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Perez, Leander Henry

 Person

Biography

Judge, politician, and "boss" of Plaquemines Parish; attorney in New Orleans, La.

Occupations

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Leander Henry Perez papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-257-MS
Scope and Contents The papers include manuscript and typewritten correspondence and published speeches, pamphlets, and legal briefs by Perez, along with briefs, government documents, pamphlets, books, etc. collected by Perez and his associates. Also included are several sound recordings of speeches, meetings, interviews, and radio broadcasts by Perez and his associates. Subjects include segregation, Communism, states' rights, and politics. Correspondents include F. Edward Hebert, Orval Faubus, James O....
Dates: 1954-1969