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Allen D. LeBlanc Collection

Collection 489

LeBlanc, Allen D. (1931–2021). Collection, 1843–2005, n.d.

7 feet; 12.9 gigabytes

Allen Doyce LeBlanc was born in 1931 in Nunez, Louisiana. He worked as a pilot and aviation mechanic for several airlines and helped develop the first federally accredited Aviation Airframe and Power Plant School at the Lafayette Regional Airport. One of his greatest passions involved collecting materials to preserve Cajun culture and the history of Vermilion Parish, which he tirelessly worked on until his death in 2021.

This collection contains historical materials, files, and notes collected over the years by Allen LeBlanc, much of it related to Abbeville and Vermilion Parish history, Louisiana culture, and various topics. The digital materials contain similar items relating to Abbeville and Vermilion Parish, along with miscellaneous subjects and extensive digital photographs and videos of family leisure and travel.

Allen and Cristina LeBlanc donated this collection.

Note: Some digital files are RESTRICTED and INACCESSIBLE due to private information or incompatible software system issues. These files are separate from the rest and are inaccessible to users.

Series:

A. Abbeville Files
  a. The Beginning - Book I 1-01 through 1-12
  b. Book I 1-13 through 1-22
  c. Working Folder, Mostly Abbeville - Book II 1-23 through 1-34
  d. Book IV 1-35 through 1-40
  e. Book V 1-41 through 1-64
  f. Meridional 1-65 through 1-73
  g. Milestones 1-74 through 1-79
  h. Churches 1-80 through 1-84
  i. Booklets and Abbeville and Acadiana 1-85 through 2-04
  j. Photographs 2-05 through 2-23
  k. Negatives 2-24 through 3-12
  l. Miscellaneous 3-13 through 3-16
B. Vermilion Parish Files
  a. Cities/Towns 3-17 through 4-25
  b. People 4-26 through 4-51
  c. Families 4-52 through 5-07
  d. Politics 5-08 through 5-16
  e. Events/Projects 5-17 through 5-23
C. Oversize
D. Digital Materials
  a. Abbeville Files Folder 1
  b. Vermilion Parish Files Folder 2
  c. Miscellaneous Subject Files Folder 3
  d. Family Leisure and Travel Folder 4

Inventory:

Box 1
  A. Abbeville Files
    a. The Beginning - Book I
      1-01 Inventory of Book I
      1-02 Brief Origin of Abbeville Meridional, n.d.
      1-03 LeBlanc Family, n.d.
      1-04 Timeline of Abbeville Events, 1843-1898
      1-05 Lists of Abbeville Mayors, n.d.
      1-06 Brief Biographies of Businesses and People, n.d.
      1-07 The Official Flag for the City of Abbeville, Louisiana, n.d.
      1-08 Abbeville Maps, n.d.
      1-09 Brief Biographies of Business and People [in Word Documents], n.d.
      1-10 Articles and Clippings, 1934, 1943, 1970, 1981-1982, n.d.
      1-11 “Abbeville-Gateway to the Gulf”, by Corinne David Moreland, 1982
      1-12 La Clique d’Etude Program, n.d.
    b. Book I
      1-13 Men from Abbeville, n.d.
      1-14 People and Places, circa 1890s-1960s, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, n.d.
      1-15 People and Places, circa 1910s-1950s, 1988-1996, n.d.
      1-16 Articles on Abbeville, 1943, 1974, 1982, 2001, n.d.
      1-17 Aerial Photographs of Downtown, n.d.
      1-18 People in Abbeville, 1971, 1972, n.d.
      1-19 Miscellaneous Articles, n.d.
      1-20 Buildings, 1989, 1993, n.d.
      1-21 People and Places, circa 1930s-1970s, 1071, n.d.
      1-22 People and Places, 1884, 1935, 1963, 1975, n.d.
    c. Working Folder, Mostly Abbeville - Book II
      1-23 Inventory of Items, n.d.
      1-24 The Burning of the Vermilion Parish Court House in Abbeville, 1885, n.d.
      1-25 “About Eloi Valcoust Veazy”, by Allen LeBlanc, 27 January 2016
      1-26 List of VFW Softball Team - 1940s Champs, 26 November 2017
      1-27 Mayors and Article on First Elected Sherriff, n.d.
      1-28 Articles - First Train, Centennial Celebrations, 1983, n.d.
      1-29 “Abbeville - A Calendar of Facts and Events”, complied by Kenneth A. Dupuy, 1976
      1-30 History of Abbeville 1843 to 1900 - Timeline of Events, n.d.
      1-31 Photographs of Courthouse Square and Charity Street, 1940s
      1-32 History of First National Bank of Abbeville, 1900-1982, n.d.
      1-33 Reflections of Abbeville, 1902 [reprinted in 2011], 1957, n.d.
      1-34 Miscellaneous Information, 2011, n.d.
    d. Book IV
      1-35 First Newspaper in Abbeville - Abbeville Facts, 1843-1891, n.d.
      1-36 Article on History of Abbeville, by Dean Tevis, n.d.
      1-37 Leading Citizens of Abbeville, 1907, n.d.
      1-38 Sites in Abbeville, 1880, 1900, 1920, 1972, n.d.
      1-39 Photographs, n.d.
      1-40 Articles from Old Editions of Newspaper, 1896, 1902, 1906, 1913, 1918, 1926-1929, n.d.
    e. Book V
      1-41 Claude Gooch Story of Louisiana Indian Relics, by Dean Tevis (multiple drafts), n.d.
      1-42 Vermilion Parish Law Enforcement, 1981, n.d.
      1-43 Miscellaneous Articles, 1897, n.d.
      1-44 “Lafitte the Pirate”, Chicago Times, 27 January 1895
      1-45 “Witchcraft”, by Margaret Lanier (Mrs. R.K), n.d.
      1-46 Inventory for Rest of Book 5, n.d.
      1-47 Description of Stauffer Bres. Store in 1900, n.d.
      1-48 Miscellaneous Clippings, n.d.
      1-49 Brochures, n.d.
      1-50 Clippings on Varies Topics, 1957, 1982, n.d.
      1-51 Photographs, n.d.
      1-52 Donation of Mouton Core Sugar Mill Photograph, 1981
      1-53 AHS Memories Correspondence, 2007
      1-54 Obituary, 2007
      1-55 Articles on Ports and Waterways, n.d.
      1-56 Catholic Daughters, n.d.
      1-57 Restaurants, 2011, n.d.
      1-58 Old Buildings, 1949, n.d.
      1-59 Citizens/1941 Knights of Columbus Members, 24 April 2013
      1-60 Tourist Map of Vermilion Parish, n.d.
      1-61 “The Life of a Cajun”, Author Unknown, n.d.
      1-62 Around Vermilion Parish, 1982, n.d.
      1-63 Handwritten Notes on People and Land, n.d.
      1-64 Notes on Meridional Files, n.d.
    f. Meriodional
      1-65 Miscellaneous, n.d.
      1-66 Photographs of Areas Affected by Hurricane Audrey and Flood, 1940-1957
      1-67 Barton Bienvenu and Duplex Newspaper Press, n.d.
      1-68 Pictures of Building, n.d.
      1-69 History of Newspaper, 1956, 1965, 1973, n.d.
      1-70 Photographs of Early Printing, 1950s, n.d.
      1-71 Photographs of Meridional Shops, 1920s, 1930s, 1935, 1940, n.d.
      1-72 Bill and Correspondence, 1920, n.d.
      1-73 Meridional Building, 1969
    g. Milestone
      1-74 People and Places, n.d.
      1-75 History, 1927, 1950, 1973, 1978, n.d.
      1-76 Pictures, 1950, n.d.
      1-77 Articles, n.d.
      1-78 Gene Sellers/A.N. Demary File, 2011, 2016, n.d.
      1-79 “Déjà Vu”, by Dr. Sanford J. LaBorde, 2005
    h. Churches
      1-80 St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 2001, 2009, n.d.
      1-81 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and St. Anne Catholic Church, n.d.
      1-82 Marriages at St. Mary Magdelen Church, 2001, n.d.
      1-83 The Catholic Church in Vermilion Parish, 1955
      1-84 Other Churches, 2001, 2005, n.d.
    i. Booklets and Abbeville and Acadiana
      1-85 “Jean-Paul Hebert Etait La”, Par Sheila Hebert-Collins (in French), 1998
      1-86 “Jean-Paul Hebert Etait La”, Par Shelia Hebert-Collins (bilingual version), 1998
      1-87 Home Doctor - List of Naturopathic Actions, n.d.
      1-88 The Steen Syrup Mill in Abbeville, n.d.
      1-89 “Galeemacha (About Cajuns)”, Earl J. Comeaux, 1997
Box 2
      2-01 “Les Traces de Mon Boguet (My Buggy’s Trades)”, by Earl J. Comeaux, 1998
      2-02 Abbeville Vigilante Before Civil War, n.d.
      2-03 Louisiana According to Wikipedia, 5 March 2016
      2-04 “Abbeville: A 100 Years Old Treasure Chest of Memories”, by Gene Yoes, Jr., 1950
    j. Photographs
      2-05 People, 1967, 1971-1972, 1978, n.d.
      2-06 Mayor Vorhoff, 1972, n.d.
      2-07 Pipes, n.d.
      2-08 Places, 1942, 1973, 1978, n.d.
      2-09 Frank’s Alley, 1966, 1968, 1972-1973, n.d.
      2-10 Negatives, n.d.
      2-11 Abbeville Baptist Church
      2-12 Postcards, n.d.
      2-13 Calendar Pictures, n.d.
      2-14 Hug the Coast Highway Associations Meeting, n.d.
      2-15 Meeting with Area Legislators and Police Jurors, n.d.
      2-16 Lafayette Regional Technical Institute, 1991, n.d.
      2-17 Abbeville Airport, New 2nd Hanger, 1968
      2-18 Plant Inspection and Visit, n.d. [Features: Congressman Edwin Edwards Mayor Jimmy Vorhoff, Red Goch, and Russell Hebert]
      2-19 Event with Mayor Jimmy Vorhoff and Jammy Theriot, March 1980
      2-20 Hug the Coast Highway Association, Bay City Meeting, August 1972
      2-21 Meeting with Corps of Engineers in Abbeville, 6 September 1972
      2-22 Swearing in Noah Broussard, n.d.
      2-23 Mt. Carmel, miscellaneous dates
    k. Negatives
      2-24 Piazza Family, n.d.
      2-25 Domingue Family, n.d.
      2-26 Early Settlers, n.d.
      2-27 Various Places Around Abbeville (1 of 3), n.d.
      2-28 Various Places Around Abbeville (2 of 3), n.d.
      2-29 Various Places Around Abbeville (3 of 3), 1950, n.d.
      2-30 Holidays, 1965-1967
      2-31 Shrimp Boats, Delcambre, n.d.
      2-32 Schools, n.d.
      2-33 Abbeville Band, n.d.
      2-34 Dairy Festivals, 1972, n.d.
      2-35 Organizations and People (1 of 3), 1967, n.d.
      2-36 Organizations and People (2 of 3), n.d.
      2-37 Organizations and People (3 of 3), n.d.
      2-38 Law Day, 1967
      2-39 Sports, 1967, n.d.
      2-40 Chamber of Commerce, n.d.
      2-41 Ports, n.d.
      2-42 Abbeville Fire Department and Chiefs, 1978, n.d.
      2-43 Oil Field Scenes, n.d.
Box 3
      3-01 Disasters, 1940, 1957, 1965, n.d.
      3-02 Hug the Coast Meetings, 1968, 1972
      3-03 Miscellaneous and Unidentified, n.d.
      3-04 Calendars, 1987, 1988
      3-05 Calendars, 1989
      3-06 Calendars, 1990
      3-07 Calendars, 1991
      3-08 Calendars, 1992
      3-09 Calendars, 1993
      3-10 Calendars, 1994
      3-11 Calendars, 1995
      3-12 Calendars, 1996
    l. Miscellaneous
      3-13 Pronunciation Guide, n.d.
      3-14 Hibernia Calendar, 1996
      3-15 Magazines
      3-16 Abbeville: Negatives, Not Identified, Lions Club, Future Farmers of America, n.d.
  B. Vermilion Parish Files
    a. City and Town
      3-17 Abbeville: Mayor Ray Theriot with Celebrities, 1955, 1964
      3-18 Abbeville: Abbeville Calendars, July 1999 - November 2000
      3-19 Abbeville: History of First National Bank of Abbeville 1900-1982 by Larry D. Dickson, n.d.
      3-20 Abbeville: Newspaper Clippings on Abbeville History, 1896, 1982, n.d.
      3-21 Abbeville: Written History, n.d.
      3-22 Abbeville: History of Vermillion Parish, n.d.
      3-23 Abbeville: “The Family History of Jules and Bella Weill”, n.d.
      3-24 Abbeville: “Rose Hill Plantation”, by Lorraine Simon, n.d.
      3-25 Abbeville: Law Island Waterfowl Article, by Victor Schriefer, 1982
      3-26 Abbeville: Brochure of Abbeville, 1992
      3-27 Abbeville: People of Vermilion Parish, n.d.
      3-28 Abbeville: Places Around Abbeville, n.d.
      3-29 Abbeville: Declaration of Independence Print-Out, 2018
      3-30 Abbeville: Images, n.d.
      3-31 Abbeville: “Vermilion Bayou in Steamboat Days”, by Margaret Manley Kerksieck, n.d.
      3-32 Abbeville: “Lafitte the Pirate: Hunting His Hidden Treasure Among the Bayous (1895)”, 2016
      3-33 Maurice: Historical Edition - Written Out History, n.d.
      3-34 Maurice: Newspaper Articles, 2011
      3-35 Kaplan: Holy Rosary Church of Kaplan, 1955, n.d.
      3-36 Kaplan: Kaplan Rice Mill, n.d.
      3-37 Kaplan: Information Literature, n.d.
      3-38 Kaplan: World War II Rows, 1981, 2001, 2003, n.d.
      3-39 Kaplan: Places, 1936, n.d.
      3-40 Kaplan: People in Kaplan, 1954, 1969, n.d.
      3-41 Kaplan: Politics, n.d.
      3-42 Delcambre, n.d.
      3-43 Erath, 1964, 1982, n.d.
      3-44 Gueydan, 1940, 1974, 1981, n.d.
      3-45 Henry, 1960, 1972, 1997, 2005, n.d.
      3-46 Nunez, 2017, n.d.
      3-47 Pecan Island, 1936, 1953, 1957, 1988, n.d.
      3-48 Perry, n.d.
      3-49 Wright, 1905, 1981, n.d.
      3-50 List of Vermilion Parish Town, n.d.
      3-51 Historical Sketches of Vermilion Parish, LA: Typed and Photocopy, 1905, n.d.
      3-52 Articles (1 of 2), 1973, 1982, 2011, n.d.
      3-53 Articles (2 of 2), 1979, n.d.
      3-54 Booklets, 1953-1997, n.d.
      3-55 List of Councilmen, n.d.
      3-56 Miscellaneous, n.d.
      3-57 Map of Vermilion Parish, n.d.
      3-58 Freshwater Bayou Dedication Photographs, 1968
      3-59 Histories of Parish (1 of 2), 1969, 1981, n.d.
      3-60 Histories of Parish (2 of 2), 1969, 1981, n.d.
      3-61 Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary, 1935, n.d.
      3-62 Courthouse, 1982, n.d.
      3-63 Lamplighting, 1981, n.d.
      3-64 Schools and Teachers, 1969, n.d.
      3-65 Vermilion Parish Library, n.d.
Box 4
      4-01 “Vermilion Parish Created in 1844 was Carved from Portion of Lafayette Parish”, n.d.
      4-02 Historical Sketches of Vermilion Parish, LA, 1905
      4-03 Industries and People, 1956, n.d.
      4-04 Acadiana Profile, Volume 3 Number 4, 1972
      4-05 Courts and Judges, 1980, n.d.
      4-06 Police Juries, 1952, 2011, n.d.
      4-07 Outside Vermilion Parish - List of Abbeville Mayors, 2018
      4-08 Outside Vermilion Parish - Nursery Rhymes, n.d.
      4-09 Outside Vermilion Parish - Lafayette Cajun Quips, n.d.
      4-10 Outside Vermilion Parish - “Folklore”, by Mrs. J. G. Broussard, n.d.
      4-11 Outside Vermilion Parish - Charter of the Baton Rouge and Central Louisiana Railroad Company, 1896, 1897
      4-12 Outside Vermilion Parish - Photographs of Places and People. 1993, n.d.
      4-13 Outside Vermilion Parish - Miscellaneous Articles, 1982, 2017, n.d.
      4-14 Outside Vermilion Parish - Segura Family and House in New Iberia, 2005, n.d.
      4-15 4-15 Outside Vermilion Parish - “The Way It Was: New Iberia, LA, 1900-1950”, n.d.
      4-16 Roy Theriot: Theriot Genealogy, n.d.
      4-17 Roy Theriot: History of Theriot Family, n.d.
      4-18 Roy Theriot: Photographs Around Vermilion Parish, n.d.
      4-19 Roy Theriot: Essay on Public Schools, n.d.
      4-20 Roy Theriot: Theriot - Related Articles, 2017, n.d.
      4-21 Roy Theriot: Miscellaneous Articles, n.d.
      4-22 Roy Theriot: Theriot’s Honorable Discharge from Army, 1946
      4-23 Roy Theriot: Photographs of the Three Stooges, n.d.
      4-24 Roy Theriot: Historical Accounts in Abbeville, n.d.
      4-25 Roy Theriot: Miscellaneous, n.d.
    b. People
      4-26 What is a Cajun?, n.d.
      4-27 Power of Attorney Form for Morgan LeBlanc, 2012
      4-28 Dudley J. LeBlanc: Biographical Information, miscellaneous dates
      4-29 Dudley J. LeBlanc: HADACOL, miscellaneous dates
      4-30 Dudley J. LeBlanc: Politics, miscellaneous dates
      4-31 Dudley J. LeBlanc: CD - “Dudley J. LeBlanc - The HADACOL Man”, n.d.
      4-32 Dudley J. LeBlanc Military Records (1 of 4), 1942-1945
      4-33 Dudley J. LeBlanc Military Records (2 of 4), 1942-1945, 1953
      4-34 Dudley J. LeBlanc Military Records (3 of 4), 1942-1943
      4-35 Dudley J. LeBlanc Military Records (4 of 4), 1944-1953, 2012
      4-36 Dudley J. LeBlanc: Miscellaneous, n.d.
      4-37 Claude Gooch Collection, n.d.
      4-38 James Bowie and the Bowie Knife, 1934, 2012, n.d.
      4-39 The Last Survivor of the Alamo, Señora Candelaria, n.d.
      4-40 Valerie Guegnon Obituary, n.d.
      4-41 Ingram Family, n.d.
      4-42 C. J. Edwards Tax Receipts, 1928
      4-43 John Bergeron Reception Program, n.d.
      4-44 Port of Vermilion - A Strategic Location, n.d.
      4-45 Steen’s Syrup, n.d.
      4-46 Places, n.d.
      4-47 Pictures of Nora Zoe Lynch and Family, n.d.
      4-48 “My Life”, by Nora Zoe Lynch, n.d.
      4-49 Cheniere-Au-Tigre History, n.d.
      4-50 Photographs of Sagrera Family and Cheniere-Au-Tigre
      4-51 Bancker Community, 2018, n.d.
    c. Families
      4-52 Young Family - Histories and Family Trees, 1897, 1981, 2005, 2007, n.d.
      4-53 Young Family - Articles, 1898, 1982, 1999, n.d.
      4-54 Young Family - Letters (Photocopies), 1830, 1891-1892, 1900, 1928, 1967, 1981, 1983, n.d.
      4-55 Young Family - Photographs (Photocopies), n.d.
      4-56 Pedigree Charts, n.d.
      4-57 Broussard - Shaw Album, n.d.
      4-58 Broussard and Related Families - Photographs, Postcards, n.d.
      4-59 Greene Family - Written Histories, 1852, n.d.
      4-60 Greene Family - Writings, 1972, n.d.
      4-61 Greene Family - Photographs, 1928, 1939, n.d.
      4-62 Greene Family - Certificates and Records, 1879-1973, n.d.
      4-63 Greene Family - Obituaries, 1904, 1913, 1922, 1928, 1991, n.d.
      4-64 Shaw Family - Written Histories, 1898, n.d.
      4-65 Shaw Family - Family Trees, n.d.
      4-66 Shaw Family - Images and Obituaries, 1909, 1916, n.d.
      4-67 Augustin and Elodie Broussard, n.d.
      4-68 Nicholas Broussard, 1892-1893, 1934, 1944, n.d.
      4-69 René Broussard and Mercedes Shaw, 1898, 1908, 1948, n.d.
      4-70 Andrew Broussard, 1917-1966, n.d.
Box 5
      5-01 Historical Families #1, 1966, 1981-1982,1999, 2013, n.d.
      5-02 Historical Families #2 (1 of 2), 1981-1985, n.d.
      5-03 Historical Families #2 (1 of 2), 1981-1985, n.d.
      5-04 Historical Families #3 (1 of 2), 1869-1908, 1936-2001, n.d.
      5-05 Historical Families #3 (2 of 2), 1869-1908, 1936-2001, n.d.
      5-06 Historical Families #4 (1 of 2), 1957, 1981-1982, 1999, n.d.
      5-07 Historical Families #4 (2 of 2), 1957, 1981-1982, 1999, n.d.
    d. Politics
      5-08 Sheriffs, n.d.
      5-09 Courthouse, n.d.
      5-10 State of Louisiana vs. Haywood Baptiste, 1900
      5-11 Miscellaneous Lists, n.d.
      5-12 Louisiana Flags, 1973, n.d.
      5-13 Abbeville History, n.d.
      5-14 Evangeline, 1925, n.d.
      5-15 CODOFIL, 1983
      5-16 Miscellaneous, 1957, 1980-1981, 1999, n.d.
    e. Events/Projects
      5-17 Freshwater Bayou and Abbeville Harbor and Terminal District, 1968, 1973, 1983, n.d.
      5-18 Freshwater Bayou Dedication Photographs, 1971, n.d.
      5-19 Material on 30th Annual Louisiana Dairy Festival and Fair, 1978
      5-20 Articles on Dairy Festival, n.d.
      5-21 Photographs, 1946, 1955, 1960, 1964, 1974, n.d.
      5-22 Belle Isle Salt Mine Disaster, 2008, 2013, n.d.
      5-23 Jefferson Island SLT Mine Disaster, 1952, 1980, 2012
  C. Oversize
Box 6
The Meridional Journal for Sales and Receivables from 1888-1923, Opened for Bids, 1 April 2013
Box 7
Frame photograph, 5 x 7, large group, unidentified
  D. Digital Materials
    Consult Special Collections staff for access. The database to the digital materials can be viewed and searched by folder.