Stump Family : John Stump (1776 – 1848) | VF-3 Typed copies from DRAPER Collection at the State Historical Society of Wisconson |
| (1700 – 1779) | VF-4 Additional typed information taken from the Draper manuscript papers |
| VF-5 “Tennessee Bookman: No Doubt Fred Stump Was an Anti-Indian” by Hugh Walker, The Tennessean, November 17, 1974 | |
| “Monroe opera house drew some of the best” News-Star-World, March 14, 1982, Page 2D | |
| “Sugar leaves mark on Twin Cities, NLU” News-Star-World, March 26, 1983, Page 1D | |
| Sugar Family: Samuel “Sam” (1857 – 1937) | “Sugar Brothers Were Pioneers in Theatrical World Here” Louisiana Road Trips, April 2006, page 9 (by Ron Downing) |
| Leon Gross Sugar (1898 – 1968) | |
| Barney J. (1865 – 1922) and Isadore (1853 – 1919) | Typed notes on a few events in the life of Dr. Graham Surghnor (Also notes on inscription on S.W. Saunders & Willie’s tombstones; Dr. John T. Simmons and his death) |
| Copy of handwritten notes with heading: “Hospital in N. Orleans March 3rd 1815” (Involves payment of $10.00 for “Rose a free Girl of Colour” & has signature of Andrew Jackson | |
| Surghnor Family | “Dr. Graham Surghnor: Rapid Rise of Louisiana’s Brightest Masons” Unsourced (Sketch of his life) |
| Graham (1861 – 1919) | “Will Institute Masonic Lodge” Monroe News-Star, August 2, 1919 |
| “Masons Form A New Lodge” 1919 | |
| “Journal of Mrs. M.F. Surghnor” photocopy of WPA report (mother of Dr. Graham Surghnor) | |
| Surghnor, Martha Frances (1833 – 1920) LDL wpa-oph208 | “Edward G. Swartz 1866-1944 by Kathy Cagle Baker” note: Includes many pictures. |
| “Edward G. Swartz 1866-1944” featured in the 2nd volume of “They Were Here” series, November 1973, published by the Taylor County Historical Society. | |
| Swartz, Edward George (1866 – 1944) | Copy of Sale of Land from E. G. Swartz Co. to John W. Cagle, October 6, 1906 |
| Copy of Succession of George Swartz to Ms. Aurelia J. Swartz et als, Filed January 26, 1916 | |
| “Marc Swayze – Wikipedia” Biography (July 17, 1913 – October 14, 2012) American comic book artist | |
| Email between Bob Teague and Larry Forman with the article the News Star did on Marc Swayze (incomplete) | |
| Swayze, Marcus “Marc” Desha (1913 – 2012) | The 1932 Monroyan – Neville High School – M. D. Swayze, Art Editor |
| “Artist’s style? Marvelous” News-Star-World, May 3, 1985, Page 1D | |
| “Big Band rules Swayze library” News-Star-World, June 2, 1986, Page 1D | |
| “Event will honor Monroyan” News-Star-World, October 8, 1987, Page 1D | |
| “SHAZAM! The amazing story of how lightning struck one local comic book artist” News-Star, October 23, 2000, Page 1D | |
| “Louisiana novelist: Work of comic-book artist Marvel-ous” News-Star ?, February 18, 2002, Page 6A | |
| “The life and legacy of Marc Swayze, Marvel Comics illustrator & corporation artist” presented by OPPL’s Larry Foreman (Captain Marvel [DC Comics] – Wikipedia) | |
| “‘Captain Marvel’ artist Marcus Swayze dies The News Star October 15, 2012 | |
| David Dewayne “Jingles” Taylor ”Jingles’ fixture at annual rodeo” News-Star, March 4, 2003, Page 1A | |
| Dr. Henry Oscar Taylor “Calhoun Doctor Killed On Deer Hunt” Monroe Morning World, December 5, 1953, Page 1 | |
| Biography–T (Ta-Th) | Dr. Henry Oscar Taylor “Hunting Accident Claims Life of Dr. H. O. Taylor” Unsourced |
| Dr. Henry Oscar Taylor “Doctor Taylor’s Funeral Slated This Morning” News-Star, December 6, 1953, Page 1 | |
| Richard Taylor “Sons of the South: Richard Taylor” 40th in a Series by Clayton Rand, 1951, Times-Picayune, No Date | |
| Richard Taylor “Carver’s woodducks really are” News-Star-World, February 18, 1985, Page 1D | |
| Tommy Taylor “Brother Taylor ordained” The Monroe Dispatch, December 3-9, 1998 | |
| Nodie Thatcher “friends celebrate a lady: Nodie Thatcher honored at Tower Club” Ouachita Citizen, April 14, 1994, Page 5B | |
| “Mrs. Leslye Mae Allen Thomas” News-Star, May 8, 1995 | |
| Robin Thomas “A new song: Robin Thomas deepens her religious understanding of Christmas music as she publishes a book and CD of newly arranged carols” News-Star, November 28, 2004, Page 1D | |
| Chris and Laura Thompson “Local lecture allows couple to go for baroque” News-Star Magazine Supplement, February 22-28, 2002, Page 9 | |
| Rep. Francis Thompson “Thompson ‘go-to-guy’ for jobs” News-Star (2004 Annual Report) February 29, 2004, Page 14 | |
| “M. Carey Thompson” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 868 | |
| “Matthew Cary Thompson” Story of Louisiana Vol. 4, page 53, 1963 Biographical Section | |
| “Wood Holloman Thompson” Story of Louisiana Vol. 4, page 469, 1963 Biographical Section | |
| Zerita Mitchell Thompson [obituary/bio] from “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994” Copyright 1996 by Ollie Burns | |
| “The Rev. E.L. Tanner Story—1887-1980” Ouachita Citizen, October 23, 1980, Pages 1A and 7A | |
| Tanner, Elmer Levin (E.L.) (1887 – 1980) | “Diary Brings Nevada Man’s Search for Kin to Macon” Macon (GA) Telegraph, April 20, 1982 |
| TAYLOR FAMILY TREE: Male Descendants from John Taylor b. circa 1699 in Lincolnshire, England | |
| Taylor, John Family (ca. 1699 – ?) | |
| “Monroe Policemen Honored” Unsourced | |
| Jaycees’ “Outstanding Young Law Enforcement Agent” in 1982 Unsourced | |
| Taylor, Tommy Joe (1949 – ) | Copy of letter of congratulations from Rep. Jerry Huckaby dated February 2, 1983 |
| “K-9 takes a bite out of crime: Cochese helps Monroe police” Unsourced | |
| “Alert officer prevents major fire” August 1983 Unsourced | |
| “Optimists honor area law enforcers” News-Star-World, May 3, 1984, Page 3B | |
| Copy of Certificate of Attendance for 10 Hour Police K-9 Seminar and Trials – June 30-July 1, 1984 | |
| Copies of Family (Bible?) Records – William W. Taylor b. August 15, 1819, died Dec. 5, 1850 | |
| Taylor, W. W. Family | VF-1 “The Tennille Family Cemetery with allied families, Monroe, LA” Compiled by Kevin A. Miller, June 1978 |
| VF-2 Tennille Family Records copied from the family Bible | |
| Tennille Family 1 | VF-3 Copy of the last will and Testament of Francis Tennell of the County of Prince William and Parish of Dettingin |
| Benjamin (1750 – 1811) | VF-4 Copy of the declaration of Rachel Tennelle widow in court proceedings |
| VF-5 Research on the Tennilles and related lines submitted by T.R. Williams, Jr. on August 12, 1976 | |
| VF-6 T.R. Williams, Jr.’s line of descent from the Tennille family | |
| VF-7 Correspondence with Mac Ward and Frances Flanders – June 1978 | |
| VF-8 Information on E. K. Willson, first District Judge of North Louisiana under the American regime | |
| VF-9 Information on the Estate of Jas. McLawchlin – Appraisment – State of LA, Parish of Ouachita, 1826 | |
| “Seek Indentification Of Unearthed Body” Monroe News-Star, February 4, 1955 | |
| VF-10 Information on Direct Line with explanations on formatting to be accepted by the archives in Salt Lake City | |
| VF-11 Statement for work completed in the Tennille Cemetery for DAR; article “Dedication of Markers Scheduled” | |
| Tennille Family 2 | VF-12 Copies of October 1976 newspaper articles on Tennille family and dedication of markers |
| VF-13 Family Record and biography of Benjamin and Rachel (Wicker) Deeson Tennille | |
| VF-14 “Notes about Benjamin Tennille and his descendants” prepared by Mrs. Annie Hanna Wagner, Shreveport, August 9, 1976 | |
| VF-15 Handwritten information about Benjamin Tennille and his daughter Mira in Cape Girardeau District in 1806 | |
| VF-16 Tennille Cemetery Records, June 30, 1811 to August 6, 1938 presented by Miss Frances Flanders through DAR ca. 1980 | |
| VF-17 “Repairs begin in graveyard” Monroe Morning World, August 2, 1978, Page 1B | |
| VF-18 Information from Paula Mortensen (RootsWeb) on Benjamin Tennille | |
| “Quiet Little Graveyard on DeSiard Road is Burial Place for Pioneers” Monroe Morning World, March 23, 1930, Page 10 | |
| “Dr. Tennison: After 30 years WM pastor to retire” Ouachita Citizen, July 4, 1990, Page 1A | |
| “Stepping down from the pulpit” News-Star, July 15, 1990, Page 1D | |
| Tennison, Clifton Raymond (Rev. Dr.) (1919 – 2005) | “Pastor master of quiet persuasion” News-Star, July 15, 1990, Editorial Page |
| “Former W.M. pastor, ‘gentle giant,’ dies” News-Star, January 18, 2005, Page 1B | |
| Copy of expense records for July, Aug., Sept. 1848; Jan., Feb. 1849 | |
| Theobalds Family: William Prior Theobalds (1807 – 1850) | “Local boy makes good; Thomas featured in Time” News-Star-World, September 24, 1987, Page 1B |
| “Sam Thomas turns vision to mortar: Restaurant row latest milestone” News-Star, December 19, 1996, Page 16A | |
| Thomas, Sam: Samuel Madison “Sam” (1930 – 1998) | “Monroe loses a true character” News-Star, November 1, 1998, Editorial |
| “Mr. Samuel M. Thomas” obituary, News-Star 1998 | |
| “Entrepreneur remembered” News-Star, October 31, 1998 | |
| “Thomas leaves business legacy” News-Star, October 29, 1998 | |
| A Circle Outline Progenitor Chart: ancestors of Patricia Arlene Thompson (1952 – 1975) | |
| Thompson Family | Speech “before your honors, the members of the family, and the members of the Bench and Bar of the State…to pay public tribute,…to the memory of David Newton Thompson.” |
| Thompson, David Newton (Justice) (1859 – 1945) | “Tutorship of the heirs of Eliza and J.T. Thompson” court records November 2, 1897 – February 9, 1898 |
| Thompson, Eliza and John T. John (1839 – 1880), Louisa Elizabeth Jane (?-1880) | 1930 & 1940 United States Federal Census record from Ancestry.com |
| Find A Grave record for Pvt Frank D Thompson KIA October 25, 1944 | |
| Thompson, Frank David (F.D.) (1926 – 1944) | F.D. Thompson Post 521 – first meeting held November 13, 1946 |
| U.S. Headstone Application | |
| “F.D. Thompson” The Monroe Free Press, “The Quest for Freedom” supplement, February 17, 1990 | |
| Genealogical Notes on Thurman-Thurmond and Allied Families for Mrs. Mary Edith T. Freudendorf by Leon S. Hollingsworth, Genealogist | |
| Genealogical Chart beginning with William Thurmond d. 1809 m. Susannah Brown | |
| Thurmond/Thurmon Family | |
| William Thurmond (? – 1809) | Etta Tillman “‘Mrs. Etta’ concludes newspaper career: Retires from The Citizen after 22 years” Unsourced |
| “Colonel Charles R. Tidwell” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 854 | |
| Biography–T (Ti-To) | |
| “Local radio ‘Jewel’ Pearlee Toliver dies” News-Star, September 10, 2002, Page 1A | |
| Funeral program and obituary, September 14, 2002 | |
| Toliver, Pearlee H. (1918 – 2002) | “Pearlee dies! Free Press, September 20, 2002 |
| “Educator Toston inspired many” News-Star, February 24, 1999 | |
| “Clem T. Toston, Jr.” News-Star, February 25, 1999 | |
| Toston, Family – Clem T. Toston, Jr. (1905 – 1999) | Funeral program and obituary, February 25, 1999 |
| “Mrs. Toston Passed On” The Monroe Dispatch, January 28-February 4, 2004 | |
| “Lucille Cotton Toston 1910-2004” Deaths & Funerals, Unsourced | |
| Lucille Cotton Toston (1907 – 2004) | Obituary, January 28, 2004 |
| Copy of painting of Touro by Solomon Nunes Carvalho, 1861 | |
| “Deep in Dixie: The Heart That Never Healed” Dixie, Times-Picayune States Roto Magazine, July 16, 1954 | |
| Touro, Judah (1775 – 1854) | “Touro Prepares for Celebration: Historical Material to Be Utilized in Exhibit” The Times-Picayune, August 16, 1954 |
| “Touro Infirmary Celebrates ‘A 2nd Century of Progress’” Dixie, Times-Picayune States Roto Magazine, October 10, 1954 | |
| “100 Candles on a Hospital’s Cake: Touro ‘” Dixie, Times-Picayune States Roto Magazine, October 10, 1954 | |
| “Judah Touro–A Life Like a Novel” Dixie, Times-Picayune States Roto Magazine, March 7, 1965, pp. 6-7 | |
| “Deep in Dixie: Touro’s Trial By Fire” Dixie, Times-Picayune States Roto Magazine, January 8, 1967 | |
| “Judah Touro Is Prominent in Areas’s Religious History” The Times-Picayune, July 22, 1973, Sec. 2 Pages 7-8 | |
| William Barrett Travis “Sons of the South: William Barrett Travis” 24th in a Series by Clayton Rand, 1951, Times-Picayune, No Date | |
| “Chet Traylor…A friend remembers” Ouachita Citizen, May 29, 1997 | |
| Biography–T (Tr-Ty) | Rev. John H. “Bud” Traylor “Minister touches wider world” News-Star, October 27, 2002, Page 1A |
| Rev. John H. “Bud” Traylor “Words to live by” News-Star, September 9, 2006, Page 1D | |
| Gov. David Treen “‘Dull Dave’ carried out vital reform” News-Star, January 5, 1998, Page 3A | |
| Leon Turner “Former local singer makes the big leap” News-Star, January 1, 1993 | |
| Maggie Bess Turner “Christmas marks woman’s 112th birthday” News-Star, December 25, 2002, Page 1A | |
| Maggie Bess Turner obituary | |
| Sister Anne Marie Twohig “Heeding God’s Call to Care” News-Star, July 28, 2002, Page 1A | |
| John Tyler “Sons of the South: John Tyler” 20th in a Series by Clayton Rand, 1961, Times-Picayune, No Date | |
| “The Lady: Versatility, talent make Julia tick” Louisiana Twin Cities, September 18, 1985, Page 8 | |
| “Trichell to head tourism bureau for Twin Cities, News-Star-World, October 24, 1987, Page 1B | |
| Trichell, Julia Beth Smith (1935 – 2005) | “Board grants Trichell a 3-year deal” News-Star, April 22, 2003, Page 1A |
| “Julia Trichell’s hard work left legacy in area tourism” News-Star, March 7, 2005, Page 1A | |
| “Mrs. Julia Beth Smith Trichell” obituary, News-Star, March 8, 2005 | |
| “Julia Trichell: Echoes of a gentlewoman” News-Star, ? March 10, 2005, Page 9A | |
| “James Harvey Trousdale, Sr.” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) pp.1051-1052 | |
| “100 Years in Business: 1880-1980: The Trousdale Company” Profile of Ouachita, November/December 1980, Vol. 3, No.4, pp. 18-21 | |
| Trousdale, Family – (1866 – 1952) | |
| “Women Edited Papers In Monroe Long Ago: Fannie Mae Trousdale Was First To Contribute Articles to Press Here” October 18, 1942 | |
| “Local Woman Is Victim of Illness: Mrs. Fannie Mae Trousdale Dies Last Night” December 1932 | |
| Trousdale, Fannie Mae Witt (1867 – 1932) | “Mrs. F. Trousdale Rites Conducted This Afternoon: Was Well Known and Talented Writer of Fiction and History” December 26, 1932 |
| “Trousdale Rites Held Yesterday: Esteemed Monroe Woman Is Laid to Rest in Old City Cemetery” December 27, 1932 | |
| Copies of correspondence with War Camp Community Service representatives in 1918 about traveling to camps in the South and furnishing feature stories for publicity work | |
| Copies of stories and poems by F. Trousdale | |
| “Ralph Troy Sets Mayoral Campaign” News-Star, March 15, 1972 | |
| “Howard Refuses Debate Request” News-Star, April 18, 1972, Page 5A | |
| Troy, Ralph Talbot (Mayor) (1935 – 2014) | “Troy Lashes Back at Howard Refusal” News-Star, April 19, 1972 |
| “Anxiety Shown By Employees (Sic) of City” News-Star, May 5, 1972, Page 7A | |
| “Troy Will Rely On Task Force of Businessmen” News-Star, May 18, 1972 | |
| “When Troy Saw His Brand of Politics In Fashion He ‘Grabbed the Moment’” News-Star, June 30, 1972, Page 2A | |
| “Mayor Troy Returns With KAB Award” News-Star, November 18, 1972 | |
| “Mayor Notes Flower Week” Monroe Morning World, October 23, 1973, Page 7A | |
| “Howard Questions Contract” News-Star, June 3, 1976, Page 1A | |
| “Work Bill Decision Due Today” News-Star, June 3, 1976, Page 1A | |
| “Troy Says Inferences ‘Unfair, Unfortunate’” News-Star, June 3, 1976, Page 1A | |
| “Howard Challenged By Troy” News-Star, June 8, 1976, Page 1A | |
| “Federal Court Action May Decide Bond Issure” News-Star, June 8, 1976, Page 1A | |
| “Mayor Wants ‘Clear Air’ On Issues” News-Star, June 8, 1976, Page 1A | |
| “Mayor Reviews Term of Office, Talks of Future” News-Star, June 8, 1976, Page 2A | |
| VF-1 Temporary records and queries regarding family trees related to Mrs. Barbara Sharik Tubbs and her spouse | |
| VF-2 List of names mentioned in report prepared by Barbara Sharik Tubbs | |
| Tubbs Family | VF-3 Family Tree of Hiram and Mary Walton |
| Samuel “Sam” Tubbs (1822 – 1899) | VF-4 List of names mentioned in report gathered by Barbara Sharik Tubbs |
| Hiram (1800 – 1845) Mary Dunkle (1799 – 1875) | |
| “When You Believe, You Can Achieve!” Louisiana Parent “The Right Stuff” November, 1990, p. 27 | |
| “Turner: A Great Humanitarian” The Monroe Dispatch, January 7-13, 1999 | |
| Turner, Ervin (Pete) (1948 – 2022) | “Peter Comes Home: Turner Reaffirms Commitment To Boys’ Club” The Monroe Dispatch, December 14-20, 2000, Page 1 |
| “‘Pete’ Turner Gives Praise to God for Recovery” The Monroe Dispatch, December 14-20, 2000, Page 3 | |
| “Ervin ‘Pete’ Turner Comes Home” The Monroe Dispatch, December 14-20, 2000, Page 5 | |
| Martha Jane Upshaw “Upshaw wins local award: Woman is Mother of Distinction” News-Star, October 9, 1998 | |
| Rev. David Uth “Touching lives: The Rev. David Uth won’t soon be forgotten by his parishioners” News-Star, May 22, 2005, Page 1D | |
| Biography–U | |
| “Van Veckhoven (A.T.) dies at age 82” News-Star, April 28, 2004 | |
| “Frank Varino” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1347 | |
| Biography–V | “Dr. George A. Varino” obituary, News-Star, November 23, 1997 |
| “James Byron Vaughan, M. D.” biography, Unsourced | |
| Mrs. (W.W.) Kate B. Vaughn “Sugar’s Opera House Transformed Into Culinary Auditorium: Cooking School Soon” News-Star, May 13, 1931 | |
| Mrs. Toni Veazey “Volunteer helps in United Way agencies” News-Star-World, September 20, 1984, Page 1D | |
| Mrs. Toni Veazey “Woman’s contributions set example for us all” News-Star, March 3, 1990, Page 2D | |
| W.J. “Uncle Bill” Vinson “After 32 Years Service: Last Roll Call for Juror” Monroe Morning World, May 8, 1960, Page 1B | |
| “Robert Lee Vanderpool, Jr.” Story of Louisiana Vol. 4, page 462, 1963 Biographical Section | |
| “Since 1887, Ouachita National Bank Is Cornerstone to Monroe Area Progress” Monroe Morning World, January 23, 1972, Page 2C | |
| Vanderpool, Robert Lee, Jr. (1918 – 2001) | “From father to son the tradition continues at Ouachita National Bank” Ouachita Business, September 1985, Page 10 |
| “ONB leader, Vanderpool, steps down” News-Star, January 19, 1989 | |
| “Mike Vining: A ULM Legend Steps Down” News-Star, March 22, 2005, Page 1C | |
| “Gone with a smile: Vining leaves them laughing” News-Star, March 22, 2005, Page 1C | |
| Vining, Mike (1944 – ) | |
| Dr. J. L. Wade “Veteran Arcadia Physician, 81, Still Sets Lively Pace” Unsourced | |
| “Lurline Wade, RSVP Worker” Monroe Morning World, May 6, 1978, Page 1D | |
| Biography–W (Wa–Wh) | George T. Walker “Ex-NLU president values his free time” News-Star-World, February 15, 1982, Page 1B |
| “William A. Walker” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1825 | |
| Reggie Anne Walker-Wyatt “About the Author” wrote novel about Jesse James living in Oak Grove, LA | |
| “Charles Gray Wall, Jr.” Story of Louisiana , 1963 ? Unsourced | |
| Charles Wall “Prominent WM businessman, civic leader Charles Wall dies” Ouachita Citizen, April 25, 1996, Page 4A | |
| “C.W. Wallace” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1400 | |
| Donnell Wallace “Homegoing Tribute to Good Neighbor Donell Wallace” The Monroe Dispatch, August 24, 1999, Page 7 | |
| Sgt. Terry O’Patrick Wallace “Patriots guard Wallace funeral” News-Star, July 9, 2006, Page 1B | |
| John McCarthy Ward “Mac Ward joins staff at KTVE” Ouachita Citizen, March 29, 1969, Page 4A | |
| Wards, Easter Perkins [obituary/bio] – “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994” Copyright 1996 by Ollie Burns | |
| Mrs. Clyde Hood Warner “Miss Faulk’s Scrapbook” Ouachita Citizen, May 10, 1979, Page 5D | |
| “J. Lloyd Warren” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1022-1023 | |
| Joseph S. Washburn “Artist Here Provides Rich Bounty of Beauty in Oils” Monroe Morning World, September 8, 1968, Page 1B | |
| Wilver Myree Washington “What a friend we have in Jesus…Wilver Myree Washington was given last rites” The Monroe Dispatch, September 9, 1998 | |
| “John Haden Watkins” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1361 | |
| “George G. Weaks” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1004 | |
| Gus Weill “a louisiana life: Gus Weill” Louisiana Life, Winter 1993/94, p. 64 | |
| “Carole J. Perkins Wells” obituary, News-Star, October 27, 1993 | |
| Talmadge Wells “Musician taps rhythm” Monroe Morning World, October 3, 1979, Page 1D | |
| “Brian West working his way through the minors” News-Star, February 25, 2002, Page 1C | |
| Edward C. Whatley “ULM professor emeritus dies” News-Star, February 25, 2004, Page 6A | |
| Nathaniel White and Katie Greggs “The Marriage of Katie Greggs and Nathaniel White 1928-1998” The Monroe Dispatch, March 5, 1998, Page 3 | |
| Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel White “Sweet 72 Years” The Monroe Dispatch, March 2-8, 2000 | |
| James Madison Whittington “Old Family Records of James Madison Whittington” – Taken from the Bible of Mrs. Henry F. Butts of St. Joseph, LA | |
| #1258 Sarah Lois Wadley Papers Inventory from Southern Historical Collection at Library of UNC at Chapel Hill | |
| Diary of Sarah Lois Wadley August 8, 1859-May 15, 1865 (GC 973.782 Wad) Printed, bound, located in GC | |
| Wadley, Sarah Lois (1844 – 1920) | |
| “Colorful Wall interviewed” Ouachita Citizen, September 18, 1980, Page 1A | |
| “Colorful Shady Wall dies” News-Star-World, September 5, 1985, Page 1A | |
| Wall, Shady and Mrs. Lallage Feazel Wall | “Colleagues: Shady could get things done” News-Star-World, September 5, 1985, Page 1B |
| Shady Robert Wall (1922 – 1985) | “Wall’s roses to be placed near casket” News-Star-World, September 6, 1985, Page 1A |
| Lallage Feazel Wall (1913 – 1999) | “Friends eulogize Wall as man who cared for state, others” News-Star-World, September 7, 1985, Page 1A |
| “Mrs. Lallage Feazel Wall” obituary, News-Star, February 27, 1999 | |
| “‘Lallage’ dies in her Glenwood hospital room at 85” News-Star, February 27, 1999, Page 3A | |
| Copies of pages 272-275 From Tyler’s Quarterly Magazine, Unsourced | |
| Walpole/Calis Families Cesar Walpole (died bef. 1704) | Copy of information from Westmoreland Family Bible |
| Notes on Robert W. Ward genealogy by Faye Bowe of Mer Rouge, LA | |
| Ward, Robert Family | Copies of pages 72-73 from Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) |
| Robert (1804-1843) | Copy of list of Ward men who served in the military Unsourced pp.992-993 |
| Copies of Family Group Records, Ancestry Charts, photos, etc. | |
| Copies of miscellaneous genealogical research | |
| Copy of pages from the Washburn Bible first owned by William Micou Washburn, Sr. | |
| Copy of pages of Bible first owned by Fleming Lewis McCoy and his wife | |
| Washburn Family: (1836 – 1904) | Copy of information from Bible owned by Abner Washburn and his wife Olive Standish (Bible burned.) |
| Fleming (1846 – 1901) Alice Amanda Wert McCoy (1844-1922) | |
| Abner (1757 – 1848 ) Olive (1763 – 1829 ) | “Booker T. Washington’s Tour of Louisiana, April, 1915” Louisiana History, Spring 1981 |
| Washington, Booker T. Sr. (1856 – 1915) | “George Washington’s Virginia Ancestors” Family Chart |
| Washington, George Family (1732 – 1799) | Biographical and genealogical information on Jessie Mizelle Webb |
| Copies of photos of Jessie and the W. J. Webb home in West Monroe | |
| Webb Family (1863 – 1932) | Copy of poem “To Our Darling Sister Jessie” from her “Sister Bob.” |
| “‘He’s been working on the railroad’” Unsourced article about Willie W. Webb, 82 | |
| Bobbie Mizell Monzingo (1879 – 1966) | |
| “Early days in Chase remembered by couple” The Franklin Sun, October 15, 1975, Page 1C | |
| Includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Welch; sons Robert and Raymond; cousins | |
| Welch Family: William Wallace Welch (1886 – 1978) | |
| Mary F. “Mimmie” Beasley Welch (1885 – 1979) | “Cherished Southern author, Welty dies at 92” News-Star, July 23, 2001, Page 1A |
| “Eudora Welty a Southern treasure” Editorial, Unsourced | |
| Welty, Eudora (1909 – 2001) | “passionate observer: Eudora Welty’s Rich Photographic Images at the Mississippi Museum of Art” DeltaStyle, April 2002, p. 7 |
| Genealogical information on Elijah Whitaker (1799-1819) and spouse Nancy | |
| Genealogical information on William Barton Pillow (1806-1852) and spouse Sarah Whitaker | |
| Whitaker Family | |
| “Sons of the South: Edward D. White” 45th in a Series by Clayton Rand, 1951, Times-Picayune, No Date | |
| “White Centennial to Be Marked” Unsourced | |
| White, Edward Douglas (1845 – 1921) | “Life of Edward Douglas White Recalled in Lafourche Parish” Unsourced |
| “Columbus Day Connotes Edward Douglas White” Unsourced | |
| “White’s Statue to Be Unveiled” Unsourced | |
| “Believes ‘Douglas White’ Is Correct” Editor: The Times-Picayune, No Date | |
| “Frankfurter Tells Anecdotes About Chief Justice White” The Times-Picayune, December 17, 1961 | |
| “Spring Fiesta Scene to Shift to Bayou Lafourche Country” source unknown date unkown (with photograph of Edward Douglas White Home) | |
| “Plantation of the Month: E.D. White” Louisiana Tourist Development Commission, September 1966 | |
| “Jack White: Longtime director of NLU’s Sound of Today is turning in his baton, afer 33 years of leading bands in northeastern Louisiana” News-Star, March 17, 1991, Page 1D | |
| “White says goodbye to NLU, but not to education, students, friends” Ouachita Citizen No Date | |
| White, Jack Weldon (1935 – 2020) | “Jack White thrilled by director emeritus band honor” News-Star, November 27, 2000 |
| “OPSB leader will not seek re-election” News-Star, June 25, 2010, Page 1B | |
| “The music MAN Jack White” News-Star, No Date | |
| “The Interesting World of Women” Monroe Morning World, November 7, 1963, Page 1C | |
| 2 handwritten poems by May Smith White: “Things I Love” and “Summer Faithfulness” | |
| White, May Smith : Ida May Smith White (1894 – 1983) | “A Biography and Bibliography of May Smith White” by Margaret O. Brodnax, December 29, 1965 |
| “A Louisiana Author I Admire” by Jerry Ramsey, OPHS | |
| “State Representative Roger C. White, Jr. Is Reported Missing in Action in Korea” Unsourced | |
| “Prayer Services Slated Daily for Capt. R. C. White: Ouachita Representative Missing in Action in Korea Since May 18, 1951” Unsourced | |
| White, Roger C., Jr.: Roger Crawford White, Jr. (1920 – 1968) | “R. C. White, Jr. Writes Home: First Letter From POW Received by His Family, Unsourced January 29, 1952 |
| “White Rites To Be Held On Monday” February 2, 1968 Unsourced | |
| “White Gets Star In Armed Forces Event” Monroe Morning World, May 1952 | |
| “Captain White in Prison Camp” Monroe Morning World, May 11, 1952 (photo) | |
| “Armed Forces Event” source unknown date unknown | |
| “Captain R. C. White, Jr.” Daily News Digest, Monroe, La., May 12, 1952 (photo) | |
| “Free and Home Again” Monroe Morning World, September 26, 1953 | |
| “Before and After The War” Monroe Morning World, September 14, 1953 | |
| “Heroes Will Be Honored” Monroe Morning World, September 1953 | |
| “Those To Be Honored Today” Editorials Unsourced | |
| “Whitfield-Jefferson” Monroe News-Star, December 8, 1914, Page 2 | |
| Whitfield, Henry Alonzo (1891 – 1966) | Rosa Lee Wilbert [obituary/bio] from “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994″©1996 by Ollie Burns |
| Jamie Wilhite “Wilhite’s roots at WMHS: Class cutup gives life to trees” Ouachita Citizen, October 2, 2003, Page 1A | |
| Biography–W (Wi–Wz) | Velma N. Willey “Music puts woman in Hall of Fame” News-Star-World, January 14, 1988, Page 1D |
| Mrs. Chrissie Williams “Retired Teacher Recalls Past: Teaching Called More Personal in Old Days” Monroe Morning World, October 13, 1974, Page 6A | |
| Dr. E. Russ Williams, Jr. “Williams knows much about Ouachita Valley” Ouachita Citizen, March 9, 1983 | |
| Eula Thomas Williams [obituary/bio] from “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994″©1996 by Ollie Burns | |
| Murray Williams “To grow on: Willliams has spent life caring for the McHenry gardens, children” News-Star, July 9, 2006, Page 1D | |
| Mrs. Thelma Williams “Business Woman of the Year”The Monroe Dispatch, August 6-12, 1998, Page 5 | |
| Turquoise Williams “Top of her world! Local girl hits it big in NYC, snags recording contract” News-Star, November 22, 1993 | |
| Eric Williamson “West Monroe Soldier Is On The Cover Of Newsweek” retrieved from msnbc.com on 4/10/2003 | |
| Eric Williamson “W.M. Marine makes magazine cover” Ouachita Citizen, April 10, 2003, Page 1A | |
| Mrs. Lillian Herron Williamson “Miss Faulk’s Scrapbook” Ouachita Citizen, April 19, 1979, Page 3A | |
| Mary Pearl Willis “Monroe victim of Guyana deaths seemed happy” Monroe Morning World, January 5, ? 1979 | |
| Mary Pearl Willis “Despite Guyana horror, to friends she’s Pearl” Monroe Morning World, January 7, 1979 | |
| Mary Pearl Willis “Monroe loses track of People’s Temple victim” News-Star, December 3, 2006, Page 11A | |
| Mary Pearl Willis “Search continues for victim’s grave” News-Star, December 8, 2006, Page 1B | |
| Cora and Betty Wills “knickknacks & Bric-a-Brac” News-Star-World Sunday, August 9, 1987, pp. 6-7 | |
| Christel Jones Wilson [obituary/bio] from “A Handbook on the Se Pa Civ So Club and its Members 1963 – 1994″©1996 by Ollie Burns | |
| Mr. Herman C. “Rookie” Wilson “50 Years Later” Photo of 1950 graduate, retired principal, Monroe Dispatch, May 2000 | |
| Justin Wilson “Farewell to a Legend” The Advocate, September 7, 2001 | |
| Justin Wilson “Cajun comic, cook dies at 87” The News-Star, September 7, 2001 | |
| “Rose E. Jackson-Wilson Recognized for Accomplishments in Special Education” The Monroe Dispatch No Date | |
| Rev. Bob Witt “Pastor uses dog team to reach Alaskans” News-Star, January 28, 1984 | |
| “Harold Lesslie Woods” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1381 | |
| “Everett Leslie Wright” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1204 | |
| Dr. George W. Wright” Sketch of his life Unsourced | |
| Jack Wright, Jr. “a defense of Christian Faith ‘Freud’s War With God: Psychoanalysis Versus Religion’” Ouachita Citizen, October 2, 1997 | |
| Ray Oliver Wright “Educator’s legacy lives on in students” News-Star, December 28, 1996, Page 9A | |
| Ray Oliver Wright “Hundreds Pay Final Respects to Ray O. Wright” Monroe Dispatch, January 9-16, 1997, Page 1 | |
| Ray Oliver Wright “Mr. Ray Oliver Wright Won His Race – Passes The Torch” Monroe Dispatch, January 9-16, 1997, Page 1 | |
| “Dr. Oscar L. Wright” obituary, News-Star, December 14, 1996 | |
| Z. C. Wright “In West Monroe: Picture of First Mayor Is Found” Monroe News-Star, December 29, 1958, Page 1 | |
| Z.C. Wright “Ouachita” Louisiana Review, October 16, 1889 | |
| “Wilhite heads chamber” The Citizen Weekend Edition, July 24, 1981, Page 1 | |
| “Plastic company wraps up 13 years” News-Star-World, December 8, 1985, Page 1E | |
| Wilhite, Sidney and Family: Sidney Ross Wilhite, Sr. (1942 – 2021) | “Sidney Wilhite Living his dream at home and on the road” Louisiana Twin Cities Magazine, July 31, 1985, Vol.1, No.20, Page 11 |
| “Wilhite named A.O. Evans Award Winner” News-Star, January 29, 1997 | |
| “Evans winner extols local life” News-Star, January 30, 1997, Page 3A | |
| “In search of the big game” News-Star, May 10, 1998, Page 8D | |
| Wilkinson and Irvine by Gladys Wilkinson Lawrence | |
| Wilkinson/Irvine Families Robert Wilkinson (? – 1850) | “St. Rep. Pinkie Wilkerson Killed in Auto Accident” The Monroe Dispatch, August 3-9, 2000, Page 1 |
| “Louisiana has lost a dear friend in Pinkie Wilkerson” Unsourced, August 3, 2000 | |
| Wilkerson, Pinkie C. (1948 – 2000) | “Police examine cell phone records in Wilkerson death” Unsourced |
| “Wilkerson leaves legacy of service” News-Star, August 6, 2000, Page 1A | |
| “Everyone lost a friend in Pinkie Wilkerson” News-Star, August 6, 2000 | |
| “Representative Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson” Unsourced | |
| “Primary election to pick Wilkerson successor will be Oct. 7” Unsourced | |
| “A tribute to Pinkie Wilkerson” The Ruston Daily Leader, September 28, 2000 | |
| “Ladies of distinction: Local women honored today for their sweeping contributions” News-Star, April 1, 2001, Page 1D | |
| “Calvin Wilkerson dies at 87 years old” News-Star, September 27, 2000 | |
| “Jesse O’Neal “Red” Willett”- Find a Grave memorial | |
| “KFAZ”- Wikipedia article | |
| Willet, Jesse O’Neal “Red” (1908 – 1960) | |
| “Business: Move over, Ma Bell” Louisiana Life, September/October 1985, pp.80, 82-85 | |
| “Williams honored by Alumni Association” NLU Indian Drumbeat, Winter, 1991, pp.1-2 | |
| Williams, Clarke (Jr. & Sr.) Clarke McRae Williams Sr. (1922 – 2002) | “Century chairman to receive honorary degreee from NLU” News-Star, August 12, 1993 |
| Clarke Jr. (1949 – 1994) | “Ceremonies to close NLU: C. Williams to get honorary law doctorate” Ouachita Citizen, August 12, 1993, Page 1A |
| “Clarke Williams recommended for DAR award” Ouachita Citizen, March 10, 1994, Page 2B | |
| “Century’s Williams dead at 44” News-Star, May 13, 1994, Page 1A | |
| “Clarke McRae Williams, Jr.” obituary, News-Star, May 13, 1994 | |
| “Hometown tribute” News-Star, May 14, 1994, Page 1A | |
| “Every day was a great day” Ouachita Citizen, May 19, 1994 | |
| “Reflections: Let the record show” Ouachita Citizen, May 19, 1994 | |
| “CenturyTel’s ‘man of vision’ dies: Death of chairman, founder Williams called ‘a great loss’” News-Star, June 6, 2002, Page 1A | |
| “CenturyTel founder dies at 80” Ouachita Citizen, June 6, 2002, Page 1A | |
| “Career of Williams recalled’” News-Star, June 8, 2002, Page 1A | |
| “Williams wins regional entrepreneurial competition” Ouachita Citizen, June 27, 2002, Page 3A | |
| “Williams awarded honorary doctorate” NLU Indian Drumbeat, Fall 1993 | |
| “Clark Willliams, Jr.: A Fire in His Heart” Très Bella, August/September 2013 | |
| “Ding Dong and Ting-a-Ling” Stories about the telephone service in Oak Ridge in the late 1920’s and 1930s | |
| Biographical record of Daniel and Mary (Jackson) Williams, Early Kentucky Pioneers. 1752-1898 | |
| Williams, Daniel Family (1752 – 1823) Mary (1757-1816) | “Prominent Man Succumbs After Lengthy Illness: Captain H. M. Williams Claimed By Death at Age of 72” Monroe News-Star, October 10, 1935, Page 1 |
| “Harry M. Williams” obituary, Monroe Morning World, October 10, 1935 | |
| Williams, Harry Meek (Captain) and Family (1865 – 1935) | Sketch of life of Captain Harry Meek Williams Unsourced |
| “The Belle of D’Arbonne” Monroe Evening News, 1893, World’s Fair Edition | |
| “Williams-Steele: A Brilliant Wedding up at Ouachita City” Evening News, Monroe, La., July 30, 1896 | |
| “H.M. Williams, Jr.” Williamson, Eastern Louisiana (1939) p. 1075 | |
| Copy of photo of Williams Lumber Co. underwater during Flood of 1927 | |
| (1897 – 1972) | “Steamboat’s A-Coming Around the Bend Was Welcome News Back in the Days When Trenton Thrived” May 13, 1966 (News-Star?) |
| Drawing by O.W. Phillips, 1931 of Capt. Harry M. Williams and highlights of his life | |
| City of West Monroe, LA “Williams Family Reunion Day” June 10, 1995 | |
| Photo of Capt. Henry Williams’ residence w/ family c. 1930- 410 Wood St., Monroe (See Oversized Picture Box 1) | |
| Motto on Seawell Coat of Arms Non Nobis Nascimus (Not for Ourselves Are We Born) on Lamp Post on corner of Trenton & Natchitoches Streets, given in Memory of Capt. & Mrs. Harry Meek Williams, Sr. by 4 generations of their descendants | |
| “S. John Williams Dies Suddenly; Funeral at 4 P.M.” Unsourced | |
| “Editorials: S. John Williams” Unsourced | |
| Samuel John Williams (1911 – 1955) | Speech by Liz Williams Schafer on the dedication of the church library at Memorial Presbyterian Church to her sister Marie Williams Woodward |
| “Author Tells of Problems in Writing of Huey Long” Monroe Morning World, March 29, 1969, Page 2A | |
| “Books of the Times: The Kingfish” The New York Times, October 27, 1969 | |
| Williams, T. Harry ( Dr.) (1909 – 1979) | Photo of Dr. T. Harry Williams with Sen. Russell B. Long, Monroe Morning World, November 13, 1969 |
| Letter from Mrs. H.J. Kittrell to her cousin, Mrs. F.T. Day, regarding records that prove the relationship of John Willis, d. 1715; William Willis, d. 1717; John Willis, d. 1762 | |
| Willis Family | 1905 (sic 1906) article about the death, burial, and character of Morris Willis, father of Kate Willis Carroll, and grandfather of Morris Henry Carroll |
| “Former Slave Descendants Leave Indelible Mark on West Monroe” Louisiana Road Trips, November 2014, Page 5 | |
| Willis, Morris (1847 – 1906) | |
| VF-1 The Wolverton Family National Registry, 1990 Edition: The names and addresses of 1270 Wolvertons nationwide, by the Wolverton Family News | |
| VF-2 James (Jim) Wolverton and Descendents | |
| Wolverton Family 1 | VF-3 Family Group Sheet for Otho Clyde Landrum b. 1909; spouse Doxie Lee Wolverton b. 1908 |
| (1815 – 1886) | VF-4 James Anderson Wolverton – born in Louisiana in 1815 |
| (1909 – 1992) | VF-5 Letter from Royal A. Wolverton to B. C. Wolverton regarding information on Charles I, etc. |
| (1815 – 1886) | VF-6 List of people buried at Evans Chapel and what appears to be information from tombstones |
| VF-7 Handwritten research & notes | |
| Newton County, MS: Evans Tabernacle Church of God | VF-8 Genealogical information from Paul Wolverton |
| VF-9 Handwritten notes on James Wolverton, Grandfather of Glover Wolverton, a druggist at Sebastopol | |
| VF-10 Information about a book on microfilm in the Shreveport library by Charles Evans Woolverton, History, origin and heritage of the Wolverton and Woolverton family | |
| 3 pictures | |
| 3 handwritten notes | |
| VF-11 Information collection sheet to be sent to family members | |
| VF-12 Family Group Sheets on James Anderston Wolverton; spouse Martha Ann Oglesby | |
| Wolverton Family 2 | VF-13 Family Group Sheets on Irvin Miller Wolverton; spouse Lucindy Barber |
| VF-14 Family Group Sheets on Buford William Wolverton; spouse Elva Rada Vance | |
| VF-15 Ancestors of Shelia Joy Moore | |
| VF-16 “Six Generations of Wolvertons Reared in Scott” | |
| VF-17 “Tan Yard School” | |
| VF-18 Notes from microfilm on Charles Wolverton | |
| VF-19 Notes on Wolvertons and spouses | |
| VF-20 Information on Olive Lucille Wolverton Moore | |
| VF-21 Information Charts on Woolverton family members | |
| VF-22 Census Charts on Wolverton families | |
| VF-23 Application of Martha Wolverton as Indigent Blind or Invalid Widow of Confederate Soldier/Sailor | |
| VF-24 Handwitten genealogical notes | |
| VF-25 Letter and some genealogical information to Shelia | |
| City of Monroe Proclamation of April 30, 1987 to honor William Wood and the Anniversary of Louisiana Statehood | |
| “Wood, troops were ready to aid Old Hickory” News-Star-World, April 26, 1987, Page 3D | |
| Wood, William (Colonel) ( ? – 1825) | “Day set aside to remember William Wood” (April 30, 1987) |
| “Ceremonies honor Col. Wood’s Spirit of 1812” News-Star-World, April 30, 1987, Page 1A | |
| “At ease” News-Star-World, April 30, 1987 | |
| Research on William Wood by Kontrovitz & Wheeler | |
| Program for “William Wood Day” | |
| “Grand finale: Orchestra conductor Richard Worthington to retire after 20 years” News-Star, May 11, 1991 | |
| “‘A dynamic individual’” News-Star, June 1, 2003, Page 1A | |
| Worthington, Richard “Doc” : Dr. Richard Albert Worthington (1920 – 2014) | |
| “Miss Julia Wossman” speech by Geo. W. Pomeroy, D.D. on February 25, 1963 | |
| “Wossman lauded for commitment to students” by Chuck Struensee | |
| Wossman, Julia C. (1879 – 1963) | Speech given by Eleona Brinsmade, October 10, 1967 |
| Speech given by Lydia Lewis Varino, October 10, 1967 | |
| “Visiting Teacher Service in the City of Monroe” Unsourced | |
| Picture of Miss Julia Wossman | |
| Picture of the Julia Wossman House ca. 1890 | |
| “The Quest for Freedom: The Ouachita Black Community’s Journey from Slavery to Freedom” Black History Month Special! Monroe Free Press, February 17, 1990 | |
| “A Talk with…Roosevelt Wright: Working to change racial realities” News-Star, September 27, 1994, Page 1C | |
| Wright, Roosevelt ( | “Who’s responsible for school situations” News-Star, September 27, 1994, Page 3C |
| “Awash in the spirit: River baptism brings back old-time religion” News-Star, September 16, 1995, Accent/Religion | |
| “Dramatic heritage: Monroe native continues black history series” News-Star, Unsourced | |
| “Robert Bilton to play Alfred Blakes in ‘Shoe Shine’” Unsourced January 24, 2004 | |
| “Learning came early for Wright family” News-Star, June 18, 2006, Page 3D | |
| no biographies | |
| Biography–X | “William Lowndes Yancey” Sons of the South by Clayton Rand©1965 (39th in a series) Times-Picayune |
| “Mary Nell Young–“‘The Art/The Artist’” Profile of Ouachita, May/June 1980, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 12-14 | |
| Biography–Y (1814 – 1863) | Samuel Gardiner Young “Business leader dies at 85: Young cofounded, guided growth of Bancroft Paper Co.” News-Star, January 8, 1989, Page 1B |
| (1939 – 2023) | Paul “Tank” Younger “Grambling great Younger dies” News-Star, September 16, 2001, Page 1C |
| (1903 – 1989) | |
| (1928 – 2001) | Cartoon by Bill Golliher: “Did you know?” Unsourced |
| “Zeigen mixed flying, business with vigor” News-Star-World, July 31, 1983, Page 1B (2 copies of first page) | |
| Zeigen George (1876 – 1952) | “Drove Monroe’s First Auto, Built Planes Here: George Zeigen: Man of Distinction” News-Star ?, July 1976 |
| Photo of one of Zeigen’s airplanes | |
| “George Zeigen: Built 1st plane, drove 1st car” News-Star, July 17, 2016, Page 1B | |
| Zeigler Family Genealogy | |
| Zeigler Family (descendants of German immigrant | |
| David Seigler/Zeigler (ca. 1720 – ?) | “Writer proves you can go home again” News-Star-World, June 16, 1983, Page 1D |
| “Young Rebel Soldier Left Saga in Diary” Given by Mrs. Zimmer, March, 28, 1984 | |
| Zimmer, Maude Files (1905 – 2003) | “Ixtapa: Mexico’s ocean paradise” News-Star-World, March 3, 1985 |
| “Traveling the Trace” The Bastrop (La.) Daily Enterprise, Wednesday, April 27, 1988, Page 9A | |
| “ZIMMER, Maude Files 1905- ” Contemporary Authors, Vol. 25-28, First Rev., Page 796 | |
| Lands of Romance, Vol. 2, September 1937, No. 6, Assistant Editor, Maude Files Baird | |
| “To Sea By Freighter” Lands of Romance, December 1937, Vol. 2, No. 6, Page 15 (By Nan Fileman pen name for Maude) | |
| “Old Civilizations in the New World” Lands of Romance, January 1938, Page 11 (By Louis L’Amour) | |
| “Mohegan Indians of Connecticut” Talk given at meeting of Colonial Dames, Bastrop, La., April 19, 1986 by Maude Files Zimmer | |
| “Mayor’s Commission on the Needs of Women – March 17, 1987” Speech given by Maude Files Zimmer | |
| “A Father’s Footsteps: Basketball is in the blood of the Zimmerman family” News-Star, June 18. 2006, Page 1D | |
| Zimmerman Family | |
| Dale Zimmerman, Sr. (1954 – ) | |
| Dale Zimmerman, Jr. (1979 – ) | |
| Derrick Zimmerman (1981 – ) |
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