Diary, 1871
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of a photocopy reproduction of Henry Gerard Hall's diary. Hall was a Shreveport attorney, educated at Princeton University in the 1850s, and was later a Caddo Parish judge in the 1870s. His diary (1870 January 1 - 1873 October) includes information on activities in and around Shreveport and is particularly important for its account of the yellow fever epidemic (1873 August - October). Judge Hall himself succumbed to the fever.
Dates
- 1871
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3 Folders
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Hall, Henry Gerard, 1833-1873 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository