Judge Leon Ford III
Archival Collection: Louisiana History
Box 1: Louisiana History:
FOLDER
1. Local Lore and Legend Scrapbook by Irene R. Morris from column on Kentwood News 1961-1963
2. A Bicentennial Guide to Louisiana, 4″ x 9,” 72 pages
3. “John Morris” a research paper by William Perrin, Jr., May 4, 1971
4. 1945 Master Plan of Camp Livingston, Kisatchie National Forest (photocopy)
5. Calendar Pages without January and July and with a middle page
6. The Life of Huey Pierce Long, signed by the author, Harvey Fields, 1944
7. Songs of LSU
8. Photocopy of a map section of Louisiana and Mississippi
9. Copy of blueprint in a plastic cover
10. Louisiana Airport Directory
11. Franklinton Centennial, Official Program May 27th thru June 3rd, 1961
12. Livingston Parish Research
13. The Free State, A History and Place Names Study of Livingston Parish, 1976
14. Livingston Parish Material
15. Newspaper Clippings from Livingston Parish
16. The American Progress, December 1935, Vol. 3 No. 1, article entitled “And they dare ask your vote!” (about
Huey Long’s Assassination)
17. Copy of a document from the land office of the sate of LA, Oct 29, 1856
18. Sunday Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA, March 31, 1963, article about Bayou Manchac entitled “Life and
Death of a Small Stream”
19. Dixie Roto Magazine, from The Times Picayune, Nov. 26, 1961 (Timber Picture on page 2)
20. New Orleans States Item dated March 15, 1961, Editorial by Pie Dufour entitled “Streetcar Historian Needs
Help on Old Railroad to Lake”
21. Kentwood History
22. Kentwood History
23. Louisiana a Pictorial History page 5 (2 copies)
24. How to research the History of your house (or other building) in New Orleans
25. HistoryGeneral LouisianaNews clippings, research material
26. Article on Charles M’Dermott’s “Flying Charley Machine”
27. LSU and Tulane Football Programs 1926-1933
28. LSU Letter and Law Bulletin 1951-1952
29. Slavery in Baton Rouge 1820-1860 by William L. Richter
Box 2: Louisiana History:
FOLDER
1. Bogalusa History
2. Albany, Hungarian Settlement Interviews
3. Hungarian Folklife Project – Louisiana Folklife Survey
4. Olga and Frank Oder, Interview Transcript, Albany, 1/26/1984
5. Hungarian Settlement Interview Transcripts, 1984
6. Research Regarding Reverend Alexander Bartus – Hungarian Settlement
7. Interview, Meeting of Hungarian Cultural Association
8. Notes for Interview with Anna Kovach Arceneaux, 4/24/1984
9. Research Noted – Florida Parishes
10. St. Helena Parish History
11. Washington Parish History
12. Louisiana Sugar Industry Photos
13. History of Selected Louisiana Industries
14. Florida Parishes – History info – 17 items
15. Index of interviews – Judge Ford interviewed by Zebulon White – 1 item
BOX 3: Louisiana History
Folder
1. Notes on Talk to St. Helena Parish Historical Society , 8 July 1978, on area Rail
Roads
2. Reprint of the Louisiana Sun – 5 October 1894 Edition
3. Assorted Articles and News Clippings on the History of Bogalusa
4. Edward Livingston Historical Association – 49 items
5. Founding Documents – Southeast La. Chapter of National Railway Historical Society
– 82 items
6. History of Tangipahoa – 67 items
7. Louisiana 1913 Map, books on southern railroads in Louisiana, and notes – 10 items
8. John R. Rarick, “The ‘Klan-Man’ from Indiana Wants Your Vote for U.S. Congress”
card
9. 2 Maps of Louisiana (undated); Map of North Dakota (1968 highway map)
10. Map of Louisiana – U.S. Geological Survey, compiled in 1921 and 1922
11. Geological survey map of West Monroe, folded
12. Friends of the Jackson Barracks Military Museum, 26 items
13. Louisiana Supreme Court material, 14 items
Box 4: Louisiana History
Folder
1. DeRidder Army Air Base (General Plan), Louisiana – 1 Item
2. Topographic Map of Fort Hill Quadrangle, Louisiana – 1 Item
3. Topographic Map of Fort Polk Quadrangle, Louisiana – 1 Item
4. Basic Layout Plan for Selman Field in Monroe, Louisiana – 1 Item
5. Map of Leander, LA by the Army Corps of Engineers – 1 Item
6. Louisiana Magazine – 1 Item
7. Creole Stories by George W Cable- copyright 1936- 1 item
8. Tanner’s American Traveller or Guide through the US with Maps, Plans, & C 1843