Grover Rees oral history interview, 1991-1992.

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Grover Rees oral history interview, 1991-1992.

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Rees recalls his student years at LSU, 1908-1912, and Harvard Law School, 1912-1915. Mentions transportation from Breaux Bridge to Baton Rouge; The Hobos, a campus club; and his friends at LSU. He also mentions Thomas Boyd; Attakapas Indians; his book, "Narrative history of Breaux Bridge"; and his job at Gulf Oil Corporation.

Transcript (22, 25 p.);2 sound cassettes (2.5 hours)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7122987

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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