John Milliken Parker papers, 1902-1938.

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John Milliken Parker papers, 1902-1938.

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The collection consists of papers, chiefly 1909-1920, pertaining to Parker's business activities, including his membership on the New Orleans Board of Trade and the New Orleans Cotton Exchange; his association with the Progressive Party; his management of the Federal Food Administration program in Louisiana during World War I; his term as governor, 1920-1924; and his service as relief administrator during the Mississippi River flood of 1927 (including photographs, some of which depict African Americans). Other topics include the Southern Commercial Congress and opposition to Huey P. Long.

About 9200 items (12.0 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7132434

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Parker, John Milliken, 1863-1939

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John Milliken Parker (1863-1939) was born in Mississippi, was in the cotton business at New Orleans, La., from 1880 onwards, was member of the New Orleans Board of Trade, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Southern Commercial Congress, and was president of the Mississippi Valley Trade Association, 1919. He served as governor of Louisiana from 1920 to 1924 and managed flood relief in Louisiana in 1927. The Progressive Party made Parker its candidate for vice president of the United States in 1916, but ...

Progressive Party (1912)

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Southern Commercial Congress

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New Orleans Board of Trade

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New Orleans Cotton Exchange

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The New Orleans Cotton Exchange was founded in 1871 to provide a place for cotton trading and related activities in the Crescent City; to settle disputes arising over trades; to establish rules, regulations, etc. governing trading; to facilitate the exchange of information vital to cotton trading; and generally to promote such trading in New Orleans. The Exchange had a board of directors, officers, and several committees (dealing with membership, information & statistics, trade, classificati...

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 ...