Vermilion Parish Office of Civil Defense. Records, 1942-1992, n.d.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a large amount of correspondence which typically involved Robert J. Leblanc, the Civil Defense Director. It also contains operational records such as bills, employee wages, data, and project applications. The collection has information on trainings and courses for employees and also has documentation from Civil Defense meetings and conferences such as minutes, agendas, and resolutions. The Vermilion Parish Office of Civil Defense collection encompasses documentation of natural disasters as well as photographs and news clippings related to natural disasters. Although the collection has records on multiple hurricanes and other natural disasters, it has a large focus on select hurricanes such as Audrey (1957) and Andrew (1992). The collection also includes many preparedness plans for emergencies, natural disasters, and attacks. These preparedness plans come from the federal, state, and local level.
The Vermilion Parish Office of Civil Defense also kept many publications such as advertisements and bulletins. The advertisements are mostly for supplies and equipment needed for fallout shelters and other emergency preparedness. The bulletins included in the collection are largely informational bulletins from the federal civil defense level.
Robert J. Leblanc donated the collection.
Dates
- 1942-1992, n.d.
Creator
- Vermilion Parish Office of Civil Defense (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The Vermilion Parish Office of Civil Defense began in the 1950’s. The office is responsible for creating preparedness plans in case of natural disasters or attack. It is also responsible for cleaning up after natural disasters as well as fixing damages throughout the parish caused by natural disasters.
Extent
9.833333 Linear Feet (9 feet and 10 inches of materials contained in 11 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Vermilion Parish Office of Civil Defense Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 10/22/2019
- 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