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Treasures of LSU

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In celebration of Louisiana State University’s sesquicentennial, Treasures of LSU trumpets the a large number of and diverse riches found right through 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 every day. As LSU chancellor emeritus Paul W. Murrill declares in his foreword, “All reflect expressions of superb quality. All encourage, in one way or another, the human spirit to soar.”

Some of these treasures act as artistic backdrops to everyday campus life. In Unity Ascending, the striking Frank Hayden sculpture, greets all who enter the LSU Student Union. Vibrant Depression-era murals decorate the corridors of Allen Hall. Other treasures reside in out-of-the-way places. The Department of Geology and Geophysics houses the Henry V. Howe Type Collection of shelled microorganisms — tiny, beautifully varied fossils that incessantly aid geologists in determining the ages of rocks and features of ancient environments. The LSU Museum of Natural Science, in Foster Hall, holds one of the vital largest and most prestigious research collections of bird specimens on the planet.

An LSU cadet uniform and a hand-spun Acadian quilt from the LSU Textile & Costume Museum; an enchanting silky-camellia specimen from the collections of the LSU Herbarium, founded in 1869; pottery by Walter Anderson and portraits by William Hogarth and Joshua Reynolds from the LSU Museum of Art — all showcase the immense variety of LSU’s assets. Other featured treasures include a historic dogtrot house at the LSU Rural Life Museum, John James Audubon’s double elephant folio Birds of The usa from the E. A. McIlhenny Natural History Collection at Hill Memorial Library, and cherished campus landmarks like the Indian Mounds, the French House, and Mike the Tiger’s habitat.

Full-page color photographs set off the treasures to stunning effect. Interpretive essays by LSU faculty, staff, and students provide an explanation for the origins, history, and every so often myths surrounding each item. Published by LSU Press right through its seventy-fifth year of operation, Treasures of LSU is itself a treasure that inspires pleasure and amazement in discovering the wealth and diversity of LSU’s resources and affirms the university’s a large number of cultural contributions to the world community.


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