Charlton Havard Lyons, Sr. papers, 1942-1973.

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Charlton Havard Lyons, Sr. papers, 1942-1973.

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Correspondence (1942-1973) pertains to petroleum production and legislation related to the oil industry; state and national politics; Lyon's move from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party; desegregation and civil rights issues; and presidential campaigns of 1960 and 1964. The collection contains letters from Louisiana and national political leaders including Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Spiro T. Agnew, and J. Edgar Hoover. Included are political and non-political speeches (1950-1969) delivered by Lyons; a file of notes, writings, clippings, and printed items, mostly concerning Louisiana and national politics; and photographs (1953-1972). Manuscript volumes include notebooks containing speeches, articles, statements, press releases, clippings, and printed items on the oil industry and politics; a file (1951-1953) about Charlton H. Lyons compiled by the staff of the Independent Petroleum Association of America; and scrapbooks concerning the Republican Convention and campaign (1964), the Goldwater campaign (1964), Louisiana state political campaigns (1961-1963), and Lyons' campaign for governor (1963-1964). Printed volumes include reports on the Caddo Parish school system (1969); a thesis concerning the political influence of Lyons (1967); and a thesis concerning the history of the Republican Party in Louisiana (1963). Also included is 1 CD of a debate held between Charlton H. Lyons, Sr. and Joe D. Waggonner on KSLA TV (Nov. 16, 1961).

2 linear ft.14 v. (10 ms. v., 4 pr. v.)1 compact disc.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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