Bernard, Shane K. (1967- ). Collection, 1907, 1950s-2022, n.d.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains mostly material on swamp pop music gathered initially as research for his M.A. thesis. It contains correspondence, photographs, magazine and newspaper articles, flyers, promotional materials, notes, and miscellaneous materials. Also, the collection contains material on CODOFIL, Cajun music, and Louisiana history. Included are photocopies of handwritten Civil War letters from various soldiers. These were given to Dr. Bernard by fellow New Iberia resident Bill Bailey.
Shane K. Bernard donated this collection and continues to send additional items.
Dates
- 1907, 1950s-2018, n.d.
Creator
- Bernard, Shane K., PhD, 1967- (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Shane King Bernard is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana. He is the son of “Swamp Pop” musician Rod Bernard and Jo Ann King Bernard. Dr. Bernard received his B.A. in English in 1990 and a M.A. in History in 1992, both from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louiisana at Lafayette). He received a Ph.D. in History from Texas A&M. His thesis was on swamp pop, “Twistin’ at the Fais Do-Do: The Roots of South Louisiana’s Swamp Pop Music.” This was expanded into the book "Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues Jackson": University Press of Mississippi, 1996.
Dr. Bernard is a music writer and historian who has written articles about Louisiana cultural life for many journals and liner notes for recordings. He has also published several books including "The Cajuns: Americanization of a People" (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2003).
Extent
5.08333 Linear Feet (5 feet and 1 inch of materials contained in 10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Shane K. Bernard Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 10/25/2018
- 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