Additional Finding Aids

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 45

Caffery, Jefferson (1886-1974). Papers, 1902-1974
27 feet, 6 inches, photographs, artifacts
Diplomat and Assistant Secretary of State. Correspondence, daybooks, newsletters, taped interviews, memoirs, clippings, photos, awards, and certificates relating to Caffery's career from his college years through his foreign service. Includes information related to his service in El Salvador, Colombia, Brazil, Cuba, Japan, Germany, Sweden, France, Persia, and Egypt. Donated by Ambassador and Mrs. Jefferson Caffery.

Collection 45A

Caffery, Jefferson (1886-1974). Photographic Series, 1948-1952
6 feet
This collection contains photographs collected by Ambassador Jefferson Caffery. View Collection 45 for Jefferson Caffery’s personal papers.

Collection 90

Barnett Studio. Photographs, 1910-1972 [Freeland Collection]
2 feet, 6 inches; 45,000 images
Eli Barnett and his son A.L. Barnett operated a photography studio in Crowley, Louisiana. This collection includes 18,000 glass plates and 40,000 film negatives, mostly portraits. Approximately a third of the glass plates have been identified.

Collection 97.1

Fontenot, Mary Alice (1910-2003). Papers, circa 1880s-2005
10.5 feet; oversize
Additional, mostly later, material from author Mary Alice Fontenot.

Collection 98

Zimmer, F.E. and Company. Louisiana Department of Conservation. Hearing Records, 1940-1967
300 feet
For many years F. E. Zimmer and Company served as official reporters for the Louisiana Department of Conservation. The company maintained transcripts of public hearings for the siting of oil and gas drilling locations. These transcripts include testimony taken at the hearing, exhibits presented by the petitioning company, and frequently, maps of the site.
The provenance of the collection is unclear, but it was probably donated by F. E. Zimmer. Duplicates of these records are said to exist in Baton Rouge and Lake Charles.

Collection 115

Gaines, Ernest J. (1933-2019). Papers, 1955-
12 feet, 6 inches
Ernest J. Gaines was born near New Roads, Louisiana, in 1933. Although Gaines moved to California with his family after World War II, he based much of his fiction upon his observations of life in Louisiana.
The collection consists mainly of various drafts of Mr. Gaines' published works from handwritten originals to galley proofs. It also contains unpublished stories and novels starting with those written during his college days. The unpublished materials may be consulted only with the permission of Mr. Gaines. Several scrapbooks centered on published works include reviews and correspondence. Other types of this material are unbound. There is an especially large number of reviews of the television production of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman.
Note: TRANSFERRED TO GAINES CENTER

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 202

Fontenot, John C. (1914-1996). Collection, 1940s-1996
325 feet
This collection consists of land abstracts compiled by John C. Fontenot. It also includes indexes and office records for the abstract company. Michael James Fontenot, John Sherrill Fontenot, and Christopher Joel Fontenot, sons of John C. Fontenot, donated this collection.

Collection 230

Stephan, John E. (1919-1998). Photograph Collection, 1951-1995
48 feet
John E. Stephan was a commercial photographer for 53 years. This collection consists of his negatives and photographs. There are photos of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette's Mardi Gras, Lafayette Lanes, LAGCOE, etc.
Note: RESTRICTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

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 272A

Vidrine, Jacqueline O. (1929-2018). Genealogical Records, 1500s-2018
41 feet, oversize
This collection is divided into two sections. First, there are Jacqueline Vidrine's personal papers, which consist of biographical material, her education, writing, speech, and committees served on. The second section is her research work files. This consists of extensive research she did on over 400 surnames, her publications and research materials for these publications, correspondence, pedigree charts, and census records. The collection also includes numerous pedigree charts, maps, and volumes of family histories she researched. The children of Jacqueline Vidrine 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 329

Colonial Louisiana Records. Collection, 1626-1928
7.5 inches; microfilm: 1292 reels
Microfilmed colonial records copied from repositories in Europe and North America. Drawn from French and Spanish colonial archives, and the British Museum and Public Records Office, the collection focuses on the history of European settlement in the Mississippi Valley, New France, Acadia, Ile Royale, and the French Antilles.

For a further description of the Colonial Louisiana Records Collection, view Brasseaux, Carl A. “The Colonial Records Collection of the Center for Louisiana Studies”, Louisiana History, Vol. XXV, No. 2. pp. 181-188, Spring 1984.

This collection includes most of the materials listed in Nancy M. Miller Surrey’s Calendar of Manuscripts in Paris Archives and Libraries Relating to the History of the Mississippi Valley to 1803. This calendar acts as a comprehensive guide documenting the French experience in the Mississippi Valley. To see Surrey's Calendar in electronic form, view "A Guide to French Louisiana Manuscripts: An expanded and revised edition of the 1926 Surrey Calendar with Appendices" from The Historic New Orleans Collection.

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 388

Kerr-McGee Corporation. Collection, 1910-1950s
293 volumes
Kerr-McGee Corporation offers oil and natural gas exploration and production services in the United States. The company was founded in 1929 by Robert S. Kerr (1896-1963) and Dean A. McGee (1904-1989) and is based in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As of August 10, 2006, Kerr-McGee Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. This collection contains 293 volumes.

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 438

Times of Acadiana. Photograph Collection, 1976-2002
68 feet
This collection consists of photographs taken for the local newspaper Times of Acadiana. Most of the photographs were taken by Peter Piazza of The Daily Advertiser, who also included negatives, CDs, and slides. Most of the photographs have been identified, but most of the negatives are not.

Collection 463

KSIG “Acadia Parish Yesterdays”. Tapes, 1989-1992
52 tapes
KSIG is a radio station in Crowley, Louisiana. “Acadia Parish Yesterdays” was a radio program aired weekly from 1989 to 1992. The show had guests on their weekly programs. Abstracts from the shows are listed in this collection. There is also an alphabetical list of guests.

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,

Collections 526

Carstens, Charles J. ( - ). Letters, circa 1925-1926

Collection 532

Lafayette (Louisiana) Historic Azalea Trail. Collection,

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 546

Boudreaux, Helen (1939- ). Collection,

Collection 550

AcadianaCARES. Collection, 1994-2015
2.5 inches
AcadianaCares is a nonprofit health organization located in Lafayette Parish. Founded in 1985 as Lafayette C.A.R.E.S. (Concern for AIDS Relief Education and Support), AcadianaCares provides services and education to help care for individuals with HIV/AIDS and prevent the spread of the virus. This collection contains a scrapbook put together by Ted Richard, a volunteer at AcadianaCares who promoted education on HIV/AIDS. Ted Richard donated the collection.

Collection 553

Claire M. Landry Garcia (1925-2012). Collection, 1903-1944
2 scrapbooks, panoramic WWI photographs, and digital images.

Collection 554

Diocese of Lafayette. Collection, 1943-2004
Deaf Action Center materials reformatted to PDF.