Archives in the Media

See the City Archives & Special Collections featured in the media! From news segments and interviews to radio spots and podcasts, we spread the word about the Archives and our amazing collection any way we can.

The Tomb of Oscar Dunn

WGNO speaks to the Archives about Oscar Dunn, New Orleans' first black City Councilmember.

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Check Out New Orleans Menus

Our Archivist talks to WGNO Good Morning New Orleans reporter Bill Wood.

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Buried History: Finding Our Past

WYES documentary with veteran journalist Warren Bell

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October 2025

Amy Denisco and Amanda Fallis share spooky books picks from the City Archives & Special Collections on NOLA Now segment.

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American Archives Month

Amy Denisco and Brittanny Silva share October's Book Club picks and details about the City Archives & Special Collection with Shelby Latino on Fox 8's NOLA Now.

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GenFest 2025

Archivist, Amanda Fallis, and NOPL Children's Librarian, Carmine Rau, share book selections and discuss some upcoming programming, including GenFest 2025.

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New Orleans Chinatown

Historian Winston Ho, and Amanda Fallis, Librarian and Archivist at the City Archives & Special Collections, tells us the history of Chinatown on Tulane Avenue.

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New Orleans Public Library Celebrates 125 Years!

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio

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Who Was Rosa Keller

The Archives discuss the legacy of Rosa Keller, champion of integration of the New Orleans Public Library.

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Oral Histories

Christina Bryant discusses HistoryMakers, a database of oral histories preserving the stories of African Americans.

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Artistry in Iron & Culture

Amanda speaks with Fox 8 and Hermann Grima Executive Director Tessa Jagger about exhibit on display.

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The Trail They Blazed

Amanda discusses the collaborative civil rights exhibit with the New Orleans Tribune.

Celebrataing 75 Years

The Vieux Carre Commission helps celebrate 75 years of the City Archives at the New Orleans Public Library.

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Celebrating the Tricentennial

New Orleans celebrated it’s Tricentennial in 2018 with a year of events, exhibits and a celebration of the City’s History. The City Archives contributed to the celebration and helped to share how our collections have impacted the City.

New Orleans 300: Celebrating Our History & Culture

A facinating series of discussions, presentations, and book signings created to bring the book New Orleans & The World to life through in-depth programs featuring contributors to the book as well as lagniappe programs highlighting the unique city.

News With a Twist visited the Archives in October 2018 to learn about our collections and see some of the founding documents of the City. Read about these great materials on the News With A Twist Page.

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Joyeux Anniversaire Nouvelle-Orleans

Learn about some often overlooked people and events in the City's history in the April 17, 2018 issue of Gambit. Check out pages 14-15 and read about The WPA's work in New Orleans and the murder of David Hennessy.

Conservator of Carnival

Christina Bryant talks about the Archives' Carnival Collection and the importance of preserving Carnival ephemera.

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