Froitzheim, Carl R. (1921-1989). Collection, 1947-1987
Scope and Contents
This collection contains mostly photographs of individuals, weddings and special events taken by Carl Froitzheim. There are also some photographs taken by A. L. Barnett, a photographer from Crowley, Louisiana. There are also other materials such as correspondence, publications, and drawings related to a patent Froitzheim tried to register. Froitzheim was also very interested in cirkut photographs. There are a large number of these images in the collection, both positive and negative. Many of these may have been taken by A. L Barnett.
Froitzheim was active in the Democratic Party; environmental groups; the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local # 106; the Acadian Stamp Club; and Lutheran Churches in Acadia Parish. Records of some of these organizations are in separate collections. Records of some of these organizations are in this collection. National publications, form fundraising letters, etc. were not added. Material related to Louisiana was kept.
Carl R. Froitzheim donated the collection. He also donated other collections: Coll. 71: Lutheran Churches in Southwest Louisiana; Coll. 103: Acadian Sierra Club Records; Coll. 211: Plumbers and Steamfitters Local # 106 Records; and MSS. 088: Genealogical and Biographical Information on Family of Herman Otto Dommert, Egan, LA.
Dates
- 1947-1987
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Carl R. Froitzheim was raised in a small community near Jacksonville, Florida. He attended a small school near Callahan, FL through the eighth grade in 1936. He then quit school in search of work. He worked as a pipe fitter for the Grinnell Corporation for over 20 years. He became interested in photography in order to submit articles with accompanying photographs to the National Wildlife Federation publications. He was a self-taught photographer when he opened Bayou Photo Service in Crowley, LA. His second marriage was with Minnie Dommert who was from near Egan, LA.
Extent
28.5833 Linear Feet (28 feet and 7 inches of materials contained in 27 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Edwards, Edwin W. “Past Performance, Future Commitments.” 1983 [campaign booklet] Lafayette Natural History Museum and Planetarium, Plants and Planets, Jan/Feb. 1984 Springston, Chuck. “Environmental Portrait [Harold Schoeffler],” 22 May 1986: 16-17 St. Joseph High School [Rayne, LA]. Golden Jubilee, 1891-1941. n.p., n.d.
- Multiple copies of photographs
- Title
- Carl R. Froitzheim Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 08/15/2022
- 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