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Yvonne Levasseur Papers

Collection 210

Levasseur, Yvonne (1922–1986). Papers, 1944–1981, n.d.

2 feet, 8 ½ inches

Yvonne Lavasseur attended American High School in Chicago, Illinois and graduated on 21 June 1953. She then attended the University of Montreal and received her B.A. degree. She later enrolled at the Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and received her Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1963. Her thesis was entitled “A Study of Some Organ Works of Joseph Elias”.

Lavasseur was a registered nurse and a successful writer in French. She published over 200 short stories and two novels, as well as worked in the public school system. She was also chairman for the Catholic Daughters of America.

This collection includes notes from her classes at SLI and American High School, a draft of her thesis, correspondence, newspaper clippings and some of her writings.

Series:

A. Class Notes
1. Southwestern Louisiana Institute 1-01 through 1-29
2. American School 1-30 through 2-07
B. Correspondence 2-08 through 2-19
C. Conventions 2-10 through 2-25
D. Publications 2-26 through 2-39
E. Photographs 2-40
F. Music Materials 2-41 through 2-46
G. Writings 2-47 through 2-54
H. Religion 2-55 through 3-06
I. Miscellaneous 3-07 through 3-09


Inventory:

Box 1
1-01 Class Notes (SLI): film library session, 1960-1961
1-02 Same: Biology
1-03 Same: Biology 111 Section 6
1-04 Same: Biology 121 Section 2
1-05 Same: English
1-06 Same: English 100
1-07 Same: English 200
1-08 Same: Education 305, Fall 1957
1-09 Same: Education 352, Spring 1959
1-10 Same: Geography 100
1-11 Same: History 102, Summer 1958
1-12 Same: History 102
1-13 Same: History 221
1-14 Same: Music Teachers Convention, Fall 1958
1-15 Same: Organ
1-16 Same: Piano Records
1-17 Same: Music Notes
1-18 Same: Music Papers
1-19 Same: Music 305, Fall 1957
1-20 Same: Music 406, Spring 1960
1-21 Same: Art
1-22 Same: Cartoonist exchange
1-23 Same: Sketch drawings
1-24 Same: Torres
1-25 Same: Mythology
1-26 Same: Physical Education 313
1-27 Same: Psychology 312
1-28 Same: Physics
1-29 Same: SLI Thesis
1-30 American School: notes [miscellaneous]
1-31 Same: Algebra
1-32 Same: Modern French Notes
1-33 Same: Psychology
1-34 Same: Social Civics
1-35 Same: Writings
Box 2
2-01 American School: U.S. History
2-02 Same: English
2-03 Same: English literature
2-04 Same: Biology
2-05 Same: American literature
2-06 Same: Intimate, Physical facts
2-07 Same: Citizenship notes
2-08 Correspondence: 1944
2-09 Same: 1946
2-10 Same: 1947-1948
2-11 Same: 1949-1950
2-12 Same: 1951
2-13 Same: 1952
2-14 Same: 1953
2-15 Same: 1954
2-16 Same: 1955-1956
2-17 Same: 1957-1958
2-18 Same: 1959-1966
2-19 Same: n.d.
2-20 Conventions: American Musicological Society
2-21 Same: American Cancer Society
2-22 Same: Rural Life
2-23 Same: Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
2-24 Same: SDS
2-25 Same: Report Youth Expansion Program
2-26 Publications: pamphlets, miscellaneous dates
2-27 Same: Bulletins, 1953-1957
2-28 Same: Newsletters, 1950-1951
2-29 Same: newsletters, 1954-1957
2-30 Same: magazines, 1947-1966
2-31 Same: handbook directory, 1981
2-32 Same: newspaper clippings, miscellaneous dates
2-33 Same: newspaper clippings, miscellaneous dates
2-34 Same: newspaper clippings, miscellaneous dates
2-35 Same: newspaper clippings, miscellaneous dates
2-36 Same: newspaper clippings, miscellaneous dates
2-37 Same: newspaper clippings, miscellaneous dates
2-38 Same: newspaper clippings, miscellaneous dates
2-39 Same: newspaper clippings, miscellaneous dates
2-40 Photographs: unidentified, n.d. [2 items]
2-41 Music material: Radio Canada
2-42 Same: Chabot, Alice
2-43 Same: féminisme
2-44 Same: Patriotisme Papers
2-45 Music Jury Sheet
2-46 Piano Solo
2-47 Writings: Programmes et tableaux drives
2-48 Same: poems
2-49 Same: Le Mari Pensionnaire (Roman)
2-50 Same: Clavier Notes
2-51 Same: Injuste Rançon
2-52 Same: Victories de l’amour
2-53 Same: Gustave Gauthier
2-54 Same: Quebec
2-55 Religion: NCMEA
2-56 Same: Jr. C.D.A.
2-57 Same: Jr. C.D.A. Diocese
2-58 Same: Letters to St. John Marie
Box 3
3-01 Religion: Religion
3-02 Same: Radio
3-03 Same: Graphologie
3-04 Same: Gregorian Institute
3-05 Same: Beatrice M. Hoffman
3-06 Same: Diocese of Quebec
3-07 Miscellaneous: Postcards, invitations, etc.
3-08 Same: Louisiana State University
3-09 Same: Awards