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10th Regiment, U.S. Colored Artillery (Heavy) in New Orleans muster rolls
The manuscript rolls give the names of soldiers, their rank, and a variety of information regarding their enlistment and service.
275th Anniversary of the Founding of the City of New Orleans Commission records
The records, in one document carton, include meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, lists, memorandums, financial records, notes, and miscellaneous materials. Also included are several color photographs taken at the Jackson Square birthday party, a proclamation signed by Governor Edwin W. Edwards, and a copy of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park's "New Orleans' Legacy, Education Program Proposals," designed especially for the anniversary year.
1850s Baptismal certificates
Ten photocopied baptismal certificates from various dates in the 1850s.
Agnes McCabe letter
Manuscript letter addressed to Mr. Taylor [possibly Robert M. Taylor, New Orleans delinquent tax collector], a friend of Eddie McCabe. She is asking for help in finding employment. She also alludes to the circumstances of Eddie's death, and complains about the character of Billy Strude [possibly Billy Struve, former editor of the Storyville Blue Book and a close associate of Thomas C. Anderson], suggesting a connection between him and Eddie's death. Source unknown.
Albert Baldwin Wood papers
Printed materials include Tulane University commencement programs; a copy of the Congressional Record of May 21, 1953 (in which Woods testified before Congress concerning control works limiting the flow of water from the Mississippi River to the Atchafalaya River; 1949, 1953-1954 New Orleans Annual Reports; other miscellaneous items.
Alexander Craigs will
Last Will and Testament of Alexander Craigs dated 1770 from Oxford, England.
Alexander James Azar papers
Typewritten notes from Dr. Rudolph Matas' course in the Department of Surgery at Tulane Medical School in 1923. Azar was then a medical student at Tulane; these notes appear to have been his, but were found in the papers of fellow student Ambrose Storck, whose collection is under SC-121. Accessioned March, 1985
Alvarez Fisk letter
Business letter to Jackson Todd Co. of Philadelphia.
Ambrose Howell Storck papers
Andrew J. Bell School Library records
Records relating to the renovation of the library building, 1978-1980.
Angola Penitentiary letter
Correspondence between Mrs. Bland Cox Bruns and Reed Cozart.
Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Convention records
Manuscript and typewritten program notes and minutes for the organization's convention in November, 1955. The theme of the meeting was "The Christian Woman combines modesty with dignity, in dress, conduct and speech."
Ardoyn Plantation records
Document titled "A Statement of Monies Paid [Enslaved Persons] on Ardoyn Plantation for the Crop of 1863-1864,", listing several score of enslaved persons (first names), when they were employed, how long they were employed, and the monies paid to them. Click the image to view materials.
Arts Council of New Orleans records
Audubon Commission
Contains records related to the various Audubon Commission organizations, including Audubon Park, the Zoo, the Aquarium of the Americas, and the Nature center. Records include brochures, program information, financial documents, and other documents related to the commission and various parks under their administration.
Bennet H. Barrow diary transcript
Typewritten transcript of Barrow's diary. Daily record of the operation of Barrow's Locust Grove (now Highland) Plantation in West Feliciana Parish. Includes detailed information on slavery, cotton, and politics. This transcription differs in many respects from the published version of the diary, "Edwin A. Davis, Plantation Life in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana, 1836-1846, as Reflected in the Diary of Bennet H. Barrow" (New York: Columbia University Press, 1943).
Board of Assessors records
Board of Commissioners of the Fink Asylum Fund
Board of Commissioners of the McDonogh School Fund
Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System records
Microfilm copies of records dealing with changes in the status of individual members of the system and records relating to the deaths of individual members.
Boards and Commissions records
Bright Light Spiritual Church records
The records comprise two manuscript volumes in which are recorded minutes, financial records, and membership rolls.
Bruns Family papers
The papers include letters, stock certificates, and other papers. Most of the letters deal with political matters. Individual correspondents include John M. Parker, Kate M. Gordon, E. John Ellis, John Sharp Williams, Luther Hall, Edgar H. Farrar, and John M. Avery.
Buddy Bolden Jazz Funeral records
Photocopies of minutes, notes, research materials, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other materials relating to the September 6, 1996 jazz funeral memorializing pioneer jazz musician Charles "Buddy" Bolden. Copies of the inventory are filed with the collection and in the Louisiana Division's collection file for the BBJFC.
Bureau of Governmental Research of New Orleans reports
Report related to the November 7, 2000 election on two bond propositions. Purpose A proposed to issue 150 millon dolars in general obligation bonds for six categories of city projects. The Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff issued Purpose B for 27 million for facilities, equipment, and furnishings.