Blanchet's Assortment of notes, letters, and lyrics

Accession No.: 
D-BL1-050

All papers in tan folder

D-BL1-050-001
Letter to Catherine Blanchet from Seva containing picture of Ernest Adam Belanger, brother of Alcest Ambrose Belanger, grandfather of Seva Landry, French Canadien; notes and family history on back of photo
#2-4

D-BL1-050-002
Letter from Morris Roche to Catherine Blanchet; Kaplan, LA 6-11-63; looking for help recording some French songs
2 pages; #5-7

D-BL1-050-003
Small, blue notebook with list of songs and lyrics;
1. La Belle Emelie (#44)
2. L'Orangier (#40)
3. Au Clair de la Lune (#46)
4. Charles Cherie (#62)
5. J'm'ai Fait Une Jolie Belle
6. Les Belle Filles Veulent Pas de Moi
7. Blanche, Ma Bonne Lumière (#41)
8. Charles Cherie (#62)
9. Mon Aimable Catin (#42)
#8-28

D-BL1-050-004
Chart of songs with corresponding dance moves and notes on dancers
3 pages; #29-31

D-BL1-050-005
Notes explaining the background of dances
3 pages; #32-36

D-BL1-050-006
*****rescan****

D-BL1-050-007
Letter to Mr. Gobert containing translations to lyrics; Abbeville, LA 1/1/1955
2 pages; #37-40

D-BL1-050-008
Newspaper comic

D-BL1-050-009
Assortment of notes

D-BL1-050-010
English translations to songs
2 pages; #43-46

D-BL1-050-011
"The Star-Spangled Banner" and "Sur le Pont de Nantes" lyrics
2 pages; #47-48

D-BL1-050-012
Loose leaf sheets

D-BL1-050-013
List of songs from Blanchet M.S. Collection
#50-51

D-BL1-050-014
Notes on Harry Oster - LA Folksong Jambalaya LP c. 1959

D-BL1-050-015
Notebook connected to folder; "Subject Index" list of 122 (not counting variants) songs categorized by topic: l'amour, la mariage, devier(?), chants d'enfance, danses rondes, chants de soldat, chants a boire; list of songs and singers from Erath, LA

Media Type: 
Document
Collection: 
Catherine Blanchet Documents
Subject: 
Notes; Letters; Newspaper; Sheet Music; Lyrics
Creator: 
Catherine Blanchet
Coverage Spatial: 
Vermilion Parish
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Monday, January 28, 2019
Original Format: 
Paper
Digital Format: 
PDF
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore