Blassingame Papers Guide.pdf

Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library
Creator: John W. Blassingame (1940-2000)
Dates: 1857-1904
Physical Description: 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
Language: English
Summary: The collection consists of note cards and research materials used in the preparation of Blassingame's dissertation, "A Social and Economic History of the Negro in New Orleans" (Yale University, 1971).
Contents: Electrostatic copies of reports, minutes, and papers from Louisiana state agencies, organizations, and legal documents, as well as note cards containing data on black property holders.
Arrangement: Succession papers are arranged alphabetically, while other papers are arranged chronologically.
Key Items:
+ Union League, New Orleans: constitution and by-laws (1864)
+ Radical Republican Convention: report of the Committee on Grievances (1867)
+ Crescent City White League of New Orleans: platform (1868)
+ General Assembly of Louisiana: "Report on the Conduct of the Late Elections and the Condition of Peace and Order in the State" (1869)
* Access and Use: The materials are open for research, but copyright status is unknown, and transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law requires written permission.