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This collection includes 18 boxes of files from Fitzmorris's tenure as At-Large Councilmember. Major areas of focus are Leases on City owned property, the Sewerage and Water Board, and extensive recordkeeping of his appointments. This collection also includes a small amout of Fitzmorris' personal papers.

Scope and Contents The journal is a transcription of Bjerknes' account of a stay with New Orleans relatives in 1935-1936. It includes descriptions of his trip to America and visits to Savannah, Georgia, and to Mississippi; of daily life in New Orleans; of parks, outings, the Vieux Carre, local planning & building, water purification & drainage, Mardi Gras, the new Huey Long bridge, and other topics. Also included are his descriptions of events such as the Archbishop's inauguration, Leif Ericson Day,...

Scope and Contents The records of the First Municipality include the First Municipality Council, legal and financial deparmtnets, surveyor's office, and records of police, workhouses, schools, and wharfs. The image to the right shows the boundaries that were in place during the Municipality Period from 1836-1852, dividing the city into three separate entities. The First Municipality occupied the area between Canal St. and Esplande Ave, from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain, known as the "old city."...

Scope and Contents The Myldred Masson Costa papers include correspondence, meeting minutes, promotional material, and other documents related to her activities on a variety of official boards and neighborhood associations dedicated to historic preservation in the French Quarter from the 1970s and early 1980s. These organizations include the French Quarter Task Force, the Vieux Carré Association, the Louisiana Council for the Vieux Carré, and the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission....

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The records include minutes of Board meetings, general files (including some correspondence), files on individual appeals from permit denials, files on individual suspension/revocation petitions, and sound recordings of Board meetings. Also included are related records from the years when the City Council was responsible for alcoholic beverage outlet decisions.

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This collection contains travel maps covering primarily New Orleans and Louisiana. The bulk of the maps date from 1954-1989. The maps include a number of Transit Maps issued by the New Orleans Public Services Inc. and later the Regional Transit Authority.

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Materials relating to the 1968 Vieux Carre Property Owners & Associates, Inc. second annual contest to highlight the Vieux Carre.