Marcella Bélanger Violette Scrapbook Collection

About the Violette Collection

Marcella Bélanger Violette’s 25 scrapbooks, over 3000 pages, cover the period from 1920 through 2004. The collection includes a wide range of topics, with key areas being the town of Van Buren, the Saint John Valley, Franco-Americans, the Acadians, Bilingualism, Education, Politics, St. Bruno’s Church in Van Buren, the Good Shepherd Sisters, the Marist priests, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, and the Violette family.

Each volume is filled with photos, newspaper articles, letters, cards, telegrams, postcards, brochures, and other items Marcella carefully selected for inclusion. Researchers studying any of the main topic areas and the general public simply browsing will benefit from this unique resource.