Randall A. Detro collection, 1932-1988.

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Randall A. Detro collection, 1932-1988.

Mostly photocopies of circulars, 1934-1935, of Huey P. Long and the Long political organization concerning the programs of Long during the administration of Governor O.K. Allen. Also included are a handbill and a publicity photograph from a 1988 production of the play "The Kingfish," produced in Louisiana by Perry Martin and starring John McConnell.

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McConnell, John (John Alexander)

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Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935

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Huey Long Pierce, Louisiana governor and United States senator, was born 30 August 1893, near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, and died 10 September 1935. He studied law and practiced in Winnfield after 1915; served as Louisiana public service commissioner (1921-1926); was elected governor of Louisiana (1928); was elected to the United States Senate (1930); and organized the Share-Our-Wealth Society (1934) for which he had national support. On 8 September 1935 he was shot by Dr. Carl A. Weiss ...

Gamble, Harry Pollard, 1876-1972

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Harry Pollard Gamble was born October 17, 1876, in St. Maurice, La. He attended Louisiana State University and served in the Spanish-American War. Gamble was admitted to the Louisiana Bar and opened his first practice in Winnfield in 1903. He served in the Louisiana Legislature in 1904 and again in 1906 as a representative from Winn Parish. Gamble was appointed secretary of the Louisiana Conservation Commission in 1908 and assistant attorney general under Attorney General and future governor Ruf...

Allen, Oscar K. (Oscar Kelly), 1882-1936

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Detro, Randall A. (Randall Augustus), 1931-

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