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"Tree Memories" by Clarence John Laughlin https://louisianadigitallibrary.org//hnoc-p16313coll21%3A1

Did you know? In 1951, Lutrill Payne Sr. won a judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana which resulted in the #integration of the Louisiana State University Graduate School. Payne, born in Lillie, Louisiana, earned a B.S. degree in agriculture from Southern University in 1936. He was an instructor of agriculture at Allen High School in Allen, Louisiana, when he filed suit to #integrate the LSU Graduate School to study agriculture.... A 15-page #scrapbook kept by Payne contains clippings, telegrams, and other items documenting his legal efforts to enroll in the LSU Graduate School and his attendance there in the summer of 1951. It is one of several recent additions to the LDL by the LSU Libraries. https://louisianadigitallibrary.org//lsu-sc-payne:collecti #desegregation #highered #civilrights #digitallibraries LSU Libraries Special Collections

The McNeese Foundation has set-up a Hurricane Laura Disaster Relief Fund for campus which includes the library. Please click on this link: https://mcneesefoundation.org/give/campus-emergency-fund/ It is estimated it will take $200 million dollars to restore our campus. So, no donation will be too small. ... You can view their online collections here: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/mcneese

Did you know that historians use census records to learn about occupations, demographics, and family household setups? 2020 is a census year, you have until Oct. 31 to submit your response here: https://2020census.gov/en.html Photo: Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 Ouachita Parish Public Library ... Population Bulletin First Series, Louisiana Number and Distribution of Inhabitants pamphlet with a map and six population tables https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/island//oplib-orv%3A14 #FunFactFriday #HistoricalCensus Ouachita Parish Public Library

Thinking of our members at Calcasieu Parish Public Library after the storm Support your libraries Library services began in 1901 with the founding of the Lake Charles Public Library. It was expanded in 1944 when the Calcasieu Parish Library system was created. The two systems merged in 1973 as the Calcasieu Parish Public Library. Explore their online collection here: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/cppl

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Did you know? During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. "Elderly woman reading the Louisiana State Guide 11 March 1941" State Library of Louisiana... https://louisianadigitallibrary.org//obje/state-lwp%3A2728 State Library of Louisiana Louisiana Travel #FunFactFriday #Staycation

"A man gives instructions to two women on how to use the Orleans Parish voting machine." The Historic New Orleans Collection https://louisianadigitallibrary.org//hnoc-p15140coll43%3A6 #ShallNotBeDenied #suffragecentennial #19thAmendment

In the Old French Market NOLA 1882 https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/island//subr-hwj%3A168

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Did you know? The Louisiana Digital Library has a set of community-generated subject guides as helpful resources for researchers and educators . https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/guides... https://pvamu.libguides.com/c.php?g=1049808 #DigitalHumanities #FunFactFriday #LouisianaDigitalLibrary