Edward Alexander Parsons Collection
E.A. Parsons, with his wife and daughter, posed
for a railway pass portrait.
The Parsons Collection is a large (40,000 volumes) but discriminating library amassed by the eponymous New Orleans lawyer and bibliophile and acquired by the Ransom Center in 1958. It is rich in early Louisiana history–indeed, it includes the unique copy of the first item printed in Louisiana and a number of other early imprints from this state–Creole and other regional literature, sumptuous art and architecture books, and fine printing from all periods. Manuscripts from the Parsons Collection as well as related materials on Louisiana history are at UT's Center for American History.
Registration for the Flair Symposium is full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email flair@hrc.utexas.edu.
Portions of the Flair Symposium will be available by webcast. Please check www.hrc.utexas.edu/flair for a link in the coming weeks.
Watch broadcast journalist Mike Wallace's interviews from the television program The Mike Wallace Interview. Wallace donated the show's footage on 16mm kinescope to the Ransom Center in the early 1960s. Most episodes have not been seen since they aired.
