Long before the days of glamour shots and digital images edited with Photoshop, many traditional film photographers used a method of retouching the original negative with a finely pointed lead pencil to achieve a smooth, desirable skin texture. Drawing on the emulsion side of the negative with a

By Michael Taylor, Assistant Curator of Books, LSU Libraries Special Collections In 1877, James M. Trotter, the mixed-race son of a Mississippi planter and one of his female slaves, published a book of biographical sketches of distinguished African-American musicians. Titled Music and Some Highly

It’s not too late to sign up for Lager for Libraries, a beer tasting and fundraiser for the LSU Libraries that will be held tomorrow, June 5, from 6-8 p.m. at Tin Roof Brewing Co. in Baton Rouge. And if you’re interested in beer’s history as well as sampling some new brews, here are a few things