Xavier Archives

The Xavier University Archives and Special Collections, located on the third floor, provides services to the public which include research assistance in person and by telephone, FAX, mail as well as e-mail. The Archives collects unpublished and rare published items concerning four major topics. These are: the history of Xavier University of Louisiana, African-American history and culture, Roman Catholicism in the United States and the history of southern U.S. along with that of the Gulf-Caribbean region. Special emphasis is placed on items related to the history of Louisiana and New Orleans.