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Tulane University Libraries’ Dean Lindsay Cronk Among 2026-27 Candidates for American Library Association Presidency

Tulane University Libraries proudly announces that Lindsay Cronk, Dean of Libraries, is a candidate for the 2026-27 presidency of the American Library Association (ALA). Cronk joins Andrea Jamison, Assistant Professor of School Librarianship at Illinois State University, and Maria McCauley, Director of Libraries at Cambridge Public Library,… (read more)

Materials from OffBeat, Inc., records, Tulane University Special Collections

OffBeat, Inc., records are open for access

Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) is pleased to announce the processing and finding aid publication of the OffBeat, Inc. records (HJA-094), part of the holdings of the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz.

The archival collection contains over 11.84 linear feet (29… (read more)

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TUSC presents Archives Social Hour during Wave '24 Weekend

Archives Social Hour
Friday, November 8, 2024
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
TUSC Reading Room and Gallery
Jones Hall (6801 Freret St.) 2nd floor, rooms 202 & 208A

Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) invites students, faculty, staff, alumni, and visitors to its mixer and open house during… (read more)

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Media Literacy Week at Tulane 2024

Media Literacy Week runs October 21-25 and this year Tulane University Libraries is providing daily programming for the entire Tulane community.  

Founded in 2014 by the National Association for Media Literacy Education, Media Literacy Week is… (read more)

Circa 2003-2004 at LaSalle Street at Washington Avenue, New Orleans, Yuki Ito photographs of Mardi Gras Indians, Tulane University Special Collections

Open for research: Clyde Barbour photographs of Preservation Hall and New Orleans, and Yuki Ito photographs of Mardi Gras Indians

Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) is pleased to announce the processing and finding aid publication of the following collections of the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz:

Clyde Barbour photographs of Preservation Hall and New Orleans (HJA-111)
This collection(read more)

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A Moment of Reflection: Emma Fick’s “From Within” Installation at Tulane University Library

In a space designed for focused learning, artist Emma Fick introduces an unexpected and profound moment of introspection with her latest installation, From Within. The three-piece stained glass artwork, now a permanent feature at the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, offers visitors a brief pause—a visual invitation to reflect, ponder, and… (read more)

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Banned Books Week

Tulane University Libraries is proud to support … (read more)

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Latinx Heritage Month Film Recs 2024

From September 15 - October 15 Tulane Libraries is celebrating Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month with powerful films showcasing the vast diversity of Hispanic and Latinx communities throughout the United States and abroad in places such as Spain, Brazil, and Mexico.  Inspired by historical… (read more)

Photographs of Louisiana musicians Rockin’ Dopsie (Sr.), Ernie K-Doe, and Willie Tee and The Souls; locations and dates unidentified, Austin M. Sonnier Jr. papers, Tulane University Special Collections.

Austin M. Sonnier Jr. papers are open for access at Tulane University Special Collections

Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) is pleased to announce the processing and finding aid publication of the Austin M. Sonnier Jr. papers (HJA-100), part of the holdings of the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz.

The archival collection contains over 9.25 linear feet of materials… (read more)

Louis Prima holding a trumpet, image credit: Louis Prima papers, Tulane University Special Collections

The Prima Memorial Series presents 'Louis Prima: The Wildest' screening, October 22

The Prima Memorial Series
featuring
Louis Prima: The Wildest documentary screening
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Q&A talkback with film producers Joe Lauro and Don McGlynn. Moderated by Anthony J. Sylvester, Gia Maione Prima Foundation

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Diboll Gallery at… (read more)