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Institute for Franco-American Culture Collection, 1830-1975, undated

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Collection Scope and Content

The Institute for Franco-Amercian Culture collection is made up of 8 series:

Files
Includes administrative files, correspondence, reports, grant applications, meeting agendas, bibliographies of publications held by the institute. The files are arranged by academic year, 1971 – 1972, 1972 – 1973, 1973 – 1974 and 1975.
Franco-American Organizations and Events
Records from Franco-American organizations outside the Institute from 1947 – 1975 including meeting notes and programs.
Albums and Scrapbooks
One photo album dated 1972 – 1973. Includes photos of Institute events and 1 scrapbook from the St. Francis College French Club
Publications
a selection of 20 volumes collected by the Institute pertaining to the history and culture of Franco-Americans including 19 volumes of the “Almanach du Peuple” 1910 – 1958. Also included are 3 sets of audio cassettes of Franco_American arts, literature and music.
Sheet Music
One folder of music
Slide Presentations
Five presentations conducted by the Institute from 1971-1974 and includes 1221 slides and 2 presentation scripts.
Audio Interviews
13 audio cassettes of interviews from 1974 of various members of the Franco-American community in Biddeford and Lewiston.
Lecture Recordings
14 audio cassette recordings of lectures conducted by the Institute both undated and from 1974.