Edwards, Elaine S. (1929-2018). Collection, 1971-1979, n.d.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches, and other miscellaneous materials. These materials include such subjects as her Senate term, the New Orleans Children's Hospital, and the International Year of the Child.
Dates
- 1971-1979, n.d.
Biographical / Historical
Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards was born in 1929 in Marksville, Louisiana, the only daughter of Myrle Dupuy and Errol Schwartzenburg. She was a graduate of Marksville High School and later married Louisiana Governor Edwin W. Edwards.
In August 1972, after the death of Senator Allen J. Ellender, Edwards was appointed by her husband to complete the Senator’s term. As a United States Senator, she served on the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Public Works. She took personal interest in the problems of all her constituents and provided constructive assistance whenever possible.
Extent
0.416667 Linear Feet (5 inches of materials contained in 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Source
- Title
- Elaine S. Edwards Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 07/26/2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- 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