All Majors Welcome!
The LSU Libraries Special Collections Summer Project Program provides LSU undergraduate students the opportunity to conduct a research or creative project using the resources and materials held within LSU's Special Collections at Hill Memorial Library.
This library is home to resources such as the Louisiana & Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, Rare Book Collections, University Archives, T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History, Louisiana Newspapers archives, and more. A Special Collections Summer Project can be mentored by either an LSU faculty member or an LSU Special Collections archivist.
Students accepted to the program will receive up to $3,000 which can be used for wages and other project necessities.
Submit your own project idea or apply to participate in an existing mentored project.
For summer 2024, students could submit their own project idea or apply to participate in one of the projects listed below:
Name | Major | Mentor | Research |
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Charlotte Balart | English | Kelly Larson | Archives Teaching Tool |
Bryce Edwards | History | Jennifer Cramer | LSU Oral History Project |
Applicant information
Past Recipients:
Name | Major | Mentor | Research |
Nathaniel Dela Pena | History | Zach Tompkins | LSU History walking tour app |
Madison Saucier | History | Alia Kempton | Documenting Enslaved People in Special Collections |
Leadership Team
Gina Costello, Associate Dean, Technology Initiatives & Special Collections
Kelly Larson, Special Collections Head of Research & Public Services
Alia Kempton, Special Collections Outreach & Instruction Librarian
John Miles, Special Collections Curator of Books & Head of Instruction
Zach Tompkins, Special Collections University Archivist
Sarah Ferstel, Director, LSU Discover Undergraduate Research Program