Anchor & Fleur de Lis Knights of Columbus in Louisiana 1902-1962 Baudier Everett

Description

Up for sale is a very rare volume on the history of the Knights of Columbus in the state of Louisiana, starting with the formation of the state Council and extending over the next 60 years.  To the best of my knowledge, there are no other copies of this book for sale anywhere else.
Title:
Anchor and Fleur-de-Lis:  Knights of Columbus in Louisiana 1902 - 1962
Author:  Roger Baudier, Sr., KSG, LL.D. and Millard F. Everett, Jour. D., LL.D.
Copyright 1965, by the Louisiana State Council, Knights of Columbus
Hardback.  No dust jacket.
About 9.5 inches tall, about 7 inches wide.
728 pages.
Please see photo # 5 of this listing for the Table of Contents.
The Knights of Columbus originated in 1882 when Father Michael J. McGivney founded a mutual benefit society for practicing male Catholics in New Haven, Connecticut.  The movement spread rapidly such that by 1889, there were 300 councils comprising 40,000 knights.  Many notables have been Knights of Columbus including President John F. Kennedy, New York Governor and presidential candidate Al Smith, Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, and even the Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth.
In the South, the first council of the Knights of Columbus appears to have been in Mobile, Alabama in 1901.  The Louisiana Council was established the next year in heavily Catholic New Orleans.  The local organization grew from 70 knights in 1902 to about 23,000 in 1962.
In 1953, the Louisiana State Council authorized the publication of a 50 year history and chose Joseph Roger Baudier to be its author.  Baudier was a respected historian, journalist, and educator.  Born in New Orleans in 1893, he had been orphaned at a young age.  He was educated at St. Philips School in the French Quarter and then at the St Anthony College (seminary) in Santa Barbara, California.  After service in World War I, he returned to New Orleans where he worked as a clerk for the Southern Pacific Railroad while editing Catholic publications such as
The Mixer
and
Catholic Action of the South
.  In 1949, he became the first appointed historian of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  He had already written a history of "The Catholic Church in Louisiana" (1939).  He himself was a member of the KC New Orleans Council No. 714.  Baudier proceeded in a very systematic manner but had only completed 14 chapters of the 50 year history when he died, in November, 1960, of recurrent cancer.  The project passed to Millard F. Everett, who had succeeded Baudier as editor of the archdiocesan newspaper.  Everett had a long background as a Catholic editor in Denver, Colorado before coming to New Orleans in 1949.  In 1955, he had been awarded the James J. Hoey Award for inter-racial justice.  It was Everett's idea to extend the scope of the project to include the sixth decade (i.e. through 1962).
Please see above for complete description of condition and for photos.
(The book has some condition issues, including, but not limited to, being ex-library.)  Sold as is.
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Attention International Buyers:  Unfortunately, it appears that international shipping from the US (via the USPS) has become unreliable, because of the pandemic.  Therefore, I have decided to remove the international shipping option.  You are still welcome to bid on this item, but will need to supply a shipping address in the US.  I'm sorry for the inconvenience.  Thank you for your understanding.