John McGrath papers and scrapbook, 1861-1949.

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John McGrath papers and scrapbook, 1861-1949.

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Papers include a typewritten copy of McGrath's military record in the Civil War, 1861-1865. A telegram and letters concern his journalistic and historical activities and his associations with the Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge and the Louisiana Press Association. The scrapbook volume contains clippings of articles edited and authored by McGrath which were published in the DAILY TRUTH (1903-1904) and the STATE TIMES ADVOCATE (1914-1920). Articles cover the early history of Baton Rouge, discussing its residents, events in its history, and its social life. Topics of clippings by McGrath and others include McGrath's biography; news of Confederate veterans; yellow fever epidemics; statistics on local population; education, religion, and manufacturing in Louisiana; the state penitentiary; fire fighting; the Deaf and Dumb Institute; court cases; and executions.

56 items.1 v. ; 22 x 36 cm.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6678672

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge.

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McGrath, John, 1835-1924.

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John McGrath, a newspaperman, worked on the South Carolina newspaper the CHARLESTON COURIER, and the Louisiana newspapers THE PICAYUNE, and the BATON ROUGE GAZETTE. He founded the Baton Rouge newspapers DAILY TRUTH and WEEKLY TRUTH. McGrath worked as an agent for the Baton Rouge, Grosse Tete and Opelousas Railroad and was a soldier in William Walker's expedition to Nicaragua (1855). He enlisted in the Delta Rifles in 1861 and was transferred to the 13th Louisiana Infantry. He served as a major i...

Louisiana Press Association

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