LaVerne "Pike" Thomas III papers, 1942-1965.

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LaVerne "Pike" Thomas III papers, 1942-1965.

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This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, photographs, news clippings, invitations, grade reports, and other papers of LaVerne "Pike" Thomas III. The colorful accounts of his personal life cover a wide range of topics, including experiences from his college years and international travels while in the Naval Reserve. Writings include comments describing social contacts, including Hale and Lindy Boggs and their daughter Cokie Roberts, national and international events during the 1960s including major issues such as Vietnam and the 1964 Presidential election, as well as details about the desegregation of Louisiana schools, and the 1964 Beatles concert in New Orleans' City Park.

1 linear foot (2 boxes)

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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