The Clarence Tilden Hamel papers primarily document his activities as a student athlete at Centenary College of Louisiana from 1925 to 1929. Also included are items that document his work as a coach at the College of Marshall (Marshall, Texas) from 1929 to 1939. The collection includes a scrapbook of newspaper clippings (1926-1932) and additional loose newspaper clippings (1927-1939). Printed items include a Centenary commencement exercises announcement (1929), College of Marshall basketball fliers (1930), and the Centenary diploma of Hamel’s wife, Kate Styron (1930). Photographs depict Centenary College athletics – Clarence Hamel’s track portrait (1928), football team (1928-1929), and tennis players featuring Clarence’s brother, Claude Hamel (1925).