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Freedom of Information (FOI) Day
Want to learn more about the government documents collection? Stop by on March 16 for Freedom of Information (FOI) Day.
FOI Day pays tribute to the importance of open government and freedom of information while celebrating the FOI Act that secures government transparency as an American right.
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Frequently Used U.S. Government Resources
- America's Founding Documents
- American Community Survey (Data and information from census surveys)
- American Memory (Library of Congress)
- Assistance Listings (SAM.gov)
Friends of Dupré Library Used Book Sale
The annual Friends of Dupré Library Used Book Sale will be held from November 5 - 8, 2014, in the main hallway of the first floor of Dupré Library.
Wednesday, November 5: 4:00 pm - 6 pm (*Preview sale for Friends of the Library, Faculty and Staff)
Thursday, November 6: 8:00 am - 4:15 pm
Friday, November 7: 8:00 am - 4:15 pm
Saturday, November 8: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Today we will be highlighting the Carlton J. James Collection. The collection contains taped interviews with several participants in Louisiana's civil rights movement. The project directors were Drs. Patricia Rickels and Matthew Schott with assistance from Barry Ancelet, Elemore Morgan, Jr., and Doris White. The directors chose to honor long-time Lafayette educator and civil rights leader, Carlton James.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Did you know that in our rare book collection, we have a copy of The Domesday Book?
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
This week we will be highlighting Collection 218, Amanda S. Hanks collection.
Amanda Hanks was an educator in Vermilion Parish for 43 years. She began her teaching career in 1934 in a two-room schoolhouse. She also wrote on the local history of southern Vermilion Parish.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
We are highlighting Collection 219, Dudley J. LeBlanc Collection.
LeBlanc was an entrepreneur. He started an ironing business in college, which by graduation (from SLII) was a flourishing tailor shop. He later sold tobacco, shoes, patent medicine, launched a very successful burial-insurance company and a headache-remedy company. He was probably most famous for the invention, distribution and promotion of HADACOL, a vitamin/mineral supplement.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
This week we will be highlighting Collection 50, the Owen J. Southwell Papers.
Southwell was an architect and artist. He first worked as an instructor at Carnegie Tech and continued his work at the University of Illinois from 1916-1918. Southwell received several honors, including the Carnegie Tech Medal of the American Institute of Architects in 1915 and the Certificate of the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in 1919.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
This week we will be highlighting Collection 101, Sibille Store (Britol, La) Collection.
The Sibille Bros. Cotton Gin was established in 1845 up until 1973. The Sible Bros. Store however, ran from 1890-1985. The Sibille Store was a plantation, store, and cotton gin, located in Bristol, Louisiana.
This collection is made up of ledgers, journals, day books, short stories, newspaper, clippings, photographs, and certificates.
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