G.P. Whittington papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, scrapbooks, diaries, clippings, local history and family histories of George Purnell Whittington, historian and author, of Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Included are G.P. Whittington's correspondence with noted historians such as Grace King and Herbert E. Bolton. Also included is copies of correspondence of William C.C. Claiborne, Edward Livingston, and Josiah Stoddard Johnston, as well as the letters and diary of John Sibley.
Dates
- 1804-1932
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
George Purnell Whittington, born in 1881 in Alexandria, Louisiana, attended Tulane University and was admitted to the bar in 1901. He practiced law in Alexandria and also found himself drawn to the histories of Rapides Parish and central Louisiana. Due to loss of many of the parish's records during the Civil War, Whittington's papers remain one of the more comprehensive collections with regard to the history of central Louisiana. He wrote biographies of Dr. John Sibley, and Governor Thomas Overton Moore, and histories of Rapides Parish. He died in 1932.
Extent
3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged by topic as follows: George Purnell Whittington correspondence; Rapides Parish: A History and other manuscripts; copies of correspondence of Sibley, Claiborne, Livingston, and others; research materials for various publications; research notebooks; and scrapbooks of clippings. This collection consists of 5 boxes. It is 3 linear feet.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary Thomas Duncan. Date acquired: 11/02/1953.
Other Descriptive Information
OCLC Number: 422727854
- Johnston, Josiah Stoddard, 1784-1833.
- Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953.
- Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817.
- King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932.
- Livingston, Edward, 1764-1836.
- Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876.
- Sibley, John, 1757-1837.
- Alexandria (La) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Historians -- Louisiana -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lawyers -- Louisiana -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- Louisiana -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Louisiana -- Politics and government -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Louisiana -- Politics and government -- 20th century Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- Rapides Parish (La) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reference sources Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Research notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- Writings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- Title
- G.P. Whittington papers
- Author
- Eira Tansey
- Date
- 08/02/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository
