Mississippi River flood collection

Collection

Identifier: LaRC-517

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, charts, maps,and printed matter related to the Mississippi River flood of 1927. The printed matter consists mostly of advertisements intended to raise awareness of the flooding problems in Louisiana. Some of the printed matter promotes Louisiana in that it demonstrates that only a small portion of Louisiana was effectd by the flood of 1927. These materials were collected A.B. Dinwiddie, former president of Tulane University and member of the Flood Policy Committee during this time period.

Dates

1912-1928
Other: Majority of material found within 1927

Creator

Dinwiddie, Albert Bledsoe, 1871-1935 (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.

Extent

5.00 Folders

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject. It consists of 5 folders and is 0.25 linear foot.

Subjects

Flood control -- Mississippi River -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Charts (graphic documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Disaster relief -- United States -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Emergency management -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Flood control -- Louisiana -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Floods -- Mississippi River Delta Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Invitations Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Louisiana -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Lcnaf
Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Mississippi River Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mississippi River Delta (La) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
New Orleans (La) -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Posters Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Rivers -- Louisiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Telegrams Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus