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Cajun French dialect

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Allain, Mathé (1928- ). Papers, 1161-2000, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0344
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of copies of her research, writings, and lessons. Such topics include Louisiana history, women, and Cajun culture. Languages of the materials include English, French, and Spanish.

Dates: 1161-2000, n.d.

Bec Doux. Cartoons, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-MSS-0175
Scope and Contents

“Bec Doux” was a weekly newspaper comic strip written in Cajun French. The strip was co-written by Ken Meaux (art) and Early Comeaux (text). It was published for the first time in The Kaplan Herald in August 1969 and ran on a weekly basis for over twenty years. The collection includes photographs of Meaux and Comeaux, as well as the artwork for the comic strips.

Dates: n.d.

Bernard, Lorene ( - ). Thesis, LSU, 1930s

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-MSS-0118
Scope and Contents

Thesis: Idioms of Common Usage by the French-Speaking People of Southwest Louisiana (Acadiana). No donor card. Donated in 1981.

Dates: 1930s

Cadjein, Ain (Anonymous). Literary Manuscripts, 1983, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0167
Scope and Contents

This collection contains material on literature presented in Cajun French, prepared by an anonymous individual, and delivered to a radio station in Ville Platte (KVPI). There are also translations of literary excerpts and poems into Cajun French.

These materials are photocopies; the originals are in possession of KVPI. The collection was secured by Mario Mamalakis for the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette).

Dates: 1983, n.d.

Cajunland, Louisiana’s French-Speaking Coast. Article, 1966

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-MSS-0247
Scope and Contents

Cajunland, Louisiana’s French-Speaking Coast, by Bern Keating. National Geographic, volume 129, no.3, March 1966.

Dates: March 1966

Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL). Records, 1966-2015

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0206
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of mostly CODOFIL Office Records, which includes correspondence, meeting agendas, photographs, press releases, news clippings, reports, etc. There are scrapbooks that contain photographs and newspaper clippings from 1966 thru 2001. These are also photographs of the 25th anniversary of CODOFIL and scholarship applications from 1990-2005.

Dates: 1966-2015

LeBlanc, Allen D. (1931-2021). Collection, 1843-2005, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0489
Scope and Contents

This collection contains historical materials, files, and notes collected over the years by Allen LeBlanc, much of it related to Abbeville and Vermilion Parish history, Louisiana culture, and various topics. The digital materials contain similar items relating to Abbeville and Vermilion Parish, along with miscellaneous subjects and extensive digital photographs and videos of family leisure and travel.

Allen and Cristina LeBlanc donated this collection.

Dates: 1843-2005, n.d.

Richard, Zachary (1950- ). Papers, 1971-2017, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0311
Scope and Contents

This collection contains Zachary Richard’s personal papers. These include production and research from Against the Tide, publications, music, press and newspaper clippings, and publicity items. The collection also documents his Francophone initiatives.

Zachary Richard donated the collection.

Dates: 1971-2017, n.d.