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Raymond, Helen Marbury, 1886-1983

 Person

Biography

Helen Marbury Raymond (1886-1983) is the daughter of Louis F. Marbury and Carrie Ardis Marbury. She worked in Hearne’s Department Store in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was also an author. She was active in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and the Louisiana Historical Society. She married Reginald Irving Raymond in 1911, and they had two children.

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Helen Marbury Raymond collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 5
Scope and Contents

The Helen Marbury Raymond papers consist of her research materials and articles about William Marbury Carpenter (1811-1848), his family, and his connection to John James Audubon. The research materials include typescript correspondence from Lucy Audubon in 1827 and 1869. Articles written by Raymond are: “My Grandmother Knew Mrs. Audubon,” Times-Picayune Sunday Magazine (New Orleans, La.), May 9, 1937, and “How Audubon Dismissed School,” St. Nicholas Magazine, October 1937.

Dates: 1827 - 1937