UL Lafayette Special Collections

The University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection houses the archival records of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette starting in 1900. There are also over 300 collections of personal or family papers, business or organizational records, photograph collections, oral histories and much more related to the Acadiana region of Louisiana. The Louisiana Room houses the Dupré Library's collection of published materials relating to Louisiana, including all subject areas and most formats. The Rare Books Collection contains items published before 1900, and items that have intrinsic value such as limited editions or copies inscribed by the author. Gaines Center is an international center for scholarship on African-American author Ernest Gaines and his work. The Cajun and Creole Music Collection consists of over 9,000 commercial recordings, selected unpublished or field recordings and other materials on the many genres and styles of the Creole and Cajun musical cultures of Southwest Louisiana. Government Information encompasses publications compiled or created by the federal government, at government expense or as required by law. The Microforms Room contains the Dupré Library's collection of materials on microform (mostly microfilm and microfiche), including back issues of newspapers and periodicals and a variety of other materials.