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Baton Rouge Room: Home

This page will help patrons learn about and search the Baton Rouge Room collection.

Baton Rouge Digital Archive

 

To visit the Baton Rouge Digital Archive click the icon above.

Baton Rouge Room Catalog

 

Click the icon to search the Baton Rouge Room Catalog for archival collections.

Archives Sites

Zella Palmer Oct. 16, 2024

Dr. Zella Palmer, food historian and professor at Dillard University in New Orleans, will talk about the Louisiana connections between food, culture, race, gender and traditions in Where There is Flavor, There is History.

Hosted by the EBR Parish Library Special Collections Department

We Love History!

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 – 6:00 pm

Main Library at Goodwood

7711 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA

For more information, call 225-231-3751

Research your family history or Baton Rouge history in the Special Collections Department

Illustrated History of Baton Rouge

Check out the Baton Rouge Digital Archive online

The Baton Rouge Room Archives

The mission of the Baton Rouge Room Collection is collect, manage, preserve, and provide access to, items that represent significant historical actions of local governments, businesses, residents and institutions of the City of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish. These items include but are not limited to photographs, manuscripts, documents, periodical publications, audiotapes and memorabilia.

Located on the 2nd Floor of the Main Library located at 7711 Goodwood Blvd.  Baton Rouge, La. The Baton Rouge Room is open 9am to 8:45 pm Monday through Thursday, 9am to 5:45 pm Friday and Saturday, and 2pm to 8:45 pm Sunday.  (Please note, all archival materials will be recalled 30 minutes before closing). 

 

Please call 225-231-3752 or meastin@ebrpl.com  for more information.

 

Genealogy

The Special Collections Department includes the Baton Rouge Room Archive and the Genealogy Collection.

For more information about the Genealogy Collection please visit the Genealogy Infoguide.

Baton Rouge Room Policies and Procedures

Course Slides