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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 “Prom” (2 total)

Black-and-white photo of a young woman in a voluminous lace prom gown and gloves standing beside a young man in a light-colored jacket and tie, posed in front of a patterned curtain.

Grandmother of Keri Jackson, Carol Vitter Jackson with her date Jerry for the senior prom,…

Black-and-white photo of two couples in formal attire seated at a table with 7Up bottles and a lace tablecloth, decorative umbrellas and foliage hanging on the wall behind them.

Keri Jackson's grandmother Carol Vitter Jackson with her prom date Jerry and friend…