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Crochet, Ernest Lee (1918-2008). Collection, 1938-1947

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0434

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a diary he kept while serving in the military and a Signal Manual photocopy.

Dates

  • 1938-1947

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Ernest Lee Crochet was a native and lifelong resident of Loreauville, Louisiana. His parents were Dosilva and Annette Broussard Crochet. He joined the U.S. Army and served in WWII and the Korean War. After his release from the military, he worked for many years as a surveyor for C.H. Fenstermaker. He died at the age of 90. He is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery, Loreauville, Louisiana.

Extent

0.208333 Linear Feet (2.5 inches of materials contained in 2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Ernest Lee Crochet Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
12/10/2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
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