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Oral History Ian McHarg
Interview Information
Interviewee
Ian McHarg
Series
Various Topics
Series Information
Description
These primarily biographical and regional history interviews were conducted by LSU faculty and students, by Williams Center staff under contract for interviewees' families, or were donated to the Williams Center. In addition to family history and genealogy, topics covered include: the Association for Women Historians, Lansdowne Plantation in Natchez, Mississippi, the New Llano Cooperative Colony near Leesville, Louisiana, Williams Plantation, architecture, landscape architecture, hurricanes, Mardi Gras celebrations, Louisiana fisheries, the sugarcane industry, Native American and African American artists, New Orleans history and music, and topics of international interest such as the Mexican Revolution and Nazi propaganda films.
Size
96 interviews on 157 recordings
Date
1970s - present
Principal Interviewers
Pamela Dean, David Culbert, Helen Peterson, Kathleen Kearns, Susan Tittlebaum, Shelly Wells, Tayari Kwa Salaam, Harriet Walker, Ruth Laney, Mary Hebert Price, Jennifer Abraham
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
4% of interviews are cataloged (4 of 96)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
Interview Information
Interviewee
Ida Belle Joshua
Series
Hurricane Betsy Survivor Stories
Series Information
Description
Nilima Mwendo conducted these interviews in 2003 with residents of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward who survived Hurricane Betsy when it made landfall on September 9, 1965. Interviews focus on the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood from the 1930s and 40s, when the area was only partially developed and rural, to the early 2000s. Interviewees discuss their experiences during the hurricane, the evacuation of the neighborhood, disaster relief from the state and federal government and Red Cross, and the hardships they and other residents encountered in the months and years they spent rebuilding their homes and lives after they returned to the neighborhood. Interviewees describe the neighborhood before Betsy and discuss changes in the community after the storm. Several interviewees also discuss social activism and advocacy for the neighborhood in the 1960s and 70s.
Size
5 interviews on 7 recordings
Time Period Covered
1950s - 2003
Date
2003
Principal Interviewers
Nilima Mwendo
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
All interviews are cataloged
Interview Information
Interviewee
Ida Duckworth Woods
Series
Acadian Handicraft Project
Series Information
Description
The Acadian Handicraft Project existed from 1942 until 1962, growing out of an earlier effort by the General Education Board to support French language and culture in Louisiana. In 1942, Louisiana State University's General Extension Program picked up the project. Louise Olivier (d. 1962), served as the Extension Program's field representative and purchased crafts, mostly textiles, from Acadian women and marketed them throughout the state. Interviewers Pam Rabalais of LSU's School of Human Ecology and Yvonne Olivier conducted these interviews with women who participated in the project for the Southeastern Crafts Revival at the University of South Carolina's McKissick Museum. Tapes and transcripts are also housed at the McKissick Museum.
Size
12 interviews on 16 recordings
Time Period Covered
1942-1962
Date
1992
Principal Interviewers
Pam Rablais, Yvonne Oliver
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
66% of interviews are cataloged (8 of 12)
Oral History Ida Mae Whiten
Interview Information
Interviewee
Ida Mae Whiten
Series
McKinley High School Oral History Project
Subseries
African American Churches
Series Information
Description
McKinley High School students, with the assistance of faculty and students from LSU's College of Education, conducted interviews focusing on the African American experience in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In1995, students began interviewing community members on the history of McKinley High School, established in 1926 as the first high school for African American students in Baton Rouge. The interviews continued in subsequent years, focusing on African American businesses during the period of segregation, the history and role of African American churches, the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott, and African American social organizations.
Size
210 interviews on 228 recordings
Time Period Covered
1920s - 2000s
Date
1995-1998, 2002, 2005, 2006
Principal Interviewers
Beau Bogart, Nedra Carter, Khary Carrell, Michael Goods, Shawnte Green, Helen Haw, Melvin Heard, Rudolph Henry, Benny Hester, Shawnda Hollins, Paula Jacobi, Shanta Jenkins, Rahshada Jenkins, Veonetta Jewell, Roderick Jones, Chastity Lovely, Heidi McGee, Toni Morrison, Carmen Posey, Tayari Kwa Salaam, Lavada Taylor, Rose Thompson, Katina Welsh
Finding Aids
Abstracts, indexes
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
33% of interviews are cataloged (70 of 210)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
Oral History Ida Stephens
Interview Information
Interviewee
Ida Stephens
Series
Civil Rights Series
Series Information
Description
These interviews document the Civil Rights Movement in Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes. Topics include the experience of African Americans in Baton Rouge during the period of segregation, the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott of 1953, sit-ins in the1960s, Baton Rouge's Biracial Committee, the desegregation of schools and public facilities, voter registration, and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in rural parishes.
Size
53 interviews on 107 recordings
Time Period Covered
1930s - 1970s
Date
1993 - 2003
Principal Interviewers
Greta de Jong, Mary Hebert, Miranda Kombert, Marc Sternberg
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
11% of interviews are cataloged (6 of 53)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
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