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Dessye Marle Boltz Bannerman documents, 1923

 File — Box: Oversize, Folder: 10

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Henry Jefferson Boltz family papers primarily consist of documents and photographs related to the personal and professional lives of the Boltz family. Henry Jefferson Boltz’s life history details his activities as an itinerant minister in North Louisiana for the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. This features his accounts of traveling and working in rural North Louisiana during the late 19th century. Also included are items related to Emma Dubose, the African-American housekeeper who worked for the Boltz family in Shreveport during the 1930s. The materials about memorial homes relate to the 1983 dedication of the Bannerman Memorial Home and the Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Boltz Memorial Home in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Dates

  • 1923

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
2911 Centenary Blvd.
Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462