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NAACP, Office of Field Director of Louisiana records

 Collection
Identifier: 261
Scope and Contents The records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) Louisiana State Field Office consist of 21 linear feet of documents.  The largest portion of the collection is comprised of correspondence; the remainder of the collection consists of reports, press releases, minutes, newsletters, complaints, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The correspondence in the collection is arranged chronologically and consists primarily of letters written to and by the NAACP...
Dates: Created: 1964-1976; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1977

John P. Nelson papers

 Collection
Identifier: 269
Scope and Contents The papers document Nelson's active participation in the civil rights movement, school integration in New Orleans, and his work as an Assistant District Attorney for Orleans Parish. The papers of John P. Nelson, Jr. measure approximately 7.2 linear feet. There are 1,227 pieces of correspondence dated between 1957 and 1977. The papers also include magazine articles, speeches, a proposal, collected materials, notes, memoranda, agendas, reports, minutes, job descriptions, applications, resumes,...
Dates: Created: 1957-1977; Other: Date acquired: 06/06/1973

John O'Neal papers

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Identifier: 279
Scope and Contents The papers highlight the personal and professional life of John M. O'Neal, Jr. The John O'Neal papers consist of 25.94 linear feet and document O'Neal's artistic style and vision as an African American actor, director, playwright, and community and civil rights activist. The papers are of interest for studying the southern Black Arts Movement and more specifically the Black Theater Movement; the Free Southern Theater; the Civil Rights Movement; voter rights registration; race relations;...
Dates: Created: 1927-1999; Other: Majority of material found in 1970-1989; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1983

Kim Lacy Rogers collection

 Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: 317
Scope and Contents This collection consists mostly of sound recordings of oral history interviews conducted by Kim Lacy Rogers with persons involved in the desegregation process in New Orleans. These include opponents and proponents of segregation. Notable interviewees include: Daniel Byrd, Albert Dent, Tom Dent, Lolis Elie, Oretha Castle Haley, Rosa Freeman Keller, Mayor Maurice "Moon" Landrieu, Rudy Lombard, Mayor Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial, John O'Neal, Revius Ortique, Jackson Ricau, Jerome Smith, and Betty...
Dates: Created: 1959-1996; Other: Majority of material found in 1979-1988; Other: Date acquired: 10/02/1979

Charles B. Roussève papers

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Identifier: 320
Scope and Contents The papers of Charles B. Rousseve consist predominantly of collected items, both from his historical research and contemporary materials reflecting his varied interests. Primary subjects include publications from the 1890s from the Citizens' Committee (Comite des Citoyens), which brought the Plessy v. Ferguson case to the United States Supreme Court; poetry and other literature written in Reconstruction-era New Orleans; the desegregation of public and...
Dates: Created: 1842-1994; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984

A.P. Tureaud papers

 Collection — Container: Microfilm
Identifier: 367
Scope and Contents The papers of Alexander Pierre Tureaud occupy 31 linear feet of shelf space. Among the largest groups of papers are records of civil rights cases, correspondence, and non-financial reports. Among the records of civil rights cases are those concerning school desegregation, teacher salary equalization, transportation, and public accommodations. There are also records of cases concerning colleges and trade schools. Lastly, are records of the State of Louisiana v. National Association for the...
Dates: Created: 1798-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1926-1972; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1974

Alan Wieder collection

 Collection
Identifier: 685
Scope and Contents Collection contains newspaper clippings (November 1960-January 1979) formerly housed in three scrapbooks documentating the desegregation of William Frantz and McDonogh 19 elementary schools in New Orleans by Ruby Bridges (Frantz) and Leona Tate, Tessie Prevost, and Gail Ettiene (McDonogh). Other materials include correspondence; office records of John A. Stewart, principal of McDonogh 19 when it was integrated; hand script notes by Betty Wisdom containing her reflections on the desegregation...
Dates: Created: 1960-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1960-1961; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2009

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