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Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958. Family Papers, 1943-1956. 102 items. Location: W:30, Vault. Lieutenant general and commander of the volunteer group the Flying Tigers. Chennault established the Civil Air Transport, Inc. Letters of Chennault written chiefly to his son, David, with references to Civil Air Transport, Inc., and world and Louisiana politics. Papers includes observations about life aboard a ship during World War II and conditions in Nationalist China. Letters to Louisiana Governor James A. Noe and to Judge Robert F. Kennon concern alleged kickbacks to the Earl Long-Spaht campaign by the Louisiana State Police (1952). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3042.
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Chilton, Horace, 1853-1932, Extract, circa 1901-1932. 1 item [typewritten copy]. U.S. senator from Texas. Extract from the memoirs of Chilton giving a character sketch of Senator Donelson Caffery, his contemporary. The sketch contains comments on Caffery's habits, political views, and decisions on controversial issues as a U.S. senator. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1298.
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Chilton, St. John P. Papers, 1951-1977. 3 linear ft. Location: 7:8-10; OS:C. Professor and Chairman of Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, LSU. Personal and professional papers pertain to sugar technology, local politics, genealogy, and other matters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2454.
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Christian, George, Oral History Interview. 1 transcription. Press Secretary. Taped telephone interview of former President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The discussion centered on LBJ's attitude towards television and television's impact on public opinion, particularly with respect to evaluation of the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3385.
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Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole). Letter, 1815 Oct. 30. 1 item. Location: MISC:C, VAULT:1. Governor of the Territory of Orleans, first governor of the State of Louisiana. Letter to Major Charles Tessier of the Louisiana Militia, concerning directives issued by Claiborne regarding the fortification of New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2419.
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Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole). Letter, 1812 Sept. 29. 1 item. Governor of the Territory of Orleans, first governor of the State of Louisiana. Letter to Governor David Holmes of the Territory of Mississippi concerns depredations of Choctaw Indians in southeastern Louisiana and the arrest by a Mississippi Indian agent of a special messenger sent by Claiborne to the Indians. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2649.
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Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole). Letter book, 1804-1811 (bulk 1804-1805). 3 items, 1 vol. Location: OS:C, VAULT:4, MSS.MF:C. Governor of the Territory of Orleans, first governor of the State of Louisiana. Correspondence concerns Claiborne's administration, relations with Native Americans, problems with the importation of slaves, Louisiana bank, Spanish land grants and land surveys in the Natchez District, and Catholic disputes in the district of Saint Bernard. Legislative act provides reimbursement for damaged houses and slaves killed or executed during the slave insurrection (April 25, 1811). One item in French. Letter book available on microfilm. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 71, 603, 965.
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Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole). Letters and depositions, 1799-1846. 20 items. Location: Vault: 61, MISC:C. William C.C. Claiborne was governor of the Louisiana Territory from 1803 to 1812, and the state of Louisiana from 1812-1816. Letters and depositions discuss various aspects of territorial business including native and slave affairs, resident opinion, and political intrigue within the region. Other correspondence relate to Claiborne's family and his political and military connections. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 5018.
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Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole). Order, 1814 Feb. 18. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: MISC:C. Governor of the Territory of Orleans, first governor of the State of Louisiana. Order to Charles Tessier, commander of the militia regiment of Baton Rouge, directs him to bring his men to New Orleans to join U.S. military forces there. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2674.
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Clark, Charles and family. Papers, 1829-1973 (bulk 1851-1936). 1.1 linear ft. Location: UU:254, 65:2, OS:C. Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California; married to Emma Fowler of New Orleans, Louisiana. Papers of the related Fowler, Nutt, Macbeth, and Clark families. They consist of personal and family correspondence, legal papers of Nathaniel W. Fowler and John Slidell, writings, photographs, printed items, ephemera, and the travel journal of Charles Clark. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3982.
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Clark, Samuel M. D. Ledgers and papers, 1826-1869. 46 items, 3 vols. Location: M:25, C:76. Jeweler in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, in the 1820s, and Justice of the Peace for West Baton Rouge Parish in the 1840s and 1850s. Collection includes three ledgers containing jewelry business and Justice of the Peace records. Miscellaneous materials include receipts, court records, and oaths. Partly in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3169.
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Clarkson, Thomas. Letter, 1842 July 16. 1 item. Location: MISC:C. English abolitionist. Clarkson mentions that his book addressed to the clergy of the United States was published only for America and is recognized as one of his best works. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2425.
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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, Letter, 1843 Mar. 25. 1 item. Location:Misc.:C, vault:1. U.S. senator from Kentucky and Whig presidential candidate. Letter to John L. Lawrence, New York City, discusses President John Tyler's chances of re-election, Clay's trip to the southwest, and election prospects of the Whig party in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2606.
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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Letter, 1829 October 8. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C, Vault:1. Letter, written from Ashland, Ky., to J. Whitaker [et al.], Clayville, Ky., compliments the workmanship of the combs produced by the factory in Clayville and gives special mention of one comb intended for use by Mrs. Lucretia Hart Clay. Included are Clay's comments on the American economic system, on the enterprise and ingenuity of American citizens, and on his advocacy of domestic economic protectionism. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3452.
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Clay, Henry. Letter, 1829 Oct. 8. 1 item (2 leaves). Misc:C, Vault:1. U.S. senator from Kentucky and Whig presidential candidate. Letter complimenting the workmanship of the combs produced by the Clayville factory. Included are comments on the American economic system, on the enterprise and ingenuity of American citizens, and on Clay's advocacy of domestic economic protectionism. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3452.
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Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Letter, 1885 Feb. 11. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C, vault:1. U.S. president. Letter to George E. Waring (1833-1898), agriculturist and sanitary engineer, expressing his reluctance to interfere in legislation regarding the National Board of Health because of his lack of information about the organization. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2473.
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Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868, Letter, 1850. 1 item. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Letter Governor Joseph Walker of Louisiana notifying him of the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles M. Conrad. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 76.
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Coleman, John P. Collection, 1856-1971, undated (bulk 1861-1968). 1 linear foot. Location: 1:55, OS:C. Materials collected by a former municipal judge and mayor of a small town in Mississippi. Collection consists of correspondence, campaign materials, flyers, pamphlets, brochures, and other printed materials relating to Mississippi politics, politicians, integration, and segregation. Also contains Confederate materials such as letters and Confederate veterans publications. Photographs in this collection are mostly of Mississippi governors along with three presidential photographs. Mss. 3711.
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Coleman, Viola, Collection, 1945-2008 (bulk: 1945-1947). 44 items. Location: Misc:C. Midland, Texas physician and Louisiana civil rights pioneer. Contains photocopies of correspondence, news clippings, and video transcript detailing Coleman's lawsuit for admission into LSU's medical school in 1946. For more information see online catalog. Mss. 4997.
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Colledge letter, 1885 Nov. 8. 1 item. Location: Mics.:C. Resident of Washington, D.C. Letter to a friend discussing the results of recent elections in several states and a scheme by the assistant secretary of the treasury to raise funds to pay the way of voters to go to Maryland to ensure the election of Democratic candidates. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2972.
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