John F.C. Waldo papers

Collection

Identifier: LaRC-390

Staff Only

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

Additional Description

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

Subjects

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