Christian Woman's Exchange records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records of the Christian Woman's Exchange of New Orleans, Louisiana, including handwritten and typed correspondence, administrative documents, and legal and financial records. The bound volumes in this collection are chiefly handwritten ledgers concerning the running of the shop and the operation of the rooming house. The collection also includes minute books, roll books, microfilm, and printed material, including annual reports and issues of the organization's newsletter, the Exchange news.
Dates
- 1881-2000
Creator
- Christian Woman's Exchange (New Orleans, La.) (Organization)
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.
Extent
120 Linear Feet
164 Boxes
97 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Collection has been arranged by organization documents, board documents, minutes of the board, financial documentation, financial volumes, fundraising events, materials pertaining to the Gallier House, materials pertaining to the Hermann-Grima House, administrative records, and volumes relating to the early Christian Woman's Exchanges' consignment shop. There are also oversized blueprints from renovations to the Gallier and Hermann-Grima houses.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Helen M. Shaw, President of Christian Woman's Exchange. Date acquired: 02/04/1973.
Processing Information
Collection originally processed in 1978. Rehoused with minimal rearrangement of materials in 2016 by Andrew Mullins, III and James Scott.
- Historic buildings -- Louisiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Local exchange trading systems -- Louisiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Orleans (La) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women -- Employment -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women's exchanges -- United States -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Annual reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Charitable organizations -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christian Woman's Exchange (New Orleans, La.)
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hermann-Grima House (New Orleans, La.)
- Ledgers (account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Membership Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Membership lists Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Merchandise inventories Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- New Orleans (La) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Orleans (La) -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Orleans (La) -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- Receipts (financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Tax records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Women -- United States -- Economic conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- LaRC-Christian Woman's Exchange records finding aid
- Subtitle
- Manuscripts Collection 257
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Eira Tansey, Susanna Powers, Andrew Mullins, III, and James Scott.
- Date
- 2016 July 20
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository
