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Missed the Intentional Listening: Mardi Gras Indians event on February 17? Access the Guide to Materials
On February 17, the Intentional Listening series, presented by Media Services of the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library (H-TML), collaborated with Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC). This special edition celebrated Black History Month and Carnival in New Orleans by highlighting archival materials representing Black Masking Indian culture and the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians.
Newly discovered prints added to digitized Ralston Crawford collection of New Orleans jazz photographs
Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) is pleased to announce that 14 additional photographs from the Ralston Crawford collection of New Orleans jazz photographs (HJA-098) have recently been digitized and are now available via the… (read more)
Sabina da Cruz: Life and Strategies of a Freed African in Slave-Holding Bahia
The research focuses on the story of Sabina da Cruz, a freed African woman who denounced the Malês Revolt, an insurrection by Muslim Africans, which occurred in Bahia, Brazil, in January 1835. This character's trajectory allows us to reflect on sociability, agency, and legal restrictions imposed on freed African women, as well as the strategies they deployed to remain free and autonomous in… (read more)
Invention and Innovation in the Altiplano of the Andes, 1587-1620: The Roots of Legacy Mercury in our Environment?
Invention and Innovation in the Altiplano of the Andes, 1587-1620: The Roots of Legacy Mercury in our Environment?
Of the six refining recipes for silver ores implemented on an industrial scale prior to the end of the 19c, three were the product of an extremely fruitful period of invention and innovation that took place around Potosi, in present day Bolivia, during the two… (read more)
Work-in-progress talk: Invention and Innovation in the Altiplano of the Andes, 1587-1620: The Roots of Legacy Mercury in our Environment?
Invention and Innovation in the Altiplano of the Andes, 1587-1620: The Roots of Legacy Mercury in our Environment?
Of the six refining recipes for silver ores implemented on an industrial scale prior to the end of the 19c, three were the product of an extremely fruitful period of invention and innovation that took place around Potosi, in present day Bolivia, during the two… (read more)
The Undergraduate Research Forum 2025
The Undergraduate Research Forum (March 31, 2025 | 4:00pm-6:00pm), co-hosted with the Office of Undergraduate Research & Fellowships, is an opportunity for undergraduate students across all disciplines to practice their presentation and scientific communication skills in a 3-minute research talk. If you are interested in presenting at the forum,… (read more)
Love Data Week 2025
Join the Tulane University Libraries and the Connolly Alexander Institute for Data Science (CAIDS) for a week of events celebrating Love Data Week 2025 (February 10-14, 2025). Events will be hosted in Howard-Tilton Memorial and virtually. Check out the schedule below to register.
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The Intentional Listening Series celebrates Mardi Gras Indians, February 17
Intentional Listening: Mardi Gras Indians
Monday, February 17, 2025
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library - Room 430, 7001 Freret St.
Tulane University
RSVP required
Free and open to the public. Non-Tulane affiliates should bring a school ID or… (read more)
Elevating the Visibility of Primary Sources for Black History
Throughout February and March* 2025
All events in Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
(H-TML), room 430
Open to the public
Non-Tulane affiliates should bring a school ID or government-issued ID to enter H-TML
Sponsored by Tulane University Libraries
Contact Rachel Stein at rstein7@tulane.edu for more info
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Research in Action: How Tulane Libraries Helped Uncover a Social Work Pioneer
Stephanie Holden, a researcher and communication specialist at Tulane School of Social Work, recently authored an illuminating article titled “The 1953 MSW Grad Who Changed Louisiana Social Work History.” This piece… (read more)