Mayor Marc H. Morial An Inventory of the Records of the Human Relations Commission During his Administration


Collection Summary
Repository:	City Archives New Orleans Public Library 219 Loyola Ave. New Orleans, LA 70112
Creator:	Mayor Marc H. Morial
Title:	Records of the Human Relations Commission,
Dates:	1994-2002
Quantity:	9 boxes
Abstract:	Minutes of meetings, correspondence and subject files of the municipal agency responsible for protecting the rights of the citizens of New Orleans.

Administrative History of the Human Relations Commission

The Human Relations Commission had as its goals to eliminate discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, and private clubs; to promote better human relations among the various cultures/ethnicities present in the city; and to bring the municipal government into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Commission and its staff investigated and adjudicated complaints of discrimination; conducted studies and recommended changes to existing discrimination laws; educated the public on effective methods of communication/human relations regarding cultural differences. They also removed barriers for persons with disabilities and monitored activities resulting from a comprehensive transition plan designed to bring the government into compliance with ADA regulations. The Commission and its staff measured its performance by the number of complaints successfully adjudicated; the decrease in community divisiveness regarding age, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, and culture; the number of physical barriers removed; the increase in programs and services provided to persons with disabilities; and the number of individuals with disabilities who are mainstreamed into employment and public activities.

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Scope and Contents of the Records

The records include copies of minutes of Commission meetings; correspondence, memorandums, and copies of e-mail messages; and subject files. The latter include documents relating to the development of plans for city compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; rules and procedures for the operations of the Commission and its staff; discrimination and other complaints; and materials dealing with local, state, and national agencies and organizations active in the fields of civil rights and human relations.

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Arrangement

These records are organized in a single series arranged in alphabetical order by folder title and in chronological order thereunder.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Available to registered researchers by appointment (contact the archives staff for additional information).

Restrictions on Use

Documents written/created by or for City of New Orleans officials/employees may be used with no restrictions. Copyright to letters written by outside individuals, agencies, and corporations belong to those entities.

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Related Material

See the files on the Commission (1992-1993) in the records of Mayor Sidney J. Barthelemy, the records of the earlier Human Relations Committee (1967-1979), and the published city documents published by both agencies.

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Index Terms

Names:

Morial, Marc H.

Subjects:

Age discrimination--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Discrimination against people with disabilities--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Discrimination--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Homophobia--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Interpersonal relations--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Racial discrimination--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Sex discrimination--Louisiana--New Orleans.

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Administrative Information

Preferred citation:

Records of the Human Relations Commission of New Orleans, 1994-2002.

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Detailed Description of the Records


Box 1

	Amendments to Chapter 86 of the Code of the City of New Orleans, Executive Summary.
	Americans with Disabilities Act Request for Proposals Data, 1997 (5 folders)
	Americans with Disabilities Act Self Evaluation and Transition Plan, Recommendations, 1997
	Americans with Disabilities Act Surveys, 1998 (5 folders)
		Mostly comprising forms from the Adaptive Environment Center completed by city agnecies as an aid to identifying architectural barriers, etc. in city buildings. Not in good order when received.
	Angels on the Move, 1999


Box 2
	Annual Report Materials, 1999
	Annual Report, Calendar Year, 2000
	Assistance from Local and National Paralyzed Veterans of America, 1997
	City of New Orleans Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan, Executive Summary, 1998
		Separated from files; see City Document Collection, AAHC610 1998ad exec summ for a copy.
	Commissioners' Resignations/Appointments, 1999-2001
	Community Responsibility and Accountability, 1997-1998
		Re: Le Food Mart
	Complaint Time Table
	Complaint, Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, 1997
	Complaint, Thompson Stables, 1997
	Complaints, 1996
	Complaints,1997
	Complaints, 1998
	Connick Tape
		Videocassette showing white males mimicking African American witnesses and others
	Correspondence, Bruce E. Naccari, 2000-2001
	Correspondence, Incoming, 1993-1995


Box 3
			Correspondence, Incoming, 1999-2001
			Correspondence, Log Out Sheets, Outgoing, 1999
			Correspondence, Outgoing, 1996 (4 folders)
			Correspondence, Outgoing, 1998 (3 folders)


Box 4
	Correspondence, Outgoing, 1999
	Correspondence, Outgoing, 2000 (3 folders)
	Day of Healing Planning Committee, 1997
	Day of Honor 2000 Program, 2000
		Honoring African American World War II Veterans at the D-Day Museum
	Day of Prayer, Senator Naomi Farve, 1999
	Discrimination Complaint (Gender), Karen C. Guillot vs. Stein Mart, 1993-1994
	Discrimination Complaint (Gender), Kentrell Cousan and Sheila Evans vs. Chimes Bookstore, Inc., 2000
	Discrimination Complaint (Housing), Joseph Thorne, 1998
	Discrimination Complaint (Public Accommodations), David Brown vs. Spur Convenience Store, 1998
	Discrimination Complaint (Public Accommodations), Dorothy Cox vs. University Hospital, 1998
	Discrimination Complaint (Public Accommodations), Harold & Collette Dede vs. Straya Restaurant, 1997-1998


Box 5
			Discrimination Complaint (Public Accommodations), James Mercadal, Jr. vs. Winnie's Bar, 1995-1998
			Discrimination Complaint (Public Accommodations), Joretta Foxx vs. New Orleans Athletic Club, 1998-1999
			Discrimination Complaint (Public Accommodations), Joseph Tolbert vs. A & P Food Store, 1997-1998
			Discrimination Complaint (Public Accommodations), Patrice Williams-Smith, 1997
			Discrimination Complaint (Racial Bigotry), Avery Alexander vs. Peggy Wilson, 1998
			Docket, 1995
			Docket of Complaints, 1998-1999
			E-Mail, Incoming, 1999-2000
			Equal Employment Opportunity Commission/FEPA Annual Training Conference 1999 Meeting held in New Orleans Family Life Center, 1996
			Greater New Orleans Broadcasters Association, 2001
			Hate Crimes Project of New Orleans, 1997-2001
			Healing Time Project Proposal
			Human Relations Commission Executive Committee Meetings, 1999
			Human Relations Commission Meeting Minutes, 1999-2000
			Human Relations Commission Meeting Minutes, 2001-2002

			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1996/07
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1996/09
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1996/10
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1996/11
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1996/11
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1996/12
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1997/02
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1997/03
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1997/04
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1997/05
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1997/05
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1997/06
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1997/08
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1997/09
			Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1997/10


Box 6
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1997/11
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/01
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/02
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/03
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/04
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/05
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/06
		Includes photographs of Commission members.
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/07
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/09
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/10
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/11
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1998/12
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1999/03
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 1999/11
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 2000/10


Box 7
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 2000/12
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 2001/02
	Human Relations Commission Meetings, 2002/01
	Human Relations Commission Position Analysis
	Human Relations Commission Staff Meetings, 1999
	Internship Program, 1993-1997
	Lee, Patrick F., 2000
	Louisiana Church Arson Task Force , 1996
	Mayor's Military Advisory Committee, 2000-2001
	Memorandums (Interoffice), Americans with Disabilities Act, 1998
	Memorandums, Incoming, 1999-2000
	Memorandums, Outgoing, 1998
		(2 folders)
	Memorandums, Outgoing, 1999
		(2 folders)


Box 8
	Microcassette Recordings
		Not inventoried.
	Miscellaneous
	National Association of Human Rights Conference, 2000
		Meeting held in New Orleans
	Orientation of New Human Relations Commission Commissioners, 2001
	Original File Inventory Sheets Submitted with the Human Relations Commission Records, 2002
	Personnel, 2001
	Proposal for Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan, 1997
		Presented by Gregory C. Rigamer & Associates, Inc.
	Proposal, City of New Orleans Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan, 1997
		Presented by Urban Systems, Inc.


Box 9
	Response for Request for Proposals for City of New Orleans Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan, 1997
		Presented by Diversified Consultants, Inc.
	Response to Council Request to Investigate Citizen's Complaint Regarding Preservation Resource Center Maps of Historic Neighborhoods of New Orleans, 1996
	Response to Request for Proposals for Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan, 1997
		Presented by Willie Spooner & Associates, Inc.
	Reverend Goat Carson/Jazz and Heritage Festival Advisory Board, 1995-2000
		Includes one cassette sound recording from WWOZ-FM
	Rules for Hearings, Advisory Committee on Human Relations, 1993
	Rules of Adjudication, 2000
	Rules of Adjudication, Advisory Committee on Human Relations, 1994
	Rules of Adjudication, Advisory Committee on Human Relations, 1998
	Rules of the Advisory Committee on Human Relations, 1992
	Rules of the Advisory Committee on Human Relations, 2000
	Rules of the Advisory Committee on Human Relations for Hearings, 2000
	Sensitivity Training, Class Schedule and Lesson Plan, 2000
	Speaking Engagements, 1999-2001
	Staff and Advisory Committee on Human Relations Members, 1999-2000
		List
	Standard Rules, Advisory Committee on Human Relations, 1998
	United States Commission on Civil Rights, 1999-2000

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An Inventory of the Records of the Human Relations Commission During his Administration

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