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Catholic Council on Human Relations records

 Collection
Identifier: 077
Scope and Contents This collection includes a variety of materials regarding the Catholic Council on Human Relations (CCHR) and their work to desegregate New Orleans parochial schools. The collection includes correspondence by and to C. Ellic Henican, Charles Plauche, Henry Bezou, and Henry Cabirac. The collection includes the organization's foundational documents, collected publications, and financial materials. Much of the collection consists of correspondence between CCHR staff and directors,...
Dates: Created: 1955-1969; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1972

Jane T. Lemann papers

 Collection
Identifier: 214
Scope and Contents The Jane T. Lemann papers reflect Lemann's wide civic involvement in New Orleans, particularly in areas pertaining to educational reform and student welfare.  Materials reflecting Lemann's involvement in efforts to desegregate the New Orleans Public Schools comprise the bulk of the collection.  The collection consists mostly of planning and meeting notes, reports, correspondence, collected ephemera and publications, and newsclippings.  Some materials pertain to Lemann's work with multiple...
Dates: Created: 1944-1966; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1983

Natalie Midlo collection

 Collection — Container: 1 box
Identifier: 253
Scope and Contents This collection of approximately 70 items contains correspondence, bulletins, newspaper clippings, programs, sample forms, questionnaires, and sermons collected by Natalie Midlo. These materials reflect her civic activism and support of civil rights and school desegregation. Several items are from esoteric groups and express anti-Semitic and racist views, support segregated schools and white supremacy, state sovereignty, and other social and political issues. Included is an...
Dates: Created: 1830-1973; Other: Majority of material found in 1946-1973; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1971

A.M. Trudeau Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2180
Scope and Contents The A. M. Trudeau, Jr. papers consist of two folders of correspondence and printed ephemera.  These pertain to the Supreme Court cases in which Trudeau was involved.  The correspondence consists largely of Trudeau’s outgoing carbons recommending local African American civil leaders to various posts.  Notable items include Trudeau’s letter to President Gerald Ford recommending  Revius O. Ortique, Jr. for the United States District Court and letters of recommendation for Clarence Barney of the...
Dates: Created: 1962-1975; Other: Date acquired: 11/01/1982