Lauren Chester Post papers, 1899-1977.

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Lauren Chester Post papers, 1899-1977.

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The personal papers consist of an autobiography (1973); letters pertaining to his service in the Navy (1917-1919) and work in the Mare Island, Calif., Naval Shipyard (1919-1920); and letters from his student days at the University of California-Berkeley and career as a university professor in California and Washington. His professional papers include correspondence, imprints, and other items relative to his work as a geography professor and student advisor at San Diego State University; production materials for Cajun Sketches, Louisiana As It Is, and published articles; research materials on other subjects such as livestock brands, trick roping, folk sayings, Acadian folk culture, and weather; and copies of his M.A. thesis, Ph. D. dissertation, and published and unpublished works.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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San Diego State University. Dept. of Geography

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Mare Island Naval Shipyard

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University of California (1868-1952)

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Administrative History During the mid-twentieth century, the American Labor Movement reached a pinnacle of power and influence within society. The Second World War required that labor be managed as a strategic resource; the high productivity of workers during the war carried over in the peace time economy, which experienced a sustained economic "boom." Unlike European labor relations, where unions play an "official" role in government, the Am...

Post, Lauren C.

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Lauren Chester Post (1899-1976) was a native of Rayne, La., professor of geography at San Diego State University, and author of Cajun Sketches from the Prairies of Southwest Louisiana (1962) and Louisiana As It Is: A Geographical and Topographical Description of the State (1969). From the description of Lauren Chester Post papers, 1899-1977. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 303646439 ...