J. Wilson Lepine Collection of Laurel Valley and Melodia Plantation Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the business records of Laurel Valley and Melodia Plantations and owner J. Wilson Lepine. These records include correspondence, letter books, account books, payroll records, plantation diaries, invoices, and sugar mill records. Of particular interest are the thirteen plantation diaries which span the years 1903-1915 which give a day by day account of life and labor on a Louisiana sugar plantation in the early twentieth century.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1890-1926
- 1867-1976
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
J. Wilson Lepine, Sr. and Frank Barker were the owners and operators of Laurel Valley and Melodia sugar cane plantations and the Laurel Valley Sugar Mill in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana between Thibodaux and Lafourche Crossing.
Extent
87 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. J. Wilson Lepine, Jr. (1975). Additional records transferred from Laurel Valley Plantation store by Paul Leslie (1997).
Sensitive Materials Statement
This collection may contain material(s) with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Ellender Memorial Library and Nicholls State University assume no responsibility.
- Barker, Frank L.
- Lafourche Crossing (La.)
- Lafourche Parish (La.)
- Laurel Valley Plantation (Thibodaux, La.)
- Laurel Valley Sugar Refinery (Thibodaux, La.)
- Melodia Plantation (Thibodaux, La.)
- Melodia Sugar House (La.)
- Sugar -- Manufacture and refining -- Louisiana -- Lafourche Parish.
- Sugar plantations -- Louisiana -- Lafourche Parish.
- Title
- J. Wilson Lepine Collection of Laurel Valley and Melodia Plantation Records
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
906 E 1st St.
Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
985-448-4621
clifton.theriot@nicholls.edu