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Emar Andrepont Store. Collection, 1908-1965, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0504

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of financial records, photographs, and publications related to the Emar Andrepont Store. Also included are materials related to the Prairie Ronde Cotton Gin, an enterprise started among community members, including Mr. Andrepont.

The City of Opelousas Tourism/Le Vieux Village, with the help of Boisy Pitre, donated this collection.

Dates

  • 1908-1965, n.d.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Emar Andrepont was born in Opelousas, LA on April 21, 1863. In the late 1880s, he opened a general store in Prairie Ronde, selling various products such as food and farm equipment. After his death in 1941, Evrand and Ryan Brown took over the store at different points of time. The store closed in the late 1980s, having stayed in business for 100 years.

Due to being a historical site, the building was relocated to Le Vieux Village in 1992. Thanks to a grant provided by the State of Louisiana and the National Parks Service, the City of Opelousas Tourism renovated and restored the building, which is now provided as an exhibit showcasing the store in its original glory.

Extent

5 Linear Feet (5 feet of materials contained in 6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

  • 2 ledgers
Title
Emar Andrepont Store Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
12/09/2019
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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