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Broadcast Journalism Highlights from the Marguerite Cartwright Papers

A look at the papers of journalist Dr. Marguerite Cartwright reveal the habits of a disciplined researcher.

Voices of the Past Reemerge with Digitization Grant

One of our greatest joys as archivists is when we are able to open a collection up to researchers which had previously been unavailable...

Students of New Orleans Find “A Place to Start” in Newly-Preserved Film

Amistad has received a new preservation transfer of the 1972 film “A Place to Start,” thanks to a grant from the National Film Preservation

Harold Battiste’s Private Record Collection

Tucked away in the Amistad Research Center’s offsite storage facility is a collection you might not know about. The temperature and...

New Grant Projects Underway

New Orleans traditionally slows down during the summer months, but Amistad Research Center is busier than ever, with work underway on...

Preserving the Sounds of Treme

In 1993, the Amistad Research Center took on a project documenting one of New Orleans’ most vibrant and historic neighborhoods. Cheryl...

RELEASE: Kathe Hambrick Appointed The Center's Executive Director, read more...