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 Dan Smith, Jr.

Collection

Post-Katrina Portraits, Francesco

Charcoal portrait of Dan Smith, Jr. First line of text: My name is Dan Smith Jr. I was born on December 25, 1922...\" Describes his memories of Hurricane Betsy and flooding at textile plant and on Lasalle St. Did not evacuate for Katrina; stayed in the Woodland Complex in Algiers. Describes sounds of Katrina.