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Claiborne Talbot interview (2 tapes), October 11, 1985

 Item — Cassette Tape Cabinet: 1, Item: 6

Scope and Contents

Interview with Claiborne Talbot by Michael Foret. Topics discussed include growing up in Napoleonville at Attakapas Canal (attending school, growing and preserving food, sugar cane harvesting, transportation, and family history), attending Soule Business School, working in New Orleans as a bookkeeper, and serving the in Quartermaster Corps during World War I (camp life, traveling, and venereal disease).

Dates

  • October 11, 1985

Biographical / Historical

Claiborne Talbot was born in Napoleonville, Louisiana. He graduated from Napoleonville High School in 1911 and attended Soule Business School in New Orleans. During World War I, he served in the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army in Nantes, France (1917-1919). He also worked in New Orleans as a bookkeeper for an insurance company and for the Army Corps of Engineers.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
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Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
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