Collection Donations In 2025, we were able to facilitate the donation and processing of several major collections. A partial list of collections placed include: an oral history with Shreveport AIDS activist Robert Darrow, documents and ephemera related to the...

Winter Wonderland is Nov. 29 The fifteenth annual Winter Wonderland will take place on the evening of November 29 at the AllWays Lounge in New Orleans. The event will feature an open bar, a complimentary buffet, a 50/50 raffle, an auction, a variety show, and award...

Cultivating Lesbian Community The Archives Project, in partnership with The Historic New Orleans Collection, recently honored Sharon Dauzat and the Daughters of Bilitis in an event at the Williams Research Center. For many years, Dauzat led the New Orleans chapter of...

Sharon Dauzat & Daughters of Bilitis to be Honored on October 15 Join us at the Historic New Orleans Collection for an evening honoring the legacy of the Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian social and civil rights organization. The program will include an archival...

Louisiana Gets First Historical Marker Noting a Gay Person           A Louisiana Historical Marker honoring physicist and philanthropist Peter Putnam was placed recently near 3127 East Main Street in Houma, Louisiana. In 1979, Putnam funded the Gay Liberation...

Daughters of Bilitis Collection We’ve recently added a new gallery to our website featuring the New Orleans chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The collection consists of copies of the organization’s newsletter, GAY-LA, from 1975—1977. You can read the newsletters...

Up Stairs Lounge Plaque To Be Dedicated June 22 A new plaque commemorating the 32 victims of the tragic 1973 Up Stairs Lounge arson will be dedicated on Sunday, June 22. The ceremony takes place at 5:00pm at the site of the Up Stairs Lounge (604 Iberville St.) in the...

Annual Membership Meeting: June 5 Join us for our annual Membership Meeting, which will serve as the launch of our 2025 programming focus—Louisiana Queer Arts. After a brief business meeting, we will present the Stewart Butler / Alfred Doolittle Award for...

Up Stairs Lounge Plaque Update A dedication ceremony for the new Up Stairs Lounge commemorative plaque is scheduled for Sunday, June 22. You may recall the old plaque (pictured above) was stolen last year. The unveiling and dedication of the new plaque will be...

Rare Documents on HIV History Preserved The Archives Project recently preserved two rare documents that shed light on the history of the AIDS crisis in Louisiana. The first was the draft of a speech delivered by James Kellogg on June 12, 1994, to Celebration ‘94,...