F. Edward Hébert papers
Scope and Contents
F. Edward Hébert (1901-1979) was the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana, holding office from 1941-1977. The collection consists of political correspondence, hundreds of scrapbooks and photograph albums, subject files, bound press releases and speeches, a manuscript for his autobiography (Last of the Titans), political cartoons, awards, and audio/visual materials.
Dates
- 1916-1979 (bulk: 1940-1978)
Creator
- Hébert, Felix Edward, 1901-1979. (Person)
OFFSITE LOCATION
The collection is stored offsite. Researchers must contact specialcollections@tulane.edu at least two business days (48 business hours) in advance for access to these materials.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
F. Edward Hébert (1901-1979) was the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana, holding office from 1941-1977. He graduated in 1924 from Tulane University and was the first sports editor of the Tulane Hullabaloo. A member of the Democratic party, Hébert was chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services from 1971-1975 as well as a member of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He was also actively involved in the expansion of the junior ROTC program.
Extent
643 Linear Feet (901.00 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged chronologically by topic. The collection consists of 901 boxes and 400 volumes. It is 643 linear feet.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by F. Edward Hébert in 1973.
Processing Information
Collection processed by LAC Group in 2011.
- Hébert, Felix Edward, 1901-1979.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Democratic Party (La.)
- Legislation Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Louisiana -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photograph albums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- Speeches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- United States. Army. Junior ROTC.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
- Author
- LAC Group
- Date
- 08/03/2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository
