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,...

Call for Gay Ball Program Covers Do you have old Gay Carnival Ball programs? If so, please take a picture of the cover and send them to us so we can include them in a new section of our website’s Gay Carnival photo gallery. We recently added the gallery and currently...

Preserving Northwest Louisiana Queer History Last year, Professor Rachel Johnson of Centenary College in Shreveport reached out to the Archives Project and asked if we could help her gender studies class document Shreveport queer history. We enthusiastically agreed...

2024 Was a Very Good Year! Collection Donations In 2024, we were able to facilitate the donation and processing of several major collections. A partial list of collections placed include: the Sharon Dauzat / Daughters of Bilitis collection (The Historic New Orleans...

Documentary Screening on Nov. 7 Join us on November 7 at the Prytania Theater at Canal Place for a special screening of a forthcoming documentary film, From Where We Stood: AIDS and the Culture Wars. Filmmaker Valda Lewis will be on hand to introduce the film and...

Exhibit Opening on October 19 The Archives Project is proud to partner with the Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library to present an inspiring exhibit which premieres on October 19 at the Dodwell House. The opening reception will feature “Standing on the...

A SALUTE TO THE CORNER POCKET The Archives Project has facilitated a significant donation of archival material to The Historic New Orleans Collection. Michael Elias, the owner of the Corner Pocket, has donated over twenty years of promotional posters from the bar,...

DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS COLLECTION Longtime New Orleans Daughters of Bilitis leader Sharon Dauzat recently donated her vast collection of photographs and papers for preservation. Board President Kathleen Conlon and Executive Director Frank Perez recently traveled to...