Audiocassettes and Microcassette
Scope and Contents
Arnold Richard Hirsch was a historian who taught at the University of New Orleans, where he served as Ethel and Herman L. Midlo Endowed Chair for New Orleans Studies. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Hirsch notably studied housing segregation in Chicago. The collection is made up of audio recordings of Hirsch's conversations with New Orleans' first African American mayor, Ernest "Dutch" Morial, recorded in 1987. Conversations with Morial's wife, Sybil Haydel Morial, Raphael Cassimere, and former mayor Maurice "Moon" Landrieu are also included.
Dates
- Created: 1987
- Other: Date acquired: 05/31/2018
Extent
From the Collection: 37.00 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Morial, Sybil Haydel (Person)
- From the Collection: Cassimere, Raphael, Jr., Dr., 1942- (Person)
- From the Collection: Morial, Ernest N. (Ernest Nathan), 1929-1989 (Person)
- From the Collection: Katz, Allan (Person)
- From the Collection: Braden, Henry English, III, Dr. (Person)
- From the Collection: Landrieu, Moon (Maurice Edwin), 1930- (Person)
- From the Collection: Hirsch, Arnold R. (Arnold Richard), 1949-2018 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository
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Tilton Hall, Tulane University
New Orleans LA 70118 US
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