Dudley Turnbull and family papers. Volume 10, autograph book, 1943 September-1944 April. - Dudley Turnbull and family papers. Volume 10, autograph book, 1943 September-1944 April.

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Title
Dudley Turnbull and family papers. Volume 10, autograph book, 1943 September-1944 April.
Biographical Information
Maudie Turnbull (born 1930) was the daughter and youngest child of Dudley Turnbull, Jr. and Juanita Hebert Turnbull, who were descendants of free people of color of Baton Rouge. She had six brothers and sisters: Naomi (born about 1911), who worked as a maid; Grace (born about 1913), a high school graduate of East Baton Rouge Colored High School (now named McKinley Senior High School); Kenneth (1923-1998), who worked as a painter; Ralph Bruce (1924-1990), who worked as a plasterer; Dudley Gregory (1925-1980), who attended St. Francis Xavier School; and Juanita (born 1928), who later joined the Sisters of the Holy Family and took the name Sister Frances Cabrini. Maudie attended St. Mary's Academy in New Orleans.
Date Created
1943 - 1944
Description
Autograph book belonging to Maudie Turnbull, a descendent of free people of color. The book was kept while Maudie was a student at St. Mary's Academy and includes messages and poems written by friends, teachers, and family between September 1943 and April 1944.
Type of Resource
text
Size
1 volume.
Language
English
Source
Louisiana State University Libraries, Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge, La., http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
Dudley Turnbull and Family Papers, Mss. 2907, LSU Libraries.
Shelf Location
Mss. 2907, Box 2
Contact Information
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Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Special Collections. Copyright has expired and the item is therefore in the public domain. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the repository that holds the original.
Preferred Citation
Dudley Turnbull and Family Papers, Mss. 2907, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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