The Greater New Orleans Archivists first published this brief, repository-level guide to area archival research archives in December 1996 as a brochure and digital publication. This list does not include business archives.

AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER
Tilton Hall
Tulane University
6823 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans LA 70118
504-862-3222, fx: 504-862-8961
reference@amistadresearchcenter.org
http://www.amistadresearchcenter.org
9:00-4:30 M-F
Chris Harter, Reference Librarian
The center is a manuscripts library for the study of race relations and ethnic history and culture. Houses over ten million documents, 20k volumes, oral histories, and significant art and photograph holdings.

ARCHDIOCESAN ARCHIVES
Archdiocese of New Orleans
1100 Chartres St.
New Orleans LA 70116-2596
504-529-2651, fx: 504-529-2001
archives@archdiocese-no.org
http://www.archdiocese-no.org/archives/
By appointment
Emilie Leumas, Archivist
The archives has four main sections: sacramental and cemetery records (1718 - ca. 1900); archdiocesan historical records (Spanish colonial period - present); several manuscript collections (e.g. Baudier Collection); and a small research library. The archives serves as the archdiocesan records management office.

ARCHIVES OF THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF PEACE
580 Broadway
New Oreans LA 70118
504-861-8155
DDawes@Dominican-Sisters.net
http://dominican-sisters.net
By appointment
Sr. Dorothy Dawes, O.P., Archivist
Dominican Sisters records from 1860.

ARCHIVES OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY
301 N. Jefferson Davis Pky
P.O. Box 19024
New Orleans LA 70179
504-483-5000
By appointment
Sr. Mary Hermenia Muldry, Archivist
Records of the order and Southern branch convents.

CARMEL ARCHIVES
420 Robert E. Lee Blvd.
New Orleans LA 70124-2596
985-882-7577
tgregoire@mindspring.com
By appointment
Sister Therese Gregoire, O.Carm., Archivist
Records for Sisters of Mt. Carmel from 1833. Includes some information about the Treme area of New Orleans in the mid 1800's, School for Free Women of Color (1838-1897), Orphan Asylum records (1869-1919), and early years of St. Augustine.

CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES
Southern University at New Orleans
Administration Building, Room 209
Southern University at New Orleans
6400 Press Dr.
New Orleans LA 70126
504-284-5550
caaas.suno@gmail.com
http://caaas-suno.weebly.com/index.html
Linda Hill, Curator/Archivist
Archives focusing on Africa and the African-American experience and an extensive African art collection.

DILLARD UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Will W. Alexander Library
Dillard University
2601 Gentilly Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 816-4528
http://books.dillard.edu/Archives/Index.htm
9:00-4:00 M-F (appointment recommended)
The Archives & Special Collections, which is focused primarily on southern African American history and culture, is comprised of records and material from New Orleans University, Straight College and Dillard University, Flint-Goodridge Hospital, a United Methodist Church Collection, a rare book collection covering architecture, African American literature and Southern history and Matthew Henson artifacts.

HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION
Williams Research Center
410 Chartres St.
New Orleans LA 70130
504-598-7171, fx: 504-598-7168
WRC@hnoc.org
http://www.hnoc.org
10:00-4:30 Tu-Sat.
Collections reflect aspects of the history and culture of the Gulf South, Louisiana, and New Orleans. Research fields include colonial Louisiana, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, cartography, plantations, urban development, Louisiana artists, architecture, jazz, French Quarter, and Mardi Gras.

JACKSON BARRACKS MILITARY LIBRARY
Currently Closed
Office of the Adjutant General
Building 53
Jackson Barracks
New Orleans LA 70146-0330
State of Louisiana military history.

JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION ARCHIVE
1205 N. Rampart St.
New Orleans LA 70116
504-558-6138
archive@jazzandheritage.org
http://www.jazzandheritage.org/detail?cat=p&id=5
By appointment
Rachel E. Lyons, Archivist
Documentation on the foundation's programs and enterprises including the Jazz & Heritage Festival, Congo Square Lecture Series, Heritage School of Music and WWOZ radio station.

JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND PRESERVE
419 Decatur St.
New Orleans LA 70130-1035
504-589-3882 ext. 114; fx: 504-589-3851
kathy_lang@nps.gov
http://www.nps.gov/jela/
By appointment
Kathy Lang, Curator
Chalmette National Cemetery records, archeological research and documentation, historical studies, cultural diversity studies of the lower Mississippi delta, natural history studies of the park's land holdings.

LATIN AMERICAN LIBRARY
7001 Freret St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-865-5681
LAL@Tulane.edu
http://lal.tulane.edu/
Manuscript collections about Latin America, especially Mexico and Central America.

LOUISIANA RESEARCH COLLECTION (LaRC)
Room 202, Jones Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-865-5685; Fx: 504- 865-5761
larc@tulane.edu
http://larc.tulane.edu
Leon Miller, head, Louisiana Research Collection
Combines one of the more comprehensive research archives (with almost four linear miles of documents from the founding of the city to the present) with a major Louisiana research library, creating a unified resource for archives, books, maps, images, and ephemera. Special strengths are Carnival, Colonial Louisiana, Civil War, Ephemera, Jewish studies, Louisiana politics, medical history, social welfare, Southern literature, waterways, and women's studies.

LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM HISTORICAL CENTER
P.O. Box 2448
751 Chartres St.
New Orleans LA 70176-2448
800-568-6968, fx: 504-568-4995
http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/collections/hcenter.htm
sgundlach@crt.state.la.us
Open to researchers 10-12;1-4, M & T or By appointment, M-F
Sarah-Elizabeth Gundlach, Curator
French Superior Council (1704-1769) and Spanish judicial records (1769-1803). Also social, political, economic, medical conditions of Louisiana, 18th-century to the present.

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
433 Bolivar St.
New Orleans LA 70112
504-568-6105
By appointment. Institutional records and faculty personal papers.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES
University Library
6363 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans LA 70118
504-865-3186, fx: 504-865-3347
acarpntr@loyno.edu
http://library.loyno.edu/services_collections/speccoll/
8:30-4:45 M-F
Art Carpenter, Archivist
Documents the university, New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus, social justice, and environmental activism.

NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
John T. Christian Library
4410 Seminary Place
New Orleans, LA 70126
504-282-4455 x3221, fx: 402-816-8429
cpong@nobts.edu
http://www.nobts.edu/Library
8:00-5:00, M-F (closed 12-1)
Connie Pong, Special Collections Librarian
Consists of materials relating to NOBTS and its faculty, staff, and students. Also contains some materials on the Louisiana Baptist Convention, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the World Baptist Alliance, as well as individual SBC churches and pastors. Also has a rare book collection.

NEW ORLEANS FIRE DEPARTMENT MUSEUM
Currently Closed
1135 Washington Ave.
New Orleans LA 70130
Log books documenting fire department personnel and New Orleans fires 1891 - present.

NOTARIAL ARCHIVES DIVISION
Office of the Clerk of Court for the Parish of Orleans
1340 Poydras Street
New Orleans LA 70112
504 680-9604 (Research Center); 504-568-8577 (Filing Office)
cbryant@notarialarchives.org
http://www.notarialarchives.org
8:30-5:00 M- F
Christina Bryant, Archivist
The Notarial Archives, a division of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court, holds over 35 million pages of notarial contracts (1731 to date). Also preserves many colorful maps, blueprints, topographical elevations, and design drawings. Records increase by about 50,000 acts yearly.

NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Louisiana Division/City Archives
219 Loyola Ave
New Orleans LA 70112-2044
504-596-2610; fx: 504-596-2609
iwainwright@neworleanspubliclibrary.org
http://neworleanspubliclibrary.org/spec/speclist.htm
10:00-6:00 M-Th, 10:00-5:00 Sat.
Irene Wainwright, Archivist
Official municipal archives for the City of New Orleans (1769 to date); repository for Orleans Civil (1804-1926) and Criminal (1830-1931) Courts; map and photograph collection; card indexes to obituaries and news items in local newspapers (1804-1972); non-archival manuscripts, rare books, genealogy, and carnival collections.

NEWCOMB COLLEGE CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
Caroline Richardson Hall
504-865-5238, fx: 504-862-8948
susannah@tulane.edu
http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/
Susan Tucker, Archivist
Official archives of Newcomb College. Also preserves documents on women's education and experiences.

NUNEZ COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARCHIVES
Library
3710 Paris Road
Chalmette, LA 70043
504-680-2609, fx: 504-680-2584
By appointment
Records of Nunez Community College, St. Bernard Parish Community College, Nunez Vo-Tech Institute, Frank Fernandez papers, St. Bernard Parish history.

SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY COLLECTION
6901 Chef Menteur Hwy
New Orleans LA 70126
504-241-3088
By appointment
Sisters of the Holy Family and their work.

SOUTHEASTERN ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVES
Room 300, Jones Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
504 865-5699; fx: 504 865-5761
krylance@tulane.edu
http://seaa.tulane.edu/
Keli Rylance, head
Plans and drawings, photographs, and office records of architectural firms dating from the 1830s through the 1980s, representing more than 200 architects.

TOURO INFIRMARY ARCHIVES
Gumbel Bldg.
1401 Foucher St.
(Chestnut, corner Aline St.)
New Orleans LA 70115
504-897-8090, fx: 504-897-8322
kahnc@touro.com
9-4 Tu-Thur.
Catherine C. Kahn, Archivist
Founded by Judah Touro in 1852, Touro Infirmary is New Orleans' oldest private hospital. Its collection (1852 to present) includes the hospital's historical records, annual reports, minute books, 19th-century admission records and photographs. Artifacts include early medical instruments and nursing uniforms.

TULANE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
Room 202, Jones Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-865-5695, fx: 504-865-5761
acase@tulane.edu
http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/archives.html
Ann Case, University Archivist
Official records of Tulane University, including theses, dissertations, catalogs, publications, presidential papers, and other university records.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Louisiana and Special Collections Department
Earl K. Long Library
New Orleans, LA 70148
504-280-6544; fx: 504-280-7277
fjumonvi@uno.edu
http://library.uno.edu/specialcollections/lacol_index.cfm
8-6:30 M-Th, 8:00-4:30 F, 10-Sat.
(Please note that intersessions and occasional staff absences may disrupt evening service.)
Florence Jumonville, Head
The official archives of the university, the Louisiana State Supreme Court, the Orleans Parish School Board, and The Chamber/New Orleans and the River Region. The main focus of the unit is on 20th-century ethnic and business records of New Orleans.

URSULINE ACADEMY ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM
2734 Nashville Ave.
New Orleans LA 70115
504-866-0200
olpsno@juno.com
http://ursulineneworleans.org/olps-shrine/museum-archives
By appointment
Sylvia Probst, Archivist
The Ursuline Community and the Ursuline Academy of New Orleans.

WILLIAM RANSOM HOGAN ARCHIVE OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ
Room 304, Jones Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-865-5688
raeburn@tulane.edu
http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/JazzHome.html
Bruce Boyd Raeburn, head, Hogan Jazz Archive and Director, Special Collections
Primary and secondary material pertaining to jazz music. Includes records and papers, oral histories, recorded music, photographs, sheet music, and clippings.

XAVIER UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
7325 Palmetto St.
New Orleans LA 70125
504-520-7655, fx: 504-520-7917
lsulliva@xula.edu
www.xula.edu/library/archives.php
8-4 M-F
Lester Sullivan, University Archivist and Assistant Librarian for Special Collections
The University Archives preserves official records of the university. Special Collections contains archival holdings on African-American history, the American South and the Gulf-Caribbean region, and U.S. Catholicism.

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Updated 8/31/2010