Ernest Lee Jahncke Sr. papers, 1798-1962 (bulk 1908-1959).

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Ernest Lee Jahncke Sr. papers, 1798-1962 (bulk 1908-1959).

The Ernest Lee Jahncke Sr. Papers contain correspondence, speeches, photographs, clippings, printed material, and scrapbooks documenting his service with the U.S. Navy and as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and his participation with the New Orleans Carnival, the International Olympic Committee, and the Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry.

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