New Orleans Public Library, Louisiana Division/City Archives
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112

Telephone number: (504) 596-2610
Fax: (504)596-2609
Email: weverard@gno.lib.la.us or iwainwri@gno.lib.la.us
Website: http://nutrias.org
Contact persons: Wayne Everard; Irene Wainwright

Access privileges: Original manuscript materials, photographs, and other special collections available to registered researchers by appointment; microfilm and published material open to the public.

Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Repository information:
The Louisiana Division of New Orleans Public Library collects all types of printed, manuscript, graphic, and oral resources relating to the study of Louisiana, the Gulf South, and its citizens. The Division also houses the City Archives, the official repository for the municipal records of New Orleans (1769-present) and for the civil (1803-1926) and criminal (1830-1931) records of Orleans Parish courts. In addition, the Division has the most extensive genealogy collection in New Orleans, and houses two unique card indexes to New Orleans newspapers: the Obituary Index and the News Index, the only name/subject indexing to local papers available prior to 1972.

Collection highlights:
The City Archives and Orleans Parish Courts collections are rich resources for the study of women of all races or stations in life. Of particular interest to the study of women in general are city ordinances, licenses, and civil and criminal court records. The Manuscripts Collection includes various smaller collections donated by individuals or women's professional organizations, such as the ERA Club, the Local Council of Women in New Orleans, and the New Orleans Business and Professional Women's Club.

Finding aids: Detailed finding aids are available in the Division and, in some cases, online at the Library's web site.

Publications:
A comprehensive guide to the Collection has been published as chapter 21 in Light T. Cummins, A Guide to the History of Louisiana, published by Greenwood Press in 1982. Genealogical Materials in the Louisiana and City Archives of the New Orleans Public Library (1998) and Researching the History of your House (or other Building) in New Orleans, 2nd ed. (1986) also include guides to specific subject areas.

Facilities: photocopying, microfilming and scanning; power socket for laptops.

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