Bridges
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Bridge records, 1926-1965
Series
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, specifications, design notes, maps, plans, and other materials relating to the design, construction, and maintenance of bridges in the City of New Orleans. Also included are similar documents relating to the beautification of the Bayou St. John waterway and other "non-bridge" projects such as the Lake Pontchartrain bulkhead and the U.S. Immigration Station wharf.In addition to documenting the operations of the City Engineer's office (and later the...
Dates:
1926-1965
Found in:
City Archives
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City Engineer records
Chief Administrative Office records
Collection
Identifier: CA-CAO
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:
1955-2001
Found in:
City Archives
Neville Levy papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-336-MS
Scope and Contents
The correspondence files deal almost exclusively with Levy's naval career. The files include both incoming and carbon copies of outgoing correspondence and were originally labelled "personal correspondence" by Captain Levy. While much "personal" correspondence is included (e.g., letters of congratulation, thanks, condolence; letters reporting family news and personal activities), the files also include a considerable amount of Navy "business" (e.g. personnel matters, orders, papers relating...
Dates:
1917-1968
Found in:
Special Collections
Subject Files, 1927-1985
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
The records document both individual projects and ongoing Commission concerns. Among the former are files dealing with the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition and among the latter are files dealing with such matters as public buildings, streets, transportation, and zoning.They were transferred to the City Archives in several groups during the 1980s. In 1991-1992, City Archives staff arranged the files into series based on the projects or functional areas pertinent to each file folder. Folders...
Dates:
1927-1985