Adams, St. Clair, 1878-1945.
New Orleanian Richard W. Leche, Louisiana governor from 1936 until his resignation in 1939, was later charged with bribery, contempt, income tax evasion, mail fraud, oil fraud and conspiracy to defraud the state. He was convicted of mail fraud and was sentenced in 1940 to ten years in Atlanta federal prison. He was parolled in 1945 and given a full pardon by President Truman in 1952. Most of the papers in the collection concern cases in which St. Clair Adams, Sr. (1878-1945) defended Richard Leche.
From the description of St. Clair Adams papers, 1934-1965 (bulk 1939-1940) (Tulane University). WorldCat record id: 692313943
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Adams, St. Clair, 1878-1945. St. Clair Adams papers, 1934-1965 (bulk 1939-1940) | Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library |
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| associatedWith | Leche, Richard W. (Richard Webster), 1898-1965. | person |
| associatedWith | Louisiana. Governor, 1936-1939. (Richard W. Leche) | corporateBody |
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| Louisiana--New Orleans |
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| Governors |
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Birth 1878
Death 1945
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