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a department of
Howard-Tilton
Memorial Library's
SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS
DIVISION
Jones Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans LA
70118 USA |
| Mardi
Gras! |
| We invite you to view selections
from our collection of original Carnival
costume designs. |
| Search
for Archives and Manuscripts... |
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at Tulane. Did you know Tulane has seven different
archives? Explore them all here.
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... in New
Orleans. There are almost thirty research archives in the
Crescent City.
o...in
Louisiana. Browse the Louisiana Archives and
Manuscripts Association's directory of archives.
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... throughout the
United States. This subscription to ArchivesUSA, is
available only to members of the Tulane community.
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around the world. From here you can surf to every archival
resource in the metaverse. |
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Illustration:
Stonewall
Jackson to his wife, May 9, 1862, McDowells, VA.
"Yesterday God Crowned our arms with success. The
Enemy is retreating."
Note Jackson sent this
telegram "collect." Return
to the Tulane
Manuscripts Department. |
| Among
our many notable holdings are the papers of: |
| o Confederate
President Jefferson Davis
o Confederate General
Albert Sidney Johnston
o Southern authors John
Kennedy Toole and George W. Cable
o Louisiana governors Sam
Jones and David Treen |
o New Orleans
mayors deLesseps Morrison and Victor Schiro
o members of Congress
Hale Boggs, Lindy Boggs, and F. Edward Hebert
o medical
pioneers Rudolph Matas and Bernard Weinstein,
and many, many others. |
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| Guidelines
For Using Our Holdings |
| In addition to the general
regulations governing the use of materials in all Special
Collections units, the Tulane Manuscripts Department has special
guidelines governing the use of its holdings. Please
review these guidelines before using our documents and don't
hesitate to let us know if you have any questions. |
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| Manuscripts
101 |
| The Tulane Manuscripts Department has a
program to teach students and others how to use archival
materials for class papers, theses, and dissertations.
We will also provide a speaker
for your social or civic group who can talk on a variety
of topics, including archives, history, the Civil War, the
Internet, and more. For more information, to arrange for a
speaker, or to discuss our teaching program, please call
504-865-5685. |
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| Please
Help Us Save Our Heritage |
| To save our past for future generations, the
Tulane Manuscripts Department depends on the help of persons
interested in preserving our history. If members of your family or
others have letters, diaries, photographs, or other documents, we
will be happy to talk with them about preserving their heritage.
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