Papers. 1866-1900.

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Papers. 1866-1900.

Diaries and scrapbooks of a "carpetbagger" school teacher, newspaperman and politician who moved to Louisiana as a teenager from Ohio after the Civil War. Includes notable material on the Saint Landry riots at Opelousas and the Republican party in the state.

1 box (5 items) ; 40 x 27 x 13 cm.

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Republican Party (La.)

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Bentley, Emerson.

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