MSS 025 - Societe des Jeunes Amis: Inventory

Société des Jeunes Amis COLLECTION

(Mss 25)

Inventory

 Earl K. Long Library

University of New Orleans 

Summary

Size:                           332 items

Geographic Locations:                 New Orleans, La.

Inclusive dates:      ca. 1885 - 1920

Summary:                             Records and memorabilia of the Société des Jeunes Amis, a Black Creole fraternal organization of New Orleans.  Organized August 1, 1867, the Société was incorporated March 2, 1874.

Related Collections:             Bezou – France-Amérique Collection (Mss 20); Société des Francs-Amis (Mss 31); Edmond Dédé Letter (Mss 117)

Source:                     Gift, January 1971

Access:                     No restrictions

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

Citation:                    Société des Jeunes Amis Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans

Container List

25-1                Burial Committee.  Badge, n.d.  1 item

25-2                Comité d'Elections.  Reports, January - March, June, July, September - December 1887.  10 items

25-3                Comité de Finances.  Reports (monthly), January, February, April - December 1887; January - December 1890;  February , November 1891.  (April 1887 report also appears to cover month of March.)  26 items

25-4                Comité de Liquidation.  Report, Fe. 12, 1897.  1 item

25-4                Comité de Secours.  Miscellany, ca. 1890, 1891, 1895, 1899.  37 items

25-5                Comité de Secours.  Reports, n.d.;  January 10, February 14, April 11, 1887;  April 14, 1889; January 12, 13, February 10, March 10, April 14, June 9, 1890;  January 9, 12, February 9, March 9, 1891; June 10, July 8, August 12, September 8, 9, October 14, November 9, 11, December 8 - 10, 1895.  (Doctors' certificates of illness have been kept with reports as originally compiled; loose certificates of illness not related to reports in collection have been placed under Comité de Secours, Miscellany.)  95 items

25-6                Comité de Surveillance.  Reports, November, December 1895.  3 items

25-11              Ledgers (of membership assessments), 1896, 1899, 1900;  1899 - 1900;  1902;  February 13, 1905 - October 14, 1907;  January 13, 1908 - January 8, 1912;  February 12, 1912 - August 14, 1916;  September 11, 1916 - July 12, 1920 (7 bd. vols.).  7 items 

25-7                Meetings and Funerals.  Reports (on distribution of notices), June, August, November, December 1887; November 1888; January, April, July, September - December 1890.  57 items

25-12              Minutes.  January 10, 1887 (fragment?); November 11, 1901 - August 10, 1903 (1 bd. vol.).  2 items

25-8                Miscellany.  2 items

25-8                Receipts (for medical treatment), n.d., 1885 - 1887, 1890; (for pharmaceuticals), 1886, 1887, 1890.  50 items

25-9                Treasurer.  Miscellany, 1890.  1 item

25-9                Treasurer.  Reports (annual), 1887, 1890, 1899.  3 items

25-10              Treasurer.  Reports (monthly), January - May, July - September, December 1887;  October, November 1888;  January - December 1890;  January - December 1899.  37 items

Index Terms

Creoles—Louisiana—New Orleans

Fraternal organizations—Louisiana—New Orleans

Société des Jeunes Amis