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Orissa Arend typescript
Collection — Container: Small Collections
Identifier: 2490
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a draft typescript of Orissa Arend's book Showdown in Desire: The Black Panthers Take a Stand in New Orleans, which was published by The University of Arkansas Press in 2009. This draft, comprised of 268 leaves, includes revised chapters of the book dating from July-August 2005 prior to substantial revision leading to publication. The typescript includes a timeline of events described in the book, as well as a list of individuals...
Dates:
Created: 2005; Other: Date acquired: 01/17/2006
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Celestine Strode Cook papers
Collection
Identifier: 100
Acknowledgement
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-OMS-20. Scope and Contents The papers of Celestine Cook primarily document her business, social, and civic activities in both Galveston, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana.Personal materials include correspondence, awards, family Bibles, programs, invitations, and newspaper clippings. This collection also contains organizational...
Dates:
Other: 1932-1985, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Paul R. Valteau, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: 372
Content Description
Paul R. Valteau, Jr. served as civil sherriff of Orleans Parish for over 25 years. The papers of former Orleans Parish Civil Sheriff Paul R. Valteau, Jr. document Valteau’s service in that position and the various comunity outreach programs undertaken by the Civil Sheriff’s Office during his tenure. The material also documents aspects of New Orleans politics from the late 1970s through 2010.
The collection consists of news clippings, minutes and agenda, pamphlets and brochures, invitations,...
Dates:
Other: 1970-2010
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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