Introduction to Special Collections and Archives
Featured publications

The New Era in American Mathematics, 1920-1950
Karen Hunger Parshall, Karen. The New Era in American Mathematics, 1920-1950. Princeton University Press; 2022.

Carville's Cure: leprosy, stigma, and the fight for justice
Fessler, Pam. Carville's cure : leprosy, stigma, and the fight for justice. Liveright Publishing Corporation; 2020

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1860-1919
Hoffman, Paul E. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1860-1919: a history. Louisiana State University Press, 2020.

A Kingdom of Water
D'Oney, J. Daniel. A kingdom of water : adaptation and survival in the Houma Nation. University of Nebraska Press, 2020.

Reconstruction: America after the Civil War
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Reconstruction: America after the Civil War / a film by McGee Media and Inkwell Films; series producer, Julia Marchesi; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films and WETA Washington DC. PBS; 2019

The frescoes of Conrad Albrizio
Bercier, Carolyn A. The frescoes of Conrad Albrizio : public murals in the midcentury South. Louisiana State University Press; 2019

Maryland, My Maryland: music and patriotism during the American Civil War
Davis, James A. Maryland, my Maryland : music and patriotism during the American Civil War. University of Nebraska Press; 2019

Accounting for Slavery
Rosenthal, Caitlin. Accounting for slavery: masters and management. Harvard University Press, 2019.

Native Flora of Louisiana
Stones, Margaret. Native flora of Louisiana : watercolor drawings / by Margaret Stones; with botanical descriptions by Lowell E. Urbatsch. Louisiana State University Press; 2018

Pistols and politics : feuds, factions, and the struggle for order in Louisiana's Florida Parishes
Hyde, Samuel C. Pistols and Politics: Feuds, Factions, and the Struggle for Order in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes, 1810–1935. Louisiana State University Press, 2018.
Beyond Racism and Poverty
Lurvink, Karin. Beyond racism and poverty : the truck system on Louisiana plantations and Dutch peateries, 1865-1920. Brill; 2018
The Vietnam War
Ward, Geoffrey C. The Vietnam War : an intimate history / with an introduction by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick ; picture research by Salimah El-Amin with Lucas B. Frank ; design by Maggie Hinders. Alfred A. Knopf; 2017.
Spiritualism in nineteenth-century New Orleans
Daggett, Melissa. Spiritualism in nineteenth-century New Orleans : the life and times of Henry Louis Rey. University Press of Mississippi; 2017

Win the race or die trying
McGuire, Jack B. Win the race or die trying : Uncle Earl's last hurrah. University Press of Mississippi; 2016

The Louisiana field guide
Orgera, Ryan (Ed.) and Parent, Wayne (Ed.) The Louisiana Field Guide: Understanding Life in the Pelican State. Louisiana State University Press; 2014
Imagining the Creole City
Fertel, Rien. Imagining the Creole City : the rise of literary culture in nineteenth-century New Orleans. Louisiana State University Press; 2014

The Architecture of LSU
Desmond, John Michael. The Architecture of LSU. Louisiana State University Press; 2013

Louisiana Women: their lives and times
Allured, Janet and Gentry, Judith, F. Louisiana Women: Their Lives and Times. The University of Georgia Press; 2009

Old South Baton Rouge
Hendry, Petra M., Edwards, Jay D., and Ware Carolyn. Old South Baton Rouge: The Roots of Hope. University of Louisiana at Lafayette; 2009

Coolies and Cane
Jung, Moon-Ho. Coolies and Cane: Race, Labor, and Sugar in the Age of Emancipation. Johns Hopkins University Press; 2006

Kingfish: the reign of Huey P. Long
White, Richard D. Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House; 2006

The Sugar Masters: planters and slaves in Louisiana's cane world, 1820-1860
Follett, Richard J. The Sugar Masters: planters and slaves in Louisiana's cane world, 1820-1860. Louisiana State University Press, 2005.

Reconstruction in the cane fields
Rodrigue, John C. Reconstruction in the cane fields: from slavery to free labor in Louisiana's sugar parishes, 1862-1880. Louisiana State University Press, 2001.
Recent articles and book chapters
Recent articles and book chapters citing the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections can be browsed below on JSTOR. Researchers with university or other research library affiliations may be able to access individual articles by logging in with their credentials. We also recommend searching for the book or journal title in the LSU library catalog to see if the publication is available to request through LSU Libraries.
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