Robert Hayne Tarrant Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Collection 09

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

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

Dates

Created: 1916-1930
Other: Majority of material found in 1916-1930
Other: Date acquired: 12/12/1984

Creator

Tarrant, Robert Hayne (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the J. Edgar and Louis S. Monroe Library, Loyola University New Orleans. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright Laws.

Biographical or Historical Information

Robert Hayne Tarrant was an important New Orleans impresario. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, Tarrant began his career in New Orleans about 1912. He brought to the city such artists as Riccardo Stracciari, Geraldine Farrar, John McCormack, Frances Aida, Arthur Shattuck, and Anna Pavlowa and such groups as the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Isadora Duncan Dancers. Tarrant died on 10 March 1965 at the age of eighty-three.

Note written by

Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged into three series: Printed Material; Photographs; Programs. Each series is then arranged chronologically. Of particular interest are the programs--a valuable record of performers and theaters in New Orleans.