La Fédération Catholique Franco-Américaine de Fall River records
Scope and Contents
The collection includes the constitution and manifesto of the Fédération, the secretary's records, a list of the members of the 1969-1970 Bureau of Direction, scholarship records, correspondence, banquet programs, newspapers and news clippings, a French translation of the Order of the Mass, and French Christmas Music.
Dates
- 1926-1976
Language of Materials
Materials almost entirely in French, some materials in English
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Founded in 1919, the Fédération Catholique Franco-Américaine de Fall River was meant to promote the religious, social and economic interests of Franco-Americans, and to strengthen the bonds of fraternity between various Franco-American societies of Fall River. In order to belong to the Fédération, each society had to be a Catholic, Franco-American society that was not purely political. The groups belonging to the Fédération, however, retained their autonomy.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes and 1 oversized folder in map case)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated with the records of Club Richelieu, received from Normand Ouelette, May, 2012., accession # 12-13
- Title
- La Fédération Catholique Franco-Américaine de Fall River records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrew DeVido, ’15
- Date
- June 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Repository