The Carceral City
Using research including City Archives records, Bardes reinterprets relations between slavery and prison development in American history.
September 7, 2024
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Unique Items
Discover unexpected places to find a variety of interesting items in the Archives.
September 3, 2024
Street Renaming
Staff at the City Archives & Special Collections researched and wrote a report for the Streets Renaming Commission.
August 9, 2024
From Common and Basin to Tulane and Loyola
In the last quarter of the 20th century, the Central Business District changed as radically as it did when it was developing during the 1820s
July 22, 2024
Que la fête commence!
Que la fête commence! The French Influence on the Good Life in New Orleans An Exhibit from the New Orleans Public Library This exhibit offers
June 11, 2024
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
June 10, 2024
City Insane Asylum Patients
Learn more about who was committed to the City Insane Asylum, why they were admitted, and what happened to them after their commitment.
June 4, 2024
How to: Search Naturalization Records
Tips on researching naturalization records including types of records, naturalization of women and minors, where to find additional information.
May 23, 2024
Hall Talk
Hall Talk – City Government in 1979 Hall Talk was a City Publication that ran from 1971 to 1984 and discussed the goings on in
May 10, 2024
From Robert E. Lee to Mama Dee
From Robert E. Lee to Mama D “Beginning in 2019, the New Orleans City Council Street Renaming Commission began the process of replacing the names
May 9, 2024