Lafayette Boat Club (Lafayette, LA). Collection, 1956-2016
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photograph albums documenting the history of the Lafayette Boat Club from its inception up until the 60th Anniversary in 2016. Also included are newspaper clippings and photographs.
Donated by Marlene and Carrol Credeur, two of the first members and early organizers of the Lafayette Boat Club.
Dates
- 1956-2016
Biographical / Historical
The Lafayette Boat Club was first organized in 1956. The aim was to bring boating enthusiasts together for boating activities and to promote better and safer boating. This promotion was done through advocating for legislation on such things as building launching ramps, trolling shrimp, and supporting safety inspections of boats. The club contained around 30 to 40 members and is still operational today.
Members of the club participate in monthly outings that include boating and camping in such areas as Lake Arthur, the Atchafalaya River, and False River in Baton Rouge. The Club has also been a member of the Greater Gulf Coast Boating Association since 1958, which holds annual cruises traveling all over the country.
Extent
7 Linear Feet (7 feet of 14 photograph albums and 2 folders of photographs contained 7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Lafayette Boat Club (Lafayette, LA) Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 10/08/2018
- 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