Through your donation to the Historic New Orleans Collection, you are joining individuals, families, and organizations dedicated to preserving the rich history and culture of the Louisiana region and building on a legacy begun by HNOC's founders, Kemper and Leila Moore Williams (pictured above), more than five decades ago. Please know that every gift counts and that together, we can make a difference.

Invest in Our Internship Programs

HNOC internships offer a unique opportunity to engage with collections, learn professional skills, and develop research practices of exploration and inquiry that will serve students for years to come. We enable interns to identify, actualize, and confidently pursue their academic and professional goals.

Your gift helps us pay our interns as well as covering summer housing, transportation, and other program-related expenses. Through your support, we can ensure that all eligible students, regardless of their economic background, have the opportunity to benefit from HNOC’s internship opportunities.

Support Our Interns

General Donation

Thanks to the generous contributions of our members and donors, the Historic New Orleans Collection can extend our outreach, develop our programs, and add to our collections of historic documents and objects.

Make a contribution today!

Donate in Memory of Alfred E. Lemmon

Alfred E. Lemmon, Director of the Williams Research Center and champion of the Historic New Orleans Collection’s mission since 1981, died on August 26, 2023. His legacy is immeasurable and lives on in the WRC holdings he so passionately oversaw.  

DONATE IN MEMORY OF ALFRED E. LEMMON

 

Material Donation

The Historic New Orleans Collection has benefited immensely from generous donations of antiques, family papers, artwork, and other artifacts. We welcome inquiries about items you are considering to add to our holdings.

Monetary Donation

Gifts by Check

A check is one of the easiest and most commonly used ways of supporting HNOC. Make your check payable to the Historic New Orleans Collection and mail it to the following address:

The Historic New Orleans Collection
Office of Development
533 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

 

Tribute Gifts

Given in the name of a loved one, tribute gifts are unique expressions of thoughtfulness. At The Collection, there are two types of tribute gifts: Honor and Memorial Gifts.

 

An Honor Gift recognizes a person on a special occasion, such as a birthday, wedding or anniversary.

A Memorial Gift offers a meaningful way to pay lasting tribute to the memory of a loved one while also extending sympathy to the family.

 

Your loved one or their family will receive a special acknowledgment that recognizes the honoree and the donor. The amount of your gift remains confidential.

Give a tribute gift


 

Bookplate Program

Your donation will be used to purchase a book which will be marked with a commemorative bookplate listing your name, another individual or family.

Purchase a bookplate
 
 

Book donations to public schools and libraries

In 1976, second-grader Brian K. Mitchell told his classmates about his ancestor, Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Oscar J. Dunn. “Brian, I think you’re mistaken,” responded his teacher. “There have been no Black governors or lieutenant governors.” Mitchell’s powerful response is now in print: Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana.

The books we read shape the history we know—and the world we make. Please help us in our efforts to distribute Monumental to public schools and libraries.

Donate a Book    ​Adopt a Classroom

 
 
 

 

Planned Giving

Planned giving has become a powerful tool in estate management, due to its many benefits and the variety of charitable giving avenues.

 

 

Should you have any questions about donations, please contact

Lily Stanford, Institutional Giving Officer
The Historic New Orleans Collection
533 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA  70130
(504) 598-7115
 

 

All inquiries are held in strictest confidence and without obligation.