This article highlights the research potential of the Gérald Leblanc fonds. Gérald Leblanc’s papers provide evidence of his overall literary contribution and reveal his methods, the creative evolution of his writing, and the processes which led to the emergence of his oeuvre. His personal diary and correspondence are a rich source for many aspects of literary, anthropological and historical scholarship, including studies of autobiography, self-identity, as well as research on the history of correspondence and social networks. The fonds is particularly representative of the literary movement that emerged in the 70’s in Acadie, as well as recalling Leblanc’s role in the evolution of urban Acadian culture up until the end of the twentieth century.