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It’s back-io-school time, and The Collection is heading into the classroom like never before. Curator of Education Daphne L. Derven has been hard at work collaborating with THNOC staff and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History on a series of lesson plans that connect our exhibitions and holdings to young audiences. In advance of the 2014-15 school year, The Collection released two lesson plans that tie into our two most recent exhibitions, Shout, Sister, Shout! The Boswell Sisters of New Orleans and Creole World: Photographs of New Orleans and the Latin Caribbean Sphere. They were distributed to our growing network of educators around the country and are available for download on our website. (Read more about the initiative on p. 12.)
Daphne has also been working with Head of Docent Programs Lori Boyer and the docent team to develop our first family guide to the Louisiana History Galleries. Full of extra tidbits of information, questions, and activities, the family guide will be a way for both adults and children to experience Louisiana history in a new light.
In July I had the great pleasure of receiving, on behalf of The Collection, the Foundation for Historical Louisiana’s 2014 Organizational Preeminence Award. Given to institutions that show dedication to preserving and sharing the architectural, historical, and cultural heritage of Louisiana, the award is a tremendous honor and marked a high point of the summer—one matched only by the bustling fun and success of our seventh annual New Orleans Antiques Forum, held in early August.
Congratulations to everyone who contributed to these remarkable achievements in education and outreach. Here at The Collection, love of learning abounds year-round, and we are thrilled to share that enthusiasm with an ever-widening audience.
—	PRISCILLA LAWRENCE
ON THE COVER:
Andrew Jackson
ca. 1858; hand-colored engraving by Alonzo Chappel, artist; Thomas Phillibrown, engraver; and Johnson, Fry, and Co., publisher gift of Boyd Cruise and Harold Schilke, 7959.160.75
CONTENTS
ON VIEW/2
Andrew Jackson shapes a nation.
Off-Site
RESEARCH /7
The 2013-14 Williams Scholar in Residence tackles Sugar Bowl history.
BOOKS /TO
THNOC’s newest title honors a homegrown Civil War regiment.
EDUCATION /12 THNOC enters the classroom.
COMMUNITY/14
On the Job
Staff News
Become a Member
On the Scene	,
Focus on Philanthropy Donors
ACQUISITIONS / 21 Acquisition Spotlight Recent Additions