McGowan, Charles A. (1849-1921). Papers, 1856, 1868-1922, 1965, n.d.
Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0009
Scope and Contents
This collection contains mainly business papers of Charles A. McGowan (1849-1921) who was a dentist, druggist, banker, merchant and civic leader in Jeanerette, Louisiana. Included are some articles on Jeanerette written by Florence Bussey McGowan, and diaries kept by her relatives in Mississippi in 1876. There is also a claim for property destroyed or confiscated by Union soldiers in Jackson, Mississippi in 1863. In addition, the collection contains a record book for the Sans Souci Club of Jeanerette, 1885-1887.
Dates
- 1856, 1868-1922, 1965
Extent
0.416667 Linear Feet (5 inches of material in 1 box.)
Language of Materials
English
Source
- Title
- Charles A. McGowan Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Trenesha Bartley
- Date
- 10/18/18
- 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
speccoll@louisiana.edu
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