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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.

Items tagged “Arthur P Bedou” (2 total)

A group of children in white uniforms stand on stone steps holding percussion instruments—triangles, tambourines, a xylophone, and a snare drum—posing for a band portrait.

Craig School Kinder Band. Xavier University of Louisiana is a private, coed, liberal arts…

Rows of nuns in habits sit at desks reading books in a classroom, with chalkboards reading "Sight Singing" and "Summer Normal, New Orleans, La. 1922" visible at the front.

Sisters of the Holy Family. Xavier University of Louisiana is a private, coed, liberal…