DIRECTORY OF
LOUISIANA REPOSITORIES
Natchitoches
1. Beau Fort Plantation
1. Cloutier Townhouse / Ducournau Square
1. Natchitoches Parish Clerk of Court
1. Natchitoches Parish Police Jury
1. Northwestern State University of Louisiana Back to the top
New Iberia
1. Iberia Parish Library: I. A. and Carroll Martin Historic Photograph
Collection
1. Shadows-on-the-Teche Historic House Museum Back to the top
New Orleans
1. Amistad Research Center
1. Archdiocese of New Orleans
1. Audubon Institute
1. Christian Woman's Exchange
1. Confederate Memorial Hall
1. Dominican Congregation of Saint Mary
1. Dufour Baldwin House
1. Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans
1. Hermann-Grima Houses
1. Historic New Orleans Collection
1. Louisiana Landmarks Society
1. Louisiana National Guard Office of the Adjutant General
1. Louisiana State University Medical Center
1. Louisiana State University Medical Center Libraries
1. Loyola University of New Orleans
1. New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary
1. New Orleans Fire Department Museum and Educational
Center
1. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation Archive
1. New Orleans Museum of Art
1. New Orleans Notarial Archives
1. New Orleans Public Library
1. New Orleans Public Schools
1. New Orleans Times-Picayune Company
1. Sisters of Mount Carmel
1. Sisters of the Holy Family
1. St. Charles Avenue Association
1. Touro Infirmary
2. *
3. P.O. Box 2300
4. *
5. Natchitoches
6. LA
7. 71457
8. (318) 352-9580
9. (318) 352-7280
10. *
11. *
12. Ann Brittain
13. Owner
14. Clementine Hunter paintings, furniture, genealogical records
15. Art work, genealogy records
2. *
3. 1 Ducournau Square
4. *
5. Natchitoches
6. LA
7. 71457
8. (800) 351-7666 or (318) 352-5242
9. (318) 352-0541
10. *
11. *
12. C. G. Cloutier
13. *
14. Early Louisiana antiques
15. Artifacts
2. Natchitoches Genealogical Association Library
3. P.O. Box 1349
4. *
5. Natchitoches
6. LA
7. 71458-1349
8. (318) 357-2235
9. *
10. *
11. *
12. Vannie Rogers
13. President
14. Natchitoches Parish genealogy
15. Media [microforms], newspapers
2. Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association
3. P.O. Box 1349; Old Courthouse, 2nd Floor
4. 2nd and Church Streets
5. Natchitoches
6. LA
7. 71458
8. (318) 357-2235
9. *
10. ngha@walt.nat.k12.la.us
11. *
12. Bob Knipmeyer; Elizabeth Russell; Ray Holt
13. President; volunteers
14. Genealogy and history of Natchitoches Parish and parishes formed
from its original territory.
15. Court records, family records, genealogy, government records, land records, maps, media [census], oral
history, pamphlets/ephemera, photographs
16. Repository has government records, federal land grants, state land records, parish Police
Jury records, charters, licenses, voter records, conveyances, mortgages, bonds, marriages, judgments,
court records
2. Cammie G. Henry Research Center
3. Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library
4. Northwestern State University of Louisiana
5. Natchitoches
6. LA
7. 71497
8. (318) 357-4585; (318) 357-4468
9. (318) 357-4470
10. Wernet@alpha.nsula.edu; Threattp@alpha.nsula.edu
11. http://www.nsula.edu;departments/watson_library
12. Mary Linn Wernet; Patricia A.Threatt
13. University Archivist; Assistant Archivist
14. Cane River Region; Federal Writers' Project; Natchitoches;
15. Books/serials; institution records; manuscript collections; maps; media [tapes]; oral histories; photographs
2. *
3. 445 E. Main St.
4. *
5. New Iberia
6. LA
7. 70560
8. (318) 373-0075
9. (318) 373-0086
10. paibel@Unix1.sncc.lsu.edu
11. *
12. Susan Edmunds
13. Public Relations
14. Photographs
15. Photographs
16. "Historical record of Iberia Parish and surrounding areas from 1898 to 1970s. Photos
include pictures of local industries, social events, members of the black community, portraits, and
buildings. Of special interest are pictures of early area jazz bands
including the Banner Band in which Bunk Johnson played. Original negatives, glass
plates, and 8x10 prints as well as a few display size photos and hand-tinted color prints. 8x10 reprints
are available for $12.00 with profits going to support the conservation of
the collection."
2. *
3. 317 East Main Street
4. *
5. New Iberia
6. LA
7. 70560
8. (318) 369-6446
9. (318) 365-5213
10. *
11. *
12. Patricia L. Kahle
13. Director
14. Family histories, plantation records, historic preservation
15. Manuscript collections, oral histories, photographs
16. Weeks family papers [bulk of collection at Hill Memorial Library, LSU]; oral histories: Afr
ican-American community in Iberia Parish, c. 1910s-1960s; also oral histories on Weeks Hall
2. *
3. Tilton Hall, Tulane University
4. 6823 St. Charles Avenue
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70118
8. (504) 865-5535
9. (504) 865-5580
10. arc@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
11. http://www.tulane.edu/~amistad
12. Mrs. Brenda B. Square
13. Reference Librarian/Archivist
14. African American
15. Art work; books/serials; manuscript collections; media [videos]; oral histories; pamphlets/ ephemera;
photographs
2. Archives
3. 1100 Chartres Street
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70116
8. (504) 529-2651
9. (504) 529-2001
10. archives@archdiocese-no.org
11. http://www.catholic.org/neworleans/archives
12. Charles E. Nolan
13. Archivist
14. Record of New Orleans Archdiocese
15. Books/serials; institution records; manuscript collections; media [films/videotapes];
oral histories; pamphlets/ephemera; photographs
2. Louisiana Nature Center
3. P.O. Box 870610
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70187-0610
8. (504) 246-5672
9. (504) 242-1889
10. *
11. *
12. Bob Marye
13. Director
14. Science, natural history, environmental issues
15. Books/seerials, government reports, research notes
2. Hermann-Grima-Gallier Historic Houses
3. 820 St. Louis Street
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70116
8. (504) 525-5661
9. (504) 568-9735
10. *
11. *
12. Jan Bradford
13. Chief Curator
14. Decorative arts, nineteenth century Creole cooking
15. Artifacts, books/serials [including rare books], family histories, institution records, photographs
2. *
3. 929 Camp Street
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70130
8. (504) 523-4522
9. (504) 523-4595
10. *
11. *
12. Patricia Ricci
13. Curator
14. Confederate States of America and leaders
15. Artifacts, military records, photographs
16. Relationship between Confederate Memorial Hall and Louisiana Historical Association dissolved.
2. Archives
3. 580 Broadway
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70118
8. (504) 861-8155
9. (504) 861-8184
10. dmdawes@accesscom.net
11. *
12. Sr. Dorothy Dawes
13. Archivist
14. Records of Dominican Congregation of Saint Mary
15. Institution records; photographs; vertical file
16. Access by appointment only.
2. *
3. 1707 Esplanade Avenue
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70116
8. (504) 943-3178
9. (504) 947-6587
10. emwar@uno.edu
11. *
12. Elizabeth Williams
13. Co-Director
14. Furniture, family records
15. Artifacts, family records, oral histories, photographs
2. *
3. P.O. Box 51791
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70151
8. (504) 581-3153
9. *
10. *
11. *
12. Jack Belsom
13. Past President
14. Genealogy
15. No holdings.
16. Publishes New Orleans Genesis. Material sent to society for review in its magazine is donated to
Louisiana Department, New Orleans Public Library
2. Gallier House Museum
3. 1118-1132 Royal Street
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70116
8. (504) 523-6722
9. *
10. *
11. *
12. Mary Strickland
13. Curator
14. 19th century art and architecture
15. Art work, artifacts, books/serials [including rare books], maps, pamphlets/ephemera [including
sheet music], photographs
16. Address of Hermann-Grima House
2. Manuscripts Division
3. Williams Reserarch Center
4. 410 Chartres St.
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70130
8. (504) 523-4662
9. (504) 522-5108
10. alfredl@hnoc.org
11. http://www.hnoc.org
12. Alfred E. Lemmon
13. Curator of Manuscripts
14. New Orleans, Louisiana, and Gulf Coast
15. Artifacts, books/serials; family papers, institution records, manuscripts, photographs
16. Research materials also found in other divisions: curatorial and library.
2. Pitot House Museum
3. 1440 Moss Street
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70119
8. (504) 482-0312
9. (504) 482-0312
10. *
11. *
12. Myrna B. Bergeron
13. Director
14. early Louisiana furniture; portraits
15. Art works, artifacts
16. Louisiana Landmarks Society records, Pitot House records, and papers of James Francis Pitot in
Manuscripts Department at Tulane University.
2. Jackson Barracks Military Library
2. Jackson Barracks
3. Office of the Louisiana Adjutant General
4. Adjutant General Building
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70146-0330
8. (504) 278-8241
9. *
10. *
11. *
12. Sherrie S. Pugh
13. Archivist
14. Louisiana state military history
15. Books/serials; government records; institution records; manuscript collections; maps;
pamphlets/ephemera; photographs
2. Library
3. 433 Boliver St.
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70112
8. (504) 568-6105
9. (504) 568-7720
10. JCARUT@NOMVS.LSUMC.EDU
11. *
12. Judith Caruthers
13. *
14. History of yellow fever
15. Books/serials; slides [pathology]
16. No primary research materials available without special arrangement.
2. L.S.U. School of Dentistry Library
3. Box 229
4. 1100 Florida Avenue
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70119
8. (504) 619-8550
9. (504) 619-8783
10. estrot@lsumc.edu
11. http://www.lsusd.lsumc.edu/lib.htm
12. Elizabeth Strother
13. Head Dental Librarian
14. History of dentistry in Louisiana
15. Books/serials; organization records; pamphlets/ephemera; photographs
2. Special Collections and Archives
3. Loyola University Library
4. 6363 St. Charles Avenue
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70118
8. (504) 865-3186
9. (504) 865-3347
10. acarpntr@beta.loyno.edu
11. http://www.lib.loyno.edu
12. Art Carpenter
13. Archivist
14. Influence of Society of Jesus and Loyola University on history of New Orleans
15. Books/serials; institution records; manuscript collections
2. John T. Christian Library
3. 4110 Seminary Place
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70126
8. (504)286-3618
9. (504)286-8429
10. ksylvest@nobts.edu
11. www.nobts.edu
12. Kathy Sylvest
13. Archivist/Extension Center Librarian
14. Seminary archives
15. Organization records; church records; personal papers; books;
recordings
16. Portions of personal libraries including those of R.G. Lee, J.Wash
Watts, C.Penrose St. Amant, John T. Christian
2. *
3. 1135 Washington Avenue
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70130
8. (504) 896-4756
9. (504) 896-4756
10. *
11. *
12. Robert B. Whitman
13. Director
14. Firefighting in New Orleans
15. Artifacts, books/serials, government records, maps, oral histories, photographs
2. *
3. 1205 North Rampart Street
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70116
8. (504) 522-4768
9. (504) 558-6148
10. nojhf.communique.com
11. http://www.nojazzfest.com
12. Monifa Johnson
13. Program Director
14. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation and Festival
15. Manuscript collections, media, oral history, organization reords, pamphlets/ephemera, photographs,
publications
2. Library/Archives
3. P.O. Box 19123
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70179
8. (504) 488-2631
9. (504) 484-6662
10. *
11. *
12. Norbert E. Raacke, Jr.
13. Archivist
14. Mainly institutional records
15. Art work, artifacts, architectural records, institution records, photographs
16. The archives is in process of being organized.
2. *
3. Civil District Court Building
4. 421 Loyola Avenue
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70112
8. (504) 568-8577
9. (504) 568-6599
10. skrnona@gnofn.org
11. *
12. Sally K. Reeves
13. Archivist
14. New Orleans contracts
15. Architectural drawings; bound volumes; legal documents; manuscript collections; plans; topographical
elevations
2. Louisiana Division
3. 219 Loyola Avenue
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70112-2044
8. (504) 596-2610
9. (504) 596-2609
10. nopl@gnofn.org
11. http://home.gnofn.org/"nopl
12. Wayne Everard
13. Archivist
14. New Orleans history
15. Books/serials; court records government records; institutional records; manuscript collections;
maps; microforms; pamphlets/ephemera; photographs
2. *
3. 4300 Almonaster Avenue
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70126
8. *
9. *
10. *
11. *
12. *
13. *
14. *
15. *
16. Records at Archives and Manauscripts/Special Collections, Earl K. Long Library,
University of New Orleans
2. Times-Picayune Archives
3. *
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. *
8. *
9. *
10. *
11. *
12. *
13. *
14. *
15. *
16. "In 1958 company records were sent to Tulane School of Journalism Library. When it closed the
records were transferred to Special Collections, Jones Hall. Published indexes are available since 1972. The
New Orleans Public Library has an index for 1923 to 1943 and is working on one from 1943 through 1971."
2. Archives
3. 420 Robert E. Lee Blvd.
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70124-2596
8. (504) 288-8435
9. *
10. *
11. *
12. Sr. M. Hyacinth Breaux
13. Archivist
14. Sisters of Mount Carmel
15. Organization records
16. "We do have an Archives Collection for our Congregation here in New Orleans, frankly what is left of it after
being subjected to the May 1995 food in Lacombe, La. where it was located at the time. It will not be
open to researchers before two or three years because we are in the process of putting damaged records back in
order."
2. Collection
3. 6901 Chef Menteur Highway
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70126-5290
8. (504) 241-5400; (504) 483-7501, ext. 3691
9. (504) 241-3957
10. Arch@juno.com
11. *
12. Eva Regina Martin
13. Archivist
14. Sisters of the Holy Family and their apostolate
15. Institutional records
16. "Not open to the general public. Does provide mail and phone reference and photocopying."
2. *
3. P.O. Box 15833
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70175-5833
8. *
9. *
10. *
11. *
12. John Geiser
13. Secretary-Treasurer
14. St. Charles Avenue preservation and zoning issues; Save the Oaks, Inc.
15. Government records, organization records
16. Streetcar Tracks [newsletter]; minutes at Southeast Architectural Archive, Tulane University
2. Archives
3. 1410 Foucher Street
4. *
5. New Orleans
6. LA
7. 70125
8. (504) 897-8090
9. (504) 897-8322
10. BBramson@aol.com
11. *
12. Catherine C. Kahn
13. Archivist
14. Medical and ethnic history