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MSS 370 - Marda Burton Collection: Inventory

MARDA BURTON COLLECTION

(Mss 370)

Inventory

Earl K. Long Library

University of New Orleans

May 2012

 

Summary

 

 

Size:                      16.5 linear feet

Geographic

locations:               New Orleans, La.; numerous cities and countries around the world (see Series III. Subject files)

Inclusive dates:     1978-2010

Bulk dates:            ca. 1980-2004

Summary:              Career-related papers of Marda Burton (b. 1932), a New Orleans-based travel journalist.

Related

collections:          

Source:                  Gift, December 2009

Access:                  No restrictions

Copyright:             Physical rights are retained by the Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans.

Citation:                 Marda Burton Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans

 

Biographical Note

 

          Marda Burton (b. 1932) is an award-winning travel journalist who has written hundreds of articles, both for the traveling public and for the travel industry since she began travel free-lancing in 1979.  In addition, she coauthored the book Galatoire’s: Biography of a Bistro.

 

          A native of Laurel, Mississippi, Burton visited New Orleans in the 1980s on .assignment for Travel + Leisure magazine.  The city’s literary atmosphere captivated her, and she decided to make New Orleans her home.  Currently Burton divides her time between the city and Highlands, N.C.

 

Sources:

Richard, Christine.  “Marda Burton.”  New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles (November 2004).  http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Homes-Lifestyles/November-2004/Marda-Burton/index.php, accessed April 11, 2012.

 

A Note on Processing:  Folder titles assigned by Ms. Burton have been retained.

 

 

List of Series and Subseries

 

Series I.       Articles by Marda Burton

          Subseries I.1.  Magazine articles

          Subseries I.2.  Newspaper articles

          Subseries I.3.  Other articles

 

Series II.       Materials pertaining to Galatoire’s: Biography of a Bistro by Marda Burton and W. Kenneth Holditch

          Subseries II.1.  Working papers

          Subseries II.2.  Drafts of the book

          Subseries II.3.  Draft with editorial revisions

 

Series III.      Subject files

 

Container List

 

Series I.       Articles by Marda Burton

 

          Subseries I.1.  Magazine articles

 

BOX 1

 

370-1            1978

370-2            1980 - 1982

370-3            1983 - 1984

370-4            1985 - 1987

370-5            1988

370-6            January 1989 - May 1990

370-7            July 1990 - December 1992

 

BOX 2

 

370-8            1993 - 1994

 

          Subseries I.2.  Newspaper articles

 

370-9            1980 - 1982

370-10          1983

370-11          1984

370-12          1985

370-13          1986

370-14          1987

370-15          1988

 

BOX 3

 

370-16          1989

370-17          1990

370-18          1991 - 1992

370-19          1993 - 1994

 

          Subseries I.3.  Other articles

 

370-20          1995 - 1997

370-21          1998 - 1999

370-22          1999, 2000, 2002

 

BOX 4

 

370-23          2002 – 2006

370-24          Typescripts, [n.d.]

 

Series II.       Materials pertaining to Galatoire’s: Biography of a Bistro by Marda Burton and W. Kenneth Holditch

 

          Subseries II.1.  Working papers

 

BOX 5

 

370-25          Galatoire’s—Anecdotes and other research

370-26          Galatoire’s Clippings

370-27          Galatoire’s others

                         Includes publishing agreement and submission guidelines

370-28          Final sidebars and sketches and adds

370-29          Gilberto

370-30          Details

 

BOX 6

 

370-31          Galatoire’s—History [and family history]

370-32          Interviews (misc.)

370-33          Galatoire’s—Kitchen and Menus

370-34          Pictures

                         Includes photocopies of family photographs, provided by Michelle Galatoire

370-35          Sketch

                         Article from The Boston Globe about Galatoire’s

370-36          Galatoire’s—Timeline

370-37          Galatoire’s—Writers

370-38          Blurbs and Epigraph

370-39          Reviews

                         Potential outlets for publicity and reviews of Galatoire’s

370-40          NPR interview at Galatoire’s (3 mini-discs)

 

          Subseries II.2.  Drafts of the book

 

BOX 7

 

370-41          Contents and Introduction

370-42          I.  History—Restaurant and Family

370-43          II.  Food

                         Includes menus from special events

370-44          III.  One for the Books

370-45          IV.  Waiters

370-46          V.  Customers

370-47          VI.  Celebrities

370-48          VII.  The Line

370-49          VIII.  Friday Lunch

370-50          IX.  Special Occasions

370-51          X.  Dress Code

370-52          XI.  House Accounts

370-53          XII.  Renovation

370-54          Sidebars

370-55          Master Index

370-56          Chapter Index

370-57          Index Corrections

 

 

          Subseries II.3.  Draft with editorial revisions

 

BOX 8

 

370-58          I.  The Family

370-59          II.  Staging (Eating and Drinking)

370-60          III.  The Bards: One for the Books

370-61          IV.  The Cast

370-62          VII.  Street Pageant (The Line)

370-63          VIII.  Matinees (Friday Lunch)

370-64          IX.  Follies & Extravaganzas (Other Special Occasions)

370-65          X.  Costuming (Dress Code)

370-66          XI.  Box Office (House Accounts—Simply Charge It

370-67          XII.  Re-staging/Changing Scenery/Scenery Change (Renovations and Changes)

 

          Subseries II.4.  Final draft

 

370-68          I.  The Producers (The Family Galatoire)

370-69          II.  Backstage (Eating & Drinking)

370-70          III.  One for the Books (Authors and Galatoire’s)

370-71          IV.  The Stars (Waiters)

370-72          V.  Co-stars (Customers)

370-73          VI.  Guest Stars (Celebrities)

370-74          VII.  Street Theatre (The Line)

370-75          VIII.  Friday Matinees (Friday Lunch)

370-76          IX.  Other Special Occasions)

370-77          X.  Costuming (Dress Code)

370-78          XI.  Box Office (House Accounts)—Simply Charge It

370-79          XII.  Re-staging/Changing Scenery/Scenery Change (Renovation & Change)

370-80          Introductions, epigraphs, etc.

370-81          Sidebars and sketches

370-82          Photographs (photocopies) and captions

 

          Subseries II.5.  Financial aspects and publicity

 

BOX 9

 

370-83          Contracts

 

370-84          Financial statements and termination agreement

 

370-85          Publicity for the book

 

370-86          Reviews & Readings

 

 

Series III.      Subject files

 

BOX 10

 

370-87          Africa—Kenya Safari (Dec. 87)

370-88          Africa—South and General

370-89          Alabama—Black History Tour

370-90          Alabama—Blount County & Covered Bridges

370-91          Alabama—Eastern Shore (1987 & 1988)

370-92          Alabama—Misc.

370-93          Alabama—Pilgrimages (’88)

370-94          Alaska

370-95          Arkansas

370-96          Asia

 

BOX 11

 

370-97          Asia in General

370-98          Australia (Folder 1)

370-99          Australia (Folder 2)

370-100        Australia (July 1991)

370-101        Australia (1999)

370-102        Australia—Aborigines

370-103        Australia—Alice Springs

370-104        Australia—Ayers Park

 

BOX 12

 

370-105        Australia—Hayman Island

370-106        Australia—Perth & Western Australia

370-107        Australia—Queensland

370-108        Australia—Sydney

370-109        Belgium (Folder 1)

370-110        Belgium (Folder 2)

370-111        Brazil

370-112        California—Los Angeles

370-113        California—Miscellaneous

370-114        California—San Diego (’86 – ’87 – ’88)

370-115        California—San Diego pictures

370-116        California—San Diego—Whale Watching

 

BOX 13

 

370-117        California—San Francisco (Folder 1)

370-118        California—San Francisco (Folder 2)

370-119        Canada (Oct. 87)—Churchill & Winnipeg

370-120        Canada (Oct. 96)

370-121        Canada—General

370-122        Canada—Banff

370-123        Canada—Lobsters

370-124        Canada—Niagara

370-125        Canada—Ontario (Folder 1)

370-126        Canada—Ontario (Folder 2)

370-127        Canada—Seal Watch

370-128        Canada—Via Rail

 

BOX 14

 

370-129        Canada—Via Rail—Cuisine Train

370-130        Canada—York

370-131        Canadian Pacific Hotels

370-132        Caribbean

370-133        China (Folder 1)

370-134        China (Folder 2)

370-135        China—Hong Kong

370-136        Costa Rica

 

BOX 15

 

370-137        Cruises

370-138        Czech Republic

370-139        Dive Resorts, Etc.

370-140        Dominican Republic

370-141        Dresden

370-142        Dresden exhibit (2004)

370-143        Dresden, Germany.  Press/Trip (Oct. 2003) (Folder 1)

370-144        Dresden, Germany.  Press/Trip (Oct. 2003) (Folder 2)

370-145        Dresden, Germany.  Press/Trip (Oct. 2003) (Folder 3)

370-146        Dresden, Germany.  Press/Trip (Oct. 2003) (Folder 4)

 

BOX 16

 

370-147        Ecuador

370-148        Egypt

370-149        Egypt—Cairo

370-150        Faulkner

370-151        Faulkner Birthday Party

370-152        Faulkner Society

370-153        Florida

370-154        Florida—Captiva Island

370-155        Florida—Destin/Fort Walton

370-156        Florida—Disney (88)

370-157        Florida—Jules’ Undersea Lodge

 

BOX 17

 

370-158        Florida—Key West

370-159        Florida—Key West Literary Seminar (Jan. 2007)

370-160        Florida—Orlando

370-161        Florida—Palm Beach

370-162        Florida—Palm Beach County

370-163        Florida—Pensacola

370-164        Florida—St. Pete/Tampa

370-165        Florida--Seaside

370-166        Florida—South Seas Plantation

370-167        Florida Beaches

370-168        Florida/Gulf Coast photos, slides

370-169        Food—N.O. [New Orleans]

370-170        French Quarter

370-171        French Quarter Fest.

370-172        Galapagos (Ecuador)

370-173        Gardens & Parks

 

BOX 18

 

370-174        Germany—General

370-175        Germany—Garmisch, Munich

370-176        Halloween

370-177        Hawaii

370-178        Historic Homes—N.O. [New Orleans]

370-179        History—NO [New Orleans—LA [Louisiana]

370-180        Holland—General & Books

370-181        Holland—Amsterdam

 

BOX 19

 

370-182        Holland—The Hague area

370-183        Holland—Haarlem

370-184        Holland trip (1990)—Correspondence

370-185        Horse Racing

370-186        Indonesia

370-187        Indonesia—Bali (Folder 1)

370-188        Indonesia—Bali (Folder 2)

370-189        Irish

370-190        Italian

370-191        Jordan

 

BOX 20

 

370-192        Kentucky

370-193        Kids—New Orleans

370-194        Literature—NO [New Orleans]—SE [Southeast]

370-195        Literary N.O [New Orleans]

370-196        Louisiana—General (Folder 1)

370-197        Louisiana—General (Folder 2)

370-198        Louisiana—Avery Island

370-199        Louisiana—Baton Rouge

 

BOX 21

 

370-200        Louisiana—Baton Rouge & Plantation Country (1987)

370-201        Louisiana—Bed & Breakfast

370-202        Louisiana—Beaux Bridge—Cajun Country

370-203        Louisiana—Cajun Christmas

370-204        Louisiana—Cajun Country

370-205        Louisiana—Cajuns

370-206        Louisiana—St. Tammany Parish

370-207        Louisiana—Whitney Plantation

370-208        Louisiana Minutes & Vignettes

370-209        Malaysia

 

BOX 22

 

370-210        Mardi Gras—Photos, stock

370-211        Mardi Gras—Other Places

370-212        Mardi Gras—Stories, clips

370-213        Mardi Gras Indians

370-214        Memphis, Tenn.

370-215        Memphis, Tenn.—Clippings

370-216        [Memphis, Tenn.]—Elvis [Presley]

370-217        Memphis, Tenn.—Slides

370-218        Music—New Orleans

 

BOX 23

 

370-219        Myanmar—General

370-220        Myanmar—Road to Mandalay

370-221        Myanmar—Sail/Islands

370-222        Myanmar—Yangon

370-223        Myanmar/Burma

370-224        Nevada

370-225        Nevada—Las Vegas

370-226        New Orleans (Folder 1)

 

BOX 24

 

370-227        New Orleans (Folder 2)

370-228        New Orleans (Folder 3)

370-229        New Orleans—General

370-230        New Orleans—Antiques

370-231        New Orleans—Aquarium of the Americas

370-232        New Orleans—Architecture—New Orleans

370-233        New Orleans—Artists

370-234        New Orleans—Artists’ spaces

370-235        New Orleans—Arts—Ballet--Museums

 

BOX 25

 

370-236        New Orleans—Audubon Institute

370-237        New Orleans—Audubon Park

370-238        New Orleans—Audubon Zoo

370-239        New Orleans—Bars

370-240        New Orleans—Bombay Club

370-241        New Orleans—Cajun Culture

370-242        New Orleans—Carnival

370-243        New Orleans—Cemeteries

370-244        New Orleans—Central Business District

370-245        New Orleans—Characters

370-246        New Orleans—Chefs

370-247        New Orleans—Christmas (Folder 1)

 

BOX 26

 

370-248        New Orleans—Christmas (Folder 2)

370-249        New Orleans—Contemporary Arts Center

370-250        New Orleans—Doctors convention script

370-251        New Orleans—Dogs—Krewe of Barkus

370-252        New Orleans—French Quarter

370-253        New Orleans—General clips

370-254        New Orleans—Info. since 1983

370-255        [New Orleans] N.O. Jazz Fest

 

BOX 27

 

370-256        New Orleans—Neighborhoods

370-257        New Orleans—Ogden Museum of Southern Art

370-258        New Orleans—Restaurants

370-259        New Orleans—Society (Clubs, debs, etc.)

370-260        New Orleans/Southeast

370-261        New Orleans—Streetcar, Riverfront

370-262        New Orleans—Sugar Bowl

370-263        New Orleans—Symphony

370-264        New Orleans—Theatre

370-265        New Orleans—Tour companies

370-266        New Orleans tourism—P.R. photos

 

BOX 28

 

370-267        New Orleans—Zulu

370-268        New Orleans & Louisiana—Black History

370-269        North Carolina

370-270        North Carolina—Veranda (Jan. 2010)

370-271        Oregon—General (Folder 1)

370-272        Oregon—General (Folder 2)

370-273        Oregon—Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

370-274        Oregon—Portland (Folder 1)

 

BOX 29

 

370-275        Oregon—Portland (Folder 2)

370-276        Oregon—Portland (Folder 3)

370-277        Oregon—River Trip (Folder 1)

370-278        Oregon—River Trip (Folder 2)

370-279        Oregon—South

370-280        Peru—Machu Picchu & More

370-281        Philippines—General

 

BOX 30

 

370-282        Philippines—Clippings

370-283        Puerto Rico

370-284        Queen Mary II (Jan. 2007) (Folder 1)

370-285        Queen Mary II (Jan. 2007) (Folder 2)

370-286        Queen Mary II (Jan. 2007) (Folder 3)

370-287        Queen Mary II (Jan. 2007) (Folder 4)

370-288        Queen Mary II (Jan. 2007) (Folder 5)

370-289        Rameses the Great—Memphis

 

BOX 31

 

370-290        ResidenSea (2002)

370-291        Singapore (Folder 1)

370-292        Singapore (Folder 2)

370-293        South American Cruise—Buenos Aires

370-294        South American Cruise—Miscellaneous

370-295        South American Cruise—Rio—Punta—Montevideo

370-296        South Carolina

370-297        South Seas Cruise—General (Folder 1)

370-298        South Seas Cruise—General (Folder 2)

 

BOX 32

 

370-299        South Seas Cruise—Bora Bora (Folder 1)

370-300        South Seas Cruise—Bora Bora (Folder 2)

370-301        South Seas Cruise—Bora Bora (Folder 3)

370-302        South Seas Cruise—Tahiti (Folder 1)

370-303        South Seas Cruise—Tahiti (Folder 2)

370-304        South Seas Cruise—Tahiti (Folder 3)

370-305        South Seas Cruise—Tahiti (Folder 4)

 

BOX 33

 

370-306        Switzerland (Folder 1)

370-307        Switzerland (Folder 2)

370-308        Switzerland—Bern

370-309        Switzerland--Lausanne

370-310        Switzerland—Lucerne

370-311        Switzerland—Lugano

370-312        Switzerland—Montreux/Vevey

370-313        Switzerland—Pontresina

370-314        Switzerland—Romansh Villages (Guarda, Tarasp, Poschiavo)

370-315        Switzerland trip (1990)—General

370-316        Switzerland trip (Aug. 1992)

370-317        Tahiti

370-318        Tennessee—General

370-319        Tennessee photos

 

BOX 34

 

370-320        Tennessee Williams Festival (Ad. Board)

370-321        Turkiye [Turkey]

370-322        Turkey (1991)

370-323        Turkey—Topkapi Palace

370-324        Valentines

370-325        Virginia

370-326        Washington, D.C. (1986)

370-327        Williams, Tennessee

370-328        Yugoslavia (1988)

 

Index Terms

 

Burton, Marda

Galatoire’s Restaurant

Holditch, W. Kenneth

Travel