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1971
On November 17, Kemper Williams
passes away.
Colonel [later General] L. Kemper Williams *
ca. 1929; oil on canvas	»
by Archibald George Barnes	•
00.47
1974 <.................................
The acquisition of Leonard Huber’s print collection greatly enhances THNOC’s pictorial holdings. Huber’s carefully categorized collection helped inform THNOC’s own catalog for visual materials, making images more accessible to researchers and media outlets. .
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Through the efforts of founding board member Ernest C. Villere, THNOC makes one of its early landmark acquisitions, the papers of Pierre Clement de Laussat (MSS 125), French colonial prefect at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. The Collection’s first member organization, the Laussat Society, was later named in his honor.................
Pitcher Plant
1951; watercolor by Boyd Cruise
bequest of Edwin A. Zelnicker Jr.,
1996.76 1976
With the release of Boyd Cruise, a hardcover catalog accompanying an exhibition of the then-emeritus director’s watercolors and drawings, THNOC’s publishing house is born. .
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The Collection receives its first accreditation from the American Association of Museums, now called the American Alliance of Museums. .
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THNOC acquires the archive of Charles L. Franck, whose photography firm documented the places and people of New Orleans for nearly the entire 20th century.
French Opera House being hosed down after a fire
1919; photograph by Charles L. Franck Photographers The Charles L. Franck Studio Collection at The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1979.325.5862
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THNOC begins acquiring the monumental archive of photographer Clarence John Laughlin.
A Dream of Pearls
1940; photoprint by Clarence John Laughlin The Clarence John Laughlin Archive at The Historic New Orleans Collection, T981.24j.11.57
12 The Historic New Orleans Collection Quarterly