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