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BECOME A MEMBER
Membership Benefits
All members of The Collection enjoy the following benefits for one full year:
•	Complimentary admission to all permanent tours and rotating exhibitions
•	Complimentary admission to the Concerts in the Courtyard series
•	A 10 percent discount at The Shop at The Collection
•	A subscription to The Historic New Orleans Collection Quarterly
•	Special invitations to events, trips, receptions, and exhibition previews
Membership Levels
LAUSSAT SOCIETY $1,000 Full membership benefits plus:
•	a special gift
•	private, guided tours (by appointment)
•	free admission to all evening lectures
•	invitation to annual gala evening
BIENVILLE CIRCLE $5,000 Full membership benefits plus:
•	a special gift
•	private, guided tours (by appointment)
•	free admission to all evening lectures
•	invitation to annual gala evening
•	lunch with the executive director
FOUNDER $35 Full membership benefits
MERIEULT SOCIETY $100 Full membership benefits plus:
•	a special gift
MAHALIA SOCIETY $250 Full membership benefits plus:
•	a special gift
•	private, guided tours (by appointment)
JACKSON SOCIETY $500 Full membership benefits plus:
•	a special gift
•	private, guided tours (by appointment)
•	free admission to all evening lectures
NORTH AMERICAN RECIPROCAL MUSEUM PROGRAM
In addition to these benefits, members of the Merieult Society and higher receive reciprocal benefits at other leading museums throughout the United States through the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) program. These include free/member admission, discounts on concert and lecture tickets, and discounts at the shops of participating museums. Visit sites.google.com/site/ northamericanreciprocalmuseums for more information.
How to Join
To become a member ofThe Historic New Orleans Collection, visit www.hnoc.org and click the Support Us link, or complete the form on the enclosed envelope and return it with your gift. Membership at each level carries benefits for the entire household (a single individual or couple and any children under age 18).
OUTREACH
YA/YA Students Utilize Williams Research Center
In mid-July a group ot students from YAJ YA (Young Artists/Young Aspirations)—a New Orleans—based extracurricular arts and professional enrichment program— visited the Williams Research Center to learn about archives and primary sources. Their trip included a presentation by research assistant Eric Seiferth and a tour through the facility. Following their initial visit, a number of the students returned to conduct research for an “Identity Portrait” project, which they worked on during July and August. Rather than being figure-based, identity portraits depict one’s individuality. In this project, the students were exploring the role New Orleans plays in their identities. They utilized a number of image-related resources, including the Charles L. Franck Collection and William Russell Jazz Collection.
12 Volume XXVIII, Number 4 — Fall 2011