William R. Ziegler Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters and correspondence from the time period of the American Revolution, legal contract, last will and testament, speeches by president of Louisiana State University, John Hunter, bond certificate, and program for Charles Elkins retirement from Nicholls State College (later known as Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, La.). Includes a State of Louisiana bond dated 1883 and Writ of Fieri Facias for a slave dated 1827.
Dates
- 1771-1963
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
William R. Ziegler was born 15 January, 1898 in New Haven, Conn. to Adam and Louise Zeigler. He moved to New Orleans, La. in 1925 working for the Ford Motor Co. and Pan American Oil. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1940, serving throughout World War II in the Corps of Engineers, and eventually achieved the rank of colonel. In 1949, he moved to Houma where he started his own business and became involved in numerous civic organizations. He helped organize the Houma chapter of the American Petroleum Institute and the Terrebonne Stamp and Coin Club. He also established a $1000 scholarship for ROTC students at Nicholls State University. Ziegler died 24 January 1975.
Extent
1 Files (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into four series: Letters and correspondence, Legal contracts, Manuscripts, and Ephemera.
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.
- Title
- William R. Ziegler Collection
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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