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Oral History J.D. DeBlieux
Interview Information
Interviewee
J.D. DeBlieux
Series
University History
Subseries
Distinguished Alumni
Series Information
Description
Interviews with faculty, staff, and alumni conducted by Williams Center staff, LSU Recording Services, volunteers, and graduate students, focusing on the history of Louisiana State University. Various topics are covered and since interviews are often life narratives, multiple topics arise, including major historic events outside of the scope of LSU history, including, for example, the 1927 Flood, the Great Depression, Governor Huey Long, military history, and civil rights.
Size
322 interviews on 681 recordings
Time Period Covered
1908 - present
Date
1970s - present
Principal Interviewers
Jennifer Abraham; Everett Besch, Melisse Campbell, Susie Crews, Pamela Dean, Jack Fiser, Mary Hebert, Sally Kuzenski
Finding Aids
Abstracts, indexes
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
37% of interviews are cataloged (120 of 322)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
Oral History J.E. Druilhet
Interview Information
Interviewee
J.E. Druilhet
Series
Sue Hebert Series
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)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
Interview Information
Interviewee
J.J. Pickle
Series
Gillis Long Series
Series Information
Description
Dr. Gary Huey conducted these interviews with friends and critics of Democratic Congressman Gillis Long (U.S. House of Representatives, 1963-65 and 1973-85) for a biography of Long.
Size
32 interviews on 53 recordings
Time Period Covered
1940 - 1985
Date
1986-1987
Principal Interviewers
Gary Huey
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
All interviews are cataloged
Oral History J.K. Haynes
Interview Information
Interviewee
J.K. Haynes
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.
Oral History J.P. Jewell
Interview Information
Interviewee
J.P. Jewell
Series
University History
Subseries
Distinguished Alumni
Series Information
Description
Interviews with faculty, staff, and alumni conducted by Williams Center staff, LSU Recording Services, volunteers, and graduate students, focusing on the history of Louisiana State University. Various topics are covered and since interviews are often life narratives, multiple topics arise, including major historic events outside of the scope of LSU history, including, for example, the 1927 Flood, the Great Depression, Governor Huey Long, military history, and civil rights.
Size
322 interviews on 681 recordings
Time Period Covered
1908 - present
Date
1970s - present
Principal Interviewers
Jennifer Abraham; Everett Besch, Melisse Campbell, Susie Crews, Pamela Dean, Jack Fiser, Mary Hebert, Sally Kuzenski
Finding Aids
Abstracts, indexes
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
37% of interviews are cataloged (120 of 322)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
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