Poster: "Swamp Pop and Classic Car Cruise", 2002
Scope and Contents
Mentions the Evangeline Club, Raphael's (Inn), the Kit Kat [Club], the Step-In Club, the Cotton Boll, the Green Lantern, the Southern Club, the Purple Peacock, Hick's Wagon Wheel, and the Silver Slipper, all of which were nightclubs featuring live swamp pop in the St. Landry Parish vicinity in the 1950s and perhaps later; also mentions KVPI radio and Floyd's Record Shop in Ville Platte
Dates
- Other: 2002
Creator
- From the Collection: Bernard, Rod, 1940-2020 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
At the request of the donors, this collection is restricted for 25 years. Anyone may use the collection with the permission of Shane K. Bernard and/or Shannon Bernard Bourg during this period. Please contact the Head of Special Collections for contact information.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 Linear Feet (2.5 feet of materials contained in 5 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu