John F.C. Waldo papers
Collection
Identifier: LaRC-390
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of legal papers, business correspondence, and writings of John F. C. Waldo (1855-1923), who was a lawyer, author, and public speaker. He was City Attorney of New Orleans (1904-1920), Knights of Pythias Grand Chancellor, and president of the First Unitarian Church. There are legal papers in the collection regarding John McDonogh's estate and the suit of Carleton Hunt versus the City of New Orleans. In addition, there are poems and articles Waldo wrote and collected as well as typescripts, letterbooks, newspaper clippings, and other printed material.
Dates
- 1811-1927
Creator
- Waldo, John F. C., 1855-1923. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
John F. C. Waldo (1855-1923) was an attorney, historian, author, and public speaker. He was Assistant City Attorney of New Orleans (1904-1920), Knights of Pythias Grand Chancellor, and president of the First Unitarian Church. He was president of the Prison Reform Association; director of the Charity Organization Society; patron of the Order of the Eastern Star; and member of the Shakespearean Society of New Orleans. Waldo was married to Odette Francke and had five children.
Extent
5.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged by topic as follows: business correspondence and writings, legal papers, poems and clippings collected by Waldo, letterbooks and notebooks, and printed books and materials. The collection consists of five boxes.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Odette Waldo. Date acquired: 10/09/1966.
Other Descriptive Information
OCLC Number: 783794389
- Hunt, Carleton, 1836-1921.
- McDonogh, John, 1779-1850 -- Estate.
- Waldo, John F. C., 1855-1923.
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Knights of Pythias.
- Legal documents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letterbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Poems Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Speeches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Unitarian Church (New Orleans, La.)
- Writings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- Waldo, John F. C., 1855-1923. (Person)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- LAC Group
- Date
- 04/06/2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository