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Seola Arnaud-Edwards Collection

Collection 257

Arnaud-Edwards, Seola (1913–1977). Collection, 1950s–1960s, 1999

2.5 feet

Seola Arnaud-Edwards was a native of Arnaudville, Louisiana. She compiled and published a book of photographs taken by the Rev. Daniel L. Bernard, former Pastor of St. Francis Regis Catholic Church in Arnaudville.

Father Bernard, a native of Broussard, came to Arnaudville in 1938 when he was named assistant pastor at the Church. In 1944 he was named Pastor. He was an avid amateur photographer. In the 1950s and 1960s, he trained his lens on parishioners getting baptized, celebrating Christmas, staging plays, holding Mardi Gras balls, making first communion, singing in the choir, performing weddings, and much more. After his death, the photographs were preserved and assembled by Ms. Arnaud-Edwards into Father Bernard’s Parish Album, which was published in 1999.

This collection consists of all the negatives, positive prints, and identification of each photograph. A copy of the finished product is also included in this collection.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Seola) Edwards of The Woodlands, Texas donated the collection, which was delivered by Dr. Florent Hardy of the Louisiana State Archives.

Series:

A. Book Material Box 1
B. Negatives Box 2
C. Volumes Box 3

Inventory:

Box 1  
Father Bernard’s Parish Album
   
1-01 Book: layout material, 10/1999
1-02 Book: Blue Line (part 1)
1-03 Book: Blue Line (part 2)
1-04 Book: Blue Line (part 3)
1-05 Book: First copy (part 1)
1-06 Book: First copy (part 2)
1-07 Book: First copy (part e)
   
Box 2  
Father Bernard’s Parish Album
   
Negatives for photographs that are published in book.
   
Volumes  
Father Bernard’s Parish Album
   
3-01 Miscellaneous, pages beginning with the cover through page 60 (1 of 2)
3-02 Miscellaneous, pages beginning with the cover through page 60 (2 of 2)
3-03 Arnaudville Historical Society: negatives of batch 1 through batch 6d; positive photographs
3-04 Miscellaneous, pages 61 through 121
3-05 Weddings: pages 122 through 188
3-06 Weddings: pages 189 through 229. Photos from 1950s-1960s
3-07 Plays: pages 230 through 310. Plays, photos from the 1950s-1960s (1 of 2)
3-08 Plays: pages 230 through 310. Plays, photos from the 1950s-1960s (2 of 2)
3-09 Weddings, 1950s-1960s. Msgr. Bob Angelle, negatives of weddings
3-10 Children - Index, pages 331 through 441 (1 of 3)
3-11 Children - Index, pages 331 through 441 (2 of 3)
3-12 Children - Index, pages 331 through 441 (3 of 3)
3-13 St. Catherine Church, 1950s-60s
3-14 St. Catherine Church, 1950s-60s (copy)
3-15 Published book: Father Bernard’s Parish Album. Compiled by Seola Arnaud-Edwards. (hard bound copy)