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Fontenot, Mary Alice (1910-2003). Papers, circa 1880s-2005

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0097.1

Scope and Contents

The materials in this collection were donated after Collection 97 was processed, so they are placed in a supplemental collection. The contents are very similar to what is in Coll. 97 so the arrangement is comparable. Collection 97.1 includes many items related to the book Acadia Parish: A History to 1900 by Fontenot and Paul Freeland.

Mary Alice Fontenot Riehl and her daughter, Julie Landry, donated these papers.

Dates

  • 1880s-2005

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Mary Alice Fontenot Riehl was a journalist and author. Her newspaper career has included staff positions at the Rayne Acadian Tribune, the Crowley Post-Signal, the Lafayette Daily Advertiser, and the Opelousas Daily World. She also wrote feature stories for secular and church papers in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, and other south Louisiana communities. Many of her newspaper features dealt with the social life and customs, folklore, and history of Cajuns. As an author, Mrs. Riehl is best known for her series of children's books on Clovis Crawfish. She also wrote other books for children as well as cook-books and works on local and state history.

Extent

10.5 Linear Feet (Materials contained in 19 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Separated Materials

Supplemental collection to Collection 97

Title
Mary Alice Fontenot Papers, Part 2
Status
Completed
Author
Christopher Bienvenu
Date
10/25/2021
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

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031