Florence,

A good place to start might be the Hill Memorial Library at Louisiana State University. Hill Memorial houses the E. A. Mcilhenny collection, including all of McIlhenny's papers. (225) 578-6551. This is not a "lending" library, it contains special collectons for research only. The American camellia Society may also have information. I beleive that they maintain some records related to the introduction of Camellias into North America.

Bob

THANKS FOR THE REPLY. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE LIBRARY BUT EMAILED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ON HIS CAMELLIAS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT BUT TO FEEL FREE TO GO OVER AND MAYBE THE INFO WAS WITHIN A DIFFERENT ARTICLE. ACS SAID THEY HAVE NOTHING. I WAS TOLD THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A LISTING OF THE CAMELLIAS THERE. I HAVE ALSO ASKED SOME FOLKS IN NEW IBERIA AND THEY HAVE NOTHING. THE ACS 1950 YEARBOOK DOES HAVE HIS IMPORTATIONS AND I'M WAITING FOR THAT TO COME IN.
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS AND I'LL BE MOST HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP. ONE DAY I'LL FIND IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH

The ACS 1950 yearbook article is by Ira Nelson "Camellias imported by McIlhennny". You may want to look into any of Ira Nelson's writtings which may be available at the University of Louisiana, at Layfayette. Ira Nelso was a professor of Horticulture there and his areas of interest included La. Iris and Camellias. There is also an article in the 1953 ACS Year book by Mrs. Edward McIlhenny Simmons, about the McIihenny Camellias. I have not seen either of these, so I don't know the content. Good Luck.

PARTIAL SUCCESS AT LAST. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE ONE OF MR MCILHENNY'S LIST OF CAMELLIAS IN 1941 AND A COPY IS BEING SENT TO ME. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE ARCHIVIST AT JUNGLE GARDENS. WHEN I ASKED FOR INFO THERE BEFORE I NEVER WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN ARCHIVIST ON SITE. HE IS ALSO A HELP TO ME AND HE, IN FACT, IS SEND A COPY TO ME.
I FOUND NOTHING ON CAMELLIAS EXCEPT THE YEARBOOK INFO FROM SOUTHWESTERN, BUT I'M STILL ON THE HUNT IN LAFAYETTE. I HAVE THE 1950 AND '53 YEARBOOKS AND THE ARTICLES ARE GREAT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT SORT OF STUFF. I AM IN SEARCH FOR OTHER INFO. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY FIRST TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING ON MCILHENNY, THEN I FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE COPIES OF THE ACS YEARBOOKS THERE SO OFF I GO AGAIN.
ACS HAS NO INFO., HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO ASSIST IN PUTTING ORDER TO THEIR LIBRARY SO I WILL BE FINDING OUT FOR MYSELF SOON.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST