John W. Minnich Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a map showing the townships and natural resources in Acadia Parish, Louisiana that was designed to attract emigrants in the late 1800s; a 1904 map of the Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi River from the head of the St. Francis Basin to the Gulf of Mexico; a map showing Ollie Canal and railways to New Orleans markets in 1913; and a handwritten index relating to information about the Civil War and veterans of the Confederacy.
Dates
- 1903-1913
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
John W. Minnich fought in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, was captured, and then imprisoned at Rock Island Prison in Illinois for eighteen months from 1863 to1865. He later served as a judge in the state of Louisiana circa late 1800s - early 1900s.
Extent
1 Files (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series: Maps and Manuscripts.
Sensitive Materials Statement
This collection may contain material(s) with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Ellender Memorial Library and Nicholls State University assume no responsibility.
- Acadia Parish (La.)
- Alluvial plains -- Louisiana.
- Grand Isle (La.)
- Judges -- Louisiana.
- Migration, Internal -- Louisiana -- Acadia Parish.
- Minnich, J. W. (John Wesley), 1844-1932.
- Railroads -- Louisiana -- Grand Isle.
- Railroads -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
- Rock Island (Ill.)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Title
- John W. Minnich Collection
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
906 E 1st St.
Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
985-448-4621
clifton.theriot@nicholls.edu