Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections

Today we are celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month.

Here in Acadiana, we have had an active Jewish community for over a century. Established in 1869, Temple Shalom is located in downtown Lafayette. In 1913, the Lafayette Sisterhood was founded and its members have been active in educational and humanitarian projects. They also held many fundraising events like raffles and bake sales.

Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections

This week we are celebrating Children’s Book Week.

Although we are a university library, the Louisiana Collection has many children’s books that can be perused in the Jefferson Caffery Reading Room.

Children's Book Week was established in 1919. It has become so popular that it now has two dedicated weeks a year. This year those weeks are May 2-8 and Nov. 7-13. The purpose is to encourage children to read.

Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections – Edwin Bennett Ogden Jr. Collection

The Edwin Bennett Ogden Jr. Collection (PDF) consists of business records of Edwin B. Ogden, who was active in the rice brokerage field. He had close connections with the Godchaux Family and Louisiana State Rice Milling Company. The collection was donated by Mrs. Edwin Ogden, Jr. Please note that the collection is currently being reprocessed. This involves looking back at the already processed collection and bringing it up to current standards of archival practice.

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