Dudley Turnbull and family papers. Volume 2, direct reduction installment loan book, 1927 March-1937. - Dudley Turnbull and family papers. Volume 2, direct reduction installment loan book, 1927 March-1937.

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Title
Dudley Turnbull and family papers. Volume 2, direct reduction installment loan book, 1927 March-1937.
Biographical Information
Dudley Turnbull Jr. worked as a plasterer and was an active member of the African American Catholic community in Baton Rouge. His parents were Dudley Turnbull (about 1852-1926), a free man of color, and Rosemarie Aldometer Mather Turnbull (1851-1917), born a free woman of color to Jane Giddings (born about 1830) and George Mather, both free people of color. He married Juanita Hebert (born in 1894), the daughter of Cora Hebert (born about 1851), a free woman of color. Dudley Jr. and Juanita had seven children: 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; Juanita (born 1928); and Maudie (born 1930). Juanita and Maudie attended St. Mary's Academy in New Orleans. Juanita later joined the Sisters of the Holy Family and took the name Sister Frances Cabrini. Kenneth and Dudley Gregory both served in World War II.
Date Created
1927 - 1937
Description
Direct reduction installment loan book for Dudley Turnbull Jr., a descendent of free people of color. The book was distributed by the Capital Building and Loan Association of Baton Rouge, La. The book contains 11 blank pages, which were not scanned.
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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