University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection
Lafayette Jewish Cemetery Association (Lafayette, LA). Records, 1890-1997
UAAMC.COLL.0327
0.416667 Linear Feet
5 inches of materials contained in 2 boxes
3 Volumes
3 oversize ledgers
1890-1997
Biographical / Historical
The Lafayette Jewish Cemetery Association Records chartered under the name The Menachim Avelim (comforting the mourners) in Lafayette Parish in 1890.
The purpose of the society was to maintain and support a certain burial ground situated in the Town of Lafayette, LA. The lot or burial place had been acquired by virtue of an act of donation from the Hon. Alexandre Mouton. It was donated and accepted on February 12, 1869 and duly recorded in the book of donations for the parish. The officers for this society consist of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and a board of directors.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of documents, membership information, financial records, and minutes of meetings. The minutes are both handwritten and typed in ledger books.
