Harry S. Michel papers, 1877-1945 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Harry S. Michel papers, 1877-1945

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 126

Primary Creator: Michel, Harry S.

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic, then chronologically, as follows: papers pertaining to the founding of Daily City Item, other papers, correspondence, other printed material, and copies of the Anti-Taxer, the Federationist, and American Progress. The collection consists of one box and one oversize folder.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1962

Subjects: American newspapers -- Louisiana., Hibernia Bank., Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935., Louisiana -- Politics and government -- 20th century., Michel, Harry S., Periodicals -- Louisiana., Periodicals -- Publishing., Stock ownership.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Periodicals.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of correspondence and other papers of Harry S. Michel of New Orleans. Michel helped found the Daily City Item in 1877, and there is correspondence (1880-1881) between stockholders of the company dealing with newspaper matters. The collection also contains copies of the Anti-Taxer (1933), a newspaper dedicated to criticizing the politics of Huey P. Long; the American Progress (1940), which concerns the Louisiana gubernatorial race of 1940; as well as the Federationist (1945), a union newspaper that is covering the liquidation of the Hibernia Bank.

Biographical Note

Harry S. Michel (1858-1933), of New Orleans, helped found the Daily City Item in 1877. He dealt with stockholders of the company and other newspaper matters during the end of the nineteenth century.

Subject/Index Terms

American newspapers -- Louisiana.
Hibernia Bank.
Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935.
Louisiana -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Michel, Harry S.
Periodicals -- Louisiana.
Periodicals -- Publishing.
Stock ownership.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

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: Mrs. Douglas Black.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: Harry S. Michel papers, Manuscripts Collection 126, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1963.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information enterd in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Other Note: OCLC Number: 772190001

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Harvey S. Michel papers],
[Oversize folder 1],
[All]

Oversize folder 1

Anti-Taxer volume 1, numbers 1-6 1933.

The Federationist volume 27, numbers 7-9 1945 February-April.

American Progress volume 7, number 45 1940 February 16.

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