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Houma (La.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Bonvillain-Smith House Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00061
Scope and Contents

This collection dates from 1908 to 1964 and spans 5 linear feet. It consists of books, photographs, correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and artifacts pertaining to the Bonvillain, Smith, and Burguieres families of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. The Smith materials pertain chiefly to Clifford Smith's business dealings, while the Bonvillain materials are primarily family papers.

Dates: 1908-1964, undated
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Bonvillain-Smith House Collection

Stanwood R. Duval, Sr. and Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00243
Scope and Contents This collection covers 7 linear ft. and spans 1819-2012 with the bulk of the material dating 1933-1945. It is divided into two series: Stanwood R. Duval and Family Papers. The Stanwood R. Duval series mainly covers his military service in the Pacific during World War II and includes appointment letters, orders and certificates as well as his memoirs of his time in the service. The bulk of this series includes correspondence between Duval and his wife Bonnie Faught Duval and between Duval...
Dates: 1819-2012
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Stanwood R. Duval, Sr. and Family Papers

Allen J. Ellender Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00001
Scope and Contents

This collections consists of personal papers, correspondence, documents, personal memorabilia, photographs, diaries, scrapbooks, data on legislative matters, and 16mm film on Ellender's trips abroad.
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Dates: 1937-1972
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Allen J. Ellender Papers

Lee Martin Collection on the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00022
Scope and Contents This collection consists of centennial materials, pictures, and company histories relating to the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department. Materials date from 1888 to 1987 and include original and reproduced photographs, booklets, programs, correspondence, organizational records, and ephemera. Most pictures are twentieth century reproductions of earlier photographs. Many of the materials relate to the Thibodaux Firemen's Parade and other events, including a 1903 crevasse and various ceremonies...
Dates: 1874-1974
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Lee Martin Collection on the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department

Veterans of Southeast Louisiana Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00219
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of interviews with veterans residing in the following parishes of Louisiana: Assumption, Jefferson Davis, Lafourche, Orleans, St. Martin, and Terrebonne. Each interview showcases the life and military experience of the veteran and is stored in digital video format. The collection includes photographs, monographs, military awards and memorabilia, as well as telegrams, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1917-2019
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Veterans of Southeast Louisiana Collection

Edwin Clarence Wurzlow Watercolor Paintings

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00058
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of twenty-five watercolor paintings by naturalist Edwin Clarence Wurzlow, Sr. of Houma, Louisiana. The paintings predominantly depict flora and fauna found in South Louisiana.

Dates: 1888-1896, undated; circa 1880-1900
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Edwin Clarence Wurzlow Watercolor Paintings

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