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Collection 1
University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Archives, 1896-
2000+ feet
This is the initial and largest collection in the Archives. It contains the historical records of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from its inception. This collection provides the fullest insights into the development of the University from its legislative founding in 1898 as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute to its present status as the second largest university in the state.
Collection 118
Post, Lauren C. (1899-1976). Papers, 1919-1977
5 inches [Microform]
Correspondence, papers and manuscripts of Dr. Lauren C. Post (born, 6 Sept. 1899; died, 21 Jan. 1976), a native of Acadia Parish, author, and professor of Geography for many years at San Diego State University. His papers include a diary, correspondence, and papers on a wide range of subjects including Attakapas Indians, brand records from St. Martinville, Acadian music, Huey Long, the 1915 hurricane, weaving and clothing.
Post's Cajun Sketches won the Louisiana Library Association's literary award in 1962. He also authored articles on South Louisiana in various journals.
Copied through the generosity of Lyle Johnson, Director of the Acadia Parish Library System.
Collection 120
Mexico. Archivo General de la Nación. Records, 1500-1812 [Microform]
238 reels
Microfilm records in the Archivo General de la Nación, Mexico City, from the Correspondencia de los Virreyes, the Historias, and the Provincias Internas Serias. These are mainly administrative records from provincial governors to the Viceroy of New Spain, 1500-1812. Part of the Louisiana Colonial Records Series.
Collection 126
Keystone View Company. Slides, 1910s-1920s
ca. 700 items
This collection contains stereopticon slides and glass plates produced by the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pa. These views are of scenes from all over the world. They were produced for educational purposes and discovered in a Gretna, Louisiana, elementary school. There is one study booklet on Mexico which accompanies a section of the slides. One contains scenes from stories of Peter Rabbit, and the second contains miscellaneous items including several images related to the Civil War.
The donor also included a stereopticon viewer.
Donated by Don Robertson, Lafayette, La.
Collection 146
Louisiana Photographs. Collection
7 ½ inches
Louisiana Photographs Collection consists of parish photographs (homes, churches, streets, schools, entertainment, etc.), individuals, and photographs by subject.
Collection 148
Patout Family. Collection, 1931-1975
Microfiche, 15 sheets
This collection contains material brought to a Patout family reunion in 1975. Included are legal papers; land records, especially in St. Mary Parish; correspondence, including a letter from San Francisco in 1849; photographs; articles and publications.
Collection 157
Louisiana State Rice Milling Company Records/Godchaux Family. Papers, 1911-1985, n.d.
200 feet
Louisiana State Rice Milling Company Records/Godchaux Family Papers includes the company records dating from about 1911; ancillary components of this collection include the University of Southwestern Louisiana produced microfilm of the company minutes and other record books and an oral history collection.
Collection 182
Prints, Sketches, and Posters. Collection
4 feet, Oversize
This collection contains mainly published prints, sketches, posters, and photographs; and commercial product labels. Many items are pages from nineteenth-century illustrated magazines containing prints, photographs or advertisements of South Louisiana scenes and products. The collection was obtained in part with money donated by Mr. Alan Kiesel and Mr. and Mrs. Armand Brinkhaus. Many items have been purchased from Prints Old & Rare.
Collection 242
Miguez, Ory (1922-2005). Photograph Collection, 1951-1994
600,000 images
Ory Miguez was a photographer from Franklin, LA. This collection consists of negatives and proofs of family photos and photographs of offshore rigs, sugarcane, etc. from 1951 to 1991. This collection was donated by Ory Miguez.
Collection 256
Crowley (Louisiana) Woman’s Club. Records, 1900-2000, n.d.
10 feet, 4 inches
The Crowley’s Woman’s Club records include scrapbooks, minute books, treasurer books, and yearbooks of the association. Helen Aaron, Margie McCuller and Florence S. Jones, members of the Crowley Woman’s Club, donated this collection.
Collection 282
Bernard, Edwin. Papers
2 feet
Collection 287
Duson, W.W. (1853-1929). Company Records, 1884-1945
Collection 300
Kiesel Electric Company. Records, 1980-1988
Collection 301
Offshore Oil and Gas History Project, 2001-2006
5 volumes
The Minerals Management Service (MMS), U.S. Department of the Interior, sponsored a study to examine the historical evolution of the offshore oil and gas industry and its effects on Louisiana’s coastal culture, economy, landscape, and society.
Between 2001 and 2006, over 450 interviews were recorded for the project. Each interview provides a unique look at the offshore oil and gas industry and its impacts on workers, their families and their communities. The interviews are on compact discs.
Collection 383
National Waterways Council. Collection
90 feet
Collection 384
Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association. Collection
15 feet
Collection 385
Water Resources Congress. Collection
42 feet
Collection 386
Mississippi Valley Association. Collection
10 feet
Collection 417
Louisiana Postcards. Collection, 1831-2004, n.d.
6 feet, 0.5 inches
This collection contains postcards of various subjects from various Louisiana cities.
Collection 421
Academy of the Sacred Heart, St. Michael's Convent, Louisiana. School Registers, 1825-1925
Microfilm: 1 reel
Note: TRANSFERRED TO COLLECTION 137
Collection 427
Cloud, Gail Collection [Houston Chronicle]
Note: TRANSFERRED TO THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN RESEARCH CENTER OF THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Collection 505
Malinowski, Jerome J. ( - ). Collection, 1988-2018, n.d.
7.5 inches, 173GB
Jerome “Jerry” Malinowski is professor emeritus of industrial design and the program coordinator from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.This collection consists of industrials design work created by Professor Malinowski and his students.Two of Jerome Malinowski’s students digitized the files and donated the entire collection to Edith Garland Dupré Library.
Collection 512
Herman, Sandra Thompson (1946- ). Papers,
Collection 522
Angola Museum at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Photograph Collection,
Collection 526
Carstens, Charles J. ( - ). Letters, circa 1925-1926
Collection 540
Mystic Krewe of Apollo de Lafayette, The. Collection, 1979-2005
Digital
Collection 544
Broussard and Trahan Families. Photograph Collection, miscellaneous dates
761 megabytes
Collection 554
Diocese of Lafayette. Collection, 1943-2004
Deaf Action Center materials reformatted to PDF.