Henry E. Braden III papers
Scope and Contents
Dr. Henry E. Braden III's papers center on New Orleans' political, professional, and social circles of the latter half of the twentieth century. The papers include personal and political correspondence, military records, awards and honors, programs, invitations, newspaper clippings on the Braden and Haydel families, photographs, and other collected materials.
Of particular note is Dr. Braden's sizable collection of political correspondence and campaign materials for politicians on the city, state, and national levels, as well as materials relating to his membership in the Rex organization in which he was amongst the first African Americans to join this traditionally white krewe. Dr. Braden's papers provide insight into medical practices and medical organizations, social gatherings and organizations, political campaigns, racial tension, and religious life.
Dates
- Created: 1936-2000
- Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1990
- Other: Date acquired: 12/13/1997
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The Braden, Henry E. III papers are available and open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright to these papers has not been assigned to the Amistad Research Center. It is the responsibility of an author to secure permission for publication from the holder of the copyright to any material contained in this collection.
Biographical Note
Dr. Henry E. Braden, III, physician, politician, business man, civil rights leader, and Chief of Staff at Flint-Goodridge Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Henry E. Braden, III was born in 1919 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Gilbert Academy and Xavier University, both in New Orleans before receiving his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1944. He served in the military as part of the medical corps and later became President of the Louisiana State Medical Association and Chair of the Tulane Medical Center Board of Governors. Among his accomplishments, Dr. Braden served as the first African American member of the Orleans Parish Medical Society, Chief of Staff at Flint-Goodridge Hospital, a board member for both New Orleans Charity Hospital and Tulane University, and member of several Carnival organizations, including Rex and the Knights of Babylon. He was also active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the New Orleans Opera Association, and a board member of the Amistad Research Center. In 1974, the Institute for Human Understanding named Dr. Braden one of their "Ten Outstanding Men" and in 1976 he served as a Presidential Elector for the State of Louisiana. He died in 1994.
Extent
3.75 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Irma Haydel Braden
Method of Acquisition
Gift.
Processing Information
The papers of Henry E. Braden were processed with funding support by the Insititute of Museum and Library Services.
Creator
- Title
- Henry E. Braden III papers
- Author
- Madeline Goebel
- Date
- 10/26/2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository
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