American Bicentennial Collection
Scope and Contents
There are five series in this collection: objects, papers, periodicals, ARBA official publications and Quilts. Each series is divided into topics and then arranged in alphabetical order.
Dates
- 1973-1976
Creator
- American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
The American Bicentennial Collection reflects the effort to have Baton Rouge named as a Bicentennial City and the activities as a result of its subsequent reception of this award. The American Bicentennial celebrates the 200-year anniversary of the American Revolution. The local Bicentennial Commission was headed by Roy Shehan. Baton Rouge was chosen as a Bicentennial City because of its Bicentennial Heritage and the importance of the city to National history. The Commission’s activities included, but were not limited to the construction and dedication of Galvez Plaza, preservation of Historic Highland Road Cemetery, a Legacy of Trees Commission and many civic beautification projects.
Extent
8 box
Arrangement
There are five series in this collection: objects, papers, periodicals, ARBA official publications and Quilts. Each series is divided into topics and then arranged in alphabetical order.
Physical Location
BRS R9 2.7 (quilts), 3.1-.3.3
Processing Information
This collection was initially processed by Melissa Eastin on October 16, 2008. Because of the previous processing, original order has been disturbed
- Title
- American Bicentennial Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Melissa Eastin
- Date
- 2008-10-16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Special Collections Repository
