The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Archives and Special Collections

One University Place
Shreveport, Louisiana 71115

Phone: 318-797-5069

Repository URL: http://www.lsus.edu/offices-and-services/noel-memorial-library/library-collections/archives-and-special-collections

Repository description (extant): The LSUS Archives and Special Collections contains over 600 individual collections, including numerous important historical records and manuscripts relating to the Shreveport area, northwest Louisiana, and the lower Red River region commonly known as the Ark-La-Tex. The Archives collects, preserves, and makes available to researchers the rich and colorful heritage of this region. Approximately 5,000 linear feet of records and manuscripts and over one million photographs and negatives document the history and culture of the region from its earliest settlement to the present.

Repository type: University Special Collection

Collections:

LSU-Shreveport oral history collection