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1940-2002
8 linear feet
Collection
Number 159
Prepared by
Patricia A. Threatt
June 2004
CITATION: The
William L. "Bill" McLeod, Jr. Papers, Collection No.
159, Box number, Folder
number,
Archives and Special Collections Department, Frazar Memorial Library, McNeese State University.
Archives and
Special Collections Department
Frazar Memorial Library
McNeese State University
Biographical
Sketch
William Lasater
“Bill” McLeod, Jr. was born in 1931 in Marks,
Mississippi. In 1942, McLeod’s family moved to Lake
Charles where his father was the minister of the First
Presbyterian Church. McLeod attended Lake Charles High
School, McNeese State University, Princeton University,
and Louisiana State University Law School. From 1953 to
1955, McLeod served as a field artilleryman in the U.S.
Army. McLeod married Lady Marilyn “Cissie” Qualls in
1962. The McLeods have three daughters, Ruth, Sara, and
Martha. In 1968, McLeod organized his first successful
campaign and was elected State Representative from Lake
Charles. During the 1968 session of the legislature,
several reform-minded legislators banded together to
form the “Young Turks.” The “Young Turks” crafted a
series of bills to change the way state government
operated and make it more accountable to the public.
McLeod remained a State Representative until 1975 when
he became a State Senator. In 1990 McLeod became a
judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court. After
McLeod’s retirement from the bench in 1997, he
practiced law privately until his death in 2003.
See also The Lady Marilyn
“Cissie” McLeod Papers, Collection number 182 and
the McLeod Lecture Series
Collection, number 188.
Scope and
Content Note
The William L.
“Bill” McLeod, Jr. Papers consist of notes, documents,
correspondence, clippings, photographs, a yearbook, and
ephemera from 1940 to 2002. Three series comprise the
papers: Political Campaigns,
Political Issues, and
Personal Papers.
The Political Campaigns series
contains materials from McLeod’s campaigns for State
Representative, State Senator, and Judge from 1963
through 1990. These materials consist of notes,
correspondence, position statements, advertising,
financial information, constituent information,
election returns, and ephemera from the campaigns. The
series is arranged chronologically.
The Political Issues series
contains clippings from area newspapers,
correspondence, notes, legal documents, and
publications pertaining to issues important to McLeod.
These materials are arranged loosely in chronological
order according to when the issue first arose. Of
particular note are the materials concerning labor
unions, Right to Work, and the Lake Charles Harbor and
Terminal District Board.
The Personal Papers series
contains notes, correspondence, clippings, photographs,
and ephemera concerning McLeod’s personal life. One
section of the Personal Papers concerns McLeod’s
research project to document past judges of Lake
Charles. McLeod’s goal was to compile biographical
information and a photograph for each judge for use in
area libraries. While researching past judges, McLeod
became involved in an effort to display large portraits
of the judges in Courtroom A of the Calcasieu Judicial
Center. The remainder of the Personal Papers series
consists of personal documents, correspondence,
photographs, and mementos. These materials document
McLeod’s involvement in the Boy Scouts of America, the
Kiwanis Club, and other civic organizations;
certificates and awards; State inauguration ceremonies;
and his Scottish heritage and bagpipe-playing.
Container List
Series I. Political Campaigns
1963 Campaign for
State Representative
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Box |
Folder |
Description |
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1 |
1 |
Notes,
Correspondence, Position statements, Speaking
engagements |
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2 |
Advertising
and other expenses |
|
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3 |
Contributions
and supporters |
|
|
|
See also Box
5 for 1963 printing proof of a campaign poster |
1967 Campaign for
State Representative
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Box |
Folder |
Description |
|
1 |
4 |
Correspondence, Position statements, Speaking
engagements |
|
|
5 |
Notes and
drafts |
|
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6 |
Contributions
and supporters |
|
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7 |
Advertising
and financial information |
|
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8 |
Election
results and congratulatory letters |
1971 Campaign for
State Representative
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Box |
Folder |
Description |
|
1 |
9 |
Issues |
|
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10 |
Notes,
Correspondence, Research. See also Box 5 for a
Sample ballot for the 1971 Election |
|
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11 |
Advertising |
|
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12 |
Financial |
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13 |
Photograph |
|
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14 |
Jack Rogers
(opponent) |
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15 |
Fund-raising,
supporters, congratulatory letters |
|
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16 |
Election
results |
1975 Campaign
for State Senator
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Box |
Folder |
Description |
|
1 |
17 |
Position
statements and Issues |
|
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18 |
Mailing lists
and letters from McLeod |
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19 |
Advertising,
campaign letters, and press releases |
|
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20 |
Clippings |
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21 |
Notes |
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22 |
Yard sign
recipients |
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23 |
Thank-you
letters for campaign contributions |
|
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24 |
Election
Finance Disclosure Act |
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25 |
Campaign
contributions and supporters. See also Box 5 for a
card file of contributors. |
|
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26 |
Opponents |
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27 |
Photographs |
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28 |
Ephemera |
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29 |
Election
results (all races). See also Box 5 for 1975
Election return tally sheets (4) |
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30 |
Constituent
lists and maps. |
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31 |
Contact list |
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32 |
Block walkers |
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33 |
List of
voters: Ward 1, Precinct 1 |
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34 |
List of
voters: Ward 1, Precinct 2A |
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35 |
List of
voters: Ward 1, Precinct 2B |
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36 |
List of
voters: Ward 3, Precinct 18 |
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37 |
List of
voters: Ward 3, Precinct 19 |
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38 |
List of
voters: Ward 3, Precinct 20, 21, and 30 |
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39 |
List of
voters: Ward 3, Precinct 34 |
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40 |
List of
voters: Ward 3, Precinct 39 |
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41 |
List of
voters: Fenton and Lacassine |
1979 Campaign for
State Senator
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Box |
Folder |
Description |
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2 |
1 |
Cissie
McLeod's campaign notebook |
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2 |
Notes and
general information |
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3 |
Interest
Group endorsements and questionnaires |
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4 |
General
correspondence |
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5 |
Financial
disclosure information. See also Box 5 for card
file of contributors. |
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6 |
Bill Bertrand
(opponent) |
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7 |
Volunteers
and coordinators |
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8 |
Polls and
pollsters |
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9 |
Public
opinion survey |
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10 |
Clippings |
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11 |
Campaign
letters, advertising, and press releases |
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12 |
Ephemera. See
also Box 5 for 1979 Campaign bumper sticker |
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13 |
Election
results |
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14 |
1980 report
on the 1979 Campaign by UNO's Dept. of Political
Science |
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15 |
Thank you
letters for campaign contributions |
1983 Campaign for
State Senator
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Box |
Folder |
Description |
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2 |
16 |
Notes,
correspondence, and general information.
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|
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17 |
Volunteers
and supporters |
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18 |
Block walkers |
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19 |
Public
opinion survey |
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20 |
Telephone
lists and yard sign recipients |
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21 |
Advertising |
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22 |
Personal
appearances |
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23 |
Campaign
letters |
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24 |
Campaign
budget |
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25 |
Contributions
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|
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26 |
“A Tribute to
Bill McLeod” fundraiser [October 27, 1982] |
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27 |
Campaign
Finance Reports |
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28 |
Polling
information |
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29 |
Interest
Group questionnaires< | |
