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United States History

2019

Louisiana Polytechnic Institute

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Bernice Historical Society, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Bernice Historical Society, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

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Newsletters and other printed material of the Bernice (Louisiana) Historical Society.


Carswell Family Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Carswell Family Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

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Collection of primarily genealogical material concerning the family of E.W. "Judge" Carswell, alumnus of Louisiana Tech University and recipient of the University's Tower Medallion in recognition of distinguished alumni.


Harley B. Bozeman Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Harley B. Bozeman Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

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Papers of longtime resident of Winn Parish, Louisiana, state politician and friend of Huey P. Long and family; in later years became known as the historian and genealogist of Winn Parish.


Hoss Family Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Hoss Family Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

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Nathaniel Hoss was an early settler, planter, and commission merchant in Caddo Parish, Louisiana; his son, James M. Hoss, was one of the founders and benefactors of the town of Hosston, Louisiana; includes deeds, business records, and related correspondence of three generations of the Hoss family.


Israel Shreve Letters, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Israel Shreve Letters, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

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Correspondence of Colonel Israel Shreve, who served with Washington during the Revolutionary War; provides information on battles, conditions, etc., during the Revolution, including Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Brandywine.


Joseph J. Corneille Family Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Joseph J. Corneille Family Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

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Photocopied papers of the Joseph J. Corneille family.


Joseph J. Corneille Record Book, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Joseph J. Corneille Record Book, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

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Confederate Army soldier and businessman from New Orleans. Most of his military service was spent in St. Tammany and Tangipahoa Parishes and later in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he spent several months ill in a hospital. He rejoined his unit, was captured near Jackson, Mississippi, in July 1863, and was released May 18, 1865.


Kellam Family Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Kellam Family Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

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Letters received by members of the Kellam and related families, prominent residents and plantation owners in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.


Lucien Flournoy Rountree Family Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Lucien Flournoy Rountree Family Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

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Research manuscript by a descendant of the Flournoy family, early settlers of Caddo Parish, Louisiana; included is personal correspondence of Alfred Flournoy, a large planter and close friend of James K. Polk (whose letters appear in the collection).