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...

Scope and Contents This collection contains Dr. Drake’s lecture notes for when he was a doctoral student at the University of North Carolina, as well as outlines from his own lectures. There is also correspondence regarding journal articles and his edited book The Great South, newspaper clippings, and Drake family history documents.Dr. Drake donated the family history portions of the collection. Dr. Michael Martin, Professor of History at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette donated the...

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This collection consists of Dr. Gentry's professional and research files. A large portion of the collection consists of material she gathered for a grant called “Acadian History.” These materials include data collection of land grants, original acts, baptisms, marriages, and funerals.

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This collection contains material gathered for his book “Handbook of the American Frontier.” Also included are handwritten notes for the books he authored, and information on the organizations for which he volunteered his time. Furthermore, there is large number of copied documents related to the German Prisoner of War Camp at Camp Ruston, 1943-1945.

Dr. Norman Heard donated the collection.

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This collection contains working files of his research, correspondence, lecture notes, research notes, and personal papers.

Dr. Thomas D. Schoonover donated the collection.

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This collection consists of material from his military years, correspondence, certificates, and working files. Vaughn Baker donated the collection.

Scope and Contents This collection contains Ms. Simpson’s research papers, including materials related to her book on Ernest J. Gaines: A Gathering of Gaines: The Man and The Writer (Lafayette, 1991). The collection also includes her other writings, correspondence, programs from concerts and recitals she accompanied for, and program notes and reviews she wrote for the Acadiana Symphony, Chorale Acadienne, and local music performances.Thetis Cusimano, Ms. Simpson’s daughter, donated the bulk of the...