Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...

Scope and Contents From the Series: 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...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

For the most part, the correspondence concerns Library matters (both regarding New Orleans Public Library and its predecessor the Fisk Library), most usually requests for information by the correspondents.

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The collection consists of approximately 100 pages of Leche family genealogical records.