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AM. Archives & Manuscripts

 Record Group
Identifier: AM
Primary source archives and manuscripts materials related to the history of Louisiana and the South. Many of the collections were produced by alumni, professors, and others associated with the Loyola University New Orleans. Collections areas include Communications and Mass Media, Social Justice, Performing Arts, and New Orleans Writers.

Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:

Lillian N. Dayries Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 10
Scope and Contents

These papers, which were collected by Lillian N. Dayries, consist of material that relates to the history of the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus. They relate primarily to Fr. Sullivan, though there is also considerable material about Fr. Ruggeri and Loyola University. The material is dated roughly from 1900 to 1967, mainly from 1910 to 1954.

Dates: Created: 1900-1967; Other: Majority of material found in 1910-1954; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/1990

Louisiana Catholicism Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Collection 61
Scope and Contents

The collection contains photographs, publications, etc. all relating to Catholicism in Louisiana

Dates: Created: c. 1886 - c. 1960

Louisiana Women Writers Symposium Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 50
Scope and Contents The Louisiana Women Writers Symposium Collection primarily consists of correspondence and photographs.  This correspondence relates to the organization of the symposium and the publication of essays presented at the symposium in an expanded volume.  The included photographs depict various Louisiana women writers and were used as illustrations for the Louisiana Women Writers essays and bibliography. The Louisiana Women Writers Symposium was held on September 19-20, 1986 at Loyola University...
Dates: Created: 1979-1995; Other: Majority of material found in 1986-1992; Other: Date acquired: 01/08/2013

Loyola University Athletics Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 71
Scope and Contents

This is an artificial collection consisting of Loyola University New Orleans athletics programs, media guides, clippings, and other ephemera created to promote and support sport teams at Loyola University between the years of 1908 – 1992. Archery, basketball, baseball, boxing, football, golf, soccer, and tennis are represented as well as Hall of Fame awards and items detailing the discontinuation of intercollegiate sports in 1972.

Dates: Created: 1925-2013; Other: Date acquired: 11/10/2015

Loyola University College of Music Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 67
Scope and Contents This is an artificial collection containing materials related to the College of Music (now the College of Music and Fine Arts) at Loyola University New Orleans. Ernest Schuyten’s Symphony I was donated by family member of Greg Miller, adjunct music faculty. Materials in the collection include written histories of the College; documents relating to persons associated with the College; programs of musical performances; newsletters; and music scores both by College faculty and written for the...
Dates: Created: 1931-1987

Marguerite Piazza Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Collection 08
Scope and Contents

These program guides and photographs document Marguerite Piazza's singing performances throughout the United States in operas, musicals, television, nightclubs, and other cultural forms. These papers originated roughly between 1939 and 1974, mainly between 1945 and 1960.

Dates: Created: 1939-1974; Other: Majority of material found in 1945-1960; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1987

Mary Ann Kennedy 20th Century Catholic Brochures Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Collection 73
Scope and Contents This collection of ecclesiastical publications covers questions and answers about a wide range of topics for curious Catholics, dating throughout the 20th century. Consisting mostly of works from Liguori Publications and its affiliates, the brochures guide young Catholics through a myriad of everyday dilemmas and situations – including “Is Kissing Wrong?” “How to Be Liked By Others,” “Teen-Agers and Dating,” and Clothes, Culture and Modesty” – such that they may adhere strongly to their...
Dates: Created: 1934-1983; Other: Majority of material found within 1960-1968; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2017

Moon Landrieu Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 01
Abstract The primary aim of the Loyola University Library's Archives is to collect and preserve manuscripts pertaining to the Loyola community, the Society of Jesus, and the history of Louisiana and the South. In particular the Archives seeks the papers of those persons and organizations who have had great influence on the history of the City of New Orleans and reflect the activity of Loyola in thecommunity. As such, the papers of Moon Landrieu, a Loyola alumnus and past Mayor of New Orleans, are...
Dates: Created: 1966-1978; Other: Majority of material found in 1970-1978; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1978

Nash Roberts Hurricane Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 26
Abstract Mention Nash Roberts, and generations of New Orleanians, who have never met him in person, will remember a treasured friend. For more than 40 years, anxious residents of the "city in a bowl" listened and watched attentively as this meteorologist-turned-reluctant TV celebrity calmly and thoughtfully explained and predicted the paths of hurricanes. He gathered all the technical information available and distilled it for presentation to the TV audience with the simplest of tools - a magic...
Dates: Created: 1948-1995; Other: Date acquired: 01/07/2010

New Orleans Carnival Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Collection 54
Scope and Contents

New Orleans has been celebrating Mardi Gras since the mid 19th century. Private organizations, known as krewes, sponsor annual public parades and private balls. This collection consists of the ball programs and some invitations to these events produced by various krewes from the 1870s through to the 1970s.

Dates: Created: 1878-1985; Other: Majority of material found in 1969-1977; Other: Date acquired: 01/08/2013