The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies

The Center is named in honor of the late Mr. And Mrs. Herman L. Midlo.  Herman Midlo (1900-1978) was a courageous civil rights lawyer in New Orleans in the 1930s through the 1950s.  The Midlos began their philanthropic support of UNO by donating Mr. Midlo’s papers and archives to the history department.

After his death in 1978, Ethel Midlo continued her generosity, which has had a profound effect on the history department, the University, and the field of New Orleans history, while standing as a timeless tribute to the work of Herman Midlo.

Research

The Center is a clearinghouse for individual researchers in the United States and abroad, both graduate students and established scholars, informing them of current research projects and suggesting new areas of exploration. The Center develops interdisciplinary, collaborative research projects utilizing new materials and methodologies. The Center seeks collaboration with institutions and archives in and around New Orlenas, and encourages the planned, systematic use of these uniquely rich research materials.

Library & Archival Holdings

The Center gathers copies of materials in foreign archives, especially consular records and historic publications about new Orleans, to augment the city’s archival holdings.

Scholarly  Outreach and Events

The Center sponsors projects to write new general histories of New Orleans and Louisiana based on new research and findings.  Sponsored workshops inform local elementary and secondary school teachers of these findings.

The Center promotes understanding of New Orleans history, culture, politics, and public policy issues through sponsored events and coordination of interdisciplinary courses and seminars at UNO.

The Center sponsors and participates in conferences which bring together popular scholars on special topics relating to New Orleans, and helps associated scholars present research findings about New Orleans at various conferences.

The Center serves as an institutional home for individuals who collect and preserve the vibrant folklore of the city, and who popularize New Orleans history and cultures in lectures, musical and dramatic performances, exhibits, documentaries, and publications.  The Center also adds support to the Midlo Lecture Series. For information about the Midlo Center and the Louisiana State Museum’s ongoing 2008 lecture series, please select the following: 2008 lecture series.

Direct Inquiries to:

Midlo Center
Department of History
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70148
Tel: 504.280.6611  Fax: 504.280.6883
E-mail: c.atkinson@uno.edu

For Recent conferences and lectures sponsored by the Midlo Center click here

For Research Resources in New Orleans click here

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