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Special Collections encompass the following:

Other Collections and Affiliates include:

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Research Guides

The guide to the UL Lafayette Special Collections shows how to research and explore our archives and services. We also offer research guides by academic discipline.

For guidance on citations and references to archival materials, view the guide on Special Collections Reference Citations.

Visits

Special Collections services are open to the public, whether University-affiliated or not. Making appointments in advance is strongly recommended, though not required. All materials in Special Collections are non-circulating and cannot leave the Jefferson Caffery Reading Room.

Users can make requests using the following methods:

Hours

Fall/Spring Semester

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday | CLOSED

Summer Semester

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Saturday | 1 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Sunday | CLOSED

Summer/Winter Intersession

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday | CLOSED

Note: Closed during major holidays and Saturday on holiday weekends

Policies

Interested in Donating to the Archives?

Complete the University Libraries' Deed of Gift Form (PDF). To transfer institutional records to the University Archives, complete the University Libraries' Internal Transfer Form (PDF).

Contact

Reference Desk/General Inquires
(337) 482-6031 | 3rd Floor | Room 314 | speccoll@louisiana.edu

Scott Jordan | Senior Instructor, Interim Head of Special Collections, and Digitization Archivist
(337) 482-5702 | scott.jordan@louisiana.edu

Neil Guilbeau | Reference Archivist and Instructor
(337) 482-1164 | neil.guilbeau@louisiana.edu

McKenzie Spears | Library Specialist
(337) 482-6457 | mckenzie.spears1@louisiana.edu

Mailing Address
Edith Garland Dupre Library
Special Collections, Room 314
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 E. St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70503

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