Moon Landrieu Collection

Collection

Identifier: Collection 01

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The papers of Moon Landrieu deal with the administration of New Orleans, LA, and facets of state and national activities. Item types found within this collection include: correpsondence, financial records, legal documents, public speeches and remarks, evaluations and plans, and meeting minutes and proceedings, etc.

Dates

Created: 1966-1978
Other: Majority of material found in 1970-1978
Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1978

Creator

Landrieu, Moon (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

Moon Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, was born July 23, 1930, in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of Joseph and Loretta (Bechtel) Landrieu. Moon Landrieu received a BBA from Loyola University in 1952 and his LLB from Loyola University in 1954. He entered the United States Army as a lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1954-1957; he worked as a lawyer with the firm Landrieu, Calogero, and Kronlage, 1957-1960; as a representative from the 12th Ward of New Orleans, 1960-1966; as a Councilman-at-large from 1966-1970. Moon Landrieu became Mayor of New Orleans from 1970 until April of 1978. During 1975-1976 Mr. Landrieu served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors.

Note written by Handy, Harold

Extent

78.50 Linear Feet (157 Boxes, 11 scrapbooks)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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 considered one of the Archive's most valuable holdings.

Arrangement Note

The records were to a large extent arranged alphabetically prior to their arrival at the Library Archives and Research Center, and have been maintained in that state. For the convenience of the researcher, however, the papers of the Landrieu Collection have been subdivided into eight different series according to record type. The purpose of this guide is to indicate the contents of the Moon Landrieu Collection. The papers were received in a subject-caption arrangement and have been maintained in that state. For the convenience of the researcher and general reader the papers have been divided into eight series according to record type. The first series deals with correspondence and is broken into fourteen subseries ranging from personal correspondence through transportation . These subseries are arranged alphabetically by subject caption and then chronologically. The second series is a chronological arrangement of general correspondence . The third series is made up of financial correspondence. The fourth contains legal documents. Series five contains financial records , The sixth series is made up of various public speeches and remarks. The seventh series addresses evaluations, goals, plans, projects, reports, and studies. The eighth series contains bulletins, minutes, newsletters, newsreleases, and proceedings The arrangement series three to eight is alphabetical by subject caption, then chronological.

Physical Access Requirements

The NYT paid for the digitization of the 1970 Landireu Inauguration filmunder the following conditions agreed to on November 11: 1. NYT has the ability to use as much of the footage as they wish in the produced video, with credit to Loyola University in the end credits. 2. Editorial rights, worldwide distribution, distribution rights to 3rd party partners (AOL, Yahoo, Hulu, etc), and syndication of the final, produced video that contains Moon Landrieu Inauguration footage - in perpetuity. 3. Payment remitted only after successful digitization of the film. 4. Exclusive rights for a period of 30 days after the NYT publishes a video using the Moon Landrieu Inauguration film.

Source of Acquisition

Landrieu, Moon

Method of Acquisition

Gift, 1978.01

Accruals and Additions

The 1970 Moon Landrieu Inauguration film (Box 163) was digitized by Memory Lane to DVD in November 2014 per request from the New York Times. The digitized film is on DVD in the collection (Box 163) and also in the SCA Network Attached Storage.

Existence and Location of Originals

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Related Materials

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Processing Information

The accessioning, arrangement, inventorying, description, indexing, and publication of this finding-aid would not have been possible without the efforts of many individuals. I would like to acknowledge the assistance and valuable advice of Mark Flynn; the indefatigable energies of Harriet Stern who assisted in the beginnings of this work; the University Library for their interest in the Moon Landrieu Collection and the University Administration.