Irving Novick collection of land transactions and legal documents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of land transactions, land surveys, receipts, tax receipts, correspondence, legal documents, financial papers, land titles, maps, medical treatments, and photographs. The collection primarily concerns the land transactions and legal matters of the Collins, Littell, and Cadish families near Opelousas, Louisiana. Irving Novick was the notary public involved in the adoption papers of William T. Cadish as well as Rosalie Jean Marie's sale of land to Cadish.
Dates
- 1806-1952 (bulk: 1829-1952)
Creator
- Novick, Irving. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.
OFFSITE LOCATION
The collection is stored offsite. Researchers must contact specialcollections@tulane.edu at least two business days (48 business hours) in advance for access to these materials.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
Irving Novick was a notary public involved in the adoption of the son of William Cadish, Sr., William T. Cadish, by his widow, Rosalie J. Marie Cadish. He was also later involved in the sale of property by Rosalie Cadish to William T. Cadish. He is possibly the collector of Manuscripts Collection 1048.
Extent
1.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged chronologically. The collection consists of one box.
Processing Information
Collection processed in 2011 by LAC Group.
- Cadish, William T.
- Novick, Irving.
- Cadish family.
- Collins family.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Land titles -- Louisiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Littell family.
- Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Opelousas (La) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Tax records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Topographic surveys Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- Novick, Irving. (Person)
- Title
- Irving Novick collection of land transactions and legal documents
- Author
- LAC Group
- Date
- 01/05/2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository
