Allen-Smith-Talmadge wager, 1935 Nov. 16.

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Allen-Smith-Talmadge wager, 1935 Nov. 16.

A one dollar silver certificate, 1934 series, C47090722A, signed by Allen, Smith, and Talmadge as a wager on a football game between the University of Georgia and Louisiana State University.

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Allen, Oscar K. (Oscar Kelly), 1882-1936

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

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Arthur Taylor Prescott (1863-1942) graduated from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La., in 1884. He became commandant of the student cadet organization at the University of Virginia in 1887, the first president of the Louisiana Industrial Institute at Ruston in 1894, and professor of government at Louisiana State University in 1899. From the description of Arthur T. Prescott receipts, 1880-1885. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 308362360 ...

Smith, James Monroe, 1888-1949

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James Monroe Smith was a Louisiana educator and university administrator. He was appointed president of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by Huey Long in 1931 and served in that capacity until 1939. During his tenure he spent lavishly on parties and household extravagances, appointed close associates to positions of power, and embezzled nearly a half a million dollars from L.S.U funds. Smith later served prison time for his crimes. Castro Carazo was the orchestra...

University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

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The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...

Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946

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Born in Forsyth, Georgia; educated at the University of Georgia; practicing lawyer in Atlanta, Montgomery County, and Telfair County, Georgia; Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, 1927-1933; served three terms as Governor of Georgia; died as governor-elect in 1946. From the description of Pamphlets, 1942. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 17429974 ...