Alvin Brizzard collection

Collection

Identifier: LaRC-694

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of various types of early currency, including Confederate currency as well as currency from different Louisiana cities and towns, banks parishes, railroads and transportation companies, and some other states. In addition, there are checks, bonds, mortgages, promissory notes, receipts, option tickets, lottery tickets, stock certificates, and correspondence.

Dates

1775-1933

Creator

Brizzard, Alvin Edwin. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Boxes 1 and 2 of this collection on the shelf are copies and the originals are in restricted houseing. Patrons are asked to utilize copies first. Freight bills from this collection are filed in the Joseph Merrick Jones Steamboat collection #262, Boxes 6-9.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Alvin Edwin Brizzard (b. 1928) married Lynette Straley and had two children. His family originated from Morgan City, Louisiana. He was an accountant in California.

Extent

3.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged as follows: currency (arranged by type, then arranged alphabetically, then chronologically), checks (arranged alphabetically), bonds (arranged alphabetically) legal papers (arranged chronologically), bills and receipts (arranged chronologically), other printed material (arranged by type, then chronologically), Louisiana State Lottery material, and other items.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Alvin E. Brizzard. Date acquired: 10/12/1968.

Processing Information

Collection processed in 1984 by JAE.

Subjects

Banks and banking -- Louisiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Bonds (legal records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Checks (bank checks) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Forms (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Legal documents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Lottery tickets Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Money -- Confederate States of America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Money -- United States -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Promissory notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Receipts (financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Stock certificates Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus