The only documents unrelated to Camille are two technical manuals concerning characteristics of hurricanes. Boxes 5 and 6 contain a wide assortment of information, including extensive government documents and additional photocopies of newspaper articles. Numerous hurricane maps and charts showing the paths of various hurricanes, and photocopies of articles relating to hurricanes are found in this section of the collection. While the remainder of the collection contains a few additional government documents by the Army Corps of Engineers, boxes 7 and 8 focus primarily upon a chronological listing of the hurricanes that struck the Gulf Coast from 1715 to 1965. These folders contain newspaper clippings, photocopies of photographs, maps, and excerpts from various secondary sources.
Information concerning the earliest hurricanes is limited.
This collection would be of value to any researcher seeking information about the hurricanes that struck the Gulf Coast between 1715 and 1985. F341.5 .M57x, Vols. Folder 3 Hurricane chart and severe Louisiana hurricanes. Folder 4 Hurricanes - General information. Folder 5 Statistical information about hurricanes and general information.