New Orleans Public Schools
Organization
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Nicholas Bauer letter
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2393
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of a single letter from Nicholas Bauer, Superintendent of Orleans Parish School Board, to "James E. Weathers and Petitioners" dated 6 August 1930. The letter reads: "Dear Sirs: The Orleans Parish School Board has considered your petition to establish a colored evening high school or in lieu of that, a continuation of the eight grade opportunities in night school work and has decided that at this time, because of financial reasons, it can not [...
Dates:
Created: 1930 August 6; Other: Date acquired: 02/15/1997
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Nicholas Bauer letter
Joseph A. Hardin papers
Collection
Identifier: 166
Scope and Contents
The papers of Joseph A. Hardin consist of approximately 248 items. Correspondence accounts for a third of the collection.The bulk of non-correspondence is clippings from newspapers and magazines. Perhaps, the most distinctive items of non-correspondence are the photographs and medals or awards, which give an otherwise unavailable glimpse into Hardin's life and that of his associates in New Orleans' Black community. The principal correspondents, with the inclusive...
Dates:
Created: circa 1880-1978; Other: Majority of material found in 1923-1978; Other: Date acquired: 06/01/1978
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Joseph A. Hardin papers
Lucile L. Hutton papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 191
Scope and Contents
The papers of Lucile Levy Hutton occupy 7.8 linear feet of shelf space and cover not only her career in public education; but also chronicle her vigorous participation in civic, religious, and cultural activities. Correspondence (1890-1988) has been kept with related material where it was generated and therefore may be found in six of the ten series. The papers are arranged chronologically within each category.
Dates:
Created: 1850-1988; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1989
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Lucile L. Hutton papers
Rosa Freeman Keller papers
Collection
Identifier: 208
Scope and Contents
The Rosa Freeman Keller papers consist of correspondence, news clippings, collected ephemera and publications, and photographs reflecting Rosa Keller's wide civic involvement and especially her activism in the areas of race relations and social welfare. Materials of note involve Keller's involvement with Dillard University and Flint-Goodridge Hospital; the Committee to Name Public Schools in New Orleans; and correspondence and other materials integral to the suit brought against Tulane...
Dates:
Created: 1931-1998; Other: Majority of material found in 1954-1998; Other: Date acquired: 04/07/1971
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Rosa Freeman Keller papers
Jane T. Lemann papers
Collection
Identifier: 214
Scope and Contents
The Jane T. Lemann papers reflect Lemann's wide civic involvement in New Orleans, particularly in areas pertaining to educational reform and student welfare. Materials reflecting Lemann's involvement in efforts to desegregate the New Orleans Public Schools comprise the bulk of the collection. The collection consists mostly of planning and meeting notes, reports, correspondence, collected ephemera and publications, and newsclippings. Some materials pertain to Lemann's work with multiple...
Dates:
Created: 1944-1966; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1983
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Jane T. Lemann papers
Save Our Schools records
Collection — Container: 1 folder
Identifier: 329
Scope and Contents
The Save Our Schools records document the efforts by this organization, which was founded in April 1960 to maintain free public education in New Orleans during the integration of the public school system. The collection contains organizational records, as well as newspaper clippings and publications collected by SOS and its members. The bulk of the materials within the Save Our Schools collection spans the years 1957 to 1962, with correspondence dating from 1960 to 1962. The...
Dates:
Created: 1957-1963; Other: Date acquired: 11/01/1978
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Save Our Schools records
A.P. Tureaud papers addendum
Collection
Identifier: 367-1
Scope and Contents
The addition to the A.P. Tureaud papers contains records of civil rights cases, correspondence, collected material, and records related to the Knights of Peter Claver, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and other organizations. The correspondence files contain letters from Daniel Byrd, O.C.W. Taylor, Mordecai W. Johnson, and Jim Moreau. The correspondence files pertaining to Daniel Byrd concern voter registration problems in Jackson Parish. Present is a letter...
Dates:
Created: 1868-1997; Other: Majority of material found in 1964-1970; Other: Date acquired: 09/02/1981
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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A.P. Tureaud papers addendum
Alan Wieder collection
Collection
Identifier: 685
Scope and Contents
Collection contains newspaper clippings (November 1960-January 1979) formerly housed in three scrapbooks documentating the desegregation of William Frantz and McDonogh 19 elementary schools in New Orleans by Ruby Bridges (Frantz) and Leona Tate, Tessie Prevost, and Gail Ettiene (McDonogh). Other materials include correspondence; office records of John A. Stewart, principal of McDonogh 19 when it was integrated; hand script notes by Betty Wisdom containing her reflections on the desegregation...
Dates:
Created: 1960-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1960-1961; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2009
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Alan Wieder collection
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