Robert C. Leitz, III holds the Ruth Herring Noel Endowed Chair for the Curatorship of the James Smith Noel Collection. Prior to this appointment, Leitz was Professor of English at Louisiana State University in Shreveport since 1973. Professor Leitz can be reached at robert.leitz@lsus.edu

Martha Lawler is Associate Librarian and the Cataloguer of the James Smith Noel Collection. She has been Cataloguer of the Noel Collection 1996. Ms. Lawler can be reached at martha.lawler@lsus.edu