Oral History Collections
Oral History Finding Aids
Recollections from women involved with the Acadian Handicraft Project (1942 - 1962) supported by the General Education Board to sustain French language and culture in Louisiana. |
Focuses on land use patterns and community history in the predominately African American community of Four Corners, located near New Iberia, Louisiana. |
Interviews with American servicemen and Vietnamese civilians living in America around the time the Vietnam War was ending in the mid-1970s. |
Focusing on Baton Rouge-area blues musicians and the history of blues music in the city. |
Documenting the culture and history of the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
Interviews with insurance industry leaders in Baton Rouge. |
Narratives from LGBTQ individuals in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
Religious Studies conducted these interviews to better understand the role of religion in the life of residents along Louisiana's Bayou Lafourche. |
Experiences of Britons who lived and worked in pre-independence India, focusing on the contact of cultures and cultural identity. |
Focusing on the history of the town of Brusly in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. |
Documenting the Civil Rights Movement in Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes. |
Interviews with friends and critics of Democratic Congressman Gillis Long |
Documenting the impact of Cooperative Extension Services on the state of Louisiana. |
Residents of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward recall how they survived Hurricane Betsy in 1965 and the aftermath of the storm. |
South Louisiana high school students interviewed members of their communities about the effects of coastal change. |
McKinley High school students, with assistance from faculty and students from LSU's College of Education, conducted interviews on African American experiences in Baton Rouge. |
Centenarians recall life under slavery and service in the Spanish American War. |
Documenting Louisiana's military tradition, primarily focusing on World War II. |
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. |
Documenting the cultivation and processing of Perique tobacco, one of Louisiana's most unique agricultural products. |
Focusing on Louisiana's rich political history. |
Chronicles the restoration and landscaping of the gardens of the Shadows on the Teche, a historic home in New Iberia, Louisiana. |
Documenting the local history of Plaquemine, Bayou Sorrel and Bayou Chene, in the Atchafalaya Basin area of Louisiana. |
Recording the experiences of members of the United Houma Nation of Southern Louisiana during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. |
Interviews with faculty, staff, and alumni conducted by LSU Recording Services and Williams Center staff, volunteers, and graduate students. |
Biographical and local history interviews on multiple topics. |
New Orleans residents find refuge and sense of community when relocating to New Roads, Louisiana, after experiencing loss and struggles due to Hurricane Katrina. |
Focusing on the history of the Baton Rouge chapter of the Volunteers of America. |
The history, experiences, and contributions of African Americans in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. |
Recordings of interviews broadcast on WJBO's radio program "Topic Today" in the 1970s. |
Focuses on prominent Baton Rouge-area women and women's rights activism. |