February 18, 2008

Recent MA Graduate Melissa Smith Authors Book

A 2007 graduate of the history program, archivist Melissa Smith recently published an illustrated history of New Orleans featuring many photographs never published beforehand.

Review

"Talking to historian and archivist Melissa Lee Smith about her new book Historic Photos of New Orleans is like taking a pleasant ramble through New Orleans history, and the soundtrack is a love song to her home town." Times-Picayune
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About the Author
Melissa Lee Smith grew up in Covington, Louisiana. She received her B.A. in history from Loyola University of New Orleans in 1994 with a focus in Louisiana history and women's history. She completed her M.A. in history from the University of New Orleans with a focus on New Orleans' African-American society during the Jim Crow era. Smith and her husband Patrick Ellis currently live in New Orleans with their son James. Smith currently works as the lead Archivist of the Tulane Recovery Project for Library Associates Companies. She also performs freelance research and writing.