Malcolm L. Comeaux and Lauren C. Post Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains commercial audio recordings from the personal record collections of Malcolm L. Comeaux and his cousin, the late Lauren C. Post, geographers, authors, and researchers of Louisiana Acadian and Cajun cultures. Some of the recordings were given to Comeaux by Post. Musical genres and styles in the collection include Cajun, Creole, swamp pop, zydeco, country, western swing, and folk music. Also included are a number of commercial recordings of Cajun humor and tales. Rare 78 rpm, vinyl LP 33 1/3 rpm, and several 45 rpm vinyl recordings in the collection represent the recording history of Louisiana Cajun and Creole musicians from 1928 to the late 1980's. Several historical 78 rpm record storage binders and related correspondence about the recordings and donation to Special Collections are also part of the collection. Malcolm Comeaux donated the collection in 2003.
Dates
- 1928-2003
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for listening and research use.
Extent
4.3 Linear Feet
9 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
- Anthropologists
- Cajun music
- College teachers
- Country music -- Louisiana
- Creole music -- Louisiana
- Creoles -- Louisiana -- Music
- Folk music -- Louisiana
- Folk songs, French--Louisiana
- Geographers
- Popular music--Louisiana
- Songs, Cajun French
- Songs, Creole -- Louisiana
- Sound recordings -- Louisiana
- Studio recordings -- Louisiana
- Swamp pop music
- Zydeco music
- Title
- Malcolm L. Comeaux and Lauren C. Post Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cajun and Creole Music Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 E St Mary Blvd
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
ccmc@louisiana.edu