Lucile L. Hutton papers, 1850-1988 | Amistad Research Center

By Beatrice Rodriguez Owsley and Mark Phillips

Collection Overview

Title: Lucile L. Hutton papers, 1850-1988

Creator: Hutton, Lucile Levy (1897-1988)

Extent: 7.8 Linear Feet

Arrangement: The collection has been organized into ten series: Biographical Information and Family History; Career in Education; Central Congregational United Church of Christ and Other Church Affliations; Educational Affliations; Organizational Affliations; Social Club Affliations; Miscellaneous; Photographs; Writings; and Oversize Material.

Date Acquired: 01/01/1989

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The papers of Lucile Levy Hutton occupy 7.8 linear feet of shelf space and cover not only her career in public education; but also chronicle her vigorous participation in civic, religious, and cultural activities. Correspondence (1890-1988) has been kept with related material where it was generated and therefore may be found in six of the ten series. The papers are arranged chronologically within each category.

Biographical Note

Lucile Levy Hutton, educator, author, and music lover was an active participant in New Orleans music circles. She was a longtime music teacher at Valena C. Jones Elementary School, a piano teacher, and a member of the B-Sharp Music Club among other musical affiliations. She was also a member of Central Congregational United Church of Christ and the author of "This is a Grand Work: A History of Central Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) New Orleans, Louisiana, 1871-1977," a publication chronicling the church's history.

Lucile Levy Hutton was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 9, 1897. She graduated from the Normal Department of Straight College (now Dillard University) in 1916. She received a B.A. degree in Music Education from Oberlin College (Ohio) in 1933, and an M.A. degree in Music Education from Northwestern University (Illinois) in 1948. Additionally, she studied music at Millis College in Oakland, California, the University of California at Berkeley, and Columbia University in New York.

In 1916, she received a teaching position with the New Orleans Public School System and remained until her retirement in 1962. She taught at Valena C. Jones Elementary School for 12 years, and later served as consultant in vocal music for 23 years. She acted as commentator for the Booker T. Washington Series of Young People's Concerts sponsored by the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra and as coordinator of the annual Music Festival of Negro Public Schools held in the Municipal Auditorium from 1948 to 1962. She also conducted a private piano studio at her home.

Hutton was a long time member of Central Congregational United Church of Christ, serving as its historian from 1958 to 1983. She authored the church's history covering 116 years in a publication entitled, "This is a Grand Work: A History of Central Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) New Orleans, Louisiana, 1871-1977." She was a member of several professional, civic, and cultural organizations, among which were Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., B-Sharp Music Club, Dillard University Alumni Association, Friends of the Amistad Research Center, New Orleans Retired Teachers Association of the Louisiana Retired Teachers Association, and the New Orleans Y.W.C.A.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions: Copyright to these papers has not been assigned to the Amistad Research Center. It is the responsibility of an author to secure permission for publication from the holder of the copyright to any material contained in this collection.

Related Materials:

Central Congregational United Church of Christ records

Valena C. Jones Class Reunion collection

B-Sharp Music Club records

Fannie C. Williams papers

Processing Information: This collection was processed in 1997 and reboxed in July 2010.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical Information and Family History],
[Series 2: Career in Education],
[Series 3: Central Congregational United Church of Christ and other Church Affiliations],
[Series 4: Educational Affiliations],
[Series 5: Organizational Affiliations],
[Series 6: Social Club Affiliations],
[Series 7: Miscellaneous],
[Series 8: Photographs],
[Series 9: Writings],
[Series 10: Oversized Material],
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Series 1: Biographical Information and Family History

Included are correspondence (1890-1948), personal papers, biographies of ancestry, oral history interviews with Lucile Hutton, by-laws and constitution of the Young Female Benevolent Association of Louisiana, No.1 (1914), and a copy of "An Evaluation of the Music Training of Negro Teachers of the New Orleans Public Elementary Schools With Recommendations for Improvement," Lucile Hutton, Thesis, Northwestern University, 1948.

Box 1

Item 1: Award trophy, February 5, 1984: Inscribed, "Presented to Lucile L. Hutton in Recognition of her contribution to Central Congregational United Church Christ and Dillard University, Dillard Day, February 5, 1984"
Item 2: Award trophy, June 21, 1979: Inscribed, "Presented to Lucile L. Hutton For Many Years of Dedicated Educational Civic and Religious Service N.O.R.T.A." [New Orleans Retired Teachers Association]
Item 3: Award trophy, undated: Inscribed, "Lucile Levy Hutton, Charter Member, Past President B Sharp Music Club, New Orleans 1917-1961."

Box 2

Folder 1: Biographies, resumes and press relases on Lucile Hutton, 1945-1984, undated
Folder 2: Certificates of awards, appreciation and membership, 1961-1985, undated
Folder 3: Certificates issued by Louisiana School Boards, 1916, 1972, undated
Folder 4: Clippings, 1962-1972, undated
Folder 5: Correspondence: general, 1962-1988
Folder 6: Educational background: Columbia University, credit units, 1938
Folder 7: Educational background: Mills College, Oakland, California, credit units, 1927-1928
Folder 8: Educational background: Mills College, student notebook, 1927-1928
Folder 9: Educational background: Northwestern University School of Music, Evanston, Illinois, correspondence, 1938-1948
Folder 10: Educational background: Northwestern University, credit units and fee receipts, 1938-1948
Folder 11: Educational background: Northwestern University, Master of Music diploma and convocation program, 1948
Folder 12: Educational background: Northwestern University, thesis, 1948: "An Evaluation of the Music Training of Negro Teachers of the New Orleans Public Elementary Schools With Recommendations for Improvement" by Lucile Hutton

Box 3

Folder 1: Educational background: Oberlin Conservatory of Music, correspondence, 1931-1942, undated
Folder 2: Educational background: Oberlin, credit units and loan application, 1928-1934
Folder 3: Educational background: Oberlin, Bachelor of School Music diploma, 1933
Folder 4: Educational background: Straight University, correspondence and credit units, 1928
Folder 5: Educational background: Straight University, commencement programs and student rosters, 1911, 1915, 1917
Folder 6: Educational background: University of California, Berkeley, California, credit units, 1932
Folder 7: Executor: Estate of Fannie C. Williams, Last Will and Testament of Fannie C. Williams, 1979, 1980
Folder 8: Financial records: Receipts, 1959, 1987
Folder 9: Oral history interviews: Lucile Levy Hutton, interviewee, Florence Borders, interviewer, 1988
Folder 10: Oral history interviews: Lucile Levy Hutton, interviewee, WYES-TV documentary, 1991
Folder 11: Real estate property: correspondence, 1941-1967
Folder 12: Real estate property: documentation and survey of property, 1941-1968
Folder 13: Retirement: listing of personal data, 1985
Folder 14: Travels: Europe, 1966
Folder 15: Travels: Mexico, 1953
Folder 16: Travels: passport, 1966

Box 4

Folder 1: Tributes: honoree of various organizations, 1962-1987
Folder 2: Family History: note by Lucile Hutton, undated: See also Series 8: Photographs
Folder 3: Family History: Allen, Frances L. (great aunt of Lucile Hutton) burial ground deed Mobile, Alabama, circa 1850
Folder 4: Gossett, Fannie J. Kenner (aunt of Lucile Hutton) autograph book, 1880-1890
Folder 5: Gossett, Fannie: autograph book, 1890
Folder 6: Gossett, Fannie: correspondence and receipt, 1890-1909
Folder 7: Gossett, Fannie: employement records, 1890-1944
Folder 8: Gossett, Fannie: invitations and calling cards, 1891, 1892, undated
Folder 9: Gossett, Fannie: marriage certificate, 1894
Folder 10: Gossett, Fannie: scrapbook, 1883, undated
Folder 11: Gossett, Fannie: scrapbook, 1890, 1898, undated
Folder 12: Gossett, Fannie: Straight University, Valedictorian address, commencement invitations, 1890
Folder 13: Gossett, Fannie: writings, 1888, undated

Box 5

Folder 1: Gossett, Fannie: Young Female Benevolent Association of Lousiana, No. 1
Folder 2: Hutton, Mary Jane (family member): memorial card and funeral receipt, 1909
Folder 3: Hutton, Mollie C. (family member): financial receipts, 1911, 1927
Folder 4: Hutton, Robert E.L. (father of Lucile Hutton): biography, 1984
Folder 5: Hutton, Robert E.L.: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, 1930
Folder 6: Hutton, Robert E.L.: Marriage certificate of Robert E. Lee Hutton and Abbie Levy, 1890
Folder 7: Hutton, Abbie Levy (mother of Lucile Hutton): autograph book, 1881-1883, undated
Folder 8: Hutton, Abbie Levy: autograph book, 1884-1886, undated
Folder 9: Martin, Fred W. (cousin of Lucile Hutton): biography, 1980

Series 2: Career in Education

Included are correspondence (1916-1945), professional records, a copy of "My Work in the Negro Schools, 1939-1962," commencement and class reunion programs (1936-1985) from Valena C. Jones School, programs of school musical events (1936-1962), and a public school program used on Columbus Day (1892).

Box 5

Folder 10: Correspondence, 1916-1945
Folder 11: Correspondence relating to retirement, 1962
Folder 12: New Orleans Educational Consultants: Programs and notes, 1961-1965
Folder 13: New Orleans Public Schools: Columbus Day celebration, 1892
Folder 14: New Orleans Public Schools: S.J. Green Junior High School, 1953
Folder 15: New Orleans Public Schools: Valena C. Jones School, commencement and class reunion programs, 1936, 1979-1985
Folder 16: New Orleans Public Schools: Valena C. Jones School, miscellaneous, 1964, 1987, undated
Folder 17: New Orleans Public Schools: Valena C. Jones School, "Home Recording Disc," school creole chorus and scrapbook, 1941-1942
Folder 18: New Orleans Public Schools: Valena C. Jones School, programs of annual May pageants, 1959-1972
Folder 19: New Orleans Public Schools: Valena C. Jones School, vocal arrangement for Glee Club and roster of club membership, 1936
Folder 20: New Orleans Public Schools: miscellaneous school materials, 1942, undated

Box 6

Folder 1: New Orleans Public Schools: programs and clippings on school musical programs, 1936-1962, undated
Folder 2: New Orleans Public Schools: retirement of Lucile Hutton, gift list, 1962
Folder 3: New Orleans Public Schools: retirement of Lucile Hutton, sample of dress fabric worn at New Orleans Public School Testimonial Dinner, 1962
Folder 4: New Orleans Public Schools: retirement of Lucile Hutton, scrapbook, 1962
Folder 5: New Orleans Public Schools: retirement of Lucile Hutton, testimonial events held in her honor, 1962
Folder 6: New Orleans Public Schools: school directory, 1961-1962
Folder 7: New Orleans Public Schools: writing, "My Work in the Negro Schools 1939-1962" by Lucile Hutton
Folder 8: Private Piano Lessons: attendance and payment records, 1955-1958
Folder 9: Private Piano Lessons: attendance and payment records, 1959-1961, 1967-1968
Folder 10: Private Piano Lessons: recitals, 1936-1961

Box 7

Folder 1: Private Piano Lessons: recitals, 1962-1968, undated
Folder 2: Private Piano Lessons: sheet music of creole folk songs, circa 1950s
Folder 3: Private Piano Lessons: teacher retirement banquets, 1964-1984

Series 3: Central Congregational United Church of Christ and other Church Affiliations

Included are correspondence (1934-1986), and a copy of "This Is A Grand Work: A History of Central Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) New Orleans, Louisiana, 1871-1977" by Lucile Hutton. The monograph contains the history of the church, biographical information on its ministers and research files containing minutes of meetings, reports, bulletins and programs (1929-1986).

Box 7

Folder 4: American Missionary Association: historical sketch of the organization, 1984
Folder 5: Central and Beecher Congregational Churches: serial and booklet insert, 1938, undated
Folder 6: Building plans, 1911, 1941
Folder 7: Bulletins: Sunday services, 1960s
Folder 8: Bulletins: Sunday services, 1970s
Folder 9: Bulletins: Sunday services, 1980s
Folder 10: Bulletins and programs for varied events, 1933-1986
Folder 11: Church charter and bylaws, 1872, 1894, 1983
Folder 12: Clippings, 1947-1986
Folder 13: Correspondence, 1934-1968
Folder 14: Correspondence, 1971-1986

Box 8: Chapter Drafts

Folder 1: History of the Church, various articles, 1941-1986, undated
Folder 2: History Centennial Committees, 1958, 1984
Folder 3: History Centennial Publication: This is A Grand Work: A History of Central Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) New Orleans, Louisiana 1871-1977
Folder 4: Table of Contents
Folder 5: Chapter 1, Introduction: Our Roots
Folder 6: Chapter 2, Charles H. Thompson, D.D., 1872-1874
Folder 7: Chapter 3, M.C. Cole, 1875
Folder 8: Chapter 4, Walter S. Alexander, D.D., 1976-1884
Folder 9: Chapter 5, George W. Bothwell, 1884-1887

Box 9: Chapter Drafts

Folder 1: Chapter 6, George W. Henderson, 1888-1890
Folder 2: Chapter 7, John W. Whittaker, 1891-1898
Folder 3: Chapter 8, J.D. Pettigrew, 1899
Folder 4: Chapter 9, Abraham L. DeMond, 1900-1906
Folder 5: Chapter 10, Henderson H. Dunn, 1906-1921
Folder 6: Chapter 11, A. Angold Brown, 1921-1923
Folder 7: Chapter 12, William L. Cash Sr., 1923-1928
Folder 8: Chapter 13, Norman A. Holmes, 1929-1949
Folder 9: Chapter 14, Nicholas A. Hood, Jr., 1949-1958
Folder 10: Chapter 15, George A. Williams, 1958-1961
Folder 11: Chapter 15, Research and material provided by Hazel Moore
Folder 12: Chapter 16, William T. Green and Ralph E. Beets, 1961-1975, 1975-1976
Folder 13: Chapter 16, The Centennial Celebration, 1972 April 21-23
Folder 14: Chapter 17, David E. Chambers, Jr. D.D., 1976-1986
Folder 15: Chapter 18, In Conclusion: A Summary and Bibliographic notes
Folder 16: Research notes used in publication

Box 10: Chapter Drafts

Folder 1: Research notes used in publication
Folder 2: Membership Rosters, 1961-1971
Folder 3: Minutes of church meetings and reports, 1929, 1939-1949
Folder 4: Minutes of church meetings and reports, 1950-1960
Folder 5: Minutes of church meetings and reports, 1961-1969
Folder 6: Mintues of church meetings and reports, 1970-1982
Folder 7: Pulpit vacancy, 1961
Folder 8: Pulpit vacany, 1975
Folder 9: Testimonial reception for Rev. Norman Holmes, 1949
Folder 10: Women's Fellowship Luncheons, 1961-1975
Folder 11: Diverse Churches: bulletins, funeral services, invitations, programs, 1931-1986
Folder 12: Eastern Orthodox Church: description of church building, undated
Folder 13: Greater New Orleans Federation of Churches: program and clippings, 1992
Folder 14: Plymouth Congregational Church (UCC): one hundredth anniversary commemorative program, 1967
Folder 15: St. James A.M.E. Church: notes on the history of the Church, undated
Folder 16: Second Congregational Church: historical sketch, 1868-1968

Series 4: Educational Affiliations

Included are correspondence (1964-1982), catalogs from Straight University (1902-1930), and programs, invitations, clippings from various instructional institutions.

Box 11

Folder 1: Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College, Pine Bluff, Arkansas: program of baccalaureate services, 1967
Folder 2: Alpha Kappa Sorority: programs and membership receipts, 1962-1969
Folder 3: Columbia University: program on James Weldon Johnson, undated
Folder 4: Delgado Community College: program on ground breaking ceremonies, 1983
Folder 5: Dillard University: Distinguished Alumni Awards, 1965-1980
Folder 6: Dillard University: clippings and serials, 1968-1984, undated
Folder 7: Dillard University: correspondence, 1964-1987
Folder 8: Dillard University: cookbook published by the Women's Club, undated
Folder 9: Dillard University: invitations, 1963-1982
Folder 10: Dillard University: programs, 1941-1986
Folder 11: Gilbert University: programs and clippings, 1940-1943
Folder 12: Oberlin College: biographical sketch, programs, clippings, 1970-1983, undated
Folder 13: Oberlin College: programs and invitations, 1932-1933
Folder 14: Oberlin College: serials, 1933, 1963, 1982
Folder 15: Southern University: programs and clippings, 1970-1973
Folder 16: Spelman College: program and serial, 1984, 1986
Folder 17: Straight University: catalog, 1902-1903
Folder 18: Straight University: catalog, 1910-1911

Box 12

Folder 1: Straight University: catalog, 1911-1912
Folder 2: Straight University: catalog, 1917-1918
Folder 3: Straight University: catalog, 1929-1930
Folder 4: Straight University: miscellaneous, 1932-1985
Folder 5: Charles Sumner High School: Class of June 17, 1909, 50th anniversary commemorative booklet, 1909 June 17
Folder 6: Xavier University of Lousiana: clippings, 1961-1982, undated
Folder 7: Xavier University of Louisiana: programs and invitations, 1944-1980, undated

Series 5: Organizational Affiliations

Included are correspondence (1964-1987), reprints, clippings, minutes of meetings, by-laws and constitution for Amistad Research Center, Friends of Amistad (1972-1973) and for the National Association of Negro Musicians (1956).

Box 12

Folder 8: Amistad Research Center: collection and general information, undated
Folder 9: Amistad Resarch Center: newsletter, 1971, 1973
Folder 10: Amistad Research Center: reprints and clippings, 1964-1985
Folder 11: Amistad Research Center: Testimonial of Maude Thomas Jenkins, 1977
Folder 12: Amistad Reserch Center, Friends of Amistad: by-laws and constitution, 1972-1973
Folder 13: Amistad Reserch Center, Friends of Amistad: correspondence, 1972-1983
Folder 14: Amistad Reserch Center, Friends of Amistad: membership committee, 1973-1985, undated
Folder 15: Amistad Reserch Center, Friends of Amistad: minutes of meetings, 1973-1985, undated
Folder 16: Amistad Reserch Center, Friends of Amistad: newsletter, 1982
Folder 17: National Association of Negro Musicians: by-laws, constitution, badge, 1956, undated
Folder 18: New Orleans Chapter of Links: programs, 1964, 1975
Folder 19: The United Negro Fund, Inc.: program, 1984

Series 6: Social Club Affiliations

Included are correspondence (1952-1971), minutes of meetings, financial records, membership listings, a phonographic recording of "God Bless Africa," by-laws and constitutions of the B-Sharp Music Club (1951, 1985) and of the Gentilly Dirt Dobblers (1951-1959).

Box 12

Folder 20: B-Sharp Music Club: bylaws, constitution and history of the Club, 1951-1985
Folder 21: B-Sharp Music Club: clippings, 1975-1986
Folder 22: B-Sharp Music Club: correspondence, 1960-1971, undated
Folder 23: B-Sharp Music Club: financial records, 1966, 1976
Folder 24: B-Sharp Music Club: Lucile Levy Hutton High School Scholarship Contest, 1963-1964, 1969, undated
Folder 25: B-Sharp Music Club: membership roster, 1966-1967

Box 13

Folder 1: B Sharp Music Club: music scholarship for college students, 1951-1970, undated
Folder 2: B Sharp Music Club: phonograph record of folk song from Uganda and God Bless America, circa 1950s
Folder 3: B Sharp Music Club: programs and invitations, 1958-1986
Folder 4: Gentilly Dirt Dobblers: by-laws, constitution and history of the club, 1951-1959
Folder 5: Gentilly Dirt Dobblers: clippings, 1955-1971, undated
Folder 6: Gentilly Dirt Dobblers: correspondence, 1952-1970, undated
Folder 7: Gentilly Dirt Dobblers: financial records, 1951-1955
Folder 8: Gentilly Dirt Dobblers: membership, 1965, undated
Folder 9: Gentilly Dirt Dobblers: pamphlets, programs and invitation, 1960-1975, undated
Folder 10: Louisiana Iris Garden Society: clippings, 1951-1959, undated
Folder 11: Louisiana Iris Garden Society: flower arrangement contest rules and awards, 1959-1957
Folder 12: Louisiana Iris Garden Society: membership rosters, 1962-1966
Folder 13: Louisiana Iris Garden Society: notes and color plates of flower illustrations, undated
Folder 14: Louisiana Iris Garden Society: minutes of meetings and lecture notes, 1951-1970
Folder 15: Louisiana Iris Garden Society: programs, 1951-1966

Series 7: Miscellaneous

Included are clippings on New Orleanians, New Orleans, music, musicians, health, and obituaries (1950s-1980s), as well as booklets, poetry, notes and oddments.

Box 13

Folder 16: Black History: handouts, mailers, pamphlets, 1968-1985
Folder 17: Black History: booklets and serials, 1964-1986

Box 14

Folder 1: City of New Orleans Proclamation of Negro History Week and two Keys to the City, 1973
Folder 2: Clippings and pamphlets on Health, 1961-1980, undated
Folder 3: Clippings on Music and musicians, 1953-1983, undated
Folder 4: Clippings on New Orleans, 1959-1984, undated
Folder 5: Clippings on New Orleanians, 1970s-1980s
Folder 6: Clippings of obituaries, 1970s-1980s
Folder 7: Clippings on varied topics, undated
Folder 8: Notes and oddments, undated
Folder 9: Poetry, undated
Folder 10: Programs, 1932-1984, undated
Folder 11: Resumes of New Orleanians, 1979, undated
Folder 12: A Tribute of Eola Lyons Baker by the Employees of Flint-Goodrich Hospital, undated

Series 8: Photographs

Included are tintypes and later photographs (1852-1982). In the main, pictures are identified and contain biographical information. Photographers include M. Sancier, of Mobile, Alabama; Brands Studios, Liegel Cooper, Chicago, Illinois; S. Anderson, Barnes & Lhoste, A.P. Bedou, Aristide Dailiet Studio, John H. Clarke, Theodore Lilienthal, McClures Paragon Art Gallery, Nolan A. Marshall, Misshore, B. & G. Moses, Perrault's Photos, L. Robira, Rojas & Conner, Simon, W.W. Washburn's, New Orleans, Louisiana; Anglin & Randall, Atlanta, Georgia; Snook & Murrell, Canton, Mississippi; McClintock & Conge, Thomas Pye & Company, A.M. Robinson, Jackson, Mississippi; W. J. Chambers, Montgomery, Alabama, A.M. Robinson & Company, Memphis, Tennessee.

Box 14

Folder 13: Allen, Abner (great uncle of Lucile Hutton), 1852: 4 photographs: 3 3/14" x 2 1/4" sepia
Folder 14: Allen, Frances Lavinia (great aunt of Lucile Hutton), undated: 1 tintype (2'' x 1 1/2'); 1 photograph (3 1/4" x 2 1/4" sepia), M. Sancier, Mobile, Alabama, photographer
Folder 15: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Regional Meeting, 1962: 2 photographs: 8" x 10" black and white, Misshore, photographer
Folder 16: B-Sharp Music Club: 45th and 50th Anniversary Commemorations, 1961, 1967: 3 photographs: 8" x 10" black and white photographs, Nolan A. Marshall, photographer
Folder 17: Beasley, Mr. of Atlanta (identified as family friend), undated: 1 photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 3/4" sepia, Anglin & Randall, Atlanta, Georgia, photographer
Folder 18: Butcher, Rev. Stephen (President of Straight University) and daughter, Alice Butcher, undated, circa 1908: 2 photographs: 1 photograph (5 3/8" x 3 1/4" sepia) of Butcher and daughter; 1 photograph (5 3/8" x 3 1/4" sepia) of daugther
Folder 19: Central Congregational Church (UCC) Building, undated: 5 photographs (3 1/4" x 3 1/4" black and white)
Folder 20: Central Congregational Church (UCC) Centennial Celebration, 1972: 31 photographs: 21 (3" x 4 5/8" color); 2 (3 1/4" x 3 1/4" black and white); 5 (4 5/8" x 3 1/4" color); 2 (3 5/8" x 3 5/8" color); 1 (3 1/8" x 3 1/4" color)
Folder 21: Colored Day Nursery, Central Congregational Church (UCC), 1922: 1 photograph: 3" x 4 1/4" sepia
Folder 22: Dufauchard, Henrietta Meeks (godmother of Lucile Hutton), undated: 1 photograph: 5 1/4" x 4" sepia, Simon, New Orleans, photographer
Folder 23: Faulkner-Brown Family, 1967, undated: 2 photographs: 1 photograph (4 3/4" x 4" black and white), Bess and Will Faulkner, Forrest Allison, Wildwood, New Jersey, photographer, circa 1967; 1 photograph (3 1/2" x 5 1/2" color) family group, undated
Folder 24: Fenelon, Fay, 1964: 1 photograph: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2 black and white
Folder 25: Fletcher, Warren, 1953: 2 photographs: 1 photograph (5" x 3 1/2" black and white); 1 photograph (5" x 3 1/2" sepia)
Folder 26: Franklin, Lydia (great grandmother of Lucile Hutton), undated: 2 photographs: both 5 1/2" x 4" sepia, A.M. Robinson, photographer, Jackson, Mississippi
Folder 27: Garadell, Mamie Kenner (daughter of Louis Kenner), undated: 1 photograph: 2 1/2" x 2" oval, sepia, B. & G. Moses, New Orleans, photographer
Folder 28: Gossett, Frances Kenner (aunt of Lucile Hutton), 1888, 1937: 6 photographs: 2 photographs (4 1/4" x 3 1/8" sepia), Aristide Dailiet Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer; 1 photograph (2 1/8" x 2 1/2" sepia, signed); 2 photographs (2 1/2" x 2 1/2" sepia)

Box 15

Folder 1: Gossett, Victor (uncle of Lucile Hutton), 1892: 6 photographs: 1 photograph (5 3/8" x 4 1/1" sepia), John H. Clarke, New Orleans, Lousiana, photographer; 1 photograph (5 1/2" x 4 3/4" sepia), Barnes & Lhoste, New Orleans, Lousiana, photographer; 1 photograph (3 1/4" x 2 1/2" sepia), S. Bennette Moore, New Orleans, Lousiana, photographer; 1 photograph (3 1/4 x 3 1/2" sepia)
Folder 2: Green, Rev. William T. (Pastor, Central Congregational Church, 1961-1975), 1972, undated: 2 photographs: 1 photograph (3 3/4 " x 2 5/8" black and white), 1 photograph (9 3/4" x 7 3/4" black and white)
Folder 3: Gregoire, Michelle, 1964: 1 photograph (3"x 3" black and white)
Folder 4: Hardaway, Mr. (a family friend and railway postal clerk), undated: 2 photographs: 1 photograph (5 1/2" x 3 3/4" sepia), W.J. Chambers, Montgomery, Alabama, photographer; 1 photograph 5 3/4" x 4" sepia), W.J. Chambers, Montgomery, Alabama, photographer
Folder 5: Holland Delphine (cousin of Lucile Hutton), undated: 1 photograph (5 1/2" x 3 3/4" sepia), Simon, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer
Folder 6: Holland, Justine (godmother of Fannie Gossett), undated: 2 photographs: 1 photograph (2 1/2" x 2" oval sepia), Theodore Lilienthal, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer
Folder 7: Hood, Nicholas A., Jr. (Minister of Central Congregational Church, 1949-1958), undated: 1 photograph (8 5/8" x 6 3/4" black and white)
Folder 8: Hutton, Abbie Lydia Levy (mother of Lucile Hutton), 1885, 1997, 1949: 4 photographs: 1 photograph (6" x 4" sepia), McClures Paragon Art Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer; 1 photograph (5 1/4" x 4" sepia), A.M. Robinson & Company, Memphis, Tennessee, photographer; 1 photograph (5 6/8" x 4 1/4" oval sepia), Bedou photographer; 1 photograph (3 5/8" x 2 3/4" black and white)
Folder 9: Hutton Family Members, circa 1930s, 1916: 2 photographs: 1 photograph (4 1/2" x 7" sepia) of Robert and Abbie Hutton in Oakland, California; 1 photograph (5 1/4" x 3" sepia) of 4 Hutton sisters.
Folder 10: Hutton, Lucile, Straight University, Class of 1915: 4 photographs: 1 photograph (3 1/2" x 5 1/2" sepia) with 2 copy prints (6 1/4" x 9 1/2" black and white) and (7 5/8" x 10" green tint); 1 photograph ( 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" black and white)
Folder 11: Hutton, Lucile, 1916-1917, 1916-1917: 2 photographs: 1 photograph (6" x 4" sepia), A.P. Bedou, New Orleans, Lousiana, photographer; 1 photograph (5 1/4 x 3 1/4" sepia)
Folder 12: Hutton, Lucile, Oberlin College graduation, 1933: 2 photographs: 1 photograph (4 1/4" x 3 3/8" black and white); 1 photograph (2 1/8" x 3 1/8" black and white)
Folder 13: Hutton, Lucile, 1935: 1 photograph (6 3/4" x 4 3/4" black and white)
Folder 14: Hutton, Lucile, circa 1940s: 3 photographs: 1 photograph (5 3/4" x 4" black and white); 1 photograph (3 1/2" x 3" black and white); 1 photgraph (6 1/2" x 4 1/2" sepia); 1 photograph (9 3/4" x 7 1/2" black and white) of Lucile Hutton, Dr. Funchess, Monsignor Bezou
Folder 15: Hutton, Lucile, 1953: 1 photograph (9 1/2" x 7 1/2 black and white), Marion Porter, New Orleans, photographer
Folder 16: Hutton, Lucile, 1962: 6 photographs: 1 photograph (9 3/4" x 7 3/4" black and white), New Orleans States Item; 1 photograph (3 1/4" x 2 1/4" black and white) with 4 copy prints, 1 (6 1/2" x 4 1/4" black and white); 2 (9 1/2" x 6 1/4" black and white), 1 (9 3/4" x 8 3/4" green tint)
Folder 17: Hutton, Lucile, Testimonial Dinner and Concert at Booker T. Washington High School, 1962: 8 photographs: 2 (9 1/4" x 7 1/2" black and white); 4 (7 1/2" x 9 1/2" black and white); 2 (5 1/2" x 9 1/2" black and white)
Folder 18: Hutton, Lucile, photographed at Central Congregational Church (UCC), 1960s-1980s: 17 photographs: 7 (5 1/4" x 3 1/2" color); 1 (4 1/2" x 6 1/2" color); 2 (3 1/8" x 4 5/8" color), 2 (4 1/4" x 3" black and white); 2 (3 3/4" x 2 3/4" black and white); 2 (3 3/4" x 2 3/4" black and white); 1 (4 3/4" x 3 1/4" black and white)
Folder 19: Hutton, Lucile, Honoree, Friends of Amistad, New Orleans Chapter, 1982: 2 photographs: 1 (8 1/2" x 7 1/2" black and white) of Lucile Hutton and Rev. Nicholas Hood; 1 (8 1/2" x 7 1/2" black and white of Lucile Hutton and Etheline Jones Acox
Folder 20: Hutton, Lucile, Residence at 224 Clark Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1913-1931, undated: 2 photographs: 1 (3 1/8" x 5 3/8" sepia); 1 (2 3/4" x 4 5/8" black and white)
Folder 21: Hutton, Lydia (sister of Lucile Hutton), 1891, 1911, 1912: 3 photographs: 1 (5 1/2" x 3 7/8" sepia), Thomas Pye & Company, Jackson, Mississippi, photographer; 1 (5 1/2" x 3 3/4" sepia); 1 (5 1/2" x 3 1/8" sepia)
Folder 22: Hutton, Mollie C. (aunt of Lucile Hutton), 1888: 1 photograph and 2 copies (4" x 3 1/8" sepia), Aristide Daliet, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer
Folder 23: Hutton, Robert Edward Lee (father of Lucile Hutton), 1890, undated: 8 photographs: 1 (5 1/8" x 4" sepia); 1 (2 3/4" x 2 5/8" sepia); 2 (2 3/8" x 2 3/8" sepia); 2 (4 1/2" x 3" sepia); 1 (4 1/2" x 3" black and white); 1 (3" x 1 7/8" black and white)
Folder 24: Johnson, Deborah (school teacher and family friend): 2 photographs: 1 (5 1/2" x 4" sepia), G. Moses, New Orleans, Lousiana, photographer; 1 (3 4/8" x 2 3/8" sepia), Rojas & Conner, New Orleans, Lousiana, photographer
Folder 25: Kenner, Dick (brother of Louis Kenner), undated: 1 cropped photograph (7 1/2" x 4 1/2" sepia)
Folder 26: Kenner, Louis (uncle of Lucile Hutton; husband of Lucy Kenner), undated: 3 photographs: 1 (5" x 3 1/2" oval, sepia), S. Anderson, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer; 2 (5 1/2" x 3 7/8" sepia), Barnes & Lhoste, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer
Folder 27: Kenner, Lucy Hutton (aunt of Lucile Hutton), undated: 2 photographs: 1 (6" x 4" sepia), Simon, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer; 1 (5 3/8" x 3 7/8" sepia), Barners and Lhoste, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer
Folder 28: LeBlanc, Bertha, undated: 1 photograph (5 7/8" x 4" sepia), L. Robira, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer
Folder 29: LeBlanc, Edna, undated: 1 photograph (5 1/2" x 3 7/8" sepia)
Folder 30: Levy, Richard Sr. (maternal grandfather of Lucile Hutton), undated: 1 photograph (3" x 5 1/4" sepia)
Folder 31: Levy, Richard, Jr. (uncle of Lucile Hutton), circa 1870: 1 tintype (3 3/8" x 2 1/4")
Folder 32: Lewis, Julia Ellen, undated: 1 photograph (2 1/2" x 1 1/2")
Folder 33: Louisiana Iris Garden Society, 1965: 1 photograph (7 3/4" x 9 3/4" black and white) of the planning committee, Perrault's Photos
Folder 34: Merrit, Blanche (family friend), 1898, 1897: 3 photographs: 1 photograph (5 1/4" x 3 5/8" sepia), Brands Studios, Chicago, Illinois , photographer; 1 photograph (5" x 3 7/8" sepia), Aristide Daliet Cabinet Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer, identification reads "Blanche Merrit? or Mamie Kenner Garadell?"
Folder 35: McEwen, Homer, Sr., undated: 1 photograph (3 1/4" x 2 1/4" black and white)
Folder 36: New Orleans Educational Consultants Lucheons, 1961-1963: 4 photographs: 3 (7 3/4" x 9 1/2" black and white) membership; 1 (6" x 7 7/8" black and white) membership
Folder 37: New Orleans Public Schools, Annual Music Festival Pageants, circa 1950s: 4 photographs: 3 (7 7/8" x 7 1/2" black and white); 1 (7 6/8" x 9 1/2" sepia). See also Box 23
Folder 38: New Orleans Public Schools, Marie Couvent School Faculty, 1956: 1 photograph (5 1/4" x 9 1/4" sepia)
Folder 39: New Orleans Public Schools, Valena C. Jones School, 1935, 1923, 1929, 1979: 6 photographs: 3 (3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white) of Valena C. Jones Normal Girls Glee Club; 1 (4 1/2" x 6 1/2" sepia) of Second Grade; 1 (7" x 9 1/2" sepia) of First Grade; 1 (6 5/8" x 9 3/4" black and white); 40th reunion of Class of 1939
Folder 40: New Orleans Public Schools, Robertson School, circa 1883: 1 photograph (4" x 6" sepia) of class group
Folder 41: New Orleans Teachers Retirement Association, Pearl Tasker's Retirement Lucheon, 1963: 7 photographs: 6 (7 3/4" x 9 5/8" black and white); 1 (3" x 3" black and white) of membership groups
Folder 42: Parks, J. Edward, Jr. (nephew of Lucile Hutton), circa 1940s: 1 photograph (7" x 4 7/8" sepia)
Folder 43: Parks, Mamie Hutton (sister of Lucile Hutton), 1939, 1962: 3 photographs: 1 (4 1/4" x 3" black and white); 1 (5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white); 1 (4 1/4" x 3 3/4" black and white) of Mamie and J. Edward Parks, Sr.
Folder 44: Piano Pupils of Lucile Hutton, 1964: 5 photographs: (3" x 3" black and white) of group photos
Folder 45: Whitehead, Lillie Levy (aunt of Lucile Hutton) and Maud Lovett (teacher), circa 1900s: 1 photograph (7 1/4" x 9 1/2" oval black and white)

Box 16

Folder 1: Williams, Rev. George A. (14th minister of Central Congregational Church, 1958-1961), circa 1950s

1 photograph (9 1/2" x 7 1/2" black and white)

Folder 2: Unidentified: Portrait of a woman wearing a hat, undated

1 photograph (3" x 2" oval, sepia), McClintock & Conge, Jackson, Mississippi, photographers

Folder 3: Unidentified: Portrait of a young man, undated

1 tintype (2 1/2" x 1 1/2" black and white), Daliet's Photograph Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer

Folder 4: Unidentified: Portrait of a young man, undated

2 photographs (2 1/2" x 2" oval, sepia), B. & G. Moses, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer

Folder 5: Unidentified: Young man seated and holding a bottle, undated

1 tintype (3 3/4" x 2 3/4" black and white with hand tint)

Folder 6: Unidentified: Young woman seated, undated

1 photograph (3 1/2" x 2 1/8" sepia)

notation reads: "Evidently one of my mother's friends from Canton, Mississippi"

Folder 7: Unidentified: Man and woman standing, undated

1 photograph (3 1/2" x 2 1/4" sepia)

notation reads: "Aunt Fannie says this is Great Aunt Fannie and her husband Abner Allen. I doubt it. Her surviving son drowned when he was 14 years old. this may be her or a friend of hers. Woman may be Great Aunt Fannie but woman is older than man"

Folder 8: Unidentified: Portrait of young woman, undated

1 photograph (2 3/4" x 2" oval, black and white)

Folder 9: Unidentified: Young woman standing with hand resting on a vase, undated

1 photograph (3 1/4" x 2 1/4" sepia), W.W. Washburn's New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer

Folder 10: Unidentified: Youth group, circa 1972

1 photograph (3" x 4 1/4" color)

Folder 11: Unidentified: Child seated, undated

1 photograph (4" x 2 1/4" sepia), Daliet, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer

Folder 12: Unidentified: Young girl standing and leaning on a chair, undated

1 photograph (3 1/2" x 2 1/4" sepia), B. G. Moses, New Orleans, Louisiana, photographer

Folder 13: Photographic Album, 1911-1970s

Cover page contains the following notation:

"From Dixie Harney, Fall of 1977, p. 1 L.L.H.-1970; p. 2 At Dooky Chase's 1977; p.3 "Me" from 6-75 years; p.4 Family (immediate); p. 5 Nieces, nephews, cousins' p. 6 Cousins; pp 7-8-9 partying; p.10 Friends; p. 11 Young friends; pp 12, 13 Piano pupils plus 3 friends; p. 14 Celebrations; pp. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 At Central kindness of Robert Perry."

Folder 14: Photographic album, undated

1 leather-bound, gold-edged photographic album with brass clasp. The name "Julia Kenner" appears on the front inside cover of the empty album

Series 9: Writings

Included are articles on Marie Couvent, Camile Lucie Nickerson, Fannie C. Williams, and a manuscript of creole recipes.

Box 17

Folder 1: Couvent Marie: biographical article written by Lucile Hutton, 1978
Folder 2: Couvent Marie: Madame Veuve Bernard Couvent, address by Wilson Pecot; History and Origin of the Marie C. Couvent School at 2021 Pauger Street, by Lawrence A. Young, 1940, 1963
Folder 3: Creole recipes: fifty-eight page manuscript compiled by Adele M. Narcisse, undated
Folder 4: Nickerson, Camille Lucie: biographical article written by Lucile Hutton, 1982
Folder 5: Williams, Fannie C.: biographical article written by Lucile Hutton, 1982

Series 10: Oversized Material

Box 18

Folder 1: Architectural drawings: Central Congregational Church United Church of Christ, 1941
Folder 2: Certificate of Merit from the Mayoralty of New Orleans to Lucile Hutton, 1962
Folder 3: Certificate of Merit given to Lucile Hutton by Dillard University, 1982
Folder 4: Certificate of Teaching of Fannie Kenner from New Orleans Public Schools, 1890
Folder 5: Diploma of Fannie Kenner from Straight University, 1890
Folder 6: Facsimilie of Declaration of Independence
Folder 7: Photograph of Hutton Family, 1940: 1 photograph (7" x 9 1/4" sepia), Bedou, New Orleans, photographer
Folder 8: Photographic album of the Third Annual Music and Dance Festival given in honor of National Music Week and in Commemoration of John McDonogh, 1950