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Interview Information
Interviewee
Emma Dell Peters
Series
Adrienne LaCour - Four Corners Series
Series Information
Description
Interviews for this series were conducted by Adrienne LaCour as part of the research for her MA thesis in landscape architecture at LSU. Interviews focused on the experience of both blacks and whites on sugarcane farms at Four Corners, an unincorporated community south of Franklin, Louisiana, and near New Iberia, Louisiana. LaCour was interested in land use patterns and community history in the predominately African-American community of Four Corners.
Size
14 interviews on 16 recordings
Time Period Covered
1920 - 1993
Date
1993
Principal Interviewers
Adrienne LaCour
Finding Aids
Abstracts, indexes
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
85% of interviews are cataloged (12 of 14)
Interview Information
Interviewee
Emma Gilbert
Series
Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Change Oral Histories Project
Subseries
West St. Mary High School
Series Information
Description
Louisiana's coast is washing away at an alarming rate, and as the land disappears, residents are effected economically and culturally. In 2012, Louisiana Sea Grant partnered with the Williams Center and implemented an oral history project in which high school students in South Louisiana recorded information on coastal change and explored the implications of this change on their communities. One primary goal of the project, beyond creating primary resources documenting this phenomenon, was to increase environmental literacy among students who live in communities at risk and to engage them in a stewardship project that would help them interact with community elders through the use of oral history.
Size
20 interviews on 20 recordings
Time Period Covered
1920s - 2010s
Date
20,122,013
Finding Aids
Abstracts, indexes
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
All interviews are cataloged
Interview Information
Interviewee
Enola Margaret LaTour-Pitre
Series
Mossville History Project
Series Information
Description
This project is a collaboration between the Imperial Calcasieu Museum and LSU Libraries to document the history of Mossville, a historic African American community in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Many Mossville residents today are descendants of families who settled in what was known as "Shoat's Prairie" until 1916, when it was renamed Mossville after James Moss, a descendant of the original settlers. Many Mossville residents today are descendants of original families, yet they have been largely absent from any written or oral records. Adjacent to Lake Charles, Sulphur, and numerous industries, this community has been the focus of much media attention in relation to environmental justice issues, especially since the ‘90s.
Size
59 interviews on 77 recordings
Time Period Covered
1940s-1990s
Date
2015-2017
Principal Interviewers
Chelsea Arseneault, Jennifer Cramer, Jamie Digilormo, Stephanie Dragoon, Rebecca Cooper, Douglas Mungin, Teresha Ussin, Elizabeth Gelvin, Kathleen Donner
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Oral History Eola A. Smith
Interview Information
Interviewee
Eola A. Smith
Series
West Baton Rouge Parish Remembrance
Series Information
Description
Interviews focusing on the history, experiences, and contributions of the African American community in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. This project was funded through a grant to the West Baton Rouge Parish Library in Port Allen, Louisiana, from the West Baton Rouge Museum.
Size
14 interviews on 27 recordings
Time Period Covered
1930s - 1970s
Date
1995-1997, 1999
Principal Interviewers
Judy Boyce, Brenda Morgan
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
14% of interviews are cataloged (2 of 14)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
Interview Information
Interviewee
Erbon W. Wise
Series
University History
Subseries
Ole War Skule: The Military Tradition
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)
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