CA-C. City Finances
Record Group
Identifier: CA-C
Records created to manage expenditures and debt, as well as administer taxes for purpose of funding the function and services of the municipal government. Other records related to finances in the 19th century can be found in the city council and mayor's records as they were mostly responsible for overseeing the city's finances, especially during the municipality period.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Board of Assessors records
Collection
Identifier: CA-CJ
Scope and Contents
The majority of materials in this collection are tax assessment records documenting property values. These can be used to determine changes in the assessed value of properties.How to Use Tax Assessment RecordsThe Board of Assessors of Orleans Parish was created in 1856; prior to this, property assessments were determined by state officials or local...
Dates:
1836-1975
Found in:
City Archives
Board of Commissioners of the Fink Asylum Fund
Collection
Identifier: CA-CCF
Scope and Contents
Manuscript records, mostly of a financial nature, dealing with the construction and operation of the Fink Asylum and with the investments made with Fink legacy funds.
Cashbooks (2 vols., 1861-1957) provide a daily record of cash derived from investments, real estate sales, and sundries, along with detailed cash expenditures
Ledgers (3 vols., 1861-1957) list the monthly activity of each account within the Fink Fund.
Also included is one volume of Board minutes...
Dates:
1861-1957
Found in:
City Archives
Board of Commissioners of the McDonogh School Fund
Collection
Identifier: CA-CCM
Scope and Contents
All records are original manuscripts. The School Plans are original water color renditions (elevations and floor plans) of the first twenty schools erected by the Fund. These drawings were apparently based on the original plans of the buildings executed by architects Charles Lewis Hillger and William A. Freret. As a whole the records are particularly useful for documenting the construction and maintenance of this important group of educational buildings.Additional records include...
Dates:
1858-1958
Found in:
City Archives
Financial Administrations of New Orleans records
Collection
Identifier: CA-C
Scope and Contents
Records from various city departments, officials, and commissioners related to the finances of the city throughout its history, including special funds. Additional information about the material relative to specific departments or commissioners is available at the series level of this collection.
Dates:
1794-1950
Found in:
City Archives
Records of the City Debt
Collection
Identifier: CA-CC/CB
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises most of the records related to the city's debt and bonds from 1830 to 1980. Each agency or department responsible for monitoring and reporting on the debt has their records collection in their respective series.
The first series "Records of bonds, notes, and other securities or currencies issued by the city of New Orleans and its subdivisions, 1830-1861" includes debts incurred during the muncipality period by the first, second, and third...
Dates:
1830-1980
Found in:
City Archives