[ffi"""""'- THE HISTORIC ~It!! I NEW ORLEANS Louisiana Documents, p. 3 The Rites of Rex, p. 5 ~~~~ COLLECTION Focus: Louisiana Limoges, p. 6 ~~I NEWSLETTER Corporate Cup Redux, p. 10
Volume II, Number 1 Winter 1984
Evidence of a family and its history-letters, hundred-year-old letter "repaired" with adhe photographs, portraits, diaries, a worn family Bi sive tape, the acid in which actually "eats" words ble, financial records, or valuable mementos from the paper, and the color photograph are among many people's most treasured pos proudly displayed in a sunny spot, so that ultra sessions. The proper care of old or fragile items, violet rays leach out the color. however, is difficult. Horror stories of "pres Many people choose to donate their heirlooms ervation" techniques which damage or even de to an appropriate museum or research center so stroy a valued possession are common-the that they will receive professional care and pres- John Lawrence and Susan Cole ervation. Since many others, how sleeves of the same material. Pro ever, prefer to care for their be tective enclosures are made of acid longings at home, the Collection is free materials. No pens are allowed publishing a series of Preservation in study areas. Guides, which give guidelines for Procedures for handling and use proper care of a variety of valued of materials are designed for the possessions. The first two pam greatest possible protection. An ad phlets, one on family papers by cu ditional precaution has been insti rator of manuscripts Susan Cole and tuted recently in the Curatorial Di the other on photographs by cura vision. Patrons, as well as staff, are tor John H. Lawrence, were issued now required to wear white cotton Curatorial staff members Michele Wyck in December 1983. gloves while examining original ma off and Richard Marvin wear white cot Abbreviated versions of these terials. This is a particularly valu ton gloves to handle historic photo guides were originally published in able safeguard for the very few col graphs. early issues of this newsletter. Fa lections which are not yet protected to the piece and extending its useful vorable public reaction and calls for by a secondary support and are thus research life. more detail indicated that many susceptible to damage by skin oils. The Preservation Guides include people wanted additional informa Gloves also keep the secondary sup sources for special supplies and bib tion about preserving their family's ports used in the collections from liographies for further reading. past. becoming soiled or fingerprinted. They are available from the Shop at Both authors did further re Gloves require that each piece is the Collection for $2.50 each. Mail search, but they relied primarily on handled in a careful manner, mini orders must include tax and han their experience as staff members at mizing physical damage and stress dling. the Collection; the pamphlets re flect the careful preservation prac tices followed at THNOC. Orien tation for new staff members and ongoing conferences, seminars, and visiting professional consultants help staff maintain an awareness of proper procedures and new devel opments. Staff members and researchers follow strict guidelines when using research materials, because the rare and valuable items would be irre TRANSCRIPTION: placeable if they were lost or dam - he (Marbois) then took occasion to mention his sorrow, that any cause aged. State-of-the-art environmen of difference should exist between our countries-the Consul told him in tal control systems regulate reply-"will you have the charge of the treasury let them give you humidity and temperature. Win 1239.53.738 (one hundred million)-& pay their own claims, & take the dows in research areas, galleries, whole country- and the Williams residence are pro tected by UF3 Plexiglas™, which fil ters out harmful ultraviolet rays, and fluorescent bulbs are covered with
2 THN OC Documents Enliven History Classes The Historic New Orleans Col lection has instituted a pilot project in Louisiana history for junior high and high school students. During the 1984 spring semester 1,000 public and private school students will re ceive packets containing reprints of original Louisiana documents, maps, and letters, copied from the hold ings of the Collection. Intended as supplementary material for Louisi ana history classes, each packet will The African House include facsimiles of documents, at Melrose Plantation (1945) by Elmore M. verbatim transcriptions, English Morgan, Jr. translations (when necessary), study (1974.25.26.84) questions, a glossary of unfamiliar terms, and a bibliography for fur ther study. This project is an outgrowth of a the New Orleans public schools and the early 19th century. Background series of workshops for public school the State of Louisiana since 1981. information describes the Cane teachers, conducted at the Collec Mrs. Schneider's work with New River colony-its history, economy, tion by Elsa Schneider, curator of Orleans teachers emphasized the and lifestyle. The examples cho education. The workshops were part benefits that students could receive sen-a marriage contract, defama of the Professional Incentive Pro from being exposed to primary doc tion proceeding, family assembly, gram for teachers, sponsored jointly uments, the raw material from slave sale, and manumission-illu by the Social Studies Department of which history is written; it encour minate important areas of these aged her to begin this project. people's lives. Suggested questions Through the detective work nec bring out further information, such essary to interpret and to under as the legal steps necessary to ob stand primary sources, Mrs. Schnei tain a slave's freedom or that first der hopes that students will become cousin marriages were very com "sensitive to the human experience mon. The certificate of manumis in history, more critical of the his sion and record of a slave sale reveal tory they read, and knowledgeable a dramatic situation: 10 years after about what has gone into the writ one slave was freed, he purchased ing of history." the freedom of another slave-his Editors: Patricia Brady Schmit, Gail Larsen Peterkin Many THNOC staff members as mother. The related study material will also help students to interpret Photography: Jan White sisted Mrs. Schneider in preparing the contents of these Louisiana his the documents and to relate them The Historic New Orleans Collection Newsletter is published quarterly by tory packets. In particular, docents to their history textbooks. the Historic New Or-leans Collection, which is operated by the Kemper and Pat Cromiller, Joan Lennox, and Mrs. Schneider plans further his Leila Williams Foundation, a Louisiana Naomi Lowrey were involved in re tory packets. One will concern 1884 non-profit corporation. Housed in a complex of historic buildings in the search and writing, and reference commercial establishments in the French Quarter, facilities are open to librarian Judith McMillan trans French Quarter and the 1984 Lou the public, Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. Tours lated French documents. Consul isiana World Exposition site. Doc of the history galleries and the residence tation with John A. Jones, Super uments will include 19th-century are available for a nominal fee. visor of Social Studies for the insurance maps and city directories. Board of Directors: Benjamin W. Yancex, President Orleans Parish Public School Sys From these, students can discover Ernest C. Villere tem, an enthusiastic supporter of the the variety, number, and distribu Mrs. William K. Christovich G. Henry Pierson, Jr. project, clarified curriculum re tion of business establishments in John A. Rodgers III quirements and needs of public the city. Another packet will be Stanton Frazar, Director school teachers. drawn from the Collection's large The Historic New Orleans Collection The Cane River colony near number of family papers; it will re 533 Royal Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Natchitoches is the subject of the produce letters written to and from (504) 523-4662 first Louisiana history packet. From people in Louisiana from the colo Cable: THNOC the more than 1,400 items included nial period through the 20th cen
there were no laws guaranteeing truth in advertising. Such posters were distributed throughout Eu rope, influencing several thousand Germans and Swiss to emigrate, in addition to hundreds of French. Unfortunately for John Law, the Company of the Indies made no im mediate profits. The American en terprise could not generate a quick return. Most of Louisiana was wil derness, and the settlers had prob lems clearing the land and protect ing their crops from flooding. No gold or silver mines were found. From 1719 until 1721, frenzied speculation in the stock of the Com pany of the Indies was common place, with share prices reaching 8,000 livres. Inflation began, and some sellers refused to accept pa per money. More and more people In the history galleries of the His lished a private central bank, Law wanted to redeem their notes for toric New Orleans Collection, a started a stock company, the Com gold or silver so that investors be poster engraved in Paris in the early pany of the West, to take over the gan to lose confidence. Suddenly in 1720s by F. Gerard Jollain is on dis proprietorship of Louisiana. Shares 1721, the price of stock shares in play. Probably commissioned by the of stock were sold throughout the Company of the Indies fell Company of the Indies, the caption France for the initial price of 500 drastically, causing many people to below the poster promises investors livres, approximately $100. The lose their savings. The Duke of Or and immigrants the opportunity for company received the lands of Lou- leans was no longer willing to back great wealth. The poster, one of the isiana and exclusive trading and John Law, and Law was forced to featured pictorial items in the mining privileges for 25 years. In leave France. guided tour presented by the Do return the company was obligated cent Department, dates from the to provide Louisiana with 6,000 period of the founding of New Or colonists and 3,000 slaves within a leans. 10-year period. From 1717 until1721, Louisiana The greatest difficulty that the was chartered to the Company of Company of the Indies faced was the West, later reconstituted as the the fact that there was no desire Company of the Indies, and then to among the French to colonize Lou a reorganized Company of the In isiana. The company began to ad dies from 1721 until 1731. Earlier vertise in an attempt to meet its ob attempts to charter Louisiana as a ligation to attract settlers, using crown colony and then as a char posters such as this. tered proprietorship had failed fi The engraving depicts New Or nancially. leans as an established city with ma The Company of the Indies was sonry buildings, suggests a cool, John Law organized by John Law. A Scottish comfortable climate by including financier from a merchant-banking mountains in the background, and John Law's Company of the In family, Law fled to the Coptinent hints at the wealth of Mexico by fea dies failed financially, but progress after a dissolute youth. For several turing Mexican Indians. At the time, had been made in Louisiana in just years he studied banking in Hol however, only a few years after its four years. The colonists who had land. He attempted to interest sev founding, New Orleans was a tiny been introduced through the com eral countries in his ideas, finally village consisting of a few crude pany's advertising created a foun convincing France to give him his buildings in a small clearing. The dation for substantial commerce and opportunity. community was burdened with a the subsequent emergence of a ma The Duke of Orleans, regent of warm, humid climate, surrounded jor port. Louisiana had thus been France, authorized Law to establish by swamps, and it was far from the secured for France. his Systeme. Once he had estab- riches of Mexico. In the early 1700s, -Joan Lennox
4 From the - THE RITES OF REX · Director The Rites of Rex, an exhibition celebrating the role played by the Rex organization in New Orleans's Mardi Gras festivities, will open in the Williams Gallery February 1. The exhibition will emphasize the planning and preparation which be 1974 Rex Ducal gin over a year before each Carnival decoration. Day, culminating when Rex, King of (1979.324.15) Carnival, emerges from the den with his krewe and their floats to greet his subjects. Even while thousands of spectators enjoy Mardi Gras, mations, invitations, and royally The American Association for plans are in motion for the follow clothed and jewelled mannequins. State and Local History has always ing year. The exhibition, coordinated by chief been one of the better run historical These behind-the-scenes prepa curator Dode Platou, will be open organizations in the country. Al rations will be shown through to the public through the end of though generally I do not attend, photographs, costume and float de March, Tuesdays through Satur preferring to send staff members in signs, ducal decorations, procla- days, 10:00 a.m. to 4:45p.m. my place, the lure of British Co lumbia and its really fine museums and research centers provided just the incentive for me to accompany Rodgers Joins Board our curator of education Elsa Schneider and docent Naomi Low On September l, 1983, John A. major at Cornell included history, rey to the very far west. Rodgers III, senior vice president and he spent a summer at the Uni The trip was well worth the time and trust officer of the First Na versity of Edinburgh where he away from the office. The meetings tional Bank of Commerce, became " read" Scottish history. While rep were excellently planned and exe the bank's representative on the resenting the United States Trust cuted, but the true enjoyment was board of directors of the Kemper Company of New York in Florida, being with such outstanding profes and Leila Williams Foundation. A he served on the board of the South sionals. There was plenty of time, graduate of Cornell University, the Florida Historical Association and skipping a meeting or so, to be with University of Virginia School of Law, was involved with programs at Viz the likes of Bill Alderson, formerly caya, the Miami estate of Charles the executive director of AASLH Deering, and at Whitehall, the and now the first director of the , Henry Morrison Flagler Museum. Margaret Woodbury Strong Mu When he came to New Orleans, seum. He has one of the most fas Mr. Rodgers was appointed to the cinating jobs in America-imagine board of the New Orleans Museum starting a whole new museum from of Art, of which he is now treasurer. scratch with a fantastic and incred Because of his museum activities in ibly eclectic collection and a whop Florida, he was able to arrange for pingly big endowment. Stephen Lash from Christie's to It was a special pleasure to visit present at the Collection a seminar with our own Dr. Bob Bush, who is on fine art, antiques, and collect now the director of the Wyoming ibles, and on related estate ques State Archives, Museums, and His tions. It was sponsored by the Trust torical Department. He's going Division of the First NBC. great guns with ever increasing Mr. Rodgers is a trustee of St. budgets and responsibilities. He re George's Episcopal School, busi ports hearing from a number of New ness chairman of the Heart Fund Orleans institutions and sends Campaign of the American Heart greetings to all. Association of Louisiana, former There were so many leaders in our trustee of the New Orleans Ballet, field attending the Victoria meeting and the National Trust School at and a member of the Estate Plan that any gathering of two or three Northwestern University, Mr. ning Council of New Orleans, the was an instant seminar and there was Rodgers has worked actively with New Orleans Society of Financial an unbelievable interest in the many historical organizations throughout Analysts, the Rotary Club, the So museum-related actions-past, pre his career. ciety of Securities Analysts, and the sent, and future- in Louisiana. History has always been Mr. Employee Benefit Planners Associ -S.F. Rodgers's avocation. His double ation. 5 Louisiana The Shop at the Collection hosted its second annual Turn-of-the-Cen Limoges tury Christmas celebration Novem ber 30 through December 10. A special one-day workshop on Vic torian Christmas decorations was a highlight of this year's festival. Sue Nell Fuller, a consultant on Christ The Historic New Orleans Col School. The high school was dis mas traditions for the Smithsonian lection contains porcelain objects continued in 1894, and Professor Institution and for the Historic and dinner sets reflecting a variety Hurt was appointed professor of Charleston museums, presented a ofi:lifferent periods and places-Ba Greek at Tulane University. Here lecture, slide show, and demonstra varia, China, England, France, and mained on the faculty of Tulane un tion of traditional decorating tech 19th-century New Orleans. til his death in 1898. niques. In the pre-plastic era, dec The Louisiana Porcelain Works, The porcelain, a complete service orations consisted of fresh greenery, founded in the 1880s, was the joint for 12, was purchased as a birthday vines, fruits, berries, and nuts. New venture of two wealthy Creoles, Jo gift for his wife. The original bill of Orleans greens included pine, mag seph Hernandez and Bertrand Sa sale and a letter to his daughter were nolia leaves, yew, and boxwood; loy. In 1888 their showroom was included in the acquisition. These then-plentiful Spanish moss was also located at 180 Canal Street, be documents are housed in the Man used. Decorations for the home tween University Place and South uscripts Division. The bill of sale, were as simple or as elaborate as the Rampart Street. The kilns them dated June 8, 1888, is marked owner wished. Some merely placed selves were located in the old Le "paid" by Professor A. D. Hurt. It a simple green wreath in each win vasseur plantation house, a spacious lists " 1 dinner service, monogram dow facing the street, while others two-story brick mansion with ex and special decorations decorated every nook and cranny in tensive grounds on Carondelet Walk $85.00." The service totals 137 the main rooms of the house. at Rocheblave Street. pieces, including a soup tureen, In the February 11, 1887, issue sauce tureen, five platters, and two of the Times-Democrat, Joseph Her water pitchers. With the exception nandez announced that Monsieur of two chipped teacups, the set is Paul Thevenet from Limoges, intact. White porcelain rimmed with France, had been named new di gold forms the background for a ro rector of the Louisiana Porcelain mantic pastoral scene typical of the W arks. Later that same year, the 19th century. Blue is the predom company reported that their work inant color in the scene. men came from Limoges and that, In the letter written to his daugh until an American source of quality ter a few days after the sale, Pro kaolin (a necessary ingredient of fessor Hurt explains: "I had the M hard paste porcelain) was located, made more prominent than the H it would continue to be imported for it is especially for M. If any is Sue Nell Fuller demonstrates traditional from Limoges. They claimed to be broken I can have it replaced, for it Christmas decorating techniques. the first and only porcelain factory is numbered. It is Limoges china Now that Twelfth Night has in the United States. They also made in New Orleans by Limoges passed, the Shop is busy preparing stated that American industry workmen, of Limoges kaolin and for the Carnival season. This year turned out " thick, opaque and decorated by one of Haviland's best the Shop is featuring the Boeuf Gras clumsy vessels of burnt earth and artists imported for this purpose. As and the Flambeau, leaders of the cheap white glazing." I told you before it has been im traditional parade. Special jewelry The Collection purchased a mensely admired. You write me has been designed to celebrate these "Louisiana Limoges" dinner set in fully how it strikes your mother for aspects of Mardi Gras. Other new 1981 from a descendant of the I shall be anxious to know." Mardi Gras merchandise includes a original buyer, Ashley Davis Hurt. Apparently, only two sets were card game, "Carnival of Cards," in Hurt, born in Petersburg, Virginia, made by the French artisans before vented by two sisters from New Or on December 15, 1834, received the porcelain works closed. The fi leans, Lydia Toso and Charlotte his bachelor's and master's degrees nal listing of the Louisiana Porce Thomas. The object of this magnifi from the University of Virginia. He lain Works appeared in the 1891 cently illustrated game is to accu married Mary Bruce Johns of Vir edition of Soards' City Directory. mulate all five royal court cards and ginia and served in the Confederate Pieces from THNOC's "Louisi become Rex, King of Carnival. The Navy during the Civil War. He left ana Limoges" are on permanent Shop's crown earrings are an addi his post as president of Florida State display in the Counting House. tional salute to the kings of Carni Agricultural College in 1885 to be -Pat Cromiller val. come headmaster of Tulane High 6 Naomi Lowrey came to the Col lection as a volunteer in 1976, and, in January 1977, she filled a tem Naomi Lowrey porary position as a docent for the Boyd Cruise retrospective exhibi tion. Asked to stay on as a perma nent docent, Mrs. Lowrey now con ducts tours of the Williams residence and of the 10 Louisiana history galleries, handles banking for the tours, mans the front desk in the Williams Gallery, maintains an acid-free scrapbook of news clip pings about the Collection, does historical research for special proj ects, and scours obituaries in the Times-Picayune/States-Item to keep colleges to get through," she re her broad range of activities by THNOC's mailing list up to date. ceived a B.A. in mathematics with claiming, 'Tm a Gemini-two-faced She has "been here longer than any a French minor from Our Lady of and fickle. Every once in a while I other docent," with the exception Holy Cross College in New Orle get restless, and have to go on to of curator of education Elsa Schnei ans. She now serves on their board something different." For example, der. She was recently named senior of regents and is a member of the she studied Braille through the docent, because of her experience budget committee. American Red Cross. In 1972 she and "because I was old enough!" After her marriage to Douglas accompanied her daughter on a CO Mrs. Lowrey first became familiar Lowrey, Mrs. Lowrey lived with her DOFIL-sponsored trip to France, with the Collection when Stanton family of six in Detroit, Michigan, where they studied French at L'U Frazar assumed the position of di and, for five years, in Wilmington, niversite Catholique de l'Ouest. She rector in 19 7 5. As art chairman of Delaware. In 1962, when her hus continues to take courses in music the Women's Guild of the New Or band was transferred to the Mich literature and music theory and has leans Opera House, Mrs. Lowrey aud facility, Mrs. Lowrey moved to recently resum~d piano lessons. was responsible for arranging ex New Orleans. Mrs. Lowrey quickly Throughout her life, Mrs. Lowrey hibitions to complement the various entered into the convivial atmo has been active in community operas. For Puccini's Manon Les sphere of New Orleans by attending oriented organizations. She has been caut, which featured a Louisiana a Mardi Gras ball on the very eve honored as United Way's Woman of landscape in the final scene, Mrs. ning of her arrival. the Year and, in 1974 , as one of 10 Lowrey decided that an exhibition Although her childhood home in Beautiful Activists by St. Eliza on Louisiana history would be rel Michigan is now the site of the beth's Guild. She was also named evant. She contacted Mr. Frazar, Presque Isle County Historical So Woman of the Year by the Fleur de and he arranged for THNOC staff ciety, Mrs. Lowrey "first fell in love Lis Garden Club. to prepare and hang an exhibition with old houses" in the historic Her activities in New Orleans also of B. Lafon's 1814 plans of fortifi community of Newcastle, Dela include the Algiers Point Associa cations for New Orleans. ware. In 1975, she moved into are tion, American Red Cross, Associ stored antebellum home in Algiers ated Catholic Charities, Greater Point. As a member of the Foreign New Orleans Science and Engi Relations Committee and chairman neering Fair Region IX, New of their " Great Decisions" pro Orleans Art Association, United gram, Mrs. Lowrey opened her Way, Women's Auxiliary of the home to foreign visitors, primarily Chamber of Commerce, and YWCA. students in town for a short time. She credits Mrs. Robert Laird for Last year, however, she sponsored introducing her to a number of these a Tunisian student for 10 months New Orleans organizations. through CODOFIL's Amideast pro Mrs. Lowrey thoroughly enjoys gram. Providing nutritious meals her work as a docent, especially "the proved difficult. Because of his Is opportunity to meet interesting, lamic faith, special ritually slaugh pleasant, and knowledgeable peo tered meats were required. Mrs. ple." Her future plans include the Lowrey had " to try and adapt a Collection, at least through the menu to something he could eat and 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. A native of Rogers City, Michi still get his protein." After retirement, Mrs. Lowrey gan, Mrs. Lowrey's first job was as Mrs. Lowrey has a wide variety hopes to use the extra time to pur hometown correspondent for an of other interests, including art, sue her many varied interests and area newspaper. She began college bridge, computers, French, garden service activities. at Marygrove College in Detroit, ing, investments, music, painting, -Gail Larsen Peterkin and, " although it took me a lot of sculpture, and yoga. She explains 7 DOCENT DEPARTMENT The Docent Department per ments with research for exhibitions, forms a vital educational service for including It's the Law and Bound to the public. The word "docent" it Please. They are currently com self comes from the same root word pleting research for the Louisiana as "education," and curator of ed Alphabet exhibition, scheduled for ucation Elsa Schneider describes the Williams Gallery during the their role as " to instruct while guid 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. ing through museum areas." Before The department developed and the department was enlarged in researched the very' popular 1984 1976, touring was arranged on an calendar " Louisiana History Day by From left to right: Joan Lennox, Roberta 1 informal basis, and, on occasion, Day," and many docents were in Berry, Pat Cromiller, and Barbara virtually every staff member was volved with the introduction to the McMahon. l called upon to guide visitors through republished WPA Guide to New Or The docents have met a variety of the public collections. leans. They are currently preparing dignitaries, including Helmut a series of documentary packets for Schmidt and a Scandinavian mon use by junior high and high school arch, in addition to popular person students and have begun to gather alities, like actor Richard Thomas. new historical information for the "Most of the experiences have been 1985 calendar. The department will so rewarding-whether it's taking a participate in an upcoming confer blind person or a king through the ence for educators at Tulane Uni house. It is exciting to take someone versity, sponsored by the Smithson who is interested in Louisiana his ian' s Office of Elementary and tory through the galleries." Secondary Education. Mrs. Schneider, who has a B.A. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, has prior experience as a volunteer docent at the New Curator of education Elsa Schneider Orleans Museum of Art. She cur Mrs. Schneider was one of the or rently serves as secretary of the ganizers of the early docent pro Greater New Orleans Museum Ed gram. At first, there were only four ucators Society and as Louisiana salaried docepts, supplemented by membership chairman for the Junior League volunteers. The de American Association for State and partment has now grown to a staff Local History. of 10 permanent docents and four Naomi Lowrey, this issue's Pro volunteers. Over the past eight file, is senior docent and has been years, the docent department has From left to right: Noreen Lapeyre, Mimi at the Collection since 197 6. Ann become more official and orga Calhoun, Naomi Lowrey, and Ann Barnes, who holds a degree in busi nized, with a professional staff. Barnes. ness administration from Tulane, The docents conduct tours Each spring, Mrs. Schneider plans worked as a docent at NOMA for through the Williams residence and an intensive two-day training pro several years and conducts walking the 10 permanent history galleries, gram for all new docents and for tours of the French Quarter for as well as inform walk-in visitors other docents who would like a "re Friends of the Cabildo. She will be about the facilities available to them fresher." The training sessions em on the Speaker's Bureau for the up at the Collection. They have com phasize the history of the Collec coming Sun King exhibition at the piled research manuals describing tion and its founders, Kemper and Louisiana State Museum. Joan Len all the items contained in both the Leila Williams, as well as familiarize nox has a Newcomb degree in phys residence and the permanent gal new personnel with the Williams ics and mathematics and was a do leries. These manuals, thoroughly residence, the permanent history cent at NOMA and LSM. During the describing each item and placing it galleries, and the research facilities. 1970s, Mrs. Lennox was chairman within a broader historical perspec Mrs. Schneider implemented a of Friends of the Cabildo walking tive, are continually updated as new monthly lecture program for the tours and served on their board of acquisitions are placed on exhibi department, including presenta directors. She is currently on the tion. This up-to-date reference book tions by registrar Priscilla O'Reilly board of directors of Save Our is the basis for tour presentations, and registrar of manuscripts Cath Cemeteries. all of which are tailored to the spe erine Kahn on new acquisitions and Noreen Lapeyre, a theater and cific interests of the visitor. discussions of world history by di English major, was a docent at LSM The department has increased its rector of publications Dr. Patricia and conducts walking tours of the responsibilities in the area of re B. Schmit. Mrs. Schneider states that French Quarter for Friends of the search and educational programs. " we try not to fall in the trap of Cabildo. She will also participate in The docents assist other depart- being provincial." the Sun King Speaker's Bureau. Pat
8 Cromiller came to the Collection for all of the docents have strong; aca the summer of 1979, but she hoped demic backgrounds and outstand to remain on the staff as a perma ing records of community service, nent employee. "Fortunately," she the real requirements for the job are claims, "the Historic New Orleans perseverance, enthusiasm, and skills Collection decided to keep me!" of communication. Says Mrs. Mimi Calhoun, who attended New Schneider, "All that is really needed comb College, was a docent at is an interest in people, an interest NOMA and is active in volunteer in the decorative arts, and an inter work, especially in the mental est in history." health field. Barbara McMahon has -Gail Larsen Peterkin an undergraduate background in Standing, from left to right: Ann Brown, 1 French and history and holds an Bunny Hinckley, and Laura Lennox. M.S. in library science from LSU. Seated: Mary Jane Parker. l Prior to beginning work at THNOC taught printmaking at the Univer in 1981, she was employed at the sity of South Dakota in Vermillion LSU and Tulane University librar and worked as a volunteer at the ies. She is active in Junior League, Contemporary Arts Center. Miss United Way, and the Louisiana Na Lennox is a recent LSU graduate and ture Center Auxiliary. Roberta is employed by the Whitney Na Berry attended the University of tional Bank. Bunny Hinckley has Wichita and Oklahoma University volunteered at the Collection for and has been involved with NOMA five years, and Junior League vol and Touro Infirmary. She is cur unteer Louise Schaefer has been rently Extraordinary Minister for with THNOC for two years. Mary the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Ann Hymel volunteers on Thurs Anne Hoover (left), president of the The Saturday staff includes Mary days. Association of Junior Leagues, Inc., Ja.ne Parker, Laura Lennox, and The rapid growth of the depart and Fran Villere, president ofthe New Junior League volunteers Bunny ment, states Mrs. Schneider, has Orleans Chapter ofthe Junior League, Hinckley and Ann Brown. Mrs. Par been promoted by these "super visit the Collection. Junior League volunteers have participated in ker holds three academic degrees, people, and by having the support THNOC'sdocentprogramsince 1972. including an M.A. and an M.F.A. She to implement new ideas." Although Update: The Waters of America
Major museums from across the country have committed paintings for The Waters of America exhibi tion, jointly sponsored by THNOC and the New Orleans Museum of Art, scheduled to open on May 1, 1984. Lending institutions include the Smithsonian Institution, the Na The Biglin Brothers Racing (ca. 1873) by Thomas Eakins. Cour tional Gallery of Art, the Minne tesy the National Gallery of Art, apolis Institute of Fine Arts, and the Washington, D.C. Amon Carter Museum. Among the fine landscapes which will be in the show are Niagara Falls (ca. 1869- 70) by Albert Bierstadt; George either the exhibition area or the tural improvement of the buildings, Caleb Bingham's The Trapper's Re shop. Please call Howard Estes at as the first phase in a multi-phase turn (1851); Thomas Eakin's The 891-9531 for additional informa project which will eventually in I Biglin Brothers Racing (ca. 18 7 3); tion on the volunteer program. clude curatorial, archival, and con ' and View of the Catskill Mountain The exhibition will be mounted in servation areas. The 7,000-square House (1855) by Jasper Francis the Collection's recently renovated foot facility on the ground floor in Cropsey. The works in the show not Central Business District facility ad cludes a large exhibition space and only depict the scenic waterways of jacent to the World's Fair site. The a museum shop. Frank Masson, ar the nation, but also represent the three identical four-story ware chitect in charge of the project, major artists and artistic move houses at 517-525 Tchoupitoulas states, "Great care has been taken ments of 19th-century American Street were built by James Gallier, to insure the protection of the landscape painting. Sr., in 1841. The architectural firm paintings and to enhance the enjoy Volunteers are needed for the ex of Koch and Wilson has carried out ment of the many visitors who will hibition. They will be placed in the exterior restoration and struc- view the exhibition."
9 Corporate Cup Redux
For the second year the Collec someone as young as you can" tion fielded teams of runners in the eventually proved effective. annual YMCA Corporate Cup foot The 16 staff members employed race December 4. Spurred on by a a variety of training methods. Com respectable showing in last year's mitted runners continued their contest, THNOC race organizers practice of running several miles managed to put together four teams, daily. Novices began by walking, representing nearly 25% of the per hoping to work up to running the manent staff. 3.1-mile race distance. Dietary dis This was not an easy task for cussions on the respective merits of ,.. THNOC race organizer Howard carbohydrates, vitamins, fresh fruits, Estes, even with the enthusiastic and vegetables became a staple of support of running-addict director lunchroom conversation. Women Stanton Frazar. The natural athletes runners-every team must be com signed on early, but an anti-athlet posed of four full-time employees, ics bias showed itself among several including a woman and one runner Wayne Lempka trains for the race. Pho staff members. One declined every over the age of 35-pondered tographer Jan White captured Mr. persuasion on the grounds that whether or not running caused thick Lempka on this 6:30 a.m. run through Audubon Park. "public humiliation was not part of calves. my job description." Another re Mr. Frazar captained "THNOC's named because they missed the marked, "If I ever feel an impulse Forerunners," while maintenance deadline for filing names. to run in a race, I'll lie down until supervisor Melvin Noah led "The Team captains met frequently it goes away." Colonel Buck Robley Fan Club," with their teams for strategy and A judicious combination of ca once again named in honor of a pop training sessions at Audubon Park, maraderie, flattery, and shame ular wrestler. Maintenance assistant City Park, and the levee. The man "You're certainly getting fat, a little Dale Triche and administrative as to beat for most runners this year running would help" or "If some sistant Peggy Caronna led the two was Melvin Noah. Mr. Noah's train one my age can make it, surely remaining teams, officially un- ing technique-refusing to run at all, Left. Standing, from left to right: Melvin Noah, Richard Marvin, Jan White, and Tom Emer son. Kneeling, from left to right: Stanton Frazar, Howard Estes, Judith McMillan, and Wayne Lempka. Melvin Noah's unique training program. except on the day of the race-and his ability to outrun every staff member, except curatorial catalog er Wayne Lempka, made the other runners determined to outdo him. One staff member declared, ''I'm going to beat Melvin if it kills me." Through rigorous training and ex hausting effort, two veteran THNOC runners outdistanced Mr. Noah. Although THNOC teams again failed to place among the 13 win ners, all the runners finished, some Right. Standing, from with very respectable times. The left to right: Warren Woods, Don Gaylord, post-race party for runners and Maureen Donnelly, other staff members was the scene Charles Buchanan, and of congratulations for the teams' Mark Luccioni. Kneel athletic achievements and for dis ing: Carolyn Dong and cussions about strategy for next Dale Triche. year's competition.
10 The Williams Residence The French Quarter home of Kemper and Leila Williams is part of the museum complex at 533 Royal Street. It is maintained as a reflection of the lifestyle of General and Mrs. Williams, the founders of the Historic New Orleans Collec tion. Originally built by Jean Bap tiste Trapolin in 1889 as a two-story shotgun cottage, the building was remodeled by the Williamses shortly after the end of World War II. The furnishings of the house are elegant, blending modern furniture with Chinese porcelains and pre dominantly English antiques. The fine 18th- and 19th-century pieces in the Williams residence include a mahogany Queen Anne gateleg ta ble with cabriole legs and original brasses (ca. 17 40), a walnut Geor gian tall case clock (ca. 1720), and a walnut Georgian country chest of drawers (ca. 1720). There are also a few Dutch antiques in the house, as well as an Irish tea table and a French game table. In furnishing her home, Mrs. Wil The drawing room. liams did not attempt to preserve the intrinsic value of the antiques, overmantle was stripped of its gesso Mrs. Williams preferred sub as is typical today; instead she and paint. Mahogany Sheraton bed dued, restful colors. Soft greens are steps became an end table; a 1Oth the dominant colors in the house century Chinese burial urn was used with accents of rose, lavender, or as a lamp base; and oriental camel pale yellow. The celadon green and bells serve as door stops. lavender dining room rug with its General Williams's family at one modified tree-of-life pattern, par time owned one of the largest cy tially designed by Mrs. Williams, is press firms in the world, so cypress particularly striking. She loved fresh accent pieces appear throughout the flowers and had them delivered house. Parts of an old cypress plan daily, often having flowers flown in tation column became end tables from the extensive gardens of her and fireplace stools in the drawing Santa Barbara, California, home. room. A cypress Corinthian capital Mrs. Williams's will stipulates that became the base for a papier-mache the house is to be maintained as it coffee table. was when they were in residence. The collecting interests of the As flowers were such an important View of the residence from the court Williamses are reflected in the items ingredient in her home, the tradi yard. on display in their home. Maps, tion of fresh flowers throughout the adapted antiques to conform to her prints, drawings, and paintings rep house has been continued. own needs and tastes. In some in resent their extensive holdings of The Williams residence is main stances structural changes were material on the history and culture tained as it was when they lived made. For example, a late 18th of New Orleans and Louisiana. here, not as an historic site. Guided century mahogany chest-upon-chest Eighteenth-century Chinese export tours of the house are conducted by was modified to display a collection porcelains; several pieces of Jesuit docents, giving visitors an oppor of N ymphenburg china; the top ware; and two plates of first-period tunity to see a Vieux Carre "hidden drawers were removed, shelves Worchester, the first example of house" and to glimpse something of were added, and the interior of the transfer printing on porcelain, re the tastes, interests, and personali chest was lined with Chinese rice flect their fondness for porcelains. ties of its former owners. Tours are paper. Decorative and functional They also collected Georgian silver, available Tuesday through Saturday changes were made to many other school-girl embroideries, and tea from 10:00 to 3:15. pieces. A mid-19th-century pine caddies. -Barbara McMahon
11 Toulouse Streets. Dr. J. William Ro dler Gregg's Life in the Army (1866) senthal has donated a Civil War and Military Reminiscences of Gen. scabbard and sword with an unusual Wm. R. Boggs, C.S.A. (1913); A Di double presentation engraved on gest of the Penal Law of the State of them. The first inscription was made Louisiana (1841), published in New for the original owner, a Union of Orleans for compiler Merritt M. ficer, and the second for a Confed Robinson; and an unusual advertis erate officer by his staff, following ing pamphlet, How Brer Rabbit the Battle of Bayou de Glaze. Found His Home, issued in New Or Charles Suydam has donated 11 leans by Penick and Ford, Ltd. The Historic New Or etchings of New Orleans scenes, Several noteworthy gifts have leans Collection ac done by his uncle, E. H. Suydam, in been received by the Library. Tom quires hundreds of the 1920s and 1930s. Ireland presented 13 medical al items through purchase and donation manacs, distributed in New Orleans during the course of each year. Only a LIBRARY at the turn of the century. New Or few recent acquisitions can be noted leans Public Service, Inc., donated here. copies of more than 50 NOPSI pub lications, some of which were is ~ CURATORIAL sued as early as the 1920s. From the University of Michigan's Museum of Anthropology came the Cata The Curatorial Division has pur logue of the Chinese Collection of chased a rare equestrian statuette of Exhibits for the New Orleans Ex Andrew Jackson, cast by the Phil position, 1884-85, published in adelphia foundry of Cornelius and Shanghai in 1884. The Consulate Baker in 1855. A limited number of General of Spain gave Documentos these castings were made as pre Map from Charlevoix's A Voyage to relativos a la Independencia de sentation gifts for people who were North America. (83-948-RL) Norteamerica Existentes en Archivos instrumental in raising money to fi A significant recent purchase is A Espaiioles, a multi-volume index to nance three full-sized Jackson stat documents in Spanish archives ues, one of which stands in Jackson Voyage to North America by Pierre Xavier de Charlevoix. An intelli which relate to the American Revo Square today. The statuette will be lution. placed in one of the permanent his gent and accurate observer, Char tory galleries at the Collection. levoix wrote a detailed account of his extensive travels in Canada and =-·~-=_ MANUSCRIPTS ~---:=---- Louisiana, including descriptions of Indian life, geographical features, The Tobin Collection, papers of natural resources, animals, and plant Captain John W. Tobin (1827- life. This edition, printed in Dublin 1888), owner of the famous]. M. in 1766, is regarded by many bib White and other Mississippi river liographers as the best English edi boats, and other Tobin family mem tion of the work because it contains bers have been donated by descen eight folding maps and two engrav dants of the family-Esmond Phelps, ings which do not appear in any Edward J. Gay III, and E. Fenner other edition. Gay. The 290 items include corre Other recent purchases include spondence, business records, pho Civil War reminiscences and regi tographs, documents, and scrap mental histories, such as J. Chan- books.
Equestrian statuette of Andrew Jackson. Clockwise from left: one (1983.142) of the many letters that John W. Tobin wrote to .. Other recent purchases include his wife, relating the portraits in oil of Fram;ois Gabriel events of the river; Mrs . Aime and Josephine Roman Aime Mary Frances Scott Tobin by Jacques Amans, one of early New and Captain John W. To Orleans's most important painters, bin; the Tobin family and 72 pencil-and-ink drawings of home, still standing at late 19th-century New Orleans and 2522 Esplanade; stereop Mississippi scenes, probably by sign tic photograph of the grand staircase of the painter William Shaw. steamship J. M. White; .. . Samuel Wilson, Jr., has donated ' - advertising booklet of the '' . ' . 105 negatives taken by Richard J. M. White; and stereop . . i . Koch, showing views around the L~_ ,· tic photograph ofthe deck --~ ~-
Williamses' properties on Royal and of the J. M. White. -. ---- ~
12 Letters to his wife describing his : ------'-.._ - - PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS rivalry with the legendary Captain .-.--_~--·_ staff -- _ .: Manuscripts curator Susan Cole Thomas P. Leathers of the Natchez - . ------attended the Manuscript Society are particularly fascinating. Of the Board of Trustees meeting at the newly launched ]. M. White, he CHANGES Grolier Club in New York, New wrote in 1878 that "everyone on York, November 5-6. Merle Har board thinks she is the fastest boat THNOC's 1982-83 scholar-in residence, Dr. S. Frederick Starr, ton, research editor, presented a ever built for the Mississippi River paper on "Reid's Religious Natu ... her time is nearly equal to the was recently installed as president of Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio ralism" at the Second Joint Con · . . . Natchez ... when they were gress of the Canadian and Atlantic stripped for the race. I am satisfied . . . director Stanton Frazar, rep resenting Centenary College, and Societies for 18th-Century Studies, she can beat anything ever afloat on University of New Brunswick, Saint The Miss-." Sybil Favrot, representing the Newcomb Alumnae Association, John, New Brunswick, Canada, on This collection will be cross participated in the ceremonies. October 15 .. . Mr. Harton chaired indexed with other holdings relat the session on "Philosophy, Psy ing to Captain Tobin: 133 items do chology, and the Armed Figure of nated by Leonard Huber in 1977 Liberty" ... Mr. Harton also met and a recently acquired collection with other members of the inter of 508 items, including Captain national editorial team preparing Tobin's family Bible and an adver the unpublished papers of Thomas tising book for the]. M. White. Civil Reid for publication. Curator John War records, trip statements, re H. Lawrence attended the regional ceipts, and bills provide additional meeting for the Society of Photo research data in the Manuscripts graphic Education in Ruston on Oc Division's sizable collection of Mis tober 21-23 ... in addition, Mr. sissippi River material on steam Lawrence spoke on his personal From left to . boats, the mail, and commerce. Starr, Dr S rtght: Sybil F. work in photography to the West Other recent acquisitions include Frazar. . . Frederick Staa;;ot, Christina Bank Camera Club on November 1 the Hardie family papers, donated , and Stanton ... Mr. Lawrence's work is cur by George Denegre; the Godchaux rently included in a group exhibi family papers, given by Mrs. Ariel Former manuscripts cataloger tion at the Arthur Roger Gallery. Newman; papers, drawings, and Howard Estes has been named ex memorabilia of Francis Soyka, bon hibition coordinator of THNOC's vivant, artist, and longtime tennis pavilion for the official City of New coach at Newman School, donated Orleans exhibition at the 1984 Lou by James M. Macaffery; and a huge isiana World Exposition . .. prior to collection of the working files of at the exhibition opening, he will act torney Oliver Stockwell, including as liaison between THNOC and the case files, maps, surveys, and doc exhibition designer, architect Ro uments relating to Louisiana state bin Riley ... Mr. Estes has also been boundary cases heard before the named site manager for the con United States Supreme Court. current Waters of America exhibi tion. A rare Confederate broadside printed in New Orleans, "Volun teer Mess Song," has been pur chased, as well as 3 7 pieces of 19th Priscilla 0 'Reilly century sheet music, mostly New Priscilla O'Reilly, registrar, and Orleans imprints. Mrs. Warren Maureen Donnelly, assistant regis Jumonville donated additional mu trar, attended an October 5-7 sym sic, including the "The Panama Ex posium at Gallier House on "Aris position March" (1908), advertis tology: The Art of Dining" ... the ing a 1915-16 world's fair and symposium was held in conjunction exposition in honor of the opening with an exhibition of the same name, of the Panama Canal. The exposi and topics included New Orleans tion was never held, making the silver and 19th-century ceramics, music with its cover drawings of glass, and table linens. Dr. PatriCia buildings and slogans the more un B. Schmit, director of publications, usual. Patrick McKee, formerly assistant attended the annual meetings of the The microfilm collection has been preparator, has filled the vacancy in Association for Documentary Edit enlarged by the purchase of micro the administrative division left by ing, Baltimore, Maryland, October film editions of the James Wilkinson the retirement of Maria Ybor ... 6-8 and the Southern Historical As Papers and the Papers of Vincent S. his duties include accounts payable sociation, Charleston, South Caro Pintado. and purchasing. lina, November 9-12. Researcher
13 Helen Wetzel visited the Archives Orleans," Amacom '83 Hamfest Nationales de France in Paris this Computerfest, October 15 and 16 past September, on the invitation of . . . John Magill, "The Develop French cultural attache Gilbert ment of the New Orleans CBD, Bertrand . . . she researched the 1880-1915," Building Owners and history of Louisiana and early Managers Association of New Or French coats of arms. leans, October 20, and bilingual tourism training seminar at the New The Registrars' office was respon Orleans Regional Vocational Tech sible for registering participants at nical Institute, October 26, . .. chief the October meeting of the South curator Dode Platou, "Museums as eastern Museums Conference in Institutions Providing Alternative New Orleans ... Priscilla O'Reilly Careers for Women Artists," Wom was in charge of the registration for en's Caucus for Art, November 8 the conference ... she was assisted . . . Dr. Patricia B. Schmit, "Plan by Maureen Donnelly and by other EDUCATION tation Cooking," United Daughters THNOC departments and staff, in John Lawrence is teaching pho of the Confederacy, Raphael cluding administrative assistant Semmes Chapter, September 20; St. Peggy Caronna, Susan Cole, data tography this semester at Delgado Community College's City Park Mary's Guild, Christ Church Ca processor Carolyn Dong, curatorial thedral; and Colonial Dames, Jan cataloger Eloise Gamble, registrar Campus. Reference librarian Judith uary 18; "Louisiana Women," in of manuscripts Catherine Kahn, stallation of new members of Phi shop manager Sue Laudeman, di McMillan recently completed an advanced course in French at Tu Alpha Theta history honor society rector of systems and curator Ro lane University. at Loyola University, October 26, sanne McCaffrey, head cataloger "Plantation Cooking and Manu John Magill, curator John A. Mahe SPEAKERS BUREAU script Cookbooks," Confederate II, assistant curator Richard Mar Literary Guild; November 16; and vin, consultant Lisette Oser, pub THNOC staff members have con tinued to share their expertise on a "Housekeeping and Home Reme lications assistant Gail Larsen Pe dies," Mandeville Horizons, Inc., terkin, photography departmental variety of Louisiana subjects with December 4. assistant Claire de Ia Vergne, and community organizations through curatorial assistant Michele Wyck out the metropolitan area . .. the off. following staff members have given recent presentations: Thomas In addition, Susan Cole, docent Emerson, " Cemetery Research and Pat Cromiller, Carolyn Dong, John Preservation in New Orleans," bi Lawrence, curatorial cataloger lingual tourism training seminar at Wayne Lempka, assistant curator the New Orleans Regional Voca Patricia McWhorter, and John A. tional Training Institute, October Mahe II volunteered to assist Ro 12 . . . Merle Harton, "Victorian sanne McCaffrey, SEMC chairman Theater in New Orleans," Metairie for the day-long session on " Mu Couples Club, November 9 ... John Gail Larsen Peterkin seums and Computers." H. Lawrence, " Changing Face of The staff education program has John A. Mahe II served as guest Canal Street," Canal Area Services continued with the following pre curator for Seldom Seen, an exhi Association, November 25 ... sentations: Thomas Emerson, bition sponsored by the Arts Coun manuscripts cataloger Dr. Alfred E. "THNOC's Cemetery Project," cil of New Orleans . . . THNOC Lemmon, "Music in the Colonial November 1 ... Gail Larsen Pe staff, including preparator Tom Sta Americas," UNO History Depart terkin, " Historical Archaeology in ples and John Lawrence, in addition ment, October 26, and Louisiana Louisiana," November 18 ... part to curatorial assistant Charles Buch Chapter of the American Associa time library staff member Inez Har anan, Maureen Donnelly, Wayne tion of Teachers of Spanish and Por rison is offering Spanish instruction Lempka, Rosanne McCaffrey, Pa tuguese, November 5, in addition to to interested staff during lunch hour. " Music at the 1884 World Indus trick McKee, John Magill, Richard -~- -- Marvin, and Lisette Oser, helped trial and Cotton Centennial Expo CREDITS move and install the art work gath sition," bilingual tourism training ered from the homes of prominent seminar at the New Orleans Re gional Vocational Training Insti Contributors: Florence collectors. Jumonville, Catherine Kahn, tute, October 19, and Le Petit Sa Sue Laudeman, Patricia lon, December 1 ... Rosanne McWhorter, John Mahe II, OFFICES McCaffrey, " 1884 World's Indus Frank Masson, Elsa Schneider Florence M. Jumonville, head li trial and Cotton Centennial Expo brarian, was reappointed chairman sition," Louisiana history class at Photographs: Jan White, Judy McGehee's School, December 7; Ann Tarantino, Claire de la of the Louisiana Literary Award Vergne Committee of the Louisiana Library and the Research Club, January 9 Association. Patricia McWhorter, "Historic New 14 Puzzler - . - - Answer -- ~--·------
The passage is excerpted from a nine-page letter, dated April 13, 1803, and written by Robert R. Liv ingston, United States Ambassador to France, to Secretary of State James Madison, following meetings with Fran~ois, marquis de Barbe Marbois, French Minister of the Treasury. Livingston was trying to poleon' s sudden offer to sell the en another 25 million francs. negotiate the sale of New Orleans tire Louisiana territory, because of Livingston, probably with the to the United States; this letter re the failure of his grand territorial help of a secretary, spent three ports the dramatic discussion in scheme for the American colonies, hours, beginning at midnight, pre which Barbe-Marbois, on behalf of was a complete shock to the Amer paring three copies of this letter. Napoleon I (at that time using the ican negotiator. The three identical letters were sent title of First Consul of France), of This letter was the first indication on three different ships from France fered to sell the entire Louisiana to Madison and to President Thomas in order to guarantee a safe deliv territory (the "whole country"). Jefferson that such a sale was pos ery. One copy is now in the Na The 1800 transfer of Louisiana sible. The price expected is written tional Archives. THNOC's copy was from a weak Spain to an imperialis in a numerical code, which was acquired at public auction in April tic France had caused the American translated when the letter arrived 1978-exactly 175 years after it was government to fear that the Missis in the United States (1239=1 , written. The letter is on permanent sippi River might be closed to 53=hundred, 738=million). The display in the history galleries of the American shipping. Livingston had price, then, was 100 million francs, Collection, where it may be viewed then been requested to negotiate for roughly $20 million at the time, in Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 the sale of New Orleans to protect addition to the cost of claims by to 3:15. American mercantile interests. Na- Americans against France, totaling -John A. Mahe II At the Collection ...
PRESERVATION GUIDES ____ Family Papers @ $2.50 ____ Photographs @ $2.50 Shipping & handling 75¢ per book ____ 8% tax, Orleans Parish George Rickey, an internationally ____ 3% tax, other La. recognized kinetic sculptor and for residents mer head of Newcomb Art School, From left to right: Samuel Wilson, Jr., curator ofeducation Elsa Schneider, and _ ___ TOTAL AMOUNT DUE reviews his research file, one of over Chancellor Schmidt. 12,000 artist files maintained at the __ Check or money order Collection. Mr. Rickey recently re Former chancellor of West Ger __ Visa _ _ MasterCard ceived an honorary doctorate from many Helmut Schmidt visited the Tulane University, in conjunction Collection as part of a walking tour Acct. # Exp. date with a retrospective exhibition of his of the French Quarter conducted by work. All local artists are encour architectural historian Samuel Wil Nam e aged to send information about their son, Jr. Chancellor Schmidt was in work, exhibitions, and publications town to speak at and receive an hon Address to the Curatorial Division for inclu orary doctorate from Tulane Uni
sion in THNOC's research files. versity. City, State, Zip ~------~ 15 New sidewalks and streets have given the French Quarter a fresh look for the 1984 World's Fair. Photo essay by Jan White.
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