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Sylvester Magee T49

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Oral History Sylvester Magee T49 Finding Aid

Interview Information

Interviewee

Sylvester Magee

Series

Michael Mulhern Centenarians Series

Finding Aid Link

Sylvester Magee T49

Series Information

Description

Michael Mulhern, an LSU graduate student specializing in Civil War History, conducted these interviews with centenarians. His first interview, with former slave Sylvester Magee, led him information on other former slaves, Polly Mason and Sarah Baker. He also interviewed Spanish-American War Veteran, Joseph Favret. Mulhern donated his interviews to the Williams Center in the 1990s.

Size

4 interviews on 7 recordings

Time Period Covered

1870s - 1970s

Date

1969, 1971, 1974

Principal Interviewers

Michael Mulhern

Finding Aids

Abstracts, indexes

Audio Availability

MP3

Processing Status

All interviews are cataloged

Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/oralhistory/Michael%20Mulhern%20Centenarians%20Series/Sylvester%20Magee

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