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Budden, Allen "Chuck" (1902-1994). Collection, 1927

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0399

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs taken during the flood of 1927 in Palmetto. Budden's brother-in-law “Swan” Williams, who was with the U.S. Coast Guard, took most of the photographs. The rest of the photographs were collected over the years from other people. These photographs are digitized and copied to a CD.

Bertha Reed, daughter of Mr. Chuck Budden, donated this collection.

Dates

  • 1927

Biographical / Historical

Allen “Chuck” Budden, was born in Palmetto, Louisiana in 1902. Palmetto, Louisiana was flooded when the Atchafalaya River broke through the levee at Melville. He was 24 years old when the flood of 1927 took place. In 1934, he opened his own business in Palmetto, “Budden’s General Merchandise Store.” Budden passed away in 1994 at the age of 91.

Extent

0.208333 Linear Feet (2.5 inches of materials contained in 1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Allen "Chuck" Budden Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
09/01/2020
Description rules
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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