T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History Collection

ABSTRACT

INTERVIEWEE NAME: Roger and Carrie Richardson # 4700.0052

IDENTIFICATION: He is former Dean of LSU College of Engineering

INTERVIEWER: Jack Fiser, LSU Recording Services

PROJECT: LSU History

DATE: 7 July 1983 FOCUS DATES: 1920's

ABSTRACT:

Tape 58: Their longstanding connection with LSU; her connection with the Purple Pell magazine; last year of co-ed education on old campus; reasons for attending LSU; comparison of Jackson, Miss. and Baton Rouge in 1920's; Theodore Link, prominent Jackson architect; College of Engineering in 1920's; her father, Hamilton Johnston, designing the Greek theater; graduations; Mike I coming to campus; her father as a determined man; Leo Lasalle, Dean of Engineering; Johnston's involvement in constructing John M. Parker auditorium; the new stadium; their first meeting; Margaret Dixon, his sister, managing editor of Morning Advocate; their marriage in 1929; his doctorate in 1930; first job; moving back to Baton Rouge; student train trips to football games with Huey Long; Dean Coates; Dean Atkinson; decision to take chemical engineering; Dean Lasalle.

Tape 59: Dean Atkinson; how Richardson came back to LSU; job hunting; working for Exxon; question of accreditation for LSU's College of Engineering in 1930's.

TAPES: T 58 TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 1 hr. # PAGES TRANSCRIPT: 55 pages

RESTRICTIONS: Copyright retained by interviewees and/or their heirs.