Marc H. Morial papers

Collection

Identifier: 553

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Marc H. Morial Papers span two mayoral terms from 1994 to 2002, and include his tenure as President of the United States Conference of Mayors and materials from his work as a Louisiana State Senator. The main bulk of the collection reflects and documents Mayor Morial's transition period from 1993 and his involvement in the United States Conference of Mayors from 1994 to 2002. The collection is comprised of correspondence, City of New Orleans transition reports and files, which contain many different types of materials for city departments, organizations, and subjects. Also included in the collection are photographs, campaign materials, state legislation and ephemera.

Dates

Created: 1977-2002
Other: Majority of material found in 1994-2002
Other: Date acquired: 06/10/2002

Creator

Morial, Marc H., Marc H. (Marc Haydel), 1958- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

None

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.

Extent

43.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The papers have been arranged into eight series and four sub-series. The papers are professional in nature with a small amount of personal and biographical information in the first series. The series are arranged as follows: Personal Papers, (1977-2002); Campaign Papers, (1996-2001); United States Conference of Mayor's files, (1994-2002) with two sub-series of Correspondence by State, (1996-2002) and Office Files, (1996-2002); Transition Papers (1993-2002); Public and Professional Service, (1996-2002) with two sub-series of Mayoral Tenure, (1994-1996) and the Mayor's Conference on Women files, (1996-2001); Senate Papers, (1992-1994); Film Collection, (1997-2002) and Ephemera & Photographs, (1995-2001)

Source of Acquisition

Marc H. Morial

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Accruals and Additions

There are three additions to the papers, which are available for research.

Related Materials

Marc H. Morial is the son of Ernest "Dutch" Morial and Sybil Haydel Morial, whose papers are held by the Amistad Research Center. The Amistad Research Center also holds a small collection of papers from Clarence Haydel, the father of Mrs. Sybil Haydel Morial, and the papers of Marc Morial's uncle Walter Morial.