AM. Archives & Manuscripts

Scope and Contents The editorials in this collection were authored by Phil Johnson during his long career at WWL-TV and aired on the station as a regular nightly presentation from March, 1962 through July, 1999. Following his retirement Johnson returned to deliver infrequent editorials at Christmas, and on the occasion of a colleague’s death. WWL-TV was established by Loyola University New Orleans in 1957 and owned by the university until 1990. The collection chronicles the 36-year political history of New...

Scope and Contents The collection documents the research and activity of Joseph-Aurélien Cornet, a Belgian Christian Brother, who lived and worked in the Congo region for nearly thirty years. Trained as a Western art and architectural historian, Cornet’s academic pursuit became the art and culture of the Congolese region and peoples, which he documented in photographs, illustrated field notebooks, and language primers of his own creation. Binders containing correspondence and research materials make up the...

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The Press Club of New Orleans Collection has been arranged in six series: Organization and Membership Documents; Minutes; Professional and Social Activities; Publications; Photographs; and Memorabilia. Material in the collection dates between 1957 and 2001. The most valuable information is found in the Organization and Membership Documents (Series I) and Board Minutes (Series II).

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Spanning every decade of the twentieth century, these programs provide information about New Orleans's cultural life--about theatre, opera, symphonic and other artistic performances, and about the organizations that sponsored such performances.

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This collection consists of newspaper and magazine articles, as well as other ephemera relating to Pope Pius XII, Pope John XXIII, Pope Paul VI, who served in consecutive papacies from 1939-1978. The collection also contains material relating to the Pontifical North American College in Rome.

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This collection consists of research notes, interviews, and correspondence, etc., related to the writing of The American Journey of Eric Sevareid by Fr. Raymond A. Schroth.

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These papers, which date roughly from 1916 to 1930, provide information about Tarrant and about New Orleans's cultural life.

Scope and Contents The Ronnie Virgets papers contain all existing samples of his work in print, television and radio dating from the mid-1980s. Box 1 contains examples of Virgets' broadcast media performances. The television essays have been converted to DVD format from VCR tapes and saved on computer for best preservation. Unfortunately, most ofthe CDs containing "Crescent City" transcripts were damaged by Katrina's floodwaters. Box 2 consists ofthe work papers and scripts written for radio and...

Scope and Contents The Drown collection includes photostat copies of correspondences, addresses, and pastoral letters by Archbishop Rummel and other clergy primarily relating to the New Orleans Archdiocese’s intent to end segregation in parochial schools and fierce response by local opposition groups. Materials also include correspondence and newsletters from supporting local Catholic organization’s and articles from local and national newspapers on the debate. There are also numerous journals,...