Audubon's Birds of America at LSU (2011)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2011-04-29
Duration: 00:02:41
Subjects: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 | BIRDS | LSU Libraries | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Reporter
- Barnes, Liz Producer
- Smyth, Elaine Interviewee
Description
This segment from the April 29, 2011, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Shauna Sanford’s visit to Hill Memorial Library at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Sanford meets with Elaine Smyth, the Head of Special Collections for the LSU Libraries, who shows Sanford the library’s first edition of John James Audubon’s “The Birds of America.” Host: Charlie Whinham