Edith Garland Dupré Papers
Collection 43
Dupré, Edith Garland (1881–1970). Papers, 1886–1972, n.d.
8 feet, 2.5 inches
Edith Garland Dupré was born in Opelousas into a prominent family. After graduating from Newcomb College in New Orleans, she joined the faculty at the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (later the Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) before the opening of its first session. She remained at SLII for her entire professional career, retiring in 1944. Miss Dupré is best known as an English professor, but she also served in many other capacities including registrar and librarian. She was also chair of the Library Committee for many years. After retirement she managed the Sans Souci Bookstore in Lafayette.
This collection reflects Miss Dupré’s life and the high regard in which she was held by the community. Family, church, and the education of youth were very important to her. The collection contains personal and family papers including correspondence, organizational material, photographs, and financial records. There is much correspondence with William M. Fulham when he was working on a biography and edition of letters of Miss Dupré’s brother, Congressman Henry Garland Dupré (1873-1924).
Most of the material in this collection was donated by Edith Garland Dupré, with later additions donated by Leonder Labbe and Camille Claibourne.
For more on Edith Garland Dupré, view the following collections:
| Collection 1-A 01 | Office of the President, Edwin L. Stephens Records |
| Collection 21 | Henry Garland Dupré Papers |
| Collection 169 | Doris Broussard Bentley Papers |
Series:
| A. | Personal | 1-01 through 2-05; Map Case 26-03 |
| B. | Family and Friends | 2-06 through 2-10 |
| C. | Correspondence and Documents | 2-11 through 3-26; Map Case 26-03 |
| D. | Organizations | 3-27 through 4-07 |
| E. | Photographs | 4-08 through 4-12 |
| F. | Miscellaneous | 4-13 through 5-04 |
| G. | Medals | Box 6 |
| H. | Handwritten Notebooks/Journals | Box 7 |
| I. | Personal Books | Box 8 |
| J. | Artifacts | Boxes 9 through 12 |
| K. | Minute Book | Box 13 |
Inventory:
| A. | Personal | ||
| 1-01 | Autobiographical material, 1919-1961, n.d. | ||
| Mainly handwritten items; many incomplete documents | |||
| Includes: “My Life from 1885 to June, 1919,” typescript | |||
| Letter to “Lelle”, 12 June 1919, Morgat, near Brest, France 9 pp; autobiographical | |||
| “Residence in Lafayette” 2 pp. | |||
| Notes about events in 1920s and 1930s | |||
| Schedule of salary during her years of services at Southwestern | |||
| Lists of honors received | |||
| Notes about family | |||
| Notes about history of SLII, SLI, including possible speech material | |||
| Notecards: The History of Debating at SLII | |||
| 1-02 | Biographical material, 1919-1970 | ||
| Publications, clippings, etc. [many clippings photocopied] | |||
| [See also: 2-15] | |||
| 1-03 | Biographical material, n.d. | ||
| Unpublished: includes article by Pearl Mary Segura, 10 May 1940, 9 pp. | |||
| 1-04 | Speeches, 1919-1944 | ||
| Published: includes:Institute Bulletin, v. 27, # 1 (Dec., 1929): speech at rededication of Martin Hall, 25 Nov. 1929; Selected Addresses of Edith Garland Dupré. Lafayette, 1944 | |||
| 1-05 | Speeches, n.d. | ||
| Unpublished: typed and handwritten | |||
| “Christine Rosetti,” 11 pp, typescript | |||
| "Debate: Resolved That Man is Vainer than Woman,”4 pp, typescript | |||
| ”Impressions of Dr. Mary Dichmann by Miss Edith Garland Dupré as Related to Pearl Mary Segura in two interviews in January 1960,” pp. 4-7 of AAUW tribute to Dr. Dichmann | |||
| “Radio Speech to the Alumni,” 27 April 1939, typescript [3 copies] | |||
| “Southwestern Alumni,”2 pp, typescript | |||
| “The Spiritual Side of Education for Common Defense,” 3 pp, typescript | |||
| “The Teaching Profession,” 5 pp, typescript; handwritten, 14 pp | |||
| Many untitled both typed and handwritten | |||
| 1-06 | Honors and awards, 1915, 1955-1970 | ||
| Certificates; newspaper clippings; letter | |||
| Map Case 26-03 |
Certificate: Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, 17 July 1943 Certificate: Honorary member of Beta Sigma Phi, 11 Nov. 1956 Certificate: Professor-Emeritus of Southwestern Louisiana Institute, 1944 |
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| [See also: 3-02] | |||
| 1-07 | M.A. Thesis, “Browning’s Attitude Toward Christianity”, Cornell University, 1908 (photocopy) | ||
| 1-08 | Funeral registration book, 19 October 1970 | ||
| A. | Personal: Legal and Financial Records | ||
| 1-09 | Legal papers and correspondence, 1910-1965 | ||
| Donations to Lafayette Museum, 1955 (3 forms); list of EGD furniture at various locations, n.d. | |||
| 1-10 | Legal papers: EGD last will and testament, 1964 several versions [handwritten]; instructions for funeral, 1959; notes about disposition of property, n.d.; letters after Dupré’s death by R. L. Pavy and H. Garland Pavy | ||
| 2-01 |
Teacher’s Retirement System of Louisiana material, 1936-1937, 1970-1973, n.d. Rate of compensation form (1936?), forms; correspondence regarding death |
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| 2-02 | Insurance material, 1935-1971 | ||
| 2-03 | Financial records: receipts, miscellaneous expenses, 1956 - 1965 | ||
| 2-04 | Financial records: bank books, 1962 - 1971; list of institutions with which EGD has deposits, 1959 | ||
| 2-05 | Financial Records: receipts, medical and funeral expenses, 1970 - 1971 | ||
| B. | Family and Friends | ||
| 2-06 | Dupré Family | ||
| Genealogy material for Dupré, Fontenot, and Jean Mouton families; military records for Jean Jacques Rousseau [War of 1812], Jacques Dupré [Civil War], and Lucius J. Dupré [Civil War], Henry L. Garland [Civil War] (copies or typescripts); abstract of land title in Virge, Texas for Belle Dupré; Address of Gilbert L. Dupré Delivered at the Commencement Exercises held at Breaux Bridge and St. Martinville on May 20th and 21st, respectively, n.d.; clippings, 1950s-1960s [mostly photocopies] | |||
| [See also: 1-01 for EGD notes about family] | |||
| 2-07 | Dupré Family: Cleveland Genevieve (Mrs. Oswald W. McNeese) | ||
| Biographical notes by EGD, n.d. (handwritten, several versions) | |||
| Letter from Marie (niece), 25 May 1966 | |||
| 2-08 | Family: clippings, miscellaneous dates | ||
| EGD, Clevie McNeese, Hugh D. McLaurin | |||
| 2-09 | Legal papers: friends - McLaurin family | ||
| Sorintha McLaurin will, 1955; donation to Lafayette Museum, 1955; judgment in succession of Hugh D. McLaurin, 1960 | |||
| 2-10 | Financial records: McLaurin, Sorintha | ||
| Check stubs; canceled checks | |||
| C. | Correspondence and Documents: EGD | ||
| 2-11 | 1904 (2 items) | ||
| Letters to H. Garland Dupré while EGD and Hugh McLauin in England | |||
| 2-12 | 1919: January - March | ||
| Letters to family while member of Newcomb College Relief Unit | |||
| 2-13 | 1919: April - July | ||
| Letters to family while member of Newcomb College Relief Unit | |||
| 2-14 | General, 1901-1948 | ||
| Correspondents include: Jefferson Caffery, John E. Coxe, Cardinal Gibbons, Harry L. Griffin | |||
| 2-15 | General, 1950-1966 | ||
| Correspondents include: V. L. Bedsole, Essae Martha Culver, Jules Jeanmard, Pat Rickels | |||
| 2-16 | General, n.d. | ||
| 3-01 | Cherry Street: concerning live oaks, c.1934; financial items | ||
| Specifications for additions and alterations - residence of Misses Dupré & McLaurin, G. B. Knapp, Architect n.d. | |||
| Map Case 26-03 | Blueprints - plans for addition and alterations to 128 Cherry St., n.d. | ||
| 3-02 | Papal Honors, 1943, n.d. | ||
| Includes biographical material; list of Lafayette Parish Papal Honor recipients, 1966 | |||
| [see Map Case 26-03 for certificate] | |||
| 3-03 | Fulham, William M., 1958-1959: EGD and Clevie McNeese | ||
| In reference to book about H. Garland Dupré | |||
| 3-04 | Fulham, William M., 1960 | ||
| In reference to book about H. Garland Dupré | |||
| 3-05 | Fulham, William M., 1961: Jan. - June | ||
| In reference to book about H. Garland Dupré; clippings; copy of letter to and clippings about Martha Gilmore Robinson | |||
| 3-06 | Fulham, William M., 1961: July - December | ||
| 3-07 | Fulham, William M., 1962 | ||
| 3-08 | Fulham, William M., 1963 | ||
| 3-09 | Exposition Press, Inc., 1962 | ||
| Re: Publication of H. Garland Dupré volume | |||
| [see 2-15 for letter to Claitor Press] | |||
| 3-10 | Fulham book: Drafts of chapters in book, some incomplete | ||
| 3-11 | Fulham book: Introduction by Hale Boggs | ||
| 3-12 | Fulham book: Fragments, notes | ||
| 3-13 | Fulham book: Chapter ideas; list of H. Garland Dupré letters by date | ||
| 3-14 | Fulham, William M., poetry | ||
| 3-15 | Pavy, H. Garland, 1951-1964 | ||
| [See also: 1-10: Pavy was an executor of EGD’s estate] | |||
| C. | Correspondence and Documents: Family | ||
| 3-16 | Buller, Lilly Dupré, 1956 [1 item] | ||
| Legal notice | |||
| 3-17 | Dupré, Laurent, 1862, 1865-1866, n.d. | ||
| Many in French [description of letters which were lent to Southern Historical Collection for microfilming] | |||
| 3-18 | Robertson, Pamela, n.d. [3 letters]; photographs [2] | ||
| C. | Correspondence and Documents: Friends | ||
| 3-19 | Cline, Rodney, 1962-1965 | ||
| Includes article about EGD in The Boardman, Oct., 1962 | |||
| 3-20 | Dalferes, A. Wilmot, 1966 | ||
| Includes speeches, 1960s: | |||
| National Conference of State Trial Judges, 6 Aug. 1961 | |||
| Dedication of Markers on the Grounds of St. John Cathedral…and Pinhook Bridge, 28 April 1963 | |||
| Veterans’ Day, n.d. [also clipping] | |||
| Commencement, n.d., n.p. | |||
| 3-21 | Hudspeth, Lea, 1932-1961 | ||
| Patient at East Louisiana State Hospital, Jackson, LA: correspondence with Hudspeth; correspondence with doctors; statements; clippings about Masonic Lodge in Opelousas | |||
| 3-22 | Ives, C. A., 1962-1965 | ||
| Includes poems written in 1942 and 1959 and “Force As a Factor in Social Advance,” 1965 | |||
| Map Case 26-03 | McLaurin, Sorintha Mills, 1887, 1889, 1906 | ||
| Diploma from East Mississippi Female College, 16 June 1887 | |||
| Diploma from State Normal School of Louisiana, 30 April 1889 | |||
| Certificate from Monteagle Summer Normal School of Physical Education, 3 Aug. 1906 | |||
| 3-23 | McLaurin, Sorintha, 1939-1945 | ||
| Letters concerning employment [photostats] | |||
| Map Case 26-03 | McLaurin, Hugh Duncan 1908 | ||
| Diploma from The Posse Gymnasium, 16 May 1908 | |||
| 3-24 | McLaurin, Sorintha and McLaurin, Hugh D., 1938 1955-1960 | ||
| Correspondence with Louisiana Department of Public Welfare re: old age pension and housing; EGD notes; financial documents | |||
| 3-25 | Rougeou, Clyde L., 1966-1967 [2 items] | ||
| Includes letter from Bernice Webb, Secretary-Treasurer of Phi Beta Kappa about state of the University, 29 June 1967 [sent out as newsletter] | |||
| 3-26 | Stephens, Edwin Lewis, 1901-1947. 1950, 1960 | ||
| Letters to and about EGD; copies and originals; [See also: A 01, University Archives] | |||
| Articles and speeches about ELS, 1938, 1947, 1950 | |||
| Hard, Frederick. “The Ideals of a University,” USL Homecoming address, 29 Oct. 1960 | |||
| D. | Organizations | ||
| 3-27 | Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, 1967 | ||
| Mimeographed letter from headquarters | |||
| 3-28 | La Société Historique Acadienne, 1963-1964, n.d. | ||
| Minutes, 5 Oct. 1963, n.d. (mimeographed); journal, 1964, 4th quarter | |||
| 3-29 | Newcomb College/Tulane University Alumnae/Alumni Association, 1923-1964 | ||
| Miscellaneous materials including Mercier, A. T. “The Need for Human Understanding,” Tulane Commencement Address, 14 October 1945 12 pp. | |||
| 3-30 | Newman Club, 1942, 1952, n.d. | ||
| Letters, 1942; notes about club at SLII/SLI, life of John Henry Newman; clipping; constitution of National Newman Club Federation, n.d. | |||
| 4-01 | Opelousas High School, 1966 | ||
| Program for reunion, Class of 1926 | |||
| 4-02 | SLII/ SLI, 1902-1960 | ||
| Invitation to 1902 closing exercises; clippings [photocopies]; “Recommendations Submitted by the English Department of Southwestern to the English-Foreign Language Committee of the Four State Colleges,” 1939: EGD assigned to respond to four points | |||
| Munger T. Ball, Aug., 1959 | |||
| 4-03 | SLI, 1943-1950 | ||
| Scribbler’s Script, Oct., 1943 [dedicated to EGD]; Spring, 1943 [dedicated to Mary Dichmann]; S.L.I. Alumni News, Dec., 1947 [article about E.L. Stephens]; Program for Semi-Centenary, Sept., 1950; Founders’ Day Program for Semi-Centenary (includes handwritten notations and list of first faculty), Sept., 1950 | |||
| 4-04 | SLII/SLI, Faculty | ||
| Clippings [photocopies]: several about Gertrude Mayfield Brown; Resolutions on the death of Mr. [F. M.] Hamilton adopted by a committee of the Faculty on July 25, 1940 [EGD chaired committee] | |||
| [See 4-09 for photographs] | |||
| 4-05 | SLI/USL, Fletcher, Joel L., 1959-1962 | ||
| Clippings [photocopies] [3 items]; wedding announcement for Lorraine Ruth and Roy Elliott, Jr., 1962 | |||
| 4-06 | USL, 1960s | ||
| Clippings [photocopies]; Blue Key, 1962-1963, some EGD notations | |||
| 4-07 | USL, Dupré Library, 1962-1967 | ||
| Clippings [photocopies]; invitations to open house, 1962, 1967; guest book for open house, 10 June 1962 | |||
| E. | Photographs | ||
| 4-08 | Edith Garland Dupré, individual | ||
| 4-09 | EGD with others [many unidentified] | ||
| Includes: Dupré family; SLII faculty and first faculty taken at reunion in 1928; McLaurin family; with Agnes Edwards during WW II; in Sans Souci Bookstore;giving a lecture | |||
| 4-10 | Family [many unidentified] | ||
| 4-11 | Photographs: Places | ||
| Garland Plantation, Opelousas; 128 Cherry Street, Lafayette; Sans Souci Bookstore (drawing) | |||
| 4-12 | Photographs: others | ||
| Stephens family: E.L. and Beverly, 1925; Frederick and Beverly Hard and children, 1954; Richard and Caro Harris and children, n.d. | |||
| Tom Callahan | |||
| McLaurin family | |||
| F. | Miscellaneous | ||
| 4-13 | Address Lists | ||
| SLII alumni, 1914-1915; Cornell University, class of 1908; English Department, n.d. | |||
| 4-14 | Louisiana - clippings, miscellaneous dates; article on Judah P. Benjamin; material on E. D. White; resolution about public school scheduling in Louisiana, n.d. | ||
| 4-15 | Catholic materials | ||
| Publications; National Constitution of Theta Kappa Phi Fraternity, 1 Oct. 1919; Signed cards from Pastor Louis Jagnard (2 different cards, both include photographs of pastor) | |||
| 5-01 | Framed print, “Apostolic Benediction, 21 August 1950” | ||
| 5-02 | Publications, 1908 | ||
| Hubbard, Elbert. “Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Teachers: Erasmus” Little Journeys, 1908. v. 23, # 3: 51 - 79 | |||
| Hubbard, Elbert. “Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Teachers: St. Benedict,” Little Journeys, 1908, v. 23, # 5: 103 - 130 | |||
| 5-03 | Writings, n.d. | ||
| Mainly poems; includes “Lovely Louisiana,”, Emma Wilson Emery, Poet Laureate of Louisiana, signed | |||
| 5-04 | Miscellaneous materials | ||
| Note pads, forms, handwritten notes, etc., n.d. | |||
| Notes mainly on literature: bound: LSU Commencement program, 1924; Tulane Medical, 1921 and 1923 [both contain only literary notes and nothing about commencements] | |||
| Postcards: Hotel Chamberlin; Daniels and Fisher Tower (2 copies) | |||
| Map: Hotel Chamberlin and surrounding area | |||
| Clippings booklet | |||
| Verses and Prayers booklet | |||
| Obituary: Elmo John Laborde Jr. | |||
| 5-05 | Publications | ||
| The Acadians in Louisiana Today, an address delivered by President Joel L. Fletcher of Southwestern to the Cambridge Historical Society; Selected Addresses of Edith Garland Dupré; Louisiana Educaiton Since Colonial Days, by Joel L. Fletcher, Presient, SLI; In the Land of Sugar Cane Louisiana’s Garden of Eden | |||
| G. | Medals | ||
| Box 6 | Medals and Pins | ||
| H. | Handwritten Notebooks/Journals | ||
| Box 7 | Diaries, clippings, lists, class notes, quotations, some postcards and notecards | ||
| I. | Personal Books | ||
| Box 8 | Virginibus Puerisque | ||
| Fables Choisies | |||
| L’Histoire de France | |||
| A Christmas Carol | |||
| Rhymes of a Red Cross Man (missing cover) | |||
| "Looking Through the Post Office Window", by Louise H. Edwards | |||
| J. | Artifacts | ||
| Box 9 | Cap and Gown | ||
| Box 10 | Gowns | ||
| Box 11 | Hand Mirror | ||
| Glasses | |||
| Framed illustrations (2) | |||
| Box 12 | Wooden Binder - given to Edith G. Dupré by one of her students | ||
| Photo: Black/White: Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute, Lafayette, Louisiana | |||
| Suitcase | |||
| Shadowbox | |||
| K. | Minute Book | ||
| Box 13 | Lafayette Lodge #37 Minute Book, 1886-1895. In possession of Edith Garland Dupré | ||
| Remove Material: | |||
| Material related to H. Garland Dupré was transferred to Collection 21. Correspondence includes both original letters and typescripts. These were gathered for William M. Fulham who was working on a book about Dupré. There were also folders of speeches, legislation and congressional action, and financial records. | |||
| A letter from Harry L. Griffin to Edwin Lewis Stephens, 28 Feb. 1938, was transferred to Collection 30, Folder 1-12 | |||
| Report by the Committee of Standards - Academic Regulations, 1939 transferred to University Archives, J 01 a: 1-33 | |||
| Resolutions passed by Masons on death of M.E. Saucier, n.d. [handwritten] transferred to Collection 250: 1-01 | |||