Councilmember Abraham Lincoln Davis District B records

Collection

Identifier: CA-AB-Davis

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Records reflect the duties and areas of interest of the District B office. Correspondence addressed to Councilmember Sapir, Davis' predecessor, were retained. Davis' personal files were not included in the transfer of records.

Dates

Creation: 1975-1978

Creator

Davis, Abraham Lincoln (Person)
New Orleans (La.) City Council (Organization)
City Council District B (New Orleans (La.)) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Available to registered researchers by appointment. Request by box and folder number.

Requesting Materials

Materials Request Guidelines

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

Reverend A.L.(Abraham Lincoln) Davis, one of the leaders in the Civil Rights movement in New Orleans, was the first African-American to serve on the New Orleans City Council. He was appointed to the District B seat in 1975 to fill the unexpired term of Councilman Eddie Sapir, who had been elected judge of Municipal Court. Davis was elected to the seat in 1976. Due to a redistricting dispute, which had delayed the 1974 elections until 1976, the council members elected in 1976 served only until 1978, when a regularly scheduled election was held. Reverend Davis did not run for re-election in 1978.

Extent

9 Cubic Feet (9 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Processing Information

The original inventory recorded titles of folders that were transferred empty to the Archives. Those empty folders have since been disposed of and their titles eliminated..