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Napoleonville (La.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Historic Assumption Parish Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00018
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of towns and people in Assumption Parish during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, programs, booklets, correspondence, surveys and newspaper clippings. It includes a masters thesis by Linda French Mariz (1973), a diary kept by Eliza Lofton Pugh from 1863-1864, a biography of Samuel Anatole Alleman who served as Assumption Parish Superintendent of Schools 1905-1947, and "History of the Town of Napoleonville" by Sam F. Gilbert.

Dates: 1806-1975

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

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