Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog

Selections from Elizabeth Brandon's dissertation;

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Cover page for "Moeurs et Langue de la Paroisse Vermilion en Louisiane"

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"Propositions" page

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Lessons on French sentence structure; pages 465-511
47 pages; #3-49 (page in PDF)

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"Chapitre III: Langue Dans les Contes Pseudo-Creoles"; pages 512-538
27 pages; #50-77

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"Conclusion"; pages 539-542
4 pages; #78-81

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"Bibliographie"; pages 543-558
16 pages; #82-97

Blue booklet

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Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies Annual Review 1973 cover; Board of Trustees National Museums of Canada; Object of the Mercury Series; Table of Contents; photo
4 pages; #1-9 (page in PDF)

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"Forward" by William E. Taylor, Director of National Museum of Man.; pages 1-2 (page in book)
2 pages; #10-11

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"Introduction" by Carmen Roy, Chief of Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies; photo; pages 3-5
3 pages; #12-14

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"The Research Programme of the CCFCS" by Géza de Rohan-Csermak; pages 6-8
3 pages; #15-17

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"Anglo-Celtic Section" by Gordon W. MacLennan; photo; pages 9-12
4 pages; #18-21

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"French-Romance Section" by André-Richard Gauthier; pages 13-15
3 pages; #22-24

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"German-Scandinavian Section" by Magnus Einarsson; photo; pages 16-18
2 pages; #25-27

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"Slavic and East European Section" by Robert B. Klymasz; photo; pages 19-22
4 pages; #28-31

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"Balkan and Baltic Research Programme" by Philip V. R. Tilney; pages 23-25
3 pages; #32-34

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"Ethnomusicology Section" by Roxane C. Carlisle; photo; pages 26-31
6 pages; #35-41

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"Custodial Services" by E.G. Finley; pages 32-33
2 pages; #42-43

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"Artifact Accessions by Ethnic Group" page 34

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"Archive Acquisitions" page 35

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"Bibliography of Works Finished or Published by the CCFCS Staff in 1973; pages 36-38
3 pages; #46-48

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"Conferences Attended In 1973" pages 39-40
2 pages; #49-50

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"List of CCFCS Staff Research In 1973" page 41

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"Geographical Map of CCFCS Staff Research Areas in 1973" page 42

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"List of CCFCS Contractee Research in 1973" page 43

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"Geographical Map of CCFCS Staff Contractee Research Areas in 1973" page 44

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Varsouvianna Dance Directions

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Mazurka Dance Directions

Book collected, arranged and edited by Catherine Blanchet and Marie del Norte Thériot; Southwest Louisiana French Folk Series; R.E. Blanchet, Distributor; Abbeville, Louisiana; red/white cover and blue/white cover versions;

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"Les Danses Rondes: Louisiana French Folk Dances" red and white cover; book of sheet music and lyrics;

Contents:
La Violette
Le Joli Rosier
Le Pommier Doux
Les Lauriers Sont Coupés
Papillon
Raisin, Raisin
Les Oeufs
Sur le Bord de la Rivière
Là-Bas, Là-Haut Sur Cette Montagne
Allons Au Bois
Le Petit Bois
Ah, Mon Beau Château
La Sainte Catherine
Aveine
Fli-Fla-Flon
La Petite Boiteuse
Le Tour du Rosier
Chaise, Chaise, Chaise
Shoo-Fly
About the Songs
About the Dance Directions
34 pages; #1-36

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"Les Danses Rondes: Louisiana French Folk Dances" blue and white cover; book of sheet music and lyrics; 9 copies

Contents:
La Violette
Le Joli Rosier
Le Pommier Doux
Les Lauriers Sont Coupés
Papillon
Raisin, Raisin
Les Oeufs
Sur le Bord de la Rivière
Là-Bas, Là-Haut Sur Cette Montagne
Allons Au Bois
Le Petit Bois
Ah, Mon Beau Château
La Sainte Catherine
Aveine
Fli-Fla-Flon
La Petite Boiteuse
Le Tour du Rosier
Chaise, Chaise, Chaise
Shoo-Fly
About the Songs
About the Dance Directions
32 pages; #37-70

All papers in blue, clear folder;

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Drawing of house; black ink on blue paper

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"Jean Sot - Conte Louisianaise" cast sheet

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Correspondence between Catherine Blanchet and Dr. Philip; questions about script translation; April 20, 1976 and April 21, 1976(?)
2 pages; #4-5 (page in PDF)

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"Jean Sot" background and press release by Catherine Blanchet; 2 copies

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Handwritten notes about props and costumes

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Edited version of "Jean Sot" script with corrections by Catherine Blanchet; 2 copies/versions
4 pages; #8-17

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"Jean Sot" script; typed
4 pages; #18-21

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"Jean Sot" script; handwritten
2 pages; #22-23

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Written purpose for creating the play; January 24, 1977 at 4:30 pm; some of the Acadian lore dates back prior to 1604

Red Thesis book; 26 scanned pages; differences between other printed thesis, mostly loose papers stuffed inside the book

****Refer to D-BL4-001 for complete scan of thesis****

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A note of Emily Simon with address and phone number; found on page 91 in book

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Notecards of blank sheet music bars; found on page 136 in book

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Notes on Joseph Hickerson in Library of Congress, folklorist and the National Museum of Canada in “Archives de Folklore;” found on page 171 in book
2 pages; #3-4 (page in PDF)

**stuffed in back of book**

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Notes on Vietnamese sentence structures

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Letter to Catherine Blanchet from Alan Jabbour; April 15, 1970; reply letter on duplication projects in the Archive of Folk Songs in the Library of Congress

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Letter to Catherine Blanchet from the National Museums of Canada (Musées Nationaux du Canada); June 1970; envelope and information on their archives
5 pages; #7-11

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Blank form of Order of Duplication Services from the Library of Congress and a schedule of chargers for said services
2 pages; #12-13

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Letter to Catherine Blanchet from Elizabeth Brandon; June 2 1970; setting up meetings with other people, and contact people for Blanchet’s thesis and envelope
5 pages; #14-22

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Letter to Catherine Blanchet from Alan Jabbour; Dec. 5, 1969; listing of Louisiana folk music collections in the Library of Congress
2 pages; #23-24

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Newspaper clipping of “Who Says Cajun Is Bad French? Some Think it Deserves Respect”

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Crutchfield's Live Oak Gallery Pre-Showing Open House Invite and Program
7 pages; #1-8

3 papers;

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"A Cajun Toast" poem by Bob Hamm, 1973

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"Mariez-moi, Ma Petite Maman" lyrics

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"Elaine K. Flannery presents in recital Nancy Sullivan, violinist, assisted by Suzanna Stennett, pianist...Sunday, July 27, 1969; Baptist Student Union, USL Campus"

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Copied pages from unknown book/source in French; page numbers 489-494
6 pages; #1-6 (page in PDF)

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Louisiana Folk Foundation envelopes; blank; 30 copies

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Louisiana Folk Foundation Letter Heads; blank; 40 copies;

List of Board of Trustees: Paul Tate - President, Dr. Patricia K. Rickels - Vice President, Catherine Blanchet - Secretary, Edward Blanchet - Treasurer, Dr. Milton Rickels, Richard Wagner, Wade O. Martin Jr., Roy Theriot;

List of Advisory Commitee: Mrs. C. E. Hamilton, Hosea Phillips, Floyd Cormier, Mary Alice Fontenot, Annabelle Hoffman Krewitz, Harry Oster Ph.D., Elizabeth Brandon Ph.D., Ralph C. Rinzler, Dean Tom Arceneaux, George Brown, Edith Dupre, Irene Whitefield Holmes, Jeanne Castille, Revon J. Reed, George Reincke, Dick Allen, Leslie Burris, Mary Alice Cox, Harriet Sento, Gladys Calhoun Case, Larry Vidrine, Gene Griffen, Robert Gilmore, Jeanne Gilmore, Marie Del Norte Theriot Hains

Coloring book about “the diversity of Louisiana’s lands and peoples and does it with humor and social concern”; 42 pages

“A Child’s Louisiana: Create & Color” (La Louisiane Vue Par un Enfant);
By Kathleen Bordelon Duplantier and Norman Marmillion; Illustrated by Norman Marmillion
The Pretzel Press: New Orleans, 1980, 37 pages

A lesson book on Cajun French in conversations, book 1; 41 pages
By Randall P. Whatley and Harry Jannise; published by the Chicot Press

Table of Contents (using page # in PDF, not book)
1.Introduction; #8-14
2.A Word from the Authors; #15
3.Days of the Week and Months of the Year;#16
4.Holidays; #16
5.Numbers; #17-19; Cardinal numbers, Ordinal numbers, Fractions, Telling Time, Making change, Weights and Measurements
6.Parts of the Body; #19-20; External and Internal
7.Clothing; #20-21
8.Colors; #21
9.The House; #21-23; The living room, The kitchen, Bedroom, The bathroom, The outside
10.Food; #23-24
11.Animals; #24-26
12.Fruits, Vegetables, and Crops; #27
13.Tools, Machinery, and Building Materials; #27
14.Plants; #28-29
15.Trees; #29
16.Useful Expressions; #29-39
17.Old Cajun Names; #39-40; Men and Women