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Papers. 1957-1977.

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Lawyer, of New Orleans, La. Correspondence, chiefly relating to New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation and to St. Augustine High School et al vs. Louisiana High School Athletic Association et al; speeches and preparatory material for speeches and legal arguments; minutes, agenda, reports, job descriptions, applications, resumes, and clippings (1970-73), pertaining to Nelson's service on the board of directors of New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation; memoranda, subpoenas, affidavits, bills, receipts, notes, estimates, notices, and photos (1962-64), documenting his representation of members of the Taxicab Association: pleadings, briefs, depositions, exhibits, court orders and records, notes, and other legal and working papers (1960-77), documenting representation of plaintiffs in civil rights cases, particularly Guillory et al vs. Tulane et al (1961-63) and Perkins vs. New Orleans Athletic Club (1975-77). Other topics include Catholic Church involvement in interracial affairs, especially National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice; legal services for the poor; desegregation in public schools of Orleans and Terrebonne Parishes, interscholastic activities, and Tulane University; and Houma Indians, described by anthropologist Ann Fischer. Correspondents include Mathew Ahmann, John M. Blanchard, Hale Boggs, Richard A. Buckley, Kenneth De Jean, John Pat Little, Thomas W. McFerrin, Joseph Meyer, Ernest N. Morial, J. Thomas Nelson, Revius Ortique, Thomas P. Perkins, Jr., Barry Portman, Charles F. Seeman, Daniel Vincent, and Thad Howard Waters.

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