Melissa Lee Smith

MELISSA LEE SMITH is an archivist and historian specializing in Louisiana history and is the author of Remembering New Orleans and Historic Photos of New Orleans.

Smith holds a B.A. in history from Loyola University of New Orleans and an M.A. in history from the University of New Orleans. She serves on the LSU Libraries faculty as Assistant Curator of Manuscripts for Special Collections, and has contributed chapters to a series on Mardi Gras Indians published by the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame.

When she’s not writing, Smith works across New Orleans’s major archival institutions, having held positions at the Historic New Orleans Collection, Tulane University’s Special Collections, Amistad Research Center, and the Louisiana State Museum. Her work centers on African American education and Louisiana history.

Melissa lives in St. Tammany Parish.

Melissa Lee Smith’s books are published by Turner Publishing.

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