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Poster: "Swamp Pop and Classic Car Cruise", 2002

 Item — Case: 13, Folder: 11, Object: 1

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

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

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