Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Portrait & Narrative of Former School Employee

Collection

Post-Katrina Portraits, Francesco

Former school employee describes returning to New Orleans on September 3, 2005 to rescue some \"older folks with special needs.\" Text begins: \"It was a horrific experience when I left the city...\"

Keywords:

elderly, holdouts, new orleans public schools, senior citizens, special needs

Files:

canyouhelp_35527f4c8e.pdf

Citation

“Portrait & Narrative of Former School Employee,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed April 19, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26741.

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