Marc H. Morial papers addenda

The additions to Mr. Morial's papers consist of professional correspondence from the period following his mayoral tenure as the Mayor of New Orleans (1994-2002), when he joined the law firm Adams & Reese, LLP as part of their governmental relations business team. Correspondence for the year 2002 within the files labeled "Reading File," overlaps with his work as the President of the United States Conference of Mayors. The correspondence is professional in nature, but with personal anecdotes. Both incoming and outgoing correspondence is included. Of note is one box of materials from Ernest "Dutch" Morial's campaign for the Mayor of New Orleans, dating 1976-1978, including correspondence from the Campaign Committee, news clippings, legal briefs, and reports. Correspondence files are arranged in chronological order and original file unit titles have been kept within the subject line of the inventory.

Additional papers consists of materials generated during his appointment as the President and CEO of the National Urban League in New York. The bulk of the correspondence comes from electronic mail and fax with regard to planning, transition, and congratulations on Morial's appointment. Some correspondence was forwarded to Morial for informational purposes by his staff. Also, included are budgets, newsletters, a transition plan, executive committee minutes, reports and a transcript of Morial's inaugural address.

Later additions primarily related to the National Urban League, New Orleans city development, national task forces, and the proposed Hillary Clinton Presidential Transition including reports, proposals, plans, as well as a speech. There is a significant amount of ephemera within the collection including political ephemera for Morial’s 1994 New Orleans mayoral campaign, items from various Dr. Martin Luther King Day ceremonies, and a program from the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) Museum Foundation. The correspondence within the collection includes professional, political, and civic items as well as correspondence to and from Morial’s father, Ernest “Dutch” Morial. Other items include newspaper clippings, materials from the Louisiana Voter Registration Crusade, and an article about “Dutch” Morial’s initiative to increase minority business participation with the New Orleans Aviation Board.

Also included are photographs, and materials related to a Bipartisan Policy Center meeting attended by Morial. Of interest within the collection are transcripts of Morial’s speeches dating 1993-2013 mainly focusing on the topics of economics and civil rights, politics, and social justice for the African American community.