Marco J. Picciola Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records from Picciola's work as a notary public as well as the operation of his stores. It includes estate records, expenditures and receipts, utility bills, investments, property maps, oil and gas leases, right of way sales, and insurance premiums that encompass both Picciola's business and personal life. It includes Picciola's honors and certificates, political correspondence, and records of the Golden Meadow Post Office during the early twentieth century. It includes printed matter consisting of a scrapbook, newspapers, and magazines that Picciola collected for personal interest. The collection also contains a Doubloon and Token collection that belonged to Picciola's son-in-law, Orleans Pitre.
Dates
- 1831-1991
Restrictions on Access
Restricted access to original Birth and Death Record Books. Photocopies are available for patron use.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical Note
Marco J. Picciola was a businessman, postmaster, and retail merchant in Golden Meadow, La. where he operated a general merchandise and sporting goods store from 1930-1968. In 1930, he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and served eighteen years, eventually helping to establish Nicholls State College in Thibodaux, La. Picciola died 19 July 1978 and was honored by Nicholls State University in the naming of Picciola Hall in 1979.
Extent
32 Linear Feet (51 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The papers are organized into 12 series: Notary Files, Birth and Death Records, Picciola Store, Financial: Business & Personal, Oil & Gas, Estates, Rental Properties, Post Office, Printed Matter & Audio, Politics, Honors & Certificates, and Orleans Pitre Doubloon & Token Collection.
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.
- Automobile insurance premiums -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Boundaries (Estates) -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Breaux, Viola P. (Viola Pauline)
- Building leases -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Contracts for deeds -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Employers' liability insurance premiums -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Estate sales -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Fire insurance premiums -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Fisherman Canal Co. -- : Charters.
- General stores -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow -- Cost of operation.
- Golden Meadow (La.) -- History -- 20th century.
- Golden Meadow (La.) -- Maps.
- Golden Meadow (La.) -- Telephone directories.
- Golden Meadow Packing Co. -- : Charters.
- Golden Meadow Post Office. -- : Planning.
- Grand Isle (La.) -- Maps.
- Health insurance premiums -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Houma (La.) -- Maps.
- Hurricane Betsy, 1965 -- History -- Pictorial works.
- Hurricane Hilda (Louisiana)
- Hurricanes -- Louisiana -- Lafourche Parish.
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Lafourche Parish (La.) -- History -- 20th century.
- Lafourche Parish (La.) -- Maps.
- Lafourche Parish (La.) -- Newspapers.
- Lafourche Telephone Co.
- Leeville (La.) -- Maps.
- Legislators -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Life insurance premiums -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Long, Earl Kemp, 1895-1960
- Long, Russell B. (Russell Billiu)
- Lost profits damages -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Louisiana -- Politics and government.
- Nicholls State University
- Notaries -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow -- Manuscripts.
- Oil and gas leases -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Picciola's General Merchandise Store. -- : Records and correspondence.
- Picciola's Sporting Goods Store. -- : Records and correspondence.
- Picciola's Variety Five & Ten Store. -- : Records and correspondence.
- Picciola, Joseph C. (Joseph Cesar), 1919-1978.
- Picciola, Marco J. (Marco John), 1898-1978.
- Picciola, Marco J. (Marco John), 1898-1978.
- Politicians -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Post office buildings -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow -- Designs and plans.
- Post office stations and branches -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Postal service -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- Real contracts (Civil law) -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow.
- South Lafourche Oyster Festival. -- : History -- : 20th century.
- Statesmen's families -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow -- Manuscripts.
- Terrebonne Parish (La.) -- Maps.
- Thibodaux (La.) -- Maps.
- Variety stores -- Louisiana -- Golden Meadow -- Records and correspondence.
- Title
- Marco J. Picciola Papers
- 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