Charles Gayarré papers, 1720-1895 (bulk 1845-1857).

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Charles Gayarré papers, 1720-1895 (bulk 1845-1857).

Plantation and business records, legal documents, historical and political writings, and personal correspondence of Gayarré. The collection indicates national and state political sentiment and activities and records Gayarré's career as a historian and political analyst and the founding of Louisiana's state library.

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