Hebert, Cynthia Collection

Cynthia Hebert Collection

Box 1:

Not in folder:

1. Class autographs book. Inside front cover labeled “Schoolday Memories of Zoe Kent, Freshman Year. Class of 1926-1927.”
2. Brown bound book, School Days. Contains handwritten names of several teachers and classmates, as well as school program bulletins, several photographs, a report card for “Zozie” Kent, and other elementary school-related materials for the school year of 1926.

Folder 1:

1. Small chain-mail coin purse. Date unknown.
2. Pair of baby socks belonging to Zoe Kent. White with small pink and blue triangle pattern.

Folder 2:

1. Pair of lace socks belonging to Zoe Kent.
2. Two pairs of baby socks belonging to Cynthia Kent. One pair is plain white, and one pair is white with a blue, yellow, and red design at the top.
3. Small shamrock pendant with the letters “GS” engraved.

Folder 3:

1.      Citizens National Bank 1984 Calendar.

2.      Citizens National Bank 1985 Calendar (2 copies).

3.      Citizens National Bank 1988 Calendar (2 copies).

4.      Citizens National Bank 1990 Calendar.

5.      Citizens National Bank 1991 Calendar (2 copies).

6.      Citizens National Bank 1992 Calendar (2 copies).

7.      Citizens National Bank 1993 Calendar.

8.      Envelope addressed to Zoe Hebert, 1956.

Folder 4:

1. Southeastern High School sweatshirt belonging to Cynthia Hebert.

Box 2: 

Not in folder:

1. Leather wallet of Nat A. Kent with his calling card and one penny from the Havana Cuba Island Charter No. 1
2. 1920s rhinestone evening bag, belonged to Zoe Kent
3. Large leather wallet of N.A. Kent, Box 896 Havana Cuba, containing Thirty Trip Family Ticket between New Orleans and Hammond, LA (June 3, 1922), one-dollar poll tax receipt to Mrs. Zoe Preston Kent (1923), and a rent receipt issued to Mrs. Nat A. Kent (May 1923)
4. 11 gold charms from 1960s belonging to Cynthia Hebert, in small, red cloth bag (2 Louisiana State solo ensemble charms; 1 GAA charm; 1 music award charm; 2 Graduation Day charms, May 30, 1966; 1 NASC Student Council charm; 4 misc. charms)
5. Misc. pins in small, pink floral cloth bag (Tangipahoa ex-chapter Regent pin of Zoe H. Cook; Two-year perfect attendance Sunday School pin from Hammond Federated Church of Zoe M. Hebert; Fraternity pin of Christopher Friedrichs) 
6. Wedding memory book for the marriage of Zoe Kent and Polk Hebert, 1933
7. Decorative shoe buckle of Zoe Preston Kent (wrapped in a cloth)
8. D.H. Holmes metal charge card issued to Mrs. Polk Hebert
9. 5-year diary of Zoe Kent Hebert, beginning January 1, 1930
10. 5-year diary of Zoe Kent Hebert, beginning January 1, 1935

Folder #1:

1. Act of Donation from Zoe Cook to Cynthia and Zoe Hebert of Tangipahoa Parish property, February 11, 1977
2. Daily Star, article on David Ferrie and Lee Oswald, November 20, 2018
3. Paper stock shares of NOPSI issued to Zoe Preston Kent, 1953
4. Paper stock shares of Louisiana Power and Light Co. issued to Zoe Preston Kent, 1956
5. Old black and white photo of Oak Alley
6. Envelope containing Release of Interest papers in Guess and Kent Drug Store (now the Crescent Bar) to E.V. Preston
7. Two loan notes from Citizens National Bank of Hammond to Nat Kent, January 8, 1921, and J.E. Guess, January 8, 1922 (note that their signatures became the store logo)
8. Two loan notes from Hammond State Bank to Nat Kent, October 6, 1920 and March 18, 1922
9. Payment receipt from Aetna Life Insurance Co. to Zoe P. Kent, December 13, 1941
10. Registered mail receipt to Mr. Polk Hebert, November 2, 1956
11. Four receipts/bills from the Louisiana Power and Light Co. to Mrs. Zoe Preston Kent, October 4, 1956, October 23, 1956, November 2, 1956, and November 30, 1956
12. D.H. Holmes receipt for 1 box personalized pencil to Mrs. Zoe P. Kent, September 7, 1956
13. Poll Book Registration, Jefferson Parish, to Mr. Polk Hebert, October 11, 1939
14. Five Poll Book Registrations, Tangipahoa Parish, to Mr. Polk Hebert, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1938
15. Six Poll Book Registrations, Tangipahoa Parish, to Mrs. Polk Hebert (Zoe Kent Hebert), 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939
16. Eight loan notes from First State Bank and Trust Co. of Hammond to Preston Carroll, December 31, 1923
17. Two loan notes from Citizens National Bank of Hammond to E.V. Preston and H.E. Carroll, November 1923
18. Two loan notes from Hammond State Bank to E.V. Preston and H.E. Carroll, April 1921 and 1923
19. Loan note from Hammond State Bank to Mrs. Nat A. Kent, November 10, 1922
20. Loan note from Citizens National Bank of Hammond Mrs. Zoe Preston Kent, July 5, 1929
21. Loan note from Florida Parishes Homestead to the Estate of Nat A. Kent, September 17, 1929
22. Loan note from Citizens National Bank of Hammond Nat A. Kent, November 17, 1921
23. Loan note from Citizens National Bank of Hammond J.A. Bennett, January 5, 1922
24. Loan note from Citizens National Bank of Hammond Guess and Kent, March 12, 1922
25. Loan note from Hammond State Bank to Nat A. Kent and Andersons, April 13, 1921
26. Loan note from Kentwood Bank to E.V. Preston, May 25, 1912

Folder #2:

1. Receipt book from Citizens National Bank (blank)
2. Receipt to Mrs. Fred Meyers from Percy Cannon Plumbing, December 1, 1956
3. Eight receipts from Aetna to Zoe P. Kent, 1949
4. Receipt from Aetna to Zoe P. Kent, 1941
5. Penny postcard to Polk Hebert from Clyde Borel, 1950
6. Jefferson Parish voter registration for Polk Hebert, October 11, 1939
7. Amite City street tax receipt to Polk Hebert, June 23, 1931
8. Receipt from Franks Lumber Yard, Hammond, LA, to Polk Hebert, December 17, 1956
9. Dividend check stub from Citizens National Bank of Hammond to Nat A. Kent Estate, December 31, 1949
10. Receipt from Olivier Inc. of New Orleans to Joe Anzalone and Polk Hebert, December 11, 1956
11. Receipt from City of Hammond Water Dept. to Mrs. Nat Kent, January 15, 1948
12. Transaction receipt from Merrill Lynch to Mrs. Zoe Preston Kent, May 25, 1951 (?)
13. Receipt from City of Hammond Water Dept. to Mrs. Nat Kent
14. Receipt from City of Hammond Water Dept. to Mrs. Nat Kent, December 3, 1956
15. Receipt from Southern Bell to Mrs. Nat Kent, November 19, 1956
16. Two Jefferson Parish voter registrations one for Mr. Polk Hebert and one for Mrs. Polk Hebert, December 18, 1941
17. Letter to Mr. E.V. Preston from Fernwood Lumber Co., January 9, 1920
18. In an envelope advertising a Telephone Answering Set, a receipt from Southern Bell to Mrs. Nat Kent, October 19, 1956, with an explanation of long-distance abbreviations
19. Receipt from Paul White & Co. to Mrs. Zoe Kent, September 26, 1956
20. Two cancelled checks to Rockdale State Bank from Nat A. Kent, 1922
21. Bingo card from Cave Tangi
22. Wedding announcement of Zoe Kent to Polk Hebert, June 14, 1933 (in blank envelope)
23. Penny postcard announcing the birth of Zoe Hebert, 1935
24. Letters written from Japan by Zoe and Cynthia Hebert to their parents, 1963
25. Letter from Larry Stayton to Zoe Hebert, 1958

Folder #3:

1. Cajun Creole Cookery Magazine, 1960
2. Cajun Creole Cookery Magazine, 1961
3. Cajun Creole Cookery Magazine, 1968

Folder #4:

1. “Mildred Maxwell Hamer Turnbull: Her Life, Times, and People (1912-2019),” foreword written by Walter M. Hamer, Sarasota, FL, September 30, 2022 

Folder #5:

1.      First Guaranty Bank Calendar, 1982

2.      Deposit Guaranty National Bank Calendar, 1997

3.      Southeastern Louisiana University, “Fifty Years: Foundation for the Future”

4.      “My First Twenty-Odd Years” autobiography by Charles Edward Reid, with letter from Hope to Zozie, 1997