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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John E. Maxwell Ruston State Bank Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Materials collected by the donor relating to Ruston State Bank.
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John Hewitt Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Materials related to Louisiana Tech University and other subjects collected by Tech alumnus John Hewitt (1939).
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John J. and Marcia Lambert Cooper Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Music and lyrics for 9 compositions.
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John Q. Anderson Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Collected materials related to the professional life of John Q. Anderson.
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John Riley Malone, Sr. Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Genealogies, notes, correspondence, and records of Malone, his wife Rae Tatum Malone, and related families; The Malone’s are residents of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
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John W. Beck Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
History of churches in the Concord Baptist Association and related documents.
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Josephine Colvin Machen Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Historical memorabilia from the donor's student years at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute.
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Joseph J. Corneille Family Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Photocopied papers of the Joseph J. Corneille family.
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Joseph J. Corneille Record Book
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Confederate Army soldier and businessman from New Orleans. Most of his military service was spent in St. Tammany and Tangipahoa Parishes and later in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he spent several months ill in a hospital. He rejoined his unit, was captured near Jackson, Mississippi, in July 1863, and was released May 18, 1865.
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June Dyson Panhellenic Council Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech Panhellenic Council records.
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June Grant Family Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Papers concerning Louisiana state teacher's certification of donor's aunt, Ola Sanders through Louisiana Industrial Institute.
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Kavanaugh Collection of McCrummer Family Records
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Papers concerning the McCrummer Family.
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Kay Prince Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Material relating to activities of students majoring in English at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and Louisiana Tech University.
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Kellam Family Papers
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Letters received by members of the Kellam and related families, prominent residents and plantation owners in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
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Louise Hogan Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Materials related to campus activities.
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Louisiana and Louisiana Tech Historical Photographs and Documents
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Various photographs and images, documents, certificates related mainly to history of Louisiana and Louisiana Tech University.
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Louisiana and Northwest Railroad Company
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Approximately 106 ledgers from the L & NW Railroad. Dates range from 1907 thru 1950.
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Louisiana Festival Posters
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Posters from Louisiana festivals.
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Louisiana Industrial Institute Bricks of "Old Main"
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Bricks allegedly from Tech's first building, known as "Old Main," salvaged after the fire that destroyed it. on January 6th, 1936.
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Louisiana Library Association Records
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Materials related to the Louisiana Library Association (LLA)
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Louisiana Mutual UFO Network Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Newsletters and other printed material of the Louisiana Mutual UFO [Unidentified Flying Object] Network.
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Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Booklets
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Programs and other materials concerning Louisiana Polytechnic Institute.
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Louisiana Tech University Centennial Oral History Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Primarily videotaped interviews with current and former Louisiana Tech faculty, staff, and students.
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Louisiana Tech University Department of Physics Astronomical Observatory Collection
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Correspondence relating to establishing an astronomical observatory at Louisiana Tech University, 1963-1970, and undated constitution of the Louisiana Tech Astronomical Society.
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Louisiana Tech University Faculty Wives Club
University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University
Papers and records of the Louisiana Tech University Faculty Wives Club.