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Scope and Contents The Max Henry Bowerman papers primarily document his activities as a student athlete at Centenary College of Louisiana from 1935 to 1940. The collection consists of loose items, football publications, football programs, a scrapbook, and newspaper clippings.The loose items include school certificates and report cards (1926-1940), Centenary football banquet program (1939), correspondence (1940), aviation cadet graduation program (1944), life insurance salesman certificate (1969),...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of Athletic Department records about the football program at Centenary College of Louisiana during the 1930s. The files were maintained by Centenary’s athletic director and head football coach, Curtis Parker.Series 1: Office records (1934-1939) largely consists of Parker’s correspondence and subject files. Much of the information relates to football players and games.Series 2: Scouting reports (1939) contains information collected about...

Scope and Contents The Collection of Centenary College of Louisiana football materials consists of a scrapbook, photographs, and correspondence. The scrapbook (1935-1936) consists of newspaper clippings about Centenary football games. The photographs (1926-1936) depict Centenary football teams and players; also included is one photograph of Centenary boxing team member Jeff Newman. The correspondence (1936) consists of a letter from sports writer Norman L. Sper to Curtis Parker, Centenary’s Director of...