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ON THE COVER:
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Between the Battle of New Orleans bicentennial in January and Mardi Gras in February, the start of 2015 was a season of celebration. The Collection enjoyed hosting Andrew Millar, British Consul General in Houston, who established a pop-up consulate in the Counting House for four days, in honor of the battle’s anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of peacetime between the US and UK. Two gala receptions also filled our Royal Street rooms during the commemorative week. A full roster of history lovers attended the 20th annual Williams Research Center Symposium, which focused on the southern aspects of the War of 1812. Outside The Collection, our staff bustled to participate in many additional bicentennial events. Now, as we enter spring, The Historic New Orleans Collection is brimming with even more scholarly activity and exciting collaborations with peer institutions.
On March 21, The Collection will break new programming ground by cohosting a daylong symposium on the domestic slave trade. To Be Sold: The American Slave Trade from Virginia to New Orleans will be copresented with the Library of Virginia, based in Richmond, and the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans. Participants will be able to watch panel discussions throughout the day as they happen in both New Orleans and Richmond, whether in person or over the live, interactive broadcast. The event has been made free of charge thanks to funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and it serves as an excellent kickoff to our new exhibition on the domestic slave trade. As you’ll read in this issue, the artifacts on display in Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade, 1808—1865 form the most in-depth look at New Orleans’s significant role in the business of slavery that The Collection has ever offered.
In April, the Kingfish will take over the Williams Gallery, as From Winnfield to Washington: The Life and Career of Huey P. Long traces the story of one of the state’s biggest political powerhouses. Our entire staff works to present these and other subjects in as accurate and interesting a way as possible, so that visitors and readers like you can find new ways to connect with our fascinating heritage.
—	PRISCILLA LAWRENCE
CONTENTS
ON VIEW/2
New Orleans reflects on its role in the domestic slave trade.
THNOC traces the rise of Huey P. Long.
Off-Site Spotlight: A new book uses THNOC images to help tell the story of New Orleans music and its makers.
Off-Site
RESEARCH /II
The 2014 Woest Fellows share revelations from their recent residencies at the WRC.
COMMUNITY/14 On the Job Staff News Become a Member On the Scene
Focus on Philanthropy	»
Donors
ACQUISITIONS/21
Acquisition Spotlight: THNOC acquires the diaries of Solomon Northup’s lawyer.
Recent Additions