Robert Raymond Reid papers, 1875-1949.

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Robert Raymond Reid papers, 1875-1949.

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Professional and personal papers pertain to Reid's legal career, local economic conditions, and family matters. Legal papers pertain to cases passed before Reid's court. Letters discuss Louisiana politics and the defeat of Samuel Douglas McEnery (1837-1910) in the 1896 gubernatorial election; passenger rail service on the Illinois Central Railroad in eastern Louisiana (1898); education; and economic conditions in Tangipahoa Parish (1875-1949). A petition (1900) of white citizens of Ponchatoula requests the release of two jailed Black youths. The collection includes bills and receipts, printed items, newspaper clippings, post cards, maps of Lachnagan Plantation, and a photograph.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Illinois Central Railroad Company

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Reid, Robt. R. (Robert Raymond), 1855-1923

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Robert Raymond Reid was an attorney of Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. He served as a judge in the 18th (1892-1900) and 25th (1900-1904) District Courts, was a member of the Louisiana Constitutional Convention (1921), and was an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (1923). From the description of Robert Raymond Reid papers, 1875-1949. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122612869 ...