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Donald Harrison Sr. Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 786
Content Description The family papers of long-time Mardi Gras Indian, Big Chief Donald Harrison, Sr. mainly consists of ephemeral items, such as posters, announcements and flyers, invitations and programs, certificates, and promotional publications covering lectures and performances by Donald Harrison, Sr., and the Guardians of the Flame Mardi Gras Indians. Additionally, performances and promotional materials for his son, Saxophonist Donald Harrison, Jr., and his grandson, Trumpeter Christian Scott are...
Dates: Other: 1977-2017

Ladies Friends of Faith Benevolent Association minute book

 Collection — Container: 1 folder
Identifier: 2236
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a single minute book for meetings of the Ladies Friends of Faith Benevolent Association in New Orleans, Louisiana. The recorded minutes date from 2 August 1914 to 1 October 1916 and comprise 203 pages of a 296-page bound volume. Meetings of the association were held twice monthly on Sunday afternoons during the period recorded. Meetings took place in three locations--Rhodes Hall (1426 Perdido Street) through 6 December 1914; the Pythian Temple (corner...
Dates: Created: 1914-1916; Other: Date acquired: 02/16/1973

Lewis Family papers

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Identifier: 788
Scope and Contents The papers of the Lewis Family (circa 1860-1977; bulk 1880-1950) from Natchitoches, Louisiana, contain significant documents related to Louisiana’s Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction eras, extensive examples of late 19th and early 20th century portraiture, and the relationships and achievements of an African American family across generations. Family members represented throughout the collection include patriarch John G. Lewis Sr. (1849-1931); his wife Virginia Thompson (1864-1931); and...
Dates: Created: circa 1860-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1880-1950; Other: Date acquired: 08/08/2012

William Lombard papers

 Collection — Container: 2 Oral History interviews
Identifier: 223
Scope and Contents The William Lombard papers contains correspondence, minutes, financial records, bank statements, constitutions, membership applications, collected printed items, and newspapers clippings related to the Longshoreman’s Protective Union Benevolent Association. It also includes photocopies of records of incorporation and liquidation, property transactions, and other matters pertaining to the early history of the union as well as three photographs of William Lombard. Of particular interest are...
Dates: Created: 1874-1986; Other: Date acquired: 01/08/1987

Ellis Marsalis, Jr. papers

 Collection — Container: OV Items 2 and 3
Identifier: 723
Scope and Contents This collection from New Orleans pianist and composer Ellis Marsalis Jr. contains correspondence, certificates, contracts, sheet music, sound recordings, photographs, and ephemera that encompass Mr. Marsalis’s six-decade career as a musician and music instructor. Correspondence dating from 1959 to 2013, is related to Marsalis' teaching and lecturing, performance dates, and letters of recommendation on behalf of his students at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). It...
Dates: Created: 1946-2016; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-2010; Other: Date acquired: 09/28/2008

Maurice M. Martinez papers

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Identifier: 581
Scope and Contents Maurice Martinez Jr. was born to Mildred and Maurice Martinez Sr. in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Xavier University in New Orleans and the University of Michigan. In addition to being a successful poet, musician, and filmmaker, he was a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. In 1976, he directed the documentary The Black Indians of New Orleans. He hosted North Carolina Blues Notes, a public radio program. Since the 1970s and...
Dates: Created: 1976-2001; Other: Date acquired: 04/12/2000

Ernest "Dutch" Morial papers

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Identifier: 256
Scope and Contents The Ernest "Dutch" Morial papers document Morial's career as an activist, lawyer, judge, and mayor of New Orleans. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, financial documents, newspaper articles, audiovisual materials, and collected items spanning the years 1929 to 1995. The papers have been arranged into the following seven series: Personal papers, campaigns and legislation, City of New Orleans mayoral tenure, community service and memberships, legal activities and judicial...
Dates: Created: 1929-1995; Other: Date acquired: 07/13/1977

NOLA Hip Hop Archive Project Collection

 Collection — Container: Items 1-48
Identifier: 749
Scope and Contents The NOLA Hip Hop Archive was founded by Holly Hobbs, a Ph.D. candidate at Tulane University, in 2012. The goal of Hobbs’ project is to add to the growing body of documentation of hip hop and bounce oral histories in New Orleans, Louisiana, in order to highlight the music's role as an important community art form. With the assistance of videographer Dick Darby and production assistant Colin Meneghini, Hobbs conducted a series of videotaped interviews with hip hop and bounce artists and...
Dates: Created: 2012-2014; Other: Date acquired: 03/11/2013

Sybil Morial papers

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Identifier: 752
Acknowledgement This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-OMS-20. Content Description The papers of educator, activist and New Orleans community leader, Sybil Morial consist of correspondence from various local and national organizations requesting Morial’s participation in fundraising, conferences, and events. The papers also document her work on many boards and committees for various...
Dates: Other: 1957-2016

Paul R. Valteau, Jr. papers

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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

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