CORINNE LÉLIA SAUCIER, Folklorist.
February 9, 1890: Born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
1914: B.Ed. from Louisiana State Normal School (now Northwestern State University)
1914-1918: Teacher in Avoyelles Parish
1918-1922: Principal in Avoyelles Parish
1922: B.S. George Peabody College, Nashville, TN
1923: M.A. (French) Thesis: "Louisiana Folk Tales and Songs in French Dialects, with Linguistic Notes"
1929: Diplôme d'études, Université de la Sorbonne
1929: Taught French and Spanish, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
1929: Taught Summer Session, University of Chicago
1930-1931: Attended Columbia University, New York City
1931-1955: Taught French and Spanish at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
1949: Ph. D. (French Folklore), Université Laval, Québec. Dissertation: "Histoire et traditions de la paroisse des Avoyelles en Louisiane".
Dr. Saucier published several works on Louisiana culture and history, including History of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (1943); Traditions de la paroisse des Avoyelles en Louisiane , Memoirs of the American Folklore Society, no. 47 (1956); Histoire et géographie des Avoyelles en Louisiane (1956); and Folk Tales from French Louisiana (1962).
She contributed to Pioneer Women Teachers of Louisiana (1954); member, American Association of University Women, American Association of University Professors, Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society, Modern Language Association, American Folklore Society; listed in Who's Who in American Education (1955-1956).
Died February 1, 1960, Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Buried in Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Marksville, Louisiana.
B.J.A. Sources: Author's research; Irene Wagner, "Introduction" to Folk Tales from French Louisiana (1962
February 9, 1890: Born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
1914: B.Ed. from Louisiana State Normal School (now Northwestern State University)
1914-1918: Teacher in Avoyelles Parish
1918-1922: Principal in Avoyelles Parish
1922: B.S. George Peabody College, Nashville, TN
1923: M.A. (French) Thesis: "Louisiana Folk Tales and Songs in French Dialects, with Linguistic Notes"
1929: Diplôme d'études, Université de la Sorbonne
1929: Taught French and Spanish, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
1929: Taught Summer Session, University of Chicago
1930-1931: Attended Columbia University, New York City
1931-1955: Taught French and Spanish at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
1949: Ph. D. (French Folklore), Université Laval, Québec. Dissertation: "Histoire et traditions de la paroisse des Avoyelles en Louisiane".
Dr. Saucier published several works on Louisiana culture and history, including History of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (1943); Traditions de la paroisse des Avoyelles en Louisiane , Memoirs of the American Folklore Society, no. 47 (1956); Histoire et géographie des Avoyelles en Louisiane (1956); and Folk Tales from French Louisiana (1962).
She contributed to Pioneer Women Teachers of Louisiana (1954); member, American Association of University Women, American Association of University Professors, Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society, Modern Language Association, American Folklore Society; listed in Who's Who in American Education (1955-1956).
Died February 1, 1960, Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Buried in Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Marksville, Louisiana.
B.J.A. Sources: Author's research; Irene Wagner, "Introduction" to Folk Tales from French Louisiana (1962
CORINNE LÉLIA SAUCIER, Folklorist.
February 9, 1890: Born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
1914: B.Ed. from Louisiana State Normal School (now Northwestern State University)
1914-1918: Teacher in Avoyelles Parish
1918-1922: Principal in Avoyelles Parish
1922: B.S. George Peabody College, Nashville, TN
1923: M.A. (French) Thesis: "Louisiana Folk Tales and Songs in French Dialects, with Linguistic Notes"
1929: Diplôme d'études, Université de la Sorbonne
1929: Taught French and Spanish, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
1929: Taught Summer Session, University of Chicago
1930-1931: Attended Columbia University, New York City
1931-1955: Taught French and Spanish at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
1949: Ph. D. (French Folklore), Université Laval, Québec. Dissertation: "Histoire et traditions de la paroisse des Avoyelles en Louisiane".
Dr. Saucier published several works on Louisiana culture and history, including History of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (1943); Traditions de la paroisse des Avoyelles en Louisiane , Memoirs of the American Folklore Society, no. 47 (1956); Histoire et géographie des Avoyelles en Louisiane (1956); and Folk Tales from French Louisiana (1962).
She contributed to Pioneer Women Teachers of Louisiana (1954); member, American Association of University Women, American Association of University Professors, Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society, Modern Language Association, American Folklore Society; listed in Who's Who in American Education (1955-1956).
Died February 1, 1960, Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Buried in Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Marksville, Louisiana.
B.J.A. Sources: Author's research; Irene Wagner, "Introduction" to Folk Tales from French Louisiana (1962
February 9, 1890: Born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
1914: B.Ed. from Louisiana State Normal School (now Northwestern State University)
1914-1918: Teacher in Avoyelles Parish
1918-1922: Principal in Avoyelles Parish
1922: B.S. George Peabody College, Nashville, TN
1923: M.A. (French) Thesis: "Louisiana Folk Tales and Songs in French Dialects, with Linguistic Notes"
1929: Diplôme d'études, Université de la Sorbonne
1929: Taught French and Spanish, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
1929: Taught Summer Session, University of Chicago
1930-1931: Attended Columbia University, New York City
1931-1955: Taught French and Spanish at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
1949: Ph. D. (French Folklore), Université Laval, Québec. Dissertation: "Histoire et traditions de la paroisse des Avoyelles en Louisiane".
Dr. Saucier published several works on Louisiana culture and history, including History of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (1943); Traditions de la paroisse des Avoyelles en Louisiane , Memoirs of the American Folklore Society, no. 47 (1956); Histoire et géographie des Avoyelles en Louisiane (1956); and Folk Tales from French Louisiana (1962).
She contributed to Pioneer Women Teachers of Louisiana (1954); member, American Association of University Women, American Association of University Professors, Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society, Modern Language Association, American Folklore Society; listed in Who's Who in American Education (1955-1956).
Died February 1, 1960, Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Buried in Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Marksville, Louisiana.
B.J.A. Sources: Author's research; Irene Wagner, "Introduction" to Folk Tales from French Louisiana (1962
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