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Church History, 1950-1956

 File — Reel: 1, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Microfilm of record books containing membership rolls and minutes of the congregational meetings, board of trustees (1877-1946), and session (1875-1975). The church evolved from the Vermilionville Presbyterian Church to the Lafayette Presbyterian Church to finally First Presbyterian Church, Lafayette.

After being microfilmed by Dennis Gibson in 1975, the original record books were sent to the Historical Foundation of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches at Montreat, North Carolina.

Items below were located in a 3 ring binder titled ‘Histories of Churches and Woman’s Work in Louisiana Presbytery: First Church Lafayette, Louisiana.” Pasted on inside of front cover was slip of paper: “This is the property of The Woman’s Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church Lafayette, Louisiana. Donated by Mrs. Quintilla Morgan Anders, 1949.” Obviously material was added to the binder since 1949.

Dates

  • Other: 1950-1956

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Reels (1 reel of microfilm containing record books)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031