Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections

This week, we are looking at two collections that have some pretty cool items. Collections 111 and 111a are the City of Lafayette Collections.

Collection 111 contains records of ordinances, materials from the Chamber of Commerce, Bicentennial Celebration, and festival, maps of Lafayette and videotapes. The videotapes were nostalgia gatherings put together by the by the Lafayette Centennial Commission. All of the videotapes date from 1983-1984.

Collection 111a contains photographs of Lafayette and other locations within Lafayette Parish. The original Guaranty Bank located in downtown and several views of downtown including a flood are pictured here. The photograph of St. John Cathedral is from 1914 and shows the church under construction. There is even a photograph of Louis Armstrong performing here in Lafayette!

These collections and other can be found in Special Collections.

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