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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)

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)
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)

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)

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)

The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University opens its third chapter March 14-16
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University, one of the nation’s newest and thought-provoking literary celebrations, returns March 14-16 for its third chapter. The 2024 fête features more than 150 acclaimed authors and… (read more)

Speaker Newt Gingrich donates congressional papers to Tulane University
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, a Tulane University alumnus, has donated his congressional papers to the university’s Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC).
The collection, which consists of more than 3,450 boxes and spans 1,600 linear feet, includes campaign files, legislative work, news coverage, videos, audio tapes and correspondence from major… (read more)

Tulane authors can publish free in Royal Society journals: the Libraries' newest transformative agreement
Continuing its push to support scholarly publishing and make published research more accessible, Tulane University Libraries (TUL) has entered into a transformative open-access agreement with the Royal Society. This effectively waives the article publication charges for Tulane authors who want their articles to be published as open-access or publicly… (read more)

Pages Unveiled: Journey into the Book Beyond Text
Tulane University Special Collections announces a new exhibition:

Student Data Visualization Contest
Tulane University Libraries recently held its Student Data Visualization Contest in collaboration with the Connolly Alexander Institute for Data Science (CAIDS), and Ryan Hechler (Anthropology) & Baris Alan (Political Science) emerged victorious! The competition aimed to showcase innovative data visualizations created by students across… (read more)