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Public Belt Railroad (New Orleans, La.)

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Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Boards and Commissions records

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Identifier: CA-AA-Boards
Scope and Contents The records were created by the Office of the Mayor and include files pertaining to the appointment of members to and the general business of various boards and commissions, committees and task forces; individual files may include formal letters of appointment and responses from appointees; Council motions approving appointments; occasionally minutes of meetings; correspondence regarding potential appointees; and sometimes resumes of potential appointees. The records span the...
Dates: 1958-1970
Found in: City Archives

Boards and Commissions Records

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Scope and Contents

Files from various boards and commissions in the city overseen by Landrieu's office.

Dates: 1970-1978
Found in: City Archives / Mayor Moon Landrieu records

City Charter

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Dates: 1970-1995
Found in: City Archives / City Council records / Council Research Office / Subject Files

Commissioner of Public Finance Subject Files (CB 512), 1913-1950

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Identifier: CB 512
Scope and Contents The records are 3 boxes of subject/correspondence files reconstructed from fragments dispersed in the City Archives' Official Vertical File and from a small series of files that survived intact. The files are primarily in-coming correspondence to the Commissioner of Public Finance. Also included are a variety of reports (financial or otherwise) generated by the Commissioner or his office. Agencies represented by substantial files include the Federal Housing Committee, Mississippi River...
Dates: 1913-1950
Found in: City Archives / Financial Administrations of New Orleans records

Council Research Office, 1970-1995

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Dates: 1970-1995
Found in: City Archives / City Council records

Councilmember Joseph Giarrusso At-Large Records

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Identifier: CA-AB-Giarrusso
Scope and Contents

A former superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department (1960-1975), Chief Giarrusso's interest in the NOPD and in law enforcement continued through his years on the Council, an interest that is reflected in these records. Other issues that are particularly well represented relate to public utilities policy and regulation, gambling and the city's proposed land-based casino, and anti-smoking legislation, for which the Chief acted as one of New Orleans' strongest advocates.

Dates: 1978-1994
Found in: City Archives

Executive Assistant for Intergovernmental Relations, 1994-1996

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Contains administrative files related to projects in the 1970s and 1980s. These files contain correspondence and reports from city, state, and federal governments.

Dates: 1994-1996
Found in: City Archives / Division of Intergovernmental Relations

Mayor Ernest N. Morial records

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Identifier: CA-AA-Morial.E
Scope and Contents Ernest Morial mayor's office records begin in 1977, the year before he took office, and run until he left office in 1986. He organized his office into four sub-units: the Executive Office, Intergovernmental Relations, Planning and Development, and Human Resources (in addition, the Mayor was advised by an Executive Counsel and was assisted in operating city government by his Chief Administrative Officer--unfortunately though, no records from either of these aides has yet been accessioned by...
Dates: 1977-1986
Found in: City Archives

Mayor Marc H. Morial records

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Identifier: CA-AA-Morial.M
Scope and Contents

The City Archives received approximately 700 cu. ft. of records during the last days of the Marc H. Morial administration. Included were records of the various divisions within the Mayor's Office along with records of the Chief Administrative Office and records of the Finance, Health, Property Management, Police, and Parkways Departments. Records for agencies outside of the Mayor's Office are described separately.

Dates: 1993-2002
Found in: City Archives

Mayor Robert S. Maestri records

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Identifier: CA-AA-Maestri
Scope and Contents The records consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence in two series (one consisting of manuscript correspondence and the other microfilm copies of correspondence), and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings (also available on microfilm). There may be some duplication between the manuscript and microfilmed correspondence, but for the most part, the originals of the microfilmed series are no longer extant. In general, the correspondence reflects the day-to-day business of municipal...
Dates: 1936-1945
Found in: City Archives

Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley records

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Identifier: CA-AA-Walmsley
Scope and Contents The records have been reconstructed from "fragments" dispersed in the City Archives. They consist primarily of incoming correspondence to the mayor, arranged alphabetically by name of corporate or individual correspondent. Correspondence marked with clear filing notes has been filed according to the subject designated in the note and arranged chronologically within the subject category. Among the subjects covered most substantially are the strike by workers constructing the Public Belt (Huey...
Dates: 1929-1936
Found in: City Archives

Subject Files

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Scope and Contents From the Series: The records are central correspondence and subject files relating to the general areas of responsibility of the office, kept in the office of the Executive Assistant for Economic Development. Files are arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder. Projects or areas of responsibility particularly well represented are the Almonaster-Michoud Development District (AMID), the redevelopment of Armstrong Park; the 1992 Economic Development Strategic Plan; the proposed Hitcom recording...
Dates: Other: 1986-1994
Found in: City Archives / Mayor Sidney J. Barthelemy records / Mayor's Office of Economic Development

Subject Files , 1950-1969, bulk: 1957-1969

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Contains Schiro's subject files from 1950-1969, including his time as a city councilperson. The bulk of the records come from Schiro's years as Mayor with a few preceding years.

Dates: 1950-1969; Majority of material found within 1957-1969
Found in: City Archives / Mayor Victor H. Schiro records

Subject files, 1955-1971

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Scope and Contents

The subject files series includes reading files and records gathered by the CAO office related to city projects and issues.

Dates: Other: 1955-1971
Found in: City Archives / Chief Administrative Office records

Subject Files, First Term, 1962-1966

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: The DiRosa records contain subject files from the councilperson's two terms in office. Many of the subject files deal with civic matters, social services, and local organizations. Of particular note are the liquor license revocations that were part of a morality enforcement against gambling, sex work, and same-sex bars. Many of the organizations present in the collection are local social service organizations or political organizations, including anti-community organizations from the...
Dates: 1962-1966
Found in: City Archives / Councilmember Joseph V. DiRosa At-Large records

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