Clifton Paul Theriot Archivist, Assistant Librarian ... · Archivist, Assistant Librarian, Associate Professor ... Library Associate II, ... Archives that were used for my pictorial

Clifton Paul Theriot

Archivist, Assistant Librarian, Associate Professor

Interim Co-Director

Ellender Memorial Library, Nicholls State University

e-mail: [email protected]

Ellender Memorial Library

P.O. Box 2028

Thibodaux, LA 70310

985-448-4621

EDUCATION

Master of Library and Information Science, 1998. Louisiana State University.

Bachelor of Arts, 1995. History, Nicholls State University.

Member, The Academy of Certified Archivists, 2006, 2012 (Membership

restricted; certification by examination, etc.)

TEACHING / LIBRARY EXPERIENCE

November 2013-Present

Interim Co-Director, Ellender Memorial Library, Nicholls State University

Responsible for all aspects of management and library operations, including

staffing (9 faculty and 12 staff), budget and collection development and maintenance.

July 2002– Present

Archivist, Ellender Memorial Library, Nicholls State University

Responsible for the management and operation of a full service archives and

special collections department (approximately 5,600 linear feet) which includes a large

senatorial collection, manuscript collections, university archives, historic photograph

collections, rare book collections, regional book collections, and genealogy collections.

Supervise full-time professional and Civil Service positions, and part-time student

assistants.

Responsibilities:

*Reference service which includes in-house, phone, mail and email requests.

*Develop, monitor, and update archive and special collections goals, policies and

procedures.

*Establish and monitor security/preservation/disaster procedures.

*Consult with faculty to make available resources which support their respective

courses.

*Solicit and maintain positive relationships with donors and prospective donors.

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*Select and appraise special collections material.

*Actively promote the resources available in archives and special collections.

*Solicit and coordinate alternative funding.

*Oversee daily scheduling, work flow, and assignments.

*Process and maintain new and existing donations.

*Create and provide finding aids, indexes, and inventories.

*Conduct tours of archives for various groups.

*Keep statistical records.

*Prepare exhibits for Ellender Room display area.

*Reserve and host special events in the Ellender Room.

Records Management Officer, Nicholls State University. Responsible for developing and

monitoring records retention schedules for each department at the University.

Responsible for monitoring and approving records disposal requests for each department.

July 2001-June 2002

Assistant Cataloger, Assistant Professor, Ellender Memorial Library, Nicholls State

University.

As assistant cataloger, my responsibilities included cataloging and classification

of incoming material. One of my main duties was to reclassify books already in the

collection according to the changes that have been provided by the Dewey Decimal

Classification schedules. Maintenance of the on-line catalog was also performed in

conjunction with the cataloging process. While in the department, I supervised two

student assistants.

August 1998-June 2001

Reference Librarian, Ellender Memorial Library, Nicholls State University.

Responsibilities included: reference service, bibliographic instruction, online

searches utilizing the library catalog/indexes and databases, collection development for

Culinary and Family and Consumer Science Departments, some circulation/reserve

duties, evaluating the reference collection for weeding, and assisting in other departments

when needed. I was also in charge of the library during the evening hours.

July 1995-August 1998

Library Associate II, Serials Department, Ellender Memorial Library, Nicholls State

University.

Responsibilities included: supervisor of the Serials Department and student

workers during the evening hours, serials reference service, head of bindery for all library

departments, preparing $20,000 budget for library bindery, handling all missing issue

claims, working with the cataloging department to set up all new journal titles, and

routine assignments such as check-in of journals and magazines, maintenance/mending of

collection, and keeping daily statistics.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Exhibit, “Evangeline Baseball League 1934-1957,” Ellender Room, Ellender Memorial

Library, March 2015.

Book, Images of America: Lafourche Parish, published December 2014. This is a

pictorial history of the parish using photographs and research from the Archives as well

as various other sources.

Exhibit, “Six-Man Football at Larose-Cut Off High School,” Library Lobby, Ellender

Memorial Library, September 2014-March 2015.

Radio station interview, This interview was conducted through KTIB’s “Dialog”

program. During the interview, I discussed the various resources available in the

Archives that were used for my pictorial book on Lafouche Parish, December 19, 2014.

Presentation, Chair, “Historic Preservation” Jubilee event, Ellender Memorial Library,

March 30, 2015. This presentation included a powerpoint and lecture as well as the

distribution of reports prepared on a restored Lafourche Parish home.

Seminar Planner/Chair, Lafourche Heritage Society’s 38th

Annual History and Genealogy

Seminar, Thibodaux, LA., August 2, 2014.

Speaker, “Terrebonne Parish Research Material Available at the NSU Archives,”

Terrebonne Genealogical Society, Houma, La., June 2014.

Panel Speaker, “The Making of a Regional History Book,” Jambalaya Writers’

Conference and Book Fair, March 22, 2014.

Exhibit, “A History of Valentine Louisiana: Sugar Plantation and Pulp and Paper Mill,”

Ellender Room, Ellender Memorial Library, August 2013-August 2014.

Presentation, Chair, “Historic Georgia Plantation” Jubilee event, Ellender Memorial

Library, March 10, 2014. This presentation included a powerpoint and lecture as well as

the distribution of reports prepared on a restored Lafourche Parish home.

Speaker, Leadership Lafourche, Provided a history/archival tour and lecture to

Leadership Lafourche participants, January 14, 2014.




Wrote Foreword, Researcher/Proofreader/Indexer, Livestock Brands & Marks, An

Unexpected Bayou Country History 1822-1946 Pioneer Families Terrebonne Parish,

Louisiana, 2013.

Presentation, “Historic Lafourche” Jubilee event, Ellender Memorial Library, March 18,

2013. This presentation included a powerpoint and lecture as well as the distribution of

reports prepared on various Lafourche Parish homes and businesses.

Exhibit, “Hollywood on the Bayou: An Exhibit of Louisiana Film History,” Ellender

Room, Ellender Memorial Library, January 2013-June 2013.

Exhibit, “Helmets to Helmets” High School and College Football Helmets,” Ellender

Room, Ellender Memorial Library, August 2012-January 2013




Grant, Co-Investigator, Board of Regents Enhancement Grant (50,250.00) Funds used to

establish Center for Bayou Studies, Summer 2012.

Presentation, Co-Chair, “Historic Lafourche” Jubilee event, Ellender Memorial Library,


distribution of reports prepared on various Lafourche Parish homes and businesses.

Exhibit, “ Celebrated Houma Oysters: The History of the Cenac Family and the Early

Oyster Industry in Terrebonne Parish,” Ellender Room, Ellender Memorial Library,

March 2011-June 2012.

Grant-Co-Author, Lorio Foundation Grant ($20,000.00) Funds used to buy scanning

equipment for Archives, Fall, 2011.

Researcher/Proofreader, Eyes of an Eagle Jean-Pierre Cenac, Patriarch An Illustrated

History of Early Houma-Terrebonne, 2011.







Speaker/Guide, Leadership Lafourche, This event included a parish-wide bus tour/history

lecture as well as an Archives tour/lecture, January 13, 2011.




Book chapter, “The Plaisance Family of Bayou Lafourche,” The Lafourche Country III

Annals and Onwardness, Lafourche Heritage Society, 2010.

Book chapter, “The History of the Lafourche Parish Library,” The Lafourche Country III

annals and Onwardness, Lafourche Heritage Society, 2010.

Speaker, Lafourche Retired Teachers Association, “Resources in the Archives & Special

Collections Department,” Larose, La., September 22, 2010.

Speaker, “New Research Material Available at the NSU Archives,” Terrebonne

Genealogical Society, Gray, La., May 29, 2010.




Co-Speaker, Developing Library and Archival Exhibits, Jubilee Research Week, Nicholls

State University, Thibodaux, La., March 16, 2010.

Exhibit, “Thibodaux Playhouse Presents 50 Years of Plays 1960-2010,” Ellender Room,

Ellender Memorial Library, March 2010-December 2010, This exhibit consisted of

memorabilia on the history of the Thibodaux Playhouse.



Seminar Planner/Chair, Lafourche Heritage Society’s 33rd








Presentation, Folklife/Genealogy Demonstrations “And who’s your Ta Tante,” This

genealogy presentation was given as part of the folklife demonstrations during the 35th

annual French Food Festival in Larose, La., October, 25, 2008.

Exhibit, “Nicholls State University Celebrates 60 Years” Ellender Room, Ellender

Memorial Library, August 2008-May 2009, This exhibit includes materials documenting

the University from 1948-2008.

Seminar Planner/Chair, Lafourche Heritage Society’s 32nd

Annual History and

Genealogy Seminar, Thibodaux, LA., August 9, 2008.

Speaker, Historic Thibodaux Tour, This tour was given to participants of the Louisiana

Trust for Historic Preservation Conference, April 23, 2008.

Speaker, “Local History Research in the Nicholls Archives,” Jubilee at Nicholls State

University, Thibodaux, LA., April 15, 2008.


April 1, 2008. This presentation included a powerpoint and lecture as well as the


Exhibit, “Beams of Light: A History of the Flashlight” Ellender Room, Ellender

Memorial Library, June 2007-June 2008. This exhibit includes items borrowed from the

collection of Billy Talbot.

Seminar Planner/Chair, Lafourche Heritage Society’s 31st Annual History and Genealogy


Speaker, “Archival Holdings of Interest to Genealogists at Nicholls State University,”

German-Acadian Coast Historical and Genealogical Society, LaPlace, LA, June 26, 2007.

Article, “Offshore Oil and Gas History Project,” Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts

Association Newsletter, Spring 2007.

Article, “Lafourche Parish Celebrates 200 Years 1807-2007,” Louisiana Archives and

Manuscripts Association Newsletter, Spring 2007.

Grant-Co-Author, Instructional Technology Fee Grant ($2,798.00) Funds used to buy

computer equipment for Ellender Memorial Library, Spring 2007.

Exhibit, Lafourche Parish Bicentennial Celebration, Ellender Room, Ellender Memorial

Library, February-June 2007. This exhibit included historic photographs and material

from various archival collections.

Exhibit, Lafourche Parish Bicentennial Celebration, Raceland, LA, March 31, 2007. This

exhibit included two separate exhibits on the history of Nicholls State University and the

history of the Vacherie-Gheens Community. In addition, many hours were spent

researching and helping various members of the community organize different

community history displays.

Session Chair, “Wheelers and Dealers: Political Papers in Louisiana Archives,” Louisiana

Historical Association Conference, Alexandria, LA, March 22, 2007.

Speaker, “Highlights from the Library’s Archives and Special Collections Department,”

Friends of Ellender Memorial Library Luncheon, Nicholls State University, March 13,

2007.




Annual Meeting/Conference Chair and Host, Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts

Association, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, November 17, 2006.

Speaker, Archives and Special Collections Local History Resources, Woman’s Club of

Thibodaux, Thibodaux, LA, November 13, 2006.

Presentation, “The Historic Bayou Lafourche Region” Bayou Lafourche Heritage Day,

E.D. White Historic Site, October 14, 2006.

Speaker, “Lafourche Parish Courthouse Records Preservation Project,” Lafourche

Heritage Society’s 30th

Annual History and Genealogy Seminar, Thibodaux, LA, August

19, 2006.




Speaker, Houma/Terrebonne Archival Resources available at Nicholls, Homestead

Assisted Living Center, May 18, 2006.

Presentation, “The Historic Bayou Lafourche Region” Bayou Lafourche Heritage Day,

E.D. White Historic Site, March 18, 2006.





Annual Seminar on History

and Genealogy, Thibodaux, LA, August 6, 2005.

Special Collections Security Survey, June 2005, This survey is being used to gather

information about the security of Rare books, Manuscripts and other Special Collections.

The survey is being coordinated by Florence Jumonville, Archivist at UNO.

Grant-Co-Author with Dr. Thomas Bryant et al, The Entrepreneurial Culture of

Louisiana: Development of Multimedia Materials for University and Pre-University

Teaching, LEQSF grant ($27,000), June 2005-June 2006.

Exhibit, Antique Kitchen Gadgets, Ellender Room, Ellender Memorial Library, July

2005-2006. This exhibit included antique kitchen items borrowed from the collection of

Mary Royston. It was included as part of the Jubilee activities in the spring of 2006.

Speaker, Resources available in the Archives and Special Collections at Nicholls State

University, Daughters of the American Revolution Regional Meeting, Thibodaux, LA.,

March 12, 2005.

Exhibit, Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend, Ellender Room, Ellender Memorial Library,

March-May 2005. This exhibit of archival books and historical material was held in

conjunction with the Elizabeth I traveling exhibit.

Article, “Department Spotlight: Archives and Special Collections,” Ce Qui Se Passe,

Ellender Memorial Library newsletter, vol. 1 #2 Spring 2005.

Grant-Co-Author, National Endowment for the Humanities ($1,000) Grant for Elizabeth I

traveling exhibit sponsored by ALA and the Newberry Library-Chicago. Display

scheduled for Mar/Apr 2005.

Grant-Co-Author, Lorio Foundation and Lafourche Heritage Society ($5,300) Funds used

to buy a collection of local postcards and antebellum newspapers to be deposited in the

Nicholls Archives, Fall 2004.

Article, “Digital Louisiana Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970,” Ce Qui Se Passe, Ellender

Memorial Library newsletter, vol. 1 #1 Fall 2004.

Speaker, “Outreach: University Archives Working with Local Historical Groups.”

Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association Annual Meeting, Lake Charles, LA.,

October 15, 2004.




Speaker, “Local Historic Architecture,” Lafourche Heritage Society’s 28th

Annual

Seminar on History and Genealogy, Thibodaux, LA, Aug. 21, 2004.

Exhibit, “Cowboy Heroes of the Silver Screen,” Ellender Room, Ellender Memorial

Library, Spring-Fall 2004.

Speaker, “Historic Local Architecture” Cypress Manor Museum, Morgan City, LA.,

March 21, 2004.

Radio station interview, This interview was conducted through KTIB’s “Dialog” program

and the NSU University Relations department. During the interview, I discussed the

various resources available in the Archives, January 9, 2004.

Exhibit, “Evangeline Baseball League,” Ellender Room, Ellender Memorial Library,

Summer/Fall 2003. Display of historic photographs and memorabilia from the Archives.




Speaker, Jean Lafitte Wetlands Center History Camp, four sessions on Local Historic

Architecture, Thibodaux, LA, Summer 2003.

Speaker, Archival Resources available at the NSU Archives, Terrebonne Genealogical

Society, June 28, 2003.

Grant-Co-Author, Lorio Foundation and Lafourche Heritage Society ($11,527) Funds

used to reprint “Lafourche Country: The People and the Land,” May 2003.

Book Review: interview for an article published in the Houma Courier and Daily Comet

concerning a review of “Vacherie, St. James Parish Louisiana: History and Genealogy,”

by Elton Oubre, May 15, 2003.

Exhibit, “In Celebration of the Purchase: Cartes historiques de la Louisiane,” Ellender

Room, Ellender Memorial Library, Spring 2003. Display of historic maps and books

from the Archives collections.

Grant-Co-Author, Instructional Technology Fee grant ($2,020.04) Funds used to buy

computer equipment for Ellender Memorial Library, March 2003.

Exhibit, “An Exhibit of Lithographic Plates from J.J. Audubon’s Viviparous

Quadrupeds,” Ellender Room, Ellender Memorial Library, February 2003.

Exhibit, “Photography Through the Years,” Ellender Room, Ellender Memorial Library,

Summer/Fall 2002. This exhibit included antique photography equipment and

photographs borrowed from the collection of Adrian Gauthier.

Recognition of my assistance with research appears in the following published

works:

Acknowledgment page; Livestock Brands & Marks, An Unexpected Bayou Country

History 1822-1946 Pioneer Families Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, 2013.

Acknowledgment page; Eyes of an Eagle Jean-Pierre Cenac, Patriarch An Illustrated

History of Early Houma-Terrebonne, 2011.

Acknowledgment page; Baseball in Baton Rouge, by Michael and Janice Bielawa,

Arcadia Publishing, 2007.

Acknowledgment; Bayou Lafourche: The Longest Street in the World (DVD), by Jim

Fields, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, 2006.

Acknowledgment page; Nicholls State University: The Ayo Years 1983-2003, by Alfred

N. Delahaye, Nicholls State University Foundation, 2005.

Acknowledgment page; Houma, by Thomas Cobb and Mara Currie, Arcadia Publishing,

2004.

Acknowledgment page; Diary of a Christian Soldier, by David C. Rankin, Cambridge

University Press, 2004.

Acknowledgment page; Scarred By War: Civil War in Southeast Louisiana, by

Christopher G. Pena, Author House Press, 2004.

Acknowledgment page; Bayou Lafourche from Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico:

An Evolving Landscape 1941-2003 (CD-ROM), Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary

Progarm, 2003.

Acknowledgment; The Final Days of Isle Derniere, by Bethany Ewald Bultman,

Louisiana Cultural Vistas, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, vol. 13 #4 winter

2002-03.

SERVICE / PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Service

Academy of Certified Archivists, 2006, 2012

(Membership restricted; certification by examination, etc.)

Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association

President, 2006-2007

Vice-President/President Elect, 2005-2006 (As Vice-President, I arranged and

hosted the Association’s 2006 Annual Meeting at Nicholls)

Nominating Committee, 2006

Board of Directors, 2004-2008

Scholarship Committee, 2004-2006

Publications Committee, 2005

Southern Archivists Conference

Planning Committee, 2007-2008

Society of Southwest Archivists

Executive Board nominee, 2006

Society of American Archivists

Lalinc (Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium)

Preservation Committee, 2003-2005

American Library Association, 2002-2005

Louisiana Library Association

LOUIS Users Group (Louisiana Library Network)

University Service

University Budget Committee, 2014-present

Center for Bayou Studies, Board Member, 2011-present

University Records Management Officer, 2003-present

University Academic Policies and Standards Committee, 2003-2005, 2006-2013

Human Subjects Institutional Review Board, 2012-2013, 2014-2015

Archives Cenac/Edwards Fundraiser, 2011

University Grievance Committee, 2004-2010

University Library Committee, 2002-2006

University Records Committee (ad hoc), 2005

Department of History and Social Sciences Advisory Committee, 2004

Library Director Search Committee, Spring 2003

Library Service

Disaster Policy Committee, Chair, 2007-Present

Assistant Archivist Search Committee, Chair, 2005, 2006/07, 2014

Library Faculty Rubrics Committee, 2002-2003,2007,2010

Marc Tag Resolution Committee, 2006-present

Standing Order Committee, 2002-present

Content DM Project Committee, Chair, 2003-present

Elizabeth I Exhibit Committee, Chair 2003-2005

Library Web Page Committee, 2003-2004

Collection Development Librarian Search Committee, Fall 2004

Display Committee, 2002-2004

Library Self-Study Taskforce (SACS), 2003

Tech Fee Grant Committee, 2003

Automation Librarian Search Committee, 2002

Reference Collection Development Committee, 2002

Community Service

Lafourche Heritage Society, Inc., Lafourche Parish, LA

Board of Directors, 1998-present

Historian, 2012-present

Corresponding Secretary, 2009-2011

Treasurer, 2002-2007

President, 2001-2002

Chair, History and Genealogy Seminar Committee, 2002-present

(As chair of this committee, I am responsible for planning and arranging

the Society’s annual History and Genealogy seminar in the Fall. It entails

booking the event site, solicting speakers, coordinating the program,

sending registrations, and chairing the event)

Chair, LHS Newsletter, 2003-2013 (This is a quarterly 2-4 page newsletter that

I composed and distributed to the Society’s members.)

Chair, Historic Markers Committee, 2002-present

(As chair of this committee, I locate historic sites throughout

the parish, gather research on particular sites, help to compose the text for

each marker or plaque, as well as help to arrange the dedication

ceremonies)

Chair, Historic Preservation Committee, 2002-present

(Each year, this committee distributes several awards to local homeowners

and business owners who have restored historic buildings. The committee

visits each site to document and photograph the building and its history.

The committee then prepares a report on the research gathered which is

presented to the owner and the Nicholls Archives. Once a year, the

committee plans and hosts a reception honoring the recipients. This

committee also presents a local historic architecture program by request.

This program has been offered at summer camps as well as the Nicholls

State University Jubilee event. Some of these programs are offered with

walking tours of various communities.)

Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum, Lockport, LA

Advisory Board, 2013-present


(As a Board member, I helped with exhibits, preservation issues as well as

participation in various fund raising events.)

Member, Preservation Committee, 2002-present

(As a member, I serve as a consultant for artifact preservation for the

museum)

Member, Staffing Committee, 2002-2013

Friends of Edward Douglass White Historic Site, Thibodaux, LA


(As a Board member, I helped to arrange and organize two annual

festivals that were used as fundraisers for the site - Art Under the Oaks and Bayou

Lafourche Heritage Day. In addition, the Friends Board plans and hosts many

other events to raise preservation funds and awareness of the site.)

Lafourche Parish Bicentennial Celebration, March 2007

As Archivist for Nicholls State University, I was called upon to help with the

planning of several historic exhibits for the 200th

anniversary of the parish. This

included researching several collections to find historic photographs and materials

for display purposes. Each community in the parish prepared an exhibit, and

many people borrowed material from the Archives. I also prepared exhibits on

the history of Nicholls State University and on the history of the Vacherie-Gheens

community for the event. In addition, I prepared a large exhibit on the history of

the parish in the Archives at Nicholls.

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Clifton Paul Theriot Archivist, Assistant Librarian ... · Archivist, Assistant Librarian, Associate Professor ... Library Associate II, ... Archives that were used for my pictorial