Minute books

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The Benjamin Morgan Harrod papers consists primarily of materials about the construction of the Panama Canal, as well as flood control and navigation. Included is correspondence, a minutebook of the Isthian Canal Commission, a speech by Harrod, photographs, reports, and a bound volume.

Scope and Contents The Canal Bank records include bound ledgers, minute books, signature books, stock books, and letter books from its founding in 1831, through several name changes and mergers, to its final closing in the 1930s. Also included in the collection are materials of institutions that merged into the Canal Bank, including those belonging to the Provident Group (1893-1905), the Louisiana National Group (1865-1905), the German-American Group (1905-1914), the 1919 Group (1893-1919), the Citizens Group...

Scope and Contents The Congregation Gates of Prayer was organized in the "Old Lafayette" area of New Orleans in 1849 and incorporated in 1850. The Congregation later moved to Jefferson Parish and established a new synagogue in Metairie. It followed the Orthodox tradition and services were conducted by a cantor for many years. At the turn of the century, the influence of the Reform movement was felt, and in 1906 the first rabbi was engaged. The collection consists of the Congregation Gates of Prayer's by-laws,...

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Minute book of the Democratic-Conservative Parish. On the back of the book is a list of rules governing the committee, the commissioners, voting proceedured and a list of the delegates from the various wards.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials relating to the history of the Episcopal Church in Louisiana, Louisiana bishops, the Diocesan House, state and general conventions, the Woman's Auxiliary, individual Episcopal churches in Louisiana, the Episcopal Children's Home, and the Gaudet Episcopal Home and School. Materials include annual reports, scrapbooks, board minutes, newsletters, confirmation records, marriage certificates, journals, registers, correspondence, records of services, financial...

Scope and Contents The collection is primarily made up of correspondence of James H. Dakin and his family. Dakin was a prominent architect who designed many significant structures in New Orleans, including the University of Louisiana during the mid nineteenth century, which would later become part of Tulane University. There is an 1843-1845 minute book of the Louisiana Volunteer Regiment kept by Dakin. Also included is reference material used by author Arthur Scully, Jr. to write James Dakin, Architect-His...

Scope and Contents The oldest historical organization in the state, the Louisiana Historical Society was founded in 1835. The collection consists of the organizational records of the Louisiana Historical Society, including correspondence, a history of the Society, newsletters, agendas, reports, cassettes, receipts, other financial records, member lists, publications, pictures, minutes, and proceedings. There is a significant amount of correspondence from President Hugh Wilkinson in 1962 as well as minute books...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of the Société française de bienfaisance et d'assistance mutuelle de la Nouvelle Orléans, and of its Hôpital français. Included are handwritten, typed, and printed financial records, minutes, correspondence, clippings, hospital forms, poster of hospital guest rules, and other records. The collection also contains issues of the Rapport annuel de la Société française de bienfaisance et d'assistance mutuelle de la Nouvelle Orléans, which document...

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This collection is composed of the business records of Standard Fruit & Steamship Co. and related bodies, including the files of Salvador D'Antoni as well as administrative records throughout the corporate evolution of the company. Items include business papers, blueprints, newspapers, correspondence, minute books, articles of agreement, financial papers, minutes, contracts, telegrams, reports, clippings, and pamphlets.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of by-laws, annual reports, histories, membership applications and lists, correspondence, announcements, invitations, bulletins, clippings, photographs, mailed post cards, handwritten and typed journals, financial records, and other records of the Swiss Society of New Orleans.  This collection contains primarily material from the 1890s as well as 1970s and 1980s.  A 1968 pamphlet, titled Burials in the Tomb of the Swiss-American Society of New Orleans, includes the...

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The collection is made up of financial records, minute books, ledgers, programs, and scrapbooks of the Volunteer Committee of the New Orleans Symphony, which was previously known as the New Orleans Women's Committee. The New Orleans Symphony changed its name to the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.