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Imperial Calcasieu Survey Records 1987-1991

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Identifier
NFAI.O.00000018
Date
1987 - 1991 (Inclusive dates)
Creator and/or Contributor
Louisiana Folklife Program (creator)
Scope and Content Note

Collection consists of seven folders of documents--a Final Report (1991), Grant application material (1990), a Mailing List Proof Report (1990), and field reports (1987); 49 cassette tapes, and 37 tape logs.



Administrative/Biographical History Element

This collection documents two surveys--one carried out by Amy Brassieur in 1987 and one in 1991 by Pat Mire. The included survey final reports indicate that both shared the goal of locating and documenting local artists, craftspeople, storytellers, etc, who were representative of the traditional arts of the region, which includes Allen, Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu, and Jefferson Davis Parishes.



System of Arrangement

Materials may be found in the following series within the Louisana Folklife Program Project Files:

  • Series XXXI. MISCELLANEOUS LFP PROJECT FILES, 1985-1994: Subseries 3: Imperial Calcasieu Survey, 1987, 1990-1991
  • Series XXIV. Oral History


General Note

Collection is available for review at LSU Libraries Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge, La.

Extent
0.3 (linear feet)
49 (cassette tapes)
Language
English (Languages)
Other Subject Headings
Burgess Brassieur, Amy. (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Oral Histories (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Recreation areas--Interpretive programs (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Reports (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
River City Festivals Association (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Van Rheenen, Mary (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Temporal Coverage
1987 - 1991
Geographic Coverage
Allen parish (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Beauregard parish (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Calcasieu parish (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Cameron parish (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Jefferson Davis parish (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Vernon parish (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Preferred Citation
Louisiana Folklife Program Project Files, Mss. 4730, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Related Entities:
Louisiana Folklife Program (creator)

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