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Oral History
Aldo Meiske
Interview Information
Interviewee
Aldo Meiske
Series
Military Series
Description
This ongoing interview series documents Louisiana's military tradition and focuses primarily on World War II. Veterans of the Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf Wars are also interviewed.
Size
75 interviews on 116 recordings
Time Period Covered
1930s - 1970s
Date
1992 - present
Principal Interviewers
John Capdeveille, Jack Fiser, Adele Foster, Mary Hebert, Peter Soderbergh, Tara Zachary, Jennifer Abraham, Matt Mullenix
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
17% of interviews are cataloged (13 of 75)
This interview is currently unprocessed.
Manuscript Collections
Aldrich, Ella V. (Ella Virginia), 1902-1982
Description
Aldrich, Ella V. (Ella Virginia), 1902-1982. Papers, 1921-1973. 22 items. Location: Misc. Ella V. Aldrich Schwing was a librarian at LSU, a member of the faculty of the LSU Library School, and a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors. The papers include material on the Colfax riot of 1873, an inscribed reprint of "Huey, Lyndon, and Southern Radicalism" by T. Harry Williams, a clipping of "The Legacy of Knute Heldner" from the Dixie Roto Magazine, and 15 photographic prints of plaques bearing Schwing's name on buildings at LSU System campuses. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3374.
Manuscript Topic
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1921
Interviewee
Aldridge Leroy 'A.L.' McMurray, Sr.
Series
Sue Hebert Series
Finding Aid Link
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)
Louisiana Folklife
Alex & Boots Berey T1060 F16
Date
2/13/1984
Folder Box
20
Folder Number
1060
Folder Status
True
Indexed Status
True
Interview Number in Record
1 of 1
Interviewee
Alex & Boots Berey
Interviewee Release
False
Interviewer
Virginia Romero
Interviewer Release
False
Original Box
55
Project
Florida Parishes Folklife Survey
Record Type
Louisiana Folklife
Survey Form Status
False
Tape Box
55
Tape Number
1060
Tape Number Corrected Status
True
Topics
"Hungarian cooking; cabbage rolls; family background; butchering hogs; Hungarian soups; Old Baton Rouge Highway; Albany, Louisiana; baking; sweet potatoes; visiting neighbors; Hungarian embroidery; Hungarian culture; Hungarians"
Transcript Status
False
Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/content/folk-16
Louisiana Folklife
Alex Kropog & Laura Blackwell T1050 F21
Date
1/17/1984
Folder Box
20
Folder Number
1050
Folder Status
True
Indexed Status
True
Interview Number in Record
1 of 1
Interviewee
Alex Kropog & Laura Blackwell
Interviewee Release
True
Interviewer
Virginia Romero
Interviewer Release
True
Original Box
55
Project
Florida Parishes Folklife Survey
Record Type
Louisiana Folklife
Survey Form Status
True
Tape Box
55
Tape Number
1050
Tape Number Corrected Status
True
Topics
Hungarian program -- Albany Elementary; Hungarian teachers; Hungarian classes; Hungarian folktales; Chirstmas program; Hungarian language camp; visiting Hungary; Hungarians
Transcript Status
False
Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/content/folk-21
Louisiana Folklife
Alex Kropog, John Huszar, Alex Bartus T1061 F1604
Date
2/13/1984
Folder Box
20
Folder Number
1061
Folder Status
True
Indexed Status
False
Interview Number in Record
1 of 1
Interviewee
"Alex Kropog, John Huszar, Alex Bartus"
Interviewee Release
True
Interviewer
Virginia Romero
Interviewer Release
True
Notes
Alex Bartus and John Huszar have signed permission forms.
Original Box
55
Project
Florida Parishes Folklife Survey
Record Type
Louisiana Folklife
Survey Form Status
True
Tape Box
55
Tape Number
1061
Tape Number Corrected Status
True
Topics
Hungarian Culture Association
Transcript Status
False
Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/content/folk-1604
Interviewee
Alexander Pierre Tureaud, Jr.
Series
University History
Subseries
Integration & the African American Experience
Finding Aid Link
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)
Manuscript Collections
Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910
Description
Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910. Circular letter, 1866.1 item. Location: E:Imprints. Confederate Chief of Artillery, 1st Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. He was the author of several books on the Civil War and railroads, including THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN and MILITARY MEMOIRS OF A CONFEDERATE. Printed circular letter, written from Columbia, South Carolina, requesting official reports, accounts of events and skirmishes, and similar materials related to General James Longstreet's command during the Civil War. Alexander wished to collect these materials for use in writing a history of Longstreet's military career. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 917.
Manuscript Topic
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1866
Manuscript Collections
Alexander, James M. Letter
Description
Alexander, James M. Letter, 1836 May 7. 1 letter. Location: Misc.:A. James M. Alexander, an overseer in Clinton, Ala., writes Edward B.D. Sloan in Sloansville, Mecklenburg County, N.C., about their friendship, farming, and land prices. Mss. 3964.
Manuscript Topic
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1836
Description
Alexander, William H. Papers, 1949-1983. 3 linear ft. Location: 110:20-21. William H. Alexander was a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at Louisiana State University. The papers consist of research materials and writings concerning his research on the economic aspects of dairying and the trade in milk. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4456.
Manuscript Number
Mss. 4456
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1949
Manuscript Collections
Alexandra Mining Company
Description
Alexandra Mining Company. Charter and by-laws, 1887. 1 pamphlet. Location: E:Imprints. Charter, by-laws, and reports of the Alexandra Mining Company, organized in 1886 and domiciled in Saint Bernard Parish, La., to mine ores and minerals in Ouray County, Colo. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1669.
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1887
Louisiana City
Alexandria
Louisiana Parish
Rapides
Record Type
Louisiana Newspapers
Finding Aid Link
Manuscript Collections
Alexandria, Louisiana photographs
Description
Alexandria, Louisiana photographs, 1920-1921. 5 photographic prints. Location: 65:5. Prints depict scenes around Alexandria: the Bolton High School girls' basketball team (1920); a state meeting of officials in protest of a phone rate raise (originally created by Bridendall, 1921); a truck owned by H.T. Cottam & Co. (1920); the Bernstein Buick Co. dealership displayng Franklin and Buick models (circa 1920); and a carnival in front of Alexandria City Hall. Mss. 3691.
Manuscript Number
Mss. 3961
Manuscript Topic
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1920
Louisiana Folklife
Alexis Diaz T1688 F1731
Date
5/27/2007
Folder Box
39
Folder Number
9
Folder Status
False
Indexed Status
False
Interview Number in Record
1 of 1
Interviewee
Alexis Diaz
Interviewee Release
True
Interviewer
Tomas Montoya
Interviewer Release
False
Notes
Includes digital and hard copies of interview log as well as photos from interview in a Word document. Interview available digitally.
Original Box
84
Project
"New Populations--Cubans in Louisiana: Music, Dance, and Cultural Endurance"
Record Type
Louisiana Folklife
Survey Form Status
True
Tape Box
86
Tape Number
1688
Tape Number Corrected Status
False
Topics
Cubans; Cubans--Louisiana--Manners and customs; Cubans--Emigration and immigration; Hispanic Americans--Louisiana; Hispanic Americans--Music
Transcript Status
True
Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/content/folk-1731
Louisiana Folklife
Alfons R. Kleindienst T1802 F1845
Date
7/22/2002
Folder Box
39
Folder Number
15
Folder Status
False
Indexed Status
False
Interview Number in Record
1 of 2
Interviewee
Alfons R. Kleindienst
Interviewee Release
False
Interviewer
Mark Sindler
Interviewer Release
False
Notes
Tape 1 of 2. Interview available digitally.
Original Box
87
Project
New Populations--Greater New Orleans German Community Documentation
Record Type
Louisiana Folklife
Survey Form Status
False
Tape Box
89
Tape Number
1802
Tape Number Corrected Status
False
Topics
Germans; Brewing; Germans--Louisiana; Germans--Emigration and immigration; Germans-Manners and customs
Transcript Status
False
Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/content/folk-1845
Louisiana Folklife
Alfons R. Kleindienst T1803 F1846
Date
7/22/2002
Folder Box
39
Folder Number
15
Folder Status
False
Indexed Status
False
Interview Number in Record
2 of 2
Interviewee
Alfons R. Kleindienst
Interviewee Release
False
Interviewer
Mark Sindler
Interviewer Release
False
Notes
Tape 2 of 2. Interview available digitally.
Original Box
87
Project
New Populations--Greater New Orleans German Community Documentation
Record Type
Louisiana Folklife
Survey Form Status
False
Tape Box
89
Tape Number
1803
Tape Number Corrected Status
False
Topics
Germans; Brewing; Germans--Louisiana; Germans--Emigration and immigration; Germans-Manners and customs
Transcript Status
False
Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/content/folk-1846
Louisiana Folklife
Alford Davis T1380 F763
Date
9/26/1990
Folder Box
21
Folder Number
1380
Folder Status
True
Indexed Status
True
Interview Number in Record
1 of 1
Interviewee
Alford Davis
Interviewee Release
True
Interviewer
Renee Harvison
Interviewer Release
False
Original Box
71
Project
Festival Fieldwork
Record Type
Louisiana Folklife
Survey Form Status
False
Tape Box
71
Tape Number
1380
Tape Number Corrected Status
True
Topics
World War II; Krotz Springs; Bingo; Storytelling
Transcript Status
False
Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/content/folk-763
Louisiana Folklife
Alford Davis, Thomas Sanchez, Glenn Demoulan T256 F641
Date
6/23/1990
Festival
Clinton
Folder Box
19
Folder Number
256
Folder Status
True
Indexed Status
True
Interview Number in Record
1 of 1
Interviewee
"Alford Davis, Thomas Sanchez, Glenn Demoulan"
Interviewee Release
False
Interviewer Release
False
Project
LA Open House Storytelling
Record Type
Louisiana Folklife
Survey Form Status
False
Tape Number
256
Tape Number Corrected Status
False
Topics
Storytelling -- Hunting and Fishing
Transcript Status
False
Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/content/folk-641
Louisiana Folklife
Alfred and Irvin Perez T387 F9
Date
9/16/1990
Festival
Lafayette
Folder Box
19
Folder Number
387
Folder Status
True
Indexed Status
True
Interview Number in Record
1 of 1
Interviewee
Alfred and Irvin Perez
Interviewee Release
False
Interviewer Release
False
Project
LA Open House Storytelling
Record Type
Louisiana Folklife
Survey Form Status
False
Tape Number
387
Tape Number Corrected Status
False
Topics
"talk about Isleno history, hurricanes, tradition of singing decimas"
Transcript Status
False
Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/content/folk-9
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