Louisiana Archives and Libraries

Archives and Libraries provide large amounts of information for your research. The links below will provide you with some information and prepare you for a visit to a library.

• Archives

  • National Archives and Records Administration
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  • St. Louis
    • Civilian
    • Military

• Aminstad Research Center

  • African-American Studies

City Archives
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.

Historic New Orleans Collection, Williams Research Center
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. 

Libraries

• Library of Congress  
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• Tulane University

  • Jones Hall

    • Manuscripts Department 

    • Louisiana Collection

    • Military History

    • American Revolution

    • War of 1812

    • Mexican War

    • The Civil War  

• Louisiana Historical Association 
  • Spanish-American War
  • World Wars I and II
• State Library of Louisiana
  • Genealogy
  • History
  • Online Catalog
• New Orleans Public Library
  • African American Genealogy
  • Records Relating to the Port of New Orleans
  • Records of Correctional Institutions
  • Legal and Judicial Matters
• New Orleans Public Library

• Louisiana Creole Heritage Center

• Family History Centers