Finding aid of the Louise Booth papers. 2012.088.r

Finding aid prepared by Emily Neis
Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA, 92866
(714) 532 - 7711
rboyd@chapman.edu
5/5/2014


Title: Louise Booth papers
Identifier/Call Number: 2012.088.r
Contributing Institution: Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Leatherby Libraries
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 12.0 Linear feet (3 document boxes, 6 cartons, 1 flat box, 3 Chinese scrolls)
Date (inclusive): 1930-2005
Location note: Leatherby Libraries
Language of Materials note: The majority of materials in this collection are in English. The scrolls are in Chinese.
Abstract: This collection the research materials and notes of Louise Booth, a local Orange County historian.

Arrangement note

This collection is arranged in three series. The first series is a collection of papers related to Chapman University business. It contains the meeting minutes of the Board of Trustees from the 1930s to the 1990s. The second series contains ephemera and realia, such as photographs and Chinese scrolls. The third series needs further processing.

Preferred Citation note

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Don and Louise Booth Papers (2014.002.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Conditions Governing Use note

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research.

Biographical/Historical note

Louise Booth, wife of Chapman Professor Donald Booth, was an Orange County historian who wrote on local history including a history of Chapman University

Scope and Contents note

The first series, "Chapman University papers," contains the formal Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes from the 1930s to the 1990s, as well as informal handwritten notes for the Board of Trustees. It also contains notes about Chapman College's finances from 1960 to 1975, and it contains faculty meeting minutes from the 1960s to the 1990s. Finally, this collection contains a copy of the book, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists: Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650." This book was given to Don Booth by Beverly Waid.
The second series, "Louise Booth misc. realia," contains ephemera, photographs, and Chinese scrolls.
The third series, "Louise Booth papers," contains a number of history journal issues, and a number of files and a binder. Further processing is needed.
The fourth series, "Louise Booth correspondence," contains hundreds of letters between Louise Booth and her French penpal Jeanne Roullet.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Booth, Donald, Professor
Booth, Louise
Chapman University -- History.
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861 1865 -- Personal Narratives.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Carton 1, Document-box 2

Louise Booth correspondence 1932-2005

Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1.5 Linear feet (1 carton, 1 document box)
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from Jeanne Roullet to Helen Louise (Hitt) Booth. Their correspondence begain in 1932 as pen pals. It continued until about 2010, when Jeanne Roullet died. Louise Booth died in 2012. There are several hundred letters in this collection. The two women only met in France in 1952, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1974, and 1987. Jeanne Roullet lived in Paris on Rue de Vaugiard. She also lived in Menton. Jeanne never married. She was a graduate of the Sorbonne University with a degree in Art History. She became a lecturer at the Louvre Museum. Louise Booth taught English, Drama, and Speech in various high schools. She wrote eight books on history, including a history of Chapman University. She had over twenty articles published in various journals. Louise married Donald R. Booth in 1953, abd they had one son, David, who is a Chapman graduate.

Scope and Contents note

--18 folders of correspondence, dated --3 folders of correspondence, undated --1 folder of postcards with messages, undated --2 folders of postcards with no messages, undated --1 folder of stamps --3 folders of ephemera
Document-box 2

Photo Album 1932-1952

Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 0.25 Linear feet (1 folder)

Scope and Contents note

This photo album was a Christmas present from Jeanne Roullet to Louise Booth in 1946. However, Louise continued to add photos after this date. The album contains black-and-white photos taken by Jeanne from 1932 to 1952.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Booth, Louise
Roullet, Jeanne, d. 2010
Document-box 3, Object 4-6

Louise Booth misc. realia

Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1.5 Linear feet (1 document box)

Scope and Contents note

Louise Booth, local historian and wife of Professor Don Booth, collection of ephemera and photographs, and Chinese scrolls.
22 postcards of local places
pamphlet, Famous Firsts in Anaheim History
misc clippings of Chapman College
1 photograph, framed, Orange c.1907
3 scrolls, Chinese art
Document-box 12, Carton 13, Carton 9-11, Carton 7-8

Louise Booth papers

Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 8.0 Linear feet (5 cartons, 1 flat box, 1 document box)

Scope and Contents note

5 cartons, 1 document box, and 1 flat box containing various materials, such as Louise Booth's writings, her research on the Civil War, and documents about Chapman University history. Some of the collection's highlights are mentioned below.
Carton 7 This carton contains some of Louise Booth's important documents such as her tax information, her grades in school, and a timeline of important dates in her life. It also contains some of her writings.
Box 8 This box contains Don Booth's photographs taken for the Orange County Historical Society's Photographic contest.
Carton 9 This carton contains Louise Booth's research on various counties, such as Sullivan County. It also contains information on Chapman University's history, and her draft for "Deluding Whirlwind."
Carton 10 This carton contains postcards from Don and Louise Booth's travels, Louise Booth's articles in the Bedford County Historical Quarterly, some of her research on the Civil War, and photographs from the 1984 Olympics.
Carton 11 This carton contains her research for the Civil War in Tennessee.
Document Box 12 This box contains some of her research for the Civil War and World War II. This box also contains a copy of the book, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists: Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650." This book was given to Don Booth by Beverly Waid.
Carton 13 This carton contains scrapbooks and mugs.