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There are more than twenty collections of the records of social, civic and labor organizations, including the:
  • American Chemical Society, LA section, ca. 17 cu.ft. (1922-1973)
  • L'Athenee Louisianaise, LA literary organization, 197 items (1876-1888)
  • Boston Club, 457 items (1870-1966)
  • Grand Army of the Republic, LA section, 5 volumes (1875-1922)
  • Louisiana Civil Service League, ca. 40 cu.ft. plus 48 volumes (1939-1970)
  • Louisiana League for the Preservation of Constitutional Rights (predecessor of the American Civil Liberties Union in Louisiana), 1,828 pieces (1934-1948)
  • New Orleans Academy of Sciences, 276 items and 38 volumes (1853-1949)
  • New Orleans Fire-fighting Organizations, 62 volumes (1848-1883)
  • New Orleans Railway Union, 7,077 items (1927-1931)
  • Swiss-American Society of New Orleans, La ethnic society, 65 volumes (1855-1969)
  • La Societe Francaise, LA benevolent society, 334 items, including 30 volumes (1849-1937)

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updatedWednesday, January 11, 2006 04:10 PM
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