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Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943. Papers, 1860-1985

Title: Daniel C. Roper papers 1860-1985

The Daniel C. Roper Papers, 1860-1958 (bulk 1933-1938), consist chiefly of professional and political correspondence, including telegrams and memoranda, but also include speeches, financial papers, clippings, invitations, legal papers, printed material, and pictures. The collection primarily documents Roper's term as Secretary of Commerce during the first administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In general the papers provide an inside look at this Democratic administration during the early depression years, as well as the relationships among business, government, and politics. In particular, Roper had close ties to people in the business community and was sympathetic to their concerns. In addition, the collection tracks the course of the New Deal in the Department of Commerce and the career of Roper not only as a United States government official in Roosevelt's cabinet but also as a progressive Democrat.

ArchivalResource: 56 Linear Feet, circa 33,900 items

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Sanders, Jared Young, 1839-1881. Jared Young Sanders family papers, 1816-1950 (bulk 1860-1930).

Title: Jared Young Sanders family papers, 1816-1950 (bulk 1860-1930).

Correspondence and financial papers (1843-1861) document the family life and business concerns of the Sanders and Wofford families. Civil War material includes letters from the second Jared Y. Sanders during his service in the Confederate army, and copies of documents presented by James N. Wofford in support of his claim against the Confederate army for the impressment of a young male slave. The Civil War diaries of Jared Young Sanders II (1863-1865) begin at the siege of Vicksburg (May 1863). Sanders describes the siege (May-July,1863); the march from Vicksburg to Alabama; and his return to St. Mary Parish, inside enemy lines, under orders to gather his men (November 1863). He also describes conditions at home in St. Mary Parish; his attempt to organize a company of cavalry (Sept.-Dec., 1864); his return to his regiment and his experiences in the last months of the war. Papers from the Reconstruction period are chiefly concerned with the restoration and management of family property in St. Mary Parish. Copies of speeches made by Jared Y. Sanders III constitute the bulk of this collection. Scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, broadsides and correspondence also document his political career. A draft for a series of articles which appeared in the Tangipahoa Parish News (1926-7) summarizes Sanders's political career, including his opposition to Huey P. Long. Correspondence and related manuscript material and printed items reflect Jared Sanders III's interests in local and national politics and include letters from constituents and correspondence with John W. Davis, the Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1924. Microfilm copies of two scrapbooks and photographic prints of letters (1816-1827) give genealogical and historical information on the Sanders and related families, including the Nixon and Wofford families. There are also microfilm copies of personal letters (1901-1910) from Sophie B. Wright, the New Orleans educator, to the Sanders family.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear ft.1 microfilm reel.

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