Jack D. L. Holmes papers
Collection
Identifier: W-0001
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, journal articles, newspaper clippings, and maps of this professor and author. The correspondence is primarily between Arrow Printing Company and Holmes about his book, Honor and fidelity; the Louisiana Infantry Regiment and the Louisiana militia companies, 1766-1821. Most of the articles, papers, and newspaper clippings relate to his research on the early history of the Gulf Coast States, specifically Dauphin Island, Alabama, and Louisiana.
One manuscript is in Spanish and is a compilation of approximately ten Spanish documents, edited by Holmes and published in 1963. The documents relate to the settlement of Louisiana, and include a description of the territory written by Governor Esteban Miro and a diary written by Governor Manuel Gayoso de Lemos.
Another manuscript is a typescript copy of Holmes's English translation (done in 1980) of "Spanish New Orleans and Louisiana" by Jose Montero de Pedro and Marques de Casa Mena, published in October 1979 by the Centro de Cooperations Iberoamericana.
One manuscript is in Spanish and is a compilation of approximately ten Spanish documents, edited by Holmes and published in 1963. The documents relate to the settlement of Louisiana, and include a description of the territory written by Governor Esteban Miro and a diary written by Governor Manuel Gayoso de Lemos.
Another manuscript is a typescript copy of Holmes's English translation (done in 1980) of "Spanish New Orleans and Louisiana" by Jose Montero de Pedro and Marques de Casa Mena, published in October 1979 by the Centro de Cooperations Iberoamericana.
Dates
- 1963-1988
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
none
Biographical / Historical
Jack David Lazarus Holmes was a Latin American studies historian and writer who often researched topics relating to colonial Gulf Coast history. He was a faculty member in the University of Alabama at Birmingham History Department.
Holmes was born on 4 July 1930, in Long Branch, New Jersey. He received his bachelor's degree from Florida State University, master's degree from the University of Florida, and doctorate from the University of Texas. Dr. Holmes died in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1990.
Holmes was born on 4 July 1930, in Long Branch, New Jersey. He received his bachelor's degree from Florida State University, master's degree from the University of Florida, and doctorate from the University of Texas. Dr. Holmes died in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1990.
Extent
1.3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Correspondence, manuscripts, journal articles, newspaper clippings, and maps of this professor and Alabama author.
Physical Location
The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
General
Titles on phase box spines: Correspondence Relating to "Honor & Fidelity" by Jack D.L. Holmes; Early History of Dauphin Island, compiled by Jack D.L. Holmes; Documentos para la Historia de la Luisiana; Spanish New Orleans and Louisiana
Processed by
Donnelly Lancaster Walton, Haley Aaron, and Martha Bace, 2013
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
- Holmes, Jack D. L. (Author, Person)
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to Jack D. L. Holmes papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- August 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository