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References

Jimmie Davis
 

1    Severo, Richard. “Jimmie Davis, Louisiana’s Singing Governor, is dead.” New York Times. 6 Nov. 2000. Louisiana
      State
University in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Jimmie Davis.

2   Stingley, Alisa. “Jimmie Davis: Former Louisiana governor rode to fame on wings of song.” Shreveport Times. 13
     July 1993. 1-D. Louisiana
State University in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special
     Collections. VF: Jimmie Davis; “Celebrating a century of sunshine.” 36th Annual Jimmie Davis Tabernacle
     Homecoming. Program. 3 Oct. 1999. Louisiana
State University in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives
     and Special Collections. VF: Jimmie Davis; Severo.

3    Prime, John Andrew. “‘Singing governor,’ 101, dies.” Shreveport Times. 6 Nov. 2000. 1-A. Louisiana State
     University in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Jimmie Davis; Associated
     Press. “Former Gov. Jimmie Davis celebrates 99.”
Shreveport Times. 21 Sept. 1998. 3-B. Louisiana State
     University in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Jimmie Davis.

4   Severo.

5   Reeves, Miriam G.  The Governors of Louisiana. Gretna: Pelican Publishing Company, 1976. 112.

6   “People are big interest to Davis.” Times-Picayune [New Orleans]. 19 Dec. 1943. 14. Louisiana State University
     in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Jimmie Davis; Reeves, 113.

7   Stingley.

8   Ibid.

9   “People…”; Thomson, Bailey. Historic Shreveport. Shreveport: Shreveport Journal Publishers, 1980. 80;
     “Celebrating a century of sunshine.”

10  Thomson; Van Osdell.

11  Patriquin, Ronni. “Fan saves some sunshine for Jimmie.” Shreveport Journal. 1 Feb. 1982. 1-A. Louisiana State
     University in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Jimmie Davis; Severo;
     Stingley.
 

12  Stingley; Severo.
 

13  “Celebrating a century of sunshine”; Van Osdell.
 

14   Severo; Prime.
 

15   Hilburn, Wiley. “Jimmie Davis: A person perspective.” Shreveport Times. 6 Nov. 2000. 3-B. Louisiana State
      University in Shreveport Noel Memorial Library, Archives and Special Collections. VF: Jimmie Davis.

16   Severo.

 


 



                                                                                                                                        

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