Griffin, Harry L. (1883-1967). Papers, 1905-1964, n.d.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Dr. Griffin’s personal papers, including writings, speeches, correspondence, and materials he collected reflecting his interest in south Louisiana history, political science, education, and civic affairs. The material collected on local history consists mainly of newspaper clippings, including many written by Mario Mamalakis.
H.L. Griffin and Lucile M. Griffin donated this collection.
Dates
- 1905-1964, n.d.
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Harry Lewis Griffin was a long-time dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). He joined the faculty in 1912 when the school was named Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute, teaching history and political science. He had been educated at West Virginia University and later obtained several graduate degrees from the University of Chicago. He became Dean of the College of Liberal Arts in 1921, a position he held until his retirement in 1953. Griffin Hall, the liberal arts building, was named after him. Dr. Griffin was especially active in the Lafayette Rotary Club. He wrote the script for the Lafayette Parish Centennial Pageant in 1923 and a history of the Attakapas Country (1959). He was married to Lucille Meredith Mouton. The couple had no children.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (2.5 feet of materials contained in 6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Acadian Bicentennial Celebration Commission: Miscellaneous records from 1954-1955, 1 folder
- Miscellaneous Records of Dean of College of Liberal Arts, 1939-1940, 2 boxes
- Lafayette Town House Mardi Gras Ball Programs, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960 and Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association-Mardi Gras Ball Program, 1957
- Harris, T.H., The Story of Public Education in Louisiana, 1924 (LA 295 .H32) Griffin, H.L., "The Louisiana College Conference: A Brief History", from The Southern Association Quarterly, 1945 (LB 2301 .L8G7) Hope Lodge No. 145, "Centennial, 1857-1957" (HS 539 .L3H6) Kelley, Minnie, "Acadian South Louisiana", from The Journal of Geography, v. 33, # 3, 3/1934 (Not in LaRm) Lafayette Parish Development Board & Louisiana Department of Public Works, Resources and Facilities [in] Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (HC 107 .L82L3 1953) Louisiana Plantation Homes (F 370 .L87) New Orleans Spring Fiesta Association, New Orleans Spring Fiesta, 4/18/1954 - 5/2/1954 (Not in LaRm) The Rice Journal, v. 34, # 7, 7/1931 (S 1 .R5) Stephens, Edwin Lewis, "How Old Are the Live Oaks?", from The American Forests, n.d. (SD 397 .O12S73) ---------, "I Saw in Louisiana a Live Oak Growing", from Louisiana Conservation Review, v. 4, # 6, 4/1934 (SD 397 .O12S7) ---------, "The Live Oak Society", from Louisiana Conservation Review, v. 4, # 6, 4/1935 (SD 397 .O12S72) ---------, "The Story of Acadian Education in Louisiana", address before Louisiana Historical Society, reprint from Louisiana Schools, n.d. (LD 3091 .L617 1901 .S76) Voorhies, Bennett J., "The Lafayette Bar Association and Early History of Lafayette", 1950 (Not in LaRm)
- The Times-Picayune's Map of New Orleans, 1919
- Title
- Harry L. Griffin Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 12/16/2019
- 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