The History of Nora Navra Memorial Library
Follow the history of Nora Navra library from its beginnings in a converted Army storehouse to its rebirth as a state-of-the-art library in 2017, told
January 23, 2024
Nutrias
Milk for Health Campaign
A national campaign to promote the drinking of milk comes to New Orleans in 1922. The Milk for Health Campaign captures the attention of schoolchildren and adults alike though curriculum and instruction, department store windows displays, and even a milk parade, presided over by King Milk himself.
January 21, 2024
Letters to Mayor Martin Behrman
Business letterhead is a valuable resource for historians. These letters written to Mayor Martin Behrman showcase artistic renderings of local buildings from the Cotton Exchange to the Insane Asylum.
January 12, 2024
New Orleans Telephone Exchanges Through the Years
New Orleans telephone exchanges over time.
January 2, 2024
January 1, 2024
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
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
Louisiana Sporting Firsts
Learn about some of the accomplishments of Louisiana athletes with this timeline.
December 5, 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.