Vicki Pichon Knight Collection

Vicki Pichon Knight (Pamela Victoria A.K.A. Mrs. Richard N. Knight) Oral History Collection

Archival Collection

Box 1

Folder 1: Franklinton High School Reunion Programs

1. Franklinton High School Class of 1959 10th Reunion Program, July 26, 1969.

2. Franklinton High School Class of 1959 20th Reunion Program, July 14, 1979.

3. F.H.S. Class of ‘59 30th Reunion Program, July 1, 1989.

4. F.H.S. Class of 1959 40th Reunion Program, October 23, 1999.

5. Franklinton High School Class of 1959 50th Anniversary Reunion, April 25, 2009.

Box 2

Folder 1:

  1. Bogalusa, Bush-Sub, Angie, Franklinton, Mt.Hermon, Pine-Thomas, and 504 area code telephone directory, September 1974
  2. Washington Parish telephone directory 2007-2008
  3. 2011 Washington Parish telephone directory (x2)
  4. ‘Here’s Washington Parish!’ magazine, 2012

 

Folder 2:

  1. Photo of Lee Mason, Zuma F. Magee, and Governor Dave Treen, October 19, 1983
  2. Black and white photo of Zuma Fendalson Magee, Franklinton
  3. Black and white photo of Hugh Bateman old house
  4. Photo of Vicki Knight, A.W. Robins, Zuma Magee, and Jerry Barlow. October 1983
  5. Photo of Zuma F. Magee catalog, Honoree Mr. Flint, Washington Parish Fair parade. October 1983
  6. Zuma F. Magee’s 90th birthday celebration, January 28th, 1982. Photo includes Zuma Magee, Lynn, Jerry and Kathy Barlow.
  7. Photo of Zuma Magee’s 90th birthday celebration, January 28th Photo includes Zuma Magee holding Christopher and Lauren Kuhn
  8. Photo of Daunton Gibbs and Rev. Jerry Barlow a Zuma F Magee’s 90th birthday celebration, January 28th 1982
  9. Photo of Zuma’s 90th birthday celebration. From left to right: Emily Knight, Jerry Seal, Verna, and Zuma Magee, and Jerry Wick seated
  10. Photo of Verna Gibbs and Zuma Magee, a Zuma’s 90th birthday celebration, January 28th 1982
  11. Photo of Zuma Magee, Emily Knight, and Hunter Knight at Zuma Magee’s 90th birthday celebration, January 28th
  12. Photo from Zuma Magee’s 90th birthday celebration. Standing is Zuma F. Magee singing, ‘The Longer I Serve Him’, Jerry Pick, and Emily Knight on the left
  13. Photo of Melissa Thomas and Zuma Magee at Zuma’s 90th birthday celebration on January 28th 1982
  14. Photo book sleeve with written annotations
  15. Zuma F. Magee family history written notes
  16. Cemetery records (Mississippi) compiled by Zuma Magee, 1964
  17. ‘Religion Saturday’ newspaper article, ‘Dixie Moss Turns Loss of Family into Living Memorial’

 

 

Folder 3:

  • Black and white phot of Earl Joil, Demons taken after 1925. Franklinton
  • Copy of newspaper article, ‘Daunton Gibbs; Born to Parish History in a Railroad Camp Car’. July 30, 1992, The Living Years (x4)
  • Copy of newspaper article, ‘Daunton Gibbs: Franklinton Historian Enjoys Preserving the Past, Says it’s Worthwhile’. March 26, 1980 (x2)
  • Copy of The Era-Leader newspaper article, “I Enjoy Doing it, and it Needs Doing—Gibbs” March 26, 1980 (x2)
  • Ira Daunton Gibbs, Jr., autobiography—updated December 1981 from March 1965 (added to by Verna Gibbs, February 1998)
  • Ira Daunton Gibb, Jr., –Updated December 1981 from March 1965 (x3)
  1. ‘The Era-Leader’ newspaper article copies, “Daunton Gibbs: Retire after 36 Years” June 17,1976.
  2. Typed document, “Our 1985 Trip to Cullmam County, Alabama 1986 (x4)
  • Copy of newspaper article, “Search on For Store County Veterans Grave’ from the ‘4-Store County Enterprise’ May26, 1988 (x2)
  1. ‘Restricted, The Calvary School’ Fort Riley, Kansas, with written annotations
  2. Copy of document with names and occupations (x2)
  3. ‘The Living Years’ Copy of newspaper article, “Railroad Memories’ July 30, 1992
  4. Copy of newspaper article, ‘Local Man say Says Christmas Came but Once a Year’ December 26, 1992
  5. ‘The Era-Leader’ copy of newspaper article, “History Related”, August 8th, 1979
  6. Headquarters 361st Engineer Special Service Regiment APO 660 U.S. Army to Ira D. Gibbs, regarding awards. November 3, 1945
  7. Original document of ‘Our 1985 Trip to Cullman County, Alabama 1986’
  8. Descendants of Martha Ellen Stafford
  9. Copy of the Daunton Gibbs collection
  10. Letter to the director of the Southeastern Louisiana University Center for Regional Studies, from Mrs. Daunton (Verna) Gibbs on May 2, 1997
  11. Black and white photo copy of N.L Smith, Robert “Bob” Magee, and Clyde Fusseell
  12. ‘The Daily News’ newspaper, “Legion Member Honor Gibbs’ February 5, 1998
  13. Newspaper clipping, “Franklinton Cornerstone Creamery”. Includes a photo of Daunton Gibbs, December 22, 1974
  14. ‘The Daily News’, Obituary of Daunton Gibbs. February 13, 1998
  15. Ira Daunton Gibbs funeral program
  16. Copy of newspaper article, ‘Ludge no. 101 to Honor Gibbs’, The Era-Leader, Franklinton La. July 15, 1992
  17. ‘To The Older Christian” (x2)
  18. Handwritten note
  19. Copy of military photo with names attached

 

Folder 4:

  1. Daunton Gibbs remembrance document
  2. John Bickham denoted the original Franklinton site by Daunton Gibbs, 1988
  3. Printed photo of a handwritten document, August 10, 1934
  4. Printed photo of a handwritten document titled, “White Schools 1905, Washington Parish”
  5. Samples of written works of Daunton Gibbs, Franklinton La
  6. Copy of family relations document
  7. Handwritten note (x2)
  8. Handwritten note regarding Mr. Pinkney Fussell (1866) martial history
  9. Newspaper clipping, “Daunton Gibbs retires after 36 years!” The Era-Leader, June 17, 1976
  10. Handwritten note dated February, 23 1964
  11. Woodmen of the world document with written notes
  12. Copy of written photo guide
  13. Families, Graves, Gibbs, Fussell

Folder 5:

  1. Daunton Gibbs family history document (x2)
  2. Mary Lee family history document
  3. Agnes Graves family history document
  4. Kendall D. Gibbs family history document
  5. Bessie Louise Graves family history document
  6. Dorothy M. Bennett family history document
  7. Margaret Parker family history document
  8. Ira D. Gibbs family history document
  9. A Tribute to (illegible) Dillon
  10. William Fussel document, written by Daunton Gibbs on March 31, 1954
  11. Daunton Gibbs family history document
  12. Family history document
  13. Confederate Capitan Thomas A. Graves letters, 1971
  14. and Mrs. Nathanial Graves, 1979
  15. Graves reunion held July 18th, 1982 by Daunton Gibbs
  16. ‘The Graves Family’ by Daunton Gibbs, 1979
  17. The Graves family documents
  18. Nathanial Graves document
  19. History related, Franklinton parish, from the Era-Leader dated August 8th, 1979
  20. Newspaper clipping of, “Mr. and Mrs. Graves added to the Half Moon Bluff República by Daunton Gibbs.” The Era-Leader, September 19, 1979
  21. Newspaper clipping, “Gibbs Documents Railroad History’
  22. Newspaper clipping, “Graves Reunion was Steeped with family History.” The Era-Leader, 1982
  23. Newspaper clipping, “What Kind of Wheel is This?” Era-Leader, April 15, 1981
  24. ‘Use of Wheel is Questioned’ newspaper clipping. Era-Leader, 1981
  25. Newspaper clipping, ‘Daunton Gibbs: Franklinton Historian Enjoys Preserving the Past, Says it’s Worthwhile’. The Era-Leader, Mach 26, 1980
  26. Newspaper clipping, “I Enjoy Doing it and it Needs Doing—Gibbs”. The Era-Leader, March 26, 1980
  27. Photos with Daunton Gibbs, Vicki Knight, and others in 1988 (x3)
  28. Photos of Daunton Gibbs, local historian, holding the scale model of the Franklinton, La depot and tower that he built. Photo taken in mid-1990’s
  29. Photos of Daunton Gibbs donating to Southeastern with Vicki Pichon Knight, Verna Gibbs, and Verna’s sister(x3)
  30. Notebook with handwritten messages to Vicki Knight, from Daunton Gibbs

 

Folder 6:

  1. Copy of ‘State of Louisiana’ document (x2)
  2. The Half-Moon Bluff Site: by Daunton Gibbs 1978
  3. Articles published since retirement May 29, 1976 by Daunton Gibbs 1980
  4. Copied document of family history
  5. A copy of information to be mailed to Mr.Kessler, “The Graves Family” by Daunton Gibbs, 1979 (x2)
  6. Document for William Magee Project from Daunton Gibbs
  7. ‘The Graves Family” by Daunton Gibbs (x3)
  8. ‘Washington Parish’ as original begun byJohn R. Wood, member of Democratic Louisiana Legislature of 1877
  9. Copy of family history document with written notes
  10. Handwritten record of Nathaniel Graves
  11. Handwritten document of family history of Jamicson P. Fussell
  12. Negative images of Gibbs with models of RR

 

Folder 7

  1. March 2015-2016 Washington parish Yellow Pages telephone book
  2. ‘The Edward’s Place’ by Daunton Gibbs 1976 (x3)
  3. Black and white photo of Wedding anniversary reception of Agnes and Jim Breedew, Kentwood LA 1976
  4. ‘Down Among the Cypress’ booklet
  5. World’s fair 1984 New Orleans map

 

Folder 8

  1. Bateman family history document
  2. ‘My Thoughts and My Memories’ by Verna Gibbs 1988
  3. Washington Parish document (original)
  4. Typed letter to Emmett, with written notes
  5. “Some Facts About Some of the Franklinton Area Churches” by Daunton Gibbs, 1987
  6. Hald-Moon Bluff Church article

 

Folder 9:

  1. MCCA Honors John Norman Gallaspy, 2026 (x4)

 

Miscellaneous: Loose in box 2

  1. ‘5 years After Katrina, Rocky’s Mission to White House’ CD