Pierre Otis “P.O.” Broussard Collection
Collection 524
Broussard, Pierre Otis “P.O.” (1917–2002). Collection, 1904–1945, n.d.
1 foot, 7.5 inches
Pierre Otis “P.O.” Broussard was born in Abbeville, LA and lived in Lafayette, LA for his whole adult life. His family traces back to the pre-Civil War era. After serving in World War II, he worked for Amoco Production Co. for 39.5 years. He died August 6, 2002 in Lafayette.
This collection contains materials pertaining to P.O. Broussard. Of particular interest are scrapbooks containing photographs he took or collected during World War II.
Vaughan Baker, P.O. Broussard’s niece, donated the collection.
Series:
| A. | Personal Items | 1-01 through 1-07 |
| B. | Scrapbooks | 2-01 through 2-03 |
Inventory:
| Box 1 | |
| 1-01 | Valedictory Speech (Pierre Otis Broussard, Sr.) - Thirty-Ninth Annual Commencement, Jefferson College, 12 April, 23 June 1904 |
| 1-02 | Telegrams, 1937-1938 |
| 1-03 | Cards, 1938, n.d. |
| 1-04 | World War II News, 1943 |
| 1-05 | Yank: The Army Weekly, 1943 |
| 1-06 | Photographs, 1943-1945, n.d. |
| 1-07 | Miscellaneous, n.d. |
| Box 2 | |
| 2-01 | Scrapbook (8’x6’), 1944, n.d. |
| 2-02 | Scrapbook (13.5’x11’), 1943-1945, n.d. |
| 2-03 | Scrapbook (15’x11’), 1942-1945, n.d. |