331 ARTIFACT COLLECTION, 1860’s-1980’s.

1 linear ft.

Small artifact items pertaining to Shreveport history.

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332 E. R. BERNSTEIN, SR. (1868-1932) FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS, 1885-1940s; 1953; 1973.

1 linear ft.

Photographs of the family of Ernest Ralph Bernstein, Sr., who was mayor of Shreveport, 1906-1908 and was many years vice-president of Commercial National Bank. Photographs of the Bernstein family, their homes and other points of interest. Only 67 are identified.

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333 RUBENSTEIN’S ADVERTISING TEAR SHEETS, 1935-1987.

51 linear ft.

Advertising tear sheets for Rubenstein’s advertisements appearing in the Shreveport Times and Shreveport Journal. Also scripts for four TV commercials.

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334 MICHAEL BECKMAN POVERTY POINT ARCHEOLOGICAL COLLECTION.

25 linear ft.

Michael Beckman is an amateur archeologist who has worked since 1958 to interest the Dept. of Interior in designating the Poverty Point area a national monument. The collection consists of 3,442 objects found at the Poverty Point site.

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335 JOSEPHINE CHATHAM MEANS PAPERS, 1811-1981.

6 linear ft.

Correspondence (personal and business), legal documents, business records, deeds, wills, maps, etc., pertaining to the Henry Marshall family, the S.G. Furman family, and the Civil War.

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336 ED WILLIAMS SCRAPBOOKS, 1864-1970.

.5 linear ft.

Edward Williams, Jr. was a member of the State Highway Commission, the Democratic State and Parish Central Commission and the State Insurance Commission. These papers include business and political correspondence, clippings, publications and photographs of Louisiana politicians.

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337 SHREVEPORT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS RECORDS, 1886-1995.

32 linear ft.

The records include schematic and mechanical drawings of water plants and pumping stations, climatological records, City of Shreveport administrative files, department reports, background information on projects such as the Municipal Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base, reports, inventories, and correspondence. The majority of the information is from the Department of Water and Sewerage, and covers Shreveport during World War II.

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338 COMMUNITY CONCERTS ASSOCIATION OF SHREVEPORT RECORDS, 1935-1988.

3 linear ft.

Articles of Incorporation, by-laws, minutes, correspondence, working papers, programs, publications, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the Shreveport Community Concert Association.

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339 VIVIAN, LOUISIANA TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES, 1912-1984.

Film 73: 6 reels microfilm.

Governing body of the town of Vivian, Louisiana. Includes minutes, resolutions, proclamations, ordinances, reports, deeds, lease agreements, correspondence and contracts.

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340 ROLAND JONES (1813-1869) FAMILY PAPERS, 1799; 1827-1969.

6 linear ft.

Roland Jones, born in Salisbury, North Carolina, moved to Shreveport in 1840 to practice law. Member of the State House of Representatives, 1844-1848; district judge in Caddo Parish 1851-1852; 1860-1868; served in Congress 1853-1855. He died in Shreveport, February 5, 1869. The collection includes family correspondence between Jones and his wife, Anne, and their children and other family members and friends. Genealogical material on Jones, Pickett, and Randall families. Programs, clippings, publications.

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