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Hurricane Katrina Oral History Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 35

Scope and Contents

The Hurricane Katrina Oral History Collection contains interviews with 40 individuals. Interviews were videotaped to mini-DV and audio recorded to tape and mini-tape. For access purposes, the videos and audio recordings were digitized and are available on DVD and CD. Transcripts are available for nine of the interviews. There are also nine produced “final project” DVDs. All materials were produced in the spring of 2006, and all interviews were conducted in New Orleans.

Dates

  • Created: 2006
  • Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2004

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The first three series in the collection are open for research use. No duplications of any materials in the collection are allowed. Interviews lacking signed informed consent forms are located in the fourth series and are closed to researchers.

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

In the spring of 2006, Loyola professor Jaqueline Woodfork’s students interviewed New Orleans community members about their experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast in August 2005.

Note written by Kelly, Elizabeth Joan

Extent

1.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged in four series. DVDs and CDs of interviews, transcripts, and final student projects are arranged alphabetically by student’s last name. Closed collection materials are arranged alphabetically by interviewee’s last name and are comprised of interviews that do not have consent forms and are closed to researchers.

Source of Acquisition

Woodfork, Jaqueline

Method of Acquisition

2004.02

Existence and Location of Originals

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Related Materials

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Other Descriptive Information

Digitized and in the SCA shared drive in \Digital Collections\Katrina Oral History.

Title
Hurricane Katrina Oral History Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Kelly, Elizabeth Joan
Date
11/30/2011
Description rules
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Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the J. Edgar and Louis S. Monroe Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
6363 St Charles Ave
New Orleans 70118 US
504-864-7092