Aldridge Leroy 'A.L.' McMurray, Sr.

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Aldridge Leroy 'A.L.' McMurray, Sr.

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Oral History Aldridge Leroy 'A.L.' McMurray, Sr. Finding Aid

Interview Information

Interviewee

Aldridge Leroy 'A.L.' McMurray, Sr.

Series

Sue Hebert Series

Finding Aid Link

Aldridge Leroy 'A.L.' McMurray, Sr.

Series Information

Description

This series documents the local history of the Atchafalaya Basin area, including Plaquemine, Bayou Sorrel, and Bayou Chene. Interviewees discuss lumbering, ginning moss, the Plaquemine Locks, harvesting sugarcane, and social life and customs of the area in the early twentieth century.

Size

14 interviews on 14 recordings

Time Period Covered

1900 - 2000s

Date

1979, 2006

Principal Interviewers

Sue Hebert

Finding Aids

Abstracts, indexes

Audio Availability

MP3

Processing Status

64% of interviews are cataloged (9 of 14)

Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/oralhistory/Sue%20Hebert%20Series/Aldridge%20Leroy%20%27A.L.%27%20McMurray%2C%20Sr.

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