External Resources for Archival Research: New Orleans
These resources are not funded, sponsored, or maintained by the University of New Orleans or the Earl K. Long Library. However, they have been selected by Louisiana and Special Collections staff as useful for conducting research.
New Orleans Government
- City of New OrleansOfficial website of the city of New Orleans.
Other New Orleans Resources
- Greater New Orleans Community Data Center (GNOCDC), Pre-KatrinaThis is the Pre-Katrina website of the GNOCDC. A wealth of data on pre-Katrina New Orleans demographics, neighborhood maps, and other such statistics can be found here.
- Louisiana Biography and Obituary IndexThe Louisiana Biography and Obituary Index references obituaries and death notices published in New Orleans newspapers from 1804-1972 and biographical information published in older Louisiana collective biographies. The original index, housed in the Louisiana Division of New Orleans Public Library, is an alphabetical card file of more than 650,000 names.
- New Orleans Public Library's Louisiana Division Fact FinderA collection of guides, indexes, and other reference aids compiled by the Louisiana Division of the New Orleans Public Library. Subjects include New Orleans traditions and terminology, street name and neighborhood information, and local figures and politicians.
- Robinson Atlas of the City of New Orleans, published 1883Scanned map plates from Robinson's Atlas of the City of New Orleans, provided by the New Orleans Notarial Archives.