Lafayette (La.)
Found in 96 Collections and/or Records:
Abdalla’s Department Stores. Collection, 1967-1974
This collection contains scrapbooks of advertisements for Abdalla’s department stores. These advertisements largely come from Lafayette newspapers.
Bradley E. Black donated the collection.
Acadian Heritage Week. Proclamation, 2005
This collection consists of a proclamation titled “Acadian Heritage Week” signed by L.J. “Joey” Durel, Jr., City Parish President, and Lafayette Consolidated Government on September 12, 2005. This proclamation in 2005 marks the 250th anniversary of the Deportation and Exile of the Acadians from their homes in maritime Canada in 1755. Many Acadians made their way to South Louisiana, where their descendants have formed the cornerstone of the state’s Cajun life and culture. Original.
Acadiana Symphony Women’s League. Program, 1996
The Acadiana Symphony Women’s League celebrates a decade of elegant dining. This manuscript consists of a program for 1996 celebrating a decade of elegant dining.
Alpha, A. James (1880-1948). Documents, 1903-1948
Legal documents related to sale or purchase of Lafayette newspapers, the Advertiser, the Progress, and the Democrat. Photocopies. Donated by Catherine Hazel Alpha, 1990.
Altha Lee Kennedy. Collection, 1935, 1952
Programs donated by Mrs. Athalee Kennedy Ripley (daughter).
American Association of University Women (AAUW), Lafayette (Louisiana) Branch. Records, 1924-2010, n.d.
This collection is divided into three groups: national, state, and local. It contains organizational records, correspondence, bylaws, conference and convention materials, minutes, reports, and other miscellaneous materials.
This collection was initially donated by Laura C. Edwards. Subsequent donations have come from other AAUW members.
Anders, Eliza Quintilla Morgan (1889-1980). Papers, 1824-1960, n.d.
This collection contains biographical information, writings of Ms. Anders, and other miscellaneous materials. Writings include material on the Daughters of the American Revolution, education in Lafayette, and the history of institutions and organizations in Lafayette.
Bertrand, J. Rayburn (1918-2005). Scrapbooks, 1959-1972, 2001
This collection contains five volumes of scrapbooks while he was mayor of Lafayette, each having been microfilmed. Also included is a Bertrand family genealogy scrapbook that was compiled by Velia Bertrand Jr. who is a distant cousin of Bertrand.
Henrietta Bertrand Boriskie donated the collection.
Bowen, Kenneth F. “Kenny” (1926-2002). Collection, 1958, 1971-1996, n.d.
This collection contains mostly oversize photographs and certificates, correspondence, reports, general records, and speeches while he was in office.
Kenny Bowen donated this collection.