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.

Please let us know of any additions or corrections.

Please note that some of the archives described here were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in August, 2005. The information given may not be accurate at this time. Facilities known to be closed are noted.

For information about archival repositories throughout Louisiana, see the LAMA Directory: A Guide to Institutions in Louisiana Holding Genealogical and Historical Records Collections.

For information about archives outside of Louisiana, visit Ready, `Net, Go! Internet Archival Resources

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 CONGREGATION OF ST. MARY
580 Broadway
New Oreans LA 70118
504-861-8155
DDawes@Dominican-Sisters.net
http://dominican-sisters.net/stmarys/
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.

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
504-278-8241, fx: 504-278-6554
jbmuseum@la-arng.ngb.army.mil
http://www.la.ngb.army.mil/dmh/jbml.htm
Appointment preferred; 7:30-3:30 M-F.
Sherrie Pugh
State of Louisiana military history.

JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION ARCHIVE
1205 N. Rampart St.
New Orleans LA 70116
504-522-4786
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.

LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM HISTORICAL CENTER
Currently Closed
P.O. Box 2448
751 Chartres St.
New Orleans LA 70176-2448
504-568-8214, fx: 504-568-2678
http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/collections/hcenter.htm
Appointment preferred
Kathryn Page, Curator of Maps and Manuscripts
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/speccoll/index.htm
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
mbuchanan@nobts.edu
http://www.nobts.edu/Library
8:00-5:00, M-F (closed 12-1)
Meghan Buchanan, 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
ph & fx: 504-896-4756
mike160@bellsouth.net
9:00-2:00 M-F
Mike Williams, Curator
Log books documenting fire department personnel and New Orleans fires 1891 - present.

NEW ORLEANS NOTARIAL ARCHIVES RESEARCH CENTER
1340 Poydras Street
New Orleans LA 70112
504-680-9604, fx: 504-680-9607
awakefield@notarialarchives.org
http://www.notarialarchives.org
9:00-4:00 M- F
Ann Wakefield, Archivist
The Notarial Archives, a state agency, 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.

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
By appointment
Sr. M. Boniface Adams, Archivist
Sisters of the Holy Family and their work.

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS
Currently Closed
Center for African and African-American Studies
6400 Press Dr
New Orleans LA 70126
504-286-5296, fx: 504-286-5131
9:00-1:00 M-F
Archives focusing on Africa and the African-American experience and an extensive African art collection.

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
Special Collections
Jones Hall
New Orleans LA
70118-5682
504-865-5685, fx: 504-865-5761
http://specialcollections.tulane.edu
9:00- 5:00 M-F
Tulane pioneered the modern collection archives movement in New Orleans beginning in 1889. Since then, Tulane's early collecting efforts have evolved into a suite of specialized archival resources.

Unless otherwise noted, the above contact information applies to all of the following Tulane archives:

HOGAN JAZZ ARCHIVE
504-865-5688
raeburn@tulane.edu
http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/JazzHome.html
Bruce Boyd Raeburn, Curator
Primary and secondary material pertaining to jazz music. Includes records and papers, oral histories, recorded music, photographs, sheet music, and clippings.

LATIN AMERICAN LIBRARY
504-865-5681
lal@Tulane.EDU
http://lal.tulane.edu/
Manuscript collections about Latin America, especially Mexico and Central America.

TULANE MANUSCRIPTS DEPARTMENT
504-865-5685; Fx: 504- 865-5761
lmiller@tulane.edu
http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/ManuscriptsHome.html
Leon C. Miller, Manuscripts Librarian
New Orleans' most comprehensive collection archives, with almost four linear miles of documents from the founding of the city to the present. Focus includes Carnival, Colonial Louisiana, Civil War, Jewish studies, Louisiana politics, medical history, social welfare, Southern literature, waterways, and women's studies.

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.

SOUTHEASTERN ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE
504 865-5699
kevinw@tulane.edu
http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/SEAAHome.html
As a repository for architectural records of the Gulf South region, SEAA preserves plans and drawings, photographs, and office records of architectural firms dating from the 1830s through the 1980s, representing more than 200 architects.

TULANE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
504-865-5685, fx: 504-865-5761
acase@tulane.edu
http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/archives.html
Preserves official records of Tulane University and information about Tulane. Includes theses, dissertations, catalogs, publications, presidential papers, and other university records.

URSULINE CONVENT ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM
2635 State St.
New Orleans LA 70118
504-866-1472
http://www.ursulineneworleans.org/content.cfm?id=389
By appointment
Sr. Joan Marie Aycock, Archivist
The Ursuline Community and the Ursuline Academy of New Orleans.

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.html
8:30-5:00 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.