Southern States -- Religious life and customs.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Beary and Swartenbroek Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-00226
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers relating to the Beary and Swartenbroek families of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The collection covers three linear feet and spans 1845 to 2003. Materials include correspondence, a diary, receipts, maps, financial and legal documents, genealogical research materials, schedules of religious services, descriptions of gymnastics routines, sheet music, photographs, and other printed matter. Topics represented in this collection include family news and business...
Dates:
1845-2010, undated
Coignet and Gaudet Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-00227
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials relating to the Coignet and Gaudet (Gaude) families, primarily the descendants of Guillaume Alfred Coignet and his two wives, sisters Charlotte and Stephanie Gaudet. The bulk of the collection consists of original correspondence (with translations) and printed sheet music. In addition, there are report cards, school assignments, poems, cards, notes, obituaries and death notices, genealogical research materials, certificates, newspaper clippings,...
Dates:
1838-2010
Stella Queen Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-00048
Scope and Contents
This collection spans 6 linear feet and includes material dating from 1896 to 1969. The materials are comprised of the papers of Stella Woods Queen of Thibodaux, Louisiana, and include personal papers, photographs, printed materials, and phonograph records relating to Queen's family and religious life. The collection is divided into four series: Papers, Photographs, Printed Materials, and Phonograph Records.
The Papers series includes correspondence, records, and ephemera relating...
Dates:
1896-1969
Records of Thibodaux College and St. Joseph Catholic Church
Collection
Identifier: MF-205
Dates:
1859-1934
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