Tulane University's
Louisiana Research Collection

The Schiro Reading Room will be closed from February 6 through February 9, in observance of the Mardi Gras holidays.   Have a safe and happy early Mardi Gras. To access original Carnival memorabilia located throughout LaRC's archival collections, do an advanced catalog search, combining the subject keyword, Carnival Louisiana New Orleans (all of these), with Type: archival material.   Here is the result of that search, which yields 53 cataloged collections.   Caption:  1974 carnival memorabilia, "Bacchus reads the comics, Mardi Gras, New Orleans." (Blaine Kern Artists).  This item is located in the Anna Harrison papers, LaRC Manuscripts Collection 1020, Box 2, Folder 4.  Images of items held in the Louisiana Research Collection may not be re-published without permission. Posted by Susanna Powers

The Schiro Reading Room will be closed for Thanksgiving break, Thursday Nov. 26 and Friday Nov. 27, 2015.  Regular hours resume on Monday Nov. 30. This weekend's hours at the main Howard-Tilton Memorial Library building are listed here .  Happy Thanksgiving from the Louisiana Research Collection! Captions:  Both of these are included in Manuscripts Collection 970 (Let's tell a story records, 1951-1975).  Top: Nov. 1960, a photograph of New Orleans children happily meeting the Book Elf in the Maison Blanche book department (970-1-22); bottom: large brochure for the Magic Tree, a fairy tale television program produced by WDSU (970-1-18).   Images of items held in the Louisiana Research Collection may not be republished without permission. Posted by Susanna Powers 

Please note that the Schiro Reading Room will be closed Saturday-Monday (May 24-26, 2014) for Memorial Day, as well as Thursday-Saturday (May 29-31, 2014) for the Society of Southwest Archivists annual meeting. Regular reading room hours are Monday-Friday 10:00-5:00, and Saturday 9:00-1:00.   Saturday hours will change to 10:00-1:00 on May 17.  It is a good idea to consult the hours page on the LaRC website , for changes and exceptions, whenever planning a visit.

The Special Collections Reading Room, 202 Jones Hall, will be closed on Saturday January 15 and Monday January 17 in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday. The main Howard-Tilton Memorial Library building will be open Saturday and Sunday, but will be closed Monday. Please see today's New Wave article which describes the Week for Peace events being sponsored by Tulane, Xavier, Loyola and Dillard universities, in the coming week, to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King. Posted by Susanna Powers

The Special Collections Reading Room (202 Jones Hall) will be closed from Thursday, December 23, 2010 through Sunday, January 2, 2011. We will resume normal hours on Monday, January 3. For Holiday hours of the main Howard-Tilton Memorial Library building, see the Library blog. Have a safe and happy holiday season! Caption: exterior view of stained glass windows of Rogers Memorial Chapel on the Tulane University campus . Posted by Susanna Powers

The Special Collections Reading Room (Jones Hall 202), serving the Louisiana Research Collection, University Archives, and Rare Books, will be open the following hours this coming week: Monday, August 9 - Wednesday, August 11, 2010: 9am – noon Thursday, August 12 – Friday, August 13: 9am – noon, and 1pm – 4pm Saturday, August 14: Closed New daily hours beginning Monday, August 16: 9am – noon, and 1pm – 4pm Posted by Susanna Powers

Please note our slightly different reading room hours for the summer. Special Collections reading room hours Beginning May 15, 2010 Monday-Friday 9:00-noon, & 1:00–5:00 Saturday 10:00 – 1:00 Sunday Closed Closed on holidays: Monday, May 31 Monday, July 5 Monday, Sept. 6 Also closed Saturday, May 29 closed Saturday, July 3 closed Saturday, Aug. 14 closed Saturday, Sept. 4 Starting Monday, Aug. 16, our normal hours will be: Monday-Friday 9:00-noon, & 1:00–4:00 Saturday 10:00 – 1:00 Sunday Closed Please watch for updates. Hours subject to change. Posted by Susanna Powers

Saturday hours for the Special Collections Reading Room on March 27 will be 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, as usual. However, during the weekdays today through April 1, we will close at 4:45 pm. The Reading Room will be closed April 2 (for the Good Friday holiday) and Saturday, April 3. Posted by Susanna Powers