January 3, 2024
Nutrias
New Orleans Telephone Exchanges Through the Years
New Orleans telephone exchanges over time.
January 2, 2024
January 1, 2024
What are…Records
Records are information created or received by an organization in the course of its activities.
December 27, 2023
McDonogh Schools, 1895
A look at the thirty schools built across New Orleans with money from the McDonogh Fund, open in 1895.
December 20, 2023
Charity Hospital
Almost 100 years after its founding, Charity Hospital moved to Tulane Avenue (then still called Common Street) in 1832 after occupying several sites in or near the Vieux Carre, and on Canal Street. This structure survived for more than a century until its demolition in 1937. See interior and exterior images of Charity from 1906.
December 15, 2023
What is…Control
Physical control refers to knowing where documents are stored and intellectual control is understanding how records are connected.
December 13, 2023
John Churchill Chase
A look at the works of John Churchill Chase, local cartoonist, author, and historian, best known for his book “Frenchman, Desire, Good Children, and Other Streets of New Orleans.”
December 10, 2023
What is…Preservation
Preservation is maintaining an item in its current condition and protecting it from future harm.
December 6, 2023
Nutrias.org
In 1995, archivists Wayne Everard and Irene Wainwright created the New Orleans Public Library’s first website, the beloved www.nutrias.org. In an effort to pay homage to our original web presence, we present to you the City Archives & Special Collections’ blog: Nutrias.