New Orleans Police Department, 1941-1942
Scope and Contents
The correspondence/subject files have been reconstructed from records separated into general subject files by previous custodians. Very little has survived, and what is documented is generally limited to only a few pieces or to only a short span of time. Among the Public Safety agencies covered most substantially are the Police Department (files of citizen complaints referred from Public Safety to the Police Department, 1940-42) and the New Orleans Safety Council (correspondence and minutes, 1928-30). Also of interest are invitations received by Commissioner Frank Gomila for the years 1934-1941, correspondence concerning the Louisiana Leprosorium at Carville, La., testimony in two court cases involving the Police Department, a variety of material connected to a ca. 1929 traffic survey of the city, and a large file of letters offering sites for the construction of new fire houses.
Dates
- Other: 1941-1942
Creator
- From the Collection: Department of Public Safety (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Available to registered researchers by appointment.
Requesting Materials
Extent
From the Series: 3 Cubic Feet (3 document boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the City Archives Repository
City Archives & Special Collections
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans LA 70112
504-596-2610
archivist@nolalibrary.org