Scope and Contents This collection reflects Paul Debaillon's interest in genealogy, especially the family of Jean Mouton, founder of Vermilionville, now Lafayette. The collection contains extensive notes and charts compiled by the genealogist and much correspondence written in his attempt to gather information. There is also material on co-lateral families such as Debaillon, Dupré, and others. In addition, Judge Debaillon collected reminiscences compiled by Edith Garland Dupré and M. Evangeline Mouton in the...

Scope and Contents The collection consists mainly of letters to Paul DeClouet, son of Alexander DeClouet, Sr. (1812-1890) of St. Martinville, Louisiana. Paul was a student in Virginia, a volunteer in the Confederate army, and a farmer in St. Martinville after the war. For a time in 1862 he and his brother, Alexander, Jr. were prisoners-of-war. The letters usually deal with domestic and personal matters. Some touch upon national politics including the Confederate Congress (to which Alexander DeClouet, Sr. was a...

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This collection contains platforms for the Democratic Party of Louisiana and the Democratic Party of Lafayette. Both are published.

Walter Landry donated this collection.

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This collection contains correspondence, mainly with family. Many of the letters are typescripts prepared when William H. Fulham was working on a publication of Dupré’s biography and letters entitled The Gentleman from Louisiana (1965). Dates are often supplied on letters probably when the family was preparing them for publication. There are also speeches, clippings and other documents related to Dupré.

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C.J. Edwards was editor of Abbeville Meridional. This collection contains letters from Harold G. Edwards and clippings from New Orleans, Alexandria, and Natchitoches papers.

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This collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches, and other miscellaneous materials. These materials include such subjects as her Senate term, the New Orleans Children's Hospital, and the International Year of the Child.

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This collection contains clippings about the campaign to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in Louisiana. The material was loaned to UAAMC by Francine Merritt for microfilming. The originals are housed at the Center for Women and Government, Ellender Library, Nicholls State University, Thibodeaux, LA.

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This collection contains his working files while in office as a Louisiana Senator, arranged alphabetically by subject. It also contains some personal material, mostly related to genealogy.

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This collection reflects Gardiner’s judicial and civic activities, especially after 1949. The collection came in with the James H. Bradshaw Papers. Mrs. Bradshaw was the granddaughter of Judge Gardiner’s second wife, Norma Summers Gardiner.

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This collection reflects the career of Ron Gomez. It contains political documents, newspaper clippings, and typed and recorded interviews that reflect his leadership throughout his career. It also contains banners, posters, and stickers for voting purposes when he was running for mayor of Lafayette against Kenny Bowen.

Ron Gomez donated the collection.