Breaux, John B. (1944- ). Memorabilia Collection, 1961-2004, n.d.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains framed photographs, plaques, certificates, and awards. There is also a CD containing an NPR interview Senator Breaux gave regarding his impending retirement from the Senate.
Dates
- 1961-2004, n.d.
Biographical / Historical
John Berlinger Breaux was born in Crowley on March 1, 1944 to Ezra Honaré Breaux, Jr. and Katie Berlinger Breaux. He graduated from University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) with a B.A. in 1964, and from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Herbert Law Center with a LL.B. in 1967.
In 1972, Breaux was elected to the House of Representatives at the age of 28. At the time of his election, he was the youngest member of Congress. He represented the seventh district of Louisiana for fourteen years before being elected to the Senate in 1986. He served on several committee’s throughout his career. He retired from the Senate in 2005 and joined the Legal Counsel Firm of Squire Patton Boggs located in Washington D.C.
Extent
19.5 Linear Feet (19.5 linear feet of materials contained in 13 boxes and one item not boxed)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- John B. Breaux Memorabilia Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 12/03/2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu