Louis J. Williams autobiograpy
Scope and Contents
Typescript, with manuscript revisions, of his autobiography, A Dropout from the Bayou Country (New York: Vantage Press, c. 1975).
Dates
- Creation: 1974
Creator
- Williams, Louis J. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Available to registered researchers by appointment.
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Biographical / Historical
Lou dropped out of school in 1904 at the age of 12, and went on to become Outdoors editor of the Chattnooga Times, author of the 50th anniversary history of the Chattanooga Kiwanis Club as well as a history of the conservation movement in Tennessee (1971). He fashioned bamboo fishing rods for Presidents Hoover, F.D. Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
City Archives & Special Collections
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