Augusto Miceli papers, 1813-1975 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

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

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection is made up of correspondence, research notes, clippings and other reference material used by Augusto Miceli for writing his books, 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. The Mistick Krewe of Comus in 1857 set up a "front" organization, which they called the Pickwick Club. Miceli was a Pickwick Club historian and lawyer in New Orleans. The collection contains the manuscript for The Pickwick Club of New Orleans.

Biographical Note

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.

Subject/Index Terms

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.

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: 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

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Materials used in writing book on the Pickwick Club in New Orleans],
[Box 2: Pickwick Club correspondence, 1954-1966],
[Box 3: Pickwick Club minutes, 1857-1888],
[Box 4: Pickwick Club financial statement, officers and members, 1924-1964],
[Box 5: Pickwick Club's activities, 1927-1963],
[Box 6: Pickwick Club debutante ball, 1956-1966],
[Box 7: "The Pickwick Club of New Orleans" manuscript],
[Box 8: Letters of Giacomo Beltrami and items relating to the book "The Man with the Red Umbrella" by Augusto Miceli],
[Box 9: Items relating to Beltrami],
[Box 10: Articles and notes on river travel],
[Volume 1: Scrapbook],
[All]

Box 10: Articles and notes on river travel

Folder 1: Articles on upper Mississippi
Folder 2: "Alle Sorgenti del Mississippi", Beltrami
Folder 3: Source of a river
Folder 4: "Men on the Moving Frontier" by R. Kennedy
Folder 5: History of Minnesota
Folder 6: Beltrami country; Minnesota, established, 1866
Folder 7: "The Mississippi River and Its Wonderful Valley" by Julius Chambers
Folder 8: "William Joseph Snelling and the Early Northwest"
Folder 9: "Pioneer Women of the West" by Elizabeth Ellet
Folder 10: Indian woman
Folder 11: "Travelers among the Aborigines"
Folder 12: "Account of an Expedition from Pittsburg to the Rocky Mountains"
Folder 13: "Long's Expeditions"
Folder 14: Articles on travel
Folder 15: Autobiography of Major Lawrence Taliaferro
Folder 16: Constantino Beltrami: other notes
Folder 17: Photographs for Miceli's book, "The Man with the Red Umbrella"
Folder 18: Photographs of Filottrano, Italy, last residence of Costantino Beltrami

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