ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The curators are grateful to the following people and institutions for assistance and cooperation in preparing the exhibition:

• Freddie Martin, Audubon Sugar Institute
• Wade F. Faw, Sugarcane Specialist, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
• John Dutton and David Floyd, LSU Rural Life Museum
• John Wozniak, LSU Agricultural Center
• Jim Zietz, LSU Public Relations
• Cile B. Schmidt, Ashland Plantation, Bunkie
• Jeffrey W. Hoy, LSU Dept. of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology
• T. Eugene Reagan, LSU Dept. of Entomology
• Mr. W.H. "Bill" Lee
• Mr. Don Morrison
• and the American Sugar Cane League.

The curators also thank their (present and former) colleagues in the LSU Libraries for invaluable assistance:

• Judy Bolton, Head, Special Collections Public Services
• Reni Zietz, Merle Suhayda, and Sissy Albertine, Special Collections/Image Resources
• Mitchell Brown, Chemistry Library
• David Wuolu and Colleen Wiseman, Electronic Reference, Middleton Library
• Kim Tran, Acquisitions, Middleton Library
• and Pat Havard, Access Services, Special Collections.

Exhibition curated by Christina Riquelmy (Special Collections Rare Book Cataloger) and Debra Currie (Reference Librarian, Middleton Library). Exhibition mounted by Emily Robison, assisted by Special Collections staff and student assistants.

The original website was created by Tatiana Shabelnik and Chuck Thomas with the assistance of Elaine Smyth; the 2002 revision was designed by Matt Mullenix, Special Collections Web Administrator. Special thanks to Mr. Jean-Guillaume Dumas for use of his sugar cane image in the production of this site.