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wildfowl carving. A lecture series will accompany the exhibition in spring 2008. The Williams Research Center is open Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults; students, children, and THNOC members are free. —Erin Greenwald Exhibitions Editor Hanemann holding an unfinished cypress root decoy in the preening position THIRTEENTH ANNUAL WILLIAMS RESEARCH CENTER SYMPOSIUM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER One of the natural wonders of the continent, the Mississippi River has a watershed of 1.2 million square miles, a length of 2,350 miles (or 3,710 if the Missouri River system is included, as most geographers think it should be), a discharge rate of 600,000 cubic feet per second, and tributaries from 32 states and 2 provinces of Canada. But it is the character of the river as both a provider and destroyer that has shaped the folklore, music, literature, art, politics, and lives of the communities lining its banks. In February 2008, a group of panelists will gather at the 13th annual Williams Research Center Symposium to discuss the Mississippi and its role as an artery of culture and commerce. Gather with us at the river and share in its history. Registration, $60; student rate, $40 (scholarships also available). Visit www.hnoc.org or call (504) 523-4662. SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 6:00 PM RECEPTION Meet the speakers and view the exhibition: Surrounded by Water New Orleans, the Mississippi River, and Lake Pontchartrain THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION 533 ROYAL STREET SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 8:00 AM REGISTRATION 8:45 AM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION PRISCILLA LAWRENCE, Executive Director The Historic New Orleans Collection 9:00 AM JERRY ENZLER, Symposium Moderator Executive Director, Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Dubuque 9:30 AM PETER KASTOR Assistant Professor of History, Washington University, St. Louis Mississippi River Exploration 10:15 AM BREAK 10:35 AM ANDREW MCMICHAEL Assistant Professor of History, Western Kentucky University The Pinckney Treaty and Commerce on the Mississippi River 11:20 AM ANDREW WALKER Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs, St. Louis Art Museum Visualizing the River: The Mississippi in American Art 12:05 PM LUNCH 1:30 PM INVITATION TO SYMPOSIUM 2009 1:40 PM JESSICA DORMAN Director of Publications and Marketing, The Historic New Orleans Collection Reading the River: The Mississippi in American Literature 2:25 PM BRUCE B. RAEBURN Curator, Hogan Jazz Archive, Tulane University The Mississippi River and American Popular Music 3:10 PM BREAK 3:30 PM CRAIG E. COLTEN Carl O. Sauer Professor, Department of Geography and Anthropology Louisiana State University The Ecological Aspects of River Control 4:15 PM MODERATOR’S COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS 22 LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES\Winter 2007-08 http://www.hnoc.org http://www.hnoc.org

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Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Winter 2007 Contents Friends Editor’s Column Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Katrina: Days of Terror, Months of Anguish Paintings by Rolland Golden The Historic New Orleans Collection The Great Ouachita River Flood of 1932 Jazz Notes Louisiana Architecture Louisiana: Where Land Meets Water Louisiana State Museum Through A Lens Sharply: An Interview with Michael Lewis MR-GO: A “miracle” mired in controversy Louisiana Foodways Louisiana Association of Museums New Orleans: An Autopsy Bookstand Sound Advice Forum

Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Winter 2007

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