Made in New Orleans: The Past in Print

LSU Libraries Special Collections presents the exhibition “Made in New Orleans: The Past in Print” to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Crescent City. This new exhibit showcases items from the library collections that were printed or published in New Orleans. Curating printed works through this sharply focused lens has enabled us to reveal both stories of international import in publications well-known to historians, along with local tales that have been hidden in history, found only among the shadows of pages within ephemeral publications. Broadsides, books, tickets, newspapers, photographs, calling cards, brochures, maps, and reports, written in English, French, Spanish, German, and Vietnamese, document a variety of topics of interest in the city’s long and colorful history. “Made in New Orleans” is peopled with all walks of life, reflecting the cosmopolitan nature of this unique, centuries-old American city.

Free and open to the public. lib.lsu.edu/special or (225) 578-6544.