Potpourri

The campus yearbook was first published in 1909. No books were published in 1918, 1920 or 1944 because of wars.

Current Sauce

The Current Sauce, Northwestern State’s student newspaper, has served as an independent voice for students since 1914.

Alumni Columns

The publication of the Northwestern Alumni Association began in May 1938. Frequency of publication has varied from monthly to quarterly.

College Catalogs

The catalogs represent Louisiana State Normal School, Louisiana State Normal College, Northwestern State College, and Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Argus

The student literary magazine began publication in the Fall of 1976. Frequency has varied from semester to annually.

University History

Two books have documented the history of Northwestern State from 1884 to 2009.

Steel Magnolias Scrapbook

The Steel Magnolias Scrapbook documents the story of the summer of 1988 when TriStar Pictures filmed Natchitoches native Robert Harling’s play, Steel Magnolias, on the campus of Northwestern State University.

Cane River Country

The 1979 publication by the Northwestern State University Press featured essays and archival photographs on Natchitoches and the Cane River Country.

Scrapbook – Louisiana State Normal College 1936-1937

Donated by
Lillian Malone Robinson
Class of 1939

The Journal of François Mignon

From the
François Mignon Papers
Southern Historical Collection
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Plantation Memo

Plantation Life in Louisiana 1750-1970 and other matter
By François Mignon

Resolutions and Legislation of the SGA

Student government at Northwestern State University was established in 1925 originally as the Student Association. The Student Government Association has files dating to the 1970’s in their records which are mainly comprised of meeting minutes and legislation.