Chief Administrative Office records
Scope and Contents
The Chief Administrative Office records contain six series of records from 1950 to 2000, including subject files, capital project files, economic statistics for the city, records of the Federal Program Division, office Scrapbooks, and public relations photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-2001
Creator
- Chief Administrative Office (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Available to registered researchers by appointment.
Requesting Materials
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
The Chief Administrative Officer is responsible for carrying out the City’s mission, vision, and values by overseeing the day-to-day operational functions of City Hall and ensuring the city is fiscally responsible. The Home Rule Charter of 1954 created the position to assist and report to the executive office with the administrative duties of the city.
Extent
69 Cubic Feet (69 boxes. )
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The CAO record are arranged into series including Subject Files, Capital Project Files, Economic Statistical Materials, Federal Programs Divisions, and Photographs.
Subject
- Office of the Mayor (Organization)
- New Orleans (La.) Fire Department (Organization)
- Orleans Levee District (Organization)
- New Orleans (La.). Police Department (Organization)
- United States. Civil Defense (Organization)
- New Orleans Aviation Board (Organization)
- New Orleans Board of Liquidation, City Debt (Organization)
- Vieux Carré Commission (Organization)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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