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9780807126820

Under Stately Oaks : A Pictoral History of Louisiana State University

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  • ISBN13:

    9780807126820

  • ISBN10:

    0807126829

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-03-01
  • Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr
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Summary

Nestled on a picturesque spot near the banks of the Mississippi River, Louisiana State University is a photographer's dream. From the red pantile roofs and honey-colored stucco of its Italian Renaissance architecture to the "stately oaks and broad magnolias" hailed in the alma mater, the distinct beauty of the campus is unrivaled. Few, however, realize that the history of the state's flagship university is as colorful as the azaleas that adorn its landscape every spring. Through an entertaining marriage of photographs and text, Under Stately Oaks showcases over 140 years of LSU's past and follows the evolution of the tiny Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana, founded near Pineville in 1853, into a university of well over thirty thousand students for the twenty-first century.

Thomas F. Ruffin sets the images in historical context and offers fascinating information that will enlighten even the most ardent LSU fan. From the first LSU students in 1860 to the 75th anniversary celebrations of the current Baton Rouge campus in 2001, Under Stately Oaks capt

Author Biography

Thomas F. Ruffin ('47) is a retired vice-president of Salomon Smith Barney, Inc., and the author of over seventy-five articles, including an eight-part series on LSU history for LSU Magazine Jo Jackson is the former University Archivist at LSU Mary J. Hebert is the current University Archivist and director of the T. Harry Williams Oral History Center Mark A. Emmert is chancellor of Louisiana State University

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Prefacep. xi
Introductionp. xiii
The First Land Grantsp. xiv
The Military School
Sherman in Commandp. 3
Battle of the Boardsp. 6
Surviving the Warp. 8
LSU and Reconstructionp. 13
Morrill Land Grantsp. 19
The A&M Collegep. 25
LSU and the Bourbon Democratsp. 30
The Downtown Campusp. 37
Battle of the Collegesp. 38
The Downtown Campusp. 40
The Greater University
The New Campusp. 47
Map of the New Campusp. 52
The Student, 1925-26p. 56
Before Longp. 61
Kingfish Up. 67
The French Housep. 73
The Smith and Leche Yearsp. 74
Cleaning Up the Universityp. 84
Mike the Tigerp. 88
World War II and the GI Billp. 93
Hill Memorial Libraryp. 99
The Research University
Postwar Progressp. 103
War Memorials on Campusp. 105
Sportsp. 112
The Quest for Excellencep. 117
Epiloguep. 149
Louisiana State University Chief Executive Officersp. 151
Indexp. 153
Creditsp. 159
Acknowledgmentsp. 161
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