Research Catalog

Title

Treasures of LSU / edited by Laura F. Lindsay ; with a foreword by Paul W. Murrill.

Publication

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

Lindsay, Laura F.

Description

xxi, 210 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color); 26 cm

Summary

"In celebration of Louisiana State University's sesquicentennial, Treasures of LSU trumpets the numerous and diverse riches found throughout the Baton Rouge campus and beyond. The 101 distinguished artworks, architectural gems, research collections, and scientific and cultural artifacts highlighted here represent only a small fraction of the material resources that surround and engage LSU faculty, staff, and students on a daily basis."--Jacket.

Subject

• Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)
• Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, La
• Kunst
• Sammlung

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

I.Shaping Spaces: The Story of LSU's Southern Live Oak and Other Facts about the "New" Campus -- At the Heart of the LSU Campus: The "New Campus" Plan / J. Michael Desmond -- Fond Memories: The Quad / Van L. Cox -- Quercus Virginiana: The Southern Live Oak / Van L. Cox -- II.Landmarks and Landscapes: The Mystery of Ancient Mounds and Other Research Environments -- Older than the Pyramids: The LSU Indian Mounds / Rebecca Saunders -- The Inside Story: The Memorial Oak Grove Trees and Associated Fungi / Meredith Blackwell -- A Family Legacy: The Burden Property / Yasmine Dabbous -- A Palette of Ardisia and Nandina: Windrush Gardens / Suzanne Turner -- On the Front Range: The LSU Geology Camp / Laurie Anderson -- III.Treasured Buildings: Historic Venues and Award-Winning Architecture -- The Campus Living Room: The LSU Union / J. Michael Desmond -- Brick by Brick: The Journalism Building / Ronald Garay -- Art Deco Drama: The Claude L. Shaver Theatre / Chris Nelson -- Leche Hall: The Hebert Law Center / James Wade -- La Maison Francaise: The Honors College / Tia Embaugh -- Casa de las Americas: Acadian Hall / Van L. Cox -- From Cattle to Curtain Calls: The Reilly Theatre / Marchita B. Mauck -- A Light on the River: The LSU Museum of Art, Shaw Center for the Arts / Laura F. Lindsay -- A Tiger in His Element: Mike the Tiger's Habitat / Marchita B. Mauck -- A Walk Through Louisiana's Architectural Heritage: Vernacular Architecture / Yasmine Dabbous -- A Retreat in the Country: Hilltop Arboretum / Suzanne Tumer -- IV.Destinations: Encountering Russell Long and Other Accessible Icons -- Mind If I Join You? Russell B. Long Statue / Karen M. Soniat.

ISBN

• 9780807136775
• 0807136778
• 9780807136782
• 0807136786

LCCN

2009053712

OCLC

• ocn498368384
• 498368384
• SCSB-1568217

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library