Felix Voorhies Papers
Collection 117
Voorhies, Felix (1839–1919). Papers, 1869–1919, 1974–1976, 1990s
1 feet, 5.5 inches
This collection reflects the career, from 1870 on, of attorney, judge and author, Felix Voorhies. It contains fee books and case books generated as part of his legal practice; however, the majority of the collection from the early 20th century including one letter in which the Judge writes about the Evangeline legend and the true story of Emmeline Labiche which he published as part of Acadian Reminiscences. A manuscript copy of an unpublished play and a photograph of the Judge were added to the collection by Joe Voorhies, Felix Voorhies' son, at his 100th birthday party in 1983.
This collection was donated by the Voorhies family. [Folders 1-26 and 3-1 donated by Bennett Voorhies, Jr.] [Folder 1-24 donated by Ben Voorhies, Jr.]
Series:
A. | Correspondence | 1-01 and 1-02 |
B. | Newspaper Clippings | 1-03 |
C. | Writings and Plays | 1-04 through 1-24 |
D. | Photographs | 1-25 |
E. | Miscellaneous | 1-26; 3-01 |
F. | Bound Volumes | Boxes 1, 1a, 2 and 3 |
Inventory:
A. | Correspondence | ||
1-01 | Correspondence, mainly in French, 1906, 1918, n.d. | ||
includes correspondence between Voorhies and: | |||
[Robert] Martin, [Dan W.] Voorhies & [James J.] Martin, Lawyers, St. Martinville; | |||
J. E. Leblanc, Jr., New Roads | |||
Edmond Montet, Advertising Counsellor, Montreal with business card | |||
also: letter to the editor, "From an Old Book to the Editor of the Lafayette Democrat", 1908 | |||
1-02 | French Army postal cards, 12 items, 1916 1917 | ||
B. | Newspaper Clippings | ||
1-03 | Newspaper clippings, 1893 1903, n.d. | ||
The Evangeline, St. Martinville, 4/22/1893 | |||
Voorhies, Felix. "D'Ou Venait à Jean Jean sa Pendule," in French, n.d. | |||
Times Democrat, "Voorhies is Dead," re D.W. Voorhies' Death. n.d. | |||
Voorhies, Felix. "Bluette - Petite Etude de L'Homme," in French, n.d. | |||
The Daily Picayune, Voorhies, Felix. "Acadian Reminiscences," 25 Feb. 1900 | |||
L'Abeille de la Nouvelle Orleans Dimanche, Voorhies, Felix. "Mon Histoire de Tortue," in French, 30 Nov. 1902 | |||
C. | Writings and Plays | ||
handwritten in ink | |||
1-04 | An Allegory, 1906, 6 pages | ||
1-05 | No title, essay (?), n.d., fragment, in French, 2 pages | ||
1-06 | Chez les Nevals, Dialogue Quelque peu Decousu, 1917, in French, 8 pages | ||
1-07 | L'Ecole des Femmes Jalouses, Comedie en Un Acte, n.d., in French, 29 pages | ||
typed | |||
1-08 | The Truth About That Inquest, n.d., 8 pages | ||
1-09 | Casta Vixit, Lanam Fecit Domum Servavit, n.d., in French, 4 pages | ||
1-10 | Discours de Felix Voorhies aux Funerailles de Lieutenant L. Edmond LeBlanc... au Cimetière à St. Martinville en 1886, in French, 3 pages | ||
1-11 | Mon Retour de la VIrginie, Recit Intime à Mes Enfants, March 1917 | ||
typed with handwritten notes, in French, 8 pages | |||
1-12 | A Feathered Cato, n.d., with ink handwritten title page, 5 pages | ||
1-13 | Le Chien du Lieutenant, n.d., in French, 8 pages | ||
1-14 | Quand J'Etais Soldat, May 1917, with ink handwritten notes, in French, 11 pages | ||
1-15 | Gringalet, À La Noce à Zozephine, n.d., in French, 6 pages | ||
1-16 | Le Voyage à Gringalet, n.d., with ink handwritten notes, in French, 5 pages | ||
1-17 | Necrologe de Mame Cornelius Voorhies, née Cidalise, Oct. 1886, with ink handwritten notes, in French, 1 page | ||
1-22 | All Husbands Are Alike, a Comedy Drama in 4 Acts, 1889 | ||
1-23 | No title [L'Historie des Tous des Marie], n.d. | ||
1-24 | Louis Legardeur, n.d., typed with handwritten notes, 77 pages | ||
printed | |||
1-18 | Blanche Duvart, n.d., in French, 17 pages | ||
1-19 | D'Ou Venait à Jean Jean sa Pedule, n.d., in French, 4 pages | ||
1-20 | With My Friend, the Cynic, Out In the Open, n.d., 20 pages | ||
1-21 | Johan and Gretchen, an Improbable Tale, n.d.,10 pages | ||
missing pages 5-6 | |||
D. | Photographs | ||
1-25 | Photographs | ||
Judge Felix Voorhies, n.d. | |||
unidentified building, n.d. | |||
E. | Miscellaneous | ||
1-26 | Miscellaneous, 1974, 1976, n.d. | ||
application for copyright registration from Felix Voorhies for book, Blanche Durvart, A Louisiana Romance, n.d. | |||
certificate of renewal registration of trade mark for Acadian Reminiscences: the True Story of Evangeline, June 1974 | |||
agreement between the University of Southwestern Louisiana and Bennett Voorhies, Jr. re Acadian Reminiscences, 1976 | |||
3-01 | Miscellaneous, 1990s | ||
Letter from Bennett Voorhies, Jr. to descendants of Cornelius Voorhies and Aimee Agatha Gradenigo regarding family genealogy; cemetery records; family honors, etc. 19 January 1998 | |||
F. | Bound Volumes | ||
Box 1 | Volume 1: Fee Book, 1903 1909 | ||
Box 1a | Volume 2: Case Book 1, 1899 | ||
Volume 3: Case Book 2, n.d. | |||
Volume 4: Case Book 3, n.d. | |||
Box 2 | Volume 5: Ledger 1 | ||
Volume 6: Ledger 2 | |||
Volume 7: Ledger 3 | |||
Volume 8: Ledger 4 | |||
Volume 9: Ledger 5 | |||
Box 3 | Volume 10: Ledger 6 | ||
Volume 11: Ledger 7 |