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Biographical Sketch of Marc H. Morial
Mayor Marc H. Morial
An Inventory of His Records in the City Archives, New Orleans Public Library
Collection Summary |
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| Repository: | City Archives New Orleans Public Library 219 Loyola Ave.New Orleans, LA 70112 |
| Creator: | Marc H. Morial |
| Title: | Records, |
| Dates: | 1993-2002 |
| Quantity: | 459 boxes, 37 volumes, 15 PDF files |
| Abstract: | The official records of the administration of New Orleans Mayor Marc H. Morial. |
| Identification: | AA |
Biographical Sketch of Marc H. Morial
Marc Haydel Morial became mayor in May, 1994. He was reelected in 1998 and served until the inauguration of C. Ray Nagin in May, 2002. See also the Wikipedia article on Marc Morial.
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Scope and Contents of the Records
The City Archives received approximately 700 cu. ft. of records during the last days of the Marc H. Morial administration. Included were records of the various divisions within the Mayor's Office along with records of the Chief Administrative Office and records of the Finance, Health, Property Management, Police, and Parkways Departments. Records for agencies outside of the Mayor's Office are/will be described separately.
Despite the fact that the Mayor's Office transferred these records to the City Archives as part of a larger Morial Legacy Project that was supposed to document the administration as a whole, the final product is less than complete. The Archives received very sparse materials from the Division of Housing and Neighborhood Development as well as from some of the individual units within the other division of the Mayor's Office. Only a handful of scattered photographs accompanied the textual records received (the Archives staff has been in contact with the Mayor and members of his family regarding this matter--we hope to receive a substantial photograph archive sometime in the future). Nor did most agencies outside of the Mayor's Office send anything of substance.
Until the City of New Orleans adopts formal retention schedules for its records, schedules that identify records suitable for permanent retention, the City Archives will never be able to feel confident that it has accessioned THE RECORDS of any municipal agency.
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Arrangement
These records are organized into series and sub-series as follows:
- Mayor's Correspondence and Subject Files [35 boxes]
- "Inappropriate Mail" [10 boxes]
- "Inappropriate Mail" [10 boxes]
- Records of the Division of Housing and Neighborhood Development [6 boxes]
- Records of the Economic Development and Policy Planning Division [7 boxes]
- Office of Arts, Tourism, and Entertainment records [23 boxes]
- Office of Small and Emerging Business Development records [5 boxes]
- Records of the Intergovernmental Relations Division [69 boxes]
- Human Relations Commission records [9 boxes]
- Office of Boards and Commissions records [29 boxes]
- Office of Environmental Affairs records [13 boxes]
- Office of Public Advocacy records [13 boxes]
- Office of Special Events records [10 boxes]
- Records of the Office of Federal & State Programs and Mayor's Office Administration
- Mayor's Office Administration records [50 boxes]
- Scheduling records [69 boxes]
- Office of Communications records [72 boxes]
- Office of Federal and State Programs records
- Subseries A [8 boxes]
- Subseries B [11 boxes]
- Office of Health Policy records [9 boxes]
- Mayor's Office Administration records [50 boxes]
- Miscellaneous Materials [11 boxes]
- Transition Reports [37 volumes]
- "Legacy Reports" [15 items]
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Available to registered researchers by appointment. For more information, please contact the City Archives.
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Related Material
For Mayor Morial's own extensive view of the accomplishments of his administration see New Orleans, 1994-2002: Renaissance of an American City
See also the Reports of the volunteer transition task forces to the Morial Transition Office (1994) in the City Documents Collection. The individual task force reports have been bound into separate volumes. Mayor Morial transmitted copies of each report to the Library for the City Archives on June 16, 1994. The reports cover the following topics: Almonaster-Michoud, Arts & Culture, Audubon Institute, Board of Liquidation, CAO Review, City Finances, City Planning Commission, Civil Service, Criminal Justice, Economic Development, Education, Entertainment Industry, Environment, Facility Management: Library, Facility Management: Parkway & Parks, Facility Management: Public Belt Railroad, Facility Management: Property Management, Federal Programs, Fire, Gaming, Health & Human Services: Health, Health & Human Services: Welfare, Housing, International Trade, Job Training Partnership Act/Private Industry Council, Law, Legislative Agenda, Minority & Small Business Affairs, Municipal Yacht Harbor Board, New Orleans International Airport, New Orleans Police Department, NORD/Youth Services: NORD, NORD/Youth Services: Youth Services, Office of Municipal Investigation/OIC, Physically Challenged (Citizens with Disabilities), Public Information, Regional Cooperation & Planning/Regional Planning Commission, Safety & Permits, Sanitation, Sewerage & Water Board, Streets, Tourism, Transportation: Freight Transportation/Public Belt Railroad, Transportation: Public Transportation/RTA, Transportation: Union Passenger Terminal, Unattached Boards/Commissions: ABC Board, Unattached Boards/Commissions: Mosquito Control, Utilities, Vieux Carre Commission/Historic Districts Landmarks Commission/French Market, and Women.
See also the records of the New Orleans City Council, and of individual councilmembers, during the period 1994-2002.
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Index Terms
Names:
Morial, Marc H.Organizations:
New Orleans (La.) Office of the Mayor.Subjects:
New Orleans (La.)--Politics and government.Return to the Table of Contents
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Records of Mayor Marc H. Morial, 1993-2002
Acquisition Information
Transferred to the City Archives, 2002
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