Marcella Belanger Violette Scrapbooks, 1920-2005
Item
Title
Marcella Belanger Violette Scrapbooks, 1920-2005
Creator
Violette, Marcella Belanger
Description
This collection consists of 25 scrapbooks of documents relating to Marcella Belanger Violette's lifetime of public service. The scrapbooks, comprised of more than 3,000 pages, cover the time period from 1920 through 2004. A wide range of topics are included in the collection with key areas being: the town of Van Buren, the Saint John Valley, Franco-Americans, the Acadians, Bilingualism, Education, Politics, St. Bruno’s Church in Van Buren, the Good Sheppard Sisters, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway and the Violette family. Each volume is filled with photos, newspaper articles, letters, cards, telegrams, postcards, brochures, and other items Marcella carefully selected for inclusion. Researchers studying on any of the main topics areas and the general public simply browsing will benefit from this unique resource (see the Collection Guide for a more detailed description of each scrapbook). These scrapbooks were collected and created by Marcella and archivally preserved by her daughter-in-law, Holly Ramsdell Violette.
Publisher
University of Maine, Fort Kent
Date
2022
Language
en
Type
Book
Identifier
Place of Publication
Fort Kent ME