Did you know that Governor Huey P. Long once tried to appoint a tailback from the LSU football team to the State Senate? Abe Mickal was born in Talia, Lebanon, grew up in McComb, Mississippi, was a Collegiate All Star,…
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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Earthquake game anniversary button giveaway
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the famed “Earthquake Game”, and our new exhibit opening Monday, “Saturday Night in Tiger Stadium”, LSU Libraries Special Collections is giving away some commemorative buttons and magnets today and tomorrow. Spread the word.…
Postcards and other archival adventures
In addition to holding and making available incredible physical collections, we are continuously adding to our digital collections as well. One recent addition to the LSU Libraries Special Collections portion of the Louisiana Digital Library consists of two significant groups…
Posted in Digital Collections, Resources, Special Collections Tagged with: Curiosities, Louisiana History, Photographs
Special Collections open house
On Tuesday October 1, 2013 from 2:30-5:30 pm, LSU Libraries Special Collections will host an Open House event. This is an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and the general public to stop by and visit the Hill Memorial Library, meet…
Posted in Events, Exhibitions, Resources, Special Collections Tagged with: Anniversaries and Observances, Louisiana History, Photographs
LSU Libraries welcomes Jessica Lacher-Feldman
Editor’s Note: Since this story was written, Jessica Lacher-Feldman accepted a position at the University of Rochester. Congratulations to Jessica. Jessica Lacher-Feldman has joined the LSU Libraries faculty as the new Head of Special Collections at Hill Memorial Library. Jessica…
“Meet Your Librarian Day” Swamps the LSU Campus
On September 4, over 20 librarians and library associates volunteered at five sites throughout the LSU campus for “Meet Your Librarian Day.” The purpose of the event is to promote the Libraries’ “Subject Specialists,” librarians who specialize in particular topics.…
Posted in Announcements
Big Bang History: Jim Parsons films at Hill
Emmy-award winning actor Jim Parsons, better known as Sheldon Cooper on TV’s “The Big Bang Theory,” was on the LSU campus this summer filming a segment of TLC’s reality series “Who Do You Think You Are?” This documentary-style television series…
LSU Libraries welcomes Art and Design Librarian Marty Miller
Marty Miller has joined the LSU Libraries faculty as Art and Design Librarian. She earned an M.A. in art history, a Master’s of Library Science, and a B.A. in art, all from the University of Kansas. Marty’s first love has…
Posted in Announcements, People
New graduate students visit LSU Libraries/LSU Libraries present to Air Force ROTC and SLIS students
On Wednesday, August 21, 269 new graduate students visited Middleton Library as part of the new graduate student orientation hosted by the Graduate School. Representatives of the Libraries were on hand to meet with the new graduate students and connect them with…
Posted in Announcements
