Harbors
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Boards and Commission Records
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
The City Charter provides that the Mayor shall "appoint, with approval of a majority of members of the Council, members of all boards except as otherwise provided in this Charter or by applicable State law." In practice the Mayor appoints, or nominates for appointment, members not only of Charter-created boards and commissions but also of a variety of bodies created by state law, quasi-governmental organizations, and public-private corporate partnerships.The records comprise...
Dates:
1977-1986
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
City Council District E records
Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-District E
Scope and Contents
The records are subject files from the following Councilmembers representing District E:
- Philip Ciaccio, pictured right, served as Dist. E Councilmember from 1966-1982
- Howard Beck, appointed to fill Ciaccio's unexpired term, 1982
- Wayne Babovich, served 1982-1985
- Ulysses Williams, appointed to fill Babovich's unexpired term, 1985-1986
Dates:
1966-1987
Found in:
City Archives
Councilmember John J. Petre District D and At-Large Records
Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-Petre
Scope and Contents
Records include files on city-owned property leased for private use, subject, and reading files. The property files include photographs, the lease agreement, and other relevant material.
Dates:
1961-1969
Found in:
City Archives
Councilmember Joseph V. DiRosa At-Large records
Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-DiRosa
Scope and Contents
The DiRosa records contain subject files from the councilperson's two terms in office. Many of the subject files deal with civic matters, social services, and local organizations. Of particular note are the liquor license revocations that were part of a morality enforcement against gambling, sex work, and same-sex bars. Many of the organizations present in the collection are local social service organizations or political organizations, including anti-community organizations from the...
Dates:
1962-1966; 1970-1978
Found in:
City Archives
Councilmember Mike Early District C Records
Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-Early
Scope and Contents
The records are subjects files and address a variety of topics including:
- Education
- Budget
- Energy management
- Public housing
- Neighborhood development
- New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
- Parks
- Sanitation
- Sewerage and Water Board
- Tourism
Dates:
1978-1990
Found in:
City Archives
Department of Property Management, 1979
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The surviving records of the Commissioner's Office in the Department of Public Property are limited to a single register book and a series of correspondence/subject files. Records of the Division of Public Buildings, the Division of Public Works, and the City Engineer's Office are described separately.The register records documents received by the Commission and referred to the Commissioner of Public Property for action. Documents are listed by date of receipt and numerically under...
Dates:
1979
Found in:
City Archives
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Department of Public Property records
Department of Public Property records
Collection
Identifier: CA-KD
Scope and Contents
The surviving records of the Commissioner's Office in the Department of Public Property are limited to a single register book and a series of correspondence/subject files. Records of the Division of Public Buildings, the Division of Public Works, and the City Engineer's Office are described separately.The register records documents received by the Commission and referred to the Commissioner of Public Property for action. Documents are listed by date of receipt and numerically under...
Dates:
1912-1973
Found in:
City Archives
Division of Federal and State Programs and Mayor's Office Administration, 1994-2002
Series
Scope and Contents
Records of the Office of Federal and State Programs came to the Archives in two installments, the first in 2001 and the second with the larger transfer of records at the end of the Morial administration. The first group comprised materials mostly from the period 1994-1996 while the second accession included records from 1994 through the end of the administration's tenure in 2002. The two groups were inventoried as separate series. Both essentially comprise subject files arranged in...
Dates:
Other: 1994-2002
Found in:
City Archives
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Mayor Marc H. Morial records
Executive Office of the Mayor, 1986-1994
Series
Scope and Contents
The Executive Office of the Mayor was responsible for day-to-day operations of the Mayor's Office. The files are primarily in-coming and out-going correspondence and subject files arranged alphabetically and chronologically within each category. Folders generally contain both correspondence and subject material.Included are inter-office memos; citizen complaints and requests for assistance; invitations; letters (both in-coming and out-going) of congratulations, recommendation and...
Dates:
Other: 1986-1994
Found in:
City Archives
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Mayor Sidney J. Barthelemy records
Mayor deLesseps S. Morrison records
Collection
Identifier: CA-AA-Morrison
Scope and Contents
The records, for the most part, represent subject/correspondence files from the second half of the Morrison administration. A small series of miscellaneous subject files covers his entire term of office, and a smaller series comprises the records of Morrison's Public Relations Office for 1960 only. Reading files from the first half of Morrison's administration were retained, as were press releases.The records of the first half of the Morrison administration are housed at ...
Dates:
1946-1961; Majority of material found within 1956-1961
Found in:
City Archives
Mayor Victor H. Schiro records
Collection
Identifier: CA-AA-Schiro
Scope and Contents
The records include correspondence/subject files from Schiro's tenure as Councilman, as well as his terms as Mayor (the 1961 files contain both mayoral and councilmanic papers). Also included is a series of records from the Mayor's Public Relations Office, 1957-1970 (extending slightly into the tenure of Schiro's successor, Moon Landrieu).
Dates:
1950-1970
Found in:
City Archives
Office of Boards and Commissions records, 1994-2002
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
The records are arranged into three subseries:Boards & Commissions records includes rosters (often with numerous updated versions); documents dealing with attendance issues; correspondence dealing with the make-up, purpose, and operations of each agency; nominations from outside entities; resignations; documents relating to the decision-making process for appointments; and legal authorities for the various boards/commissions.Records relating to individual...
Dates:
Other: 1994-2002
Office of Communications Records, 1994-2002
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
The records of the Office of Communications include subject files, among which are Media Advisories, Press Briefings, Press Clippings, and Press Releases. Also included are video recordings made or collected by the Office. The latter are divided into two groups, one comprising standard-size VHS/BETA tapes and the other comprising larger format recordings. Each group is arranged in numerical order by tape numbers assigned by archives staff (the arrangement tends to also be alphabetical, but...
Dates:
Other: 1994-2002
Office of Environmental Affairs records, 1994-2002
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
The records include subject files, apparently from both the Director and the Deputy Director of the Office. They include materials relating to the application for and administration of grants for environmental concerns; materials relating to City of New Orleans environmental initiatives; and materials relating to other agencies and organizations dealing with environmental matters. Among the areas particularly well represented are matters dealing with Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi...
Dates:
Other: 1994-2002