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Andrew Augustus Gunby Legacy Collection

Starting in October 2015, The Gunby Legacy Collection will be on display in the Passman room of Special Collections, featuring family artifacts, photos, biographical information, and more. Andrew Augustus Gunby was a lawyer, educator, author, and Louisiana appeals court judge (1881-1892) from Monroe, Louisiana. He considered education, public service, and family to be the foundations of his life. The collection contains photographs, artifacts, and personal manuscripts such as poems and letters, and other unique items. The display has been arranged by ULM librarian Heather Pilcher.

 

Exhibit photos  (click to enlarge)

The centerpiece is a collection of WWI dog tags inscribed with "T. S. Gunby," accompanied by various military pins and an American Red Cross (A.R.C.) Canteen Worker patch.

The displayed photograph features a child, identified as Edith Gunby. Edith lived from November 22, 1886 to October 19, 1978. Edith was the first child of A.A. and Ellen Gunby, and includes a touching quote from her father, A.A. Gunby, written on December 31, 1886, expressing his joy at her birth: "If I had been told that I had inherited a million dollars my happiness would not have been as thrilling, as rich and full as it was when I learned that I had a beautiful daughter, born at a quarter to 7...she makes my heart very glad for I can love her forever..."

The image shows a display case featuring the Andrew Augustus Gunby Legacy Collection. Specifically, the case includes family artifacts, photographs, personal manuscripts like poems and letters, and other unique items to Gunby’s life and legacy. Andrew Augustus Gunby, was a lawyer, educator, author, and Louisiana appeals court judge from Monroe, Louisiana.

The displayed photograph features an infant, identified as Thomas Gunby. Thomas lived from February 15, 1897, to January 2, 1967. He was the fifth child of A.A. and Ellen Gunby. A book titled "BUGLE NOTES" is also visible in the display.

The display includes an 1890 Sanborn Map image of the Gunby Home and a modern-day Google Earth image, depicting to the property's current location and surrounding area. Text under the image states the house number identified as 217 but will be changed to 501 sometime between 1893 and 1903. The text also mentions that the kitchen is not attached to the main house, noting this was an effort made to protect the house from burning down.

The image displays a collection of handkerchiefs and a purse belonging to Sarah Ellen Gunby. Sarah Ellen Gunby was the granddaughter of Ellen Gunby and the daughter of Thomas Gunby.

The display includes an 1890 Sanborn Map image of the Gunby home. Text under the image states the house number is identified as 217 but will be changed to 501 sometime between 1893 and 1903. The text also mentions that the kitchen is not attached to the main house, noting this was an effort made to protect the house from burning down.

The displayed photograph features a child, identified as Sarah Gunby. Sarah lived from May 1, 1891 to September 7, 1914. She was the third child of A. A. and Ellen Gunby.


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