291 PORT PLAYERS COLLECTION, 1966-1970.

.5 linear ft.

Three programs, and several newspaper clippings re: the theatre and artist, Gwen Norsworthy.

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292 AMANDA WORTHINGTON JOURNAL AND LETTERS, 1857-1865.

.5 linear ft.

The journal of the schooling and daily activities of a teenage girl on Mississippi plantation; correspondence among family members.

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293 JESSE FRANKLIN FORD LETTERS, 1834-1865.

.5 linear ft.

Letters from a Presbyterian minister to his wife from Longwood, Alexandria, Shreveport, Minden, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

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294 JOHN F. TOMKIES PAPERS, 1825-1935.

.5 linear ft.

Includes correspondence in Alabama from the 1830’s and 1840’s, and in Louisiana in the 1850’s and 1860’s. Other materials include a ledger, military appointments, and discharges and newspaper clippings.

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295 CENTRAL TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL OF SHREVEPORT, HISTORY AND PAPERS, 1903-1980.

.5 linear ft.

The first Central Labor Council was formed in Shreveport in 1903. It had representatives from five union locals: the Wood Workers, Barbers, Shoe Makers, Bakers and Electrical Workers. These papers outline the history of the Council and include photocopies of early charters, correspondence and membership lists.

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296 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, MINDEN CIRCUIT RECORDS, 1845-1940.

Film 64: 1 reel microfilm.

Minutes, membership rolls, trustees reports of the Quarterly Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Minden Circuit.

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297 YMCA RECORDS, 1912-1983.

Film 66: 15 ft. microfilm.

The Shreveport YMCA was first organized in 1912. It did not incorporate until the building drive for the YMCA Building at Travis and McNeil in 1923. These records include charter, articles of incorporation, minutes of the Board of Directors, Board reports and financial reports dealing with the organization. Also included are publications, scrapbooks and photographs relating to YMCA events and activities.

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298 ALLEN BROTHERS AND WADLEY SAWMILL LEDGER, 1906-1908.

Film 67: 1 reel microfilm.

The ledger lists various accounts of assets, expenses, profit and loss.

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299 ARTHUR M. SAMPLE CORRESPONDENCE, 1863-1960.

.5 linear ft.

Arthur M. Sample, a Mansfield, Louisiana resident, was a pilot of a B-17 "Flying Fortress" in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He received his basic training at Barksdale Field, flight training at Coleman and San Angelo Fields in Texas, and graduated from advanced flying school in Lubbock, Texas. He flew many successful combat missions over enemy-occupied Europe. The bulk of this correspondence is from Arthur Sample at various army bases and in Europe to his family, 1941-1944. Also included are a few letters relating to the Marshall family of Land’s End plantation, 1845-1893.

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300 COL. JOHN H. TUCKER (1891-1984) PAPERS, 1915-1996.

4 linear ft.

Col. John H. Tucker, Jr. began his law practice in 1920 with the firm Smitherman and Tucker. At the time of his death he was senior partner of Tucker, Jeter, and Jackson. Col. Tucker was the first president of the Louisiana State Law Institute. In 1954, he was appointed Honorary Consul for the French government in North Louisiana. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1956. Col. Tucker was one of the originators of the Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier and was active in many community and civic affairs. Col. Tucker married Hortense Rigby in 1924. They were married for 60 years. These papers reflect Col. Tucker’s interest in cultural and civic affairs after his retirement from practicing law. The bulk of the material is correspondence regarding travel, clubs, civic and cultural organizations.

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