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New Orleans (La.) -- Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Larry Bagneris papers

 Collection
Identifier: 714
Scope and Contents The papers of civil rights and gay rights activist Larry Bagneris Jr. document his community and political activities in Houston, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, speeches, flyers, campaign material, news clippings, biographical material, programs, and various periodicals focused on gay rights and communities.  The earliest material concerns Bagneris' employment with the Washington National Insurance Company (1970-1989). Correspondence...
Dates: Created: 1968-2008; Other: Date acquired: 06/27/2011

Sidney Barthelemy papers

 Collection
Identifier: 447
Content Description

This collection consists of speeches made by New Orleans Mayor Sidney Barthelemy, as well as correspondence, which reflect Barthelemy's years as Mayor. Barthemey was the second African American to hold the New Orleans Mayoral chair from 1986 to 1994.

Dates: Other: 1989-1992

A.L. Davis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 533
Scope and Contents The papers of New Orleans minister and community and political activist Reverend A.L. Davis mainly documents his unsuccessful run for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives for Districts 10 and 11 in 1967 with a small amount of material regarding his ministry of New Zion Baptist Church. The bulk of the collection (1967-1970) consists of news clippings regarding the 1967 campaign and photographs of Davis with community and political leaders (1956-1976). The photographs include...
Dates: Created: 1918-1980; Other: Majority of material found in 1967-1970; Other: Date acquired: 05/04/1996

Lance Hill papers

 Collection — 9 boxes
Identifier: 745
Scope and Contents The collection includes Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) memoranda regarding counterintelligence and surveillance on the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups in the greater New Orleans area as well as FBI reports on these groups, also including the Bogalusa Civic and Voters League. The bulk of these materials, dating from 1964 to 1971, regard the Klan in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Complementing these are collected articles on the Deacons for Defense and Justice, briefs and other research...
Dates: Created: 1939-2017; Other: Majority of material found in 1964-1971; Other: Date acquired: 7/15/2004

Ernest "Dutch" Morial papers

 Collection
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

Sybil Morial papers

 Collection
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