Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Amérique Mortuary Banner · Franco American Digital Archives

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 Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Amérique Mortuary Banner
Description: en Photograph of USJB's mortuary banner, likely used at funerals or services for deceased members of the Caisse de Vieillards. Image captured by Knight, of Worcester, MA.
Author/Creator: Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Amérique; Knight
Genre: en photographs
Topic & Theme: Daily Life/Vie quotidienne; Clubs, Societies, and Organizations/Clubs et associations; Death And Mourning/Mort Et Deuil
Geography: Worcester MA
Source Language: French
Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH): Franco-Americans--Massachusetts; Clubs--United States--Management; Celebrations
Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière (RVM): Franco-américains--Massachusetts; Clubs--États-Unis--Gestion; Jours fériés
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: cabinet card
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: Massachusetts
Country: United States

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