Person

Arthur, Stanley Clisby

1881–1963

Stanley Clisby Arthur was born on June 11, 1881, in Merced, California.

He was an American author, archivist, naturalist, and ornithologist. A native of California, he spent several years as a journalist and served as a war correspondent in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War (1898). Arthur arrived in Louisiana in 1915 and came to view it as his adopted home, dedicating much of his life to documenting its customs, culture, and history. During the Great Depression, Arthur was appointed regional director of the Survey of Federal Archives. This allowed him to delve even more deeply into the history of New Orleans and Louisiana. He published several more historical and cultural works, including "The Fur Animals of Louisiana" (1928), "The Birds of Louisiana" (1931), "Old Families of Louisiana" (1931), "Audubon: An Intimate Life of the American Woodsman" (1937), and "Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em" (1944).

In 1908, he married Ella Bentley (1881–1959). He died on December 4, 1963, in New Orleans, Louisiana.