Microfilm at the Louisiana Historical Center

The Louisiana Historical Center also houses several microfilm collections. The largest single set of reels pertains to colonial Louisiana and the following collections can be used for research:

  • The Louisiana Notarial Records Collection consists of 315 reels, (French Period 80 reels; 1714–1778, Spanish Period 235 reels; 1769–1803)
  • Records of The Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas (1576–1803; 12 reels)
  • Colonial Records of St. Charles Parish (1740–1972; 9 reels)
  • Colonial Records of Avoyelles Parish (1793–1796; 3 reels)
  • Colonial Records of St. Landry Parish (1764–1793; 8 reels)
  • Pontalba-Almonester-Miro Papers (1792–1796; 7 reels)
  • Dissertations written about Louisiana (1954–1978; 59 reels)
Collections at the Louisiana Historical Center
Louisiana Colonial Documents

Louisiana Colonial Documents

manuscript collection

Manuscripts

historic maps collection available at the Louisiana Historical Center

Maps

sheet music

Sheet Music

Newspapers

Library

Scrapbooks

Microfilm