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Interview Information
Interviewee
Bill Cochran
Series
History of Louisiana Cooperative Extension Services
Series Information
Description
This project is a collaboration between LSU Libraries, the LSU AgCenter, and the LSU College of Agriculture. In celebration of the centennial of the Smith-Lever Act, this oral history project documents the impact of Cooperative Extension Services on the state of Louisiana. The Smith-Lever Act, passed in 1914, helped finance outreach endeavors through Land-Grant Universities, allowing for Cooperative Extension Services across the nation to present research-based information to the public.
Size
11 interviews on 16 recordings
Time Period Covered
1940s - present
Date
2014 - 2015
Principal Interviewers
Wyatt Winnie, Cristina Caminita, Jennifer Abraham, Chelsea Arseneault
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Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
All interviews are cataloged
Interview Information
Interviewee
Bill Fullerton
Series
Americans in Vietnam
Series Information
Description
LSU Professor Beatrice Spade and students conducted these interviews with American servicemen and a few Vietnamese civilians living in America. The interviewees discuss their experiences in Vietnam and their attitudes toward American involvement in Southeast Asia. In addition, the soldiers, representing a variety of ranks and all branches of the military, discuss their military training and contact with the Vietnamese people and their culture, and the civilians relate their background and the experience of immigrating to the United States.
Size
60 interviews on 77 recordings
Time Period Covered
1963 - 1975
Date
1974 - 1977
Principal Interviewers
John Davis, Mike Humphreys, Dudley Meier, Paul Moore, Robert Talley, Dale Jenkins and Bailey Vinson
Finding Aids
Abstracts, indexes
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
All interviews are cataloged
Interview Information
Interviewee
Bill Lindon Rivet
Series
Sue Hebert Series
Series Information
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)
Oral History Bill Lynch
Interview Information
Interviewee
Bill Lynch
Series
University History
Subseries
Distinguished Alumni
Series Information
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)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
Oral History Bill Rothermel
Interview Information
Interviewee
Bill Rothermel
Series
Military Series
Series Information
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.
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