Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Today we are highlighting one of our photograph collections, the Barnett Studio Photographs [Freeland Collection].
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Did you know that Special Collections is open to everyone, not just UL Lafayette students and alumni?
All you have to do is come in, call, or make an appointment online! We do recommend making appointments in advance, but that is not required. Items in Special Collections are non-circulating, thus they cannot leave the Reading Room, but anyone can come in and request to see any of our collections.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
This week, we are celebrating with the rest of the university the 125th anniversary of UL Lafayette. The university was established as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute on July 14, 1898. Today begins a yearlong celebration of our anniversary and Special Collections is starting right here.
Attached to this post are several pictures found in Special Collections that show the university in our early years and some pictures of the university kicking off the anniversary celebration with an ice cream social for faculty and staff.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Did you know that Special Collections has a huge collection of resources for your genealogical research?
We have an entire section of books dedicated to genealogy and countless collections to help with all of your research. We also have census and civil records from many local parishes on microfilm.
Pictured here is part of the genealogy section in the Jefferson Caffery Reading Room.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Today, we are taking a look at one of our collections, Collection 151 - The German Prisoners of War Collection. Dr. Matt Schott donated the bulk of this collection to UL Lafayette Special Collections.
Dr. Matt Schott collected material pertaining to German Prisoners of War Camps in Louisiana. These camps include Camp Polk, Camp Livingston, Camp Plauche, Camp Ruston and Camp Claiborne.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
This week, we are excited to announce a new exhibit in the Jefferson Caffery Reading Room.
Our new exhibit features our new collections acquired last year when we were on a mission to increase our LGBTQ+ holdings. This display includes artifacts from the Acadiana Pride Collection, as well as a playbill, magazine, and multiple books that detail the history of the LGBTQ+ community in Acadiana and Louisiana.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Today, we are celebrating Pride month.
Last year, Special Collections received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to expand out LGBTQ+ collections. We were able to acquire several new collections and purchase many new books that have been added to the Louisiana Collection. These collections include papers, photographs, and artifacts. These include but are not limited to, pins, mugs, and t-shirts.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Today, we are taking a look at one of our digital exhibits, the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 inundated 26,000 square miles of land in seven states and forced nearly 1 million people from their homes. It is estimated that it cost nearly $400 million in losses. In Louisiana, 10,000 square miles in 20 parishes were flooded. Due to the design and inadequate height and strength of the levee system, several levees failed, particularly at Melville and Bayou des Glaises.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Today, in we are excited to bring you another new collection we have recently processed, the Collection 522 - Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum Photograph Collection.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
This week, we are happy to announce the acquisition of another new collection, Collection 529, the Nehrbass Architecture Collection.
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