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Terrebonne Parish (La.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Ruffin Barrow, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00065
Scope and Contents This collection consists of business and personal correspondence, invoices, receipts, accounting books, newspapers and newspaper clippings, books and pamphlets, copies of civil court documents, a diary. a scrapbook, loose and framed photographs, and photograph albums. Most items concern the Barataria and Lafourche Canal (Westwego, La.), Myrtle Grove Sugar Plantation (Terrebonne Parish, La.), and the Airless Tube Filler Company (New Orleans, La.). The personal correspondence consists of...
Dates: 1829-1938; Majority of material found in 1901-1925
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Robert Ruffin Barrow, Jr. Papers

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
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Beary and Swartenbroek Family Papers

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

Josephine M. Bouterie Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00155
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises a booklet and postcards collected by Josephine Bouterie of Thibodaux, Louisiana. The booklet, titled "The Symptoms and Cure of Yellow Fever" details the successful treatment of yellow fever prescribed by Dr. Cherot of Thibodaux. The postcards are written to Josephine Bouterie by family and friends and date from 1906 to 1913. The images on the cards include scenes of Texas and Louisiana locations, holiday greetings, and other illustrations.

Dates: 1906-1913 and undated
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Josephine M. Bouterie Collection

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
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Center for Traditional Louisiana Boatbuilding Oral History Collection

Claude B. Duval Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00202
Scope and Contents This collection covers 55 linear ft. and spans 1822-1989 with the bulk of material dating 1950-1979. It is divided into two main groups: Claude B. Duval and Easton Family Papers (Duval’s paternal relatives). The Claude B. Duval Group covers Duval’s political career with a few aspects of his law practice and personal life. His political career covers his campaigns which include correspondence, campaign speeches, radio shows, campaign advertisements and paraphernalia, ads of his opponents, and...
Dates: 1822-2006
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Claude B. Duval 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

Robert S. Jones Papers

 File
Identifier: MS-00225
Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials created and used by Bob Jones during his time as parish engineer with the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. The collection covers 34 linear feet and spans 1972 through 2015, with the bulk of the material dating from 1985 to 2004. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, meeting materials, reports, budget materials, notes, maps, publications, and photographic materials. In addition, there are proposals, contracts, publicity...
Dates: 1972-2015
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Robert S. Jones Papers

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
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / South Louisiana Oral History Collection

Tri Parish Hall of Fame Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00218
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of ceremony programs, framed certifcates, VHS tape, biographies, resumes, correspondence, and newspaper articles.

Dates: 1996-2006
Found in: Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections / Tri Parish Hall of Fame Collection

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