Center for Traditional Louisiana Boatbuilding Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-00075
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises oral histories collected by the Center for Traditional Louisiana Boatbuilding. All interviews relate to topics of boats and the history of southern Louisiana, particularly Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish.
Dates
- 1979-1985
Creator
Biographical / Historical
The Center for Traditional Louisiana Boatbuilding was established at Nicholls State University in 1979 for the purpose of studying wooden boat building throughout Southern Louisiana. The Center later relocated to Lockport, Louisiana.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
- Bayou Terrebonne (La.)
- Boatbuilding -- Louisiana.
- Fisheries -- Louisiana -- History
- Fishing -- Louisiana
- Fishing boats -- Louisiana
- Labor unions -- Fishers -- Louisiana.
- Labor unions -- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish (La.)
- Lafourche, Bayou (La.)
- Louisiana -- Social life and customs.
- Shrimpers' Strike, Lafourche Parish (La.), 1938.
- Strikes and lockouts -- Shrimp industry -- Louisiana -- Lafourche Parish.
- Terrebonne Parish (La.) -- History
Creator
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
906 E 1st St.
Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
985-448-4621
clifton.theriot@nicholls.edu
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
906 E 1st St.
Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
985-448-4621
clifton.theriot@nicholls.edu