Cecil Morgan papers, 1922-1971 | Louisiana Research Collection

Title: Cecil Morgan papers, 1922-1971

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 312

Extent: 18.0 Boxes

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Scope and Contents: The collection includes materials related to Cecil Morgan's career as a member of the Louisiana Civil Service Commission. He was also a leader of the legislative force that impeached Governor Huey P. Long in 1929. Materials include correspondence, speeches, resolutions, bills and newspaper clippings concerning Louisiana politics, particularly Long and his impeachment. The materials related to the Civil Service Commission include correspondence, hearings and related reports and publications. Most of the clippings are from Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans-based newspapers.

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Box 1: Legislative correspondence, 1922-1930
Box 2: Legislative and political correspondence, 1931 January-1971
Box 3: Printed House Bills, Louisiana Senate Bills and circulars, 1928-1934
Box 4: Speeches, poll tax receipts, lists, expenses, resolutions, and legislative notes, 1928-1934
Box 5: Printed material
Box 6: Huey P. Long related items, circulars, broadside, impeachment
Box 7: Randall Campaign, assorted clippings, Morgan, Kingdom of Kingfish, 1928-1940
Box 8: Newspaper clippings and impeachment, 1929 March-April
Box 9: Oversize Newspapers
Box 10: Oversize Newspapers
Box 12: Civil Service correspondence and records, 1944 November-1947 December
Box 13: Civil Service correspondence, monthly reports of Louisiana Civil Service, 1945-1949
Box 14: Civil Service Hearings of Cases arranged alphabetically, 1945-1948
Box 15: Civil Service Memos, announcements, classification schedules and notes, 1943-1948
Box 16: Civil Service Minutes of meetings, expenses, clippings, publications of Louisiana Civil Service League and the Civil Service Assembly, 1945-1948
Box 17: Printed Material
Box 18: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Publications
Box 19: Index cards
Box 20: Printed material
Oversize folder 1