François Dominique and Adrien Rouquette Clippings

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Collection 66

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains clippings of writings by or about Dominique Rouquette (published as François Rouquette) and Père (Father) Adrien Rouquette (often identified as Chahta-Ima, a name given to him by the Choctaw Indians). The majority of the pieces are in French and cover religious topics; however, Series II contains articles about taxes and other local events from unknown publications. Two original pieces contemplating religion and written in French are included in Series II, but the author and origin are unknown.

Dates

Created: 1880-1890
Other: Date acquired: 11/30/2012

Creator

Rouquette, Dominique (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the J. Edgar and Louis S. Monroe Library, Loyola University New Orleans. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright Laws.

Biographical or Historical Information

This collection contains writings of Dominique Rouquette and Adrien Rouquette, two brothers of American-French origin. Their father was Dominique Rouquette from France and their mother, Louise Cousin, was a native of Louisiana. Père (Father) Adrien Rouquette (1813-1887), born in New Orleans, was an ordained Catholic priest affiliated with the Catholic seminary at New Orleans. He was a missionary who worked among the Choctaw Indians, who gave him the name Chahta-Ima. He identified strongly with that name and often wrote about religion and working with the Choctaws. François Dominique Rouquette (1810-1890) was an author and a poet.

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