Leon Jastremski family papers, 1836-1947.

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Leon Jastremski family papers, 1836-1947.

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Correspondence (1836-1947) pertains to Jastremski's military service in the Civil War, his political career in Baton Rouge, and his term as U.S. Consul in Peru. Political papers include copies of speeches made by Jastremski (1904), minutes of the State Board of Agriculture and Immigration (1900), and a petition (n.d.). Photographs and prints document his life and career. The papers include a biography, a map, loose newspaper fragments and clippings (1837-1954), and 3 scrapbooks containing clippings and articles about Jastremski's political career, illness and death, about Louisiana personalities, cities and social events, and about European and American writers and celebrities.

337 items.4 ms. v.1 microfilm reel.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Jastremski, Leon, 1843-1907

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Leon Jastremski, a Polish-born Louisiana politician, journalist, and newspaper publisher, served as mayor of Baton Rouge, 1876-1882. He was chairman of the state central committee of the Democratic Party, 1884, United States Consul in Callao, Peru, 1893-1897, and an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Louisiana in 1903-1904, and in 1907. From the description of Leon Jastremski family papers, 1836-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122467757 From the description of Leon ...