Huey P. Long papers, 1915-1936.

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Huey P. Long papers, 1915-1936.

Collection includes general, family, congressional, and legal correspondence; impeachment documents; radio speeches; book accounts; senatorial campaign accounts; Public Service Commission records; case files for lawsuits against railroads, oil companies, gas companies, and other corporate bodies and individuals; various printed items; and photographs.

49 linear ft.

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Long, Rose McConnell, 1892-1970

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Rose McConnell Long (April 8, 1892 – May 27, 1970) was a United States Senator and the wife of Huey Long. She was the third woman to ever serve as a U.S. Senator, and the first from Louisiana. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Greensburg, Indiana, her family moved to Shreveport, Louisiana in 1901, where Rose attended the public schools and later became a local schoolteacher. She met Huey Long after she won a cake baking contest that he had organized to promote a product he was...

Louisiana Public Service Commission

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United States. Congress. Senate

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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 ...

LeBlanc, Dudley, 1894-1971

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Long, Earl Kemp, 1895-1960

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Earl K. Long served as governor of Louisiana in 1939-1940, 1948-1952, and 1956-1960. From the description of Earl Kemp Long letter, 1956 Sept. 24. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 187020358 From the description of Earl K. Long papers, 1937-1977. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 187020324 ...