Carlos Spaht oral history interview, 1993.

Middleton, Troy H. (Troy Houston), 1889-1976

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Major General Troy H. Middleton served as commander of the U.S. Army, 45th Division and the VIII Corps during World War II. He later served as president of Louisiana State University (1950-1962). From the description of Troy H. Middleton letter, 1960 May 6. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 226256735 Troy Houston Middleton (b. Oct. 12, 1889, Hazelhurst, Mississippi-d. Oct. 9, 1976), Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, enlisted in the service following graduation f...

Perez, Leander, 1891-1969

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Leander Perez was an American Democratic Party political boss of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes in southeastern Louisiana during the middle third of the 20th century. Officially, he served as a district judge, later as district attorney, and as president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission Council. He was known for leading efforts to enforce and preserve segregation....

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...

Spaht, Carlos G., 1906-2002.

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Siblings Carlos Spaht and Leona Spaht Huff moved with their family from Missouri to Louisiana in 1925. Carlos graduated from LSU Law School and served with the U.S. Army in China during World War II. He was president of both the LSU Alumni Federation and Board of Supervisors. He unsuccessfully ran for governor in 1952. Leona Spaht Huff studied home economics at LSU. She taught home economics and English in Berwick, Louisiana, and later worked for the Emergency Relief Association as a caseworker....

Louisiana State university system

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The Louisiana State University System was established by an act of the Louisiana Legislature on February 6, 1965. John A. Hunter, president of Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, became the first president of the LSU System. It consists of nine campuses in five cities: Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, LSU Agricultural Center, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (all in Baton Rouge), LSU Eunice, LSU Shreveport, LSU Alexandria,...

Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935

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Huey Long Pierce, Louisiana governor and United States senator, was born 30 August 1893, near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, and died 10 September 1935. He studied law and practiced in Winnfield after 1915; served as Louisiana public service commissioner (1921-1926); was elected governor of Louisiana (1928); was elected to the United States Senate (1930); and organized the Share-Our-Wealth Society (1934) for which he had national support. On 8 September 1935 he was shot by Dr. Carl A. Weiss ...

LSU Alumni Federation

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McKeithen, John J. (John Julian), 1918-1999

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John J. McKeithen was born in Grayson, Caldwell Parish, La., in May 1918. He graduated from LSU in 1940 and LSU Law School in 1942. McKeithen married Marjorie Funderburk in 1942 and they had six children, including son Fox, who followed his father into a life of politics. John McKeithen was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and served as floor leader under Gov. Earl Long in 1947. He was elected governor himself in 1963, running as a segregationist Democrat, and served two consecu...

Long, Earl Kemp, 1895-1960

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Earl K. Long served as governor of Louisiana in 1939-1940, 1948-1952, and 1956-1960. From the description of Earl Kemp Long letter, 1956 Sept. 24. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 187020358 From the description of Earl K. Long papers, 1937-1977. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 187020324 ...

Hebert, Mary J.

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Kennon, Robert Floyd, 1902-1988

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Robert Floyd Kennon (1902-1988) was born near Minden, La., and attended Louisiana State University, where he earned an undergraduate degree in 1923 and a law degree in 1925. Kennon was mayor of Minden (1925-1928), district attorney for the 26th Judicial District (Bossier and Webster Parishes) (1930-1940), a judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals (1942), an associate justice of the Louisiana State Supreme Court (1945-1947), and governor of Louisiana (1952-1956). He attained the ra...

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 ...

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Board of Supervisors

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The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College serves as the management board for the Louisiana State University System. The Board is composed of 16 members who serve overlapping terms of six years. Two members are appointed from each congressional district and one member from the state at large. As provided by the Louisiana Constitution, the Board also has a student member who serves a one-year term. From the description of Louisiana S...

Louisiana State University in New Orleans

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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...