Tulane University Special Collections

Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) encompasses the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, the Louisiana Research Collection, the Rare Books Collection, the Southeastern Architectural Archive, and University Archives. Their holdings are comprised of nearly 2,500 archival collections, over 130,000 volumes of rare books that date back to the thirteenth century, and other rare and unique materials that document the history, culture, and communities of New Orleans and beyond. TUSC's subject strengths include Louisiana literature, Carnival history, New Orleans music and New Orleans jazz, local LGBTQ studies, history of the book, and university records.