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Haag, William George, 1910-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1994. 2 sound cassettes (3 hours), Transcript (104 pages). Location: L:4700.0453. LSU Boyd professor emeritus of geography and anthropology. Haag discusses his family history; the University of Kentucky; his work as an archaeologist for the Tennessee Valley Authority; the University of Michigan; World War II; the University of Mississippi; and his impressions of William Faulkner. Haag also discusses his career at LSU; the Poverty Point archeological site; excavations at the Centroplex and Magnolia Mound Plantation, Baton Rouge; research in the Antilles; and Civil War studies. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0453.
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1994
Manuscript Collections Guthrie, D. V.
Description
Guthrie, D. V. Class register, 1913-1914. 1 ms. vol. Location: U:16. Physics instructor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Class register lists names and grades of students. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3081.
Manuscript Topic
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1913
Manuscript Collections Griffith, Isaac, 1787-
Description
Griffith, Isaac, 1787-. Record book, 1812-1820. 1vol. (on microfilm) Location: Mss. Mf.:G. Native of Delaware who settled in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, in 1814 as a school teacher. Book contains a biographical sketch, family data, records on students and on crops, and miscellaneous notes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3697.
Manuscript Topic
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1812
Manuscript Collections Hackett, Derek L. A.
Description
Hackett, Derek L. A. Collection, 1970-1971. 111 items. Location: A:11. Professor of History, University of Sterling, Scotland. Materials pertaining to the 1971 White House Conference on Youth at Estes Park, Colorado. Collection also includes printed materials from student activist organizations. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2593.
Manuscript Topic
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1970
Manuscript Collections Hanley, Ben
Description
Hanley, Ben. Collection, 1919-1936. 41 items. Location: U:115. Director of the New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art, teacher in the New Orleans Public High Schools, and one of the organizers of Le Petite Theatre du Vieux Carre and the New Orleans Conservatory of Music. Papers include announcements, circulars, programs, and related items pertaining to the Anna Morgan Studios in Chicago, Emerson College in Boston, and the New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1683.
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1919
Manuscript Collections Gayle family collection
Description
Gayle family collection, 1846-1916, undated 56 items. Location: U:113. Collection of printed materials consisting of broadsides pertaining to the Mexican War and Louisiana politics; funeral notices for Baton Rouge and area residents; and programs for entertainment given by Baton Rouge schools and institutions. Mss. 1818.
Manuscript Topic
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1846
Manuscript Collections Garland, Henry Lastrapes, 1826-1908
Description
Garland, Henry Lastrapes, 1826-1908. Papers, 1778-1940 (bulk 1860-1940). 804 items. Location: 79:94, Vault MRDF 2, Vault:1. Lawyer and landowner of Opelousas, Louisiana. Correspondence, land documents, and legal and business documents of Garland and his wife Celeste. Papers include a legal agreement in French (1778), letters of Confederate civilians, materials relating to St. Landry Parish schools, and materials on railroads in the state. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3087.
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1778
Manuscript Collections Furber, Sarah
Description
Furber, Sarah. Letters, 1843, 1844. 2 items. Location: Misc. Teacher from Massachusetts. Photocopies of letters from Sarah Furber at a school in Plaquemine (probably the Iberville Female School Society, incorporated in 1842), Iberville Parish, Louisiana, expressing opposition to slavery and personal discontent with Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1306.
Manuscript Topic
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1843
Manuscript Collections Fuqua, Henry L. (Luce), interviewee
Description
Fuqua, Henry L. (Luce), interviewee. Oral history interview, 1979. 1 sound cassette (1 hour); transcript (54 pages). Location: L:4700.0021. Son of Henry Luce Fuqua, Louisiana governor. Interview discusses his family, living in Baton Rouge, the Flood of 1912, his father's work as head of the penitentiary in Baton Rouge (1916) and Angola, his involvement with LSU and Southern University, and his gubernatorial campaign (1924). Notable individuals mentioned include Felton Clark, William H. Dalrymple, Thomas D. Boyd, Annie Boyd, and Huey Long. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0021.
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1979
Manuscript Collections Fulmer, Lemos L., 1914-.
Description
Fulmer, Lemos L., 1914-. Papers, 1946-1964. 1 linear ft. Location: UU:198. Dean of the College of Education, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. Papers consist of personal and professional correspondence and related items. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2450.
Manuscript Topic
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1946
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