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The collection reflects Arceneaux's involvement with sugarcane, especially as a consultant for the Gulf and Western operation at Central Romana, Dominican Republic. Much of the correspondence and research material is connected with the breeding and selection work carried on there. There is also some material showing Arceneaux's continuing interest in his Acadian heritage.

Mrs. George Arceneaux, Sr. and Judge and Mrs. George Arceneaux, Jr. donated this collection.

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This collection contains his working files [genealogy], personal papers, class notes, correspondence, photographs, clippings, Acadian history information and other miscellaneous materials.

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This collection consists of a digital copy of a diary by kept by Bardell. He made daily entries from 1899 to 1910. Besides recording his activities each day, he often recorded the wages he was paid for various jobs and the prices he paid for goods.

This collection was donated by Scott Longon of Lafayette, Louisiana.

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This collection consists of ten account books documenting economic conditions on the Couret Farm from 1887 thru 1966. This includes accounts with tenants.

This collection was donated by Mary Agnes Callaway. It was brought in by Lucien Martin.

Scope and Contents He collected a large amount of secondary and primary material on the history of Louisiana. The primary material includes copies of items related to Acadian vigilante committees and the business records of William Wyatt of Vernon, Louisiana. Much of the secondary material was removed from the collection since it duplicated items already cataloged in the Louisiana Room. (A list of the removed items is appended to the inventory.) Fletcher gathered much information on agriculture and industrial...

Scope and Contents This collection reflects his long and distinguished career as a leader in Louisiana education. It also shows his keen interest in the past, the present, and the future of the state. He collected a large amount of secondary and primary material on the history of Louisiana. The primary material includes copies of items related to Acadiana vigilante committees and the business records of William Wyatt of Vernon, Louisiana. Fletcher gathered much information on agriculture and industrial...

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This organization is associated with the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) through the College of Agriculture.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of copies of transcripts of the letters from Mrs. Margaret Jones Rees Morgan of Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania to her son David Rees in Louisiana (usually sent in care of Benjamin Morgan or George Morgan of New Orleans). The letters are dated from 1804 to 1827. David Rees settled near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, served as a justice of the peace from 1805 to 1835, represented Attakapas County in the first legislature of Louisiana, and served as a major in the...

Scope and Contents This collection contains personal and business correspondence of the Henry Rees Family of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. It reflects life from about mid-nineteenth century to the twentieth century dealing with family life, illness (such as yellow fever), community life, agriculture, finances, taxes, legal matters and attitudes and opinions on contemporary events. Included also are the legal papers of Henry Rees generated while he served as Justice of the Peace in St. Martin Parish and Orderly...

Scope and Contents This collection contains items about rice, rice growing, rice milling, etc. The bulk of the material are publications from various sources and organizations, especially the Rice Millers' Association and the Rice Council. There are also materials from Joel L. Fletcher, Jr.’s 1963 trip investigating rice agriculture in the Italian Po Valley for the United States Department of Agriculture, and Thomas J. Arceneaux’s trip to Madagascar in 1951.Most materials in this collection have...