Loyola
University Honors Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Professor Naomi Yavneh Klos,
Director, University Honors Program
Tel: (504) 864-7331
Email: yavneh@loyno.edu
LOYOLA
UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM STUDENTS UNVEIL
A LOUISIANA FOUNDING EXHIBIT AT STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
A LOUISIANA FOUNDING EXHIBIT AT STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
A
Louisiana founding collection of rare manuscripts, letters, documents, books,
broadsides, and newspapers from the 17th, 18th and 19th
centuries has been prepared for public exhibit by students from the Loyola
University New Orleans Honors Program. The exhibit, which is part of the Louisiana
Bicentennial celebration, is now on display in the State Capitol’s Memorial
Hall in Baton Rouge. Documents ranging from
a 1698 Louis comte de Pontchartrain manuscript
to a 1860 New
Orleans True Delta
newspaper proclaiming South Carolina’s secession from the union covers Louisiana’s
founding colorful history. Highlights
include an official 1803 US government printings of the Louisiana Purchase,
Governor William Claiborne’s Address to the Citizens of Louisiana on December
20, 1803, War of 1812 Declaration of War, 1815 Treaty of Ghent and the 1821 Adams-Onis
treaty along with letters and documents signed by the Duke of Orleans, Thomas
Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Robert R. Livingston, and John Quincy Adams. Also included are accounts of the Battle of
New Orleans and an actual Congressional gold medal commemorating the actions of
General Jackson and his army.
Professor
Yavneh Klos and her colleague, Loyola librarian Teri Oates Gallaway, worked
with Honors students to organize and analyse the exhibit as part of a research
seminar on the University’s centennial. The documents are on loan to the people
of Louisiana by Stanley and Naomi Yavneh Klos.
The free
exhibit, which will be on display until ** is located in Memorial Hall of the
Louisiana State Capitol. The Capitol, a
National Historic Landmark, is located at N. 3rd St. on State
Capitol Drive in Baton Rouge, and is open daily from 8 am until 4:30 pm.
Loyola
University New Orleans, a Jesuit institution, is grounded in the liberal arts
and sciences, while also offering opportunities for professional studies in
undergraduate and selected graduate programs.
The University Honors Program (UHP) is a highly selective academic and
co-curricular program designed to challenge exceptionally motivated students of
superior academic ability and achievement.
Louisiana
Bicentennial
Founding Exhibit
Hosted By:
Louisiana State
Capitol
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Curated by
Louisiana State Capitol Bicentennial Exhibit |
Naomi Yavneh Klos, Ph.D.
Director of the Loyola University
Honors Program
And
Garrett Fontenot
’12 -
Kevin Quern ’15
Samuel Kuslan ’15 - Mara Steven ’15 Alexander Thomas ’12
Samuel Kuslan ’15 - Mara Steven ’15 Alexander Thomas ’12
6363 St. Charles Avenue
Honors Box 75
New Orleans, LA 70118(504) 864-7331
yavneh@loyno.edu
Thinking critically, acting justly ….
The University Honors Program is a highly selective academic and
co-curricular program designed to challenge exceptionally motivated students of
superior academic ability and achievement.
Encompassing about 5% of each class and open to undergraduates enrolled
in any major, the UHP intends to develop in students a
respect for truth, the critical intelligence to seek it, and the skills to
express their learning; we are proud to attract and retain a diverse, national pool of
high-achieving students with a commitment to excellence in academics, service
and leadership.
The
Honors Centennial Project - 1912
saw the founding of Loyola University New Orleans, the Girl Scouts of America,
Paramount Studios and LL Bean (among others), the maiden voyage and sinking of
the Titanic, and the Louisiana State Centennial. Using primary and secondary source materials
to create virtual and physical exhibits regarding these centennials, as well as
the Louisiana Bicentennial, this seminar provided hands-on experience and
training in humanities research methods useful for course work, potential
collaborative scholarship opportunities, and graduate and professional school.
Louisiana Bicentennial Exhibit
Includes:
Phélypeaux, Louis comte de Pontchartrain - 1698 receipt for the Lord of the
Morandière signed by Phélypeaux Comte de
Pontchartrain as the Crown’s Controller-General of Finances. Pontchartrain
, in 1699 became Louis XIV’s Chancellor of France and his name is given to the
lake of Pontchartrain, New-Orléans during the French colonization of Louisiana.
Royal Orléans House – Duke d'Orleans manuscript signed recording
the payment of “portion of pension"
for the benefit of Sieur Hennequin. The
1752 manuscript also has the signature of Etienne de Silhouette who was a
French Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV. New
Orleans is named after the Royal House of Orléans in honor of Philip
II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, 1715 to 1723.
British
Louisiana & Florida - 1763 Account of British
Florida/Louisiana - with color map. NOTE: The Florida-Louisiana Parishes also
known as the North Shore region, are eight parishes in the southeastern part of
Louisiana, which were part of West Florida in the 18th and early 19th
centuries. Unlike Louisiana, this region was not considered part of the
Louisiana Purchase by the British & Spanish
Treaty of Paris and Etats Unis De L'amerique Septentrionale avec le Canada et la Florida
- 18th
century copperplate engraved map. A Full 1783 Treaty printing with the map
indicating British Florida-Louisiana Parishes being bequeathed Spain.
New Orleans Fire
-The Pennsylvania Packet, Sept. 27,
1788 includes a report from New Orleans of a disastrous fire.
Livingston, Robert - Rare Document Signed By Chancellor Robert
Livingston who, along with James Monroe,
successfully negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with Emperor Napoléon
Bonaparte
in 1803.
Louisiana
Purchase
1803 dual-language
printing of the Louisiana Purchase - Published by the Congress of the United
States, Washington, 1803. This is the First Edition of the Acts of Congress
printing of the Louisiana Purchase and the acts established for the territory’s
incorporation into the United States of America in 1803. The published
"Acts" issued by Congress contain the entire treaty in both French
and English, as well as the "Convention
Between the United States of America and the French Republic" of April
30, 1803 and the six acts passed by the US Congress relating to the transfer of
the territory from the French to the United States.
[Thomas Jefferson and Gov. William Claiborne]
-
Message from the President of the United States, on The Territory of
Louisiana. 16th January, 1804. President Jefferson announces the
accomplishment of "this important
acquisition, so favorable to the immediate interests of our Western citizens,
so auspicious to the peace and security of the nation in general, which adds to
our country territories so extensive and fertile, and to our citizens new brethren to partake
of the blessings of freedom and self-government." recording the transfer of the Territory,
December 20, 1803, by the American Commissioners, Governor William Claiborne of
the Mississippi Territory and General James Wilkinson, and by the French
Commissioner Laussat, is printed. Claiborne, acting Governor, issues his Proclamation
and the Governor's Address to the Citizens of Louisiana on December 20, 1803.
[Madison, James] - Message of the
President of the United States, December 5, 1810. In this State of the Union address President
James Madison's declares that West Florida was included in the Louisiana
Purchase and is part of the United
States:
Acts of the Territory of Orleans
-
Acts Passed At The First Session Of The
Third Legislature Of The Territory Of Orleans – Dual-language printing,
Noteworthy Acts include the establishment of the University of Orleans, An Act
granting Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton the sole privilege of using
steam boats for a limited time in this Territory, President James Madison Proclamation
Respecting Taking Possession Of Part Of Louisiana - October 27, 1810, An Act Of Congress To Enable The People
Of The Territory Of Orleans To Form A Constitution And State Government, and for the admission of such state into the
union, with equal footing with the original states, and for other purposes.
[Declaration of 1812 War] - Acts
Passed At The First Session Of The Twelfth Congress containing the Declaration of War against
Great Britain, The War of 1812. Also many other acts involving the war effort;
raising regiments, supplies, naval efforts, etc..
[Battle of New Orleans] - Battle of
New Orleans February 11, 1815 account – British
Army Repulsed before New Orleans –includes headings: Attack On Right; Attack On The Other Side Of The River; Estimated
Losses; British In The Mississippi. AND February 13, 1815 Resolutions reported by the
military committee, expressive of the high sense entertained by Congress, of
the patriotism and good conduct of the people of Louisiana and New Orleans,
during the late military operations before that city. AND Gold Medal Resolution expressive of thanks of Congress to Major
General Jackson and the troops. Printed by order of the Senate of the United
States, 1815.
Acts of Louisiana
1818-1819 -
Dual
language printing including: “An Act For
The Relief Of The Widow And Heirs Of The Late Governor Claiborne.” An Act
To Determine The Mode of Obtaining The Testimony of The Ursuline Nuns in Civil
Causes.” “Acts for the Death Penalty for
The Attempted Rape Of White Women by Slaves and other People Of Color.”
[Civil War] - New Orleans True Delta, Dec
27, 1860 newspaper. This issue has
headlines and long reports on the Secession
of South Carolina from the Union. AND Philadelphia Inquirer, May 31, 1861 - reports on "The
Great Rebellion", "The Blockade of New Orleans",
"Stampede of Fugitive Slaves",
and "General Butler's Course Approved", AND
Lincoln,
Abraham – Message
Of The President Of The United States on the Capture of New Orleans.
[13th Amendment] - R. Spalding, New York, 1865. Decorative Cloth. Book Condition: Good.
1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the first appearance
in book form of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution abolishing slavery
forever.
Historic.us
Stan Klos lecturing at the Republican National Convention's PoliticalFest 2000 Rebels With A Vision Exhibit in Philadelphia's Convention Hall |
Primary Source exhibits are available for display in your community. The costs range from $1,000 to $25,000 depending on length of time on loan and the rarity of artifacts chosen.
(504) 864-7330 | yavneh@loyno.edu
Historic.us
Dr. Naomi Yavneh Klos hosting the Louisiana Primary Source Exhibit at the State Capitol Building for the 2012 Bicentennial Celebration.
2000 Louisiana Avenue | Venue 15696
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115
727-771-1776 | stan@historic.us
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