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NOLA.com: Where did Tennessee Williams Live in New Orleans? His First Home, Last, and Many in Between
March 19, 2025
HNOC senior editor Margit Longbrake joins local experts in tracing the famous writer’s French Quarter homes through the years.
“Margit Longbrake stands at the foot of the wooden staircase, which curves upward into darkness. Described by the playwright Tennessee Williams as the spiritual inspiration for the setting of his play, ‘Vieux Carré,’ 722 Toulouse St. is part of the Historic New Orleans Collection, where Longbrake works as a senior editor and expert in the collection’s Williams holdings.”
Annette Sisco, staff writer for NOLA.com | The Times Picayune
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Tennessee Williams Studies
HNOC is one of four main repositories of the playwright’s work. We produce an annual scholarly journal and conference devoted to Williams, among other research tools, articles, and exhibitions.
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March 26, 2027
9 a.m.–4:45 p.m.
Signature Program
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Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference 2027
Founded in 1995, the Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference is a full day of sessions led by highly acclaimed Williams scholars from across the US and abroad.
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NOLA.com: See a 360-Degree View of the American Revolution at this New French Quarter Exhibit
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March 21, 2026
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The popular podcast host Peter Ricchiuti dined with HNOC’s Daniel Hammer to discuss the role of museums in chronicling historical memory.
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Louisiana Weekly: HNOC Receives LEH Award for Louisiana Mass Incarceration Exhibit
January 29, 2026
Officials praised “Captive State” for addressing a difficult and often polarizing subject with scholarly depth while remaining accessible to a broad audience.
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Walter Isaacson: To Mark Our Country’s 250th Birthday, Let’s Look to Our Roots
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In a letter to the editor for NOLA.com, the renowned historian and author cited HNOC’s upcoming exhibition as an opportunity for Americans to celebrate the historical milestone.
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