LSU Libraries Special Collections
Special Collections comprises more than 200,000 volumes of published works, 10 million manuscript items, 200,000 historic photographs, 16,000 reels of newspaper microfilm, hundreds of oral histories, and other diverse materials for research.
- Strengths:
- The Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections (LLMVC) at LSU Libraries Special Collections 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.
- Location:
- Public Services Desk: (225) 578-6544 Reference Desk: (225) 578-6568 Fax: (225) 578-9425