Charter Committee for the City of New Orleans records, 1950-1952.

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Charter Committee for the City of New Orleans records, 1950-1952.

This collection consists of records of the citizens' committee to write a charter document for the City of New Orleans. Included are mimeographed committee meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, printed material, and the preliminary drafts and final version of the charter.

3 linear feet (6 boxes)

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Charter Committee for the City of New Orleans.

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The Charter Committee for the City of New Orleans, also called the Citizens' Charter Committee, worked with Mayor Morrison and city officials to create a charter document for the City of New Orleans, which would be consistent with the practices of other cities in the United States. The donors of the collection, Martha Gilmore Robinson and Professor Eugene Nabors, were both active committee members. From the description of Charter Committee for the City of New Orleans records, 1950-19...

Robinson, Martha Gilmore.

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Nabors, Eugene A., 1905-

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Morrison, deLesseps S. (deLesseps Story), 1912-1964

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deLesseps S. Morrison was a representative for Orleans Parish in the Louisiana Legislature (1940-1946), mayor of New Orleans (1946-1961), and U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States (1961-1964). From the description of deLesseps Story Morrison papers, 1961-1964. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 319169279 ...