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The year may be almost over, but The Collection is going full steam ahead into 2014. This year’s Williams Research Center Symposium (see pp. 10—11) is shaping up to be a stimulating day of scholarship that examines the Civil War through the lens of both Louisiana history and broader national themes. The symposium is presented in conjunction with our exhibition Occupy New Orleans! Voices from the Civil War, which is set to close March 9.
Our staff has also been busy mounting two new exhibitions, both of them photography oriented. Daguerreotype to Digital: A Presentation of Photographic Processes mines our pictorial holdings to illuminate nearly every photographic method to ever be in use (see pp. 2-3). Cocurated by Jude Solomon and former staff member Cath Cain, the exhibition launched in late November and remains on view through March 29. In addition, for the first time since their opening, the Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art have a new show: Civil War Battlefields and National Parks: Photographs by A. J. Meek.
I took great pleasure in watching my colleague Alfred E. Lemmon, director of the WRC, be inducted, at a September ceremony, into the Ordre des Palmes Academiques. This honor, established by Napoleon Bonaparte, is bestowed by the French government upon cultural and academic figures who have contributed to the study or renown of France. Congratulations, Alfred.
Finally, I am sad to note the sudden passing of Senior Editor Sarah R. Doerries. Sarah was a gifted editor who enhanced our publications department and institution as a whole. She was essential in launching The Collection’s Louisiana Musicians Biography book series, played a major role in editing many other publications, and was instrumental in founding our book club. Sarah was a wonderful person, and we will miss her greatly.
—Priscilla Lawrence
Holiday Home and Courtyard Tour
See the Williams Residence decked out in its holiday finest, including some of General L. Kemper and Leila Williams’s original decorations.
December 6-29*
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.
533 Royal St.
Admission: $5 for the public, free for THNOC members THNOC will be closed December 24—25
Occupy New Orleans! Special Event: An Afternoon with Roscoe, Lee, and Abadie
Living history characters Roscoe, Lee, and Abadie will entertain visitors young and old with Civil War-era songs, magic, theater, and witty repartee.
Saturday, January 18, 2014 Saturday, February 15, 2014 Noon-4 p.m.
533 Royal St.
Free and open to the public
Occupy New Orleans! Special Event: Bus Trip to Port Hudson
Join THNOC for a trip to Port Hudson, Louisiana, site of the longest siege in American military history. Participants will take a tour of the battlefield with site curator Michael Fraering.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
8:30 a.m.—5 p.m.
Registration: $45, includes bus transportation and barbecue lunch. To register call (504) 523-4662.
Musical Louisiana: America’s Cultural Heritage
For their eighth annual concert collaboration, The Collection and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra will present Postcards from Paris, a program highlighting cultural exchanges between France and Louisiana. The concert will include selections from Louis Varney, Sidney Bechet, and Frederic Chopin.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
7:30 p.m.
St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Alley Free and open to the public
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ON THE CALENDAR