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Oral History Dixon Smith
Interview Information
Interviewee
Dixon Smith
Series
University History
Subseries
Women at LSU
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 Doc James, Jr.
Interview Information
Interviewee
Doc James, Jr.
Series
West Baton Rouge Parish Remembrance
Series Information
Description
Interviews focusing on the history, experiences, and contributions of the African American community in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. This project was funded through a grant to the West Baton Rouge Parish Library in Port Allen, Louisiana, from the West Baton Rouge Museum.
Size
14 interviews on 27 recordings
Time Period Covered
1930s - 1970s
Date
1995-1997, 1999
Principal Interviewers
Judy Boyce, Brenda Morgan
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
14% of interviews are cataloged (2 of 14)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
Interview Information
Interviewee
Dolores Grimes
Series
Brusly Centennial Oral History Project
Series Information
Description
Interviews focus on the history of the town of Brusly, located in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The interview project was done in conjunction with the Brusly Centennial Committee for the celebration of the town's centennial in 2001.
Size
46 interviews on 49 recordings
Date
1996 - 2006
Principal Interviewers
Joanne Bourgeois, Lucy Landry, Rosemary Reed, Gail LeJeune Johnson
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
4% of interviews are cataloged (2 of 45)
Interview Information
Interviewee
Dolores Parker
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
Oral History Dolores R. Spikes
Interview Information
Interviewee
Dolores R. Spikes
Series
University History
Subseries
Integration & the African American Experience
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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