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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
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Amistad Research Center
Claiborne Avenue North Project collection
Collection
Identifier: 091
Content Description
This collection includes correspondence, collected items, notes, and worksheets on noted New Orleans personalities and institutions. These materials were compiled in relation to the major exhibit on African American New Orleans history planned by the city of New Orleans. The exhibit was funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Of particular significance are the brief historical and biographical sketches on Black institutions and prominent New Orleanians of...
Dates:
Other: 1980-1981
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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