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632 RUPERT PEYTON PAPERS, 1930-2007

.5 linear ft.

Collection Inventory

Rupert Peyton (1899-1982) was born at Sarepta, Louisiana; volunteered for the First World War; and for 50 years served as a newspaperman commencing his career with the Haynesville News, then later serving as a staff writer for the Shreveport Times, Shreveport Journal, Bossier Tribune, and the Bossier Banner Progress. In 1932, he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. During his four years in this body of the state legislature, he was known for his humorous speeches on the floor of the chamber. This small collection consists of some personal writings and a genealogy along with a few of the numerous articles that he contributed to the North Louisiana Historical Association Journal (the journal is presently known simply as North Louisiana History).

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634 MARY HARPER SEMPLE GENEALOGICAL NOTES, 1899; 1975-2005

2 linear ft.

Collection Inventory

Mary Harper Semple was born in Chestnut, Louisiana; and was a retired school teacher who taught 40 years in Louisiana public schools—including her last 12 years at J.S. Clark in Shreveport. She self-published a genealogy book of her family. This small collection consists of her notes and research concerning the settlement of the James Weaver family in Louisiana, and of David Fredrick Kimball’s descendants in the parishes of Bienville, Natchitoches, and West Carroll.

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636 NATHANIEL GRIFFITH MEANS MATERIALS, 1949-1987

0.5 linear ft.

Collection Inventory

Nathanial Griffith Means, an enthusiast of the Lightning-class sloop, was a longtime member of Lightning Fleet Number 175, the now defunct local chapter of the International Lightning Class Association based at the Shreveport Yacht Club. His grandfather, Luther B. Griffith, joined the Fleet in 1951 and served in variety of officer positions, including fleet captain. His mother, Emilia Gay Griffith Means, skippered her own boat in the Fleet and passed a love of sailing to her son. The Means family also shares a deep interest in history and genealogy. This collection contains records of Lightning Fleet Number 175 and various issues of the Louisiana Genealogical Register.

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637 DRS ALICE (1914-2005) AND JOE (1915-2007) HOLOUBEK COLLECTION, 1929-2007

27 linear ft.

Collection Inventory

Drs. Joe and Alice Holoubek practiced medicine in Shreveport, LA for more than 40 years. They were active in many professional, religious, and civic organizations and received distinguished service awards and citations from them. They were founding members of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and began the Pre-Cana classes for engaged couples. Their Catholicism influenced their work and their lives and they lectured and wrote many articles on the sufferings of Jesus during the crucifixion. This collection contains medical and personal letters, trip diaries of their travels, genealogical material, and minutes and correspondence from the many offices held in various organizations.

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