Summary Information

Title: Father Yves Bertrais papers
Inclusive Dates: 1950-2007

Creator:

• Bertrais, Yves

Call Number: Collection ZQ

Quantity: Collection includes papers, journals and diaries, photographs, negatives, audio cassettes, and maps

• 39.75 Linear Feet
• 32 record storage boxes, 5 small flat boxes, 1 large flat box, 1 small shoebox, 1 large shoebox, 1 legal document box, 3 negative boxes, 9 map case folders

Quantity: Collection includes papers, journals and diaries, photographs, negatives, audio cassettes, and maps39.75 Linear Feet 32 record storage boxes, 5 small flat boxes, 1 large flat box, 1 small shoebox, 1 large shoebox, 1 legal document box, 3 negative boxes, 9 map case folders
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Special Collections

Archival Location:

UW-Madison Libraries, Special Collections (Map)

Abstract:

Collection of material from Father Yves Bertrais, a missionary with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Laos and Lomsak, Thailand. Materials includes diaries and journals; correspondence with Bertrais and the mission; drafts of Bertrais' book on White Hmong marriage and other writings of his; photographs from Thailand, French Guyana, China, Laos, and the United States; cassette tapes from 'Radio Veritas' in the Philippines; and drafts and copies of Hmong books published by the mission, including books of folktales and folklore. The bulk of the collection is correspondence arranged by country and date. The collection includes some material about the Hmong Romanized Popular Alphabet (RPA) project, some materials related to Ban Vinai refugee camp, and some materials about Shamanism. Individually cataloged titles can be found in the UW Madison library catalog under the call number "Coll. ZQ"

Language: English , French , Hmong; Mong .

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-sc-zq