Hale Boggs and Lindy Boggs papers, 1939-2006.

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Hale Boggs and Lindy Boggs papers, 1939-2006.

This collection is composed of the professional and personal papers of United States Representatives Hale and Lindy Boggs, and includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, transcripts of speeches, press releases, legislative files, campaign memorabilia, audio recordings, awards, invitations, desk items, and photographs.

505 linear feet.

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Boggs, Lindy, 1916-2013

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Marie Corinne Morrison "Lindy" Claiborne Boggs (March 13, 1916 – July 27, 2013) was a United States politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana. She was also a permanent chairwoman of the 1976 Democratic National Convention, which met in New York City to nominate the Carter-Mondale ticket. She was the first woman to preside over a major party convention. ...

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972

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Hale Boggs was a United States representative from Louisiana. DeLesseps Story Morrison (1912-1964), an attorney, politician, and mayor of New Orleans, was active in encouraging new industry and foreign trade in Louisiana, particularly, trade with Latin America. From the description of Thomas Hale Boggs correspondence, 1964. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122335887 Hale Boggs was a United States representative from Louisiana. From the descriptio...

United States. Embassy (Vatican City)

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