C. Ellis Ott papers, 1926-1954 (bulk 1930-1947).

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C. Ellis Ott papers, 1926-1954 (bulk 1930-1947).

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The papers primarily concern Ott's judgeship of the First Circuit Court of Appeals and consist of abstracts of testimony, correspondence, dockets of cases, opinions, reviews, views, notes, and other items concerning cases appealed and tried. Papers for his judgeship of the 22nd Judicial District Court consist of opinions. Personal papers consist of lesson assignments and research papers for home study courses at the University of Chicago (1926-1929), correspondence for his book "The American Citizen in Government" (1938-1943), and papers pertaining to his civic activities and fund raising for the American Red Cross (1933-1944).

5 linear ft.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7111118

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Ott, C. Ellis (Charles Ellis), 1881-1957

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C. Ellis Ott of Bogalusa, La., was judge of the 22nd Judicial District Court comprising Washington and St. Tammany parishes (1930-1936) and judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeals (1936-1947). From the description of C. Ellis Ott papers, 1926-1954 (bulk 1930-1947). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 234257461 ...

American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

Louisiana. Court of Appeal (1st Circuit)

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Louisiana. Judicial District Court (22nd)

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University of Chicago.

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Most of the records in the collection pertain to the $400,000 raised by the American Baptist Education Society in 1889-1890 in order to obtain a 600,000 grant from John D. Rockefeller for the creation of an endowment for the University of Chicago. The first volume in the inventory, Record of Pledges for the University of Chicago, contains an alphabetical numbered listing of subscribers, amounts pledged, and payments made through 1906. The subscription forms and letters (1:4-13) are numbered to c...