Michael L. Gillette collection, 1933-1935, 1971.

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Michael L. Gillette collection, 1933-1935, 1971.

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Letters, memoranda, and newspaper clippings relevant to Huey Long, the Chaco conflict (Bolivia and Paraguay), and the activities of Standard Oil of New Jersey. A contemporary broadside outlines Long's views on the "Share Our Wealth" plan.

9 items.1 microfilm reel.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6909115

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Gillette, Michael L.

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The Executive Director of Humanities Texas, Michael L. Gillette earned his BA in government and Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas at Austin. He worked at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum (1972-1991), directing the Library's Oral History Program (1976-1991). In 1991 Gillette moved to the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C., as Director of the Center for Legislative Archives. In this position he was responsi...

Standard Oil Company of New Jersey

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Directed by Roy Stryker and his successors (1943 - 1963), the project depicts the operations of the oil industry throughout the world and its effect on life in the twentieth century. From the description of Picture Library, 1943-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191916439 Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was an oil company and holding company during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was originally formed in 1882 as a refining and...

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 ...