Martha Gasquet Westfeldt papers, 1875-1936 (bulk 1933-1936).

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Martha Gasquet Westfeldt papers, 1875-1936 (bulk 1933-1936).

Correspondence, chiefly 1933-1936, of Martha Gasquet Westfeldt of New Orleans, concerning women's groups and other organizations opposing Huey Pierce Long (1898-1935) in Louisiana and seeking his expulsion by the U.S. Senate; campaign materials of various state and local candidates opposing Long; and a few scattered earlier items.

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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 ...

Westfeldt, Martha Gasquet, 1883-1960.

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