Scope and Contents

Records include:

• Correspondence, Incoming and Outgoing
• Records of the City Pound
• Records of the Indigent Insane
• Reports from Parish Prison and Police Jail
• Permits
• Financial Records
• Occupants of Stalls in Public Markets

Scope and Contents

The House of Detention Records include:

• Annual Reports
• Monthly Reports
• Records of the release or transfer of federal prisoners
• Medical Records

Additional records for the House of Detention can be found in the City Documents collection under the call number TS150-TS220.

Scope and Contents The Office of the Mayor's records contains administrative records from throughout the existence of the office. This includes petitions, licenses, project records, city property files, and correspondence with constituents, politicians, governing bodies, city officials, and city departments, among other administrative records. The responsibilities of the Mayor have changed throughout the history of the city, so the Office of the Mayor records have been subdivided by historical...