LSU Libraries Special Collections
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In 1985, the LSU Libraries organized the Special Collections division to administer the rare books, manuscripts, and other special research collections already held by the libraries. The division's principal mission is to preserve these collections, add to them, and make them available for use. Special Collections offers resources for original research in many fields, ranging from the humanities and social sciences to the natural sciences, agriculture, aquaculture, the fine arts, and design.
05/21/2026
Last month, LSU Libraries Special Collections celebrated Audubon Day, our annual showing of John James Audubon's Birds of America. 🦩
This year marked the debut of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, one of our newest and most exciting acquisitions. Visitors viewed the incredible double elephant folios and also had the opportunity to talk with ornithological experts from the LSU Museum of Natural Science and LSU College of Art + Design students about the process of printmaking. Louisiana Master Naturalists of Greater Baton Rouge shared some of their resources and provided fun temporary tattoos to guests of all ages, and the Raptor Co-Chairs from the Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana were once again a crowd favorite! 🦅
Guests also had the opportunity to see our current exhibition "Unlocking Special Collections: A Selection of Staff Favorites."
Our annual Bird Day was a hoot! Did you miss out on the fun? Stay tuned for future announcements of next year's date! 🦉
Congratulations, Ben! Best of luck as you take on your next steps!
Congratulations, Cadence! Thank you for all of your hard work over the last three years!
05/14/2026
Calling all LSU faculty! The deadline to apply for the 2026-2027 LSU Libraries Special Collections Faculty Fellowship has been extended. Applications are now due Friday, May 22.
To learn more about last year's program, you can read our blog post here: https://lib.lsu.edu/260423/2025facultyfellows
To apply, visit: https://lib.lsu.edu/special
04/30/2026
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