African Americans -- Societies and clubs -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Mayor Arthur J. O'Keefe records
Collection
Identifier: CA-AA-OKeefe
Scope and Contents
Much of the material is "ceremonial" (i.e., letters of introduction/greetings, letters of appointment, etc.) but there are documents of more significance, especially in the files for city of New Orleans government agencies. The New Orleans Police Department files include scattered reports on investigations of houses of prostitution, fortune-telling, and other "nuisances" of the day. The Orleans Levee District, Board of Commissioners files include details of the Board's purchase of land for...
Dates:
1926-1929
Found in:
City Archives