Located on the first floor of the Caroline Richardson Building, the Vorhoff Library contains some 12,000 books on women, gender issues, and culinary history.

Areas of specialization within the library include the higher education of women and the history of southern women. In addition, the library also subscribes to more than 100 journals and newsletters.

The library is named in honor of Nadine Vorhoff, who as president of the Newcomb Alumnae Association helped to raise the funds to establish the library in 1975.

For more information, contact:

Bea Calvert
Librarian
Caroline Richardson Building
62 Newcomb Place, #100
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-314-2723
bcalvert@tulane.edu

What's New at the Library?

Course Guide for IDEV 4951-02 Women, Gender and Development
Check out the new course guide to help students in their research process in studying about women, gender and development. 

Course Guide for INTU 1000 History and Philosophy of Higher Education: The Role of College Women
Take a moment to visit the new course guide for resources and information pertaining to the role of college women in the history of higher education.

Course Guide for POLS 6950: Law and Politics of Domestic Violence
Take a moment to visit the new course guide for resources and information pertaining to the law and politics of domestic violence.

New Books to Check Out
The Nadine Vorhoff Library is looking forward to being your research partner for the spring semester.  Please stop by and check out special collections such as the culinary book collection or our wide selection of feminist literature and gender studies scholarship. [ Read More ]

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