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City Administration

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Board of Commissioners of the Fink Asylum Fund

 Collection
Identifier: CA-CCF
Scope and Contents Manuscript records, mostly of a financial nature, dealing with the construction and operation of the Fink Asylum and with the investments made with Fink legacy funds. Cashbooks (2 vols., 1861-1957) provide a daily record of cash derived from investments, real estate sales, and sundries, along with detailed cash expenditures Ledgers (3 vols., 1861-1957) list the monthly activity of each account within the Fink Fund. Also included is one volume of Board minutes...
Dates: 1861-1957
Found in: City Archives

Bureau of Governmental Research records relating to the City of New Orleans home rule charter process

 Collection
Identifier: SC-260-MS
Scope and Contents

Memos and correspondence, reports and subject files, and other documents related to the Bureau's research into the city charter process.

Dates: circa 1949-1952
Found in: Special Collections

Cabildo (New Orleans, La.)

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Chief Administrative Office

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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

Chief Administrative Officer Marlin N. Gusman records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-CAO-Gusman
Scope and Contents

The records are primarily subject/correspondence files arranged alphabetically by folder title in 6 series, as kept by the CAO. The distinction between the separate series is not always clear; there is overlap, especially, among the types of records filed in the first three series.

Dates: 1994-2000
Found in: City Archives

City Council At-Large (New Orleans (La.))

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City Council Fiscal Office, 1977-1996

 Series
Scope and Contents

The records include subject files, accountants' reports, and sound recordings. Some, but not all, files were weeded to remove most photocopies of local newspaper articles.

Dates: 1977-1996
Found in: City Archives / City Council records

City Council records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AB
Scope and Contents The legislative branch of the municipal government has operated under many official designations, outlined by the various city charters in place since the creation of the Spanish Cabildo in 1803. While many of these independant councils' records have been described separately, from roughly 1866 onward the...
Dates: 1866-2016
Found in: City Archives

City of Carrollton

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Dates: Existence: 1845 - 1874

Clerk of Council

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The legislative branch of the municipal government has operated under many official designations, outlined by the various city charters in place since the creation of the Spanish Cabildo in 1803. While many of these independant councils' records have been described separately, from roughly 1866 onward the...
Dates: 1866-2016
Found in: City Archives / City Council records

Correspondence/ Subject Files

 Series
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and subject files pertaining to:

  • Union Stock Yard development in the Ninth Ward
  • Properties at Joseph and South Liberty to be used for playgrounds
  • Distribution of natural gas
  • the Henry Clay streetcar line
  • Municipal Auditorium site selection

Dates: 1866-2016
Found in: City Archives / City Council records

Councilmember Joseph Giarrusso At-Large Records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-Giarrusso
Scope and Contents

A former superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department (1960-1975), Chief Giarrusso's interest in the NOPD and in law enforcement continued through his years on the Council, an interest that is reflected in these records. Other issues that are particularly well represented relate to public utilities policy and regulation, gambling and the city's proposed land-based casino, and anti-smoking legislation, for which the Chief acted as one of New Orleans' strongest advocates.

Dates: 1978-1994
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

Councilmember Peggy Wilson District A and At-Large records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-Wilson
Scope and Contents The majority of records in this collection are from Wilson's At-Large term on City Council; however, a few date back to her previous District A terms. Materials have been grouped into five seperate series, reflecting the activities of her office. Wilson's office kept extensive subject files on city agencies, businesses, local organizations, and topics of local interest. Additionally, they maintained files on select individuals, including politicians and business members of the community. A...
Dates: 1986-1998
Found in: City Archives

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Cedric S. Grant

 Collection
Identifier: CA-CAO-Grant.Deputy
Scope and Contents The records reflect Grant's tenure as Deputy Chief Administrative Officer. As primary assistant to the CAO, Grant was responsible for capital development, emergency preparedness and public works. The records are primarily subject/correspondence files. While most of the folders are labeled "correspondence," also included are reports, memos, financial or legal documents, minutes of committees, boards or task forces on which Grant sat (these are fragmentary), etc. Correspondence or memos to CAO...
Dates: 1994-2001
Found in: City Archives

Division of Intergovernmental Relations

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AA-Intergov
Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, reports, copies of council resolutions and other city documents, information sheets, resumes, and inter office memos.

Dates: 1985-1997
Found in: City Archives

Division of Intergovernmental Relations

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Financial Administrations of New Orleans records

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Identifier: CA-C
Scope and Contents

Records from various city departments, officials, and commissioners related to the finances of the city throughout its history, including special funds. Additional information about the material relative to specific departments or commissioners is available at the series level of this collection.

Dates: 1794-1950
Found in: City Archives

First Municipality

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Dates: Existence: 1836 - 1852

First Municipality records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-FirstMun
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."...
Dates: 1836-1852
Found in: City Archives

Grant, Cedric S.

 Person

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

Mayor C. Ray Nagin records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AA-Nagin
Scope and Contents The Mayor C. Ray Nagin records contain two series: Office of Administration and the Office of Communications. These records include subject files, staff records, planning materials, correspondence, and other records produced by these offices under Mayor Nagin and CAO Brenda Hatfield. The Office of Administration records include physical materials that can be requested and viewed in the City Archives & Special Collections reading room. The Office of Communications transferred...
Dates: 2002-2010
Found in: City Archives

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