Guides to Collections
The guides to the extraordinary collections at the Amistad Research Center contain extensive descriptive information for each collection. The four main parts of the guides are the Historical or Biographical Notes, the Scope and Content Note, the Shelf List and Index. The notes provide researchers with information necessary to make decisions about the relevance of the collection to their topic. The historical or biographical notes provide background information for the institution or person, which the collection belongs, while the scope and content notes describe the arrangement of the collection, the materials within it and provides information for finding information within the shelf listing The shelf list is the inventory of the file units or items within the collection arranged into boxes and folder. Researchers must cite the box and folders required for retrieval of the materials needed. Lastly, the index consists of a correspondence or photographic alphabetical listing by individual names. The index provides information on the number of letters or photographs available in the collection for each person, the date range of the material and the box and folder numbers in which the documents can be found.

Finding Aids:
The Dunn-Landry Family Papers, 1872-2003. 10 ln. ft. The Dunn-Landry Family Papers are comprised of correspondence, biographical information, newspaper articles, financial records, organizational minute books and ledgers, programs, scrapbooks, speeches, organizational reports, memorabilia and photographs created and collected by the members of the Dunn-Landry family spanning the years 1872 to 2003. These materials reflect and document the leadership of a prominent Louisiana family involved in local and national civil rights and community issues. The main bulk of the collection was created by, Reverend Henderson H. Dunn, Lillian B. Landry and their daughter Elise Dunn Cain.

Save Our Schools Collection, 1957-1962. 1.6 ln. ft. Save Our Schools was a non-profit organization incorporated on April 26, 1960. The organization was established by, concerned parents and citizens of New Orleans who wanted to maintain free public education during the integration era. These citizens wanted proper and legitimate means for the continuation of statewide public education in Louisiana. The collection spans from the years 1957 to 1962 and includes correspondence, articles of incorporation, minutes, newsletters, reports and publications. The bulk of the collection consists of photocopies of newspaper articles from 1960 to 1962.

Camilla Williams Papers addendum, 1897-2000. 17 ln. ft. Lyric soprano and first black female to hold a regular position with a leading United States opera company, the New York City Opera Company. She was a two-time winner of the Marian Anderson award and prominent exponent of the title role in Puccini's Madam Butterfly and was the protégé of the creator of the role Geraldine Farrar. She was "Bess" in the first complete phonograph recording of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. She was a recitalist, cultural ambassadress for the United States and college teacher of voice. This addition to the collection is comprised of correspondence, photographs, albums, scrapbooks, news clippings, programs, press releases and memorabilia pertaining to William's professional and personal activities. The bulk of the collection focuses on Williams's career as an opera singer and classical music recitalist.