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Materials from the New Orleans Music and Entertainment Association records include organization newsletters and promotional ephemera, HJA-024, Tulane University Special Collections.

Open for research: New Orleans Music and Entertainment Association records and Thomas A. Sancton collection of New Orleans jazz oral histories

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:

New Orleans Music and Entertainment Association records (HJA-024):
This collection contains… (read more)

From the Austin M. Sonnier Jr. papers: A photograph of Sonnier, and a detail of his handwritten draft of the theatre production, The End of a Perfect Death

Hogan Archive acquires Austin M. Sonnier Jr. papers

The Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, a unit of Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC), has recently acquired the Austin M. Sonnier Jr. papers (HJA-100). The archival collection contains materials created or collected by Austin Matthew Sonnier Jr. (1939-2019), the Lafayette, Louisiana-based author, ethnomusicologist, musician, and playwright whose works include the… (read more)

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Tulane Archivists Publish New Inclusive and Reparative Guidelines

It is with great excitement that Tulane University Libraries announces the publication of its Guide to Inclusive and Reparative Archival Description, written by staff at Tulane University Special Collections and Newcomb Archives and Vorhoff Collection. This document provides guidance on applying inclusive and equitable… (read more)

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Women Leading Change: Case Studies on Women, Gender, and Feminism

The open access journal Women Leading Change: Case Studies in Women, Gender, and Feminism has just published two new issues via the libraries’ open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing… (read more)

Cassettes (detail) from the Scott Jordan interview collection, HJA-099, Tulane University Special Collections.

Scott Jordan interview collection is open for access

Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) is pleased to announce the processing and finding aid publication of the Scott Jordan interview collection, part of the holdings of the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz.

The archival collection includes 120 audio cassettes and 23 microcassettes of… (read more)

An exhibit wall in the Frank’s Barbershop space of the Dew Drop Inn tells the story of the famed venue, featuring photographs from the Ralston Crawford collection of New Orleans jazz photographs (HJA-098, Hogan Archive, Tulane University Special Collections) and other sources.

Hogan Archive in the Community – Small Center, IAMLA, and Dew Drop Inn

Materials from Hogan Archive collections are on view throughout the community, both in New Orleans and beyond.  

Small Center for Collaborative Design
“Don’t Stand Alone”: Black Labor Organizing in New Orleans is a collaborative exhibition, including Hogan materials from the American… (read more)

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TUSC Prison Newspapers Online

Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) recently participated in a project to scan prison newspapers from across the country and make them freely available online. TUSC’s growing collection of Louisiana Prison Newspapers spans The Angola Argus (1940) to the present, and Reveal Digital, sponsor of the… (read more)

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Tulane University Libraries Elevates Digital Access with Alma Digital Platform

We are thrilled to announce the launch of Tulane University Libraries Digital Collections on the Alma Digital platform, marking a significant milestone in our journey towards a more integrated and accessible digital library experience. Since June 2023, our Alma Digital Implementation Team has… (read more)

Detail of radio sales sheet for Golden Boy of WXOK AM Baton Rouge, circa 1950s-1960s, Jules J. Paglin collection of OK Group records (HJA-067), Tulane University Special Collections.

The Jules J. Paglin collection of OK Group records is open for research

Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) recently opened research access to the Jules J. Paglin collection of OK Group records, a newly processed collection of the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz.

The small, two-box collection contains ephemera and organization records related to the… (read more)

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Tulane University Libraries Expands Access to Global Black Stories with KweliTV

Black life, history, culture, and overall excellence is more than just one month out of the year. That’s why, with Black History Month now behind us, Tulane University Libraries is excited to share with our community that all active Tulane faculty, students, and… (read more)