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Hamilton and Associates Collection

Collection 281

Hamilton and Associates. Collection, 1989–1995, n.d.

3 feet; Oversize

Hamilton and Associates is a professional architectural Corporation in Opelousas, Louisiana. The firm constructed the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (Acadian Culture Center) in New Orleans.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve protects significant examples of the rich, natural, and cultural resources of Louisiana’s Mississippi River Delta Region. The park, named after the pirate Jean Lafitte, also interprets the influence of environment and history on the development of the unique Cajun regional culture. The park consists of six physically separate sites.

This collection reflects on the Acadiana area, which consists of the Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette, the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice, and the Wetlands Acadian Culture Center in Thibodeaux.

This collection consists mostly of original and research material for the publication “Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve”. There are blueprints of the area as well.

Series:

A. Concepts 1-01 through 1-03
B. Acadian Culture Center  
  a. Subjects 1-04 through 1-33
  b. Construction and Assessments 1-34 through 3-13
  c. Artifact Searches and Concepts 3-14 through 3-25
C. Blueprints Map Case 7-06

Inventory:

Box 1
  A. Concepts
      1-01 Examples of Cover, no date
      1-02 Concept and Overview, revised, no date
      1-03 Preliminary Concept Budget, “Acadian Culture Center Street Visitor Center”, no date
  B1. Acadian Culture Center: Subjects
      1-04 Structure
      1-05 Architecture
      1-06 Lobby
      1-07 419 Decatur - The Delta Legacy
      1-08 Creole Culture
      1-09 Then the Explorers
      1-10 Colonial Period
      1-11 Louisiana Purchase/War of 1812/Battle of New Orleans
      1-12 La Reve Epoque
      1-13 People of the Delta
      1-14 Jean Lafitte/Baratarians
      1-15 Linguistics
      1-16 Transportation
      1-17 Maritime Traditions
      1-18 The Delta and the Mississippi
      1-19 Natural History
      1-20 Agriculture/Subsistence
      1-21 Food/Cuisine
      1-22 Music
      1-23 Traditions
      1-24 Artifacts
      1-25 Digitized Photographs (duplicated)
      1-26 Prairie Unit - Eunice, Exhibit Text, 1989
      1-27 Specifications - Eunice
      1-28 Wetlands Unit - Thibodeaux, Preliminary Rough Draft, 1989
      1-29 Thibodeaux, Specifications
      1-30 Lafayette - First Draft, Headlines/Text, 1989
      1-31 Eunice - Sketches, Specifications
      1-32 Lafayette, Eunice, Thibodeaux
      1-33 Clothing and Apparel for Artifacts, additional research, 1991
  B2. Acadian Culture Center: Construction and Assessments
      1-34 Thibodeaux, Title II Construction, 1990
      1-35 Thibodeaux, Title II Construction, Phase Wetland, Culture Center
         
Box 2
      2-01 Thibodeaux, Title II Construction, Phase Wetland, Culture Center
      2-02 Thibodeaux, Construction Documents, Improvements and Additions, 1990
      2-03 Lafayette Interpretive Center, 1990
      2-04 Design Development Phase, 1990
      2-05 Design Analysis, 1990
      2-06 Design Analysis, 1990
      2-07 Construction Document Phase, 1990
      2-08 Construction Document Phase, 1990
      2-09 Construction Document Phase, 1990
      2-10 Construction Document Phase, Improvements, 1992
      2-11 Construction Document Phase, Improvements, 1992
      2-12 Construction Document Phase, Improvements, 1992
      2-13 Operations and Maintenance Manual, Thibodeaux, volume 1, 1995
      2-14 Operations and Maintenance Manual, Thibodeaux, volume 1, 1995
      2-15 Operations and Maintenance Manual, Thibodeaux, volume 1, 1995
      2-16 Operations and Maintenance Manual, Thibodeaux, volume 2, 1995
      2-17 Operations and Maintenance Manual, Thibodeaux, volume 2, 1995
      2-18 Operations and Maintenance Manual, Thibodeaux, volume 2, 1995
      2-19 Operations and Maintenance Manual, Thibodeaux, volume 3, 1995
      2-20 Operations and Maintenance Manual, Thibodeaux, volume 3, 1995
      2-21 Operations and Maintenance Manual, Thibodeaux, volume 3, 1995
      2-22 Construction Cost Estimate, 1991
      2-23 Construction Cost Estimate, 1991
      2-24 Construction Cost Estimate, 1991
      2-25 Construction Cost Estimate, 1991
         
Box 3
      3-01 Lafayette, Environment Assessment, 1991
      3-02 Lafayette, Construction Cost Estimate, 1991
      3-03 Eunice, Additions to the Liberty Theater, 1992
      3-04 Additions to Liberty Theater, Eunice, 1992
      3-05 Additions to Liberty Theater, Eunice, 1992
      3-06 Additions to Liberty Theater, Eunice, 1992
      3-07 Design Analysis, Lafayette, 1990
      3-08 Design Analysis, Lafayette, 1990
      3-09 Design Analysis, Lafayette, 1990
      3-10 Operation and Maintenance Manual, final submission, 1992
      3-11 Operation and Maintenance Manual, final submission, 1992
      3-12 Operation and Maintenance Manual, final submission, 1992
      3-13 Operation and Maintenance Manual, final submission, 1992
  B3. Acadian Culture Center: Artifact Searches and Concepts
      3-14 Artifact Search - Originals, 1988
      3-15 Artifact Search - Originals, 1988
      3-16 Artifact Search - Originals, 1988
      3-17 Artifact Search - Originals, 1988
      3-18 Artifact Search - Originals, 1988
      3-19 Artifact Search - Originals, 1988
      3-20 Artifact Search - Originals, 1988
      3-21 Artifact Search - Originals, 1988
      3-22 Draft of Publication
      3-23 Revision: Concept Overview
      3-24 Overview of Interpretative Techniques
      3-25 Miscellaneous - Blankets/Linens Brochure
         
  C. Blueprints for Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: Map Case 7-06
      1. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 419 Decatur, New Orleans, LA
      2. Preliminary
      3. Draft
      4. Phase I, Plans and Resources, March 25, 1992
      5. Phase III Construction, 1990