Collections & Centers
Louisiana & Lower Mississippi Valley
The Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections (LLMVC) documents the history and culture of this region. The largest accumulation of materials on Louisiana and the lower Mississippi Valley in existence, LLMVC includes a comprehensive collection of books, periodicals, maps, prints, pamphlets, Louisiana state documents, and microfilm of Louisiana newspapers.
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Rare Books
The Rare Book Collection brings together materials that are rare, valuable, or otherwise in need of special handling or protection. Wide-ranging and eclectic in nature, it has concentrations in eighteenth-century British history and literature, New World exploration and travel, economic history (from the library of Richard T. Ely), and science fiction and fantasy (from the library of Clarence John Laughlin). Read more...
University Archives
The University Archives is the official repository for all permanent non-current records of academic and administrative units of the University. Read more...
T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History
The primary mission of Center is to document the history of LSU. Because the history of the state and university are closely intertwined, many broader Louisiana subjects are documented as well. Interviewees include war veterans, former governors, congressmen, state and local officials, and other political figures. Read more...
E. A. McIlhenny Natural History Collection
In 1971, the LSU Libraries acquired by gift the natural history portion of the library of Edward Avery McIlhenny, scion of a prominent Louisiana family, the producers of the world-famous condiment Tabasco. Read more...
Louisiana Newspapers
Since 1986 LSU has been actively involved with the United States Newspaper Program (USNP). The purpose of USNP is to preserve and make accessible newspapers printed in the fifty states and in the trust territories. USNP is supported financially by the National Endowment for the Humanities, with technical assistance provided by the Library of Congress. Read more...
Digital Collections
The Digital Services department of Special Collections work with other institutions through the state to build the LOUISiana Digital Library.
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