Collection: Department of Utilities | New Orleans City Archives & Special Collections

Scope and Contents

Contains records related to public utilities in the city of New Orleans, including some records by the New Orleans Public Service Inc. (NOPSI), the Taxicab Bureau, Office of Telecommunications, and administrators. The records include subject files, project files, plans, correspondence between various departments, and volumes of bills, ledgers, and complaints.

Dates

Creation: 1914-2004

Creator

Department of Utilities (Organization)
New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Available to researchers by appointment. Plese e-mail your request to archivist@nolalibrary.org to schedule an appointment.

Requesting Materials

Materials Request Guidelines

Conditions Governing Access

Available to registered researchers by appointment.

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction or use of materials is prohibited without the permission of the City Archives & Special Collections. Please review the Archives' Permission to Publish note.

Extent

26 Cubic Feet (26 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into series by format and by sub-department. Series for the Taxicab Bureau and Office of Telecommunications each have their own arrangment to maintain the order of those files as created by those departments.