Major, Hoguet Alexandre, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1978. Transcript (47 pages), 1 sound cassette (1 hour). Location: L:4700.0040. Born in False River, Louisiana in 1887, Major graduated from LSU in 1908. He began teaching at LSU in 1918, at the old campus, and retired in 1957 as a Professor of French and Head of the Department of Foreign Languages. Interview discusses Major's life as LSU student at old campus, while Thomas Boyd was Dean. Mentions his arrest due to Reveille editorial; campus life during World War I; and student activities on new campus. Also mentions his life as LSU French teacher. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0040.