Mississippi River flood collection, 1912-1928 | Louisiana Research Collection

By Deirdre Barr

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Collection Overview

Title: Mississippi River flood collection, 1912-1928

Predominant Dates:1927

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 517

Extent: 5.0 Folders. More info below.

Arrangement: This collection is arranged by subject. It consists of 5 folders and is 0.25 linear foot.

Subjects: Disaster relief -- United States -- History., Emergency management -- Louisiana -- New Orleans., Flood control -- Louisiana -- History., Flood control -- Mississippi River -- History., Floods -- Mississippi River Delta., Louisiana -- History -- 20th century., Mississippi River., Mississippi River Delta (La.), New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 20th century., Rivers -- Louisiana.

Forms of Material: Charts (graphic documents), Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence., Invitations., Maps., Posters., Telegrams.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains correspondence, charts, maps,and printed matter related to the Mississippi River flood of 1927. The printed matter consists mostly of advertisements intended to raise awareness of the flooding problems in Louisiana. Some of the printed matter promotes Louisiana in that it demonstrates that only a small portion of Louisiana was effectd by the flood of 1927. These materials were collected A.B. Dinwiddie, former president of Tulane University and member of the Flood Policy Committee during this time period.

Subject/Index Terms

Disaster relief -- United States -- History.
Emergency management -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Flood control -- Louisiana -- History.
Flood control -- Mississippi River -- History.
Floods -- Mississippi River Delta.
Louisiana -- History -- 20th century.
Mississippi River.
Mississippi River Delta (La.)
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 20th century.
Rivers -- Louisiana.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Alternate Extent Statement: 0.25 linear foot

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.

Preferred Citation: Mississippi River flood collection, Manuscripts Collection 517, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Other Note: OCLC Number: 700210860

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Folder:

[Folder 1: Flood Policy Committee correspondence, 1927-1928],
[Folder 2: Flood Policy Committee papers, 1927],
[Folder 3: Lists and charts, undated],
[Folder 4: Printed advertisements and articles, 1927-1928],
[Folder 5: Correspondence and articles, 1912-1927],
[All]

Folder 3: Lists and charts, undated

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