Tulane University's
Louisiana Research Collection

The Young Men's Business Club of New Orleans was formed in 1919 by a group of servicemen returning home to New Orleans. It was somewhat similar to chambers of commerce, but remained autonomous and very active, and over the years became more diverse than its name might indicate. This archival collection (Manuscripts Collection 414) consists of over five hundred black and white photographs of people and events associated with the Young Men's Business Club of New Orleans, and also contains newspaper clippings and post cards. The photographs range from formal studio portraits of individuals, to group photographs at social events, to amateur Polaroids and prints developed at local K&B drug stores. Photographic studios which produced these portraits were primarily, but not exclusively, based in New Orleans, and included: Leon Trice Photography, C. Bennette Moore, Russ Cresson, Merrill Chase / Maison Blanche Studios, Winans Fonville, Patterson Studios, Frank Lotz Miller, Frank ...

The Manuscripts department at Tulane University's Special Collections Library is pleased to announce the opening of Art Silverman's papers for public research use. As noted in our previous posts , we announced the arrival of Silverman's papers in January . The collection consists of plans, sketches, drawings, photographs, correspondence, and videotapes, and covers Silverman's art career from 1975-2007. Processing has been completed, and we invite interested researchers to come to our archives to view the papers. For a copy of the finding aid, please contact us . (Sketch, 1995. Collection 992, Arthur Silverman papers, Manuscripts department, Special Collections, Tulane University Libraries. Image may not be reproduced without permission.) Posted by Eira Tansey.

Several months ago we were contacted by staff from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. They were putting together a major new exhibition on American maritime history, and were interested in using the image to the left. The search for "Eugene Robinson's Floating Palaces" turned into something of a wild goose chase, but we located the image within the Leonard Huber papers, Collection 879. Our work wasn't over yet - we still had to scan the image at an extremely high resolution to meet the Smithsonian's exhibition needs. We just learned that the exhibit is opening very soon, and we encourage our friends and readers in Washington D.C. to check out what promises to be a fantastic new exhibit. "On the Water: Stories from Maritime America" opens the weekend of Saturday, May 23 . If you can't make it to exhibit in person, you can get more information online . We are delighted to have been able to contribute to this effort. ...

Bert Myers collection of art photographs Dr. Bert Myers, a retired academic physician and full-time artist living in New Orleans, has authored two publications which are held in our Louisiana Collection: Inner Beauty of Nature, X-ray Photography ; and Festival of Fins, a Public Art Display in New Orleans, Louisiana, 208 Fish Photographs. In the Manuscripts Department, there is also an archival collection (Manuscripts Collection 906) of 315 of his photographic prints, 1,792 slides and 35 glass holograms created and donated by Dr. Myers. He is best known for his work with x-ray and high contrast images of elegant natural and manmade subjects, in both color and black & white. Dean Benjamin Sachs of Tulane University School of Medicine asked Dr. Myers to donate images for the new building on S. Robertson St., several of which have been installed-- two of them measure 4 x 6 feet. For more information about Dr. Myers’ publications and photographic techniques, and to see many of thes...

Eighty years ago today, the Louisiana House voted 58-40 to impeach Governor Huey P. Long on charges of attempting to suppress the freedom of the press. A New York Times article on April 7 noted the "riotous session" which included fainting Representatives and Long supporters rallying outside the House. The Manuscripts department at Tulane University's Special Collections Library has a number of resources on Huey P. Long, including campaign ephemera, photographs, pro- and anti-Long materials, and issues of Huey Long's newspaper American Progress . If you would like a summary of these resources, please contact Eira . (Image of Huey P. Long in his pajamas, unknown date, Leon Trice Photography. Leon Trice Louisiana Political Photographs, Manuscripts Collection 950, Manuscripts Department, Special Collections, Tulane University Libraries. Image may not be reproduced without permission.) Posted by Eira Tansey.

The Manuscripts department has a number of political collections and papers from various politicians. The Leon Trice Louisiana Political Photographs provides an interesting look at Huey Long’s personal activities and public life. The photographs in this collection were made by Leon Trice, a New Orleans area photographer who also worked for the Associated Press in the 1930s. Trice’s job was not without its occupational hazards; at one time he was knocked down on Long’s command . Trice was a photographer for the New Orleans States in 1920, and later opened his own studio in 1937. Manuscripts acquired Trice’s photography collection (including non-political subjects) in 1988, as a gift from Leon Trice, Jr. The Leon Trice Louisiana Political Photographs Collection also has photographs of Earl K. Long, O.K. Allen, Richard Leche, and Robert Maestri. (Image of Huey P. Long playing golf, unknown date, Leon Trice Photography. Leon Trice Louisiana Political Photographs, Manuscripts Collection 950...