Manuscript Finding Aids
The Manuscripts Collection is comprised of over 600 collections of personal and family papers, business and church records, photographs, diaries, maps, oral history tapes, and similar materials. Significant collections include the William King Stubbs Architectural collection, the Marshall Harvey Twichell papers, the Israel Shreve letters, and the different collections that comprise the Camp Ruston collection.
To view or request materials from any of the collections found in the Manuscript collections please contact the University Archives and Special Collections at specialcollections@latech.edu or 318-257-2935.
If citing one of the Manuscript Collections please use the following citation:
Name of collection, collection number, box number, folder number, University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana
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A.E. Phillips School Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Founded in 1916 as a laboratory or training school for students in Louisiana Tech University's College of Education; high school component 1927-1940. School continues to date. Original building demolished 1970.
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Albert Abraham Michelson, "Velocity of Light".
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Facsimile of Michelson's handwritten paper "Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light", his seminal work in Physics in 1878.
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Albert McKee Interview
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
An interview recorded on cassette tape of Albert McKee, a Tech alumna as well as a previous Engineering professor
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Albery Wasson Family Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Papers of the Albery Wasson family.
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Albino Hinojosa Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Drawings, sketches, paintings and graphic works by Albino Hinojosa during his time at Louisiana Tech University.
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Alexandria Daily Town Talk "Page One"
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Anthology of front pages photographed from original issues spanning the one hundred year history of the central Louisiana newspaper.
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Allen Ashley Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Photographs of Louisiana Industrial Institute, "Old Main;" Louisiana State University, college room, etc.
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A. Lloyd Collins Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Materials concerning the Civil War
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Alta Gwynne Garrison Thomann Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Photographs, Tech Choir jacket, and mug from donor's student days at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute.
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Alta Jeffress Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Industrial Institute pin.
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Amos Wimbush Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Papers and memorabilia of Amos Wimbush and the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, including 1918 photo postcard of Camp Robson, Little Rock, Arkansas and newspaper article about Mr. Wimbush.
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Andrew Jackson Roach Family Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Land deeds relating to Andrew Jackson Roach Family..
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Annie Butler Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
English pamphlets, clippings, and other souvenirs collected on the occasion of the coronation of King George VI in 1936 and during the following year.
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Annie Mae Bradley L.P.I. Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Program and brochure from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute's Semi-Centennial Anniversary and Louisiana Tech Concert Association.
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Annis Cawthon Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Scrapbook and snapshots from donor's student days at Louisiana Industrial Institute.
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Ann Reese McDonniel and Raye Ellen Reese Betts Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Headline newspaper clipping of burning of Tech's Old Main building and photographs of Tech School of Agriculture from daughters of Raymond Leslie Reese, Dean, 1932-1945.
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Arthur Osban Jones Diary
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Farm Journal, photographs and letter relating to Arthur Osban Jones; Southern Baptist Association newspapers.
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Arthur Taylor Prescott Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Typescript, outlines,and notes of Taylor, first President of Louisiana Industrial Institute, of his book "Drafting the Federal Constitution."
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Aswell and Hogan Family Genealogy
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Papers, notes and correspondence relating to Aswell and Hogan genealogy; newspaper articles and booklet relating to Bonnie and Clyde.
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Ball Family Bible Records
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Marriage, birth, and death records of a pioneer family of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana; newspaper article on the family.
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Barbara B. Lipscomb Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Manuscript of "Jackson Parish: It's History, Government, and Characteristics," research articles and notes related to the study.
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Barbara Smith Family Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Genealogical materials concerning the family of John Murrell, pioneer resident of Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, and the families of Robinson, Smith, Fowler, English, Arrant, and Davidson.
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Barnette and Related Families Genealogy
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Genealogical material of Barnette and related families; includes: notebooks, letters, newspaper clippings, photographs and histories of families and various states.
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Beatrice H. Moore Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Materials related to the legislative career of Moore, one of the first women elected to the Louisiana legislature.
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Becky Gleason Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Photographs of women at Normal Hill school in Natchitoches, LA and at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 1917.