Clerc, Philip B. (1918-2005). Collection, 1880-2003, n.d.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters to Florence Carstens Clerc, photographs of the Clerc and Carstens families, Florence Carsten’s school material, and genealogy research of the Clerc and related families.
Judy Clerc Wood Henry donated the collection.
Dates
- 1880-2003, n.d.
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Philip B. Clerc, Sr. was born January 3, 1918 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the son of Rene Clerc, Sr. and Florence Carstens Clerc. He and Ann Hill Clerc were married for 63 years and had three daughters.
Clerc attended Tulane University in New Orleans and served in the Signal Corps and the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He worked for over 40 years at South Central Bell Telephone Company in New Orleans and later as a District Engineer in Lafayette and Lake Charles. He was also a member of many organizations, including the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, the Lafayette City and Regional Planning Commissions, and the Civital Club. He was chairman of the Lafayette Parish Juvenile Detention Home Planning and Building Committee, and was on the Board of Directors of the Lafayette Junior Achievement. Clerc passed away on March 12, 2005 at the age of 87.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (2.5 feet of material contained in 3 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Philip B. Clerc Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 04/05/2019
- 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
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