Walter Cottingham Hohmann papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 537

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Walter Cottingham Hohmann papers primarily document his time playing football at Centenary College of Louisiana during the 1930s. The collection includes two scrapbooks, a folder of loose items, and Centenary yearbooks with inscriptions from classmates.

Both scrapbooks contain many newspaper clippings about Centenary football players, practices, and games. The America First Scrapbook (1930-1936) also includes photographs of Hohmann and other Centenary football players as well as items from his high school years – football clippings, All City Football All-Star Team certificate (1930), and diploma (1932). Scrapbook (1935-1936) also includes play-by-play notes for a football game against Texas Christian University.

The loose items include football player photographs and a Centenary versus Texas Christian University football program (1935 October 26). The Centenary yearbooks are volumes 1935 and 1937.

Dates

1930 - 1937

Creator

Hohmann, Walter Cottingham, 1912-1987 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Walter Cottingham Hohmann (1912-1987) is the son of Joseph Gordon Hohmann (1872-1958) and Maria Mulligan Hohmann (1876-1969). Raised in Chicago, Illinois, he attended Christian Fenger High School (graduated 1932) and was selected for the All City Football All-Star Team in 1930. In fall 1933, he enrolled at Centenary College of Louisiana and joined the school’s football team. Lauded for his skills on the field, Hohmann earned the nickname “Cowboy.” In 1937, he graduated from Centenary with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Hohmann worked as a teacher and coach at Clarksville High School in Clarksville, Texas, from 1938 to 1945. He earned a Master of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1949. Hohman was principal at Bastrop High School in Bastrop, Louisiana, from 1949 to 1958. He then served as superintendent of schools in Morehouse Parish (1958-1963), dean of students at Centenary College of Louisiana (1963-1966), and director of school attendance for the Louisiana Department of Education (1966-1973). In 1939, Hohmann married Lucille Wooley (1917-2004).