Thomas Duckett Boyd family papers, 1860-1966 (bulk 1872-1935).

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Thomas Duckett Boyd family papers, 1860-1966 (bulk 1872-1935).

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Papers are comprised of correspondence, financial papers, photographs, printed material, and manuscript volumes. Correspondence contains the letterbooks of Thomas Boyd (1876-1896), and personal correspondence of Annie Fuqua Boyd and other family members. Topics of interest include his election as Commandant of Cadets by the LSU Board, his presidency of the State Normal School, and letters and telegrams concerning his initial decline and subsequent acceptance of the presidency of LSU. Manuscript volumes consist of diaries, account books, school notebooks, and journals. Photographs include those of Thomas Boyd, Annie Fuqua, Governors Henry Fuqua and William W. Heard.

6 linear ft.27 v.7 microfilm reels.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Boyd, David French, 1834-1899

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David French Boyd (1834-1899) was an officer in the Confederate Army who for a time was a prisoner of war on a Union boat moored in Alexandria, La. After the war, Boyd was instrumental in the founding of Lousiana State University. From the guide to the David French Boyd Letter, ., 1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Boyd graduated from the University of Virginia in 1856, and later served in the Confederate Army. From ...

Boyd, Thomas Duckett, 1854-1932

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Thomas Duckett Boyd, younger brother of David French Boyd, was born on Jan. 20, 1854 to Minerva French and Thomas Jefferson Boyd of Wytheville, Virginia. He received his formal education at Louisiana State University, graduating in 1872 with a master of arts degree. He married Annie Fuqua, sister of Governor Henry Fuqua, March 1882. He participated in civic, religious and professional organizations including American Legion, and was instrumental in the formation of the Louisiana Edu...

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Boyd, Annie Fuqua.

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