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				Marie del Norte Theriot Collection
				Collection 127 Theriot, Marie del Norte (1902-1987). Collection, 1699-1973 4 feet
				Marie del Norte Theriot was born 14 October 1902 on Bayou du Large, Sunrise Plantation in Houma, Louisiana. She was the daughter of Marie Daigle Theriot and Charles Otis Theriot. She attended lower education in Lafayette Parish school. She graduated from Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute on 31 May 1921 with a degree in Arts of Science. She then attended Columbia University in New York City and graduated on 28 October 1925 with a Masters of Arts there. She married Jack G. Hains of Rayne, Louisiana. She had no children. She died at the age of 84 on 25 September 1987 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is buried in Resthaven Garden of Memory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Marie taught French at Southeastern University in Hammond, and then later joined the French department at USL where she taught for many years here. Marie was also a genealogist. Marie was interested in history, politics, and the history of Louisiana (Acadiana). In addition, Marie was interested in music and dancing; therefore, she produced a children's song and dance book entitled Le Dances Rondes. Marie's collection contains information concerning people, places, and events during and before her life, information on different sections of Louisiana and information on historical events, post cards, notes, memos, awards presented to her, songs, biographical information on people of the U.S., and her personal souvenirs. This collection consists of historical, and biographical information, tours, souvenirs and photographs. Donated by Marie del Norte Theriot. This collection is part of the Women in Louisiana Collection. Note: See control file for complete listing of photographs.
				SERIES
				A.	Historical Information on Acadiana			1-1 thru 1-12
				B.	Acadiana-Personal			2-1 thru 2-11
				C.	Tours			3-1 and 3-2
				D.	Personal Items			3-3 thru 4-3
				E.	Souvenirs			4-4 thru 4-7
				F.	Miscellaneous			5-1 thru 5-10
				G.	Photographs			Boxes 6-15
				H.	Oversize			Box 16
				I.	Volumes			2 volumes
				INVENTORY
				A.	Historical Information on Acadiana
				Box 1
				1-1	Bayou Vermilion, 1803-1973
						information concerns people, places, and events in Lafayette, Louisiana.
				1-2	Same as above
				1-3	Bayou Teche, early 1900s
						material pertains to people, places, and events along Bayou Teche during the early 1900s.
				1-4	Bayou Terrebonne, 1800-1973
						material concerns the history of Bayou Terrebonne (Houma, Louisiana).
				1-5	Same as above
				1-6	Same as above
				1-7	Bayou Lafourche, 1750-1973
						information concerns the history of people, places, and events in Lafourche.
				1-8	Historical Events, 1904-1972
						information pertains to some historical events during Marie Theriot's life
				1-9	Historical Events, miscellaneous dates
						information pertains to some historical events during Marie Theriot’s life
				1-10	Same as above
				1-11	Same as above
				1-12	Same as above
				B.	Acadiana - Personal
Box 2
2-1	Del Theriot and U.S.L., 1900-1973
		re: Del's life and U.S.L.; U.S.L. in general.
2-2	Same as above
2-3	French School at S.L.I., 1929-1933
		re: the history of French education at S.L.I.
2-4	Le Courrier des Opelousas, n.d.
		souvenir edition, written in English and French
2-5	Louisiana - Foreign Names, 1721-1973
		re: foreign names in Louisiana.
2-6	Louisiana Acadian Cookery, 1970s
		mainly French recipes from the newspaper series "Le Coin des Acadians Cook Book."
2-7	Acadiana Camellia Pageant, 1945, 1955
		re: 1945 and 1955 pageants.
	Le Danses Rondes, 1755-1973
		re: Del's dance book.
2-8	Table Tolle: Le Lapin, 1961-1973
		re: Acadian Custom.
2-9	Same as above
2-10	Louisiana History, 1800-1965
		clippings re: the history of Acadiana
2-11	Louisiana History: 1699-1973
		clippings re: the history of Louisiana
C.	Tours
Box 3
3-1	Tour of Europe, 1963
		re: Europe and Del's tour there.
3-2	Tour of America and Mexico, 1963-1973
		re: America and Mexico and Del's tours.
D.	Personal Items
3-3	Biographical files, 1910-1973
		re: people of the U.S. during Del's life.
3-4	Same as above
3-5	Same as above, 1941
		information about Del during the year 1941.
3-6	Same as above, 1942
		Personal items from Del’s life
3-7	Biographical files, miscellaneous dates
		Death certificate, obituary article, certificate of baptism
3-8	Biographical files, 1985
		Theriot family
3-9	Acadiana Coast, 1903-1973
		re: events in Del's life from childhood to old age.
3-10	Genealogy Acadiana, 1877-1969
		family tree of the Theriots in the Acadiana area.
3-11	Genealogy
		Notes, n.d.
3-12	Diary, 1905
3-13	Diary, 1933
3-14	Diary, 1936
Box 4
4-1	Correspondence, Marie Del Norte Theriot
		1926-1940
4-2	Same: 1941-1984
4-3	Same: n.d.
E.	Souvenirs
4-4	Del's clippings of important events.
4-5	Del's program, book, clippings.
4-6	Del's notes on family, diary, address books
4-7	Same as above
Box 4 Items
	Tablet of notes concerning parts of Del's collection Dance books, 3 books Collection of photos [not in folder]
F.	Miscellaneous
Box 5
5-1	Miscellaneous: bookmarks, n.d.
5-2	Same: handwritten prayer, by Carrie Daigle
		“Thirty days prayer to the blessed Virgin Mary”, 1907
5-3	Same: Correspondence, miscellaneous dates
5-4	Same: publicity - clippings, miscellaneous dates
5-5	Same: postcards, greeting cards, invitations, n.d.
5-6	Same as above
5-7	Same as above
5-8	Same as above
5-9	Same as above
5-10	Same as above
G.	Photographs
Box 6
Photographs: photographs, some unidentified, n.d.
Box 7
Photographs: Marie Del Norte Theriot
Box 8
Photographs: Marie Del Norte Theriot and family
Box 9
Photographs: Extended Theriot family
Box 10
Photographs: Alphabetical listing [miscellaneous]
Box 11
Photographs: Arranged by subject, n.d.
Box 12
Photographs: Unidentified, n.d.
Box 13
Photographs: unidentified, n.d.
Box 14
Photographs: unidentified, n.d.
Box 15
Photographs: First name only, n.d.
H.	Oversize
Box 16
Oversize:
	1.	Photograph Album, 1923 –
	2.	Photographs, Marie Del Norte Theriot [2]
	3.	Scrapbook, 1943 –
	4.	Photograph Album, n.d.
Oversize: not in box
	1.	Diploma: Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute
			Marie Del Norte Theriot, 31 May 1921 [Arts of Science]
	2.	Diploma: Columbia University, New York City
			Marie Del Norte Theriot, 28 October 1925 [Masters of Arts]
I.	Volumes
1.	Theriot Family Tree, 1700-1963
		In binder
2.	Theriot Family Tree, 1964-1973
		In binder

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