New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club records, 1876-1985 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club records, 1876-1985

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 398

Primary Creator: New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club.

Extent: 7.0 Boxes. More info below.

Arrangement: The collection consists of 7 boxes and 13 volumes. It is 4.5 linear feet.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1970

Subjects: New Orleans (La.) -- Social life and customs., New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club., Sports -- Louisiana -- New Orleans., Tennis -- United States -- History., Tennis clubs -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of business records, articles of incorporation, financial documents, correspondence, membership lists, minutes, original and reproduction photographs of member groups and tournament play, negatives, slides, a patch, a certificate, clippings and other printed material. Included is the fall 1985 issue of Southern Tennis which includes an article on the history of the organization. An alternate name sometimes used in the twentieth century is the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Association.

The New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club is the oldest tennis club in the Americas. It was founded in 1876 by a small group of English cotton merchants living in New Orleans who were tennis enthusiasts. The club's facilities have been located in various places through the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including Phillip St., Saratoga St., and Laurel St.

Biographical Note

Subject/Index Terms

New Orleans (La.) -- Social life and customs.
New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club.
Sports -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Tennis -- United States -- History.
Tennis clubs -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Alternate Extent Statement: 4.5 linear feet

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: Gift

Acquisition Method: Acquired from the organization through Mr. Harcourt Waters in the 1970s; material added in 1985.

Preferred Citation: New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club records, Manuscripts Collection 398, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118

Other Note: OCLC Number: 433665086

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Coorespondence, Meetings, Membership and By-laws, 1907-June 1961],
[Box 2: Business Records, 1929-1972],
[Box 3: Tax Records, Tournements and other papers, December 1890-March 4, 1959],
[Box 4: Grounds Commitee Book and Scrapbook, 1902-1919],
[Box 5: Membership Book, House Commitee Book and Letter Book, 1893-1917],
[Box 6: Cashbooks, Minute Books, Srapbook, 1876-1922],
[Box 7: Photos and Arcticle, 1985],
[Volume 1: The National Bank of Commerce in New Orleans, 1952-1953],
[Volume 2: Account Book, July 1, 1925],
[Volume 3: Membership Book, 1907-1909],
[Volume 4: Book of Dues, 1933-1938],
[Volume 5: United States Lawn Tennis Association and the World War, 1921],
[Volume 6: Cash Receipts Book, 1956-1959],
[Volume 7: Minute Book, 1922-1937],
[Volume 8: Receipts and Disbursements Book, 1943-1948],
[Volume 9: Membership Ledger, 1937-1940],
[Volume 10: N.O. Lawn Tennis Association Book of Members, 1917-1924],
[Volume 11: Receipts & Disbursements: New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club, 1920-1925],
[Volume 12: Receipts & Disbursements: New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club, 1913-1920],
[Volume 13: Membership Ledger, 1927-1932],
[All]

Volume 5: United States Lawn Tennis Association and the World War, 1921