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Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1860–1919
Paul E. Hoffman’s Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1860–1919 is a highly detailed analysis of LSU’s beginnings and early development, starting well before it first opened its doors in Pineville, Louisiana, in 1860. Hoffman reveals how political and ideological contests in areas of governance, curriculum, finances, discipline (the “military feature”), and student life influenced the early identity and development of the school, shaping and laying the groundwork for the university we recognize today. The institution's first name—the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy—reflected its contested character: part imitation of the...
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