Letter from Ovide LeClair, to Félix Gatineau

Contributing Institution: Assumption University
Repository: French Institute
View at Contributing Institution: https://library.assumption.edu/french_institute/felix_gatineau_collection
Digitization Status: Digitized / Numérisé(e)
Collection/Part of: Félix Gatineau Collection
Title: en Letter from Ovide LeClair, to Félix Gatineau
Description: en A letter to Félix Gatineau, from Ovide LeClair. Writing from Montana, LeClair included payment with his letter for a copy of Gatineau's "Histoire des Franco-Americains de Southbridge," and provided extensive details about Franco-Americans in the the northwestern states. He mentions two priests- Father Tougas from Worcester, Massachusetts, and Father LeClair from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Author/Creator: Gatineau, Félix; LeClair, Ovide
Date(s): 1919-12-04
Genre: en correspondence
Topic & Theme: Daily Life/Vie quotidienne; Religion; Religious Men/Hommes Religieux; Work/Travail; Forestry And Logging/Foresterie et exploitation Forestière
Geography: Montana; Helena MT; Wyoming; Worcester MA; Fall River MA; Ronan; Southbridge MA; Augusta ME; Wolf Creek
familyName: Gatineau; Tougas; LeClair
Source Language: English; French
Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH): Franco-Americans--Montana; Franco-Americans--Wyoming; Authors And Publishers--United States--20th Century--Non-Fiction
Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière (RVM): Franco-américains--Montana; Franco-américains--Wyoming; Écrivains et éditeurs--États-Unis--20ième siècle
Copyright Statement and Conditions governing use: Permission for use or reproduction can be obtained from the director of the French Institute, and is subject to the Institute’s user policies.
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is available to researchers and other interested parties.
Existence and Location of Originals: French Institute, Assumption University, La Maison 308, Worcester, Massachusetts
Biography, Administrative History and Provenance: en This collection relates the history of the Franco-American Félix Gatineau, who immigrated to Southbridge, Massachusetts in 1877. The collection, with a few exceptions, details his life post-immigration, particularly his extensive involvement in Franco-American social and political life. Gatineau’s interactions with the Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste d’Amérique [USJB], and its committee the Caisse des Vieillards (which provided financial assistance to elderly members and their families), are particularly well-represented. Of special note are the 43 diaries that he kept from 1881 through the 1920s.
Extent: 4 pages
Arrangement: en This collection includes eight series: Biographical Documents, Correspondence, Genealogy, Southbridge, Franco-American Culture, Union Saint-Jean Baptiste d’Amérique, Volumes, and Diaries.
Notes: This collection was originally processed by Joshua Barriere, with further processing undertaken by Kate Bradley in 2021.
Recommended Citation: Félix Gatineau Collection, French Institute, Assumption University
State/Province: Maine; Massachusetts; Montana; Wyoming
Country: United States

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