Ellis J. Bourgeois Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, campaign ads and posters, photographs, newspaper clippings, tributes to Allen J. Ellender, books published by the Government Printing Office, and maps.
Dates
- 1923-2003
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical Note
Ellis J. Bourgeois was the assessor of St. James Parish for twenty years. After working as a sugar boiler at the Webre-Steib Plantation sugar mill in Vacherie, he began managing his uncle's restaurant, the Service Inn, in 1946. In 1949, Bourgeois purchased the restaurant, which also operated a barber shop and became a stopover for Louisiana politicians including the late U.S. Sen. Allen J. Ellender. Bourgeois was a member of the Louisiana Assessor's Association, Knights of Columbus Council, Lions Club, St. James Boat Club, Council on Aging, Martin Luther King Scholarship Foundation, and the St. James Historical Society.
Extent
7 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Sensitive Materials Statement
This collection may contain material(s) with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Ellender Memorial Library and Nicholls State University assume no responsibility.
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- Ellis J. Bourgeois Papers
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Repository Details
Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
906 E 1st St.
Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
985-448-4621
clifton.theriot@nicholls.edu