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First Presbyterian Church, Lafayette (Louisiana). Records, 1875-1975

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0128

Scope and Contents

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

  • 1875-1975

Creator

Extent

1 Reels (1 reel of microfilm containing record books)

Language of Materials

English

Title
First Presbyterian Church, Lafayette (Louisiana) Records
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
02/26/2019
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

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