World War, 1939-1945
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Maurice Braud Jr. Collection
This collection consists of the personal war reminiscences of Maurice Braud, Jr. (2 copies), one newspaper produced by Allied prisoners of war during World War II, and one magazine describing the Allied liberation of Europe.
Cheramie Family Collection of Political Campaign Materials
This collection spans three linear feet and comprises printed materials, scrapbooks, and ephemera, and artifacts. The collection relates predominantly to political campaigns in Lafourche Parish and Louisiana dating from 1948 to 1975, along with some personal materials. Campaign materials are comprised primarily of promotional campaign cards, along with postcards, political cartoons, booklets, sample ballots, and memorabilia.
Stanwood R. Duval, Sr. and Family Papers
Georgia Plantation Records
This collection consists of the business records of Georgia Plantation (Assumption Parish, La.), including correspondence, account books, reports, payroll ledgers, store ledgers, financial records, notes, catalogs, and ephemera. The records pertain predominantly to the cultivation and harvesting of sugar cane on Georgia Plantation, as well as associated topics such as labor, wartime agricultural production, and the Blanchard family of Assumption Parish.
Historic Lafourche Parish Collection
This collection dates from 1773 to 2006 and spans 7 linear feet. It consists of photographs, reports, printed materials, correspondence, meeting minutes, maps, blueprints, ephemera, and artifacts relating to the history and culture of Lafourche Parish in Louisiana. The collection is divided into the following series: General parish history, People, Events, Organizations, Education, Churches, Foodways, Historic sites, Transportation, and Business and industry.
Historic Terrebonne Parish Collection
The collection dates from 1816 to 2002 and spans three linear feet. It includes maps, copies of diaries, ephemera, printed materials, photographs, artifacts, and audiovisual material relating to the history and culture of Terrebonne Parish. The collection is divided into seven series: People, families, and personal Items; Historic sites; Schools; Events; Religious organizations; Businesses; and Terrebonne Parish general papers.
Abraham Martin Photographs
Miscellaneous Photographs
This collection comprises one box of photographs and photograph albums. It includes items dated from 1898 to 1952, along with many undated items which appear to date from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Most photographs are portraits of individuals and groups, along with a few candid images.
Wilson Petit Store Ledgers and Family Papers
This collection comprises records of the Wilson Petit General Mercantile Store, along with some Petit family papers.
Roland M. Chiasson Collection
This collection spans 9 linear feet and dates from approximately 1941 to 2008. It consists of correspondence, clippings, articles, interviews, ephemera, photographs, artifacts, scrapbooks, memoirs and books relating predominantly to Chiasson's service in World War II.