Category: Archives & Libraries

A series of articles dedicated to my visiting other libraries and archives

A Librarian in New Orleans: Tulane’s Southeastern Architectural Archive

My recent trip back to New Orleans wasn’t only about po’boys and Abita beer. It was partly a professional trip to learn a little more about some of the city’s unique library and archive collections. During the trip I visited Tulane’s Southeastern Architectural Archive, the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, and the city’s Notarial Archive. THE SOUTHEASTERN ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE Tulane’s Southeastern Architectural…

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UCLA’s Center for Primary Research and Training

During the spring 2010 quarter (my last!) I am working as a Fellow with UCLA’s Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT). Our website isn’t glamorous, but you can read a little more about the collections we’ve processed here. The CFPRT is part of the Young Research Library’s Special Collections department and the program began in 2004 with a grant…

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The Southern Regional Library Facility

The Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF) is the library storage facility for the southern California UC campuses (Los Angeles, San Diego, Irvine and Santa Barabara), and it happens to be on our UCLA campus. There is also a Library Facility for the northern California campuses located in the East Bay. Because of space limitations, for every new book we get…

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