Acadiana PRIDE Collection
Collection 542
Acadiana PRIDE. Collection, 2013-2021
3 feet, 5.5 inches; 22.7 gigabytes
Acadiana PRIDE was formed in 2014, where Louis Tolliver and Ted Richard acted as president and vice president respectively. To raise money, the committee held a signing contest called Acadiana Pride Idol, brought in visual and performing artists, and hosted benefit dinners. Support also came in from Cox Communications and the Lafayette Tourism Bureau. The first festival ran for four days, with around 5,000 to 6,000 people in attendance. The festival continues to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride and recognize the contributions and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in Acadiana culture.
This collection contains photographs (physical and digital) of the festival, playbills of theater pieces produced through the festival, and various memorabilia. This collection is an LGBTQ resource and included in the LGBTQ+ Archives Project at UL Lafayette.
Ted A. Richard donated the collection.
Series:
| A. | Programs and Clippings | 1-01 through 1-04 |
| B. | Memorabilia | 2-01 through 2-06 |
| C. | Framed Items | 3-01 through 3-03 |
| D. | Digital Materials | Folders 1 through 8 |
Inventory:
| Box 1 | |||
| A. Programs and Clippings | |||
| 1-01 | Photographs, 2014 | ||
| 1-02 | Pride Festival Theater Playbills, 2014-2015 | ||
| 1-03 | Acadiana PRIDE Festival Programs, 2014-2016 | ||
| 1-04 | Newspaper Clippings, 2015-2016 | ||
| Box 2 | |||
| B. Memorabilia | |||
| 2-01 | Acadiana PRIDE Mug, n.d. | ||
| 2-02 | Acadiana PRIDE T-Shirts, 2014-2015 | ||
| 2-03 | Unite. Honor. Heal Wristbands (2) | ||
| 2-04 | Pride Ribbon, n.d. | ||
| 2-05 | Acadiana PRIDE Pins, 2014-2015 | ||
| 2-06 | Flash Drive of Digital Photographs | ||
| Box 3 | |||
| C. Framed Items | |||
| 3-01 | Acadiana PRIDE Festival Poster (framed), 2014 | ||
| 3-02 | Acadiana PRIDE Festival Poster (framed), 2015 | ||
| 3-03 | Program for Chez Gisele (framed), 2014 | ||
| D. Digital Materials | |||
| Folder 1 | 2014 Acadiana PRIDE Festival | ||
| Folder 2 | 2015 Acadiana PRIDE Festival | ||
| Folder 3 | 2016 Acadiana PRIDE Festival | ||
| Folder 4 | Acadiana PRIDE Festival Artwork | ||
| Folder 5 | Apollo | ||
| Folder 6 | Lafayette Pride, 26 June 2021 | ||
| Folder 7 | Lake Charles Pride Festival, 2013 | ||
| Folder 8 | Miscellaneous | ||