Augusto Miceli papers

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Materials used in writing book on the Pickwick Club in New Orleans

Pickwick Club correspondence

Pickwick Club minutes

Pickwick Club financial statement, officers and members

Pickwick Club's activities

Pickwick Club debutante ball

"The Pickwick Club of New Orleans" manuscript

Letters of Giacomo Beltrami and items relating to the book "The Man with the Red Umbrella" by Augusto Miceli

Items relating to Beltrami

Articles and notes on river travel

Scrapbook

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Title: Augusto Miceli papers, 1813-1975

Predominant Dates:1950s-1960s

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 924

Primary Creator: Miceli, Augusto P.

Extent: 10.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged into two main sections: 1) The Pickwick Club of New Orleans materials (Boxes 1-7) and 2) Giacomo Beltrami materials (Boxes 8-10), in addition to a scrapbook. Each section is subdivided into topics that are arranged chronologically. The collection consists of 10 boxes and 1 volume.

Subjects: Beltrami, Giacomo Costantino, 1779-1855., Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981., Lawyers -- Louisiana -- New Orleans., Miceli, Augusto P., Mistick Krewe of Comus (Organization), Pickwick Club of New Orleans., Standard Fruit & Steamship Co., United States. Army. Judge Advocate General's Corps.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Manuscripts for publication., Minutes., Research notes.

Languages: English, Italian

Augusto P. Miceli is the author of The Pickwick Club of New Orleans and The Man with the Red Umbrella, the story of Giacomo Beltrami's exploration of the upper Mississippi River. Pickwick Club historian, lawyer, Loyola University graduate (1930), Miceli earned his University of Rome doctorate of jurisprudence in 1934. He began practicing law in New Orleans in 1935; during World War II he was a member of the Judge Advocate Corps and a colonel on the staff of General Omar Bradley. After the war, Miceli headed the legal department of the Standard Fruit and Steamship Company of New Orleans until 1965, when he joined the legal firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrier, and Denegre.

Miceli's book, The Pickwick Club of New Orleans is the story of the social, economic, and civic life of New Orleans for nearly eleven decades. The organizers of the Mistick Krewe of Comus in 1857 set up a "front" organization, which they called the Pickwick Club.

Beltrami, Giacomo Costantino, 1779-1855.
Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981.
Lawyers -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Miceli, Augusto P.
Mistick Krewe of Comus (Organization)
Pickwick Club of New Orleans.
Standard Fruit & Steamship Co.
United States. Army. Judge Advocate General's Corps.

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: Augusto Miceli.

Preferred Citation: Augusto Miceli papers, Manuscripts Collection 924, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

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

Other Note: OCLC Number: 793397809