Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Edward Wisner Donation records were transferred to the City Archives in August of 2016. They consist primarily of correspondence, grant applications, and City of New Orleans disbursement information. Records were kept in the order in which they were received. For additional information about the Wisner Donation, ask about materials housed in the City Documents collection such as annual reports and the Wisner...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Annually the city budget included appropriations to a variety of private civic organizations, ranging from social welfare agencies such as the local Council on Aging to arts bodies such as the New Orleans Opera Association. The documents included in the Subject/Municipal Participation in Civic Affairs series deal with the groups that received these appropriations in 1982. Included are details of the payments to each organization, along with supporting material documenting each group's need...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Executive Office of the Mayor was responsible for day-to-day operations of the Mayor's Office. The files are primarily in-coming and out-going correspondence and subject files arranged alphabetically and chronologically within each category. Folders generally contain both correspondence and subject material.Included are inter-office memos; citizen complaints and requests for assistance; invitations; letters (both in-coming and out-going) of congratulations, recommendation and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The records include: a small group of folders relating to the Division's administration of the city's boards and commissions (as noted above, the main body of Boards and Commissions records are described separately). files relating to businesses, agencies, and organizations doing business with, or otherwise in contact with, the Division. files from Cheryl Team. Ms. Teamer started out in 1994 as an assistant to Paul Sens, Mayor Morial's first Executive Assistant for...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Administrative records, publications, reports, pamphlets and other material from the Orleans Parish School Board. The collection has been arranged into series based on type of record. The Board of Directors of the First District administrative records have been arranged into their own series. Bound Volumes mostly contain financial documents related to expenditures by the School Board and district, but includes a roster of school eligible children. The Subject File contains mostly reports and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The following historic districts are represented in this collection: Algiers Point Bywater CBD Landmarks Central Business District Esplanade Esplanade Ridge Esplanade Ridge - Treme Gentilly and Gentilly Terrace Holy Cross Irish Channel Lafayette Square Landmarks Lower Garden District Marigny New Orleans Landmarks Picayune Place Potential Landmarks and Surveys Special Projects St. Charles...