Under Stately Oaks: A Pictorial History of LSU
by Thomas F. Ruffin
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Author: Thomas F. RuffinEditor: Jo Jackson
Editor: Mary J. Hebert
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10
ISBN: 080713211X
Number of pages: 162
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
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Book Review: A wonderful timely gift
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first received this, I thought it would be all text with a few pictures. I was wrong. There is an ample amount of pictures and some really good history of LSU. I am only familiar with the recent past of LSU (1976-forward), but was very interested to learn about LSU from the beginning (through the Civil War) and depression, WWII and the 1960's. The different directions and the chronological order of buildings and roads were presented in a very nostalgic manner. I had many classes in those buildings and it is nice to understand the history of their namesake and why it's important.
Summary of Under Stately Oaks: A Pictorial History of LSU
Photography Research and Editing by Jo Jackson and Mary J. Hebert. Foreword by Mark A. Emmert, Chancellor. Preface by Laura F. Lindsay and J. Michael Desmond, for the University Commission on the History of LSU. 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 A. 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 captures the spirit of the university as never before.
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