Orleans Parish School Board records
Scope and Contents
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 other publications arranged by subject.
Dates
- Creation: 1841-2002
Creator
- Orleans Parish School Board (Organization)
Requesting Materials
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.
Biographical / Historical
Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) was founded in 1841 for the purpose of administering the Public School system in New Orleans. The Orleans Parish School Board administers the New Orleans Public Schools, but the two appear to have been used interchangably in their records. The first integration of Public Schools in New Orleans occured in November of 1960. Ruby Bridges entered William Frantz Elementary School, while Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne (also known as The McDonogh Three) began at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. Desegretation of schools was highly controversial. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, significant changes were made to the New Orleans schooling system, and the state-run Recovery School District (RSD) took over the operating of schools in Orleans Parish. The Orleans Parish School Board continues to operate in New Orleans along with a variety of parochial, charter, and private schools.
Extent
3 Volumes (unknown--update when resource record is complete)
20 Linear Feet (15 boxes in Subject file)
24 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Orleans Parish School Board records
- Author
- bsilva
- Date
- 2/10/2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- compiled from finding aids created by LEH, other City Archives staff, and original finding aids written by bsilva
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