Nelson and Lottie McQuiston oral history interview, 1979.

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Nelson and Lottie McQuiston oral history interview, 1979.

The McQuistons discuss geographical changes in the Atchafalaya Basin the since 1929, the Atchafalaya spillway, lumbering in the area, local treatment of illnesses, residents shopping for groceries and clothing, mail service, education, boat building, housing, crops and livestock, births, weddings, and funerals, fishing, and picking and ginning Spanish moss.

1 sound cassette (1.5 hours);Index (2 p.)

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Hebert, Sue.

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McQuiston, Lottie.

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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...

McQuiston, Nelson, 1897-

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Nelson and Lottie McQuiston were married in 1921 and lived in the Atchafalaya Basin area of Louisiana. They resided in Baker, Louisiana, at the time of this interview. From the description of Nelson and Lottie McQuiston oral history interview, 1979. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244441937 ...