Wynne, Michael D. (1957- ). Collection, 1764-1989, n.d.
Scope and Contents
Materials in this collection were gathered Mr. Wynne. He has a miscellanea of items related to Louisiana including correspondence, documents, flyers, broadsides, announcements, and others. There are several folders of materials related to Huey P. Long (1893-1935). Much of the 19th century documents come from the Bayou Sara / St. Francisville area.
Box 2 has been arranged basically by chronology. The newspapers in Box 1 have been microfiched. See Archival Assistant for location of microfiche.
The collection also includes corresponding letters to and from an SLI student from the 40s, and a scrapbook on the McClelland Family that was compiled by Mr. Wynne.
Michael D. Wynne donated this collection circa 1980.
Dates
- 1764-1961
Biographical / Historical
Michael Dayries Wynne was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1957. At an early age, he became fascinated with all forms of history, collecting memorabilia on his family and Louisiana in general. In 1972, at the age of 15, he was hired as an assistant curator for the Lafayette Museum. Two years later, he recorded a talk on a New Orleans television station regarding historic preservation. Some of his interests included Huey Long, Louisiana politics, and family history.
Mr. Wynne worked for many decades in law enforcement, serving as the District Administrator over the Louisiana State Probation and Parole Office. Nevertheless, his fascination for history never waned. He has published around 8 books and given various talks on Louisiana history and preservation. He has also served on many state commissions, including the as Vice Chairman of the Louisiana Statehood Bicentennial Commission, and as Vice Chairman of the Louisiana Commemorative Coin Commission.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (1 foot and 3 inches of materials in 4 boxes, plus 3 oversize framed items.)
Language of Materials
English
Source
- Wynne, Michael D. (Michael D.Wynne) (Person)
- Title
- Michael D. Wynne Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Trenesha Bartley
- Date
- 10/30/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- 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