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Jules O. Daigle Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00094
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises typescripts and handwritten manuscripts for the book A Dictionary of the Cajun Language by Rev. Jules O. Daigle, as well as signed copies of the first published edition. Materials date from the early 1980s and span 3 linear feet.

Dates: 1984 and undated

South Louisiana Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00076
Scope and Contents

This is an artificial collection created by Ellender Memorial Library from oral histories donated over a period of decades. It comprises oral histories (on audiotape and videotape) and related materials collected from residents of South Louisiana between approximately 1972 and 1998. Interviewees discuss topics relating to local history and culture, including foodways, traditional crafts, race, religion, illness and medicine, education, labor, and industry.

Dates: 1972-1998 and undated